French DJ duo Ofenbach will give a special performance during the opening ceremony of this year's UEFA Europa League final at the Stade de Lyon on 16 May.Dorian Lo and César de Rummel, who make up the French electro act Ofenbach, are the brains behind the hit singles Be Mine and Katchi, which between them have racked up hundreds of millions of stream views online. The duo, who released their latest single Party at the end of March, will be helping to build up the pre-match atmosphere at the final.They will be taking the stage in their home country, at
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Ronaldo edges Real Madrid past Juventus
Cristiano Ronaldo's last-gasp penalty on his 150th UEFA Champions League appearance sent Real Madrid through to their eighth consecutive semi-final. Mario Mandžukić scored twice with headers in the first half©AFP/Getty ImagesJuventus needed an early fillip having been defeated 3-0 at home in the first leg and it arrived inside two... UEFA.com - News
Liverpool comeback sinks Manchester City
Liverpool advanced to the last four with a 5-1 aggregate victory against Manchester City thanks to second-half goals from Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino. Roberto Firmino enjoys his winning goal©SportsfileTrailing 3-0 from the first leg, City made the early inroad they needed when Raheem Sterling burst away and crossed for Gabriel Jesus... UEFA.com - News
CSKA Moskva v Arsenal background
CSKA Moskva will have to draw on unprecedented powers of recovery in Moscow if they are to overturn the 4-1 defeat they sustained against Arsenal in the first leg of this UEFA Europa League quarter-final. Arsène Wenger's side are the top-scoring team in the competition with 27 goals, and their tally of eight victories is also unmatched. • Third in their UEFA Champions League group during the autumn, CSKA overcame Crvena zvezda in the round of 32, a goalless draw in Belgrade preceding a 1-0 win in Moscow, before ending the hopes of last season's semi-finalists Lyon. After losing 1-0 at home, first UEFA Europa
Liverpool v Manchester City: previous all-English ties
Taking on Premier League rivals in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals will be no new experience for Liverpool – but Manchester City will be breaking new ground on 4 and 10 April.This tie, played on 4 and 10 April, will be the fifth at this stage of the competition between two English clubs, and the third involving Liverpool. Indeed, the Reds have played in six of the ten previous all-English encounters in the European Cup (including the only one in the pre-UEFA Champions League era), and seven of the 14 in UEFA club competition overall. Only one has previously featured
Longest unbeaten home UEFA Champions League runs
The names Barcelona and Juventus are enough to strike fear into any team, and a look at their formidable home records suggests that caution is not unfounded.Neither club have lost on their own turf in the UEFA Champions League since spring 2013, unbeaten runs that now stand at 25 matches in Barcelona's case and 23 for Juventus. In the quarter-finals both are at home in the first leg, with Real Madrid travelling to Turin on 3 April, and Roma at Barcelona the following night.
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Having convincingly disposed of AC Milan in the round of 16, Arsenal host the first leg of the quarter-final against a CSKA Moskva side who recovered from a first-leg defeat in Moscow to oust Lyon on away goals with a 3-2 win in the stadium that will stage the 2018 UEFA Europa League final.• Arsenal, the lone English representatives in the UEFA Europa League knockout phase, won four of their six autumn encounters to top Group H before knocking out European debutants Östersund in the round of 32 then winning both legs against Milan – 2-0 in Italy and 3-1 in north London.