Title-holders Paris Saint-Germain came from behind to beat Barcelona 2-1 with a last-minute goal in the Champions League on Wednesday, while Manchester City had to settle for a draw in Monaco despite Erling Haaland’s double. Elsewhere there were comfortable wins for Arsenal and Newcastle United, as Napoli and Borussia Dortmund were among the other teams…
Erling Haaland’s brace in his 50th Champions League match for a competition tally of 52 was not enough as Manchester City had to swallow a last-gasp 2-2 draw at Monaco, while title holders Paris Saint-Germain won a heavyweight duel 2-1 at Barcelona on Wednesday. Haaland scored twice before the break but Monaco stole a point…
Barcelona 1-2 Paris Saint-Germain Barcelona have lost for the first time this season, with Paris Saint-Germain emerging victorious in their eagerly-anticipated Champions League clash at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys in Montjuic. Advertisement It was an excellent start to proceedings from the Catalans, who asserted their dominance against Luis Enrique’s injury-hit side. Ferran Torres missed…
Revenge is on the minds of Barcelona players as Matchday 2 of the Champions League wraps up Wednesday with their matchup with reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain. It was PSG who knocked Barcelona out of the quarterfinals two seasons ago with a 4-1 victory in the second leg to advance on aggregate 6-4. That defeat has…
Ex-Italy international Giuseppe Rossi feels his former club Villarreal are ‘favourite’ against Juventus tonight, but hopes Jonathan David will ‘inspire the dreams of many North American children’ like Christian Pulisic. Juventus visit Villarreal in the second round of the league phase of the Champions League tonight. Advertisement The Bianconeri have travelled to Spain without two…
Juventus are set to take on Villarreal in a pivotal Champions League match this Wednesday, with both teams eager to record their first wins of the campaign. The Yellow Submarine will be aiming to recover from their initial setback in the competition, while the Old Lady arrive looking to build momentum following a thrilling draw…
We are living in the age of the football prodigy. At Arsenal, Max Dowman is a regular in Premier League and Champions League squads at the age of 15, following on from Ethan Nwaneri who became the youngest player in English top flight history in 2022 aged 15 years 181 days. Rio Ngumoha became the…
Champions League Matchday 2 started off with a bang as Real Madrid mad quick work of their trip to Kazakhstan, downing Kairat 5-0. But the headline of the day was Liverpool falling in Istanbul to Galatasaray 1-0, making a second straight loss for Jurgen Klopp’s team. Chelsea spent another game picking up a red card,…
Getty Images After an eventful 4-4 draw against Borussia Dortmund in the opening Champions League game, Juventus are back in European action and will face Villarreal on Wednesday for the second matchday of the most anticipated club competition in the world. Igor Tudor’s side had a strong start of the season and are only one…
Mic’d Up: Villa talks Barcelona, the Spanish national team and why Barcelona’s Yamal will win a Ballon d’Or David Villa knows the pressure of the Champions League. After all, he has played in the famed tournament for four different Spanish clubs. He has won it once, and experienced the agony, too, of losing a final….