Champions League

Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso acknowledged the challenge his side face against Liverpool in the Champions League on Tuesday, recognising the Merseyside club as one of Europe’s strongest teams ...

Manchester City will have to accept a more challenging season as they cope with injuries that make it harder to repeat the success of recent years, manager Pep Guardiola said ...

Erling Haaland back-heeled home a stunning strike, the first of two goals on the night for Manchester City’s goal-scoring machine, as City cruised past Sparta Prague 5-0 on Wednesday ...

Three victories and three clean sheets into Aston Villa’s first Champions League campaign in 41 years, the momentum continues to build for the Midlands club but when asked if fans ...

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said his side’s growing injury list was becoming a worry after Riccardo Calafiori limped off near the end of a scrappy 1-0 win over Shakhtar ...

Manchester City’s Kevin de Bruyne needs to be eased back into action after his lay-off with a muscle injury, manager Pep Guardiola said, adding that the midfielder is a ...

Real Madrid fought back from two goals down as Vinicius Jr grabbed a hat-trick in a thrilling 5-2 win over visitors Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Tuesday. In ...

Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann gave everything to the French national team, Atleti coach Diego Simeone said on Tuesday, adding that international retirement will allow him to perform at an ...

Barcelona manager Hansi Flick said welcoming his former club Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday will be special but that he is feeling right at home after an ...

Arsenal will use the hurt from their first Premier League defeat of the season to deliver a strong response in their home clash against Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk in the ...

Dutch side PSV Eindhoven have yet to win in this season’s Champions League but their domestic form makes them a dangerous opponent, Paris St Germain manager Luis Enrique said ...

Borussia Dortmund will need more than just a strong mindset when they visit champions Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday, coach Nuri Sahin said as last year’s ...

Defending champions Real Madrid failed to show the best version of themselves in a shock 1-0 Champions League defeat at Lille on Wednesday and must accept the criticism that comes ...

Aston Villa beat Bayern Munich 1-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday thanks to a brilliant late Jhon Duran while a Salah assist and goal gave Liverpool a 2-0 over ...

Liverpool manager Arne Slot expects Diogo Jota to feature in their Champions League clash with Serie A side Bologna at Anfield, despite the Portuguese forward’s absence from training on ...

Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane remains a doubt for their Champions League clash at Aston Villa on Wednesday, coach Vincent Kompany said, but the Bundesliga leaders are looking to enjoy ...

Arsenal’s Kai Havertz maintained his impressive start to the season with the opening goal in a 2-0 home victory against Paris St Germain which kick-started the London club’s ...

Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya secured his side a hard-earned point with a sensational penalty save in a 0-0 draw away to Atalanta in their Champions League opener on Thursday. Spaniard ...

Inter Milan escaped Etihad Stadium with a surprise 0-0 draw against Manchester City in the Champions League on Wednesday, exacting a small measure of revenge for their narrow loss to ...

Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi is not treating their Champions League game at Manchester City on Wednesday as a rematch of last year’s final. The Serie A winners were ...

Liverpool celebrated their return to the Champions League after a year’s absence with a 3-1 victory over AC Milan at San Siro on Tuesday, overcoming a shaky start with ...

Aston Villa made an impressive return to Europe’s elite as they began their Champions League campaign with an accomplished 3-0 victory away to Swiss club Young Boys on Tuesday. ...

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti expects to have several players back from injury ahead of their Champions League opener against German side VfB Stuttgart on Tuesday. Midfielders Jude Bellingham, Aurelien ...

Liverpool have plenty of respect for Italian side AC Milan but the Premier League club will not be intimidated when the two European giants face-off in their Champions League opener ...