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DORTMUND, GERMANY – MARCH 05: (L-R) Franck Ribery, Thomas Mueller and Arjen Robben of Bayern celebraste affter the Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern Muenchen at Signal Iduna Park on March 5, 2016 in Dortmund, Germany. The match between Dortmund and Bayern ended 0-0. (Photo by Christof Koepsel/Getty Images For MAN)

WATCH: Bayern Munich heads in two late goals to take their Champions League game to extra time

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Just as Juventus seemed to get the shock win and advance to the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals, Bayern Munich came roaring back late. Bayern scored twice in the final 20 minutes of regular time, including one in the 91st minute to take the game to extra time. Both goals were a masterclass in passing and […]

TURIN, ITALY – MARCH 11: Gianluigi Buffon (R) of Juventus FC celebrates victory and his record of minutes without conceding goals with team mates at the end of the Serie A match between Juventus FC and US Sassuolo Calcio at Juventus Arena on March 11, 2016 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

WATCH: Mistakes by Bayern and great looking goals put Juventus in lead

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This certainly wasn’t expected. Tied 2-2 and needing to score a goal to potentially advance, Juventus went to Germany looking for a lot against the German champs. It’s nothing like Arsenal having to try and come back against Barcelona, but it would still be tough. Nobody apparently told Juventus this as they went to Allianz […]

MUNICH, GERMANY – AUGUST 19: Atmosphere during the presentation of the new team bus of FC Bayern Muenchen at Allianz Arena on August 19, 2014 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Lennart Preiss/Getty Images)

Bayern Munich tweet out very “death camp-like” graphic ahead of clash with Juventus

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There are tweets you wish you could have back, we’ve all hit send on something we wish we could pull back. However, few of us have decided to put a graphics department to work and come up with a completely regretable and idiotic tweet as well. Welcome to the world of Bayern Munich, who tweeted […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – MARCH 15: Gael Clichy, Martin Demichelis and Jesus Navas of Manchester City salute the crowd as they reach the quarter finals after the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg match between Manchester City FC and FC Dynamo Kyiv at the Etihad Stadium on March 15, 2016 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Champions League: Manchester City advance to last eight for first time, Atletico Madrid survives epic PK shootout

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Manchester City 0-0 Dynamo Kiev (City advance 3-1 on aggregate) For 90 minutes Manchester City seemed content with seeing out the second leg against Dynamo Kiev without incident. And while they succeeded in preventing any catastrophic collapse that let Kiev back into the tie, City had to deal with two injuries to their starting center […]

EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS – AUGUST 20: PSV fans show their support during the UEFA Champions League Play-off First Leg match between PSV Eindhoven and AC Milan at PSV Stadion on August 20, 2013 in Eindhoven, Netherlands. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

VIDEO: PSV supporters taunt beggars in Madrid by throwing coins and laughing when they pick up coins

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It’s no secret that sports fans can sometimes be awful people. Whether it be Chelsea fans pushing a black commuter of a subway train in Paris, or anything in Bill Buford’s excellent book “Among the Thugs.” The most recent example comes from Madrid, as a group of traveling PSV Eindhoven supporters threw coins at beggars in […]

TURIN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 23: Arjen Robben of FC Bayern Muenchen is challenged by Patrice Evra of Juventus FC during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 first leg match between Juventus and FC Bayern Muenchen at Juventus Arena on February 23, 2016 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

The UEFA Champions League round of 16 wraps up this week

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After an exciting round of Champions League matches that saw the first four finalists reach the quarterfinals, this week’s matchups will finalize the group that will go on to the quarterfinals to face Wolfsburg, Real Madrid, Benfica and Paris Saint-Germain. We at 32 Flags will examine the matchups and preview the games ahead. Dynamo Kiev […]

during the UEFA Champions League round of 16, second leg match between Chelsea and Paris Saint Germain at Stamford Bridge on March 9, 2016 in London, United Kingdom.

WATCH: Zlatan Ibrahimovic seals PSG’s win over Chelsea in Champions League

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic scoring important goals — stop it, that’s never happened before. Oh wait, that’s how the Swede has built most of his club and international reputation, you say? Well, we can add his performance on Wednesday afternoon to that growing and aging legend. That’s because he put the dagger in any hopes for a […]

MADRID, SPAIN – SEPTEMBER 30: Eliseu Pereira (R) of SL Benfica competes for the ball with Angel Martin Correa (L) of Atletico de Madrid during the UEFA Champions League Group C match between Club Atletico de Madrid and SL Benfica at Vicente Calderon Stadium on September 30, 2015 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

WATCH: Benfica move on in Champions League with 2 late goals at Zenit

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Benfica and Zenit both found the back of the net as hosts, and as the final 10 minutes set up it appeared the two sides were headed to extra time (and maybe more) in freezing St. Petersburg, Russia. Only, the visiting Portuguese side decided to take advantage of some major mistakes from the hosts in […]

MADRID, SPAIN – MARCH 08: James Rodriguez of Real Madrid celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Second Leg match between Real Madrid and Roma at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on March 8, 2016 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)

Video: James Rodriguez doubles Real Madrid’s lead

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It was always going to be a tough task for AS Roma to come back from two goals down away from home in the second leg of their Round of 16 tie with Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League. The Romans would need to attack to get back in the tie, while playing cautiously […]

GENT, BELGIUM – FEBRUARY 17: Kenny Saief of KAA Gent is challenged by Christian Traesch of Wolfsburg during the UEFA Champions League round of 16, first leg match between KAA Gent and VfL Wolfsburg at Ghelamco Arena on February 17, 2016 in Gent, Belgium. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

Round of 16 Champions League 2nd legs start this week

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The UEFA Champions League is drawing closer to the quarterfinals as the second leg of the round-of-16 starts with some exciting matches. The first is Real Madrid against Roma, as Real tries to add on to their 2-0 lead at home in the Santiago Bernabéu. The other game is Gent and Wolfsburg, and what a […]

KIEV, UKRAINE – FEBRUARY 24: Sergio Aguero of Manchester City is congratulated by teammates Yaya Toure and Vincent Kompany after scoring the opening goal during the UEFA Champions League round of 16, first leg match between FC Dynamo Kyiv and Manchester City FC at the Olympic Stadium on February 24, 2016 in Kiev, Ukraine. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Manchester City score 3, while Atletico Madrid and PSV draw in Champions League play

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Dynamo Kiev 1 – Manchester City 3 Dynamo Kiev isn’t Barcelona, and for that, Manchester City must have been happy. But the Ukraine side didn’t make life easy for the Citizens in today’s Champions League matchup. Kiev had a solid game plan and they executed it will, apart from a few mistakes that lead to […]

KIEV, UKRAINE – FEBRUARY 24: Sergio Aguero of Manchester City is congratulated by teammates Yaya Toure and Vincent Kompany after scoring the opening goal during the UEFA Champions League round of 16, first leg match between FC Dynamo Kyiv and Manchester City FC at the Olympic Stadium on February 24, 2016 in Kiev, Ukraine. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Video: Sergio Aguero and David Silva make it 2-0 for Manchester City in Kiev

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Manuel Pellegrini went with a little stronger of a lineup for today’s Champions League match with Ukraine side Dynamo Kiev. Despite letting Kiev control most of the ball, Manchester City has complete control of the tie. Man City scored 2 goals in the first half, giving them 2 very crucial away goal. The first goal […]

TURIN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 23: Arjen Robben (R) of FC Bayern Muenchen is challenged by Mario Mandzukic (L) of Juventus FC during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 first leg match between Juventus and FC Bayern Muenchen at Juventus Arena on February 23, 2016 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Barcelona win big over Arsenal as Juventus and Bayern draw in Champions League play

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Four European heavyweights from the four big European soccer nations headlined the UEFA Champions League day today as Arsenal took on Barcelona and Juventus played Bayern Munich. Both games seemed to have opposite effects as the games were simultaneously being played. Arsenal 0-2 Barcelona Arsenal stayed tough for 70 minutes, not allowing a shot on […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 23: Lionel Messi of Barcelona celebrates scoring the opening goal during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg match between Arsenal and Barcelona on February 23, 2016 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

WATCH: Neymar connects with Messi as Barcelona take lead against Arsenal

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For 71 minutes, Arsenal was disciplined and bunkered down on defense to really make it tough for Barcelona to even just get a shot off. Arsenal didn’t even allow a shot on target from Barcelona in the first half, which is an achievement in itself. But alas, it’s a 90 minute game and the one […]

SHANGHAI, CHINA – JULY 21: Jerome Boateng (2nd-L) of FC Internazionale challenges Geoffry Kongdogbia and Federico Dimarco of FC Bayern Muenchen during the international friendly match between FC Bayern Muenchen and Inter Milan of the Audi Football Summit 2015 at Shanghai Stadium on July 21, 2015 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

Can Bayern Munich win the Champions League without Jerome Boateng?

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There are a lot of things that go into winning the Champions League. First, and foremost, you need a deep roster with great players. You also need a little bit of luck throughout the year and you need to be disciplined. You also need to try to stay healthy. Bayern Munich knows all too well […]

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