Champions League

Pressure has been mounting on Chelsea manager Graham Potter, but he finally got some relief with a big win over Dortmund in the Champions League.

ET](https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/78d4e01d-ff2d-4c18-b910-b1e30c79c016)). ET](https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/0b1a7486-01d7-4f8e-9f35-6d77063bf95a)). [Christian Pulisic](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/225607/Christian-Pulisic) made his first appearance for Chelsea since Jan. For every penalty with such a slow run up there is going to be encroachment by people running into the box by a yard or so, but that's the game. [Chelsea](/soccer/team?id=363) had scored more than once in a game. BVB midfielder Jude Bellingham on the penalty call, and then the penalty kick retake: "It is a yard or two away. [Kai Havertz](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/231182/Kai-Havertz) sealed a 2-1 aggregate win by converting a 53rd-minute penalty at the second attempt. We had a clear chance through Bellingham and only had a couple of counter-attacks to defend. But he will be hoping back-to-back wins for the first time since October will prove to be a long-awaited turning point. The spot kick was awarded after referee Danny Makkelle was sent to the monitor by VAR official Pol Van Boekel to review a handball by [Marius Wolf](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/207623/Marius-Wolf). Perhaps the most telling moment came when Havertz stepped up to try and convert his 53rd-minute penalty at the second attempt. Needing to overturn a 1-0 deficit from the first leg in Germany three weeks ago, Chelsea made a fast start but had to wait until [Raheem Sterling](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/156366/Raheem-Sterling)'s 43rd-minute strike to break the deadlock.

Bayern Munich vs PSG (agg 1-0), Wednesday, kick-off 8pm. It has been a good week for Kylian Mbappe, who broke the Paris Saint-Germain goalscoring record ...

As well as the goals, Musiala is second in the Bundesliga for assists this season. The rotations around Musiala often change, the formation too, but there is a zone that he has made his own. "With all the goals that he scored, it is not easy to find a player like that. Musiala had been the first of five Bayern Munich players to score that afternoon. That is not the only hoodoo Spurs are facing as they prepare to host AC Milan on Wednesday night. The Brazilian has been ruled out for the remainder of the season as he undergoes surgery on an ankle injury picked up in February.

The Portuguese team advanced 7-1 on aggregate following its 2-0 win in the first leg in Belgium.

It last advanced past the quarterfinals in 1990, when it eventually lost the final to AC Milan. Bjorn Meijer scored Brugge’s lone goal with a neat one-timer into the top corner in the 87th. Ramos added to the lead with close-range goals in first-half stoppage time and early after halftime. It entered the knockout stage in great form, enjoying a 12-game unbeaten run in all competitions with 10 win in those matches. Benfica continued its good run with a comfortable 5-1 win over Club Brugge on Tuesday to seal its spot in the quarterfinals of the Champions League for the second straight season. Brugge, making its debut in the knockout stage of the Champions League, plunged deeper into crisis under coach Scott Parker.

Few expected Benfica to make much of a run in the Champions League when it began its campaign in the third qualifying round in August.

It will find out its next opponent in the draw on March 17. Benfica has lost only once in 42 matches this season and is unbeaten in its 19 homes games. “No matter who is our next opponent, we will keep playing the same way.” Last season, Benfica was eliminated by eventual runner-up Liverpool in the last eight. Come the draw for the last eight next week, Benfica will not be considered one of the softer opponents. “At this stage of the Champions League there are always good opponents, we have to respect everyone,” Schmidt said.

Goncalo Ramos strikes to help Benfica achieve a 5-1 win. Read more at straitstimes.com.

What I am is fully committed in trying to turn this around, and that is what I will try to do.” AFP, REUTERS I am not in that position to understand it and you are asking probably the wrong person. “We will go game by game, first think about what is next in the Portuguese league on the weekend and winning it.

Raheem Sterling and Kai Havertz, with a twice-taken penalty, supply the goals. Read more at straitstimes.com.

“Big thanks to the supporters. You can feel that they are always dangerous.” REUTERS, AFP Chelsea have slumped to 10th place in the English Premier League, with their chances of reaching next season’s Champions League via a top-four finish all but gone, and the team were eliminated early in both of England’s knockout cup competitions. That turned a 1-0 deficit in the first leg in Germany into a ticket for the quarter-finals and kicked off celebrations that harked back to some of the Blues’ great nights in Europe’s top competition over the past 20 years. Chelsea fans, many of whom had booed him loudly as defeat followed defeat in recent weeks, cheered the team off the Stamford Bridge pitch after a goal by Raheem Sterling and a retaken penalty by Kai Havertz either side of half-time earned the team a 2-0 win on the night. LONDON – Chelsea manager Graham Potter looked like the most relieved man in London on Tuesday night, as he punched the air and blew kisses into the crowd after his struggling side’s 2-1 aggregate win over Borussia Dortmund in the last 16 of the Champions League.

LONDON : A first-half goal from Raheem Sterling and a controversial penalty by Kai Havertz overturned a first-leg deficit on Tuesday and propelled Chelsea ...

Havertz retook the kick and sent the ball the same way but this time it squeezed inside the post for a 53rd-minute strike. But in the 43rd minute Ben Chilwell crossed into the box and found England team mate Raheem Sterling. Early in the second half a Chilwell cross smacked into the outstretched hand of defender Marius Wolf and Dutch referee Danny Makkelie gave the penalty after being called to the VAR screen.Havertz hit the keeper's left hand post and play resumed for a few seconds until VAR alerted Makkelie that Dortmund players had encroached into the area.

Chelsea claimed an impressive European record after coming from behind to win 2-1 on aggregate against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Tuesday ...

Chelsea make history by progressing from a FIFTH Champions League knockout tie after losing the first leg... Chelsea also came from 3-1 behind to win 5-4 on aggregate against Napoli on the road to winning the tournament in 2012, with Branislav Ivanovic netting in extra-time at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea's first second-leg Champions League comeback came against Barcelona in 2005, as Eidur Gudjohnsen, Frank Lampard, Damien Duff and John Terry scored at Stamford Bridge to help overturn a 2-1 defeat in the first leg to win 5-4 on aggregate. The club have now progressed in five Champions League knockout ties after losing the first leg Graham Potter's side, who needed to overturn a 1-0 deficit at Stamford Bridge after losing away at Dortmund in the first leg last month, advanced to the quarter-finals thanks to goals from Raheem Sterling and Kai Havertz. The Blues are now one of only four teams to progress from five Champions League knockout ties after losing the first leg, joining the illustrious company of European giants

Ahead of Wednesday's (Mar. 8) match against Bayern Munich in the Champions League round of 16, France's PSG have no choice but to win.

During the other match of the evening, the north London club of Tottenham will go into the must-win second leg of the last-16 tie against Milan. In the 22 cases in which they won the first leg of a knockout duel in the Champions League, they failed to progress only on 2 occasions. "Regardless of the result, tomorrow we have to play better and more aggressively than we did during the first leg," Christophe Galtier said.

Champions League returns to action on Wednesday and experts think this is the end of the line for Lionel Messi and company.

Man of the Match pick: Rafael Leao - There are a lot of rumors about his potential Premier League move in the future and this is a great opportunity for him to shine on such a big stage. Antonio Conte's side need to score if they want to have chances to go to the next round but will also likely expose themselves defensively. I expect the Italian side to go through. This is going to be a big chance for him and Spurs will rely a lot on their club's top scorer against the Italian side. Antonio Conte's side are coming from a heavy defeat away against Wolves and need to react in the Champions League's second leg this Wednesday. Fikayo Tomori – Tottenham will definitely need to score soon during the match if they want to have chances to make it to the quarter finals of this season. Most likely to score a goal: Mbappe -- The opening leg only really came to life when Mbappe came on and his introduction transformed PSG. The only concern over Mendes might be his ability to go the full 90 and potentially beyond given his recent knock against Lille. Julian Nagelsmann's men really should have buried Galtier's side in Paris when they had the chance. The first leg was all about Mbappe and he only came on as a second half substitute before ripping into Bayern with the help of Nuno Mendes. Tuesday saw Chelsea turn things around and eliminate Borussia Dortmund while Benfica slammed the door shut against struggling Club Brugge. [Paramount+](https://www.paramountplus.com/?cbscidmt=sports&ftag=PPM-03-10aie0i)

Chelsea's Raheem Sterling (R) celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 2nd Leg match between Chelsea FC and ...

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The Champions League Round of 16 continues on Wednesday afternoon, as PSG faces Bayern Munich and Tottenham hosts Milan.

A first-half goal from Raheem Sterling and a controversial penalty by Kai Havertz overturned a first-leg deficit on Tuesday and propelled Chelsea into the ...

We wanted to progress and get into the last eight and it sets us up for the next few weeks." I tried to wait and look at the keeper and the second one was a bit easier." Early in the second half a Chilwell cross smacked into the outstretched hand of defender Marius Wolf and Dutch referee Danny Makkelie gave the penalty after being called to the VAR screen. "We have been through a tough period and this competition means a lot for us. "I was a bit nervous but I scored. "It was a massive performance," Sterling told BT Sport.

Get the latest as Bayern Munich host Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham face AC Milan in the Champions League for a place in the quarterfinals.

AC Milan progressed to the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time since 2012 as the Italian champions held out for a 0-0 draw at 10-man ...

I understand the fans don't have patience as for a long time Tottenham is not winning." "The situation is really clear. "Now we have to finish the season. "We need time and patience because we don't have a solid foundation to be competitive to win in my opinion. Conte's contract expires at the end of the season and he did little to quash speculation that he will leave at the end of the campaign. "We have to build and have patience.

'Just a mess': Superstar urged to 'leave' as PSG crash out; EPL giant's trophy pain: CL Wrap.

We love individuals within a team but that’s not a team and Kylian Mbappe has to leave that club.” It’s just brilliant because it tells you how important it is to be a team. AC Milan progressed to the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time since 2012 as the Italian champions held out for a 0-0 draw at 10-man Tottenham to win 1-0 on aggregate. It’s not a team, it’s just a mess. Five years out of seven they’ve gone out in the last-16. It is the second season running in which PSG have gone out of the Champions League in the last 16, and the fifth time in the last seven campaigns the Qatar-owned club have failed to go beyond the first knockout round.

LONDON : Seven-time winners AC Milan reached the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in 11 years as a disciplined display earned them a 0-0 ...

"We knew it would be tough, but we managed. Advertisement I asked the players to show character.

MUNICH : Bayern Munich forward Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting scored against his former club and Serge Gnabry added a late second as the Germans beat Paris St ...

If we want to improve we have to stick together." PSG attempted to bounce back instantly and had a Sergio Ramos header saved by Sommer two minutes after the goal. Advertisement

Choupo-Moting scores against his former club and Serge Gnabry adds a late second. Read more at straitstimes.com.

It’s a big disappointment but we have to swallow it.” In the end, we deserved to win.” “Then we concede a ridiculous goal.

LONDON (AP) — AC Milan advanced to the quarterfinals of the Champions League after holding 10-man Tottenham to a goalless draw on Wednesday.

Tottenham is now left to battle for a place in the Premier League top four, which would provide a route back into the Champions League. “For sure in our mind it was to put pressure on with intensity but in the first half we found it difficult offensively,” Conte said. “We felt a bit of pressure. Tottenham had gone into the game on the back of bruising losses to second-division Sheffield United in the FA Cup and Wolverhampton in the Premier League. We can do much better.” “I think we can do much better offensively.

While Milan can celebrate reaching the Champions League quarters for the first time since 2012, Tottenham are lamenting another lacklustre year.

[Premier League](/football/league/_/name/ENG.1) standings, they'll aim to stave off Liverpool and [Newcastle United](/football/team?id=361) for the final Champions League spot for next season. [Serie A](/football/league/_/name/ITA.1) title in 11 years. What matters for a coach is trying to work and raise the bar. Conte, on his future with the club: "I continue to work, I have a contract with Tottenham. This year we are struggling to raise the bar." [Liverpool](/football/team?id=364) -- but this is a club at a crossroads. There are wider issues which predate Conte, specifically a charge levelled by many at owners ENIC and chairman Daniel Levy that they have not invested sufficiently in the team to compete with their rivals. [following gallbladder surgery that kept him](/football/tottenham-hotspur-engtottenham/story/4895060/tottenhams-antonio-conte-to-return-on-touchline-after-doctors-blocked-quicker-comeback) in Italy for most of February. That League Cup victory in 2008 is a distant memory for so many Spurs supporters, who know their team plays in one of the world's best stadiums and trains at one of the finest centres around yet remains incapable of winning any silverware to show for it. president, Lehman Brothers hadn't gone bust and the first iPhone had been on sale for less than a year. Spurs have often been passive in their matches before rousing themselves in the second half and while there was a modicum of improvement here, the collective lack of urgency throughout was nothing short of staggering given the stakes in play. Spurs needed to overturn a 1-0 first-leg deficit but lost by that score on aggregate after an insipid display at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in which they mustered just two shots on target.

Paris Saint-Germain limply exited the Champions League to Bayern Munich and their display was met with criticism by BT Sport's pundits.

“There always seems to be trouble, you don’t hear that from Bayern Munich. “The difference between Bayern and PSG is how the club’s run. Champions League How to watch Bayern Munich v PSG in the Champions League Bayern beat PSG to reach Champions League quarter-finals

For the fifth time in seven years, PSG's expensively assembled squad has been knocked out in the Champions League last 16, this time by Bayern.

We had a lot of important absentees in the first game and in the second game. Had a golden chance to open the scoring for PSG in the first half, but he wasn't clinical enough with the empty goal gaping. In the end, we deserved to win" [Sadio Mane](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/169797/Sadio-Mané), who replaced Musiala as a late substitute, or [Leroy Sane](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/202641/Leroy-Sané). Yet he joined PSG in 2021 with the challenge of helping the French team finally win their first Champions League, and for the second successive season, he and PSG have gone out in the round of 16. Right now, though, only Musiala is looking like the kind of world-class player that Bayern used to have in abundance. The Bayern star dominated the midfield and his first-half shoulder charge on Messi summed up how he approached this game. This isn't a vintage Bayern team, but nobody will want to face them in the latter stages simply because they know how to win in this competition. This might just have been the game in which Messi saw his last chance of one more Champions League crown disappear forever. Bayern had to weather an early PSG storm before taking control of this game, but once Choupo-Moting put them ahead on 60 minutes, the tie was in the bag. In continental competition, all PSG's Qatari owners have to show for their mammoth investment in the club is one final appearance. PSG, who lost to Bayern in Lisbon, Portugal, in their only Champions League final appearance to date in 2020, crashed out 3-0 on aggregate after losing the first-leg 1-0 in Paris.

While Milan can celebrate reaching the Champions League quarters for the first time since 2012, Tottenham are lamenting another lacklustre year.

[Premier League](/soccer/league/_/name/ENG.1) standings, they'll aim to stave off Liverpool and [Newcastle United](/soccer/team?id=361) for the final Champions League spot for next season. [Serie A](/soccer/league/_/name/ITA.1) title in 11 years. What matters for a coach is trying to work and raise the bar. Conte, on his future with the club: "I continue to work, I have a contract with Tottenham. Some booed at half-time, more dissented as Conte changed [Dejan Kulusevski](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/272695/Dejan-Kulusevski) for [Davinson Sanchez](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/197105/Davinson-Sánchez) late on but the majority made their anger known at the final whistle. [Liverpool](/soccer/team?id=364) -- but this is a club at a crossroads. There are wider issues which predate Conte, specifically a charge levelled by many at owners ENIC and chairman Daniel Levy that they have not invested sufficiently in the team to compete with their rivals. [following gallbladder surgery that kept him](/soccer/tottenham-hotspur-engtottenham/story/4895060/tottenhams-antonio-conte-to-return-on-touchline-after-doctors-blocked-quicker-comeback) in Italy for most of February. That League Cup victory in 2008 is a distant memory for so many Spurs supporters, who know their team plays in one of the world's best stadiums and trains at one of the finest centres around yet remains incapable of winning any silverware to show for it. president, Lehman Brothers hadn't gone bust and the first iPhone had been on sale for less than a year. Spurs have often been passive in their matches before rousing themselves in the second half and while there was a modicum of improvement here, the collective lack of urgency throughout was nothing short of staggering given the stakes in play. Spurs needed to overturn a 1-0 first-leg deficit but lost by that score on aggregate after an insipid display at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in which they mustered just two shots on target.

LONDON - AC Milan progressed to the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time since 2012 as the Italian champions held out for a 0-0 draw at ...

Conte was unable to provoke a response at the break as Spurs needed stand-in goalkeeper Fraser Forster to keep them in the tie. Antonio Conte’s return to the touchline failed to inspire a response from his side as Tottenham were toothless in attack and had to play the final 12 minutes a man down as Cristian Romero was sent off for two bookable offences. LONDON - AC Milan progressed to the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time since 2012 as the Italian champions held out for a 0-0 draw at 10-man Tottenham to win 1-0 on aggregate.

AC Milan can dare to dream about going all the way in the Champions League, coach Stefano Pioli said on Wednesday after his side knocked out Tottenham ...

"It is wonderful to play in the Champions League, gratifying and important for Milan. "We’ll be paired with a great opponent, but Tottenham are a big team too and we can always have our say. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story

Former Liverpool winger Steve McManaman said on BT Sport: "PSG aren't going to get any better next year. "Lionel Messi will be a year older, Sergio Ramos ...

"I wouldn't expect him to be here at the start of the next season." "The next few days are going to be crucial. "Tuchel was the closest but came up short. "He hasn't won the Champions League but he is only 24 so this is not an obsession for him. The 35-year-old Argentina captain is thought to be interested in staying but has not signed a new deal yet. The young French players scattered around Europe could be doing what these lads are doing for a quarter of the cost with an identity the fans connect with." I don't think he is good enough for this level anymore." Former Bayern midfielder Hargreaves said: "PSG should rip the whole project up and start from scratch. But the Champions League was the owners' dream and looks no closer to fruition. Over the last four years they've gone out in good positions and it's left a mark on their psyche as a club. It ultimately looks like it's going to be a failure," said former Chelsea playmaker Joe Cole on BT Sport. If we'd scored first, it would have been different, but we didn't."

For the fifth time in seven years, PSG's expensively assembled squad has been knocked out in the Champions League last 16, this time by Bayern.

We had a lot of important absentees in the first game and in the second game. Had a golden chance to open the scoring for PSG in the first half, but he wasn't clinical enough with the empty goal gaping. In the end, we deserved to win" [Sadio Mane](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/169797/Sadio-Mané), who replaced Musiala as a late substitute, or [Leroy Sane](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/202641/Leroy-Sané). Yet he joined PSG in 2021 with the challenge of helping the French team finally win their first Champions League, and for the second successive season, he and PSG have gone out in the round of 16. Right now, though, only Musiala is looking like the kind of world-class player that Bayern used to have in abundance. The Bayern star dominated the midfield and his first-half shoulder charge on Messi summed up how he approached this game. This isn't a vintage Bayern team, but nobody will want to face them in the latter stages simply because they know how to win in this competition. This might just have been the game in which Messi saw his last chance of one more Champions League crown disappear forever. Bayern had to weather an early PSG storm before taking control of this game, but once Choupo-Moting put them ahead on 60 minutes, the tie was in the bag. In continental competition, all PSG's Qatari owners have to show for their mammoth investment in the club is one final appearance. PSG, who lost to Bayern in Lisbon, Portugal, in their only Champions League final appearance to date in 2020, crashed out 3-0 on aggregate after losing the first-leg 1-0 in Paris.

Antonio Conte's dismal record in the Champions League continued as his Tottenham Hotspur side exited the competition in the last 16 after a dreary 0-0 draw ...

"I'm really sorry for the fans but we cannot invent the win. "We can't make a miracle and I can understand the fans losing patience because for a long time Tottenham have not won anything," he said. "We played in the Europa Conference League last year and weren't able to get out of the group stages. Now we took a step forward but it is not enough and if we want to be competitive," he said. This year we are struggling to raise the bar." What matters for a coach is trying to work and raise the bar.

LONDON, March 8 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan progressed to the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals for the first time since 2011-2012 after a 0-0 draw with 10-man ...

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