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
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