champions league

The Digest: Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior has admitted that his team now has "a mountain to climb" in their bid to qualify for the UEFA Champions League next season. Speaking after Chelsea's 1-0 defeat to Manchester United at Stamford Bridge, Rosenior said the result leaves the Blues in 6th...

The Digest: Manchester United took a giant step towards ending their two-year Champions League absence with a 1-0 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Matheus Cunha scored the only goal two minutes before halftime from Bruno Fernandes' 18th Premier League assist of the season...

The Digest: A heated exchange occurred between Real Madrid teammates Vinicius Jr and Jude Bellingham during their Champions League quarter-final defeat to Bayern Munich. Vinicius was caught on camera telling Bellingham, "What do you want? Shut up and close your mouth." The incident happened...

The Digest: The Champions League semi-finalists for the 2025/26 season have been confirmed after two dramatic quarter-final second legs. Holders Paris Saint-Germain will face Bayern Munich, while Atletico Madrid takes on Arsenal. The first legs will be played on April 28 and 29, with the...

The Digest: Real Madrid's Champions League hopes were dashed chaotically as Eduardo Camavinga's late red card helped Bayern Munich secure a 6-4 aggregate victory in the quarter-final second leg. Arda Guler scored twice early on, but Bayern responded through Alex Pavlovic, Harry Kane, and late...

The Digest: Arsenal secured a spot in the Champions League semi-finals for the second successive season after a nervy 0-0 draw with Sporting at the Emirates, progressing 1-0 on aggregate. The Gunners managed just one shot on target in a cagey performance. Sporting came closest when Geny Catamo...

The Digest: Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman has praised his teammates' resilience after his decisive goal helped Atletico Madrid eliminate Barcelona from the Champions League. Lookman scored in the 2-1 second-leg defeat, but Atletico advanced 3-2 on aggregate following their 2-0 first-leg...

The Digest: Barcelona forward Raphinha has condemned the match officials following his team's Champions League elimination by Atletico Madrid, calling it a "complete robbery." Despite not playing due to injury, the Brazilian said: "I cannot comprehend how many fouls Atletico committed without...

The Digest: Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman made history by scoring in Atletico Madrid's 2-1 defeat to Barcelona at the Metropolitano Stadium, becoming the fourth Nigerian to score in a Champions League quarter-final. Obafemi Martins was the first for Inter Milan against Villarreal in...

The Digest: Atletico Madrid has mocked Barcelona and teenager Lamine Yamal following their Champions League quarter-final triumph, sharing a viral video of a lion that turned out to be a harmless dog as a metaphor for their rivals. Diego Simeone became the first coach to eliminate Barcelona...

The Digest: Liverpool have been eliminated from the Champions League following a 4-0 aggregate defeat to Paris Saint-Germain. Ousmane Dembele scored two second-half goals at Anfield to seal the victory for the holders. Liverpool pushed for a comeback with spirited play, but a controversial VAR...

The Digest: Atletico Madrid advanced to the Champions League semi-finals for the first time since 2016/17 with a 3-2 aggregate win over Barcelona, despite losing the second leg 2-1 at the Metropolitano. Barcelona wiped out Atletico's 2-0 first-leg lead with goals from Lamine Yamal (4') and...

The Digest: Declan Rice was not present in Arsenal's open training session ahead of their Champions League quarter-final second leg against Sporting CP, raising concerns ahead of a huge week. Jurrien Timber, Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, and Riccardo Calafiori also remain absent. Arsenal lead...

The Digest: Barcelona face Atletico Madrid at the Metropolitano, needing to score at least twice without conceding to overturn a 2-0 first-leg deficit. Teenager Lamine Yamal has called out Diego Simeone's defence, daring them to face him. He drew inspiration from LeBron James' 2016 NBA...

The Digest: Super Eagles star Ademola Lookman has praised Atletico Madrid's team spirit after their 2-0 Champions League quarter-final first-leg win over Barcelona at Camp Nou. Lookman, who played 60 minutes, said: "It was a good result, the performance of the team, especially not to concede...

The Digest: Paris Saint-Germain secured a commanding 2-0 victory over Liverpool in the Champions League quarter-final first leg at Parc des Princes. Desire Doue opened the scoring with a deflected strike in the 11th minute, and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia added a brilliantly taken second in the 65th...

The Digest: Atletico Madrid secured a commanding 2-0 victory over 10-man Barcelona at Camp Nou in the Champions League quarter-final first leg. Barcelona defender Pau Cubarsi was sent off after a VAR review for a last-man challenge on Giuliano Simeone just before half-time. Julian Alvarez...

The Digest: Real Madrid manager Alvaro Arbeloa has explained that two costly slip-ups led to his team's 2-1 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-final first leg. Goals from Luis Díaz and Harry Kane sealed the win for the Bundesliga giants. Arbeloa said: "We made two...

The Digest: Kai Havertz came off the bench to score a 91st-minute winner as Arsenal secured a 1-0 victory over Sporting in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final in Lisbon. Fellow substitute Gabriel Martinelli provided the assist for Havertz's composed finish. Arsenal goalkeeper...

The Digest: Bayern Munich held on for a 2-1 victory over Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu in the Champions League quarter-final first leg. Goals from Luis Díaz and Harry Kane gave Bayern a 2-0 lead before Kylian Mbappé pulled one back for Madrid. Bayern's 40-year-old goalkeeper, Manuel...