Bayer Leverkusen will be without striker Victor Boniface for Wednesday’s Champions League game at Brest. Coach Xabi Alonso on Tuesday said the Nigeria international is still processing the shock of a car crash he was involved in on Sunday. Boniface was a passenger in a car involved in a...
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Vinicius Junior scored a hat-trick as title holders Real Madrid fought from two goals down to beat Borussia Dortmund 5-2 in the Champions League on Tuesday. Antonio Rüdiger’s header in the 60th, Vinicius Junior two minutes later, Lucas Vazquez in the 83rd and Vinicius Junior with a stunning solo...
Arsenal needed an own goal to seal a scrappy 1-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday as they made it two wins out of three in the Champions League. The win is is coming after the blow of their first domestic league defeat of the season at the weekend....
Borussia Dortmund’s Karim Adeyemi scored a first-half hat-trick as last season’s losing finalists hammered Celtic 7-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday with five goals in the opening 42 minutes. The humbling scoreline sent Dortmund top of the 36-team Champions League standings, with two wins from two matches...
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 Champions League campaign on Tuesday. After drawing away to Italian side Atalanta in their opening game the onus was on Mikel...
Harry Kane scored four to inspire Bayern Munich to a wild 9-2 thumping of Dinamo Zagreb while Real Madrid’s Antonio Rüdiger helped beat ex-club VfB Stuttgart as the Champions League launched its new format on Tuesday. Madrid’s Kylian Mbappé finished off a fine move for his first Champions League...
Paris St Germain (PSG) Manager, Luis Enrique, said he is still confident his team can overcome a 2-3 home loss to FC Barcelona in their Champions League quarter-final. Enrique hopes PSG can shine against the Spanish side next week to progress. Still looking for a first Champions League...
Arsenal will take on Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals of the Champions League following Friday’s draw at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland. Champions League Quarter-Finals Fixtures Below is the full list of quarter-finals fixtures: Arsenal (ENG) v Bayern Munich (GER) Atletico Madrid (ESP) v...
Erling Haaland scored twice as holders Manchester City cruised into the last 16 of the Champions League with two group games remaining. This was after a 3-0 victory over Swiss side Young Boys on Tuesday. Pep Guardiola’s side maintained their 100 percent record and lead Group G with...
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has dismissed reports that clubs from Saudi Arabia would be allowed to play in the Champions League in the future. “Only European clubs can participate in the Champions League, the Europa League or the Conference league,” the president of the European football ruling body...
Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelotti, admitted they were beaten by the better side as they suffered a painful 4-0 demolition at Manchester City on Wednesday. The win completed a 5-1 aggregate defeat for Real Madrid in their Champions League semi-final. Manchester City, who were beaten by Real Madrid at...
Manchester City were perfectly prepared with the right mix of calmness and tension for their Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid, manager Pep Guardiola said on Wednesday. The English champions dismantled the holders 4-0 with a ruthless display to secure a 5-1 aggregate win. The result meant Manchester City...
Manchester City marched into the Champions League final for the second time in three seasons after outclassing holders Real Madrid 4-0 for a 5-1 aggregate victory. Bernardo Silva’s first-half double put Manchester City in control against the 14-time European champions at a raucous Etihad Stadium on Wednesday. While an...
Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe suffered an injury scare ahead of the Champions League clash with Bayern Munich as he hobbled off with a thigh problem against Montpellier on Wednesday. Mbappe was replaced after 20 minutes and was seen clutching his left leg following a collision with Montpellier’s Leo...
FC Barcelona will face Manchester United in the 2022/2023 Europa League play-offs for a chance to reach the last 16. The Spanish side were eliminated from the UEFA Champions League and were only third in their group after a disappointing campaign. Manchester United, meanwhile, were second in their Europa...
Defending champions Real Madrid and Liverpool will repeat their match-up in the 2021/2022 UEFA Champions League final, but this time with a clash in the last 16 of the competition. Real Madrid beat Liverpool 1-0 in last season’s final match to clinch their 14th trophy in the competition. The...
Napoli striker Victor Osimhen will miss the Italian team’s home fixture with Spezia on Saturday with a thigh injury, the Serie A club has announced. In a statement, Napoli said that the Nigeria forward had hurt the femoral bicep in his right thigh, an injury suffered in the first...
Liverpool, Champions League runners-up last season, suffered a shock 4-1 defeat by Napoli in their opening Group A game at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium on Wednesday. The Italian side were magnificent in the opening 45 minutes, going in 3-0 up at the break having opened up a woeful...
Napoli head coach, Luciano Spalletti has ruled out the chances of Victor Osimhen joining Manchester United from the Italian club. Osimhen has been linked with Manchester United who are willing to offer €100m and Cristiano Ronaldo on loan with most of his salary paid. “He wants to play the Champions League...
Manchester United are reportedly preparing a whopping €140m bid for Napoli striker Victor Osimhen before the end of the summer transfer window. According to Il Mattino, a reputable Naples-based outlet, Cristiano Ronaldo’s agent, Jorge Mendes, has told the Serie A giants to expect a massive offer for the Nigeria international. Mendes...