Paris (AFP) – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger described David Ospina as "world-class" after the Colombian goalkeeper justified his selection in Tuesday's Champions League draw with Paris Saint-Germain with several decisive saves. Ospina was beaten by Edinson Cavani's header inside the opening minute at the Parc des Princes but foiled the French champions on several other […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Brendan Rodgers admitted Celtic have a lot to learn after a 7-0 humbling at the hands of Barcelona on their first match back in the Champions League after a three-year absence. Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick, Luis Suarez twice and Neymar added a fine free-kick to his four assists as Barca's stellar […]

Soccer commentators JP Dellacamera and Shep Messing have teamed up to launch a brand-new soccer podcast on One World Sports entitled JP & Shep Soccer’s Pod Couple. Released every Tuesday, the weekly 40-minute podcast features Dellacamera and Messing in familiar roles. Both men have worked together on many games from the commentary booth. And now […]

beIN SPORTS' Canadian feed has now gone live in Canada, where soccer fans can watch matches from the UEFA Champions League, Europa League, La Liga, Serie A, Ligue Un and the English Championship. With fuboTV, Canadian soccer fans can access beIN SPORTS Canada, beIN SPORTS en Español, Benfica TV, fuboTV Network, Football Report TV, Fight […]

Paris (AFP) – Barcelona's lethal MSN — Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar — dissected Celtic 7-0 while a deluge washed out Pep Guardiola's eagerly awaited first Champions League game in charge of Manchester City on Tuesday. There was no rain but there was a flood of goals at the Camp Nou, where a sparkling […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City and Borussia Moenchengladbach will play their opening Champions League group game on Wednesday after Tuesday's match was postponed due to heavy rain at City's Etihad Stadium. "CONFIRMED: #MCFCBMG has been rearranged for 20:45 CEST (1845 GMT) tomorrow (Wednesday) night," Gladbach announced on their official Twitter account. It is […]

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Joshua Kimmich grabbed a second-half double and birthday boy Thomas Mueller was on target as Bayern Munich hammered the Russian side Rostov 5-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday. It was an ominous warning of intent from the Germans in their Group D opener, after prolific Robert Lewandowski scored midway through […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Lionel Messi bagged a hat-trick and Neymar grabbed four assists as Barcelona launched their Champions League campaign in style with a 7-0 thrashing of Celtic on Tuesday. Messi and Neymar were reunited with Luis Suarez from the start for the first time this season and took no time in getting reacquainted as […]

Paris (AFP) – Alexis Sanchez struck with 12 minutes left as Arsenal came from behind to earn an unlikely 1-1 draw with Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League opener on Tuesday. PSG had led virtually from kick-off, an Edinson Cavani header opening the scoring as the clock ticked onto 42 seconds at the Parc des […]

Bruges (Belgium) (AFP) – After their fairytale Premier League title triumph last season, Claudio Ranieri's Leicester City make their long awaited first step into the Champions League at Club Brugge in Belgium on Wednesday. The Foxes were handed what looks like a kind draw in Group G with Porto and FC Copenhagen making up the […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Spanish champions Barcelona face further sanctions from UEFA after thousands of separatist Catalan flags were flown at their Champions League opener against Celtic on Tuesday. The Champions League anthem was drowned out by a chorus of boos and chants in favour of Catalan independence, whilst a large banner read: "Welcome to Catalonia." […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has warned their Champions League ambitions will count for nothing on Wednesday if the Turin giants don't successfully defend their impressive home record in Europe against Sevilla. Juventus have been tipped for success in this season's competition after notably adding Gonzalo Higuain, Miralem Pjanic and Dani Alves […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – The Champions League group game between Manchester City and Borussia Moenchengladbach on Tuesday was postponed due to heavy rain at City's Etihad Stadium. "Tonight's #UCL match between #mcfc and @borussia_en has been postponed due to adverse weather conditions," City said in a statement on their Twitter feed. It had rained […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona boss Luis Enrique named star trio Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar together in his starting line-up for the first time in four months for Celtic's visit to the Camp Nou on Tuesday. Neymar missed Barca's start to the campaign due to his duties in winning Olympic gold with Brazil, whilst […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Sevilla coach Jorge Sampaoli wants "desire and passion" from his players as the Europa League champions look to kickstart their Champions League campaign by ending Juventus' impressive home record in Europe Wednesday. "We have to go out and play with a lot of desire and passion because we're facing a team […]