76ers beat Heat in play-in to earn No. 7 seed

Joel Embiid confirmed why Philadelphia at all times has a shot at a protracted postseason run so long as he is within the lineup.

Embiid had 23 factors, 15 rebounds and one enormous help to Kelly Oubre Jr. on a go-ahead three-point play that led the 76ers to a 105-104 win over the Miami Warmth within the Japanese Convention play-in event on Wednesday evening.

The 76ers earned the No. 7 seed and superior to play the second-seeded New York Knicks within the opening spherical of the Japanese Convention playoffs. Sport 1 is Saturday at Madison Sq. Backyard.

The Warmth — who went from the play-in tourney to the NBA Finals a yr in the past — play the winner of the evening’s late play-in sport between Chicago and Atlanta on Friday evening, with the winner getting the No. 8 seed.

Embiid exploded out of a quiet sport late within the fourth and carried the Sixers again from 14 down within the second half. Embiid, who missed 43 video games this season, was a non-factor as Nicolas Batum and Buddy Hield improbably sparked the 76ers within the second half. Batum had 20 factors.

However when the Sixers wanted massive buckets, who else was there however their massive man?

Embiid buried a go-ahead 3-pointer from the highest of the arc with 2;33 left within the sport for a 93-91 lead that despatched a crowd — that had about booed the Sixers out of the constructing on the half — right into a frenzy. After the Sixers blew that lead, Embiid once more was clutch with a three-point play for a 96-94 lead.

With the sport tied 96-all, Miami’s Tyler Herro was whistled for a backcourt violation. Embiid slipped the ball to Oubre beneath the basket for the bucket, the free throw and a 99-96 lead they might not surrender.

The 76ers performed this one prefer it was Sport 7 — and with good purpose. They like their probabilities in opposition to the upstart Knicks slightly than enjoying for the No. 8 seed a date with the NBA’s greatest, the Boston Celtics.

That is what Miami faces if it will possibly get out of Friday’s sport and make the playoffs beneath this format for the second straight season.

Herro — who hit a 3 on the horn to make it the ultimate rating — completed with 25 factors and Jimmy Butler had 19.

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Kimmich heads Bayern Munich past Arsenal and into Champions League semifinals

MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich may but crown a disappointing season with the Champions League title. Arsenal faces the prospect of ending a promising season with no trophy.

Joshua Kimmich’s header powered Bayern to a 1-0 win over Arsenal on Wednesday to achieve the Champions League semifinals with a 3-2 victory on mixture.

With the rating at 2-2 from the primary leg in London, Kimmich’s header off Raphael Guerreiro’s pinpoint cross put Bayern forward within the 63rd minute as Bayern largely neutralized the English workforce’s assault.

Arsenal’s gamers have been “gutted,” supervisor Mikel Arteta advised broadcaster TNT Sports activities. “I can not discover the best phrases to raise them.”

Bayern stored alive its hopes of ending the season with a trophy three days after Bayer Leverkusen ended Bayern’s 11-year reign as German champion. Striker Harry Kane — who spoke Tuesday of being motivated by his launch from Arsenal as a youth participant — takes a step nearer to what could be the primary trophy of his profession.

Tuchel stated it meant “actually loads” to beat Arsenal. “The semifinals are an vital step, the final 4, that was enjoyable,” he advised broadcaster DAZN.

Bayern and Arsenal have been drawn collectively 5 occasions within the knockout levels of the Champions League since 2005 and the German workforce has eradicated Arsenal on every event.

Arsenal’s Champions League exit follows a heavy blow to its Premier League title ambitions in a 2-0 loss to Aston Villa on Sunday. Defeat additionally guidelines Arsenal out of subsequent yr’s Membership World Cup in america, in favor of Austrian workforce Salzburg.

Arsenal was left to rue the defensive errors that value the workforce within the first leg.

“We gave them two objectives, an enormous benefit to present away, and as we speak you could possibly see it was margin of error zero, we made a mistake defending the aim and we conceded,” Arteta stated.

“Then it was tough. We tried in many various methods nevertheless it’s tough. It’s the second to remain subsequent to the gamers, give them assist, as a result of they’re those who’ve taken us on this journey.”

Tuchel — who’s leaving on the finish of the season — turns into a Champions League semifinalist as coach of three totally different groups, having led Paris Saint-Germain to the 2020 last earlier than successful the competitors with Chelsea a yr later.

After a primary half stuffed with inconclusive midfield battles — Tuchel known as it “a chess sport” — the competition got here to life after the break when Bayern hit the body of the aim twice in a matter of seconds. Leon Goretzka despatched a header towards the bar and Guerreiro adopted up with a shot that was deflected onto the submit.

Arsenal struggled to make any headway towards Bayern’s protection and generally appeared disjointed on the again, particularly when defender Takehiro Tomiyasu risked an personal aim with a misjudged go that went behind for a nook.

Kimmich darted into the field unmarked to attain the one aim of the sport after Guerreiro’s fast footwork on the touchline allowed him to cross previous the onrushing Arsenal defender Ben White.

“I obtained just a little fortunate that nobody appeared to actually really feel answerable for me,” Kimmich advised DAZN.

Arsenal was awarded a free kick in a harmful place with seconds of stoppage time left to play and opted to take it rapidly. That strategy yielded solely a nook that was simply headed away as the ultimate whistle blew and Bayern’s celebrations started.

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Arsenal’s painful loss to Bayern won’t wreck season – Arteta

MUNICH — Mikel Arteta says his Arsenal gamers are feeling the ache of their Champions League exit to Bayern Munich however insists it won’t wreck their season.

The Gunners have been knocked out on the quarterfinal stage as Joshua Kimmich scored the one objective in Wednesday’s second leg handy Bayern a 3-2 win on mixture.

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Arsenal face a fast turnaround with a visit to Wolves on Saturday as they intention to chase down Premier League leaders Manchester Metropolis with six video games left to play.

Arteta stated: “[The pain] is there. It is not going to go away definitely tonight however I can assure you by tomorrow we’re totally targeted on Wolves and all people is lifted.

“What we nonetheless should play for is gorgeous. I stated earlier than it is time to be subsequent to those gamers. It is easy to be behind them and reward the gamers and speak good issues once we win 10 in a row and one draw. The second is now to be behind them and be subsequent to them.”

Arsenal have been edged out by a Bayern show by which their expertise and knowhow got here to the fore in a tie settled by a couple of key moments.

Arteta admitted afterwards that it might take a number of years for his gamers to be taught the identical street-smarts having solely returned to Champions League soccer this season for the primary time since 2017.

“We’ve not performed this competitors for seven years and we’ve not been on this stage for 14 years,” stated Arteta.

“There is a motive for it. We need to do all the pieces quick ahead, tremendous fast in a single season. I believe we’ve got the capability and the standard to be within the semifinal as a result of the margins are very small.

“These margins are coming from one thing else that perhaps we do not have but. We have now to be taught it. Once you look traditionally it took different golf equipment seven, eight or 10 years to do it. As we speak that is not going to make us really feel higher that is for certain.”

Champions League, capítulo Vlll: City es campeón, el Real Madrid es el Rey

El Actual Madrid siempre está de vuelta. Al límite de las fuerzas y defendiendo como pudo sobrevivió en Manchester para alcanzar por cuarta temporada consecutiva la semifinal y empezar a vestirse de favorito.


El Actual Madrid siempre está de vuelta. Al límite de las fuerzas y defendiendo como pudo sobrevivió en Manchester para alcanzar por cuarta temporada consecutiva la semifinal y empezar a vestirse de favorito. Europa, siempre, mira de reojo a un equipo que es leyenda y que se enfrentará al Bayern, su alter ego en el torneo y al que eliminó en sus tres últimos precedentes (2014, 2017 y 2018).

Campeón en 2020 y eliminado en los cuartos de closing en las tres últimas temporadas, el Bayern tiene en la Champions la tabla de salvación para un curso en que el Bayer Leverkusen le ha quitado el título de Liga por primera vez en los últimos as soon as años. La otra eliminatoria la disputarán PSG y Borussia Dortmund, supervivientes desde el mismo grupo en que empezaron el torneo y que se reencuentran en una eliminatoria al cabo de cuatro años de enfrentarse en los octavos de closing en 2020, donde el equipo galo remontó el 2-1 de la ida ganando en París por 2-0 y llegando hasta la closing de Lisboa, que perdió ante el Bayern.

Para el Borussia Dortmund, campeón en 1997, esta será su primera semifinal desde 2013, cuando perdió la closing en Wembley frente al Bayern Múnich… con el que podría volver a citarse en el mismo escenario.

Manchester Metropolis 4-4 Actual Madrid

HÉROES. Lunin primero y Rudiger después. Los nombres que quedarán en el recuerdo para rememorar una eliminatoria mayúscula que lamentará por mucho tiempo el Manchester Metropolis, desafortunado en el Bernabéu (3-3) y estrellado en su estadio, donde dominó de principio a fin, multiplicó sus ocasiones de gol pero fue incapaz de imponerse a un Actual Madrid cuya defensa numantina le mantuvo en pie contra toda lógica. Los penalties… acabaron premiando al superviviente, que ya empieza a soñar con la 15ª después de devolverle la eliminación al Metropolis.

Bayern Munich 3-2 Arsenal

LÓGICA. Tras el 2-2 de Londres el Arsenal quiso ser protagonista en Múnich y le plantó cara al Bayern, que disfrutó, sin embargo de las mejores ocasiones hasta que pasada la hora de partido llegó el gol a la postre definitivo de Kimmich gracias a un imponente cabezazo. Reaccionó con furia el conjunto inglés pero estuvo más cerca el segundo native que un empate que habría llevado la eliminatoria a la pròrroga y que en último término evitó Neuer atajando un remate de Odegaard que fue la última ocasión de los gunners.

Barcelona 4-6 PSG

INALCANZABLE. El Barça, que dio la campanada en París con una victoria soberbia, acabó entregado en Montjuïc ante un PSG que le dominó con solvencia y que tras la expulsión, tan rigurosa como lógica, de Araújo se adueñó totalmente del partido de vuelta, en el que pasó de la remontada a la goleada closing, repitiendo el 1-4 de 2021 en el Camp Nou. Si en el Parque de los Príncipes se elogió el plan ideado por Xavi Hernández, en Barcelona Luis Enrique le ganó en la pizarra y ni tan solo precisó su equipo de la mejor versión de Mbappé, quien a pesar de sus dos goles y una asistencia no fue, esta vez, el elemento diferencial esperado.

Borussia Dortmund 5-4 Atlético Madrid

REMONTADA. El Atlético, que ganó por la mínima en el Metropolitano, pasó por todos los estados de ánimo y juego en Dortmund. Perdonó, se se derrumbó, revivió… Y se hundió de manera irremediable en un apagón tan imperdonable como insólito en los equipos de Simeone, encajando dos goles fatales en tres minutos que le condenaron a la eliminación.

Real Madrid teach Man City a lesson in Champions League epic

MANCHESTER England — It is clear that Manchester Metropolis have established themselves inside soccer’s elite since Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan started to remodel the membership in 2008, however Actual Madrid occupy a good increased echelon within the recreation’s hierarchy, delivering a painful reminder by dethroning the European champions and ending Pep Guardiola’s hopes of a double-treble.

Wednesday’s victory ought to function a reminder that Actual Madrid ought to by no means be underestimated or written off, even towards a staff as completed as Guardiola’s Metropolis.

Antonio Rudiger’s coolly transformed spot-kick within the penalty shootout on the finish of this pulsating quarterfinal tie sealed a 4-3 win on penalties for Actual after a 4-4 mixture draw over the 2 video games. Metropolis dominated each fixtures — emphatically so within the second leg — however Actual are Actual, the 14-time European Cup/Champions League winners, and so they have a historical past of getting the job finished. Even Guardiola’s treble winners could not overcome them.

“We defended actually, very well tonight,” Actual coach Carlo Ancelotti stated. “This was about survival. Madrid is a membership based mostly on all the time combating to remain in conditions the place there appears to be no approach out — however we all the time discover a approach.”

A 12 months in the past, Metropolis routed Actual 4-0 within the semifinal second leg on their approach to profitable the Champions League for the primary time towards Inter Milan in Istanbul. Their victory and efficiency hinted a shift within the stability of energy in Europe, of the previous powerhouses being eclipsed by this staff of abilities constructed by the wealth and experience of its Abu Dhabi homeowners. However whereas Metropolis have develop into the dominant pressure in England, forward of the traditionally extra profitable Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea, the Champions League is rather more tough terrain to beat.

No earlier treble winner within the post-1992 Champions League period — United, Inter Milan, Barcelona (twice), Bayern Munich (twice) — has defended the European crown of their three-pronged success the next season. Actual are the one aspect to retain their Champions League title since 1992, that means Metropolis all the time had a mountain to climb.

But Metropolis have develop into so highly effective beneath Guardiola that they actually regarded set to buck the development this season. The story of the tape on this recreation — 33 pictures to Actual’s eight, and such dominance in possession that their go depend, 919, was greater than double the 458 achieved by Carlo Ancelotti’s aspect — solely served to emphasize how Metropolis can smother and suffocate an opponent. They did not capitalise on their dominance, and Actual produced a efficiency extra related to a heavy underdog by defending deep, attacking on the counter and counting on the excellent show of their goalkeeper Andriy Lunin to remain within the recreation.

“Soccer is about profitable and we did not do sufficient, but we have been distinctive,” Guardiola stated after the sport. “Typically you may win on penalties and generally you can’t. However within the recreation, we didn’t convert the probabilities that we had, though we defended actually. Everybody carried out at a excessive stage. We stated we must be at our greatest to play Actual Madrid and so they have been.”

Guardiola’s view of the sport was a good reflection and it will be silly to make use of this defeat and quarterfinal exit as a sign of the tip of an period on the Etihad. Champions League failures naturally obtain larger scrutiny, however whereas each Kevin De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva struggled at instances on this recreation, additionally they had excellent moments. Ultimately, it was simply a type of video games when a Metropolis staff that has grown so accustomed to getting its approach and profitable when the stress is really on abruptly found it was as fallible as every other aspect.

After falling behind to Rodrygo’s Twelfth-minute purpose, Metropolis put Actual beneath intense stress and created numerous probabilities. Erling Haaland, Silva, De Bruyne and Jack Grealish all did not reap the benefits of their clear alternatives, and Actual’s confidence grew on account of the house aspect’s incapacity to attain.

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When De Bruyne levelled the tie from shut vary after good work by Jérémy Doku within the 76th minute, Metropolis have been anticipated to show the screw and rating the winner. Actual have been exhausted and Metropolis full-back Kyle Walker, who was match and recent sufficient to play for 120 minutes regardless of a month on the sidelines, highlighted the momentum in his aspect’s favour by outpacing and outmuscling Vinícius Júnior in a race for the ball within the 102nd minute. (The Brazilian was withdrawn shortly after to get replaced by Lucas Vázquez, who would go on to attain within the shootout.)

But though Metropolis stored Actual penned deep in their very own half, they could not discover the ending purpose and needed to settle for the lottery of penalties with their treble hopes on the road. Two poor spot-kicks by Silva and Mateo Kovacic, each simply saved by Lunin, gave Actual the sting after Luka Modric had missed their his aspect’s first, although Rudiger made positive of victory and a semifinal conflict towards Bayern Munich by scoring the decisive penalty.

Actual march on, however Metropolis now have a Premier League title to win and an FA Cup semifinal towards Chelsea at Wembley on Saturday. Accidents and fatigue would be the main fear for Guardiola, who noticed Haaland and De Bruyne limp off with health issues that would make Metropolis weak towards Mauricio Pochettino’s staff and lead to one other event exit inside every week.

Even when they lose at Wembley, nothing will sting as a lot as their Champions League failure.

An enormous banner held aloft by their followers earlier than the sport was of a bus with the phrases “Wembley Categorical” alongside the aspect, pointing to a visit to stadium for the Champions League closing in June. However Metropolis will not want a bus for that one. Their job now’s to make it possible for Saturday’s journey is not their final Wembley experience of the season.

Man City vs Real Madrid LIVE: Champions League result and reaction as holders exit after penalty shootout

Manchester Metropolis’s goals of retaining the Champions League have been shattered after a dramatic penalty shoot-out loss to Actual Madrid.

Bernardo Silva and Mateo Kovacic each missed from the spot as Metropolis have been overwhelmed 4-3 on penalties after their pulsating quarter-final tie ended 4-4 on mixture.

Rodrygo had given Actual an early lead within the second leg on the Etihad Stadium however Metropolis in any other case dominated and, after creating a number of probabilities, lastly made it 1-1 on the evening by Kevin De Bruyne within the 76th minute.

De Bruyne spurned a very good probability to win the tie in regular time and Erling Haaland had earlier hit the crossbar but it surely was the competitors’s document 14-time winners who in the end prevailed.

Relive all of the motion under plus get the newest odds and ideas proper right here:

Manchester Metropolis vs Actual Madrid

  • REPORT: Kings of Europe can reclaim their crown as Man Metropolis are denied the double treble

  • FT: Actual Madrid knock out Manchester Metropolis with penalty-shootout victory

  • 82’ MISS! De Bruyne wastes golden alternative (MCI 1-1 RMA)

  • 76’ GOAL! De Bruyne attracts hosts stage (MCI 1-1 RMA)

  • 12’ GOAL! Rodrygo opens scoring for guests (MCI 0-1 RMA)

Manchester Metropolis FC 4 – 5 Actual Madrid CF

Kings of Europe can reclaim their crown as Man Metropolis are denied the double treble

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The champions have been dethroned by the kings. Manchester Metropolis’s reign lasted solely a 12 months. Actual Madrid, the membership Pep Guardiola has lengthy described because the kings of Europe, expelled Metropolis from continental competitors by doing what they at all times do. They discovered a method.

It required a beautiful rearguard motion, a random assortment of penalty takers, a few saves from a goalkeeper, in Andriy Lunin, who would have been on the bench had Thibaut Courtois not suffered cruciate ligament injury or had Kepa Arrizabalaga displayed higher type.

However Actual, buffeted however not overwhelmed, defiant however not defeated, discovered a well beyond Guardiola’s favourites. Now a semi-final in opposition to Bayern Munich beckons. Now a fifteenth European Cup might do, together with a fifth of Carlo Ancelotti’s extraordinary profession.

Richard Jolly’s report from a dramatic evening on the Eithad:

Kings of Europe can reclaim crown as Man Metropolis denied the double treble

REAL MADRID WIN ON PENALTIES!

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Pep Guardiola speaks to the media after Metropolis’s defeat: “Typically you’ll be able to win on penalties and generally you can not. However within the recreation we didn’t convert the probabilities that we had, despite the fact that we defended actually. Everybody carried out at a excessive stage. We stated we must be at our greatest to play Actual Madrid they usually have been.”

“Soccer is about scoring objectives they usually did it a bit of higher than us from the penalty spot. They’re within the semi-finals, we aren’t. Small margins. It’s what it’s. Typically you win on penalties, generally not.”

REAL MADRID WIN ON PENALTIES!

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Actual Madrid have eradicated the reigning Champions League title-holders six occasions in knockout ties – at the very least twice as typically as some other facet within the competitors’s historical past. In the meantime, Carlo Ancelotti has now certified for the semi-finals of the Champions League for the tenth time, the joint-most of any supervisor within the competitors’s historical past (stage with Pep Guardiola on 10).

REAL MADRID WIN ON PENALTIES!

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Actual Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti additionally speaks to Movistar: “We began properly, went forward after which we needed to struggle to outlive, we needed to undergo. Metropolis had management as a result of we defended too deep.

“By the point the penalty shootout got here, we have been completely satisfied we’d undergo. That is about the one method you’ll be able to come to Metropolis and win. You’re employed, sacrifice and win nevertheless you’ll be able to. Pep Guardiola is a gentleman, at all times has been. He congratulated us, wished us good luck and that’s what an actual gent does.

“We defended actually, very well tonight. This was about survival. Madrid is a membership primarily based on at all times preventing to remain in conditions the place there appears to be no method out – however we at all times discover a method.”

REAL MADRID WIN ON PENALTIES!

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Madrid defender Nacho speaks to Spanish outlet Movistar: “We suffered rather a lot tonight as a result of Metropolis actually put you below the cosh. However we’re Actual Madrid. We at all times, at all times struggle till the very finish.

“We aren’t used to struggling like that. Usually it’s us placing groups below the cosh like that. However the one factor which mattered, all evening, was ensuring it was us within the semi-finals. We confirmed one other facet of ourselves; we confirmed we all know easy methods to defend deep and win.

“We placed on a terrific show of easy methods to defend and, each individually and collectively, that is such a cheerful feeling,” says Nacho. “I’ve received goosebumps speaking about it. We didn’t begin the shoot-out too properly however we’re a proud bunch. We confirmed our pleasure and made this a magical evening.”

Elsewhere within the Champions League

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It was an evening to overlook for Premier League sides within the Champions League as Arsenal crashed out in opposition to Bayern Munich courtesy of Joshua Kimmich’s second-half header.

Learn Miguel Delaney’s report from the Allianz Enviornment:

Arsenal’s incapacity to rise to the event means yet one more missed alternative

Ruben Dias talking to TNT Sports activities

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“I don’t know what to say. It’s irritating – we dominated the entire recreation and had our probabilities but it surely’s tough to take. The best way we management the sport, we at all times do every thing we will to try to keep away from going to penalties as a result of, in a method, that’s what they wished.

“We had the probabilities – generally the ball goes in, generally it doesn’t however now we have now to sit up for what’s nonetheless to return this season.”

On the FA Cup semi-final in opposition to Chelsea on Saturday: “We received’t have a lot time to relaxation, it’s a busy a part of the season, however now could be a second to be robust, particularly within the head, as we’re nonetheless preventing for 2 crucial competitions.”

Extra from Bellingham

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“Our greatest power is Carlo Ancelotti. He finds a solution to let a variety of boys play with freedom. We’re so off the cuff. As a person, he fills you with calmness and confidence. I caught him yawning and he stated to exit and excite him.

“Moments like this are magic and it simply comes right down to mentality: whenever you get these particulars proper and also you get these little moments, just like the penalties, when the lads preserve their cool. It’s magic. This was stunning; my brother’s right here immediately and it’s the primary time he’s been capable of see me taking part in for Madrid. I really feel actually proud about that.”

Jude Bellingham talking to TNT Sports activities

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“It’s a reduction since you put a lot into the sport. I’ve performed in opposition to Metropolis whenever you’ve been shut, you suppose you’re going to get one thing out of it after which out of the blue they snatch it away from you. It’s a must to work actually laborious to beat them. To win the sport was an enormous reward.

They’re frequently probing with the ball, they transfer you round and take you into positions that you just don’t wish to go to however it’s important to in any other case they’ll punish you they usually did with the aim. Most groups would crumble however we stood up very well and saved working laborious.”

On his begin to life at Actual Madrid: “I might have by no means dreamt of a begin like this. Not simply due to the performances however the feeling of taking part in for the membership. You set the badge in your chest and also you’re simply so grateful. Hopefully loads extra nights like this.”

REAL MADRID WIN ON PENALTIES!

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No Premier League workforce shall be on this 12 months’s semi-finals however there shall be English illustration within the final 4 within the type of Bayern’s Harry Kane and Eric Dier in addition to Actual Madrid’s Jude Bellingham.

Let’s hear from the midfielder now…

REAL MADRID WIN ON PENALTIES!

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Manchester Metropolis had 88 touches within the opposition field in opposition to Actual Madrid; essentially the most on document in a Champions League match since data started. Their 33 photographs have been additionally essentially the most in a knockout stage recreation within the competitors since Liverpool (34) versus Atletico Madrid in March 2020.

REAL MADRID WIN ON PENALTIES!

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The profitable second from Antonio Rudiger…

REAL MADRID WIN ON PENALTIES!

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Madrid head to their followers within the away stands to have fun. Madrid have been second-best for big elements of that recreation however, but once more on this competitors, they’ve discovered a method.

They may go on to face Bayern within the semi-finals.

Penalties: Man Metropolis 3-4 Actual Madrid

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GOAL! Rudiger squeezes it previous Ederson into the bottom-left nook and Manchester Metropolis are out of the Champions League!

Penalties: Man Metropolis 3-3 Actual Madrid

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GOAL! Ederson is a shock taker and he has to attain…however makes no mistake. Now can he make a significant save to maintain his facet in it?

Penalties: Man Metropolis 2-3 Actual Madrid

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GOAL! Nacho sends Ederson the fallacious method and slams it dwelling. Madrid on the brink now.

Penalties: Man Metropolis 2-2 Actual Madrid

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GOAL! Foden attracts Metropolis again stage however the dwelling facet nonetheless want Madrid to overlook.

Penalties: Man Metropolis 1-2 Actual Madrid

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GOAL! Cool as you want from Vazquez as he slots it into the bottom-left nook to place Madrid forward.

Penalties: Man Metropolis 1-1 Actual Madrid

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SAVE! Benefit Madrid now. Kovacic strikes it sweetly however Lunin makes an incredible save right down to his left!

Penalties: Man Metropolis 1-1 Actual Madrid

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GOAL! Bellingham ranges issues up for Madrid with a composed end into the bottom-left nook.

Penalties: Man Metropolis 1-0 Actual Madrid

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SAVED! An terrible penalty from Silva who clips it down the center however Lunin doesn’t transfer and catches the ball with ease.

Penalties: Man Metropolis 1-0 Actual Madrid

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SAVE! Modric goes first for Madrid however he’s denied. Ederson guesses appropriately and palms it away right down to his proper.

Penalties: Man Metropolis 1-0 Actual Madrid

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GOAL! Julian Alvarez steps up first for Metropolis…and makes no mistake as he sends Lunin the fallacious hearth. No saving that.

Man Metropolis 1-1 Actual Madrid (4-4 agg.)

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A primary ever penalty shootout for Man Metropolis within the Champions League as Kyle Walker wins the coin toss and elects for his facet to take the primary spot kick.

END OF EXTRA-TIME! Man Metropolis 1-1 Actual Madrid (4-4 agg.)

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To penalties we go. Few probabilities in extra-time and this large quarter-final shall be determined by spot kicks.

Man Metropolis 1-1 Actual Madrid (4-4 agg.)

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120 minutes: A late probability for Metropolis but it surely’s straight at Lunin from a decent angle from Alvarez.

Only one minute of added time.

Man Metropolis 1-1 Actual Madrid (4-4 agg.)

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116 minutes: They gave it a little bit of a go within the first half of extra-time however now Madrid are greater than content material to camp out on their field and play for penalties. Can Metropolis deny them that probability with a late winner?

Man Metropolis 1-1 Actual Madrid (4-4 agg.)

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113 minutes: Contemporary off the bench, Kovacic races into the field however his effort is deflected behind by Rudiger.

Man Metropolis 1-1 Actual Madrid (4-4 agg.)

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112 minutes: Vazquez volleys a half probability over the bar as Metropolis flip to their bench once more. Akanji and De Bruyne makes method for Kovacic and Stones.

Man Metropolis 1-1 Actual Madrid (4-4 agg.)

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110 minutes: The Spaniard hobbles his method off the pitch as Militao comes on because the substitute.

Man Metropolis 1-1 Actual Madrid (4-4 agg.)

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109 minutes: Madrid misplaced Vinicius within the first half of extra-time and shall be compelled into one other sub now, it seems, as Carvajal hits the deck.

Man Metropolis 1-1 Actual Madrid (4-4 agg.)

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106 minutes: And identical to that, we’re again underway for the second half of extra-time.

HALF-TIME! Man Metropolis 1-1 Actual Madrid (4-4 agg.)

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And with that Rudiger probability spurned, the ref blows for half-time in extra-time. A fast turnaround earlier than the second quarter-hour – are we headed for penalties?

Man Metropolis 1-1 Actual Madrid (4-4 agg.)

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105+2 minutes: CHANCE! An enormous probability for Rudiger getting ready to half-time. The centre-back ghosts between Akanji and Dias however spoons his effort over the bar.

Man Metropolis 1-1 Actual Madrid (4-4 agg.)

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105 minutes: Two minutes added on the primary half of extra-time.

Man Metropolis 1-1 Actual Madrid (4-4 agg.)

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102 minutes: Vincius makes method after that tussle with Walker as Vazquez comes on in his place.

Man Metropolis 1-1 Actual Madrid (4-4 agg.)

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101 minutes: That’s the reason Walker got here straight again into the beginning XI tonight. Vinicius makes a burst by the center however the right-back comes throughout beautifully to usher him off the ball.

Man Metropolis 1-1 Actual Madrid (4-4 agg.)

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98 minutes: That small break after full-time appears to have given Madrid a bit extra encouragement. The guests have been way more attacking within the first eight minutes of extra-time.

Man Metropolis 1-1 Actual Madrid (4-4 agg.)

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93 minutes: Bellingham hits the deck after a collision with Dias however is again on his toes now and appears okay to proceed.

Man Metropolis 1-1 Actual Madrid (4-4 agg.)

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91 minutes: A change for Metropolis earlier than extra-time as Alvarez makes method for Haaland in assault. And like that, we’re again underway.

What has the following half-hour received in retailer for us?

Man Metropolis 1-1 Actual Madrid (4-4 agg.)

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Talking of De Bruyne’s strike, right here it’s:

FULL-TIME! Man Metropolis 1-1 Actual Madrid (4-4 agg.)

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A final-gasp effort from Haaland received’t bother Lunin because the referee attracts us to an in depth. De Bruyne’s strike means we’re nonetheless stage on this tie and heading to extra-time.

Man Metropolis 1-1 Actual Madrid (4-4 agg.)

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90+3 minutes: Rodri strains one up from vary however his effort is deflected and rolls by harmlessly to Lunin.

Man Metropolis 1-1 Actual Madrid (4-4 agg.)

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90+1 minutes: 4 minutes of added time. Will there be a late twist within the story or are we heading for extra-time?

Man Metropolis 1-1 Actual Madrid (4-4 agg.)

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90 minutes: A late yellow for Rodri who takes no probabilities as Diaz appears to be like to interrupt for Madrid.

Man Metropolis 1-1 Actual Madrid (4-4 agg.)

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88 minutes: Haaland rises properly on the again publish however Bellingham does sufficient to place him off because the striker heads broad from a decent angle.

Man Metropolis 1-1 Actual Madrid (4-4 agg.)

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87 minutes: These two Madrid adjustments are but to swing the tide on this recreation. It stays all Metropolis because the defending champions go looking for a late winner.

Doku forces yet one more nook.

Man Metropolis 1-1 Actual Madrid (4-4 agg.)

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84 minutes: One other change for Madrid as they search for some dynamism in assault. Rodrygo, who scored the sport’s opening aim, makes method for Diaz.

Man Metropolis 1-1 Actual Madrid (4-4 agg.)

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82 minutes: De Bruyne has to attain! Doku once more has the beating of Carvajal and is low cross falls on the toes of the onrushing Belgian who inexplicably blazes over from not more than 12 yards out.

A golden alternative wasted by the hosts.

Man Metropolis 1-1 Actual Madrid (4-4 agg.)

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79 minutes: CLOSE! De Bruyne nearly has a second however his vicious curling effort from vary is deflected simply over the bar.

Madrid now look to vary the momentum of this tie with a sub as Modric replaces Kroos in central midfield.

Man Metropolis 1-1 Actual Madrid (De Bruyne 76 minutes – 4-4 agg.)

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Metropolis equalise and we’re again stage on this tie!

It’s Doku, off the bench, who makes the moment affect, fizzing a low ball into the field. Rudiger doesn’t do sufficient to clear the ball correctly and the free ball drops to De Bruyne who slams it into the roof of the web.

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Man Metropolis 0-1 Actual Madrid (3-4 agg.)

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75 minutes: Carvajal does properly in his opening exchanges with Doku however he’ll should tread a cautious line given his earlier yellow card.

Man Metropolis 0-1 Actual Madrid (3-4 agg.)

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72 minutes: Doku does come on as Metropolis make their first change. Grealish, who has had a very good recreation, makes method.

Man Metropolis 0-1 Actual Madrid (3-4 agg.)

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70 minutes: Grealish stays a vibrant spark for the hosts however sees his newest effort saved properly down low by Lunin.

Doku and Alvarez look like warming up on the bench.

Man Metropolis 0-1 Actual Madrid (3-4 agg.)

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69 minutes: De Bruyne drifts over to the left facet now as he appears to be like to unlock this Madrid defence, however his eventual cross is blocked out for but one other Metropolis nook.

It’s a flat supply in the direction of the close to publish but it surely’s gone out earlier than reaching the Metropolis gamers.

Man Metropolis 0-1 Actual Madrid (3-4 agg.)

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66 minutes: It’s eleven males behind the ball for Madrid and CIty are discovering it more and more tough to seek out any area. De Bruyne has to float out onto the correct wing however his cross is skewed out for a goal-kick.

Man Metropolis 0-1 Actual Madrid (3-4 agg.)

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61 minutes: One other yellow card is brandished shortly after. This time it’s Gvardiol after his late problem on Bellingham.

Man Metropolis 0-1 Actual Madrid (3-4 agg.)

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59 minutes: Metropolis simply starting to get a bit impatient as the sport approaches the hour mark. Grealish brings a Madrid assault to a sudden halt. and is proven a yellow card for the infringement.

Man Metropolis 0-1 Actual Madrid (3-4 agg.)

21:15 , Ben Fleming

54 minutes: Wave after wave of Metropolis strain to start this second half as Valverde blocks Grealish’s cross behind for a nook.

Gvardiol rises properly to get a flick-on on the close to publish however Camavinga is well-positioned to go the ball away with Haaland lurking with intent past him.

Man Metropolis 0-1 Actual Madrid (3-4 agg.)

21:12 , Ben Fleming

51 minutes: Nearly an actual mix-up for Madrid as Nacho knocks it previous his keeper however recovers properly to clear the ball off his line for a nook.

Man Metropolis 0-1 Actual Madrid (3-4 agg.)

21:08 , Ben Fleming

47 minutes: Metropolis’s tenth nook, early within the second half, however the hosts have struggled to trigger Madrid any points to date. Once more the guests take care of the risk.

KICK-OFF! Man Metropolis 0-1 Actual Madrid (3-4 agg.)

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46 minutes: Again underway on the Etihad.

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HALF-TIME: Man Metropolis 0-1 Actual Madrid (3-4 agg.)

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Ominous indicators for Metropolis followers hoping for a second-half comeback.

Actual Madrid haven’t misplaced any of their final 57 Champions League video games wherein they’ve been forward at half time (W50 D7), with their final such defeat coming in opposition to Galatasaray again in April 2013 (1-0 up at half time, misplaced 2-3).

Over in Munich

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It’s nonetheless all sq. on the Allianz Enviornment between Bayern Munich and Arsenal at half-time. That quarter-final stays 2-2 on mixture.

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HALF-TIME: Man Metropolis 0-1 Actual Madrid (3-4 agg.)

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Simply the one aim within the first half courtesy of Rodrygo’s Twelfth-minute strike…

HALF-TIME: Man Metropolis 0-1 Actual Madrid (3-4 agg.)

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The half-time whistle goes after a frenetic first half in Manchester. The hosts have had the lion’s share of the probabilities but it surely’s Madrid who’ve the all-important benefit because of Rodrygo’s early strike.

Man Metropolis 0-1 Actual Madrid (3-4 agg.)

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45 minutes: Two minutes of added time remaining as one other Metropolis effort, this time from Foden, is blasted over the bar.

Man Metropolis 0-1 Actual Madrid (3-4 agg.)

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44 minutes: Foden drifts a ball in the direction of the again publish however Carvajal rises properly to nod away the hazard. Extra corners observe however the guests defend them properly.

Man Metropolis 0-1 Actual Madrid (3-4 agg.)

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39 minutes: Metropolis followers should not glad because the ref retains his card within the pocket following Vinicius’ problem on Silva. It comes after Carvajal was proven the sport’s first yellow for a foul on Grealish a minute earlier.

Man Metropolis 0-1 Actual Madrid (3-4 agg.)

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36 minutes: CLOSE! Grealish, once more, has area to drive into however this time his strike is deflected off Rudiger and into the side-netting.

Man Metropolis 0-1 Actual Madrid (3-4 agg.)

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33 minutes: Metropolis doing a very good job of penning Madrid in their very own half however are struggling to essentially check Lunin in aim. De Bruyne lets fly with a speculative left-footed effort but it surely sails over the bar.

Man Metropolis 0-1 Actual Madrid (3-4 agg.)

20:35 , Ben Fleming

32 minutes: Grealish has had a vibrant begin to this recreation and finds area on the sting of the field however his effort is deflected behind for a nook.

Man Metropolis 0-1 Actual Madrid (3-4 agg.)

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28 minutes: Metropolis recycle the ball from the ensuing nook however Haaland can’t generate sufficient energy on the header to bother Lunin.

Man Metropolis 0-1 Actual Madrid (3-4 agg.)

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27 minutes: SAVE! De Bruyne is given area on the sting of the field however his curling effort is palmed away properly by Lunin.

Man Metropolis 0-1 Actual Madrid (3-4 agg.)

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24 minutes: Metropolis are taking part in a dangerously excessive line in opposition to this Madrid assault and are nearly caught on the market.

Vinicius assaults the eye of a number of Metropolis defenders earlier than discovering Carvajal on the sting of the field. The Spaniard tries his luck however his effort is blocked.

Man Metropolis 0-1 Actual Madrid (3-4 agg.)

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19 minutes: How did that not go in? Haaland will get his header proper this but it surely cannons again off the publish. The ball drops to Silva, who is barely yards out from aim, however the Portuguese midfielder can’t get his physique in the correct place to divert it into the web.

Man Metropolis 0-1 Actual Madrid (3-4 agg.)

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17 minutes: Excellent work from Grealish to maintain the ball in play. Silva latches onto the free ball, whipping it in first time in the direction of the again publish. Haaland rises properly however can’t preserve his header down because it flies over the bar.

Man Metropolis 0-1 Actual Madrid (3-4 agg.)

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15 minutes: Metropolis look to hit again instantly however Rudiger does properly to dam Silva’s effort.

GOAL! Man Metropolis 0-1 Actual Madrid (Rodrygo, 12 minutes – 3-4 agg.)

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Actual Madrid strike first! A protracted, hopeful punt upfield is introduced down properly by Bellingham. It’s labored out to the correct earlier than Vinicius flashes a low ball throughout the field.

Ederson does beautifully to disclaim Rodrygo’s first-time effort however he can do nothing to forestall the follow-up effort and the Spaniard’s edge forward on mixture.

Man Metropolis 0-0 Actual Madrid (3-3 agg.)

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10 minutes: Camavinga with Actual Madrid’s first probability, now, however his long-range effort is straight into the palms of Ederson.

Man Metropolis 0-0 Actual Madrid (3-3 agg.)

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8 minutes: De Bruyne with the primary correct assault within the recreation as he finds area out on the correct facet, however his low ball into the field is straight at Lunin who claims with ease.

Man Metropolis 0-0 Actual Madrid (3-3 agg.)

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4 minutes: A quiet begin to this one, maybe an indication of simply how a lot is on the road over the course of the following 90 minutes.

KICK-OFF! Man Metropolis 0-0 Actual Madrid (3-3 agg.)

20:02 , Ben Fleming

1 min: And we’re off and working within the first half!

Right here come the gamers

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Out of the tunnel to a rapturous reception, the gamers come. The most recent chapter of this intriguing Champions League rivalry is able to be written – let’s hope it’s a cracker.

Kick-off coming shortly

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Just below ten minutes to go till kick-off and the ambiance is constructing contained in the Etihad Stadium. What has the following 90 minutes received in retailer for us?

Comfortable looking floor for Bernardo Silva

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Silva has netted 4 objectives in seven video games in opposition to Actual Madrid – in opposition to sides he’s confronted 5+ occasions as a Manchester Metropolis participant, solely versus Watford (115) does he have a greater minutes-per-goal ratio than he does in opposition to Los Blancos (144).

Will the Portuguese midfielder notch up one other tonight?

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First-leg recap

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We’ve received below 20 minutes to go till kick-off right here in Manchester, with the tie finely poised after an absorbing first leg in Madrid.

If you happen to want reminding of how that recreation went down, click on under:

The Pep Guardiola change that sparked Man Metropolis and Actual Madrid’s epic

One other chapter within the Guardiola-Ancelotti rivalry

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This would be the eighth time that Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti have confronted one another within the UEFA Champions League, and the sixth whereas accountable for their present golf equipment Manchester Metropolis and Actual Madrid.

The one pairs of managers who’ve confronted one another on greater than eight events within the competitors are Alex Ferguson & Ottmar Hitzfeld and Carlo Ancelotti & Jürgen Klopp (9 occasions every).

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Madrid up in opposition to the chances

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Actual Madrid have solely progressed from two of their earlier 10 UEFA Champions League knockout stage ties after failing to win the primary leg at dwelling.

Each of the occasions they’ve managed to progress in that situation within the second leg have been in opposition to Manchester United (1999-2000 quarter-finals and 2012-13 spherical of 16).

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Man Metropolis vs Actual Madrid betting ideas

19:22 , Ben Fleming

Manchester Metropolis and Actual Madrid lock horns in a titanic conflict for a spot within the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday evening (TNT Sports activities 1, 8pm).

The edges performed out an exciting 3-3 draw within the first leg of their quarter-final tie on the Santiago Bernabeu, leaving the competition firmly within the stability on the Etihad Stadium.

Metropolis held the lead twice, however Carlo Ancelotti’s males battled again to earn parity and provides themselves an opportunity of avenging their defeat to Metropolis in final 12 months’s semi-finals.

The tie is eerily much like final season’s duel as the 2 groups performed out a draw within the Bernabeu earlier than Metropolis destroyed Los Blancos within the second leg, working out 4-0 winners on the Etihad.

Man Metropolis vs Actual Madrid predictions: 18/1 soccer tip and Champions League odds

Guardiola requires persistence

19:15 , Ben Fleming

It might nonetheless be one other fairytale 12 months for Pep Guardiola’s Man Metropolis as they continue to be within the hunt for a historic second successive bother. Regardless of that, the Metropolis boss is demanding persistence from his followers and gamers.

“We’re distant from the hypothetical goals. Once we are within the closing of the FA Cup and the ultimate of the Champions League and one or two video games left with three, 4, 5 factors benefit, then I’ll begin to consider this,” he stated at his press convention.

“It’s one recreation at a time – Actual Madrid tomorrow – and it’s step-by-step. To nonetheless be within the place to win the Treble and being in competition at this stage, hats off, chapeau, unbelievable.”

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Actual Madrid workforce information

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Only one change for Actual Madrid because the suspended Tchouameni is changed by Nacho.

Actual Madrid XI: Lunin; Carvajal, Nacho, Rudiger, Mendy; Camavinga, Kroos; Valverde, Bellingham, Rodrygo; Vinicius Jr.

Subs: Kepa, Ceballos, Diaz, Fran, Garcia, Guler, Joselu, Vazquez, Militao, Modric.

Manchester Metropolis workforce information

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Three adjustments for tonight’s hosts who’re boosted by the return of Walker and Ederson. They substitute Stones and Ortega who drop to the bench, whereas De Bruyne is most popular to Kovacic in central midfield.

Man Metropolis beginning XI: Ederson, Walker, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Foden, Grealish, Haaland.

Subs: Ortega, Carson, Stones, Ake, Kovacic, Doku, Alvarez, Gomez, Nunes, Bobb, Lewis.

Staff information is in!

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The hosts lineup for tonight:

Actual Madrid followers in positive voice

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The travelling Spanish contingent are having fun with themselves forward of kick-off:

Foden hoping to shine

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The Englishman was rested on the weekend however will hopefully be again within the beginning XI tonight. What’s for positive is that he’s loved his time within the competitors, scoring in every of his final 5 begins within the Champions League (5 objectives); the joint-longest run by a Manchester Metropolis participant within the competitors, together with Sergio Agüero (Feb 2018-March 2019).

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Head-to-head

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It’s tight between the 2 sides traditionally, with Man Metropolis profitable 4 and Actual Madrid three (4 attracts). What’s assured, although, is objectives. Certainly, the final 5 conferences between Manchester Metropolis and Actual Madrid within the Champions League have produced 23 objectives, at a median of 4.6 per recreation.

Ancelotti – ‘We’ve to have the standard to create issues’

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Actual Madrid suffered a humiliating defeat final time the 2 sides met on the Etihad Stadium, however Carlo Ancelotti is satisfied his facet will banish their demons as they give the impression of being to achieve yet one more Champions League semi-final.

“Within the final three years we’ve confronted Metropolis they usually’ve been spectacular video games, tomorrow would be the similar,” he stated. “We’ve to compete and imagine, which is what we’re making an attempt to do immediately. The tie is stage and we survived 90 minutes and something can occur. We’ve to have the standard to create issues.

“We’re planning to placed on a whole efficiency. Attacking and defending properly, not dropping the ball unnecessarily, taking part in properly on the counter, controlling transitions. It needs to be a really full efficiency and we’re not specializing in only one facet, we have now to give attention to all of them.”

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Why Premier League is now prone to lacking out on fifth Champions League spot

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After a disappointing set of outcomes final week, the Premier League’s hopes of gaining an additional Champions League spot in subsequent season’s revamped competitors have been dealt a blow.

The Champions League is being expanded to a 36-team match from 2024/25 and two of the additional 4 locations shall be awarded to nations whose groups carry out greatest on this season’s European competitions.

As confirmed by Uefa on their web site, England sits third within the race, behind Italy and Germany, which might imply Serie A and the Bundesliga get a fifth Champions League place subsequent season.

Metropolis will host Actual Madrid on the Etihad following an exciting 3-3 draw on the Bernabeu, whereas it appears to be like more durable for Arsenal as they might want to get a consequence at Bayern Munich after a 2-2 draw in opposition to the German facet on the Emirates.

The end result of that tie could possibly be decisive within the race between the Premier League and Bundesliga, as Arsenal might deny Germany if the Gunners knock out Bayern in Munich.

Why Premier League is now prone to lacking out on fifth Champions League spot

Why Jude Bellingham joined Actual Madrid ‘mission’ — and what comes subsequent

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As Jude Bellingham sat behind the highest desk on the Etihad Stadium, to his proper have been three large photos, filling a wall. Kevin De Bruyne, Rodri and Erling Haaland, every holding a trophy from Manchester Metropolis’s treble. There’s an alternate future wherein a supersized image of him would stare out, the place he might discover himself subsequent to Rodri and De Bruyne on a wall and in a midfield.

Metropolis wished him final 12 months. They weren’t alone in that. Liverpool did too, earlier than bowing out of the bidding. And but, for probably the most coveted gamers on the planet, the choice was really a easy one.

Why Jude Bellingham joined Actual Madrid ‘mission’ — and what comes subsequent

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Gun Supervisor For ‘Rust’ Movie Gets 18 Months In Prison For Fatal Shooting By Alec Baldwin On Set

Hannah Gutierrez Reed, middle, along with her lawyer Jason Bowles and paralegal Carmella Sisneros throughout her sentencing listening to in state district court docket in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Monday, April 15, 2024. Reed, the armorer on the set of the Western movie “Rust,” was sentenced to 18 months in jail for involuntary manslaughter within the demise of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was fatally shot by Alec Baldwin in 2021. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal through AP, Pool)

A film weapons supervisor was sentenced to 18 months in jail within the deadly capturing of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western movie “Rust,” throughout a listening to Monday through which tearful relations and pals gave testimonials that included requires justice and a punishment that will instill better accountability for security on movie units.

Film armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was convicted in March by a jury on a cost of involuntary manslaughter within the demise of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and has been held for greater than a month at a county jail on the outskirts of Santa Fe. Prosecutors blamed Gutierrez-Reed for unwittingly bringing dwell ammunition onto the set of “Rust,” the place it was expressly prohibited, and for failing to observe primary gun security protocols.

Gutierrez-Reed was unsuccessful in her plea for a lesser sentencing, telling the choose she was not the monster that folks have made her out to be and that she had tried to do her finest on the set regardless of not having “correct time, sources and staffing.”

Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer for “Rust,” was pointing a gun at Hutchins throughout a rehearsal on a film set exterior Santa Fe in October 2021 when the revolver went off, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza.

Baldwin has pleaded not responsible to a cost of involuntary manslaughter. He’s scheduled for trial in July at a courthouse in Santa Fe.

The sentence towards Gutierrez-Reed was delivered by New Mexico Decide Mary Marlowe Sommer, who’s overseeing proceedings towards Baldwin. The choose stated something lower than the utmost sentence wouldn’t be applicable provided that Gutierrez-Reed’s recklessness amounted to a severe violent offense.

“You have been the armorer, the one which stood between a protected weapon and a weapon that would kill somebody,” the choose informed Gutierrez-Reed. “You alone turned a protected weapon right into a deadly weapon. However for you, Ms. Hutchins could be alive, a husband would have his associate and a little bit boy would have his mom.”

Gutierrez-Reed teared up as Hutchins’ agent, Craig Mizrahi, spoke concerning the cinematographer’s creativity and described her as a rising star in Hollywood. He stated it was a sequence of occasions that led to Hutchins’ demise and that if the armorer had been doing her job, that chain would have been damaged.

Family and friends recalled Hutchins as brave, tenacious and compassionate — a “shiny beam of sunshine” who might have gone on to perform nice issues throughout the movie business.

“I actually really feel that this was resulting from negligence,” Steven Metz, an in depth good friend, testified. “This case must set a precedent for all the opposite actors, and cinematographers and each one on set whose lives are in danger when we’ve got negligence within the arms of an armorer, a supposed armorer.”

Los Angeles-based lawyer Gloria Allred learn a press release by Hutchins’ mom, Olga Solovey, who stated her life had been break up in two and that point didn’t heal, slightly it solely extended her ache and struggling. A video of a tearful Solovey, who lives in Ukraine, additionally was performed for the court docket.

“It’s the toughest factor to lose a baby. There’s no phrases to explain,” Solovey stated in her native language.

The Ukrainian kinfolk of Hutchins are searching for damages in her demise from Baldwin in reference to the capturing. Allred stated after Monday’s listening to that the household helps his felony prosecution.

Protection attorneys for Gutierrez-Reed requested leniency in sentencing — together with a attainable conditional discharge that will keep away from additional jail time and depart an adjudication of guilt off her document if sure circumstances are met.

Gutierrez-Reed was acquitted at trial of allegations she tampered with proof within the “Rust” investigation. She additionally has pleaded not responsible to a separate felony cost that she allegedly carried a gun right into a bar in Santa Fe the place firearms are prohibited.

Protection attorneys have highlighted Gutierrez-Reed’s comparatively younger age “and the devastating impact a felony may have on her life going ahead.”

They stated the 26-year-old will endlessly be affected negatively by intense publicity related along with her prosecution in parallel with an A-list actor, and has suffered from nervousness, concern and melancholy in consequence.

Particular prosecutor Kari Morrissey urged the choose to impose the utmost jail sentence and designate Gutierrez-Reed as a “severe violent offender” to restrict her eligibility for a sentence discount later, describing the defendant’s habits on the set of “Rust” as exceptionally reckless.

Morrissey informed the choose Monday that she reviewed almost 200 cellphone calls that Gutierrez-Reed had created from jail over the past month. She stated she hoped there could be a second when the defendant would take accountability for what occurred or specific real regret.

“That second has by no means come,” Morrissey stated. “Ms. Gutierrez continues to refuse to simply accept accountability for her function within the demise of Halyna Hutchins.”

Protection attorneys argued Monday that Gutierrez-Reed was remorseful and had breakdowns over Hutchins’ demise. In addition they pointed to systemic issues that led to the capturing.

“Rust” assistant director and security coordinator Dave Halls final 12 months pleaded no contest to negligent dealing with of a firearm and accomplished a sentence of six months unsupervised probation. “Rust” props grasp Sarah Zachry, who shared some duties over firearms on the set, signed an settlement with prosecutors to keep away from prosecution in return along with her cooperation.

The pending firearms cost towards Gutierrez-Reed stems from an incident at a bar in downtown Santa Fe, days earlier than she was employed to work because the armorer on “Rust.” Prosecutors say investigations into the deadly capturing led to the invention of a selfie video through which Gutierrez-Reed filmed herself carrying a firearm into the bar, whereas protection attorneys allege vindictive prosecution.

What to know about the prison sentence for a movie armorer in a fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin

SANTA FE, N.M. — A film weapons armorer obtained the utmost sentence of 18 months in jail for involuntary manslaughter within the deadly capturing of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on a Western film set, as authorities now flip their concentrate on prosecution of Baldwin himself.

A New Mexico decide on Monday discovered that Hannah Gutierrez-Reed’s recklessness amounted to a severe violent offense, whereas noting few indications of real regret from the defendant since her conviction in March. Prosecutors blame Gutierrez-Reed for unwittingly bringing reside ammunition onto the set of “Rust,” the place it was expressly prohibited, and for failing to comply with primary gun-safety protocols .

Consideration now turns to Baldwin’s upcoming trial on a cost of involuntary manslaughter within the October 2021 dying of Halyna Hutchins at a film ranch on the outskirts of Santa Fe.

Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer of the movie, was pointing a gun at Hutchins throughout a rehearsal when the gun went off, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has pleaded not responsible and says he pulled again the hammer — however not the set off — and the gun fired.

Listed below are some issues to know because the “Rust” case towards Baldwin nears:

Prosecutors on Monday described a “cascade of security violations” on the film set that solely begin with Gutierrez-Reed.

At sentencing, Gutierrez-Reed stated she had tried to do her greatest on the set regardless of not having “correct time, assets and staffing,” and that she was not the monster that folks have made her out to be.

However Decide Mary Marlowe Sommer stated the utmost sentence was acceptable given Gutierrez-Reed’s recklessness. She stated regret was missing and rejected a request by protection attorneys for leniency and a conditional discharge that may have averted additional jail time.

The decide ticked by means of a guidelines of security failures by Gutierrez-Reed, pointedly answering her personal questions.

“Did she have sufficient time to load the weapon safely? A lot,” the decide stated. “Did you load the weapon? Sure — with dummies and a reside spherical. Did she examine what she was loading? No.”

Hutchins, who was 42 when she died, grew up on a distant Soviet army base and labored on documentary movies in Jap Europe earlier than learning movie in Los Angeles and embarking on a promising movie-making profession.

On the sentencing listening to, family and friends members described Hutchins as brave, tenacious and compassionate.

Courtroom testimonials additionally included requires justice and a punishment that may instill better accountability for security on movie units.

Ukrainian kinfolk of Hutchins are looking for damages in her dying from Baldwin in reference to the capturing. Legal professional Gloria Allred is representing Hutchins’ dad and mom and sister and says that the household helps the legal prosecution of Baldwin.

“Nobody has ever come to me to apologize,” Hutchins’ mom Olga Solovey stated in a tearful video testimonial proven on the sentencing of Gutierrez-Reed.

The filming of “Rust” moved to Montana after Hutchins’ dying below an settlement together with her husband, Matthew Hutchins, that made him an govt producer.

Prosecutors dismissed an earlier involuntary manslaughter cost towards Baldwin after being informed the gun he was holding might need been modified earlier than the capturing and malfunctioned.

A brand new evaluation of the gun opened the best way for prosecutors to reboot the case. A grand jury indicted Baldwin on the identical cost in January. The indictment alleges Baldwin precipitated Hutchins’ dying — both by negligence or “complete disregard or indifference” for security.

If he’s convicted, the cost carries a possible jail sentence of as much as 18 months.

Protection attorneys for Baldwin are urging the decide to dismiss the grand jury indictment, accusing prosecutors of “unfairly stacking the deck” in grand jury proceedings that diverted consideration away from exculpatory proof and witnesses.

Particular prosecutors deny these accusations and accuse Baldwin of “shameless” makes an attempt to flee culpability, highlighting contradictions in Baldwin’s statements to regulation enforcement, office security regulators and the general public in a televised interview.

An FBI knowledgeable testified at Gutierrez-Reed’s trial that the revolver utilized by Baldwin was absolutely practical with security options when it arrived at an FBI laboratory. The knowledgeable stated he needed to strike the absolutely cocked gun with a mallet and break it to ensure that it to fireside with out miserable the set off.

Protection legal professional Jason Bowles stated Gutierrez-Reed will attraction the decide’s judgment and sentence towards her.

Bowles stated at sentencing that “there have been a number of system failures by a number of individuals. A few of these individuals have come earlier than the court docket. … Some have but to return earlier than the court docket. Not less than one particular person goes to be tried in July.”

Gutierrez-Reed was acquitted of an proof tampering cost at trial, however nonetheless confronts one other felony cost in separate proceedings on allegations she introduced a gun right into a bar in downtown Santa Fe.

At her sentencing, Gutierrez-Reed teared up as Hutchins’ agent, Craig Mizrahi, spoke concerning the cinematographer’s creativity and described her as a rising star in Hollywood.

However particular prosecutor Kari Morrissey says she reviewed practically 200 telephone calls that Gutierrez-Reed had produced from jail during the last month. She stated she hoped there could be a second when the defendant would take accountability for Hutchins’ dying or specific real regret however “that second has by no means come.”

WNBA draft 2024: Chicago Sky select Kamilla Cardoso, Angel Reese; Caitlin Clark goes to Indiana Fever as No. 1 pick

CHICAGO (WLS) — The Chicago Sky had two high 10 picks Monday night time in one of the anticipated WNBA drafts in sports activities historical past.

Girls’s basketball followers packed Revolution Brewery and Taproom for Monday night time’s Chicago Sky Draft Watch Social gathering.

“I bear in mind when the WNBA began, and also you could not discover a WNBA sport on TV,” stated Sky fan Kimberly Collins. “Lastly, they understand that girls are ballers!”

Clark, a Sky season ticket holder from Gary, Indiana, was thrilled with the workforce’s No. 3 decide: Kamilla Cardoso.

“I attempted to carry again the tears, as a result of I used to be so excited. I needed Kamilla so unhealthy particularly since we’re rebuilding,” Collins stated. “Now, if we will get Angel [Reese] at quantity seven.”

Collins’ want got here true. The Sky named LSU’s Angel Reese because the No. 7 decide.

Breanna Beck stated these picks mark the start of a brand new chapter in Skytown.

“These gamers, they’re generational, they usually’re making large jumps to me within the W. They made large jumps within the faculty sport, and I really feel like they are going to make some noise once they come to Chicago,” Beck stated.

The vitality of the room on Monday night time encapsulated the sweeping momentum that has moved the nation into “the ladies’s basketball period.”

“All people is simply catching as much as us. That is nothing new for me, and I really feel like persons are utilizing their platforms, and everyone is simply leaping on to understand that we’re simply as nice,” Beck stated.

The Sky’s picks got here after Iowa celebrity Caitlin Clark was the No. 1 decide, going to the Indiana Fever.

Clark, together with South Carolina heart Kamilla Cardoso and UCLA guard Kiki Rice, are different large names profiled in an upcoming ESPN docuseries.

WNBA draftees had been already strolling the enduring “orange carpet” to a mass of followers Monday. Monday’s draft got here on the heels of an unprecedented NCAA ladies’s basketball match that noticed record-breaking viewership numbers.

“We’re already seeing that vitality carry over to the WNBA,” stated Annie Costabile, WNBA and Chicago Sky beat reporter for the Chicago Solar-Instances.

Costabile has been protecting the motion from the WNBA draft in New York.

“There have been crowds of followers following these athletes round. They began their day on the Empire State Constructing. There have been literal blocks of youngsters, adults standing exterior the Empire State Constructing attempting to catch a glimpse of those gamers,” Costabile stated.

“High targets are Kamilla Cardoso and Angel Reese: These are two of their targets with these picks, however, past Kamilla and Angel, there are a variety of viable choices with each of these picks,” Costabile stated earlier Monday. “A lot of what occurs with the Sky at No. 3 and No. 7 will depend on who’s choosing earlier than them and who they decide.”

Monday’s WNBA draft is the primary in almost a decade with a reside viewers.

The video within the participant above is from a earlier report.

The Related Press contributed to this report.

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Angel Reese Selected in the WNBA Draft 7th Overall by Chicago Sky – LSU

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Angel Reese was chosen by the Chicago Sky throughout Monday night time’s WNBA Draft within the first spherical with the No. 7 decide contained in the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Reese turns into the 23rd participant from LSU to be chosen within the WNBA Draft and the eighth to go within the first spherical. She can also be the 24th participant that Kim Mulkey has despatched to the WNBA and 10th to be picked within the first spherical. She is LSU’s first first-round choice since LaSondra Barrett was taken with decide No. 10 by Washington within the 2012 WNBA Draft.

Chicago entered Monday holding the No. 8 decide, however put a deal along with Minnesota to maneuver as much as No. 7, probably to make sure their potential to choose Reese. She is going to be part of the Sky, who went 18-22 final season and fell within the first spherical of the WNBA Playoffs to the longer term champions Las Vegas Aces.

WNBA camp is ready to start on April 13. The preseason will kickoff on Could 3 with the common season set to start 11 days in a while Could 14.

Reese is the third participant from LSU to be chosen by the Sky; Sylvia Fowles was chosen by Chicago for the second decide of the 2008 draft; and Quianna Chaney was taken within the second spherical with the 19th general decide by the Sky, additionally in 2008.

“Angel transferred to LSU after my first season in Baton Rouge and he or she helped rework our program,” Coach Kim Mulkey stated. “When she got here right here, she stated she needed to be right here for 2 seasons and he or she has lived as much as that. What a outstanding two years it has been. We’re all indebted to Angel Reese for the contributions she has given to this program, serving to us win our first Nationwide Championship, and the contributions she made on our college as an entire. She not solely helped develop our program but in addition had an impression on rising the sport of girls’s basketball throughout the nation. We want her good luck as she strikes to the WNBA and sit up for see all that she accomplishes with the Chicago Sky. We’ll miss her however will at all times cherish the 2 yr’s we acquired to spend together with her. Ceaselessly LSU.”

In her two seasons at LSU, Reese helped rework the ladies’s basketball program, main the Tigers to their first NCAA Championship final season. She has 61 double-doubles at LSU, trailing solely Sylvia Fowles in class historical past. The Baltimore, Maryland native had three separate streaks of no less than 10 straight double-doubles throughout her time in Baton Rouge.Reese averaged 20.9 factors and 14.4 rebounds per recreation in her time at LSU. Reese grew to become the primary participant since Wendy Scholtens from Vanderbilt in 1989 and 1990 to steer the league in each scoring and rebounding in consecutive seasons and was named this season’s SEC Participant of the 12 months. Reese had seven video games with no less than 20 factors and 20 rebounds over the previous two seasons.

“I’m leaving school with the whole lot I ever needed,” Reese stated on a video posted to X. “A level, a nationwide championship and this platform I may have by no means imagined. That is for the ladies who appear like me that’s going to talk up in what they imagine in. It’s unapologetically you. To develop ladies’s sports activities and to have an effect on these coming subsequent. This was a tough choice, however I belief the subsequent chapter as a result of I do know the creator. Bayou Barbie out.”

Reese noticed her model skyrocket at LSU. She got here to Baton Rouge with nearly 70,000 Instagram followers and now has 2.7- million. She has appeared on quite a few journal covers, like Sports activities Illustrated and Girls’s Well being. Reese received the 2023 ESPY for the Finest Breakthrough Athlete, was named the 2023 BET Sportswoman of the 12 months and the 2023 Sporting Information Athlete of the 12 months.

In her first season at LSU, Reese had a historic yr, averaging 23.0 factors and 15.4 rebounds per recreation, main the SEC in each stats to garner First Crew All-America accolades. She started the season with 23 consecutive double-doubles, breaking Fowles’ document of 19 consecutive double-doubles at LSU; it was additionally the longest double-double streak to start a season in SEC historical past. In complete, Reese recorded 34 double-doubles to set the NCAA document. She additionally set the SEC document with 555 rebounds, eight shy of the NCAA document. Reese made 240 free throws out of 339 makes an attempt, each SEC data. She had a number of viral moments, such because the “Shoe Block” in opposition to Arkansas and the efficiency of a tik tok dance in opposition to Tennessee, which helped her Bayou Barbie model skyrocket.

In LSU’s first recreation of the 2023 NCAA Event, Reese had 34 factors to tie the LSU match document (Marie Ferdinand, 2001) and 15 factors in opposition to Hawaii to turn out to be the primary SEC participant with 30 and 15 in a match recreation. Within the second spherical in opposition to Michigan, Reese had 25 factors and a LSU match document of 24 rebounds. She would document a double-double in every of LSU’s six NCAA Event video games, capping off the season together with her thirty fourth to set the NCAA document with 15 factors and 10 rebounds.

This season, Reese continued to dominate, averaging 18.6 factors and 13.4 rebounds per recreation, as soon as once more main the SEC in each classes. Reese had 27 double-doubles on the yr, and Reese recorded a double-double in every of LSU’s last 16 video games. Reese scored 20+ factors in 16 video games all year long and grabbed 15+ rebounds in 13 video games, together with three video games with 20 rebounds. She had one 25/20 recreation in opposition to Texas A&M.

Reese recorded a double-double in all 10 of the NCAA Event video games she performed as a Tiger, tying the NCAA Event document for consecutive double-doubles.