UEFA Champions League

Champions League: Bayern hit nine, Real Madrid and Liverpool win on opening night of revamped format

Harry Kane scored four goals, including three penalties, as Vincent Kompany's Bayern hammered Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb 9-2 at the Allianz Arena.

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Champions League Draw: Bayern-Barcelona, Real Madrid-Liverpool to meet in revamped league phase format

Real Madrid and Liverpool share a whopping 21 Champions League titles between them and will meet after a computerised draw was carried out in Monaco. Other crunch tie in the revamped phase include…

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Champions League 2024-25: All you need to know about group stage draw - date, time, teams

Unlike the 32-team group stage Champions League format, from this season onwards the draws will consist of 36 teams with AI-driven software in use to determine the competition draw. So what is new…

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Champions League: Rangers, Jose Mourinho's Fenerbahce knocked out in qualification round

Hosts Rangers paid the price for a harsh second yellow card issued to defender Jefte as Dynamo struck twice in the final 10 minutes through substitutes Oleksandr Pikhalonok and Nazar Voloshyn.

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UEFA clear Manchester clubs, Nice and Girona to play in Europe club competitions

Premier League champions City and Girona are both part of the City Group, while Jim Ratcliffe who owns 25 per cent of FA Cup winners United also controls Nice through his Ineos company.

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Barcelona need to be more clinical, says Ronald Koeman after Benfica battering

Barcelona Coach Ronald Koeman is disappointed as Barcelona lost their second game against Benfica in the Champions League.

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Cristiano Ronaldo headlines Manchester United's dramatic win vs Villarreal in UEFA Champions League face-off

Ronaldo's goal in the dying minutes of the game helped Manchester United defeat Villarreal in Group F encounter of the UEFA Champions League here at Old Trafford. United defeated Villarreal 2-1…

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Champions League: We must take the game to Chelsea, says Juventus' Massimiliano Allegri

Without the injured Paulo Dybala and Alvaro Morata, Allegri said he has no other option but to deploy Moise Kean in the lone striker role

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'We didn't deserve to lose', says Ancelotti after Real stunned by Sheriff

Sheriff, who were founded in 1997, are top of Group D with six points, after beating Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 in their opening game

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Lionel Messi scores maiden goal as PSG take sweet revenge on Man City in Champions League

In front of nearly 50,000 home supporters on Tuesday, the Argentine superstar scored his first goal for his new club, helping the Ligue 1 giants take a 2-0 revenge over English Premier League…

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Harry Maguire ruled out, Luke Shaw doubtful for Man Utd's Champions League clash against Villarreal

Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has been ruled out of the Champions League game against Villarreal.

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Champions League: Liverpool fixing defensive problems ahead of Porto test, says Jurgen Klopp

Liverpool's manager said that his team won't repeat the same defensive mistakes against Porto in the Champions League.

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UCL: Lewandowski, Mueller propel dominant Bayern to easy win at Barcelona

Mueller gave Bayern the lead in the 34th minute of the Group E clash with a strike from outside the area which deflected off Barca defender Eric Garcia to confound goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen…

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UCL: That's why he's here, says Tuchel, as Lukaku earns Chelsea win

In their first game in the competition since winning the Champions League against Manchester City in May, Chelsea were being frustrated by a well-drilled Zenit St Petersburg.
 

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UCL: Poor discipline cost us, says Manchester United skipper Harry Maguire

Aaron Wan-Bissaka`s 35th-minute sending off proved costly, with no side going on to win the Champions League previously after losing their opening match in the competition`s history.
 

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'It is what is': Koeman accepts Barca fate after Bayern schooling

"You have to be realistic in life. Our young players showed we have a future and we have a lot of players to come back from injuries. It is what it is," Koeman told a news conference.
 

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Prepared for everything, Barcelona has players who can make difference: Bayern Munich boss Nagelsmann

Bayern Munich and Barcelona will kick off their campaigns in a Group E encounter at Camp Nou.

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From Jorginho to Alexia Putellas: List of UEFA Player of the Year winners

Chelsea and Italy midfielder Jorginho was named UEFA men's player of the year at a ceremony in Istanbul on Thursday, beating his club colleague N'…

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Shakhtar sink Monaco to reach Champions League group stage

The Ukrainian side joined RB Salzburg as the Austrian champions beat Danes Brondby 4-2 on aggregate, and Sheriff Tiraspol, who became the first Moldovan side to reach the group stage with a 3-0…

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Benfica, Young Boys and Malmo reach Champions League group stage

With the away goals rule no longer in place this season, PSV missed a string of chances to force extra time with Eran Zahavi hitting the crossbar from three metres with the goal at his mercy in…

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Nine Super League clubs retain ECA membership, but Real, Barca and Juve remain out

The nine clubs now admitted back into the ECA can therefore still have an influence on the direction of European football in the future.
 

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Football: Goalkeeper Arrizabalaga Kepa the hero as Chelsea win Super Cup 6-5 on penalties

Extra time had ended 1-1 at Belfast's Windsor Park Stadium, with Chelsea bringing on Kepa for Edouard Mendy in the final seconds in what turned out to be the game's tactical master-stroke.

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From Lionel Messi to Sergio Ramos: PSG's 'FIFA-like' playing XI for upcoming season

With Lionel Messi being signed, Paris Saint-Germain is heading into a season with a formidable playing XI. PSG will be looking for finally ending…

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Football: Champions League final brought England's Chelsea, City players closer: Chilwell

Chilwell said there was no awkwardness when the players met up again at the England training camp.

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Football: Barcelona, Juventus, and Real Madrid have 'paralysed themselves' - Aleksander Ceferin

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin opened up on a joint statement conveyed by Real Madrid, Juventus, and Barcelona following the European Super League catastrophe.

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Champions League: Man City blow three-goal lead at home, Bayern beat PSG

Erling Haaland opened the scoring from a penalty just before half-time, and Ilkay Gundogan's deflected shot made it 2-0 in the 50th minute.

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Champions League: Bayern hit nine, Real Madrid and Liverpool win on opening night of revamped format

Harry Kane scored four goals, including three penalties, as Vincent Kompany's Bayern hammered Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb 9-2 at the Allianz Arena.

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Champions League Draw: Bayern-Barcelona, Real Madrid-Liverpool to meet in revamped league phase format

Real Madrid and Liverpool share a whopping 21 Champions League titles between them and will meet after a computerised draw was carried out in Monaco. Other crunch tie in the revamped phase include…

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Champions League 2024-25: All you need to know about group stage draw - date, time, teams

Unlike the 32-team group stage Champions League format, from this season onwards the draws will consist of 36 teams with AI-driven software in use to determine the competition draw. So what is new…

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Champions League: Rangers, Jose Mourinho's Fenerbahce knocked out in qualification round

Hosts Rangers paid the price for a harsh second yellow card issued to defender Jefte as Dynamo struck twice in the final 10 minutes through substitutes Oleksandr Pikhalonok and Nazar Voloshyn.

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UEFA clear Manchester clubs, Nice and Girona to play in Europe club competitions

Premier League champions City and Girona are both part of the City Group, while Jim Ratcliffe who owns 25 per cent of FA Cup winners United also controls Nice through his Ineos company.

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Vinicius Jr. equals Lionel Messi’s record after UCL win to propel Ballon d’Or dreams

Messi won his first Ballon d'Or at the age of 22 and there is a high possibility that the Brazilian might sweep this year's award which has seen a duopoly of the Argentine and Cristiano Ronaldo…

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Champions League Final: Real Madrid extend European dominance with 15th title after beating Borussia Dortmund

The contest played at the Wembley Stadium in London saw Real Madrid add to their already impressive trophy cabinet while Dortmund lost their second final at the venue having suffered the same fate…

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Real Madrid to leave star goalkeeper at home ahead of Champions League final

The club staff has taken the precautionary decision to ensure that other players do not catch flu ahead of the big-ticket match

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‘So submissive’: Mats Hummels goes on ASTONISHING rant against own manager days before Champions League final

In the astonishing rant, Hummels referred to Dortmund's away defeats to VfB Stuttgart and Bayer Leverkusen and called out the manager. 

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Champions League Final: Real Madrid's Aurélien Tchouaméni faces race against time to be fit for summit clash

Aurélien Tchouaméni, who has played a key part in Real’s progression to the final has suffered from a stress injury to his left foot and could be out for three weeks. If this is the case, …

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Bayern Munich disallowed goal: Were Tuchel and Co stolen of a spot in final? Here is what the VAR rules say

An evening highlighted by a stoppage winner from Joselu for Real Madrid could have had more drama, had referee Szymon Marciniak allowed Bayern Munich’s goal in the 103rd minute to stand. The goal…

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'Experienced this few years ago': Furious Thomas Muller recalls Ronaldo's controversial goals after UCL exit

During the press duties, Muller said the referees favoured the Spanish side, as they did in 2017 

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Matthijs de Ligt claims referee apologised to him for 'mistake' that cost Bayern place in UCL final

The offside on the De Ligt goal looked close to the naked eye but since the whistle was blown, VAR could not involve itself in the recheck process

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'Absolute disaster': Thomas Tuchel fumes over Bayern's late disallowed goal against Madrid

The linesman had raised the offside flag much before the shot from De Ligt went in, prompting the referee to blow the whsitle, signaling a stop in play

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Harry Kane’s unlikely secret behind his success REVEALED by Bayern boss Thomas Tuchel

Speaking on the eve of the big-ticket second-leg of the Champions League semifinal match against Real Madrid, Tuchel said Kane's addiction to cappuccino was perhaps fuelling his goal-scoring spree…

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Champions League: Helpless Kylian Mbappe opens up on PSG exit, says 'I tried to help my team'

The 2-0 defeat brought an end to Kylian Mbappe’s dream of winning the Champions League with PSG as they exited at the last four stage. After the defeat, Mbappe opened up on the Champions League…

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Champions League: Outgoing PSG star Kylian Mbappe ‘confident’ of his side beating Dortmund in second leg

Champions League: Trailing 1-0 after the first leg, PSG will need to win at any cost to stand a chance of reaching the final of the Champions League for the second time in the …

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Former Real Madrid player claims Jude Bellingham has had bigger impact than Zidane, Ronaldo and Figo

The English midfielder arrived at one of the biggest clubs in the world last summer after a record-money move from Borussia Dortmund. Since then, he has stepped up on the big stage, routinely…

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Champions League, Watch: Toni Kroos delivers inch-perfect pass for Vinicius opener during Bayern-Madrid clash

With the game goalless until the 23rd minute, it was the Toni Kroos pass that unlocked the Bayern defence spearheaded by Eric Dier and Kim Min-jae. Bisecting the two central defenders, the German…

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From Jorginho to Alexia Putellas: List of UEFA Player of the Year winners

Chelsea and Italy midfielder Jorginho was named UEFA men's player of the year at a ceremony in Istanbul on Thursday, beating his club colleague N'Golo Kante and Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne to

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From Lionel Messi to Sergio Ramos: PSG's 'FIFA-like' playing XI for upcoming season

With Lionel Messi being signed, Paris Saint-Germain is heading into a season with a formidable playing XI. PSG will be looking for finally ending their Champions League drought! 

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Football: Chelsea fans in Porto overjoyed after club crowned as European champions!

Ecstatic Chelsea fans erupted with joy after their team clinched the Champions League title in Porto's Dragao Stadium on Saturday, in a match that brought happiness to the winners but angered local

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Locals in Porto angered as COVID-19 rules eased for English soccer fans

A last-minute decision to relax COVID-19 safety rules for Saturday's Champions League final has angered locals as hundreds of English fans not wearing masks packed Porto's riverside bars on Friday

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How fans took on multi-billionaires to take down European Super League

The European Super League can no longer proceed, Juventus boss Andrea Agnelli confirmed on Wednesday, as Spain's Atletico Madrid, Italy's Inter Milan, and six English teams abandoned the breakaway

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From NBA to Super Bowl: Here's complete list of winners in 2020

2019/2020 season for the sporting fraternity has been a rollercoaster. COVID-19 pandemic made it a task for these sports (or leagues) to complete their season and get a winner.

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Clash of GOATS, Haaland's form, toughest groups: Champions League storylines to watch

The Champions League group stage kicks off on Tuesday with Bayern Munich beginning their defence of the trophy won in Lisbon in August.

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UEFA awards: Bayern Munich players dominate the winners' list

The UEFA awards were announced as players were named the UEFA Defender, Midfielder, Forward and Player of the Year for the previous season. Bayern Munich dominated these awards. Take a look: 

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Bayern Munich 1:0 PSG, UEFA Champions League Final: All the action in pictures

It will be remembered as the strangest of Champions League seasons but it has ended with a familiar name on the trophy after Bayern Munich got the better of Paris Saint-Germain in Sunday's final in

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From Real Madrid to Barcelona: Top 5 football clubs with most Champions League trophies!

Here's the list of top five football clubs who became European Champions for the most number of times. 

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