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…
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,…
PARIS (AP) — Ligue 1 leader Paris Saint-Germain faces its biggest rival Marseille at Parc des Princes on Sunday. Marseille’s longstanding bragging rights as the only French side to win the Champions League finally ended when PSG won it in emphatic style last season. On the domestic front, PSG has pulled away from Marseille with…
LONDON (AP) — Thomas Partey returned to north London with Villarreal on Tuesday when the Spanish team faces Tottenham in their opening match in the Champions League. The 32-year-old former Arsenal midfielder started on the bench just hours before he is due to appear at the Old Bailey in London on Wednesday. In July, he…
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…