Paris (AFP) – Barcelona crashed out of the Champions League in the group stage for the first time in over 20 years with a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich on Wednesday, as Benfica, French champions Lille and Red Bull Salzburg all qualified for the last 16. Meanwhile, Chelsea missed out on first […]

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez vowed to return the Spanish giants to the pinnacle of European football after they crashed out of the Champions League on Wednesday with a 3-0 defeat at Bayern Munich. Five-time European champions Barca failed to reach the last 16 of the competition for the first time in […]

Bergamo (Italy) (AFP) – Atalanta's Champions League showdown with Villarreal has been postponed until Thursday evening due to heavy snowfall in Bergamo, the Italian club confirmed on Wednesday. "Atalanta-Villarreal will be played tomorrow, Thursday 9 (December), at 19 CET (1800 GMT)," the Serie A outfit said in a statement. Villarreal also confirmed the new kick-off […]

Wolfsburg (Germany) (AFP) – England Under-21 international Angel Gomes scored his first Champions League goal Wednesday as Lille cruised to a 3-1 win away to Wolfsburg to reach the last 16 for only the second time in their history. Gomes, 21, struck 12 minutes from time to seal a comfortable win for the reigning French […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham's Europa Conference League clash with Rennes on Thursday has been postponed following a severe coronavirus outbreak at the Premier League club. Tottenham boss Antonio Conte revealed earlier on Wednesday that eight of his players and five members of staff had tested positive for Covid-19. It had appeared UEFA would insist on […]

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Barcelona crashed out of the Champions League on Wednesday as their 3-0 defeat at Bayern Munich saw the Spanish giants fail to reach the last 16 for the first time in 18 years. Goals by Thomas Mueller and Leroy Sane gave Bayern a 2-0 half-time cushion in falling snow at the […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United were held 1-1 by Young Boys on Wednesday as interim boss Ralf Rangnick blooded a host of youngsters in the Champions League. With United already assured of top spot in Group F, Rangnick rested all of his key players, making 11 changes from the side that beat Crystal […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Roman Yaremchuk and Gilberto scored as Benfica defeated Dynamo Kiev 2-0 at home on Wednesday to qualify for the Champions League last 16 after pipping Barcelona to second place in Group E. Ukraine international Yaremchuk struck on 16 minutes at the Estadio da Luz and Gilberto added a second shortly after to send […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Namibia star Peter Shalulile scored twice as Mamelodi Sundowns survived a late scare to defeat Royal AM 3-2 on Wednesday and stretch a South African Premiership lead to 11 points. Thabiso Kutumela rewarded Sundowns for giving him a rare start by scoring the only goal of the first half after six minutes […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham's Europa Conference League clash with Rennes on Thursday has been postponed following a severe coronavirus outbreak at the Premier League club. Tottenham boss Antonio Conte revealed earlier on Wednesday that eight of his players and five members of staff had tested positive for Covid-19. It had appeared UEFA would insist on […]

Bergamo (Italy) (AFP) – Atalanta's Champions League showdown with Villarreal has been postponed until Thursday due to heavy snowfall in Bergamo, the Italian club confirmed on Wednesday. "#AtalantaVillarreal has been postponed due to the heavy snowfall. The match will be played tomorrow with kick-off time still to be determined by UEFA," Atalanta said on Twitter. […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Juventus completed their Champions League group phase with a largely uneventful 1-0 win over Malmo which allowed them to qualify for the last 16 as Group H winners. Massimiliano Allegri's side leapfrogged Chelsea to claim top spot after Moise Kean headed the only goal of the game and Chelsea conceded a […]

London (AFP) – Leicester will be without seven players for Thursday's decisive Europa League trip to Napoli due to coronavirus cases or illness, manager Brendan Rodgers revealed on Wednesday. Extra measures to curb rates of Covid-19 infections in England, including the introduction of vaccine passports for the first time, were announced by the British government […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham manager Antonio Conte said on Wednesday that eight players and five members of staff had tested positive for coronavirus and he expected more confirmed cases. Spurs are due to play a crucial Europa Conference League game against Rennes on Thursday and UEFA has said the match is due to take place […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham manager Antonio Conte said on Wednesday that eight players and five members of staff had tested positive for coronavirus and he expected more confirmed cases. "Eight players and five members of staff," Conte said at a press conference, which was held virtually rather than in person at the club's Hotspur Way […]