Paris St-Germain completed an unbeaten record in the Champions League group stage with a 5-0 win over Galatasaray. Mauro Icardi gave them the lead before Pablo Sarabia doubled the advantage. Neymar scored his first Champions League goal this season as he combined with Kylian Mbappe to make it 3-0 before he turned provider for Mbappe. … Read more
Atletico Madrid eased into the last 16 of the Champions League with a comfortable victory over Lokomotiv Moscow at the Wanda Metropolitano. Atletico’s win sees them finish second ahead of Bayer Leverkusen, who were beaten 2-0 by Group D winners Juventus in Germany. Kieran Trippier saw his early penalty saved but Joao Felix then scored … Read more
Last season’s Champions League semi-finalists Ajax were knocked out in the group stages as Valencia progressed instead with victory at the Johan Cruyff Arena. Rodrigo scored the only goal midway through the first half as he blasted into the roof of the net from Ferran Torres’ clever pass. Ajax desperately pushed for the equaliser they … Read more
England forward Jadon Sancho scored one goal and made another to help Borussia Dortmund beat Slavia Prague and move into the Champions League last 16. Sancho finished from close range after Marco Reus’ pass on 10 minutes. But Slavia equalised just before half-time through Tomas Soucek, after good work from team-mate Milan Skoda. Sancho, 19, … Read more
Teenager Ansu Fati became the youngest goalscorer in Champions League history as Barcelona ended Inter Milan’s hopes of reaching the last 16. Fati, 17, came on as an 85th-minute substitute, and a minute later scored from Luis Suarez’s pass. Barcelona, already qualified, took the lead through Carles Perez’s close-range goal on his Champions League debut. … Read more
Liverpool beat Red Bull Salzburg 2-0 to reach the Champions League last 16 as Group E winners on Tuesday night. The Reds manager Jurgen Klopp said he loved that his side were “so smart”. The defending champions, who needed at least a point to progress, were on the ropes at times in the first half … Read more
Defending champions Liverpool will need at least a point in their final group game at Red Bull Salzburg to guarantee reaching the last 16 of the Champions League after a lacklustre draw against Napoli. The Reds would have gone through as Group E winners with a win but fell behind midway through the first half … Read more
Jose Mourinho singled out a ball boy for his exceptional impact in helping Tottenham come from behind to defeat Olympiacos 4-2 as they cruise into Champions League round of 16. Spurs trailed 2-0 after 19 minutes but Kane scored twice, with Alli and Serge Aurier also netting as they reached the knockout stages in Mourinho’s … Read more
Robert Lewandowski makes history in Champions League as he scored the fastest quadruple in Bayern Munich 6-0 bashing of Red Star Belgrade. The Polish striker became the only the second player to score in nine consecutive group-stage appearances in the competition. It took Lewy just 14 minutes and 31 seconds to net four goals. Leon … Read more
Paris St-Germain and Real Madrid are through to the Champions League round of 16 despite playing a 2-2 draw at the Santiago Bernabeu. It was an entertaining match between the European giants as PSG came 2-0 down to secure Group A top spot after Pablo Sarabia equaliser. Real’s place was booked shortly before kick-off after … Read more
Manchester City were held to a 1-1 draw by Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk at the Etihad Stadium but qualified to the Champions League round of 16 with a game to spare. Speaking after the match, City boss Pep Guardiola was pleased with his side performance, said they can now focus on the Premier League after … Read more
Tottenham came from two goals down to beat Olympiakos and qualify for the Champions League knockout phase. Spurs were dreadful at the back in the first half, going behind after only six minutes to Youssef El-Arabi’s low drive and conceding a second 13 minutes later when Ruben Semedo scored from close range at a corner. … Read more
Barcelona claimed a narrow 2-1 win at Slavia Prague as Lionel Messi became the first player to score in 15 consecutive Champions League seasons. Captain Messi gave Barca an early lead with a first-time finish after an exchange of passes with Arthur. The Czech champions were deservedly level when Jan Boril poked home Lukas Masopust’s … Read more
Juventus forward, Paulo Dybala, scored twice in three minutes late in the game as the Turin side came from behind to beat a defiant Lokomotiv Moscow 2-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday. Dybala was surprisingly preferred to Gonzalo Higuain in Juventus attacking lineup. In spite of enjoying 69 per cent possession over 90 minutes, … Read more
Kylian Mbappe came off the bench to grab a second-half hat-trick and inspire Paris St Germain to a runaway 5-0 victory at Belgium’s Club Brugge in the Champions League on Tuesday. The win kept up their 100 per cent record in Group A with the French team on nine points at the halfway mark and … Read more