UCL: Barcelona's memories of Wembley highlight European failure
Soccer | October 02, 2018 16:18 ISTBarcelona won the Champions League title at Wembley in 2011, beating Manchester United 3-1.
Barcelona won the Champions League title at Wembley in 2011, beating Manchester United 3-1.
The lack of VAR in this season's Champions League was highlighted last week when Ronaldo was given a red card for the first time in the marquee competition.
Ronaldo, making his Juventus debut in a competition he has won five times, also had a new experience - getting a red card against Valencia for tangling with Jeison Murillo.
Kylian Mbappe carelessness at the other end allowed Firmino to provide a thrilling climax to a pulsating night at Anfield to open Group C.
Succeeding in the Champions League is one of Barcelona's main goals this season after struggling in the European competition in recent years, failing to make it past the quarterfinals in three straight seasons.
Ronaldo was under pressure after three games without scoring for Juventus since his move from Real Madrid, but he broke his mini-drought with two goals in Sunday's 2-1 win over Sassuolo in Serie A.
The 32 Champions League teams kicking off in the group stage in September will share a prize fund of 1.95 billion euros ($2.28 billion), up from 1.4 billion euros ($1.6 billion) this season, UEFA confirmed on Tuesday.
Buffon, who has since left Juventus, will serve the ban next season if he signs for a club which plays in the Champions League or Europa League.
Karius was injured in collision with Sergio Ramos while defending a corner kick in the second half of Liverpool's 3-1 loss to Real Madrid on May 26
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino and Germany coach Joachim Loew are two of the top names rumoured to be on Madrid's list of candidates.
Zidane won nine titles as Madrid's coach, including the three Champions Leagues, one Spanish League, one Spanish Super Cup, two UEFA Super Cups and two Club World Cups.
The Liverpool forward was injured in the first half of Saturday's Champions League final against Real Madrid and left the field in tears.
Some 80,000 supporters reveled in their team's third straight Champions League triumph on Saturday night after watching Madrid beat Liverpool 3-1 in the final.
Real Madrid's biggest star, Cristiano Ronaldo, hinted he was unsure he would stay with the club.
Real Madrid defeated Liverpool 3-1 to win their third straight Champions League final and record-extending 13th European title overall.
Loris Karius letting Gareth Bale's swerving shot squirm through his hands at chest height gave the Liverpool goalkeeper his place in European soccer infamy.
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah was hurt when he tangled with Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos and had to go off in the 30th minute.
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah left the field in tears at 0-0 in the 30th minute, unable to continue due to the pains in his left shoulder. Ramos held on to Salah's right arm and helped pull him in a hard fall to the ground.
Gareth Bale struck twice as Real Madrid thrashed Liverpool 3-1 to claim their third straight Champions League trophy.
The match between Real Madrid and Villarreal ended in a 2-2 draw, which puts the Los Blancos at the third position after League champions Barcelona and runner-up Atletico Madrid at the end of the season.
Live Scorecard
Top News
Latest News
