Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola said Manchester City must now fight to qualify for next season’s Champions League after Kylian Mbappé‘s hat trick for Real Madrid sent the Premier League champions crashing out of the competition before the Round of 16. The elimination at the hands of holders Madrid ensured that former Barcelona and Bayern
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Inter Miami CF kicked off its 2025 campaign with a 1-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City in the first leg of the first round of the Concacaf Champions Cup at Children’s Mercy Park. Though Concacaf postponed the game by 24 hours to Wednesday night because of the winter storm that brought heavy snow to Kansas
Lizzy Becherano Feb 19, 2025, 11:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami CF head coach Javier Mascherano labeled the conditions as “inhumane” after the team triumphed 1-0 over Sporting Kansas City in the first leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup first round at Children’s Mercy Park in freezing temperatures. “I’m very proud because I
Kylian Mbappé said he wants to “define an era” at Real Madrid after scoring a hat trick in their 3-1 Champions League win over Manchester City on Wednesday, but insisted his season should be judged on trophies, not goals. Mbappé opened the scoring in the fourth minute at the Santiago Bernabéu before adding a second
Feb 19, 2025, 06:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID, Spain — Kylian Mbappé sealed Real Madrid‘s 6-3 aggregate victory over Manchester City with a hat trick at the Santiago Bernabéu as the reigning European champions booked their place in the UEFA Champions League round of 16. Real, seeking their sixteenth Champions League title, went
Real Madrid beat Manchester City 3-1 with a Kylian Mbappé hat trick on Wednesday in their Champions League playoff second leg at a raucous Santiago Bernabeu stadium, earning them a 6-3 aggregate victory and a place in the last 16. Last year’s champions will face either Bayer Leverkusen or city rivals Atletico Madrid, depending on
ESPN Feb 19, 2025, 05:41 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Wednesday marks the second and final day of the knockout phase playoff second legs for the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League season. Europe’s premier club competition is now whittling down teams as the round of 16 awaits the winners. Enjoy the play-by-play from all
Open Extended Reactions Manchester United‘s co-owners INEOS are in talks with Tottenham Hotspur to end their sponsorship agreement with the club earlier than planned, sources have told ESPN. The petrochemicals giant – which owns 28.9% of United – signed a five-year deal with Spurs in 2022 to promote a 4×4 Grenadier car with the company’s
Open Extended Reactions Pulisic is one of Milan’s best players this season, but in the wake of a midseason coaching change and a UEFA Champions League exit, he’s having to prove himself all over again. ESPN Illustration MILAN, Italy — Once again, Christian Pulisic finds himself with something to prove at AC Milan. Maybe it shouldn’t
Open Extended Reactions Last Tuesday night, after Paris Saint-Germain wrapped up a convincing 3-0 win over Brest in their UEFA Champions League knockout phase playoff first-leg at Guingamp, Ousmane Dembélé, who had just scored a brace in the game, was still a bit grumpy. When I bumped into him right by the PSG dressing room,
Open Extended Reactions Paris FC’s new home will be across the street from Paris Saint-Germain’s Parc des Princes. GERARD JULIEN/AFP Reigning Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain are to have new next-door neighbours as of next season following last week’s announcement that uber-trendy Ligue 2 side Paris FC are moving into the Stade Jean-Bouin, situated almost literally
Feb 19, 2025, 08:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ademola Lookman has hit back at Gian Piero Gasperini’s criticism of his penalty miss during Atalanta‘s 3-1 Champions League defeat to Club Brugge, saying that being singled out by his coach “not only hurts but feels deeply disrespectful.” Lookman, who scored Atalanta’s only goal on the
Open Extended Reactions Jude Bellingham has been handed a two-game ban after his red card in Real Madrid‘s 1-1 LaLiga draw at Osasuna on Saturday was upheld by the Spanish football federation’s disciplinary committee. Madrid will appeal the decision that sees the England international banned for the LaLiga games against Girona and Real Betis. Referee
Feb 19, 2025, 03:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Raphaël Varane had a tense relationship with former Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag. Getty Raphaël Varane has said he was “surprised” by the Manchester United‘s hierachy’s decision to offer Erik ten Hag a new contract last summer as his bond with the squad was deeply fractured
Adriana Garcia Feb 19, 2025, 05:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions AC Milan senior advisor Zlatan Ibrahimovic has defended his club’s transfer policy after the Rossoneri‘s disappointing exit from the Champions League on Tuesday. Needing to overturn a 1-0 deficit from their playoff opening leg, 10-man Milan drew 1-1 at home to Feyenoord, meaning they
Associated Press Feb 18, 2025, 07:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A kiss and a gesture to the badge. Alphonso Davies finally showed Bayern Munich some love on Tuesday when his goal sent the Bavarian powerhouse into the last 16 of the Champions League. The Canada wing back bundled the ball over the line in
Feb 18, 2025, 11:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini said his striker Ademola Lookman is “one of the worst penalty takers he has ever seen” after his miss from the spot hindered a comeback in their home 3-1 defeat to Club Brugge in the Champions League on Tuesday. Lookman pulled
ESPN News Services Feb 18, 2025, 05:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AC Milan looked to be in control of their Champions League destiny at home to Feyenoord on Tuesday before the sending off of Theo Hernández turned the playoff on its head although coach Sérgio Conceição refused to blame the defender for their exit.
Open Extended Reactions LAFC striker Olivier Giroud lost approximately $500,000 worth of jewelry when his Los Angeles home was burglarized earlier this month, a source told ESPN. The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed on Tuesday they had responded Feb. 5 to a report of a window smash at a home in west L.A. The caller,
Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola has hinted he has little sympathy for Jude Bellingham and Real Madrid after the midfielder’s LaLiga sending off for swearing, claiming that referees should be “left in peace.” Bellingham scored the winning goal in Madrid’s 3-2 win against Manchester City in last week’s Champions League playoff tie at the Etihad
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