Saturday’s UEFA Champions League final between PSG and Arsenal is the most-watched club match ever in U.S. English-language TV history with an average of 3,087,000 viewers on CBS.
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Back-to-back-to-back? Luis Enrique’s PSG have dynasty mentality
If a rock-solid Arsenal could not stop Luis Enrique and Paris Saint-Germain, one steward clutching a rope stood no chance. The Spanish manager hurdled the obstacle and sprinted onto the pitch to celebrate the “back-to-back” that cemented the French side in football history, only the second team to retain the trophy in the Champions League […]
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‘This is even bigger’, says Luis Enrique as PSG retain Champions League
Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique described his team’s second UEFA Champions League triumph as “even bigger” than their maiden European title a year ago, after the French club edged Arsenal on penalties in a tense final on Saturday. “It is even bigger because we knew of the difficulties of playing against Arsenal, and for us […]
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Luis Enrique’s PSG eye greatness with back-to-back Champions Leagues in sight
If Paris Saint-Germain’s maiden triumph last year allowed the French club to break their Champions League hoodoo, winning the title again this season would allow them to be remembered as one of Europe’s all-time great teams. Twelve months after crushing Inter Milan 5-0 in Munich to take the trophy with the biggest win in the […]
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Arsenal must banish European final demons to make Champions League history
From Jens Lehmann’s rush of blood to ‘Nayim from the halfway line’, Arsenal will have to banish three decades of European final misery if they are to win the Champions League for the first time. Fresh from clinching their first English title since 2004, Mikel Arteta’s side are preparing to face Paris Saint-Germain in the […]
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Johnny Cardoso falls short of Champions League final as Arsenal edges Atletico Madrid
U.S. midfielder Johnny Cardoso, who started and went 88 minutes for Atletico Madrid in its 1-1 semifinal first-leg tie with Arsenal, came off the bench in the 57th minute of Atleti’s 1-0 first-leg loss on Tuesday in London. Bukayo Saka‘s 44th-minute goal earned the Gunners a 2-1 aggregate win and a UEFA Champions League final […]
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Johnny Cardoso set to keep starting spot for Atlético Madrid in second leg of semifinals
Johnny Cardoso, who has already established an American record for the longest appearance in the UEFA Champions League semifinals or final, is projected to become the first American to start both semifinals.
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Atletico aim to show Alvarez their ambition in Arsenal semi
For Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez, the consequences of Tuesday’s Champions League semi-final clash at Arsenal may go beyond booking a ticket to Budapest at the end of May. The Argentine forward, linked with a move to Arsenal as well as to Spanish champions Barcelona, has seemed at times to be getting itchy feet in […]
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Johnny Cardoso sets a U.S. milestone with UEFA Champions League start in Atleti’s tie with Arsenal
On Wednesday, Johnny Cardoso became the fourth U.S. player to see UEFA Champions League final four action. Cardoso started and went 88 minutes for Atletico Madrid in its 1-1 first-leg semifinal tie with Arsenal. The 24-year-old Cardoso, who was born in New Jersey and raised in Brazil, had earned his 23rd USMNT cap in the […]
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Arsenal, Atletico trade penalty kicks in Champions League semifinal tie
Julian Alvarez’s penalty secured Atletico Madrid a 1-1 draw against Arsenal in a nervy Champions League semifinal first leg clash on Wednesday. Viktor Gyokeres sent the Premier League leaders ahead from the spot just before the interval after he was fouled, but Alvarez followed suit 10 minutes into the second half after Ben White’s handball. […]