Wasteful Barcelona held by Lyon in UCL

Barcelona slumped to a fourth draw in five matches across all competitions as they were held to a 0-0 stalemate away to Lyon in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 clash.

Liverpool held to scoreless draw by Bayern

Liverpool failed to stamp their authority on a battling Bayern Munich as a 0-0 first-leg draw at Anfield left their Champions League last-16 tie in the balance.

Klopp: Liverpool fans would prefer Premier League title to UCL

Jurgen Klopp has no doubt Liverpool fans would prefer winning the Premier League to the Champions League ahead of their European tie with Bayern Munich.

The major talking points ahead of this week’s UCL action

Premier League title rivals Liverpool and Manchester City face German opposition in the last 16 of the Champions League this week.

PSG can reach UCL final without Neymar – Cafu

Paris Saint-Germain can reach the Champions League final even without star Neymar, according to Brazil great Cafu.

Liverpool won’t feel Van Dijk loss against Bayern – Alisson

Alisson believes Liverpool will not feel the absence of Virgil van Dijk when they host Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

This can’t happen at Liverpool – warns Bayern boss Kovac

Bayern Munich coach Niko Kovac warned his team they would find themselves under heavy pressure against Liverpool unless they improved defensively.

Fantastic Son leaves Pochettino purring

Tottenham’s 3-0 Champions League result over Borussia Dortmund made it 13 wins out of 13 when Son Heung-min scores, much to the delight of Mauricio Pochettino.

Ramos, Courtois back VAR after controversial Tagliafico call

Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos and goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois each praised the use of VAR in their controversial 2-1 win over Ajax on Wednesday.

Neymar: PSG will win the Champions League

Neymar is confident Paris Saint-Germain will win the Champions League this year due to their ‘awesome team’ and ‘genius coach’ Thomas Tuchel.