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On This Day: Chelsea's unsung hero's incredible goal in pursuit of first Champions League trophy
On this day in 2012, Raul Meireles scored an absolute beauty to send Chelsea into the Champions League semi-final. The Blues were quite comfortable in their fixture against Benfica. Both legs were a breeze. Coming off the back of an emphatic comeback against Napoli in the previous round, there was the feeling that Chelsea was completely unstoppable.
Four things spotted in Liverpool training as Jurgen Klopp receives major injury boost
Liverpool will look to keep alive hopes of an unprecedented quadruple when they resume their Champions League campaign on Tuesday.
Atletico Madrid 'among the few teams in Europe who can beat Manchester City' - Inside Europe
Atletico Madrid travel to the Etihad Stadium ahead of a daunting Champions League quarter-final first leg tie against Manchester City. The reigning Premier League champions look determined to make up for their defeat in last year’s final and are currently the bookies favourites to take the big prize. Ad/> However, Diego Simone’s team are no strangers to the underdog tag in this competition.
‘He’ll always try and rocket it!’ – Benfica dangerman Darwin Nunez, the forward everyone wants to sign
Most Liverpool fans would be lying to you if they said they didn’t breathe a sigh of relief when the draw for the Champions League quarter-finals were made. There are very much “no easy ties” at this stage of the competition but it is also true that it isn’t too often that a team like Benfica (or Villarreal) get to the quarter-finals. Furthermore this Benfica side isn’t quite at the level of the likes of Ajax or Monaco, both of whom made semi-final runs in the past few years.
Champions League quarter-finals: Atletico Madrid defender Jose Gimenez ruled out of first leg against Manchester City
Atletico Madrid have confirmed that Jose Gimenez will miss the first leg of their crucial Champions League quarter-final against Manchester City. The 27-year-old has shared a formidable centre-back partnership with Stefan Savic in recent weeks, with the defending La Liga champions currently enjoying a six-game winning streak in all competitions.
Trent Alexander-Arnold targeted by Man City but Liverpool's 'weak link' proved them wrong
Although Liverpool's Champions League charge would ultimately end in heartbreak, Trent Alexander-Arnold 's emergence in the 2017/18 campaign has proved to be one of the highlights of the Jurgen Klopp era.
Mohamed Salah given dire Barcelona warning and told to see the glaringly obvious at Liverpool
Mohamed Salah should realise that there is nowhere better for his career than Liverpool amid Barcelona interest, according to Markus Babbel.