With FC Barcelona set to face Chelsea for a key game in the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, Raphinha has been left out of the starting team.

When Cole Palmer is missing, Chelsea feels it—and tonight against Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League, the absence of the Blues’ brightest creative spark has turned into the defining subplot of the matchday.

As the latest recognition from Italy confirms, Modric has accomplished a milestone in Milan that he astonishingly never reached during his long spells at Real Madrid or Tottenham.

The Brazilian forward delivered a blistering rant after finishing outside the top three in the Ballon d’Or standings — a reaction that Neymar, who has defended him publicly, would surely nod along to.

Manchester City take on Bayer Leverkusen in League Stage Matchday 5 of the 2025/2026 UEFA Champions League, with full kickoff details and U.S. viewing options available here, including TV broadcasts and streaming choices.

Chelsea play against Barcelona in League Stage Matchday 5 of the 2025/2026 UEFA Champions League, with full kickoff details and U.S. viewing options available here, including TV broadcasts and streaming choices.

Olympiacos will receive Real Madrid in League Stage Matchday 5 of the 2025/2026 UEFA Champions League, with full kickoff details and U.S. viewing options available here, including TV broadcasts and streaming choices.

The UEFA Champions League rarely grants space for mysteries. Still, this week, Barcelona arrives at Stamford Bridge carrying one: Why won’t Gavi, Pedri, and Marc-Andre ter Stegen play against Chelsea?

Ajax will face Benfica in League Stage Matchday 5 of the 2025/2026 UEFA Champions League, with full kickoff details and U.S. viewing options available here, including TV broadcasts and streaming choices.

After weeks of reports describing the situation as “on stand-by” due to uncertainty around Champions League implications, Milan and its fans have now received an encouraging update.

Barcelona’s long-awaited return to the Camp Nou has dominated the headlines across Spain, and even Neymar — now starring for Santos — has found himself reacting to the historic moment.

An FC Barcelona player and Champions League winner put his future in the Spanish side up in the air as his contract is nearing expiration: "I have no Plan B"

After the reports linking Inter Miami star Lionel Messi to Galatasaray, club president Dursun Özbek addressed the rumors highlighting the team's ambitions in the UEFA Champions League.

What makes Yamal's rise even more astonishing is that behind the highlight reels lies a set of Champions League numbers that even Mbappe and Rashford can’t match.

After the 3-3 draw against Club Brugge, legend Thierry Henry issued a huge warning to Lamine Yamal's FC Barcelona on their UEFA Champions League aspirations.