Naples (Italy) (AFP) – Carlo Ancelotti has been sacked by Napoli despite taking the Serie A side to the last 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday with a 4-0 win over Genk. "Napoli has decided to relieve Carlo Ancelotti of his role as first team coach," the Italian side said in a statement. Tuesday's […]

Lyon (AFP) – Lyon supporters and players clashed following the full-time whistle after captain Memphis Depay's equaliser sent the French club through to the Champions League last 16 on Tuesday following a 2-2 draw against RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg and Timo Werner both scored from the penalty spot for the Germans before Houssem Aouar and […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea manager Frank Lampard wants his young side to be more ruthless after a 2-1 win over a much-changed Lille at Stamford Bridge secured their place in the last 16 of the Champions League. Progress to the knockout stages at the expense of last season's semi-finalists Ajax is an impressive achievement for […]

Paris (AFP) – Holders Liverpool safely negotiated Tuesday's trip to Salzburg to take their place in the last 16 of this season's UEFA Champions League while Chelsea are also through, but Ajax suffered a shock group-stage exit. Six clubs secured spots in the draw for the first knockout round in their final group games, with […]

Amsterdam (AFP) – Ajax's hopes of another fairytale run in the Champions League were dashed on Tuesday as a 1-0 defeat at home to Valencia sent them crashing out and the Spaniards through to the last 16. Rodrigo Moreno's 24th-minute strike proved the winner at the Johan Cruyff Arena and enough to flip the top […]

Milan (AFP) – Teenage prodigy Ansu Fati became the youngest player to score a Champions League goal as a second-string Barcelona side beat Inter Milan 2-1 to send the Italians crashing out of the competition on Tuesday. The 17-year-old Guinea-Bissau-born attacker picked up a Luis Suarez cross to fire home four minutes from time to […]

Dortmund (Germany) (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund made it to the knockout rounds of the Champions League on Tuesday after squeezing past Slavia Prague 2-1 to beat Inter Milan to second spot in Group F and a place in the last 16. Goals in either half from Jadon Sancho and Julian Brandt were enough for the […]

Lyon (AFP) – Captain Memphis Depay scored the key equaliser as Lyon rallied from two goals down to claim a Champions League last 16 place on Tuesday after a 2-2 draw with RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg and Timo Werner both scored from the penalty spot for the Germans before Houssem Aouar and Depay netted for […]

Amsterdam (AFP) – Ajax's hopes of another fairytale run in the Champions League were dashed on Tuesday as a 1-0 defeat at home to Valencia sent them crashing out and the Spaniards through to the last 16. Rodrigo Moreno's 24th-minute strike proved the winner at the Johan Cruyff Arena and enough to flip the top […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea booked their place in the last 16 of the Champions League as first-half goals from Tammy Abraham and Cesar Azpilicueta sealed a 2-1 win over a much-changed Lille at Stamford Bridge. Victory for Valencia over Ajax in the other game in Group H means Frank Lampard's men go through behind the […]

Doha (AFP) – Qatar fully opened its new metro network on Tuesday in a major infrastructure milestone ahead of the football World Cup Doha will host in 2022. The railway was opened just in time for the Club World Cup football tournament that kicks off Wednesday, with organisers hoping the metro will ease the burden […]

Naples (Italy) (AFP) – Napoli boss Carlo Ancelotti ruled out resigning Tuesday after his side swept into the Champions League last 16 powered by Arkadiusz Milik's hat-trick in a 4-0 win over Genk. Ancelotti's position at Napoli has come under increasing scrutiny in recent weeks, as the victory in Naples was the club's first since beating […]

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho will use Wednesday's Champions League clash at Bayern Munich to give a chance to fringe members of his Tottenham Hotspur squad with both clubs already through to the last 16 of the Champions League. Spurs touched down in Munich without England forwards Dele Alli and Harry Kane, Belgium defender […]

Naples (Italy) (AFP) – Poland striker Arkadiusz Milik scored a hat-trick to send Napoli into the Champions League last 16 on Tuesday with a 4-0 win over Genk as 17-year-old goalkeeper Maarten Vandevoordt endured a nightmare European debut. Vandevoordt, aged 17 years and 287 days, became the youngest goalkeeper in Champions League history but the […]

Salzburg (Austria) (AFP) – Liverpool struck twice in two minutes through Naby Keita and Mohamed Salah to avoid an embarrassing early Champions League exit by winning 2-0 in Salzburg on Tuesday. The European champions needed to avoid defeat against the Austrian champions to book their place in the last 16 and victory ensured they did […]