Johannesburg (AFP) – Zamalek scored two late goals to beat Raja Casablanca 3-1 in Cairo Wednesday and set up an all-Egyptian CAF Champions League final against arch rivals Al Ahly. Mostafa Mohamed netted twice to help complete a 4-1 semi-final triumph on aggregate and create the first title decider between clubs from the same […]

Leipzig (Germany) (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel waved away questions over his future after a 2-1 defeat at RB Leipzig on Wednesday dealt a major blow to the Champions League aspirations of last season's runners-up. Emil Forsberg's second-half penalty gave Leipzig victory in their Group H clash after Christopher Nkunku cancelled out Angel […]

Paris (AFP) – Lionel Messi scored as Barcelona overcame a depleted Dynamo Kiev 2-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday, while Juventus eased Ferencvaros aside and Manchester United slumped to an unexpected defeat in Turkey. Nine-man Paris Saint-Germain lost to RB Leipzig in a repeat of last season's semi-final and Chelsea proved too strong for […]

Budapest (AFP) – Another double strike by Alvaro Morata propelled Juventus to a 4-1 win against Hungarian minnows Ferencvaros as Cristiano Ronaldo returned from coronavirus for his first Champions League game this season. The Spaniard struck in each half, repeating his double haul against Dynamo Kiev in the Group G opener, with a late Paulo […]

Bruges (Belgium) (AFP) – Erling Braut Haaland scored twice as Borussia Dortmund claimed a 3-0 Champions League group stage win over Club Brugge on Wednesday. Norwegian striker Haaland took his Champions League season tally to four goals as Belgian internationals Thorgan Hazard, Axel Witsel and Thomas Meunier helped him blast away Brugge in a dominant […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Lionel Messi scored another penalty but Barcelona had Marc-Andre ter Stegen to thank for a nervy Champions League 2-1 win over Dynamo Kiev on Wednesday, which will do little to ease the pressure on coach Ronald Koeman. Goalkeeper Ter Stegen had to make a string of excellent stops at Camp Nou to […]

Budapest (AFP) – Another double strike by Alvaro Morata propelled Juventus to a 4-1 win against Hungarian minnows Ferencvaros as Cristiano Ronaldo returned from coronavirus for his first Champions League game this season. The Spaniard struck in each half, repeating his double haul against Dynamo Kiev in the Group G opener, with a late Paulo […]

Leipzig (Germany) (AFP) – Emil Forsberg's penalty proved decisive as RB Leipzig came from behind to beat a weakened Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 on Wednesday, dealing a major blow to the Champions League aspirations of last season's runners-up. Angel di Maria had given PSG an early lead in Germany but he then crucially missed a penalty […]

London (AFP) – Timo Werner scored two penalties as Chelsea powered to a 3-0 win against 10-man Rennes in the Champions League on Wednesday. Werner netted twice before half-time at Stamford Bridge after Rennes defender Dalbert conceded both penalties. Dalbert was sent off after the second penalty and Chelsea made the most of their numerical […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Zamalek scored three late goals within six minutes to rout Raja Casablanca 4-1 in Cairo Wednesday and set up an all-Egyptian CAF Champions League final against arch rivals Al Ahly. Mostafa Mohamed netted twice and Achraf Bencharki once from the 85th minute to complete a 5-1 semi-final triumph on aggregate and […]

Istanbul (AFP) – Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer blasted "unforgivable" defending from his hapless side as they slumped to an embarrassing 2-1 Champions League defeat against Istanbul Basaksehir on Wednesday. United, floundering in the lower reaches of the Premier League, started the game as firm favourites after an impressive win against Paris Saint-Germain and […]

Istanbul (AFP) – Manchester United paid dearly for a shambolic first-half defensive display as they slipped to an embarrassing 2-1 Champions League defeat against Istanbul Basaksehir on Wednesday. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side, floundering in the Premier League, had started their European campaign in style with an impressive win against Paris Saint-Germain and a 5-0 humbling […]

Milan (AFP) – Sasa Lukic struck early as Torino got their first win of the season 2-1 at Genoa in a game rescheduled because of a coronavirus outbreak at the Liguria club. The match had been pushed back from last month after 16 positive cases were detected at Genoa in late September. Lukic opened the […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea forward Kai Havertz has gone into self-isolation after testing positive for the coronavirus. Havertz's Covid-19 test was revealed after the German was missing from Chelsea's squad for their Champions League clash with Rennes at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. "Frank Lampard has confirmed Kai Havertz has tested positive for Covid-19," a statement […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says David Luiz will return to the squad for their Europa League match against Molde on Thursday after his injury proved less serious than feared. The Brazilian defender missed wins over Dundalk and Manchester United with a thigh injury suffered during a home defeat by Leicester on October […]