For the third season in a row, it looks like Manchester City’s journey in the Women’s Champions League will reach its end at the hands of Spanish opposition. But after being beaten by Atlético Madrid the last two editions, this time it was Barcelona’s turn to put the hurt on City, winning 3-0 in their quarterfinal fist leg at the U-Power Stadium in Monza, Italy on Wednesday afternoon.
The BBC and Sky Sports said they have agreed a three-year, multi-million pounds deal to broadcast Women's Super League matches from the 2021-22 season.
The BBC will broadcast 22 live games, with a minimum of 18 shown on BBC One or BBC Two. Sky Sports will show up to 44 matches, with a minimum of 35 shown on Sky Sports Football, Premier League and Main Event channels.
The remaining matches not selected for broadcast will be shown live on the FA Player. The agreement with both broadcasters would run until the summer of 2024, BBC said.
There are three Premier League teams still competing in the Champions League at the quarterfinal stage: Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool. Looking at the matchups, at least two of those three clubs are clear favorites to advance to the semifinals. Liverpool has the most difficult tie against the historical kings of the competition, Real Madrid.
The road to Istanbul is set!
Holder Bayern Munich will face the team it beat in last year's Champions League final in this season's quarterfinals after being paired with Paris Saint-Germain in Friday's draw.
In the other standout tie of the last eight 13-time champions Real Madrid faces six-time winner Liverpool in a repeat of the 2018 final won by the Spanish club.
Runaway Premier League leader Manchester City, seeking its first Champions League title, will play Borussia Dortmund, with the winner to face Bayern or PSG in the semifinals.
As much as we at The18 love women’s soccer, it’s a sad fact that the men’s game receives far more attention, whether it’s from FIFA, other media companies, potential sponsors or the fans themselves. (We could spend hours debating why this is the case, but that’s for another story.) Despite this, there are still a large number of women’s footballers who are far more famous than their partners, who are themselves professional soccer players.
Manchester City striker Sergio Agüero complained bitterly at the end of the game against Borussia Monchengladbach, exclaiming "they don't pass me the ball" as he left the pitch.
On Tuesday, New Balance revealed its latest signature creation for USWNT and Manchester City star Rose Lavelle — the custom “Sweet Chaos” Tekela v3 cleats.
Everything here — like the play of the 25-year-old midfielder — is pure artistry. The all-white color way, the beautiful rose insignia on the heel, the “Sweet Chaos” print on the soleplate … stunning.
Manchester City cantered into the Champions League quarterfinals at a conservational pace by putting Borussia Mönchengladbach away inside 20 minutes during their last-16 second leg in Budapest on Tuesday. Enjoyable goals from Kevin De Bruyne and İlkay Gündoğan made it 2-0 on the night and 4-0 on aggregate, making the final hour of the game an exercise in talking about Sergio Agüero’s future.
Manchester City galopa y absolutamente nada parece evitar el hecho de que será el equipo campeón de la Premier League 2020/21. Hoy, los Cityzens dieron un paso más rumbo a ese objetivo con un categórico triunfo 0-3 ante Fulham. ¿Lo más destacado? El tercer gol fue obra de Sergio Agüero, quien no marcaba en la liga inglesa desde el 21 de enero de 2020. No, no es un error de tipeo. El Kun llevaba 14 meses en el dique seco, más o menos lo mismo que acumula el mundo en esta maldita pandemia de COVID-19.