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Higuaín on landing knockout blows for Juventus
Gonzalo Higuaín's first UEFA Champions League knockout goals since 2013 were the difference between Juventus and Monaco in the first leg of the semi-finals at Stade Louis II. For a player of his calibre, a record of only two goals in 24 knockout games prior to Wednesday night's heroics was a statistical anomaly. Doubling his career tally of knockout strikes in the 2-0 win at Monaco was an eloquent response to those who doubted whether it would ever happen for him in the tournament's latter stages.The Argentinian international, who had last scored in a knockout game for Real Madrid against Galatasaray in the 2013 quarter-finals,
Follow the opening day of U17 EURO
The UEFA European Under-17 Championship consists of three distinct stages: the qualifying round, the elite round and the final tournament. The format changed for 2014/15 with the expansion of the final tournament from eight to 16 teams.Qualifying roundThe qualifying round, played in autumn, is made up of 13 groups of four countries playing in one-venue mini-tournaments. The top two from each pool progress alongside the five third-placed sides with the best record against the leading pair in their groups.Elite roundIn the elite round, held in early spring, those 31 qualifiers plus the top seed – given a bye this far – compete i... UEFA.com - News
Champions League podcast: Madrid magic, Monaco-Juve
Hear from Stefan Savić and Leonardo Jardim as host Rob Daly is joined by UEFA.com's European football expert Andy Brassell and match commentator Richard Kaufman to review Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo-inspired 3-0 semi-final first-leg derby win and preview Wednesday's match between Monaco and Juventus in the official UEFA Champions League podcast.DOWNLOAD THE PODCAST NOW Download the podcast from iTunes or audioBoom, or listen in the official competition app. Our radio show Matchday Live returns with Juventus v Monaco commentary on Wednesday from 19:30CET on UEFA.com and in the app. ... UEFA.com
Style, pedigree and main men: Celta Vigo analysis
Celta Vigo are the least well-known of the UEFA Europa League semi-finalists. Who are they, who is their coach, what's their style? UEFA.com asked man-in-the-know Graham Hunter to reveal all.Celta's coachEduardo 'Toto' Berizzo began his playing career under Marcelo Bielsa, the man at the Athletic Club helm when the Bilbao team thrillingly eliminated United from this competition in the 2011/12 round of 16. The pair were together long before that, though: at Newell's Old Boys in Argentina in the early 1990s. Berizzo, 47, remains a devotee of the Bielsa school of hard work, intense training and fluid, attractive, attack... UEFA.com - News
Women’s U17 EURO: Group B preview
EnglandBest performance: semi-finals 2007/08, 2013/14, 2015/16Qualifying round: Lithuania 14-0, Slovenia 0-1, Russia 1-0 (Group 8 winners)Elite round: Poland 2-0, Germany 2-1, Italy 0-0 (Group 3 winners)Top scorer: Lauren Hemp 5John Griffiths, coach: "What is important is that there are really good teams here. We played Germany in the elite round, it was tough. Ireland, Norway, Germany, Spain – we have played a lot of these teams recently. And when we play teams like Scotland, Wales or in this case Ireland, it is always... UEFA.com - News
United set record as Lyon win and Celta stumble
CELTA v MAN. UNITEDCelta 0-3 Athletic (Raúl García 35 50, Rico)Celta's hopes of ending the season on a high are fully focused on the UEFA Europa League after Eduardo Berizzo's men suffered a third consecutive defeat and fifth in six Liga outings. With the likes of Iago Aspas, Pione Sisto and Jonny left on the bench, the Galician side were undone by a pair of opportunistic strikes from Raúl García, the midfielder hitting his first Liga double since November 2013, before Mikel Rico rubbed salt into the wound.