London (AFP) – Harry Kane believes Tottenham can still make the last 16 of the Champions League after coming to his side's rescue once more in a late turnaround to beat PSV Eindhoven 2-1 on Tuesday. Mauricio Pochettino's side were only 12 minutes away from being eliminated as they struggled to recover from Luuk de […]

Gelsenkirchen (Germany) (AFP) – Schalke have one foot in the Champions League knockout stages after a 2-0 win over Galatasaray at the Veltins-Arena on Tuesday. Languishing in 14th place in the Bundesliga after ten rounds, pressure had begun to build on coach Domenico Tedesco who put together a stellar first year in charge in 2017-18. […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Massimiliano Allegri dismissed reports his side were like the walking dead, warning that Juventus are ready to achieve their first target of the season by reaching the Champions League last 16 against Manchester United on Wednesday. "I read in the papers that I had eleven injured and we had dead players. […]

Milan (AFP) – Barcelona qualified for the knockout stage of the Champions League despite Mauro Icardi snatching a late 1-1 draw for Inter Milan at the San Siro on Tuesday. Icardi struck in the 87th minute to grab the draw just four minutes after a neat curling strike from substitute Malcom gave Barca the lead. Ernesto […]

Naples (Italy) (AFP) – Lorenzo Insigne beat former Italy teammate Gianluigi Buffon from the spot to keep Napoli well in the hunt for a place in the last 16 of the Champions League thanks to a 1-1 draw at home to Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday. PSG travelled to the Stadio San Paolo looking to go […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid avenged their Borussia Dortmund drubbing from a fortnight ago and revived hopes of going through top of Group A by beating the German side 2-0 at the Wanda Metropolitano on Tuesday. Dortmund handed Atletico their heaviest defeat under Diego Simeone with a 4-0 victory 13 days ago but this contest […]

London (AFP) – Harry Kane kept alive Tottenham's bid to reach the Champions League knockout stages as the England striker's late double inspired a dramatic 2-1 win over PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday. Mauricio Pochettino's side were only 12 minutes away from being eliminated as they struggled to recover from Luuk De Jong's opener for PSV […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho claimed that Juventus are "super favourites" to win this season's Champions League ahead of their clash in Turin on Wednesday. Three-time winners United are second in Group H after three games on four points — five behind leaders Juventus who are poised to qualify for the […]

Monaco (AFP) – The Russian billionaire owner of Monaco football club was in custody Tuesday, his lawyer confirmed, the latest twist in his legal battle with a Swiss art dealer who he claims cheated him of up to one billion dollars and Sotheby's auctioneers. Police officers also carried out a search Tuesday morning of Dmitry […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Paul Pogba said Tuesday that he had "no regrets" about leaving Juventus for Manchester United three years ago. The French World Cup winner was the most expensive player in world football when he joined United for a second time in an £89 million ($116 million) deal. "Do I look sad? Obviously […]

Belgrade (AFP) – Liverpool face the threat of crashing out at the Champions League group stage after a shock 2-0 defeat to Red Star Belgrade in the Serbian capital on Tuesday. Milan Pavkov scored twice in seven first-half minutes to hand Red Star their first Champions League victory in 26 years. Liverpool still lead Group […]

Monaco (AFP) – Thierry Henry's Monaco crashed to an embarrassing 4-0 home defeat by Club Brugge on Tuesday that left the French side tumbling towards an early Champions League exit. Giant striker Hans Vanaken scored twice, the second from the penalty spot, while Brazilian forward Wesley banged in a third as Monaco fell three goals […]

Paris (AFP) – American investment fund GACP has completed its takeover of Ligue 1 club Bordeaux for 100 million euros ($114 million), the team's previous owners announced Tuesday. French media company M6, which had owned the club since 1999, said in a statement that it had "finalised" the transaction. The deal brings an end to […]

Plzen (Czech Republic) (AFP) – Santiago Solari has said he will not hold back Real Madrid's 18-year-old striker Vinicius Junior but insists the teenager still needs time to mature. Excitement around the 45 million euro ($51 million) summer signing is growing, particularly after it was his shot that inspired Madrid to a 2-0 win over […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo's reputation has been tarnished by allegations of rape, but Juventus still believe he will help the Italian giants to reduce the financial gap between them and the world's very biggest clubs. Juventus take on Manchester United — the world's richest club and where Ronaldo became a star — in […]