Champions League

Luis Suarez will be key for Atletico Madrid if they are to turn around a 1-0 deficit against Chelsea at the Stamford Bridge. Atletico Madrid's hopes of coming back against Chelsea in the Champions League on Wednesday may depend on Luis Suarez returning to form on his return to the country where he became one of the best in the world. Atletico trail 1-0 after Olivier Giroud's bicycle kick lit up an uneventful first game at the Wanda Metropolitano last month and handed

Borussia Moenchengladbach coach Marco Rose paid tribute to Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola ahead of the two sides' Champions League last 16 second leg, saying the Premier League team are almost playing 'Total Football'. Guardiola's City are league leaders in the English top-flight, boasting a 14-point lead over second-placed and rivals Manchester United. Guardiola, who has guided City to two Premier League titles since arriving in 2016, used the Dutch tactics of 'Total Football' at former club Barcelona after having played under Johan

Fabinho is "one of the best in the world at number six", Jurgen Klopp said after the Brazilian helped Liverpool beat RB Leipzig to reach the Champions League quarter-finals. The 27-year-old midfielder has had to fill in at centre-back for large parts of this season because of injuries to Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez, while also suffering from a number of fitness problems of his own. But restored to his preferred position in the centre of the Reds midfield, he excelled in

Cristiano Ronaldo's "unforgivable error" in extra-time against 10-man Porto in the Champions League proved decisive as Juventus was dumped out by the Portuguese side. With the sides all-square in the 115th minute and with penalties just minutes away, Porto was awarded a free-kick 35 yards away from the Juve goal. In a last-ditch attempt to send the Portuguese side through, Sergio Oliveira hit a speculative low shot which traveled through the legs of Ronaldo -- who had turned his back on the ball

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp does not believe a failure to finish in the Champions League places this season would lead to the exit of leading players from Anfield in the summer. The Premier League champions suffered a fifth home defeat in a row on Thursday when they were beaten 1-0 by Chelsea. Mohamed Salah looked frustrated when he was substituted in the loss, as the Reds fell four points off the top four. "I know we have loyalty from the players," said Klopp.

Report as Bayern Munich eased to a heavy victory over Lazio in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie with Robert Lewandowski and Leroy Sane among the scorers Jamal Musiala became the youngest English scorer in the Champions League as holders Bayern defeated Lazio 4-1 in the first leg of their last-16 tie in Rome. The 17-year-old midfielder scored the second of the German side's three first-half goals as they all but secured their place in the quarter-finals. Robert Lewandowski opened

Porto scored in the first minute of each half to beat Juventus in their Champions League round of 16 first-leg tie. It was a crucial win for the hosts as Juventus have a lot to play for in the return leg in Turin. Mehdi Taremi scored after just 63 seconds in the tie to kick off the proceedings. Taremi pounced on Rodrigo Bentancur's poor back pass to slide in and convert the first. Juventus saw an Adrien Rabiot shot get saved after an

Erling Braut Haaland scored a brace for Borussia Dortmund as the Bundesliga side overcame Sevilla in their Champions League round of 16 first leg tie. Dortmund were trailing in the match 1-0 before Mahmoud Dahoud and Haaland helped them go 3-1 up. Howerver, Luuk de Jong scored late to keep Sevilla alive. Here we present the records broken. Sevilla took a lead with Suso's shot that deflected in off Mats Hummels. Dahoud leveled before Haaland got two goals in a space of 16

BARCELONA: Kylian Mbappe ripped Barcelona apart on Tuesday by scoring a stunning hat-trick in a 4-1 rout to put Paris Saint-Germain on the brink of the Champions League quarter-finals. Mbappe underlined his status as the rising superstar of world football with a ruthless display of finishing at Camp Nou that will go down as one this competition's most devastating individual performances.The 22-year-old eclipsed Barca's Lionel Messi, whose opening goal from the penalty spot had been reduced to nothing more than a footnote by

The three were among several PSG stars who travelled to the Spanish Mediterranean island of Ibiza last week for a holiday. Three Paris Saint-Germain players have tested positive for coronavirus, the French club announced on Wednesday, in a setback to their preparations for the scheduled start of their Ligue 1 campaign next week. French sports daily L’Equipe reported the players in question were Neymar, Angel Di Maria and Leandro Paredes, but PSG did not reveal any names.ADVERTISEMENT “Three Paris Saint-Germain players have confirmed

All the latest news and information ahead of the Champions League quarter-final tie between RB Leipzig and Atlético Madrid in Lisbon. Although it now seems like a long time ago, RB Leipzig’s last-16 tie against Tottenham Hotspur was a historic achievement for the club, who had entered the Champions League knockout stage for the first time. A comprehensive 4-0 aggregate victory over last season’s finalists showed that they are not to be underestimated by anyone in this competition. Marcel Sabitzer scored twice against Spurs and the

The Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale has been left out of their 24-man Champions League squad for Friday`s last-16 tie at Manchester City, casting doubt on his future at the club. Bale, 31, last played for Real in June when they beat Mallorca 2-0 and did not feature in their final seven league matches as they pipped Barcelona to the La Liga title while he watched on from the bench. Bale has so far scored over 100 goals for the Spanish side since

Six months ago, when the coronavirus outbreak was a distant concern for English football, some things seemed more certain in the Premier League. Manchester United would struggle to break into the Champions League places while Ole Gunnar Solskjaer remained in charge. Leicester were a team revived under Brendan Rodgers, primed for a return to Europe's elite competition. Who could've doubted it, with 14 points separating second-place Leicester from United in fifth in January? But this was a season like no other. By the

The Champions League could make a return in August with the competition to be played from August 7-31. UEFA are due to present their plans for a return of Europe’s premier competition in the comings days, with meetings scheduled for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week with the intention of discussing how to conclude this seasons edition of the cup. Sky Sport Italia report that the idea is for the Europa and Champions League to return from August 7, but only after the

Manchester United risk losing out on signing Jadon Sancho if they don't qualify for the Champions League next season. 15, transfer target Jadon Sancho is prepared to reject a move to Old Trafford if they fail to secure Champions League football next season and that's despite the Red Devils offering the Borussia Dortmund winger a lucrative £400,000-a-week deal. Related articles Barcelona hope Umtiti transfer will spark Chelsea-Man Utd bidding war United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made Sancho one of the club's top

The Liverpool squad for Champions League has been announced ahead of their clash against Athletico Madrid. The squad has one notable inclusion in the form of Takumi Minamino who was purchased by the club in the January transfer window for £7.25million. Minamino has replaced Sepp van den Berg, who was included for the group stage earlier in the season. Meanwhile, Minamino played against Liverpool for his earlier club Red Bull Salzburg during the group stage. However, as per the new UEFA rules, a

The schedule for Round of 16 First Leg games was revealed a while ago and eight mouthwatering clashes for football fans all over the world are waiting to be played. Eight matches will be played across four days. The dates also have been revealed. The matches will be played on 18, 19, 25 and 26 February 2020. The draft that has been picked this time around has been the best since a long time with heavyweight battles expected to take the center stage. 

Tottenham’s mid-week Champions League draw against Barcelona sealed a Round of 16 spot for them. But the crucial away game also meant that Mauricio Pochettino made another mark on his managerial career in North London. A mark that will garner heavy interest from his potential future suitors Real Madrid and Manchester United. And Spurs are bracing themselves to sustain any offers that may lure away the Argentine from White Hart Lane. It is quite open of the interest Real Madrid have in him.

The Champions League group stage ended on the back of some exhilarating, breathtaking football; the brand of football that left nobody seated. Almost all of the high profile teams, including the defending champions Real Madrid, proceeded to the next round.  Big teams such as Napoli missed out on qualification, while AS Monaco even failed to secure a place in the Europa League. With the group stage over, without further ado, let's take a look at the last-16 draw details, who could each team

The Ivorian international ended his second spell with the Greek club after playing just three months and making just five appearances. A statement on the official site read as, “Olympiacos FC and Yaya Toure would like to announce to the fans that they have mutually agreed to end their cooperation.  Yaya is and remains an important member of the Olympiacos family, who has marked a central part of the history of the club. Olympiacos would like to thank him for everything he has offered to the