It was a tough night for Gabriele Magro (centre) and his friends in Turin as Porto knocked out the Italian champions. Not even changing shirts at half-time had the desired effect, but Gabriele’s chin was soon back up...
...“Even during a full-blown pandemic, the Champions League gave us two hours of chanting, shouting and pure adrenaline in my own living room,” he told us...
...“It’s beautiful, even when things go wrong. Plus there’s nothing to worry about because next year is our year, the team needs time...” We’ve heard all that before.
Reds fan Richard O’Brien watched the second leg of his side’s round of 16 tie against Leipzig from his university digs in Leeds, where he’s studying politics and social policy...
...But it’s social media that’s been keeping this Anfield season-ticket holder going on Champions League nights – well, just about. “I do miss the pre- and post-match rituals at the stadium,” he admits.
Valeria Paz moved to Madrid from Guatemala last year but hasn’t had the chance to see her heroes playing at the Santiago Bernabéu...
...“I’m counting down the days,” she says, “though watching a game while eating lots of snacks cannot be a bad experience." It probably helped that she saw her team knock out Atalanta on this occasion.
“It’s always going to be great watching us win games in the Champions League knockout stage,” says Chelsea fan Will Hughes (in the white top)...
...He was at home with his flat-mates (and friends since school) in Clapham as the Blues beat Atlético Madrid...
...“But I much prefer going to Stamford Bridge – and we’ll start watching in the pub again as soon as we can.”
Anastasia Gradl watched on with boyfriend Max Burger, an FC Köln fan who wisely backs Dortmund on Champions League nights...
...Anastasia partially blames herself for the loss to City having not baked her usual BVB cupcakes ahead of the game, but still insists she is a good-luck charm. Her record of never having seen her side lose a game she has attended still stands, fuelling her desire to get back to the Westfalenstadion as soon as possible.
“To have the euphoria of a stoppage-time winner snatched away by VAR was probably the worst mixture of emotions I’ve ever felt,” says Anya Hudson of that quarter-final loss to Spurs two years ago, “especially being in the stadium and not having a clue what was going on.”...
...Watching the second leg of the quarter-final against Dortmund in her Manchester flat was a bit more straightforward, though Jude Bellingham’s goal still made things tense initially. This is City after all...
Three generations of Paris fans gathered in Sébastien Godillon’s home in Essonne, on the outskirts of the capital, for the second leg against Bayern...
...“It was a top evening,” says season-ticket holder Sébastien, “if a little stressful.”...
...There’s an understatement if ever there was one.
From joy to despair for Bayern fan Alex Hofmeister and his dad. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting’s 40th-minute goal gave the champions hope at the Parc des Princes, but Paris just about held on to go through on away goals...
...Still, if there is one thing other than football that Bavarians are very good at, it’s beer – and there was plenty of that.
It was a tough night for Gabriele Magro (centre) and his friends in Turin as Porto knocked out the Italian champions. Not even changing shirts at half-time had the desired effect, but Gabriele’s chin was soon back up...
...“Even during a full-blown pandemic, the Champions League gave us two hours of chanting, shouting and pure adrenaline in my own living room,” he told us...
...“It’s beautiful, even when things go wrong. Plus there’s nothing to worry about because next year is our year, the team needs time...” We’ve heard all that before.
Reds fan Richard O’Brien watched the second leg of his side’s round of 16 tie against Leipzig from his university digs in Leeds, where he’s studying politics and social policy...
...But it’s social media that’s been keeping this Anfield season-ticket holder going on Champions League nights – well, just about. “I do miss the pre- and post-match rituals at the stadium,” he admits.
Valeria Paz moved to Madrid from Guatemala last year but hasn’t had the chance to see her heroes playing at the Santiago Bernabéu...
...“I’m counting down the days,” she says, “though watching a game while eating lots of snacks cannot be a bad experience." It probably helped that she saw her team knock out Atalanta on this occasion.
“It’s always going to be great watching us win games in the Champions League knockout stage,” says Chelsea fan Will Hughes (in the white top)...
...He was at home with his flat-mates (and friends since school) in Clapham as the Blues beat Atlético Madrid...
...“But I much prefer going to Stamford Bridge – and we’ll start watching in the pub again as soon as we can.”
Anastasia Gradl watched on with boyfriend Max Burger, an FC Köln fan who wisely backs Dortmund on Champions League nights...
...Anastasia partially blames herself for the loss to City having not baked her usual BVB cupcakes ahead of the game, but still insists she is a good-luck charm. Her record of never having seen her side lose a game she has attended still stands, fuelling her desire to get back to the Westfalenstadion as soon as possible.
“To have the euphoria of a stoppage-time winner snatched away by VAR was probably the worst mixture of emotions I’ve ever felt,” says Anya Hudson of that quarter-final loss to Spurs two years ago, “especially being in the stadium and not having a clue what was going on.”...
...Watching the second leg of the quarter-final against Dortmund in her Manchester flat was a bit more straightforward, though Jude Bellingham’s goal still made things tense initially. This is City after all...
Three generations of Paris fans gathered in Sébastien Godillon’s home in Essonne, on the outskirts of the capital, for the second leg against Bayern...
...“It was a top evening,” says season-ticket holder Sébastien, “if a little stressful.”...
...There’s an understatement if ever there was one.
From joy to despair for Bayern fan Alex Hofmeister and his dad. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting’s 40th-minute goal gave the champions hope at the Parc des Princes, but Paris just about held on to go through on away goals...
...Still, if there is one thing other than football that Bavarians are very good at, it’s beer – and there was plenty of that.
