Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola expressed his pride after his side overwhelmed his former club Barcelona 3-1 in a classy Champions League victory on Tuesday. Beaten 4-0 at Camp Nou two weeks ago, City fell behind to Lionel Messi's 21st-minute goal, but roared back to win through Ilkay Gundogan's brace […]

Mönchengladbach (Germany) (AFP) – Celtic are still alive in the Champions League after Moussa Dembele's penalty allowed them to come away from their trip to Borussia Moenchengladbach with a 1-1 draw on Tuesday. The Scottish champions seemed to be heading for elimination with two matches to spare in Group C after Lars Stindl gave the […]

Paris (AFP) – Mesut Ozil scored a superb winner as Arsenal came from 2-0 down to beat Ludogorets 3-2 in Sofia on Tuesday and qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League. Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain are the two big names in Group A and both were in a position to advance to the […]

Eindhoven (Netherlands) (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski netted twice on Tuesday as Bayern Munich came from behind to win 2-1 at PSV Eindhoven and seal their place in the last 16 of the Champions League. Carlo Ancelotti's side are guaranteed a place in the top two in Group D with two matches still to play after […]

Madrid (AFP) – Antoine Griezmann scored a 93rd-minute winner as Atletico Madrid secured their place in the last 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over FC Rostov at the Vicente Calderon. Griezmann's brilliant volleyed effort gave Atletico the lead just before the half-hour mark, but Rostov immediately replied through […]

Paris (AFP) – Last season's runners-up Atletico Madrid were one of four teams to clinch a place in the last 16 of the Champions League with two group matches to spare on Tuesday. Atletico beat Russian side Rostov 2-1 in Spain with Antoine Griezmann scoring both goals as they sealed their progress from Group D […]

Geneva (AFP) – The Palestinian football chief told AFP Tuesday he would appeal to the world's top sports court if FIFA fails to punish Israel over clubs based in the occupied West Bank. At issue are six small-time Israeli football clubs which play in Jewish settlements that are considered illegal under international law, alongside travel […]

London (AFP) – England and Scotland have urged FIFA to "give the people what they want" by getting the global governing body to drop its opposition to players wearing poppies on Armistice Day. England play Scotland in a World Cup qualifier at Wembley on November 11, the day when the United Kingdom traditionally remembers its […]

London (AFP) – Sunderland manager David Moyes will serve a one-match touchline ban when his struggling side travel to Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday after he admitted to a Football Association misconduct charge on Tuesday. Moyes was ordered off the touchline during Wednesday's 1-0 League Cup fourth-round loss away to Southampton. The former […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri hailed goalkeeping legend Gianluigi Buffon ahead of his 100th Champions League appearance but insisted on Tuesday the Italians' full focus is on making the last 16 against Lyon. Buffon showed a fortnight ago that, at 38 years old, he still has the reflexes to go with his […]

Warsaw (AFP) – Zinedine Zidane takes charge of his 100th match as a coach when Real Madrid face Legia Warsaw behind closed doors in Poland on Wednesday seeking to seal their place in the Champions League last 16. The holders haven't tasted defeat in any competition in 26 games since April as Zidane's first season […]

Paris (AFP) – Napoli stayed on course for a place in the Champions League last 16 after Marek Hamsik's excellent late goal secured a 1-1 draw with Besiktas in Istanbul on Tuesday. The Turkish champions had claimed a stunning 3-2 win in the reverse fixture in Naples last month to improve their own prospects in […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Maxime Gonalons said sightseeing is off the menu when Lyon face Juventus in Turin looking to salvage their Champions League campaign on Wednesday. Lyon went down 1-0 at home to 10-man Juve two weeks ago after Alexandre Lacazette had a penalty saved by Gianluigi Buffon, with Juan Cuadrado scoring the winner […]

Paris (AFP) – Jose Mourinho is facing only the latest in a series of touchline bans after being charged with misconduct for the second time in less than a week by the English Football Association on Tuesday. Here, AFP looks at some of the Manchester United manager's most notable previous brushes with authorities. – Dirty […]

London (AFP) – Harry Kane has been ruled out of Tottenham Hotspur's Champions League tie against Bayer Leverkusen at Wembley on Wednesday but the England striker could return in this weekend's North London derby against Arsenal. Damage to ligaments in his right ankle has seen Kane sidelined for just over six weeks but he did […]