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Here's how Ireland's players rated in disappointing draw with Denmark

Paul Dowling assesses the performances of Ireland's players in the 1-1 draw with Denmark.

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Messi shatters United dreams of Camp Nou miracle

There was no miracle comeback last night for Ole Gunner Solakjaer and Manchester United, 20 years on from his greatest day in football and one round on from that famous victory against Paris Saint Germain in the Champions League last 16.

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Uefa unlikely to extend Cristiano Ronaldo Champions League ban

Uefa has opened disciplinary proceedings over Cristiano Ronaldo’s red card against Valencia in the Champions League on Wednesday night.

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Klopp expects Mo rough treatment

Football equivalent of the gunfight at the OK Corral

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Spurs' impressive comeback cancels out nightmare start against Juventus

Klopp left shell-shocked by Liverpool collapse

Liverpool showed their two faces again last night, throwing threw away a three-goal lead as Sevilla fought back to earn a dramatic 3-3 draw deep into stoppage time.

Wed, 22 Nov, 2017

Super subs deliver for Juventus

Porto 0 Juventus 2: Juventus struck twice in the second half to take control of last night’s Champions League last-16 tie against 10-man Porto.

Thu, 23 Feb, 2017

Leicester fail to fire on a night of frustration

Copenhagen 0 Leicester 0: Leicester missed the chance to seal qualification to the knockout stages of the Champions League after a forgettable 0-0 draw in Copenhagen.

Thu, 03 Nov, 2016

Brave Portugal hold nerve in penalty drama against Poland

Portugal survived a shoot-out drama to beat Poland 5-3 on penalties in last night’s Euro 2016 quarter-final. It was a night where Renato Sanches demonstrated why Manchester United tried — and ultimately failed — to beat Bayern Munich to his signature with a spectacular solo goal for Portugal.

Fri, 01 Jul, 2016

Still all to play for with a tasty Spanish dish to savour

Unexpectedly, all four of this week’s Champions League ties are still in the balance.

Tue, 12 Apr, 2016

Luis Suarez nets twice to rescue Barcelona

Barcelona 2 Atletico Madrid 1: Luis Suarez scored twice as Barcelona came from behind to beat Atletico Madrid 2-1 in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final at the Nou Camp, where Fernando Torres was sent off having given the visitors the lead.

Wed, 06 Apr, 2016

Zlatan Ibrahimovic swoops to bury Chelsea

Chelsea 1 PSG 2 (PSG win 4-2 on aggregate): Zlatan Ibrahimovic exacted revenge on Chelsea in the most satisfying way, scoring the winning goal against them at Stamford Bridge to send Paris St Germain through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Thu, 10 Mar, 2016

Clinical Juventus regain top spot

Juventus 1 Manchester City 0: Mario Mandzukic scored the only goal as Juventus leapfrogged Manchester City in Champions League Group D with a 1-0 win in Turin.

Thu, 26 Nov, 2015

Martin O’Neill promises to attack in return leg after tough away draw

Martin O’Neill emerged out of the fog in Zenica last night with mixed feelings about what he had seen — and not seen.

Sat, 14 Nov, 2015

Late sting in the tail undermines Celtic

Celtic’s Champions League hopes are in the balance after a narrow 3-2 win over Malmo in the first leg of their play-off which saw former Hoops attacker Jo Inge Berget return to haunt the Parhead club with a double.

Thu, 20 Aug, 2015

Gareth Bale swoops as Welsh Dragons roar

Wales 1 Belgium 0: Wales produced one of the best victories in their history to beat Belgium 1-0 and take a massive step towards qualifying for next summer’s European Championships.

Sat, 13 Jun, 2015

Real Madrid’s Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez breaks Atletico Madrid hearts

REAL MADRID 1 ATLETICO MADRID 0: Holders Real Madrid reached for the Champions League last four by beating neighbours Atletico Madrid 1-0 in last night’s super tense quarter-final second leg at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.

Thu, 23 Apr, 2015

Belgium’s qualified success

Belgium 1 Russia 0

Mon, 23 Jun, 2014

Tabarez: Suarez will face England

Costa Rica 3 Uruguay 1

Mon, 16 Jun, 2014

Joy for Sevilla as Guttman curse haunts Benfica again

Sevilla 0 Benfica 0 (4-2 on penalties)

Thu, 15 May, 2014

No Vidic for United

Alex Ferguson has included Shinji Kagawa and Danny Welbeck but not Nemanja Vidic in Manchester United’s starting line-up to face Real Madrid at the Bernabeu Stadium tonight.

Wed, 13 Feb, 2013

McGeady on the bench as big guns return for Celtic

Neil Lennon brought back his big guns for Celtic’s Champions League Group G decider against Spartak Moscow at Parkhead.

Wed, 05 Dec, 2012

United survive another Braga scare to advance

Braga 1 Manchester United 3

Thu, 08 Nov, 2012

Giroud rescues French

Spain 1 France 1

Wed, 17 Oct, 2012

Disciplinarian Brych to referee Chelsea clash

German referee Felix Brych will take charge of Chelsea’s Champions League semi-final first leg at Stamford Bridge, UEFA confirmed today.

Mon, 16 Apr, 2012

Kaka puts Real in command

Substitute Kaka sparkled and Karim Benzema scored twice as Real Madrid finally broke down Cypriot underdogs APOEL in Nicosia.

Wed, 28 Mar, 2012

Ivanovic the hero as Blues march into last 16

Branislav Ivanovic was Chelsea’s unlikely hero with the extra-time winner that means there is still one English club in the Champions League.

Thu, 15 Mar, 2012

Croats nearly there after Turkey shoot

CROATIA all but guaranteed themselves a place at Euro 2012 after hammering hosts Turkey in the first leg of their play-off at the Ataturk Stadium last night.

Sat, 12 Nov, 2011

Prolific Rooney rises above the ordinary

WAYNE ROONEY became the highest English scorer in Champions League history as 10-man Manchester United scraped home against Romanian Group C stragglers Otelul Galati last night.

Wed, 19 Oct, 2011

Rooney on the double for uninspiring Utd

Man Utd 2 CS Otelul Galati 0

Tue, 18 Oct, 2011

Trapattoni: We can believe in qualification

Giovanni Trapattoni is confident the Republic of Ireland’s hopes of Euro 2012 qualification remain alive after a battling draw in Russia.

Wed, 07 Sep, 2011

Delaney and McCarthy on Ireland bench

Darren O’Dea was handed the task of keeping Russia’s dangermen at bay as the Republic of Ireland attempted to re-ignite their Euro 2012 campaign.

Tue, 06 Sep, 2011

Jenas attacks referee over Crouch dismissal

Jermaine Jenas claims Tottenham’s chances of making the Champions League semi-final have been severely hampered by the “rash” decision of the “inexperienced” referee who sent Peter Crouch off last night.

Wed, 06 Apr, 2011

Spurs left needing a miracle

TOTTENHAM have become known as the comeback kings for their exploits in Europe and in the Premier League, but it would take a miracle for Harry Redknapp’s men to recover from this thrashing.

Wed, 06 Apr, 2011

Bale back for Spurs

Gareth Bale overcame his hamstring injury to make the starting line-up for Tottenham’s Champions League quarter-final first leg against Real Madrid.

Tue, 05 Apr, 2011

Evra cautious ahead of Paris return

Defender Patrice Evra will take nothing for granted as France attempt belatedly to book their place at next summer’s World Cup finals.

Mon, 16 Nov, 2009

Andrews: We will prove tie is not over

Midfielder Keith Andrews will need no extra motivation as he heads into the Republic of Ireland’s World Cup showdown with France.

Sun, 15 Nov, 2009

Brady puts refs under spotlight

Liam Brady is hoping for better luck with referees as the Republic of Ireland attempt to book there trip to the World Cup finals at the expense of France.

Fri, 13 Nov, 2009

Ronaldinho strikes as Milan hold Real

AC MILAN and Real Madrid shared the points to leave both on course for the Champions League second round.

Wed, 04 Nov, 2009

Real earn draw at Milan

AC Milan 1 Real Madrid 1

Tue, 03 Nov, 2009

Victory for Moscow knocks Villa out of UEFA Cup

CSKA Moscow 2 Aston Villa 0 (CSKA win 3-1 on aggregate)

Thu, 26 Feb, 2009

Ten-man Spurs fall to defeat at Udinese

Udinese 2 Tottenham 0

Thu, 23 Oct, 2008

Aurelio back at left-back for Reds

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez recalled Fabio Aurelio at left-back in place of Andrea Dossena for this Champions League group D clash – the only change from the side that won the Merseyside derby at Everton on Saturday.

Wed, 01 Oct, 2008

Smith never stopped believing Gers could strike back

RANGERS boss Walter Smith maintained he never felt his team were out of the running in their UEFA Cup tie despite relying on Nacho Novo’s dramatic 81st-minute equaliser to secure an away goals victory over Panathinaikos in Athens last night.

Fri, 22 Feb, 2008

Late Novo strike puts Rangers through

Panathinaikos 1 Rangers 1

Thu, 21 Feb, 2008

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