Holders Manchester City were handed a tie against FC Copenhagen.
Below is the draw for the last 16 of this season’s UEFA Champions League, made at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on Monday:
First legs to be played on February 13/14/20/21; second legs to be played on March 5/6/12/13
The post Napoli battle Barca in UCL Round of 16 first appeared on InsideOjodu.]]>In the latest draw, Manchester United will take on La Liga champions, Atletico Madrid, with PSG to face Real Madrid.
Current champions, Chelsea will go head to head with Lille, with Sporting Lisbon to face Manchester City.
Draw in full below.
Salzburg v Bayern Munich
Sporting Lisbon v Man City
Benfica v Ajax
Chelsea v Lille
Atletico Madrid v Man United
Villarreal v Juventus
Inter Milan v Liverpool
PSG v Real Madrid
The post Update: UEFA makes changes to Champions League draw due to technical problem first appeared on InsideOjodu.]]>Oshoala, 26, was introduced in the 71st minute as Barcelona defeated Chelsea in the final of the 2020-21 edition.
Lluis Cortes’ women had taken a first-minute lead at the Gamla Ullevi after Melanie Leupolz turned the ball into her own net.
Alexia Putellas, Aitana Bonmati and Caroline Graham Hansen also fired past goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger to end Chelsea coach Emma Hayes’ dreams.
Barcelona, wanting more goals, then introduced Oshoala for Spanish midfielder Jennifer Hermoso in the 71st minute.
Oshoala scored the fifth goal in the closing stages of the game, but it was ruled offside. Before the game in Gothenburg, the four-time African Women’s Player of the Year claimed that Barca had learned from their final defeat to Lyon in 2019.
The post Asisat Oshoala becomes first African woman to win Champions League first appeared on InsideOjodu.]]>Juventus crash out on Tuesday, March 9following a poor performance against Porto home and away while FC Barcelona crashed out against a superb Paris Saint Germain (PSG) on Wednesday night, March 10, despite Barca trying their best on the night.
Neither Messi’s nor Ronaldo’s clubs will feature in the quarter-final stage of the Champions League season.
FC Porto’s Sergio Oliveira’s extra-time free-kick confirmed Ronaldo’s third straight knockout round exit with Juventus.
Then on Wednesday night, March 10, Kylian Mbappe-inspired PSG avenged their 2017 trounce at the hands of Barcelona by registering a 1-1 draw at the Parc des Prince.
Though Messi netted a stunning goal in the 2nd leg, he missed a crucial penalty to help Barca qualify for the quarter-finals with a 5-2 margin on aggregate.
The post Messi and Ronaldo miss out on the quarterfinals of the Champions league first appeared on InsideOjodu.]]>The Catalan has come out to give his unwavering commitment to the club while also saying he believed the ban will be overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sports.
He said ‘I’m confident that we’ll play in Europe next season. I’m pretty sure we’ll defend our position. If they don’t sack me, I will stay here more than ever. I want to stay longer than the contract that I have. I want to help the club grow and maintain this level for as long as possible. Why should I leave?’ It’s not finished, it’s not over? You will fight no matter what and the club is going to do that. There are two sides. The club say it is not true. I love this club.’
The post I will stay at City if they don’t sack me- Pep Guardiola first appeared on InsideOjodu.]]>Man City, coached by Pep Guardiola and owned by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the Abu Dhabi ruling family, were found guilty by Uefa’s Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) of falsely inflating their sponsorship revenues to make it look like the club was making more money than it was spending on player purchase, when submitting financial accounts as part of the Financial Fair Play (FFP) compliance process.
With this new ban, Man City will now be suspended from any UEFA European competition for the next two seasons.
Man City have announced that they will appeal the case with the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS).
The post UEFA hit Manchester City with a two year ban from Champions League first appeared on InsideOjodu.]]>Current champions, Liverpool will face Napoli, Salzburg, and Genk in (Group E), while last season’s finalists Tottenham Hotspur, will take on Bayern Munich, Olympiakos and Red Star Belgrade in (Group B).
See full draw below
Liverpool defender, Van Dijk, was shortlisted for the award after playing an influential role as they won the Champions League and UEFA Super Cup. He also helped his team finish second place in the Premier League and reached the UEFA Nations League final with Holland earlier in the summer, where they were beaten by Portugal.
Lionel Messi finished top goalscorer in the Champions League and picked up the European Golden Shoe, as well as winning his 10th La Liga title with Barcelona.
For Cristiano Ronaldo, he claimed his first Serie A title with Juventus following his £100m move from Real Madrid, where he scored 28 goals in his first season in Italy. He also led Portugal to Nations League glory, where he was named top scorer at the finals.
The winner will be announced during the Champions League draw on August 29
The post UEFA release Player of the Year shortlist first appeared on InsideOjodu.]]>Johansson reshaped European football with a radical transformation of the European Cup into the Champions League in 1992 and the eventual expansion that saw non-domestic champions given entry.
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin said: “UEFA and European football are deeply saddened by the passing of Lennart Johansson, and I would like to express my sincerest condolences to his family and loved ones, as well as to the Swedish Football Association, on their loss. He was a devoted lover and servant of football, who put his passion at the heart of his life. He will always be remembered as a visionary leader, and as the architect of the UEFA Champions League, and world football will be always be grateful to him for all he has achieved for the beautiful game.”
The post Former UEFA president, Lennart Johansson is dead first appeared on InsideOjodu.]]>Four of Jurgen Klopp’s back five have been included, with Alisson, Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andrew Robertson all making the cut. Georginio Wijnaldum and Sadio Mane, whose goals helped Liverpool reach the final, were also selected.
Runners-up Tottenham have Jan Vertonghen, Moussa Sissoko and Lucas Moura in the squad, with just Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling chosen from Premier League winners Manchester City.
Full squad
Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona)
Defenders: Virgil Van Dijk (Liverpool), Matthijs de Ligt (Ajax), Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham), Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Andrew Robertson (Liverpool)
Midfielders: Frenkie de Jong (Ajax), Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham), Hakim Ziyech (Ajax), Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), Tanguy Ndombele (Lyon)
Forwards: Sadio Mane (Liverpool), David Neres (Ajax), Raheem Sterling (Man City), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Dusan Tadic (Ajax), Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), Lucas Moura (Tottenham)
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