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
High stakes in Provence: Marseille plot fluid front line against stubborn Auxerre
Marseille sit third, eleven points behind Paris SaintGermain and ten adrift of secondplaced Lens, so tomorrow night at the Orange VĂ©lodrome ...
Frederic Lumiere
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
Celta's Chaos vs Lyon's Control: BalaĂdos Braces for Europa League Spark
Celta Vigo draw a lion from the hexagon tomorrow night, and the mood around BalaĂdos swings somewhere between intrigue and dread. The Round ...
Paul Templin-Ashford
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
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