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
Champions League debutants Atalanta reached the knockout stages with victory at Shakhtar Donetsk after recovering from losing their first three games. The Serie A side only had one point after four games – including a 4-0 and 5-1 defeat – but wins over Dinamo Zagreb and Shakhtar have taken them through behind Manchester City. Timothy … 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
Tottenham Spurs were defeated 3-1 by Bayern Munich in the final Champions League group game on Wednesday at the Alliance Arena. Both sides had already qualified for the last 16, with Bayern progressing as Group B winners and Tottenham going through as runners-up, and consequently they made numerous changes for Wednesday’s encounter at the Allianz … 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
Despite guiding them into the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League, Napoli have sacked manager Carlo Ancelotti. The Serie A club had not won in nine games in all competitions until Tuesday’s 4-0 success at home to Genk. Ancelotti was in his second season in charge of Napoli but they sit seventh in the … 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
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
Speaking ahead of Champions League matchday 4 encounter with Dutch giant, Ajax at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday Night, Chelsea Manager, Frank Lampard said his team will qualify for the next round of the competition if things go according to plans. The Blues midfielder said the lads will have to be at their best to achieve … Read more
Nigeria forward Emmanuel Dennis has been named in the UEFA Champions League team of the week following his brilliant performance against Real Madrid on Tuesday. Dennis netted a brace for Club Brugge in their 2-2 away draw against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday and narrowly missed out on a hat-trick. The forward … Read more