BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid needs to bounce back from its thrashing in last weekend’s Spanish capital derby when it hosts a red-hot Villarreal on Saturday in La Liga. Xabi Alonso’s side was embarrassed when it lost 5-2 at Atletico Madrid, marking the first time its crosstown rival scored five times in the derby…
UEFA have appointed Italian referee Marco Guida as the man in charge of Tuesday’s match between Real Madrid and Kairat Almaty in the Champions League. Per Realmadrid.comMarco Guida will referee the game between Real Madrid and Kairat Almaty, on matchday two of the first phase of the Champions League, which will be played at the Ortalyq Stadion (Tuesday,…
MONACO (AP) — Now that the 36 teams contesting the Champions League are set, the draw for the most prized title in European club soccer will be made Thursday in Monaco. Each team will face eight opponents in the opening league phase which runs from September through January. Advertisement The list of teams is more…
MONACO (AP) — José Mourinho and Fenerbahce fell short of returning to the Champions League on Wednesday, losing 1-0 at Benfica in the qualifying playoffs on Wednesday. Benfica — the first club Mourinho coached — had two goals disallowed on video review in the first half before its Turkish forward Kerem Aktürkoğlu scored with a…
Former European champion Celtic exited the UEFA Champions League 2025-26 in the qualifiers after a 3-2 penalty shootout defeat at Kazakhstan’s Kairat Almaty on Tuesday, following two goalless legs in the playoff tie. Kairat will compete in the competition proper for the first time, while Norway’s Bodo/Glimt and Cyprus’s Pafos also secured debut appearances after…
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — The draw made Monday for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League: League Path First Leg Aug. 5-6 Brann (Norway) or Salzburg (Austria) vs. Club Brugge (Belgium) Rangers (Scotland) or Panathinaikos (Greece) vs. Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic) or Servette (Switzerland) Advertisement Nice (France) vs. Benfica (Portugal) Feyenoord (Netherlands) vs….