Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho risked causing another rift with his Manchester United stars as he slammed his defence's lack of "technical quality" after their 0-0 draw with Valencia. The frustrating Champions League clash at Old Trafford means Mourinho's side have gone four games without a win in all competitions. United rarely looked […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Southampton beat Everton 4-3 on penalties to move into the League Cup fourth round after a 1-1 draw at Goodison Park on Tuesday. Saints defender Cedric Soares scored the decisive spot-kick after misses from Everton's Richarlison and Theo Walcott. Walcott's 85th-minute equaliser had sent the tie to a shoot-out after Danny Ings […]

Lyon (AFP) – Lyon battled back from two goals down to earn a spirited 2-2 Champions League Group F draw with Shakhtar Donetsk in a match played behind closed doors on Tuesday. Lively Brazilian Junior Moraes scored both Shakhtar goals but Moussa Dembele and Leo Dubois forced a draw in a vastly-improved Lyon second-half performance. […]

Moscow (AFP) – Toni Kroos' mistake proved costly as Real Madrid's goalscoring problems continued on Tuesday with a surprise 1-0 defeat to CSKA Moscow in the Champions League. Gareth Bale and Sergio Ramos were among a number of key players missing at the Luzhniki Stadium but it was Kroos' dreadful backpass that allowed Nikola Vlasic, […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United failed to relieve the mounting pressure on manager Jose Mourinho with another insipid attacking display in a 0-0 draw at home to Valencia in the Champions League on Tuesday. Already nine points adrift of Premier League leaders Manchester City and Liverpool after three defeats in seven league games, […]

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Noussair Mazraoui's superbly worked first-half equaliser stunned an out-of-sorts Bayern Munich on Tuesday, as Ajax held the German giants to a surprise 1-1 draw in Bavaria. After a draw at home to Augsburg and a shock 2-0 defeat to Hertha Berlin last week, Bayern's miserable form continued as they struggled against […]

Sinsheim (Germany) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola described Manchester City's 2-1 win at Hoffenheim on Tuesday as one of his happiest days at the club and he believes key lessons learned from the away win will bring his side future Champions League success. David Silva's late goal sealed the away victory as City got their Champions […]

Madrid (AFP) – Diego Simeone admits Atletico Madrid are dreaming of playing in the Champions League final at their home ground, which he described as "the most beautiful stadium in the world". This season's showpiece match in June will be staged at the Wanda Metropolitano, which has been Atletico's stadium since last year. They host […]

Zagreb (AFP) – A Zagreb court has rejected charges that Croatia captain and Real Madrid star Luka Modric gave false testimony in a corruption trial, a Croatian newspaper reported on Tuesday. The decision, which can be appealed, came just a week after Modric was crowned FIFA's best player of the year, after starring for both […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Paulo Dybala scored a hat-trick as Juventus shrugged off the absence of superstar Cristiano Ronaldo with a 3-0 Champions League Group H win over ten-man Young Boys on Tuesday to stretch their winning streak to nine games in all competitions. Suspended Portuguese forward Ronaldo watched from the stands after his red […]

DOHA (Qatar) (AFP) – Persepolis have one foot in the final of the AFC Champions League as the Iranian giants clinched a crucial 1-0 away victory over Qatar's Al Sadd in their semi-final first-leg encounter on Tuesday. Striker Ali Alipour scored the all-important goal from the penalty spot in the 86th minute after Al Sadd […]

Sinsheim (Germany) (AFP) – A late David Silva goal sealed Manchester City's 2-1 victory at Hoffenheim on Tuesday as Pep Guardiola's side got their Champions League campaign back on track in Germany. After suffering a shock 2-1 defeat at home to Lyon a fortnight ago, the Premier League champions badly needed the three points to […]

Naples (Italy) (AFP) – Liverpool manger Jurgen Klopp laughed off words of flattery from Napoli's Carlo Ancelotti on Tuesday saying he would not fall for mind games by the "smart fox" Italian coach. Former Bayern Munich coach Ancelotti, who took over at Napoli this season, said earlier he believed Liverpool had stepped up a level […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Paulo Dybala scored a hat-trick as Juventus carried their winning streak into the Champions League with a 3-0 victory over ten-man Young Boys on Tuesday to leave them top of Group H with six points from two games. Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo was suspended after his contested red card during the […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United's woes on the field were compounded by problems in just getting to Old Trafford for Tuesday's Champions League clash with Valencia as the United team bus arrived less than 45 minutes before the planned kick-off time. UEFA agreed to put back the 8:00pm (1900 GMT) kick-off to 8:05pm […]