Antoine Griezmann of FC Barcelona battles for possession with Konstantinos Manolas of SSC Napoli during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg match between SSC Napoli and FC Barcelona at Stadio San Paolo on February 25, 2020 in Naples, Italy. Antoine Griezmann rescued a 1-1 draw for Barcelona at Napoli in the first …
Lionel Messi of Barcelona ahead of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg match against SSC Napoli on February 24, 2020 in Naples, Italy. Everything is set for the big match at the San Paolo, Lionel Messi will play for the first time in the stadium where Diego Armando Maradona became a legend. …
Zinedine Zidane, head coach, attends during the Press Conference of Real Madrid at Ciudad Deportiva Real Madrid before the UEFA Champions League, Round of 16, football match against Manchester City on February 25, 2020 in Valdebebas, Spain. Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has said he “doesn’t worry about or fear” facing Manchester City and Pep …
Hans Hateboer of Atalanta scores the 2nd goal of his team during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg match between Atalanta Bc and Valencia CF at San Siro Stadium on February 19, 2020 in Milan, Italy. The Champions League round of 16 continued on Wednesday with Tottenham and Valencia both showing weakness …
Erling Haaland of Borussia Dortmund, Thiago Silva of PSG during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg match between Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at Signal Iduna Park on February 18, 2020 in Dortmund, Germany. Champions League round of 16 action began on Tuesday with Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid scoring impressive …
Jurgen Klopp the head coach / manager of Liverpool during the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Watford FC at Anfield. Liverpool will face Atletico Madrid in the Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League. Monday’s draw in Nyon, Switzerland, pitted the reigning champions against the Spanish club. The first leg of the …
Atalanta’s Belgian defender Timothy Castagne celebrates a goal awarded after a VAR review during the UEFA Champions League group C football match between FC Shakhtar Donetsk and Atalanta BC at the Metallist stadium in Kharkiv. Atalanta reached the Champions League last 16 in their first season in the tournament on Wednesday after a 3-0 victory …
Head coach Jurgen Klopp of FC Liverpool gestures during the UEFA Champions League group E match between RB Salzburg and Liverpool FC at Red Bull Arena. Jurgen Klopp pointed towards Liverpool’s smartness as the deciding factor as the Reds beat RB Salzburg 2-0 in Austria. After a goalless first half in which both teams spurned …
Harry Kane attends Tottenham Hotspur training at Tottenham Hotspur Training Centre. Harry Kane has been left out of the Tottenham squad travelling to Germany for the Champions League clash with Bayern Munich on Wednesday. Kane played the full 90 minutes as Jose Mourinho’s side thrashed Burnley 5-0 on Saturday, scoring twice to take his tally …
Lionel Messi marked his 700th game for Barcelona with a goal and two assists in a 3-1 win over Borussia Dortmund that sent his team into the knockout rounds of the Champions League on Wednesday. But Liverpool, the competition’s defending champion, could not replicate that feat as it struggled once again against Napoli. The clubs …
Jose Mourinho apologised for substituting Eric Dier and praised a quick-thinking ballboy after Tottenham came from two goals down to beat Olympiakos 4-2 and qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League. Mourinho’s first home game as Spurs boss looked set to be spoilt as the Greek visitors capitalised on a woeful start by …
Sergio Aguero will miss next month’s Manchester derby after being ruled out for “a few weeks” by manager Pep Guardiola. The Manchester City striker suffered a thigh injury in the Premier League champions’ victory over Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. Guardiola is unsure how long he will be without the club’s record goalscorer …
Turkish team Galatasaray’s Champions League adventure ended late Wednesday with a loss to Real Madrid. Galatasaray maintained their poor performance and were beaten 6-0 by the Spanish giants in a Group A match at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Real Madrid took control of the match from the start. Two early goals by Rodrygo along with …
Ernesto Valverde is under mounting pressure at Barcelona after his team followed up their La Liga defeat by Levante with a goalless draw at home to Slavia Prague on Tuesday in the Champions League. Lionel Messi hit the crossbar in the first half but that was as close as Barca came during a disjointed display …
Achraf Hakimi’s second-half brace secured Borussia Dortmund a 3-2 comeback win over Inter Milan at the fourth round in UEFA Champions League’s group stage on Tuesday. The “BVB” rallied back from two goals down as the two goals from Hakimi and one goal from Julian Brandt were enough to snatch all three points from Inter …
Maurizio Sarri praised Juventus for not losing their heads as Paulo Dybala’s quick-fire second-half double rescued a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Lokomotiv Moscow in their Champions League Group D clash in Turin on Tuesday. The Italian champions had trailed the Russians with 13 minutes to go in the Allianz Stadium after Aleksei Miranchuk had put …
Luis Suarez found the best way to silence his critics at Camp Nou. With Barcelona trailing against Inter Milan in the Champions League on Wednesday, the striker scored a pair of superbly-taken goals to complete a 2-1 comeback victory against a team that had dominated the first half at Barcelona’s stadium. Despite reaching third place …
Frenkie de Jong knows that a tricky tie awaits him and his Barcelona teammates when they play host to Inter in the Champions League later on today. “When I think of Inter, I think of Wesley Sneijder and the Triplete winning team. It will be a tough match for us tonight because Inter have a …
Casemiro’s header five minutes from time spared Real Madrid from an ignominious Champions League defeat as they came from two goal down to snatch a 2-2 draw against 10-man Club Brugge. Humbled 3-0 by Paris St Germain in their Group A opener, the 13-time European champions trailed by two goals at the halfway stage following …
Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri admitted his disappointment after his side surrendered a two-goal lead to be held 2-2 by Atletico Madrid in Champions League Group D. Atletico Madrid substitute Hector Herrera grabbed a late equaliser at the Wanda Metropolitano to send Sarri and his players back to Italy with only a share of the points …