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PSG outnumber Bayern 7-4 in Champions League Team of the Semis

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PSG outnumber Bayern 7-4 in Champions League Team of the Semis Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich will face off in the 2019/20 Champions League final on Sunday after both recording emphatic 3-0 wins over RB Leipzig and Lyon, respectively. After such ruthless victories, it's no surprise our entire Champions League Team of the Round is made up of players from ...

Sought-after Lyon ace Aouar gatecrashes Bayern-dominant combined XI

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Sought-after Lyon ace Aouar gatecrashes Bayern-dominant combined XI Bayern Munich are understandably clear favourites to win the 2019/20 Champions League after their 8-2 mauling of Barcelona in the quarter-finals. Next up is Lyon for a place in the final to face Paris Saint-Germain and Hansi Flick's side are expected to make light work of the French side after they ...

Champions League team news and prediction: Lyon vs Bayern Munich

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Champions League team news and prediction: Lyon vs Bayern Munich When the semi-finals were drawn back in July, people were very quick to notice Bayern Munich could encounter former manager Pep Guardiola and his Manchester City team in the semi-finals. It was a match everyone was looking forward to seeing. Then Lyon showed up and spoiled the party. After dumping J...

Champions League semi-finalist preview: Bayern rampant en route to last four

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 Champions League semi-finalist preview: Bayern rampant en route to last four Bayern Munich's transformation under Hansi Flick this season has been remarkable. Flick replaced Niko Kovac with Bayern fourth in the Bundesliga and four points adrift of first place but they finished the season with their eighth-straight league title, 13 points clear of the chasing pack. They have ...

Champions League semi-finalist preview: How seventh best team in France Lyon qualified

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Champions League semi-finalist preview: How seventh best team in France Lyon qualified Lyon finished seventh in Ligue 1 and 28 points behind champions Paris Saint-Germain when the French authorities opted to curtail the 2019/20 season. The 'quality' of Ligue 1 is often ridiculed and labelled as a 'farmers league' but both sides are still in Champions League, with PSG already through t...

Upamecano and Mbappe leading lights in RB Leipzig vs PSG combined XI

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Upamecano and Mbappe leading lights in RB Leipzig vs PSG combined XI The gulf in financial resources during Paris Saint-Germain's quarter-final tie with Atalanta was well documented. It was reported Neymar's annual salary was more than Atalanta's entire wage bill for the year. In truth, there will be a gulf in resources, to some extent, no matter who PSG play. If a t...

Champions League team news and prediction: RB Leipzig vs PSG

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Champions League team news and prediction: RB Leipzig vs PSG Semi-final one of the 2019/20 Champions League will be contested between Bundesliga side RB Leizpig and Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain. Leipzig have reached this stage of the competition for the first time, while PSG are into the last four for the first time in 15 years. It's been long overdu...

Champions League semi-finalist preview: Remarkable rise of 11-year-old RB Leipzig

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Champions League semi-finalist preview: Remarkable rise of 11-year-old RB Leipzig In only their second ever Champions League campaign, crashing out in the group stages of their first back in 2017, RB Leipzig's qualification for the final four is mightily impressive, irregardless of any feeling towards how the club have gone about securing their rise. Indeed, to say that the club ...

Bayern dominate Champions League team of the round after Barcelona mauling

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Bayern dominate Champions League team of the round after Barcelona mauling A round of upsets, late drama and plenty of goals. The quarter-finals of the Champions League had it all as PSG, RB Leipzig, Bayern Munich and Lyon each booked their semi-final spot in the competition.Here, we take a look at the team of the round...GoalkeeperWho could've seen Lyon beating Manchester...

Aouar thrives as Lyon send Man City packing in Champions League upset

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Aouar thrives as Lyon send Man City packing in Champions League upset It was a fairly pedestrian start to Manchester City's meeting with Lyon to round off the quarter-final ties. Whereas Barcelona's eventual 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich saw two goals scored in the opening seven minutes on Friday night, it wasn't until the midway point of the first half that the deadlock ...