Guardiola sets sights on Man City treble charge
Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City are capable of surviving the daunting road to a remarkable treble.
Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City are capable of surviving the daunting road to a remarkable treble.
Liverpool’s quest for a clean sweep of four major trophies this season has been dealt a blow with influential right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold set to be sidelined for weeks by a hamstring injury.
Troubled holders Chelsea were drawn against 13-time winners Real Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Friday, while Manchester City will take on Atletico Madrid.
A season that started with such feverish excitement is turning out to be nothing short of a fiasco in Paris for Lionel Messi, who suffered the ignominy of being booed by his own supporters last weekend.
Chelsea put their off-field troubles to one side to seal a place in the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday as a Cesar Azpilicueta goal clinched a 2-1 win at Lille in the second leg of their last-16 tie, and a 4-1 aggregate victory.
Catch up with highlights and reactions from Tuesday night’s Uefa Champions League action as Manchester United were eliminated from the competition by a dogged Atletico Madrid side, while Ajax saw their journey ended by Benfica.
Manchester United were blunted by a determined Atletico Madrid side as the Spaniards edged the Red Devils 1-0 win at Old Trafford to progress 2-1 on aggregate to the Uefa Champions League quarter-finals while Benfica knocked out Ajax.
Catch up with all the highlights and reaction from an astonishing night in the Uefa Champions League where Karim Benzema netted a hat-trick as PSG self-destructed again, while Manchester City cruised through to the quarter-finals.
The veteran French striker, Karim Benzema, outshone the young French striker, Kylian Mbappe, as Real Madrid reasserted the old order, coming from two goals down to eliminate Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Pep Guardiola says Manchester City face a defensive crisis ahead of the second leg of their Champions League tie against Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday as his men prepare to defend a 5-0 lead.