Ronaldo beats Messi, Buffon to Uefa Best Player in Europe award
Portuguese and Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Uefa Best Player in Europe award for the third time in four years.
Portuguese and Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Uefa Best Player in Europe award for the third time in four years.
Real Madrid will face Borussia Dortmund in the group stages as they attempt to win a third successive Champions League, while Neymar and big-spending Paris Saint-Germain have been paired with Bayern Munich.
The Uefa Champions League group stage draw is set to take centre stage at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on Thursday.
Liverpool stormed into the group stages of the Champions League, as an irresistible first-half display against Hoffenheim at Anfield secured a 4-2 win and a 6-3 aggregate success.
Watch South African striker Dino Ndlovu score the goal that sent Qarabag through to the Champions League group stages after their 2-1 defeat against Copenhagen on Wednesday.
Jurgen Klopp felt Hoffenheim were struck down by a perfect first-half “thunderstorm” as his Liverpool side romped into the Champions League group stages with a 4-2 win at Anfield.
Liverpool stormed into the group stages of the Champions League as an irresistible first-half display against Hoffenheim at Anfield secured a 4-2 win and a 6-3 aggregate success.
Goals by Trent Alexander-Arnold and James Milner gave Liverpool a 2-1 victory against Hoffenheim in their Uefa Champions League first-leg qualifier on Tuesday night.
The three nominees for Uefa’s Player of the Year prize are Gianluigi Buffon, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Trent Alexander-Arnold’s first Liverpool goal set Jurgen Klopp’s men on their way to a 2-1 Champions League play-off round win away at Hoffenheim in Tuesday’s first leg.