Champions League prizes for the alternate group stage
After the group stage, the Champions League has been suspended for a further three months.
We won't see any Champions League action again until the middle of February after a hectic and contentious opening round of the competition. Sad expression.
Champions League prizes for the alternate group stage
After the group stage, the Champions League has been suspended for a further three months.
We won't see any Champions League action again until the middle of February after a hectic and contentious opening round of the competition. Sad expression.
The group stage included a fair share of goalkeeping gaffes for what is supposedly the best club competition on earth.
The outside contenders for the worst miss prize included Darwin Nunez and Alfredo Morelos, but Danylo Sikan of Shakhtar Donetsk came out on top.
Sikan had the chance to put his team ahead 2-1 at Celtic by putting the ball into an empty net, but he managed to miss the opportunity despite having the goal at his disposal.
He made a terrible touch that veered off course and out of bounds. To put the chance on a platter would not be fair.
The Ukrainian attacker committed a costly mistake since, had he scored, Shakhtar might have advanced from their group and into the knockout stages. The Europa League is what lies ahead.
Carrasco, confusion, and controversy
The game's conclusion between Atletico Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen, which featured a penalty awarded after the whistle blew, a rebound from a missed penalty kick hitting the post, and beautiful celebrations from the defensive team, will undoubtedly live long in the mind.
Until the disputed penalty was controversially awarded for handball after the final whistle, Atletico was eliminated from the Champions League. The moment it was taken, they were still outside.
In the 98th minute of a crazy game, Yannick Carasco had the opportunity to keep Atletico's hopes of qualifying alive.
When the ball was finally cleared off the line at the third try after Saul Niguez's headed follow-up hit the crossbar, the Leverkusen defenders celebrated wildly. absolute and total crazy
One red balloon, one peculiar party
When it came to parties, we believed we had seen it all. Masks taken out of socks, beautifully coordinated dances, and even performers eating or drinking things presented to them by the audience have all been witnessed.
Step forward Christopher Nkunku, who will join the long list of strange goal-scoring celebrations and receive our prize for finest celebration.
After scoring the game's first goal for RB Leipzig against Shakhtar, Nkunku pulled a balloon out of his sock, inflated it (because, why not? ), and held it between his teeth while it flapped in the breeze.
Which is a great touch, it appears to have been a dedication to his two-year-old son.
Maccabi mowing Juve of Max
In spite of playing much lesser teams than Max Allegri's Juventus during that time, Maccabi Haifa had not triumphed in a Champions League game in 20 years.
On a dreadful and embarrassing night for the struggling Serie A team, Omer Atzili scored twice in the first half.
As a result of the shocking outcome, there was a veritable pile-on on social media and in the Italian press, which denounced their performance as "shameful."
It would have been preferable for Juve's players—and Allegri himself—to keep their phones off even after they returned to Italy. They beat over Liverpool's horror against Napoli to win the prized (not) worst performance of the group stage accolade thanks to their performance.
Conte was visibly upset.
Whatever your opinion on VAR, it can occasionally provide for a funny moment for supporters of teams who find themselves on the receiving end of one of the numerous errors that its operators make.
Harry Kane's last-second goal in Tottenham's draw with Sporting Lisbon was disallowed for the slightest of offsides. Spurs supporters were not amused.
Naturally, Antonio Conte, the boss, was furious as well. The change in the Italian's demeanor in such a short period of time was striking. The Italian had wildly celebrated Kane's "goal" only for it to be chalked off.
Conte was forced to watch on as a mere spectator in their pivotal decider away at Marseille on Tuesday because he received a red card for his misdeeds. That disappointment won't likely be lessened by receiving our manager breakdown award, but he may take it anyhow.
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