France24
| over 1 year ago
FC Nicosia and Olympique Lyonnais at the GSP Stadium in the Cypriot capital Nicosia on March 7. Nicosia defied all expectations to reach the last eight of the Champions League after eliminating Lyon 4-3 on penalties. FC Nicosia and Olympique Lyonnais...
BBC
| over 1 year ago
Apoel Nicosia win over Lyon 'unbelievable' Apoel Nicosia vice-president Theo Kyriakides says the size of his club's achievement in reaching the Champions League quarter-finals should not be under-estimated. The team reached the last eight by beating...
India Abroad
| over 1 year ago
All five strikes against a hapless Leverkusen, including brilliant dinked efforts with either foot, showcased the stunning skills honed in Barca's youth academy that have won him the World Player award for the past three years. "The important thing...
Taiwan News
| over 1 year ago
Messi became the first player to score five goals in a Champions League match as Barcelona thumped Leverkusen 7-1 at Camp Nou, sealing a 10-2 aggregate win in the last 16 and sending an ominous warning to its rivals with one of the competition's...
Sydney Morning Herald
| over 1 year ago
Brazilian midfielder Gustavo Manduca's ninth-minute goal had left the tie delicately poised at 1-1 on aggregate and the two sides remained inseparable after extra time. Goalkeeper Dionisis Chiotis then emerged as the hosts' hero after stopping spot...
International Herald Tribune
| over 1 year ago
Nicosia again ripped the Champions League record books to shreds and kicked off an island party by becoming the first Cypriot team to make the last eight of any European competition Wednesday. A 4-3 win on penalties over Olympique Lyon after a...
BBC
| over 1 year ago
Apoel Nicosia seal Champions League shoot-out win over Lyon Keeper Dionisios Chiotis ensured Apoel Nicosia's Champions League fairytale continued as the European minnows knocked out Lyon on penalties to book a place in the quarter-finals. The Cypriot...
Taiwan News
| over 1 year ago
Lionel Messi enhanced his status as the finest footballer of his generation, scoring a record five goals in Barcelona's 7-1 thrashing of Bayer Leverkusen to sweep the holders into the Champions League quarterfinals.
Taiwan News
| over 1 year ago
Nicosia extended its improbable run in the Champions League after a pair of saves from goalkeeper Dionisios Chiotis gave the Cypriot club a 4-3 penalty shootout victory over Lyon for a place in the quarterfinals...Mediterranean island to advance to...
France24
| over 1 year ago
Champions League football match between Apoel Nicosia and Olympique Lyonnais at the GSP Stadium in the Cypriot capital Nicosia. Apoel Nicosia beat Lyon 1-0 in their Champions League last 16, second leg tie on Wednesday for a 1-1 aggregate, sending...
