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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CLASSICS: TOTTENHAM 2-7 BAYERN MUNICH  Picture Above: Bayern Munich players celebrate their huge victory over Tottenham in the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London 1st October 2019 Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England Pre-Match: The previous season, Tottenham had an unforgettable campaign in the Champions League, making the final for the first time in their 137 year history, but suffered final heartbreak into the hands of fellow Premier League side, Liverpool. Bayern's season in the Champions League was a bit disappointing, finishing in the Round of 16 for the first time since 2006. Tottenham started their campaign with a 2-2 draw against Olympiacos in Piraeus while Bayern opened their campaign with a 3-0 win at home against Red Star Belgrade. This would be the first encounter in the Champions League between Bayern and Tottenham, and it would be a game that would go down in history. One that would live long into the memories of both fans. Match: Despite having

 UCL CLASSICS: LIVERPOOL 4-0 BARCELONA Picture Above: Liverpool players swarming around Divock Origi as he scores Liverpool's fourth goal to complete their miracle comeback 7th May 2019 Anfield, Liverpool, England  Pre Match: As we have seen over the years, Anfield has been the venue of some of the greatest nights in Champions League history. From big wins to late winners sealing comebacks, Anfield is arguably the best venue in England and even Europe as a whole. However, this night was like no other. This night in Merseyside might go down as one of the greatest and most memorable nights ever graced among Liverpool supporters. In terms of the tie, Liverpool were in need of a desperate comeback, needing to reduce a 3 goal deficit, as Barca managed to grab a resounding 3-0 win in Catalonia, to put the one foot into the final in Madrid. However, as we've seen in previous seasons, anything can happen in the Champions League. This take would be a little hard for Liverpool, as they w

 Manchester United's 2007-08 Champions League Winning Squad: Where Are They Now? 21st May 2008: Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia Manchester United 1-1 Chelsea (6-5) The first all-English final in the Champions League saw English heavyweights, Manchester United and Chelsea battle out in Moscow. The side from Manchester were the ones who prevailed from the shootout thanks to the heroics from goalkeeper, Edwin van der Sar and Chelsea captain, John Terry's unfortunate yet infamous slip. It was Man United's third Champions League success and their first since their glorious and unforgetable night in Barcelona back in 1999.  1) Edwin van der Sar (#1) Van der Sar was the gaolkeeping hero for the Red Devils stopping the decisive penalty against Nicolas Anelka to win the Champions League for the Reds in Moscow. He is often considered as one of the greatest Dutch goalkeepers to grace the game while arguably being Mancheser United's greatest ever gaolkeeper. After his heroics in M

 THE CHAMPIONS BLOG: 2023/24 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL PREVIEW BORUSSIA DORTMUND VS REAL MADRID 32 teams started this great competition back in September, now, the best two teams in Europe remain. Borussia Dortmund of Germany are set to take on Real Madrid of Spain. In just a matter of weeks, one of these two teams will be crowned the new champion of Europe. Will it be Dortmund at last or Real once again?  Finalist 1: Borussia Dortmund Road to Wembley:  Group Stage:  MD1: Paris Saint Germain (H): 0-2 MD2: AC Milan (H): 0-0  MD3: Newcastle United (A): 1-0 MD4: Newcastle United (H): 2-0 MD5: AC Milan (A): 3-1 MD6: Paris Saint Germain (A): 1-1 Group F Winners Round of 16: 1st Leg: PSV Eindhoven (A): 1-1 2nd Leg: PSV Eindhoven (H): 2-0 Quarter Finals: 1st Leg: Atletico Madrid (A): 1-2 2nd Leg: Atletico Madrid (H): 4-2 Semi Finals: 1st Leg: Paris Saint Germain (H): 1-0 2nd Leg: Paris Saint Germain (A): 1-0 Borussia Dortmund have certainly been an underdog in this Champions League season.

 THE CHAMPIONS BLOG Thirty two teams started this tournament back in September; now, the best two teams in Europe remain and will light the stage up in London on the 1st of June. We were entertained by 2 enthralling matches in the French and Spanish capital, and we have the right winners to face it off in Wembley Stadium. This is the Champions Blog On Tuesday, Paris Saint Germain hosted Borussia Dortmund in the Parc de Princes, in the French capital. PSG's last appearance in a Champions League final came in 2020, when they were defeated 1-0 by current semi finalists, Bayern Munich. If PSG were victorious, they would participate in their second ever Champions League final. Dortmund's last Champions League final came in 2013, when the venue was also Wembley, and their defeat also came in the hands of Bayern Munich 2-1. Dortmund started the game strong, with constant attacks on the PSG goal, but not one shot could find the back of Gianluigi Donnarumma's net. PSG on the other h

 THE CHAMPIONS BLOG The first leg of any semi final is always considered to be a heated one. With both matches of the first leg being played in Germany, both matches were filled with drama and excitement. We had another classic encounter in Bavaria between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, while in Dortmund, we had a enthralling match which could've gone both ways. This is the Champions Blog.  The week of football started off in Bavaria, for what would should turn out to be another classic encounter between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. These two sides haven't played each other in the Champions League for the first time in six years. Their last encounter also came in the semi finals in the 2017/18 season, when Real edged through 4-3 on aggregate en route to win their 13th Champions League title. Bayern was the team off to a good start as they almost found themselves ahead within just 1 minute. However, Real would be the team in front because only 24 minutes in and Vinicius Jr tap