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
Blunt Lens Held by Bottom Metz as Title Tilt Stalls
Lens kept their title push on track on Sunday with a commanding 30 victory over bottomside Metz at Stade BollaertDelelis, cutting Paris Sain...
Paul Templin-Ashford
Bowen and Igor Thiago trade braces as West Ham-Brentford cup thriller goes to replay
West Ham 22 Brentford (after extra time) and the FA Cup quarterfinal place remains undecided. Julen Lopetegui’s 4231 twice led but Thomas Fr...
Frederic Lumiere
Chelsea survive Wrexham scare as extra-time surge seals FA Cup quarterfinal berth
Chelsea beat Wrexham 42 after extra time at the Racecourse Ground on Saturday, booking a quarterfinal spot and extinguishing the hosts’ gian...
Frederic Lumiere
From Walcott’s reprieve to Will Evans’ riposte: Field Mill’s FA Cup reunion crackles
Thirteen years have elapsed since Mansfield Town last invited Arsenal to this tight, windbattered patch of Nottinghamshire, the afternoon wh...
Dan McCloud
European Push Stalls: O’Neil’s Strasbourg Frustrated by Auxerre’s Backline Wall
Strasbourg left Auxerre with only a point, a 00 that slows Gary O'Neil's pursuit of the European spots and offers Christophe PĂ©lissier a sli...
Frederic Lumiere
Marseille Midfield Chokehold Leaves Shotless Toulouse Empty-Handed in 1-0 Grind
Marseille ground out a 10 win in Toulouse on Saturday night, a valuable away success that lifts Habib Beye’s side into third place in Ligue ...
Frederic Lumiere
van de Ven’s Red Turns Tide as Sarr Double Drives Palace Past Spiralling Spurs
Tottenham once treated visits from Crystal Palace as a reassuring fixture, a chance to steady the pulse amid the turbulence of the Premier L...
Dan McCloud
Slotball Arrives: Jones Masterclass Steers Liverpool Past Resistance at Molineux
In 2019 Molineux revelled in Liverpool’s elimination. Seven years on, the same terrace folklore hung in the cold Friday air, yet Arne Slot’s...
Dan McCloud