Champions League

Madrid full of confidence in Champions League, says Ancelotti

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said his team were full of confidence after reaching the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday.
16 March 2023, 02:14 AM

Real ease past Liverpool into Champions League quarters

Real Madrid cruised into the Champions League quarterfinals as Karim Benzema's second-half goal secured a comfortable 1-0 win over Liverpool in their last-16 second leg that wrapped up a 6-2 aggregate victory on Wednesday.
15 March 2023, 22:00 PM

Osimhen double sends Napoli into Champions League last eight for first time

Napoli forward Victor Osimhen struck either side of the break to steer the Italians to a comfortable 3-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday and into the Champions League quarterfinals for the first time.
15 March 2023, 21:55 PM

Haaland's 'super strength' is scoring, City's super strength is Haaland

Erling Haaland said it was his speed of thought that marked him apart as he fired Manchester City into the Champions League quarter-finals with five goals in a 7-0 demolition of RB Leipzig on Tuesday.
15 March 2023, 08:50 AM

‘Liverpool will try to beat Madrid with one percent chance’

The coach had admitted, after his team's 5-2 first leg defeat by the European champions at Anfield in February, that his side's hopes of progress were extinguished
15 March 2023, 04:36 AM

Haaland's life would be 'boring' had he set record: Guardiola

Haaland scored five goals as City steamrolled their German opponents into submission in a 7-0 rout to put them into the Champions League quarter-finals for the sixth consecutive season before Guardiola substituted him in the 63rd minute
15 March 2023, 02:54 AM

Leipzig need 'match of the season' to beat City: Rose

Leipzig were already underdogs against the Premier League champions even without their injury woes and Rose knows they must be perfect to spring a major upset
14 March 2023, 05:15 AM

Richarlison blasts Conte after Spurs exit CL

Richarlison, who was signed by Spurs in the close season in a deal worth 60 million pounds ($71.21 million), has found game time hard to come by under Conte and played only the last 20 minutes against Milan in the 0-0 draw at home.
9 March 2023, 11:54 AM

Galtier rues early missed chances in Bayern defeat

"It's a big disappointment," Galtier said. "We have to deal with it and accept it. There's a lot of disappointment in the dressing room."
9 March 2023, 04:34 AM

'Nothing is impossible', Pioli says as Milan reach CL quarters

"I like to think there’s nothing impossible in sport," Pioli said
9 March 2023, 03:42 AM

Nagelsmann lauds defender De Ligt

Nagelsmann was not best pleased with said Sommer's risk-taking but chose instead to praise De Ligt's game-changing interventio
9 March 2023, 01:55 AM

'That's our maximum', admits Mbappe after PSG exit

PSG, trailing 1-0 from the first leg in Paris, were beaten 2-0 in the return game at the Allianz Arena to drop out of the competition in the last 16 for the fifth time in seven seasons
9 March 2023, 01:41 AM

Bayern's plan is to not let Mbappe 'have fun'

Paris St Germain forward Kylian Mbappe may be among the most exciting footballers in the world to watch but Bayern Munich will not be spending time admiring his skills when they meet on Wednesday in the Champions League last-16 second leg.
8 March 2023, 03:00 AM

Milan's Serie A setback won't affect trip to Spurs, says Pioli

AC Milan will not be affected by their weekend Serie A defeat when they visit Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League last-16 second leg on Wednesday, coach Stefano Pioli said.
8 March 2023, 02:04 AM

'Special night' relieves pressure on Chelsea's Potter

Chelsea manager Graham Potter breathed a sigh of relief after his side finally delivered some return on a world record one-season spend in the transfer market on Tuesday by reaching the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
8 March 2023, 01:39 AM

Potter backs blunt Chelsea to find firepower against Dortmund

Graham Potter said on Monday he is confident goal-shy Chelsea can find their cutting edge to beat Borussia Dortmund and reach the Champions League quarter-finals.
7 March 2023, 15:18 PM

UEFA to refund Liverpool fans for Paris Champions League final chaos

UEFA will refund Liverpool fans who attended last year's Champions League final in Paris, Europe's soccer governing body said on Tuesday after an independent report said they were responsible for the chaos outside the stadium.
7 March 2023, 14:08 PM

Conte says he underestimated recovery period after gallbladder surgery

Tottenham Hotspur boss Antonio Conte said he underestimated the recovery period after his gallbadder surgery which kept him out of action for a month and the Italian cannot wait to return to the touchline when they host AC Milan in the Champions League.
7 March 2023, 14:02 PM

‘Maybe in the second leg I will be crazy’

Guardiola added: "Maybe in the second leg I will be crazy and decide to play with nine strikers. But I've coached in this country and I analysed Leipzig and I needed this type of control."
23 February 2023, 02:13 AM

Lukaku strikes as Inter beat Porto

Lukaku struck as Sergio Conceicao's Porto were playing the final portion of the match with 10 men after midfielder Otavio was sent off in the 78th minute for his second bookable offence.
22 February 2023, 22:12 PM