Champions League 2016/2017

Knockout Stage

Final

Real Madrid defeated Juventus 4-1
Scorers:
Real Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo 20', 64', Casemiro 61', Marco Asensio 90'
Juventus: G. Higuaín 29', 59'

Semifinals

Real Madrid defeated Atletico Madrid 4-2
1st leg 3-0
Scorer:
Real Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo 10', 73', 86'

2nd leg 1-2
Scorers:
Atletico Madrid: Saúl 12', A. Griezmann 16'(p)
Real Madrid: Isco 42'

Juventus defeated Monaco 4-1
1st leg 2-0
Scorer:
Juventus: G. Higuaín 29', 59'

2nd leg 2-1
Scorers:
Juventus: M. Mandžukić 33', Dani Alves 44'
Monaco: K. Mbappé 69'

Quaterfinals

Atletico Madrid defeated Leicester City 2-1
1st leg 1-0
Scorer:
Atletico Madrid: A. Griezmann 28'(p)

2nd leg 1-1
Scorers:
Atletico Madrid: Saúl 26'
Leicester City: J. Vardy 61'

Monaco defeated Borussia Dortmund 6-3
1st leg 3-2
Scorers:
Monaco: K. Mbappe 19', 79' S. Bender 35'(og)
Borussia Dortmund: O. Dembélé 57', S. Kagawa 84'

2nd leg 3-1
Scorers:
Monaco: K. Mbappe 3', R. Falcao 17', V. Germain 81'
Borussia Dortmund: M. Reus 48'

Real Madrid defeated Bayern Munich 6-3
1st leg
Scorers:
Real Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo 76', 104', 109', Marco Asensio 112'
Bayern Munich: R. Lewandowski 53'(p), Sergio Ramos 77'(og)

2nd leg 4-2
Scorers:
Real Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo 47', 77'
Bayern Munich: A. Vidal 25'

Juventus defeated Barcelona 3-0
1st leg 3-0
Scorer:
Juventus: P. Dybala 7', 22', G. Chiellini 55'

2nd leg 0-0

Pre-Quaterfinals

Borussia Dortmund defeated Benfica 4-1
1st leg 0-1
Scorer:
Benfica: K. Mitroglou 48'

2nd leg 4-0
Scorers:
Borussia Dortmund: P. Aubameyang 4', 61', 85', C. Pulisic 59'

Barcelona defeated PSG 6-5
1st leg 0-4
Scorers:
PSG: Á. di María 18', 55', J. Draxler 40', E. Cavani 71'

2nd leg 6-1
Scorers:
Barcelona: L. Suárez 3', L. Kurzawa 40'(og), L. Messi 50'(p), Neymar 88', 90'(p), Sergi Roberto 90'
PSG: E. Cavani 62'

Real Madrid defeated Napoli 6-2
1st leg 3-1
Scorers:
Real Madrid: K. Benzema 18', T. Kroos 49', Casemiro 54'
Napoli: L. Insigne 8'

2nd leg 3-1
Scorers:
Real Madrid: Sergio Ramos 51', D. Mertens 57' (og), Álvaro Morata 90'
Napoli: D. Mertens 24'

Bayern Munich defeated Arsenal 10-2
1st leg 5-1
Scorers:
Bayern Munich: A. Robben 11', R. Lewandowski 53', Thiago Alcântara 56', 63', T. Müller 88'
Arsenal: A. Sánchez 30'

2nd leg - 5-1
Scorers:
Bayern Munich: R. Lewandowski 55'(p), A. Robben 68', Douglas Costa 78', A. Vidal 80', 85'
Arsenal: T. Walcott 20'

Monaco defeated Manchester City 6-6
Monaco advance on away goal rule
1st leg 3-5
Scorers:
Manchester City:R. Sterling 26', S. Agüero 58', 71', J. Stones 77', L. Sané 82'
Monaco: R. Falcao 32', 61', K. Mbappe Lottin 40'

2nd leg 3-1
Scorers:
Monaco: K. Mbappe Lottin 8', Fabinho 29', T. Bakayoko 77'
Manchester City: L. Sané 71'

Atlético Madrid defeated Bayer Leverkusen 4-2
1st leg 4-2
Scorers:
Atlético Madrid: Saúl 17', A. Griezmann 25', K. Gameiro 58' (p), Fernando Torres 86'
Bayer Leverkusen: K. Bellarabi 48', S. Savić 67'(og)

2nd leg 0-0

Juventus defeated Porto 3-0
1st leg 2-0
Scorers:
Juventus: M. Pjaca 72', Dani Alves 74'

2nd leg 1-0
Scorer:
Juventus: P. Dybala 42'(p)

Leicester City defeated Sevilla 3-2
1st leg 1-2
Scorers:
Sevilla: Pablo Sarabia 25', J. Correa 62'
Leicester City: J. Vardy 73'

2nd leg 2-0
Scorers:
Leicester City: W. Morgan 27', M. Albrighton 54'

2017 CONMEBOL U-17 Championship

The top four teams will qualify for FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 in India

Final Stage

Results

Brazil defeated Chile 5-0
Scorers:
Brazil: Paulinho 12', Alan Souza 44', 63', 83', Lincoln 80'

Columbia defeated Paraguay 2-1
Scorers:
Columbia: D. Barrerro 40', J. Vidal 66'
Paraguay: M. Sánchez 9'

Venezuela defeated Ecuador 4-2
Scorers:
Venezuela: J. Hurtado 21', J. Echeverría 25' (p), J. Barragán 77', D. Luna 90'
Ecuador: J. Rezabala 37', S. Micolta 46'

Brazil defeated Columbia 3-0
Scorers:
Brazil: Vinicius Junior 24', 52', Alerrandro 69'

Chile defeated Ecuador 1-0
Scorers:
Chile: G. Zúñiga 34'

Paraguay defeated Venezuela 3-1
Scorers:
Paraguay: R. Fernández 2', F. Romero 20', A. Rodríguez 54'
Venezuela: C. Cásseres 90'(p)

Brazil defeated Ecuador 3-0
Scorers:
Brazil: Vinicius Junior 19', 29', Lincoln 55'

Paraguay defeated Chile 2-0
Scorers:
Paraguay: F. Romero 7', M. Sánchez 45'

Columbia drew Venezuela 0-0

Brazil defeated Venezuela 4-0
Scorers:
Brazil: D. Luna 25'(og), Lucas Halter 39', Vinicius Junior 83', Yuri Alberto 90'

Chile defeated Columbia 1-0
Scorer:
Chile: G. Zúñiga 20'

Paraguay drew Ecuador 2-2
Scorers:
Paraguay: J. Rolón 45', R. Fernández 57'
Ecuador: S. Micolta 37', C. Tobar 40'

Brazil drew Paraguay 2-2
Scorers:
Brazil: Lincoln 15', 40'(p)
Paraguay: Sánchez 78', Fernández 82'

Chile defeated Venezuela 1-0
Scorer:
Chile: A. Díaz 37'

Columbia defeated Ecuador 2-1
Scorer:
Columbia: J. Campaz 53', J. Martínez 90'
Ecuador: J. Quiñónez 12'

Table

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Brazil	5	4	1	0	17	2	+15	13
2	Chile (H)	5	3	0	2	3	7	-4	9
3	Paraguay	5	2	2	1	10	7	+3	8
4	Columbia	5	2	1	2	4	6	-2	7
5	Venezuela	5	1	1	3	5	10	-5	1
6	Ecuador	5	0	1	4	5	12	-7	1

Round Robin Matches

Group A

Colombia defeated Ecuador 2-1
Scorers:
Colombia: D. Barrerro 72', J. Peñaloza 78'
Ecuador: J. Rezabala

Chile defeated Bolivia 1-0
Scorer:
Chile: S. Valencia 38'

Ecuador defeated Uruguay 1-0
Scorer:
Ecuador: J. Porozo 16'

Chile drew Colombia 1-1
Scorers:
Chile:
Columbia: J. Peñaloza 60'

Colombia defeated Uruguay 3-1
Scorers:
Colombia: J. Peñaloza 38'(p), D. Barrerro 49', J. Campaz 63'
Uruguay: O. Falconis 44'

Ecuador defeated Bolivia 1-0
Scorer:
Ecuador: J. Campos 80'


Bolivia defeated Colombia 3-2
Scorers:
Bolivia: F. Roca 4', S. Melgar 9', F. Roca 56'
Colombia: L. López 77', J. Campaz 80'

Chile drew Uruguay 1-1
Scorers:
Chile: A. Valencia 90'
Uruguay: P. Neris 72'

Uruguay defeated Bolivia 2-0
Scorers:
Uruguay: T. Chacón 45', G. Viera 66'

Chile defeated Ecuador 1-0
Scorer:
Chile: J. Porozo 23'(og)

Table Standing

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Chile (H)	4	2	2	0	4	2	+2	8
2	Columbia	4	2	1	1	8	6	+2	7
3	Ecuador	4	2	0	2	3	3	0	6
4	Uruguay	4	1	1	2	4	5	-1	4
5	Bolivia	4	1	0	3	3	6	-3	3

Group B

Venezuela defeated Argentina 1-0
Scorer:
Venezuela: S. Chalbaud 54'

Brazil defeated Peru 3-0
Scorers:
Brazil: Vinicius Junior 14', Marcos Antonio 34', Lincoln 45'(p)

Paraguay defeated Argentina 1-0
Scorer:
Paraguay: F. Romero 19'

Brazil defeated Venezuela 1-0
Scorer:
Brazil: Paulinho 56'

Venezuela drew Paraguay 2-2
Scorers:
Venezuela: E. Ferreira 47', J. Hurtado 68'
Paraguay: A. Galeano 22' (p), N. Morínigo 90'

Argentina defeated Peru 3-0
Scorers:
Argentina: F. Colidio 35', 40', A. Obando 58'

Venezuela defeated Peru 3-2
Scorers:
Venezuela: J. Barragán 21', J. Hurtado 30', C. Makoun 77'
Peru: R. Ibarra 24'(og), G. Sánchez 45'

Brazil drew Paraguay 1-1
Scorers:
Brazil: Vinicius Junior 38'
Paraguay: M. Sánchez 15'(p)

Paraguay defeated Peru 2-0
Scorers:
Paraguay: A. Rodríguez 20', A. Fuentes 43'(og)

Brazil defeated Argentina 2-0
Scorers:
Brazil: Brenner 61', Yuri Alberto 82'

Table Standing

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Brazil	4	3	1	0	7	1	+6	10
2	Paraguay	4	2	2	0	6	3	+3	8
3	Venezuela	4	2	1	1	6	5	+1	7
4	Argentina	4	1	0	3	3	4	-1	3
5	Peru	4	0	0	4	2	11	-9	0

FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017

In my childhood I used to dream that one day the Indian football team will play in the football World Cup. India never played in the World Cup football at any level. In 1950, we were invited to play in the World Cup in Brazil but we declined. That has been our only chance till date. Our best football success have come at the Asian level and the Olympics. We won Gold in the 1951 and 1962 Asian Games and silver in the 1964 Asia Cup. We were 4th in the 1956 Olympics. But these all are long back achievements which have faded from our memories. In recent years, we have been unable to qualify for the 2nd or 3rd round of the World cup qualification. Our rank is 130. But thanks to FIFA we are playing in U-17 World cup by virtue of hosting it.

Whatever the way, we will be seeing The Blue Tigers playing for the first time in the world cup at  any level. I hope this is going to be a starting step for our future football success. One day this team will qualify in the 48 team football world cup. This doesn't mean I have great hopes on India U-17 team to do well in this tournament. I am not expecting them to put up an excellent show but hoping that they put up a decent show. If they qualify as one of the best third team to last 16 (however remote that chance!) it will be more than enough.

FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 is going to be hosted by India from 6th Oct to 28th October this year. The draw for the tournament will be held on July 7, 2017. “Kheleo”, the leopard, is the tournament’s mascot. It was unveiled at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi by organisers of the 2017 Fifa Under-17 World Cup with Sports Minister Vijay Goel and All India Football President Praful Patel.

The tournament will be played in six venues which are: 

Kochi (Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium)

Goa (Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium)

Guwahati (Indira Gandhi Athletic International Stadium)

Kolkata (Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan)

New Delhi (Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium)

The FIFA U-17 World Cup was originally started as the FIFA U-16 World Championship in 1985. The first team to win the tournament was Nigeria. The tournament was renamed as FIFA U-17 World Championship in 1991 and was won by Ghana. From 2007 the tournament was renamed as FIFA U-17 World Cup. Nigeria is the most successful team. They were champion 5 times (1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, 2015) and runner-up 3 times (1987, 2001, 2009). Nigeria never lost in the semifinal. Unfortunately we will not see Nigeria this time as they failed to qualify for 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations. 

Brazil is the second most successful team after Nigeria. They won the championship 3 times (1997, 1999, 2003) and where runner-up twice (1995, 2005). You will be very surprised to know that some of the football superpower failed to win the tournament. Spain runner-up 3 times (1991, 2003, 2007), Germany runner-up once (1985), Argentina finished 3rd thrice (1991, 1995, 2003) and fourth twice (2001, 2013), Italy was fourth in 1987 and Uruguay were runner-up once (2011).

Africa is the most successful continent. Beside Nigeria winning 5 times, Ghana won twice (1991, 1995). From Europe, Soviet Union won it in 1987, France in 2001 and Switzerland in 2009. Saudi Arabia from Asia won it in 1989. Among the CONCACAF countries Mexico won it twice (2005, 2011).

Who will win the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017? Before that who will qualify? 24 teams will qualify for this tournament. The break-ups are:

AFC (Asia)	Host	India
	2016 AFC U-16 Championship	Iran Iraq Japan North Korea
CAF (Africa)	2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations	Ghana Guinea Mali Niger
CONCACAF (Central, North America & Caribbean)	2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship	Honduras Costa Rica Mexico USA
CONMEBOL (South America)	2017 South American Under-17 Championship	Brazil Chile Paraguay Columbia
OFC (Oceania)	2017 OFC U-17 Championship	New Caledonia New Zealand
UEFA (Europe)	2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship	Turkey Spain England Germany France

2017 OFC U-17 Championship

Final

New Zealand defeated New Caledonia 7-0
Scorer: New Zealand: Rogerson J. 33', Cacace L. 36', Mata M. 62', 67', Conroy M. 70', Spragg C. 72', Palmer M. 90+1'


New Caledonia & New Zealand qualified for FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 in India

Semifinal

New Caledonia defeated Solomon Islands 3-2
Scorer: New Caledonia: Bako 23', Jeno 68', Longue 79'
Solomon Islands: Toata 63', Allen 90+4'

New Zealand defeated Papua New Guinea 2-1
Scorer: New Zealand: Pukue 3'(og), Whyte 90+3'
Papua New Guinea: Kerobin 34'

Round Robin Matches

Group A

New Caledonia defeated Papua New Guinea 3-2
Scorer: New Caledonia: Gope-Fenepej 5', 31', Iwa Goal 90+3'(p)
Papua New Guinea: Kapai 35', Kerobin 64'

Tahiti defeated Vanuatu 1-0
Scorer:
Tahiti: Yann Vivi 11'

Papua New Guinea drew Vanuatu 3-3
Scorer:
Papua New Guinea:A. Pukue 16', B. Kerobin 45',81'
Vanuatu: D. Ngwele 25', 55', Z. Maguekon 83'

Tahiti drew New Caledonia 1-1
Scorer:
Tahiti: K. Beaumert 45'
New Caledonia: R. Caihé 83'

New Caledonia defeated Vanuatu 3-2
Scorer:
New Caledonia: Thahnaena L. 37', Gope-Fenepej 72', Wenisso R. 75'(p)
Vanuatu: Napau R. 84' Napau 89'

Papua New Guinea defeated Tahiti 2-1
Scorer:
Papua New Guinea:J. Allen 71', E. Simongi 87'
Tahiti: E. Kaspard 10'

Table Standing

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	New Caledonia	3	2	1	0	7	5	+2	7
2	Papua New Guinea	3	1	1	1	7	7	0	4
3	Tahiti (H)	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
4	Vanuatu	3	0	1	2	5	7	-2	1

Group B

New Zealand defeated Samoa 11-0
Scorer:
New Zealand: Ebbinge 5', 10', Spragg 20', 40', 90', Sinclair 21', Palmer 67', 70', 90', Whyte 86', Mata 89'

Fiji drew Solomon Islands 1-1
Scorer:
Fiji: Dau 4'
Solomon Islands: Mana 52'

New Zealand defeated Solomon Islands 2-1
Scorer:
New Zealand: Williams 3', Spragg 84'
Solomon Islands: Kaoni 48'

Fiji defeated Samoa 3-0
Scorer:
Fiji: Matalau 9', Dau 17', 62'

Solomon Islands defeated Samoa 12-0
Scorers:
Solomon Islands: Mekawir M. 10', 19', 31', Toata S. 29', Kaoni G. J. 45+4', 67', 80', 88' Kaena D. 53', 66' Allen J. 57', 79'

New Zealand defeated Fiji 5-0
Scorer:
New Zealand: Jones L. 12', Neblett E. 41', Mata M. 76', Jones M. 90+1', Spragg C. 90+4'(p)

Table Standing

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	New Zealand	3	3	0	0	18	1	17	9
2	Solomon Islands	3	1	1	1	14	3	+11	4
3	Fiji	3	1	1	1	4	6	-2	4
4	Samoa	3	0	0	3	0	26	-26	0

Indian Women's League 2017

Champion

Eastern Sporting Union FC

Final

Eastern Sporting Union FC defeated Rising Student FC 3-0

Semifinal

Rising Student FC defeated FC Pune City 2-0

Eastern Sporting Union FC defeated Alakhpura FC 4-1

League Table

Teams	Games Played	Win	Draw	Lost	Goal			Points
					For	Agnst	Diff
Rising Student FC	5	4	0	1	20	3	+17	12
Eastern Sporting Union FC	5	4	0	1	15	4	+11	12
Alakhpura FC	5	2	2	1	8	4	+4	8
FC Pune City	5	2	1	2	6	8	-2	7
Jeppiyar Institute FC	5	1	1	3	5	18	-13	4
Aizawl FC	5	0	0	5	5	22	-17	0

Results 

Eastern Sporting Union FC defeated Alakhpura FC 1-0

FC Pune City defeated Aizawl FC 4-0

Rising Student FC defeated Jeppiyar Institute FC 7-0

Eastern Sporting Union FC defeated Aizawl FC 3-0

Alakhpura FC drew Jeppiyar Institute FC 1-1

Rising Student FC defeated FC Pune City 5-0

Jeppiyar Institute FC defeated Aizawl FC 3-2 

Alakhpura FC defeated Rising Student FC 1-0 

Eastern Sporting Union FC defeated FC Pune City 3-1

Alakhpura FC defeated Aizawl FC 6-2

FC Pune City defeated Jeppiyar Institute FC 1-0

Rising Student FC defeated Eastern Sporting Union FC 2-1

FC Pune City drew Alakhpura FC 0-0

Rising Student FC defeated Aizawl FC 6-1

Eastern Sporting Union FC defeated Jeppiyar Institute FC 7-1

DFB Pokal - 2016/2017

Final

Borussia Dortmund defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1
Scorers
Borussia Dortmund: O. Dembélé 8', P. Aubameyang 67'(P)
Eintracht Frankfurt: A. Rebić 29'

Semifinals

Borussia Dortmund defeated Bayern Münich 3-2
Scorers
Borussia Dortmund: M. Reus 19', P. Aubameyang 69', O. Dembélé 74'
Bayern Münich: Javi Martínez 28', M. Hummels 41'

Eintracht Frankfurt defeated Borussia Monchengladbach 1-1
Eintracht Frankfurt won on penalties 7-6
Scorer:
Eintracht Frankfurt: T. Tawatha 15'
Borussia Monchengladbach: J. Hofmann 45'+2

Quaterfinals

Eintracht Frankfurt defeated Arminia Bielefeld 1-0
Scorer:
Eintracht Frankfurt: D. Blum 6'

Borussia Dortmund defeated Sportfreunde Lotte 3-0
Scorers
Borussia Dortmund: C. Pulisic 57', A. Schürrle 66', M. Schmelzer 83'

Borussia Monchengladbach defeated Hamburger SV 2-1
Scorers
Borussia Monchengladbach: L. Stindl (PG) 53', Raffael 61' (p)
Hamburger SV: B. Wood 90'


Bayern Münich defeated Schalke 04 3-0
Scorers
Bayern Münich: R. Lewandowski 3', 29', Thiago Alcântara 16'

3rd Round 

Hamburger SV defeated Köln 2-0
Scorers
Hamburger SV: G. Jung 5', B. Wood 75'

Arminia Bielefeld defeated Astoria Walldorf 1-1 (Extra Time)
Arminia Bielefeld won 5-4 in penalty shootout
Scorers
Astoria Walldorf: M. Carl 78'
Arminia Bielefeld: T. Schütz 52'

Bayern Münich defeated Wolfsburg 1-0
Scorers
Bayern Münich:Douglas Costa 17'

Borussia Monchengladbach defeated Greuther Fürth 2-0
Scorers
Borussia Monchengladbach: O. Wendt 12', T. Hazard 36'(p)

Sportfreunde Lotte defeated 1860 Münich 2-0
Scorers
Sportfreunde Lotte: J. Lindner 28', K. Freiberger 58'

Schalke 04 defeated Sandhausen 4-1
Scorers
Schalke 04: A. Schöpf 38', D. Caligiuri 43', Naldo 45', Y. Konoplyanka 71'
Sandhausen: A. Wooten 64'

Borussia Dortmund defeated Hertha BSC 1-1 (Extra Time)
Borussia Dortmund won 3-2 in penalty shootout
Scorers
Borussia Dortmund: M. Reus 47'
Hertha BSC: S. Kalou 27'

Eintracht Frankfurt defeated Hannover 96 2-1
Scorers:
Eintracht Frankfurt: T. Tawatha 62', H. Seferović 66'
Hannover 96: M. Harnik 57'

Eredivisie Table 2016/2017

Feyenoord is the Champion, they won it for 15th time.

Rank(#)	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
1	Feyenoord	34	26	4	4	86	25	+61	82
2	Ajax	34	25	6	3	79	23	+56	81
3	PSV	34	22	10	2	68	23	+45	76
4	Utrecht	34	18	8	8	54	38	+16	62
5	Vitesse	34	15	6	13	51	40	+11	51
6	AZ	34	12	13	9	56	52	+4	49
7	Twente	34	12	9	13	48	50	-2	45
8	Groningen	34	10	13	11	55	51	+4	43
9	Heerenveen	34	12	7	15	54	53	+1	43
10	Heracles	34	12	7	15	53	55	-2	43
11	ADO Den Haag	34	11	5	18	37	59	-28	38
12	Excelsior	34	9	10	15	43	60	-17	37
13	Willem II	34	9	9	16	29	44	-13	36
14	PEC Zwolle	34	9	8	17	39	67	-28	35
15	Sparta Rotterdam	34	9	7	18	42	61	-19	34
16	NEC	34	9	7	18	32	59	-27	34
17	Roda JC	34	7	12	15	26	51	-25	33
18	Go Ahead Eagles	34	6	5	23	32	73	-41	23