SOCCER - CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
2016/17
Group C - Celtic (0) @ (7) Barcelona - At the Nou Camp in Barcelona, the home team inflicted on Celtic their heaviest ever European defeat. Barcelona led 2-0 at the half then poured on the pressure in the 2nd half to score 3 goals in 10 minutes to end the game as a contest. The goals came from Lionel Messi (3), his sixth Champions League hat-trick, Neymar, Andres Iniesta and Luis Suarez (2) (10, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Rae/Sutton, PAL)
Group C - Manchester City (0) @ (4) Barcelona - The battle between the top 2 teams in the group went the way of the hosts as Barcelona used a big 2nd half to win the game. Barcelona led 1-0 at the half but the game changed when City goalkeeper Claudio Bravo was sent off in the 53rd minute. Barcelona capitalised with 3 more goals and even survived having a player of their own sent off in the 73rd minute. The Barcelona goals came from Lionel Messi (3) and Neymar (9, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Fletcher/McManaman, PAL)Group C - Barcelona (1) @ (3) Manchester City - City finally broke their Barcelona hex with their 1st win in 6 attempts against the Spanish giants. Barcelona took the 1st half lead with Lionel Messi scoring his 90th Champions League goal. But City equalised before the break then used a high-pressing game in the 2nd half to force Barcelona into several errors that City capitalised on with 2 more goals. The City goal-scorers were Ilkay Gundogan (2) and Kevin de Bruyne (10, 2nd Half only, 1 Disc, BT Sport - Fletcher/Hargreaves, PAL)
Group G - Leicester City (3) @ (0) Bruges - Leicester City celebrated the first Champions League match in their history with a comfortable win in Belgium. After a shaky start, Leicester took control and goals from Marc Albrighton and Riyad Mahrez (2) gave the Foxes a win that moved them to the top of their group (10, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Darke/Savage, PAL)
Group G - Porto (0) @ (1) Leicester City - Leicester City celebrated the first ever home Champions League match with a tight win at the King Power Stadium. The Foxes took the lead with a 25th minute goal from Islam Slimani then held on in the 2nd half as Porto but pressure on the Leicester Defense. With the win, Leicester stayed top of their group (9, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Darke/Hargreaves, PAL)
Group G - Copenhagen (0) @ (1) Leicester City - Leicester continued their unbeaten run in the group with a home win against the other unbeaten team in the group. The game was settled by a Riyad Mahrez goal in the 1st half but Leicester also needed a sensational one-handed save by goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel in the final minutes to seal the win (10, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Drury/Savage, PAL)
Last 16, 1st Leg - Napoli (1) @ (3) Real Madrid - Real Madrid took an important lead in the tie, surviving a quick start by the visitors in Madrid. Napoli took the lead in the 9th minute with an outrageous 30 yard goal from Lorenzo Insigne but the hosts re-grouped to score 3 unanswered goals to give themselves a chance of progressing to the next round. The Real Madrid goals came from Karim Benzema, Toni Kroos and a briliant volley from Casemiro (10, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Drury/Sutton, PAL)
Last 16, 2nd Leg - Real Madrid (3) @ (1) Napoli - Real Madrid booked their place in the next round with a hard-fought win in Naples. As happened in the 1st leg, Napoli took a 1st half lead with a goal from Dries Mehrtens, but Real Madrid scored 3 unanswered goals in the 2nd half to wrap up the tie and go through 6-2 on aggregate. The Real Madrid goals came from Sergio Ramos, Alvaro Morata and an Own Goal (10, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Drury/Sutton, PAL)
Last 16, 1st Leg - Barcelona (0) @ (4) Paris St.Germain - In a sensational game at the Stade Francais, PSG routed Barcelona and inflicted on them their equal-worst Champions League loss. PSG controlled the game and capitalised on their chances with goals from Angel di Maria (2), Julian Draxler and Edinson Cavani. PSG had a remarkable 10 shots on target to only 1 for Barcelona (10, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Darke/McManaman, PAL)
Last 16, 2nd Leg - Paris St.Germain (1) @ (6) Barcelona - In arguably the greatest Champions League game ever, Barcelona overturned a 4-0 deficit from the 1st leg to progress to the Quarter Finals. The Spanish champions were 5-3 down on aggregate in the 88th minute, but scored three goals in the final seven minutes including the game-winner with the final kick of the match. The Barcelona goals came from Luis Suárez, an own goal, Lionel Messi, Neymar (2) and Sergi Roberto. The PSG goal came from Edinson Cavani (3 versions : 9, 48 minutes hi-lites, 1 Disc, BT Sport - Darke/McManaman, PAL / 8, Full Game - Slight pixellation, 1 Disc, BT Sport - Darke/McManaman, PAL / 9, Full Game - A couple of moments in each half with picture break-up due to bad weather, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Darke/McManaman, PAL)
Last 16, 1st Leg - Monaco (3) @ (5) Manchester City - Both teams put on a show of attacking football at the Etihad Stadium, and it was City that won out, taking a 2 goal advantage into the 2nd Leg. City came back from 3-2 deficit after 61 minutes with 3 unanswered goals to stun the French side. The City goals came from Raheem Sterling, Sergio Aguero (2), John Stones and Leroy Sané. The Monaco goals came from Radamel Falcao (2) and Kylian Mbappe (3 versions : 9, 48 minutes hi-lites, 1 Disc, BT Sport - Fletcher/McManaman, PAL / 8, Full Game - Slight pixellation, 1 Disc, BT Sport - Fletcher/McManaman, PAL / 9, Full Game - A couple of moments in each half with picture break-up due to bad weather, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Fletcher/McManaman, PAL)
Last 16, 2nd Leg - Manchester City (1) @ (3) Monaco - Monaco over-turned a 5-3 deficit from the 1st leg to book their place in the Quarter Finals. Monaco dominated the 1st half and goals from Kylian Mbappe and Fabinho put Monaco in front on aggregate . City changed formation in the 2nd half and re-took the lead in the 71st minute with a goal from Leroy Sané but their defense couldn't keep Monaco out and in the 77th minute Tiemoue Bakayoko scored what turned out to be the game-winner, with the tie finishing 6-6 on aggregate and Monaco going through on away goals (9, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Fletcher/McManaman, PAL)
Last 16, 1st Leg - Leicester City (1) @ (2) Sevilla - Leicester escaped from Seville with an away goal to give themselves a chance in the 2nd Leg. Seville dominated the game, holding an advantage in possession (73% to 27%) and in shots (22 to 7), but Seville paid for poor finishing when Leicester scored with a goal from Jamie Vardy in the 73rd minute to give the visitors hope for the 2nd leg. Seville also had a penalty saved. The Seville goals came from Pablo Sarabia and Joaquin Correa. The day after the game, Leicester sacked manager Claudio Ranieri (7, Quite bad intermittent picture break-up due to bad weather, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Drury/Savage, PAL)
Last 16, 2nd Leg - Sevilla (0) @ (2) Leicester City - In a sensational game at the King Power Stadium, Leicester over-turned a 1st leg deficit to beat favoured Sevilla and advance to the Quarter Finals for the first time ever. A 1st half goal from captain Wes Morgan gave them the aggregate lead on away goals and a 2nd half goal from Marc Albrighton gave them a cushion that meant a Sevilla goal would only force extra-time. Sevilla pushed for the goal but once again Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel proved the hero, pulling off a couple of saves and also saving a late penalty. Sevilla ended the game with 10 men after having Samir Nasri and coach Jorge Sampaoli sent off (10, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Darke/Savage, PAL)
Quarter Final, 1st Leg - Barcelona (0) @ (3) Juventus - Juventus completely shut-down the high-scoring Catalans and took a big lead into the 2nd leg. Juve pressed in Defense and took their chances in attack to go 2-0 up after 22 minutes. Barcelona couldn't find the breakthrough and Juventus secured the win with a 3rd goal after 55 minutes. The Juventus goals came from Paulo Dybala (2) and Giorgio Chiellini. Coverage includes 5 minutes of hi-lites of the 2nd leg (7, Quite bad intermittent picture break-up due to bad weather, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Darke/McManaman, PAL)
Quarter Final, 1st Leg - Real Madrid (2) @ (1) Bayern Munich - In a shootout between the top teams in the Bundesliga and La Liga, it was the Spaniards who fought back from a goal down to take a decisive lead in the tie. Bayern started the better and dominated the 1st half, taking a 1-0 lead in at the half. But Real Madrid equalised early in the 2nd half and when Bayern had a man sent off, the Spaniards took the lead and dominated the rest of the game. The Real Madrid goals came from Cristiano Ronaldo (2). The Bayern Munich goal came from Arturo Vidal (9, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Drury/Hargreaves, PAL)
Quarter Final, 2nd Leg - Bayern Munich (2) @ (4) Real Madrid - In a sensational game at the Bernabeu, Real Madrid finally shook off the Germans in extra-time to book a place in the Semi-Final. Down 2-1 after the 1st leg, Bayern fought back to level the scores on aggregate in the 77th minute. The game went into extra-time where Real Madrid scored 3 goals in 8 minutes to seal the win. The star of the show was Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo who scored 3 goals, making him the 1st person to score 100 Champions League goals. The other Real Madrid goal came from Marco Asensio. The Bayern Munich goals came from Robert Lewandowski and an own goal (10, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Drury/McManaman, PAL)
Quarter Final, 1st Leg - Monaco (3) @ (2) Borussia Dortmund - Live coverage of the pre-game of the game that was abandoned when a bomb blast went off next to the Dortmund team bus as the players were leaving their hotel. Also includes ITV (11 minutes) and BT Sport (7 minutes) hi-lites of the re-scheduled game from the following day (10, 52 minutes, 1 Disc, BT Sport, PAL)
Quarter Final, 2nd Leg - Borussia Dortmund (1) @ (3) Monaco - Monaco continued their fairy-tale run in the competition with a comprehensive 6-3 aggregate win over the Germans. Monaco were at their explosive best in the 2nd leg and 2 goals in the opening 17 minutes effectively ended the tie. Dortmund pulled a goal back in the 2nd half but an 81st minute 3rd goal finished off the Germans and sealed the win. The Monaco goals came from Kylian Mbappe, Radamel Falcao and Valere Germain. The Dortmund goal came from Marco Reus (10, 2 Discs, BT Sport - , PAL)
Quarter Final, 2nd Leg - Atletico Madrid (1) @ (1) Leicester City - Leicester City's Champions League adventure ended at the King Power Stadium, as Atletico used an away goal to win the tie 2-1 on aggregate. Atletico took the initiative in the 1st half and led 1-0 at the break. Leicester needed 3 goals to win the tie and pushed hard in the 2nd half but could only score the 1 goal. Atletico defended well and held on for the win. The Atletico goal came from Saul Niguez. The Leicester goal came from Jamie Vardy (10, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Fletcher/Savage, PAL)
Semi-Final, 1st Leg - Atletico Madrid (0) @ (3) Real Madrid - In the Madrid derby, Real edged closer to their 3rd final in 4 years with a comprehensive win at the Bernabeu. Cristiano Ronaldo scored all 3 goals for the home side while the team also restricted Atletico to only 1 shot on target in the game (10, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Fletcher/Hargreaves, PAL)
Semi-Final, 2nd Leg - Real Madrid (1) @ (2) Atletico Madrid - In the final game at Atletico's Vicente Calderon stadium, the home-side beat their big rivals but Real Madrid still won the tie with a 4-2 aggregate win. With the win, Real Madrid booked their place in their 2nd straight Champions League final. Atletico looked to be on course for a big comeback with 2 goals in 4 minutes in the 1st half but a Real Madrid goal just before half-time left the home side needing 3 goals to win the tie and Real Madrid defended well in the 2nd half to see out the game. The Atletico goals came from Saul Niguez and Antoine Griezmann. The Real Madrid goal came from Isco (9, A couple of moments in each half with picture break-up due to transmission issues, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Fletcher/Hargreaves, PAL)
Semi-Final, 1st Leg - Juventus (2) @ (0) Monaco - Juventus put one foot in their 2nd Champions League final in three seasons with a strong game against high-scoring Monaco. The visitors made the most of their chances and a goal in each half from Gonzalo Higuain did the damage and gave Juventus a healthy lead for the 2nd leg (10, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Darke/McManaman, PAL)
Semi-Final, 2nd Leg - Monaco (1) @ (2) Juventus - Italian champions Juventus booked a place in their second Champions League final in three seasons with a comfortable 4-1 aggregate win over Monaco. Juventus ended any chance of a comeback by Monaco by scoring 2 goals in the 1st half from Mario Mandzukic and Dani Alves. Monaco scored a consolation goal in the 2nd half from Kylian Mbappe but Juventus comfortably saw out the game for the win (9, A couple of moments in each half with picture break-up due to transmission issues, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Darke/McManaman, PAL)
Final - Juventus (1) v (4) Real Madrid - Real Madrid claimed their 12th European Cup with a strong win in Cardiff. With the win Real Madrid became the 1st team to ever win back-to-back titles. Despite early pressure from the Italians, Real Madrid scored first only for Juventus to equalise and send both teams in at the break level. The 2nd half belonged to Real Madrid, as they pressed the Italians and took their chances when they arrived. 2 goals in a 3 minute spell gave the Spanish an unassailable lead and they sealed the win with a 4th goal in injury time. The Real Madrid goals came from Cristiano Ronaldo (2), Casemiro and Marco Asensio. The Juventus goal came from Mario Mandzukic, an awesome overhead kick from the edge of the penalty area. Disc 1 is a 1 hour 10 minute preview of the Final. Discs 2 and 3 are the game (10, 3 Discs, BT Sport - Fletcher/McManaman, PAL)