Bruges (Belgium) (AFP) – Substitute Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain moved a step closer to the Champions League last 16 with a 5-0 victory over previously unbeaten Club Brugge on Tuesday. The World Cup winner, who has only started four games this season because of thigh and hamstring injuries, netted three times […]

Athens (AFP) – Bayern Munich captain Manuel Neuer could not hide his irritation after the Germans needed two Robert Lewandowski goals to dig themselves out of trouble in their 3-2 win at Olympiakos in the Champions League Tuesday. Lewandowski maintained his phenomenal record, scoring for his 12th game in a row, to leave him with […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Raheem Sterling admitted he wasn't satisfied despite scoring a superb hat-trick to complete Manchester City's 5-1 demolition of Atalanta in the Champions League on Tuesday. Sterling hit an 11-minute treble in the second half at the Etihad Stadium after providing the assists for Sergio Aguero's brace before the interval. That […]

Istanbul (AFP) – Real Madrid came away from Istanbul with three crucial Champions League points on Tuesday with a 1-0 away win at Galatasaray thanks to a first-half Toni Kroos goal and Eden Hazard's threatening creativity. Pressure on coach Zinedine Zidane will be alleviated after Madrid had been beaten in their first European game by PSG, […]

Athens (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski maintained his phenomenal scoring record with two goals as Bayern Munich came from behind to seal a 3-2 win at Olympiakos in the Champions League Tuesday. Lewandowski scored for his 12th game in a row to leave him with 18 goals in 13 games in all competitions so far this […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Paulo Dybala struck a quick-fire second-half double as Juventus came from behind to beat Lokomotiv Moscow 2-1 in their Champions League Group D clash in Turin on Tuesday. The Italian champions had trailed the Russians with 13 minutes to go in the Allianz Stadium after Aleksei Miranchuk had put the visitors […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Raheem Sterling hit a brilliant 11-minute hat-trick as Manchester City inflicted a 5-1 thrashing on Atalanta in the Champions League on Tuesday. Pep Guardiola's side were rocked by Ruslan Malinovsky's first half penalty at the Etihad Stadium. But City responded superbly as Sergio Aguero struck twice before the interval. Sterling […]

London (AFP) – Son Heung-min and Harry Kane combined to put Tottenham's troubles at ease by both scoring twice in a 5-0 win over Red Star Belgrade to put their Champions League campaign back on track on Tuesday. Last season's finalists were thrashed 7-2 at home by Bayern Munich in their previous European outing and […]

Bruges (Belgium) (AFP) – Substitute Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain moved a step closer to the Champions League last 16 with a 5-0 victory over previously unbeaten Club Brugge on Tuesday. The World Cup winner, who has only started four games this season due to thigh and hamstring injuries netted three time […]

Prague (AFP) – Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde on Tuesday found some positives from the postponement of the first Clasico of the Spanish season, saying it gave him more options for Wednesday's Champions League game at Slavia Prague. Barcelona and Real Madrid agreed last week to postpone La Liga's most prestigious game, which would have been […]

Genk (Belgium) (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp has urged Liverpool to improve their away form in the Champions League or risk paying the price as they prepare to face Genk in Belgium on Wednesday. The Anfield club went on to win the trophy last season for the sixth time despite losing all three away games in […]

Doha (AFP) – Saudi giants al Hilal survived a huge scare from Qatar's Al Sadd before advancing to the AFC Champions League final on aggregate on Tuesday, despite crashing to a shock 4-2 defeat in their second-leg encounter. Having won their semi-final first leg in Doha 4-1 earlier this month, Al Hilal were seemingly comfortable […]

Milan (AFP) – Former Italy international Thiago Motto was appointed coach of Serie A strugglers Genoa on Tuesday hours after Aurelio Andreazzoli was sacked. Brazilian-born Motta played for Paris Saint-Germain from 2012 to 2018, with his only previous coaching experience with PSG's U19 team, which he managed until July 2019. The 37-year-old takes over a […]

Madrid (AFP) – Alvaro Morata came off the bench and rescued Atletico Madrid when his late header gave Diego Simeone's side a gritty 1-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League on Tuesday. Morata, dropped after missing chances in Atletico's draw with Valencia in La Liga on Saturday, played as if he had a […]

Kharkiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Brazilian Dodo came off the bench to grab the equaliser and earn Shakhtar Donetsk a 2-2 draw with Dinamo Zagreb in their Champions League clash in Ukraine on Tuesday. Dodo rounded Dinamo goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic to slot home in the 75th minute after latching onto a pass from Alan Patrick, another […]