Arbeloa's 4-4-2 Masterclass: Valverde Treble Leaves City Reeling
Final score: Real Madrid 30 Manchester City Real Madrid picked the perfect night to remember who they are. Fourteen months after Alvaro Ar...
Paul Templin-Ashford
Vitinha spark and late flurry give PSG commanding 5-2 lead over Chelsea
Paris SaintGermain ripped through Chelsea 52 at Parc des Princes last night, a Round of 16 first leg that finally gave Enrique Luis a Europe...
Frederic Lumiere
Lemina’s Early Strike Ignites Galatasaray’s Istanbul Epic as Liverpool Fall 1-0
Galatasaray have long treated European nights in Istanbul as an act of collective remembrance, recalling Gheorghe Hagi and the roars that sh...
Dan McCloud
Atlético rout Spurs as Simeone’s 4-4-2 rewrites Rotterdam reckoning
In 1963 Tottenham dismantled Atlético Madrid in Rotterdam to lift the Cup Winners’ Cup. Two nights ago, in the same competition’s modern gui...
Dan McCloud
Leverkusen’s blueprint blunts unbeaten Arsenal in tense 1-1 Champions League first leg
A quarter of a century on from the spring when Bayer Leverkusen were Europe’s nearly men, BayArena hosted a UEFA Champions League Round of 1...
Dan McCloud
Yamal's 96th-Minute Penalty Rescues Barça After Barnes Breaks Through at St James'
Barcelona escaped St James' Park with a 11 draw after Lamine Yamal converted a penalty in the sixth minute of stoppage time to cancel Harvey...
Frederic Lumiere
Old Kings vs New Machine: Bernabéu Braces for Real Madrid–Man City Round of 16 Epic
Europe's old kings and the modern hegemon collide again in Madrid tomorrow night, a Round of 16 first leg that already feels like a final. R...
Paul Templin-Ashford
Width, Wits and Mbappé: PSG Plot Parc des Princes Reset Against Chelsea
Paris SaintGermain welcome Chelsea to Parc des Princes tomorrow night knowing that a firstleg win in the Round of 16 would reset an uneven E...
Frederic Lumiere
From Nearly Men to Contenders: Leverkusen and Arsenal Eye Champions League Breakthrough
Arsenal return to the BayArena more than two decades after their last bruising Champions League visit, a reminder that both clubs have long ...
Dan McCloud
Champions League Throwback: Newcastle Plot Wing Trap for Xavi's Stuttering Barça
Here we go: Newcastle host Barcelona on Tuesday night with St James' Park ready for its biggest Champions League night in a generation, the ...
Frederic Lumiere