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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – MARCH 10: Roberto Firmino of Liverpool (11) celebrates with Emre Can (23) as he scores their second goal during the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 first leg match between Liverpool and Manchester United at Anfield on March 10, 2016 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

WATCH: Roberto Firmino gives Liverpool a 2-0 win over Manchester United

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Anfield was rocking when Liverpool’s Roberto Firmino scored to make it 2-0 for Liverpool over Manchester United. After a great (but appearingly offside run) by Jordan Henderson, he crossed it into the box. When Michael Carrick made a heavy touch, the ball fell to Adam Lallana who was able to send it to an open […]

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – MARCH 10: Daniel Sturridge of Liverpool scores their first goal from the penalty spot during the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 first leg match between Liverpool and Manchester United at Anfield on March 10, 2016 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

WATCH: Memphis fouls Clyne for PK, Sturridge makes it 1-0 for Liverpool

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In the first ever European matchup between Liverpool and Manchester United, it was Liverpool who got on the board first. Defending against Nathaniel Clyne, Memphis clipped Clyne’s heel as he was going in on goal and went down. It was incredibly close whether or not it was in the box or not (the line counts […]

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – MARCH 22: The match day scarf is displayed on a merchandise stall prior to the Barclays Premier League match between Liverpool and Manchester United at Anfield on March 22, 2015 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Liverpool and Manchester United face off for the first time in European competition

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Europa League Showdown to End All Showdowns Let’s start this preview off with a crazy fact. This is the first time in the over 100 year history of this rivalry that Liverpool and Manchester United are playing each other in a European competition. I kid you not. While these two giants of English soccer have […]

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Dortmund, Tottenham square off in Europa League round of 16

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Two clubs chasing domestic championships will take a break from that challenge to meet in the first leg of a Round of 16 Europa League tie today. Borussia Dortmund, five points behind Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, will entertain Tottenham Hotspur, which is also five points off the top of the table in England against […]

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 […]

BARCELONA, SPAIN – FEBRUARY 14: Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona celebrates with his teammates Neymar (L) and Luis Suarez of FC Barcelona after scoring the opening goal during the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and Celta Vigo at Camp Nou on February 14, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Favorites Barcelona and Bayern Munich start their Champions League campaign

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After an exhilarating first week of Champions League play, the marquee matchup are upon us with such matches like: Bayern Munich vs Juventus, Barcelona vs Arsenal, Manchester City vs Dynamo Kiev and Atlético Madrid taking on PSV Eindhoven. 32 Flags will take a look at these premier duels as we try to dissect each team […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 14: Manuel Pellegrini, Manager of Manchester City looks on during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur at Etihad Stadium on February 14, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Is Manchester City and Manuel Pellegrini only interested in the Champions League?

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72, 51, 75, 76, 53. Those were the numbers on the backs of five players that Manuel Pellegrini put into Manchester City’s starting 11 in yesterday’s humiliation to Chelsea in the FA Cup. Pellegrini fielded a well understrength side while Chelsea didn’t. The result was a 5-1 defeat to the Chelsea. After the match, there was talk […]

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