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Champions League Round of 16 Review

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Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City have good first leg scores to take to their second leg matches. Chelsea easily defeated Lille 2-0 at Stamford Bridge, Liverpool were 2-0 away victors over Inter, while Manchester all but assured their place in the quarters after brushing aside Sporting CP at their own backyard by 0-5.

Juventus, Paris Saint Germain and Bayern Munich will be given a run for their money in the second leg. Bayern earned a hard fought 1-1 draw against Salzburg and will fancy their chances in the second leg when they play at home. The same goes for Juventus after their 1-1 draw away to Villarreal. PSG defeated Real Madrid 1-0 but their fate will be decided when they visit Madrid in the second leg.

Manchester United and Ajax will need to take full advantage of home advantage when they take on Atletico Madrid and Benfica respectively in the second leg. United held Atletico to a 2-2 draw while Ajax earned a vital 1-1 draw.

Sporting CP and Inter will have to produce some magic if they will overturn their first leg scores.

Date & Time of Second Leg Fixtures (UEFA Champions League)

Tue. 8 March, 2022

Bayern Vs Salzburg

Liverpool Vs Inter

Wed. 9th March, 2022

Man. City Vs Sporting

Real Madrid Vs PSG

Tue. 15th March, 2022

Man. United Vs Atletico

Ajax Vs Benfica

Wed. 16th March, 2022

Juventus Vs Villarreal

Lille Vs Chelsea

Chelsea Win FIFA Club World Cup

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Chelsea Win Club World Cup

Chelsea have finally won the FIFA club world cup. They are now world champions. They achieved this feat after an extra time win against Brazilian South American Champions.

The game was always going to be a tough one for Chelsea against one of the best South American sides.

Chelsea were on top throughout the game. They had more possession but their problem was creating chances and taking them.

They finally got their reward in the 54th minute after a cross by Hudson- Odoi was headed in by Lukaku.

Palmeiras equalized in the 64th minute from a penalty after a hand ball in the Chelsea box.

However, deep in extra time, Chelsea went ahead after Havertz converted a penalty in the 117 mins to seal their first ever World cup win.

Chelsea , the European and SuperCup champions, are now World Champions.

Senegal Win Afcon 2021

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Senegal celebrates Afcon victory

Senegal defeated Egypt to win the African Cup of Nations 2021 edition. They performed this feat through penalties after playing football for 120 minutes with no goals.

Overall Senegal were the better side. They never relented on probing the Egyptian defense. They had several chances to score but didn’t take them. In the end the better team finally won. 

Congratulations to African champions Senegal on their first ever AFCON Title.

Cameroon Win Bronze in Afcon 2021

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Cameroon celebrate victory over Burkina Faso

Cameroon survived Burkina Faso scare to win 3rd place in Afcon 2021. As at the 67th minute it was Burkina Faso’s match to win as they were leading by 3-0. But Cameroon came back in superb fashion, levelling up 3-3 within 20 minutes including scoring 2 goals within 5 minutes. The game went straight into penalties after regular time and Cameroon triumphed 5-3 to claim Bronze.

 Burkina Faso had themselves to blame for the defensive and goalkeeping errors which led to those goals.

It was the same problem they had with Senegal when they lost 3-1.

For Cameroon it was a successful tournament even though they won’t lift the Afcon trophy this time around. Vincent Aboubakar is set to become the highest goal scorer 8 eight goals.

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Egypt Qualify for Final of Afcon 2021

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Cameroon vs Egypt

It was a tense and difficult match as expected but in the end, Egypt beat Cameroon on penalties to book a final with Senegal.

The game was goalless after 120 minutes of football but Egypt would have scored in the 117 minute when a low cross just flew across the Cameroon goal post without any Egyptian striker to tap the ball in.

Cameroon gave a very good account of themselves in the match. They also had their chances.

In the end the game was settled through a penalty shootout. Egypt won 3-1 on penalties.

Cameroon will now play Burkina Faso for the 3rd position.

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Senegal Qualify for Afcon Final

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Senegal celebrates

Senegal are through to the final of the African Cup of Nations (Afcon) 2021. They defeated Burkina Faso 3-1 to set a date against either Egypt or Cameroon. Senegal, who have never won the Afcon, have a very big chance to win it now. Senegal are the current top rated football team in Africa according to the latest FIFA rankings.

Burkina Faso’s very good run in the tournament came to an end in the semifinal. They gave a very good account of themselves but the Senegalese team was just too tough for them to handle. The first half of the match ended goalless with Senegal just edging it. Senegal were unrepentant with their fast attack on the Burkinabes defence. They were finally rewarded as the Burkina Faso defence made critical mistakes which led to all 3 goals Senegal scored.

Burkina Faso should be proud of themselves. They had a good tournament. They will have a chance to claim third place as they will play the loser of the match between Cameroon and Egypt.