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Irish Daily Mirror
30-04-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
What time and TV channel is Barcelona v Inter on today in the Champions League?
Barcelona and Inter meet tonight in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final in an intriguing match up. Inter are no strangers to this stage of the competition, having made the final back in 2023. Fans of Barcelona were spoiled during the 2010s with the team's competitiveness but they have not lifted the Champions League trophy since 2015. But the Catalan side look like a real force under Hansi Flick with star wingers Raphina and Lamine Yamal leading the way. Here is everything you need to know about the game. The game takes place at Camp Nou in Barcelona. The game kicks off at 8pm. The game will be broadcast live in Ireland on RTE Two and can be streamed on the RTE Player. Barcelona 6/10 Draw 3/1 Inter 4/1
Metro
29-04-2025
- Sport
- Metro
Inter can stun Barcelona in tense Champions League semi-final
Barcelona are a football club that oozes class, heading for a 28th LaLiga title they have just beaten rivals Real Madrid to win the Copa del Rey for a 32nd time and they are bidding to lift a sixth European Cup. The bookies have them chalked up as overwhelming Champions League favourites at a best price of 2/1 with Ladbrokes, Coral, William Hill and many more outlets and it is going to take something special to stop them lifting the trophy in Munich. Unfortunately for the Catalan club there is another class act standing in their way in the semi-finals in the form of Inter Milan, who also boast a rich history having won 20 Serie A titles and are in the running for a further success, with three European Cups to their credit and a close call against Manchester City in the final a couple of years ago. It's a clash of cultures with Barca scoring goals for fun, averaging three a game in the jewel of European football's crown and Inter shutting up shop with a rock-solid defence which loves a clean sheet. Inter have kept eight clean sheets in this season's tournament, conceding just five goals, so Barca are going to have their work cut out to breach the most disciplined of rearguards. Inter have an older squad than their hosts but that experience is the key to their remarkable achievements and last term's Italian champions are in the mood for further glory. Against the odds, they won 2-1 in the first leg of their quarter-final tussle against Bayern Munich in Germany before drawing 2-2 at the San Siro and they can silence the Olympic Stadium even though they have lost their three domestic games since then without scoring a goal. Inter can raise their game and pull off another superb result before completing the job on home soil to face either Arsenal or Paris Saint-Germain in the glittering climax to the 2024/25 season. The draw is 10/3 with bet365, Bet Victor and BetGoodwin, 1-1 is 15/2 with Betfred and StarSports and under 2.5 goals is 7/5 with Paddy Power. More Trending Meanwhile, Raphina is 9/5 with Paddy Power and Betfair to score for Barca and Lautaro Martinez is 14/5 with Unibet and BetMGM to do so for Inter. • Mirra Andreeva is a rising star in tennis and she can write another impressive entry in her CV by beating Coco Gauff at the Madrid Open at 4/5 with SpreadEx and Sporting Index. • Scottie Scheffler still hasn't won a title in eight attempts since the turn of the year but should finally prevail at 14/5 with Betfred at this week's CJ Byron Nelson having finished tied-second, fourth and tied-eighth against stronger fields in his last three appearances. Taylor Pendrith is 22/1 with Ladbrokes and Coral and our other each-ways are Stephan Jaeger at 30/1 and Jake Knapp 35/1 both with the same firms. MORE: Arsene Wenger rates Arsenal's chances of beating PSG to Champions League final spot MORE: Sachin Tendulkar sends message to Vaibhav Suryavanshi after 14-year-old smashes IPL century MORE: Real Madrid make first approach to sign £27m Arsenal star
Forbes
21-03-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
Brazil Defeats Colombia In Epic South American World Cup Qualifier
Vinicius Junior of Brazil celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the FIFA World Cup ... More 2026 Qualifiers match between Brazil and Colombia at Arena BRB Mane Garrincha. (Photo credit should read Rebeca Schumacker / GocherImagery/Future Publishing via Getty Images) South American World Cup qualifying has returned for the first time since November 2024 and Brazil has moved into second place in the table after a hard fought victory at home to Colombia. Raphina's exquisite pass cut the Colombian defence into pieces after just two minutes of the game. Vinicius Junior latched onto the ball and was hauled down in the box by Crystal Palace's Daniel Muñoz. Raphina then stepped up to take the penalty that his wonderful pass helped to create, and made absolutely no mistake. 1-0 to the hosts. Raphinha of Brazil celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the South American FIFA ... More World Cup 2026 Qualifier match between Brazil and Colombia at Mane Garrincha Stadium on March 20, 2025 in Brasilia, Brazil. (Photo by Andre Ricardo/Sports) Brazil had the best of the first period up until the 40 minute mark. Flamengo midfielder Gerson had to be subbed off after an injury and he was replaced by Joelinton; who looked like he was still hungover from Newcastle's League Cup celebrations on Sunday. The big midfielder was off the pace in the first half and got caught out multiple times in the middle of the park. Sadly for the Newcastle player one of those errors came on the edge of his own box. James Rodríguez then slipped in Liverpool forward Luis Díaz, and the winger cut in from the left of the box to slot the ball into the far post and make the game 1-1. Díaz's strike couldn't be stopped by club companion Alisson Becker and Colombia dominated the end of the first half. Luis Diaz of Colombia celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 ... More Qualifier match between Brazil and Colombia at Mane Garrincha Stadium on March 20, 2025 in Brasilia, Brazil. (Photo by Adalberto Marques/Eurasia) Moments later flicks and tricks at the back saw Colombia break out and fly forward on the counter-attack, slicing through Brazil in a complete role-reversal to the start of the game, almost making it 2-1 at the end of the half. The pace and intensity of the match was one we have come to expect of any high-profile South American fixture. Drama, as always, was also in the air. Moments before half-time Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhães was shown a yellow card for a hefty elbow on James Rodríguez. Minutes into the second half both teams could have scored in the space of 10 seconds as big tackles and even bigger saves meant that the end-to-end action would stay at 1-1 for a little while longer. The pace and power of both sides going forward was outstanding and any possible opponent at next summer's FIFA 2026 World Cup should be very wary of the threat coming from South America. Constant 50-50 battles across the pitch only added to the fervour of this fixture. Vinicius Junior should have put Brazil 2-1 up 18 minutes into the second period after some wonderful set-up play by Wolves' forward Matheus Cunha. Vini looked to cut the ball back instead of shoot when the goal was gaping. Openings kept coming for both teams and a third goal seemed like it was only a matter of time away. Colombia's forward #19 Rafael Santos Borre, Brazil's forward #07 Vinicius Jr and Colombia's ... More midfielder #06 Richard Rios fight for the ball next to Colombia's midfielder #16 Jefferson Lerma during the 2026 FIFA World Cup South American qualifiers football match between Brazil and Colombia, at the Mane Garrincha stadium in Brasilia, on March 20, 2025. (Photo by EVARISTO SA / AFP) (Photo by EVARISTO SA/AFP via Getty Images) Then, a nasty clash of heads between Liverpool and Brazil star Alisson and Colmbia defender Davinson Sánchez left the centre-back temporarily unconscious and the keeper badly bruised. Both players were badly affected by the knock and left the field of play after a long delay. A late surge of substitutions and persistent fouling might have seen the game finish 1-1, but then 10 minutes of stoppage time were added and the tale was set for another twist. 8 minutes later Vini Jr cut inside from the left to let a long-range effort fly. The ball deflected into the back of the net and the home crowd exploded. Eventually, Brazil's dynamic front line had found a second goal, even if it took a little bit of luck. 'Wonderkids' Endrick and Estêvão rushed from the bench to celebrate with the team that also included players as talented as Manchester City's Savinho. The future is bright for the five-time World Cup winners. Brazil held on to win 2-1 and now face a trip to Argentina for a Tuesday night showdown against the current World champions. Colombia competed well and are still well on track to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. Vinicius Junior of Brazil applauds the fans after winning the South American FIFA World Cup 2026 ... More Qualifier match between Brazil and Colombia at Mane Garrincha Stadium on March 20, 2025 in Brasilia, Brazil. (Photo by)
