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4 takeaways from Tuesday's Champions League action

The Champions League last 16 rumbled on this week with the opening batch of second-leg matches. Below, we dissect the biggest talking points from Tuesday’s games in Europe’s premier club competition. Inzaghi and Sanchez let Inter down Alexis Sanchez’s red card spoiled what could’ve been a memorable night for Inter Milan. Lucky to escape with […]

5 thoughts from Tuesday's Champions League action

The Champions League is back! Below, we dissect the biggest talking points from Tuesday’s action as this season’s group stage kicked off in Europe’s premier club competition. The jinxed jersey Thomas Tuchel hasn’t tried to lessen the weight of Chelsea’s No. 9 shirt. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. The head coach has repeatedly branded […]

Introducing Gift Orban, the Nigerian 'phenomenon' scoring goals like Haaland

Gift Orban was different from anyone else Patrick Metcalfe had encountered in his career. “He would literally kill someone to score a goal,” Metcalfe, who played with the burgeoning Nigerian striker while at Norwegian club Stabaek, told theScore. “Even if it was in training and someone could play him the ball, and they didn’t, and […]

Key thoughts and analysis from Matchday 3 in the Champions League

The Champions League rumbled on this week. Below, we dissect the biggest talking points from Matchday 3 in Europe’s premier club competition. AC Milan going backward – and fast AC Milan’s last few seasons were about taking steps forward. Their project began in earnest when they reached the Champions League for the first time in […]

4 takeaways from Tuesday's Champions League action

The Champions League quarterfinals got underway this week. Below, we dissect the biggest talking points from Tuesday’s games in Europe’s premier club competition. Big move on tap for Nunez Darwin Nunez’s 28th goal of the season nearly inspired an upset Tuesday against Liverpool. His close-range effort in the 49th minute appeared to give Benfica the […]

4 thoughts from Tuesday's Champions League action

The Champions League group stage concludes this week. Below, we dissect the biggest talking points from Tuesday’s action in Europe’s premier club competition. Mignolet made the Club Brugge surprise possible The departures of head coach Alfred Schreuder, playmaker Charles De Ketelaere, and towering frontman Bas Dost indicated Club Brugge was a team in transition. Many […]

Champions League final: 4 key questions, prediction for Man City vs. Inter

The blue halves of Manchester and Milan are converging on the biggest stage in club football. Manchester City and Inter Milan saved their first-ever competitive meeting for Saturday’s Champions League final in Istanbul. Beaten 2021 finalists City are still trying to crown Pep Guardiola’s glittering era with their inaugural triumph in European football’s top competition, […]

Key thoughts and analysis as Champions League knockouts begin

Find the biggest stories from across the soccer world by visiting our Top Soccer News section and subscribing to push notifications. The Champions League knockout stage kicked off this week, with half of the remaining participants in action. Below, we dissect the biggest talking points from the first batch of last-16 matches. Is anyone scared […]

Ranking the 20 best deals of the January transfer window

With the January transfer window slamming shut on Monday night, theScore ranks the 20 best moves made across the game’s top leagues. 20. Chris Wood ?? Newcastle United Details: Signed from Burnley for reported £25M fee In a vacuum, signing Wood isn’t exactly the kind of huge swing you’d expect from a club brandished as […]