Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain were revelling in the joy of knocking holders Bayern Munich out of the Champions League in midweek when Neymar offered more cause for celebration. In an interview with Brazilian broadcaster TNT Sports following PSG's away-goals victory in the quarter-finals, Neymar dropped a clear hint that he would be staying at […]

Milan (AFP) – Antonio Conte's Inter Milan take their title push to Napoli on Sunday looking to extend their winning streak as Juventus travel to Champions League rivals Atalanta. Inter are 11 points ahead of second-placed AC Milan and chasing a 12th consecutive league win to push them closer to a first title since 2010. […]

Doha (AFP) – Qatar giants Al Duhail overcame spirited resistance from Iraq's Al Shorta and their own suspect finishing to clinch a 2-0 win in their opening Asian Champions League match on Thursday. Hussam Kadhim's own goal gave Al Duhail the lead in the 36th minute before Brazilian Edmilson Junior 53rd-minute volley helped Sabri Lamouchi's […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid were 2-1 up in last weekend's Clasico, with 18 minutes left and Barcelona charging for an equaliser, when Zinedine Zidane took off Karim Benzema, Toni Kroos and Vinicius Junior. Benzema, the team's top scorer and perhaps player of the season, Kroos, their midfield general and Vinicius, Madrid's greatest counter-attacking threat, […]

Berlin (AFP) – RB Leipzig can pile some timely pressure on Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich this weekend with coach Julian Nagelsmann indulging in mind games as his second-placed side aim to trim a five-point deficit. Bayern are licking their wounds after the holders were knocked out of the Champions League by Paris Saint-Germain and on […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao face off in the second Copa del Rey final in two weeks on Saturday when the impact of defeat for either could be more dramatic than the joy of victory. For Barca, losing to Athletic would be the kind of upset that could derail their La Liga title […]

Rome (AFP) – Roma's Edin Dzeko scored the equaliser in a 1-1 draw against Ajax on the night to advance to the Europa League semi-finals 3-2 on aggregate in Rome on Thursday. The last Italian team left in European competition held off the Dutch to set up a final-four clash with Manchester United who beat […]

Paris (AFP) – Roma lined up a blockbuster Europa League semi-final clash with Manchester United on Thursday after holding Ajax to a 1-1 draw to go through to the last four 3-2 on aggregate. United strolled into the semis 4-0 after a 2-0 win over La Liga outfit Granada to secure a tie with a team […]

Prague (AFP) – Arsenal scored three goals within six minutes of the first half to reach the Europa League semi-finals as they eased past hosts Slavia Prague 4-0 on Thursday. Nicolas Pepe, Alexandre Lacazette and Bukayo Saka crammed their goals in between the 18th and 24th minutes and Lacazette then added another in the second […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United eased into the Europa League semi-finals on Thursday, staying on course for a potential all-English final against Arsenal after a 4-0 aggregate win against Granada. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men went into the second leg at Old Trafford after a comfortable 2-0 win in Spain and knew that, barring […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang revealed he has been hospitalised after contracting malaria while on international duty with Gabon last month. The forward missed Sunday's 3-0 Premier League win at Sheffield United and was also absent for the Gunners' Europa League quarter-final second-leg clash with Slavia Prague on Thursday. Arsenal had said Aubameyang […]

Buenos Aires (AFP) – Argentina President Alberto Fernandez on Thursday cast doubt over the upcoming Copa America the country is due to co-host with Colombia, insisting that the evolution of the coronavirus pandemic must be taken into consideration. Argentina are due to host the opening match of the South American tournament on June 13. "I […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham joked they would "gloss over" an embarrassing incident after paint supplier Dulux was forced to apologise for mocking the Premier League club on Twitter. Spurs announced on Thursday that Dulux, whose brand mascot is an old English sheepdog, had become their official paint supplier, with the dog getting a tour of […]

London (AFP) – Ilkay Gundogan feels that a great weight has been lifted off the shoulders of Manchester City after they reached the Champions League semi-finals for the first time since 2016. Pep Guardiola's men put three successive years of quarter-final frustration behind them as they saw off Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday to reach the […]

London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho refuses to be drawn on why Tottenham have developed the costly habit of squandering leads, which has put them in grave danger of missing out on next season's Champions League. The manager's job could rest on whether Spurs qualify for Europe's premier club competition, even if they beat Manchester City […]