Preview: Sporting CP v Borussia Dortmund – UCL Playoffs
Historically, Dortmund have a strong record against Portuguese clubs, their best win rate against any nation they have faced more than ten times.
PSG find ominous form going into UCL knockouts
PSG have made a habit over the last decade of going into the UCL knockout stages with doubts over form and fitness of key players, but this season appears to be different.
Real Madrid’s stricken defence ripe for Haaland
Record 15-time Champions League winners Real Madrid face Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City on Tuesday wondering how to keep powerhouse striker Erling Haaland at bay.
Preview: Manchester City v Real Madrid – UCL Playoffs
Real Madrid have eliminated City from the UCL three times—more than any other club—while also knocking out an English team in each of the last four seasons.
Rudiger set to miss Man City Champions League clash
Real Madrid centre-half Antonio Rudiger is a major injury doubt for the titleholders’ Champions League clash with Manchester City.
City and Madrid face off in the Champions League knockout stage
The floodlights will burn bright once more, illuminating a stage that has become all too familiar, Manchester City versus Real Madrid in the Champions League.
New-look Champions League produces jeopardy, but giants survive
European football body UEFA hailed the “more dynamic” new format of the Champions League as a huge success after the first phase concluded on Wednesday while all of the continent’s biggest clubs survived to reach the knockout stage.
PSV rain on Liverpool’s Champions League perfect parade
Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven twice came from behind Wednesday to beat Liverpool 3-2 in a spectacular Champions League match, denying the Reds a perfect record in the league phase.
Arsenal, Atletico, Inter qualify for UCL last 16
Arsenal, Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid all qualified directly for the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday with wins in their final league-phase matches.
Fire erupts outside Etihad stadium before UCL clash
A blaze erupted outside Manchester City’s Etihad stadium after a merchandise stand caught fire just hours before Wednesday evening’s crucial Champions League tie against Club Brugge.