Leagues: Champions League

The UEFA Champions League matches that featured Premier League clubs last week really emphasized the gulf in class that currently exists between the top teams in England and the giants that lead the way in the Spanish and German divisions. … Continue reading →

Wednesday’s matches in the UEFA Champions League were a tale of two cities. In one match, you had a brilliant goalfest — a one-sided affair. And in the other one, it was a closely fought match with few goals to savor. … Continue reading →

The first legs of every last-16 Champions League tie were concluded this week and we’re beginning to establish a clearer picture of who looks likely to be challenging for the European Cup come the final in Lisbon on Saturday May … Continue reading →

TONIGHT on World Soccer Radio 9PM ET/6PM PT – Nick and Danny look at the conclusion of the opening round of matches in the UEFA Champions League Knockout Stage, as Chelsea were frustrated in Turkey and Real impressed in Germany. … Continue reading →

Chelsea will be walking into a loud and intimidating cauldron at Galatasaray’s Turk Telekom Arena as the Blues try to get something none of the English clubs have done in the Champions League or Europa League this week or last — … Continue reading →

Two Chelsea supporters were stabbed in Istanbul last night ahead of tomorrow’s UEFA Champions League match against Galatasaray in Turkey. The Guardian reported that: “At least two Chelsea supporters were stabbed in clashes around Istanbul’s Taksin Square on Tuesday night, the eve … Continue reading →

The second week of UEFA Champions League matches kicked off today with two matches — Zenit St Petersburg against Borussia Dortmund in the early match, which was then followed by Olympiacos against Manchester United. If you missed the matches, or you … Continue reading →

Manchester United topped a potentially tricky group containing Bayer Leverkusen, Shakhtar Donetsk and Real Sociedad and have been rewarded with a tie against not only the weakest team left in the competition, but a team who sold their outstanding player … Continue reading →

Reminder: Today’s match between Zenit St Petersburg and Borussia Dortmund is an early kick-off with the broadcast beginning at Noon ET, followed later by Olympiacos versus Manchester United. A draw against Dortmund looks like a tough one on paper for … Continue reading →

Something is rotten in England. Over the past two days, the country that is allegedly home to the strongest, deepest professional soccer league in the world saw two of its three best teams lose to two of the rest of … Continue reading →

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has been charged by the UEFA after his comments that he made in his post-match interview after his team played Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League earlier this week. UEFA issued the following statement regarding … Continue reading →

The Champions League is back in earnest after the first-legs of the opening four knockout ties were played this week. As is typically the case with Europe’s premier club competition, we’ve already had our fair share of quality, controversy and … Continue reading →

TONIGHT on World Soccer Radio 9PM ET/6PM PT – Nick and Danny talk Champions League soccer with FOX Sports’ very own David Mosse (@statmanmosse). We’ll look at all of this week’s results and even take a peek at tomorrow’s Europa … Continue reading →

While so much of the attention today was on Arsenal against Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid scored a big victory in the UEFA Champions League tonight by securing a win at the San Siro stadium in Milan. You can guess who … Continue reading →

It was always going to be tough for Arsenal, but the battle against Bayern Munich got even tougher when they went down to 10 men in the first half. Arsenal started brightly in a match that featured end-to-end action, resulting … Continue reading →

Paris Saint-Germain took a massive step yesterday toward booking its place in the quarter-final of the UEFA Champions League with a convincing win against German side Bayer Leverkusen. It was one of those matches where, of course, Zlatan Ibrahimovic was … Continue reading →

Sacchi, 67, enjoyed spells with both the Rossoneri and Atletico Madrid during his managerial career, and helped Milan achieve successive European titles while at the club in the late 1980s. Although Atletico are currently sitting third in La Liga, level … Continue reading →

In his post-match interview, Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas sent a message to critics by saying they’ll have to shut up for a few days after his club convincingly defeated Manchester City 2-0 at Etihad Stadium. “Everyone was saying ‘Barcelona is … Continue reading →