Buenos Aires (AFP) – Goals from Rafael Borre and Ignacio Fernandez drew first blood for reigning champions River Plate as they beat bitter Argentine rivals Boca Juniors 2-0 in the Copa Libertadores semi-final first leg on Tuesday. Borre opened the scoring on seven minutes from the penalty spot after he was brought down by Emmanuel […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said Phil Foden's lack of minutes for the English champions is "unfair" as the 19-year-old came off the bench to score in a 2-0 Champions League win over Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday. Foden has been limited to just one start, in the League Cup against […]

London (AFP) – Mauricio Pochettino urged Tottenham to "stay together" after his troubled side suffered a humiliating 7-2 defeat against Bayern Munich on Tuesday. Tottenham conceded seven goals at home for the first time in their history as Bayern ran riot in north London. The astonishing thrashing came just a week after Pochettino claimed his […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is hopeful Kevin De Bruyne could be fit for Sunday's Premier League meeting with Wolves. The Belgian sat out Tuesday's 2-0 win over Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League due to a groin injury. "It's not serious but today (he) could not play. We will […]

Paris (AFP) – Serge Gnabry scored four second-half goals as Bayern Munich came from behind to hand last season's runners-up Tottenham Hotspur a stunning 7-2 home defeat in the Champions League on Tuesday after Real Madrid escaped with a 2-2 draw against Club Brugge. There were routine wins for Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and Atletico […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal in this season's Champions League, sealing a 3-0 win for Juventus over Bayer Leverkusen in their Group D game in Turin on Tuesday. Ronaldo blasted in the third goal in the 89th minute to extend his record to 127 strikes in the competition to add […]

Moscow (AFP) – Portuguese teenager Joao Felix scored his first Champions League goal on Tuesday as Atletico Madrid recorded a precious 2-0 win away to Lokomotiv Moscow. The 19-year-old Felix, Atletico's club-record signing, put the visitors ahead three minutes after half-time in Russia and helped set up Thomas Partey for the second goal on the […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Raheem Sterling and Phil Foden came off the bench to score the goals as Manchester City closed in on the last 16 of the Champions League by beating Dinamo Zagreb 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium. City enjoyed 71 percent possession and had 19 attempts on goal, but had to wait […]

London (AFP) – Bayern Munich humiliated Tottenham with an incredible 7-2 win in Champions League Group B on Tuesday. Here, AFP Sport looks at three things we learned from the remarkable clash at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium: Pain for Pochettino as Spurs crash again Having accused his under-performing Tottenham stars of "different agendas" following their […]

Istanbul (AFP) – Mauro Icardi scored his first Paris Saint-Germain goal as the French champions beat Galatasaray 1-0 to move four points clear at the top of their Champions League on Tuesday. The Argentina forward, who joined the Parisians from Inter Milan during the summer, opened his account for the club to maintain their perfect […]

London (AFP) – Serge Gnabry scored four second-half goals as Bayern Munich embarrassed Tottenham 7-2 on Tuesday, meaning last season's Champions League finalists face an uphill task to reach the knockout phase. Spurs started brightly in London and took the lead through the lively Son Heung-min but were pegged back by fine strikes from Joshua […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – German coach Ernst Middendorp and Slovak counterpart Jozef Vukusic guided Kaizer Chiefs and AmaZulu to victories Tuesday at opposite ends of the South African Premiership. League pacesetters Chiefs stretched their lead to four points by defeating Golden Arrows 2-0 on an unseasonally chilly spring night in Soweto through a penalty and an […]

Madrid (AFP) – Casemiro's late header rescued Real Madrid from an embarrassing defeat at home to Club Brugge on Tuesday as Zinedine Zidane's side came from two goals down to salvage a 2-2 draw. Madrid were run ragged in the first half by a brilliant Brugge and their speedy striker Emmanuel Dennis, who scored twice […]

Milan (AFP) – Israeli forward Manor Solomon scored a dramatic winning goal deep into stoppage time as Shakhtar Donetsk came from behind to beat Atalanta 2-1 in their Champions League clash in Milan on Tuesday. The sides looked set to share the spoils as the game moved into a fifth minute of added time, but […]

Nice (France) (AFP) – Nice have terminated the contract of 18-year-old striker Lamine Diaby Fadiga after he admitted stealing a 70,000-euro ($76,500) watch from team-mate Kasper Dolberg "out of jealousy", the club said Tuesday. "My situation of failure contrasted with the success and aura of Kasper. I lashed out at him for no reason, perhaps […]