It has been both the shortest and longest four years since Ellie Carpenter signed with Lyon. This weekend,she will play Barcelona for a third Champions League winner’s medal.
Spain could provide three of the final four in Europe’s top competition after Atletico Madrid and Barcelona accounted for Dortmund and PSG respectively.
The paper napkin became a makeshift contract at a meeting in December 2000 to assure the then 13-year-old’s father that Barcelona wanted him at the club.
A late double for Erling Haaland ensured the holders avoided a slip-up against Swiss club Young Boys but there were no such issues for the French giants,who hosted AC Milan.
Defending champions Manchester City also got their campaign off on the right foot but it was a mouth-watering Group F clash garnering most attention as Europe’s top competition returned.
Neither Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have anything left to prove - except perhaps to one another. Qatar 2022 will be their World Cup swansongs.
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg scored with the last kick of the game at Stade Velodrome for a goal that lifted the Premier League outfit to the top of Group D.
The former Bavarian goalscoring machine was left to rue missed opportunities against his former club,while a late winner did the job for Liverpool against Ajax.
Garang Kuol was the name on everybody’s lips at Accor Stadium on Wednesday night,with the 17-year-old earning rich praise from Xavi and Dwight Yorke.
On another night of what might have been for Australian football,the Spanish giants held off a strong challenge from their All-Star hosts.
It’s often asked what exhibition matches do for the local game in Australia. With Dani Alves off contract and in Sydney,can the A-League tempt the Barcelona superstar?