champions league

The Digest Danny Welbeck scored twice to secure a 2-1 victory for Brighton against Liverpool at the Amex Stadium, damaging the visitors’ hopes of qualifying for the Champions League. Liverpool, missing key players Alisson and Mohamed Salah, also saw top scorer Hugo Ekitike leave early with an...

The Digest: Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah will miss Saturday's Premier League trip to Brighton with a muscle injury sustained during Wednesday's 4-0 Champions League win over Galatasaray. Manager Arne Slot confirmed the 33-year-old is unavailable but gave no timeframe for recovery, though...

The Digest: The 2025/26 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals are set following the conclusion of the Round of 16, with blockbuster clashes including Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich and an all-Spanish derby between Barcelona and Atlético Madrid. Three Spanish clubs advanced to the last eight...

The Digest: The 2025/26 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals are set following the conclusion of the Round of 16, with blockbuster clashes including Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich and an all-Spanish derby between Barcelona and Atlético Madrid. Three Spanish clubs advanced to the last eight...

The Digest: Ademola Lookman provided a crucial assist as Atletico Madrid secured their Champions League quarter-final spot despite a 3-2 second-leg loss to Tottenham, advancing 7-5 on aggregate. The Super Eagles forward, deployed in a deeper left-midfield role, set up Julian Álvarez's stunning...

The Digest: Liverpool produced a dominant display to overturn a first-leg deficit, thrashing Galatasaray 4-0 at Anfield and advancing 4-1 on aggregate to the Champions League quarter-finals. Dominik Szoboszlai opened the scoring, with Mohamed Salah involved in goals for Hugo Ekitike and Ryan...

The Digest: Barcelona demolished Newcastle 7-2 at Spotify Camp Nou to advance 8-3 on aggregate and book a Champions League quarter-final spot. Raphinha scored twice, set up two more, and won a penalty in a stunning individual display, supported by Robert Lewandowski (2), Lamine Yamal...

The Digest: Pep Guardiola has admitted Manchester City are "not a complete team" following their Champions League elimination by Real Madrid for the third consecutive season. City lost 2-1 in the second leg (5-1 aggregate) after captain Bernardo Silva was sent off early. The Spanish giants...

The Digest: Victor Osimhen and Galatasaray face a daunting Champions League path as they travel to Anfield for Wednesday's Round of 16 second leg against Liverpool, holding a slender 1-0 aggregate lead. If they survive, a quarter-final showdown with reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain...

The Digest: The UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second-leg fixtures kick off Tuesday and Wednesday, with eight teams battling to secure quarter-final spots. Chelsea face a monumental task at Stamford Bridge after losing 5-2 to PSG in the first leg, while Manchester City must overturn a 3-0...

The Digest: Real Madrid has received a significant injury boost ahead of their Champions League second leg against Manchester City, with Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham both named in the travelling squad. Mbappe returns after three weeks out with a knee injury, avoiding surgery through...

The Digest: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has acknowledged that Real Madrid's superior "ability and quality" proved decisive as his side suffered a 3-0 defeat in their Champions League last-16 first leg at the Bernabeu. Federico Valverde's first-half hat-trick gave Madrid a commanding...

The Digest: Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe continues to lead the Champions League goalscoring charts with 13 goals, despite missing Wednesday's 3-0 win over Manchester City due to a knee injury. Newcastle's Anthony Gordon sits second with 10 goals after failing to score in the 1-1 draw with...

The Digest: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has admitted his side faces a monumental task after losing 3-0 to Real Madrid in their Champions League clash, but insisted they will fight for a comeback. Speaking after Federico Valverde's hat-trick secured victory for the Spanish side...

The Digest: Chelsea imploded in a damaging 5-2 defeat at PSG in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie, collapsing after goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen's howler sparked a spectacular late capitulation. The Blues had twice come from behind to level through Malo Gusto and Enzo...

The Digest: Federico Valverde scored a brilliant first-half hat-trick as Real Madrid secured a stunning 3-0 victory over Manchester City in their Champions League last-16 first leg at the Bernabeu, leaving Pep Guardiola's side's European hopes hanging by a thread. Despite missing Kylian...

The Digest: Kai Havertz scored an 89th-minute penalty against his former side Bayer Leverkusen to earn Arsenal a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie at the BayArena. The Gunners, who had won all eight league phase fixtures, produced a lackluster display and fell...

The Digest: Ademola Lookman has reacted to Atletico Madrid's emphatic 5-2 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 tie at the Metropolitano. The Nigeria international, who played 69 minutes before being substituted, took to social media to celebrate...

The Digest: Former Besiktas midfielder Sinan Engin has heaped praise on Victor Osimhen, marveling at the Super Eagles striker's extraordinary physical attributes following Galatasaray's 1-0 Champions League win over Liverpool. Speaking on Asist Analiz YouTube channel, Engin declared...

The Digest: Victor Osimhen was visibly emotional before Galatasaray's Champions League clash with Liverpool as fans unveiled a touching tifo banner honouring his late mother. The banner, displayed at RAMS Park Stadium, featured images of Osimhen alongside his mother with the message: "We are a...