After Atlético and PSV played out the first goalless two-legged tie in UEFA Champions League knockout phase history, the teams found the target with the first 14 penalties in the decisive shoot-out before Luciano Narsingh hit the crossbar for the Dutch side. Juanfran stepped up to make it eight from eight for Atlético and seal their place in the quarter-finals for the third season on the spin.PSV's Jeroen Zoet unluckyGiven his performances in both legs, the PSV custodian did not deserve to finish on the losing side. Atlético forward Antoine Griezmann, in particular, will be glad to see the back of Jeroen Zoet having been denied on a number of occasions over...
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Bayern boss Guardiola gives Juventus credit
Josep Guardiola gives Juventus maximum credit for their resilienceBayern defeated once in last 15 games; Juve have lost one in 19Juve without Paulo Dybala, Giorgio Chiellini and Claudio MarchisioBianconeri fought back from two goals down to draw first leg 2-2Juventus press conference scheduled for 18.00CETPossible lineupsBayern: Neuer; Lahm, Kimmich, Alaba, Bernat; Vidal, Alonso; Robben, Müller, Costa; Lewandowski.Out: Boateng (adductors), Badstuber (ankle)Doubtful...
Records keep tumbling as Paris prove their class
Paris Saint-Germain sewed up the Ligue 1 title in style on Sunday with a devastating 9-0 victory at Troyes, confirming their stranglehold on the French game with a fourth successive crown, and their most convincing yet. Irrepressible from the start, Paris – and talismanic forward Zlatan Ibrahimović – managed to shatter a number of records along the way, as UEFA.com's Christian Châtelet explains.Records Paris have broken or equalled8: Paris have become the first side to be crowned champions with eight games remaining, beating the benchmark set by Gérard Houllier's Lyon when they crossed the finish line with five matches to go in 2006/07...
Snap shot: Juve’s late surprise for Bayern
Juventus head to Germany this week hoping to record just their second victory away against round of 16 rivals Bayern München, their first a 1-0 success on their maiden trip in November 2004. UEFA.com looks back at that tense affair, when a last-minute Alessandro Del Piero goal sealed top spot in UEFA Champions League Group C for the visitors. 1. Gianluca ZambrottaA winger turned full-back, Zambrotta left Juventus for Barcelona after helping Italy win the 2006 FIFA World Cup, when he scored the opener in the 3-0 quarter-final win against Ukraine. He played for two seasons with Barça and four at AC Milan, where he won the Scudetto in 2010/11. ...
Bayern, Barcelona and Atlético win big
SATURDAYAtlético 3-0 Deportivo (Saúl Ñíguez 18, Griezmann 60, Correa 83)Diego Simeone's side remain anchored in second place in Spain. Saúl Ñíguez headed their opener and Antoine Griezmann struck for the fourth match in succession before captain Gabi set up the third for Ángel Correa.Barcelona 6-0 Getafe (Juan Rodríguez 8og, El Haddadi 19, Neymar 32 51, Messi 40, Arda Turan 57)With his side 1-0 up, Lionel Messi missed an 11th-minute penalty, but Munir El Haddadi resumed the scoring before a Neymar double, trademark Messi strike and a 57th-minute Arda Turan goal completed the rout.Bayern
How Gerard Piqué maintains Barcelona hunger
At 29, central defender Gerard Piqué has already won the biggest prizes in club football with Barcelona, but as UEFA.com discovers, the lifelong Blaugrana fan has lost none of his passion for the club and the game.UEFA.com: What motivates you to keep pushing yourself day in, day out?Gerard Piqué: Well, that's difficult. Don't think it's easy. There are a lot of games, and you're at a club where you should always win, and you have to find the desire and motivation to win every game, whether you're playing a smaller team or you're going to [Arsenal]. So that takes a lot – but it's our job. And as the season progresses, it gets easier, bec...
How have the hosts fared at past EUROs?
France may have home advantage at UEFA EURO 2016 but, if history is anything to go by, they will have their work cut out to make it count. UEFA European Championship hosts have experienced contrasting fortunes since the tournament's inception in 1960, with only three nations triumphing on home soil and none since Les Bleus in 1984. UEFA.com looks back at the three tournaments in which the home teams tasted success.