Champions League

May 18, 2026 12:45 PM

Lille, Lyon earn Champions League qualification as Nice face relegation play-off

Lille and Lyon were beaten on the final day of the Ligue 1 season on Sunday but qualified for the Champions League next term, while Nice face a relegation play-off against Saint-Etienne and the fixture between Nantes and Toulouse was abandoned. Champions Paris St Germain lost 2-1 across the road at local rivals Paris FC and second-placed Lens thumped Lyon 4-0 to finish their campaign in style, with Marseille sealing a place in the Europa League after they beat Rennes 3-1. Nice, who play in the...

April 15, 2026 2:38 PM

Dembele double at Liverpool fires PSG into Champions League semis

Ousmane Dembele struck twice to confirm Paris St Germain's place in the Champions League semi-finals with a 2-0 victory over Liverpool on Tuesday, sealing a 4-0 aggregate win in their quarter-final tie at a rain-soaked Anfield. The holders soaked up sustained second-half pressure from Liverpool, who were roared on by a raucous home crowd, but built on the advantage they established in the first leg in Paris last week to book their fifth semi-final berth in seven seasons. Dembele scored at Anfi...

April 15, 2026 2:38 PM

Atletico survive Barca scare to reach first Champions League semi in nine years

Atletico Madrid reached their first Champions League semi-final in nine years on Tuesday, squeezing past Barcelona 3-2 on aggregate despite a nerve-racking 2-1 home defeat that had the Metropolitano crowd holding its breath until the final whistle. Diego Simeone's side thought they had done much of the heavy lifting with a 2-0 win at the Camp Nou in the first leg but that cushion was wiped out by an early Barca blitz as the visitors struck twice in the first half to level the tie. Lamine Yamal...

April 13, 2026 9:53 AM

Villarreal close in on Champions League spot with win over Athletic Bilbao

Villarreal CF strengthened their grip on third place in La Liga with a 2-1 away win over Athletic Bilbao, moving four points clear of Atlético Madrid and 15 ahead of fifth-placed Real Betis as they closed in on qualification for next season’s UEFA Champions League. First-half goals from Sergi Cardona and Alfon González gave Villarreal a 2-0 lead and left Athletic Bilbao on the back foot. The visitors broke the deadlock in the 26th minute through a swift counterattack. A through ball found ...

April 9, 2026 10:15 AM

Atletico Madrid storm Camp Nou with 2-0 Champions League win over 10-man Barcelona

Atletico Madrid took a firm grip on their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday as goals from Julian Alvarez and Alexander Sorloth earned a 2-0 first-leg victory over 10-man Barcelona at the Camp Nou. Barcelona dominated proceedings, but Atletico's rock-solid defence combined with swift counter-attacks paid off after Pau Cubarsi was sent off for hauling down Giuliano Simeone in the 42nd minute as the last man. Alvarez brilliantly curled the resulting free kick from 25 metres into the top...

March 18, 2026 10:47 AM

Champions League: Real Madrid, PSG cruise into QF, Arsenal, Sporting CP stage stunning comeback

Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain comfortably saw off English opponents Manchester City and Chelsea, Arsenal battled past Leverkusen, and Sporting CP mounted a memorable comeback against Bodo/Glimt as the first four teams through to the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals were confirmed. Real Madrid knocked Manchester City out of the competition for the third campaign running following Vinicius Junior's double. Man City, 3-0 down from the first leg, came racing out of the blocks looking for...

March 11, 2026 10:12 AM

Ruthless Atletico punish Tottenham errors in 5-2 Champions League rout

Atletico Madrid tore Tottenham Hotspur apart in a stunning first-half blitz on Tuesday, powering to a 5-2 victory in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie and leaving the Premier League side with a mountain to climb in London. The visitors' 22-year-old goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky endured a night to forget on his first appearance since October and only his third of the season. Two costly errors from the Czech helped Atletico race into a commanding lead and he was substituted in the ...

February 25, 2026 9:38 AM

Sorloth hat-trick sends Atletico into Champions League last 16

Atletico Madrid striker Alexander Sorloth scored a hat-trick as the Spanish side saw off Belgium’s Club Brugge on Tuesday to win the second leg of their Champions League playoff 4-1 and advance to the last 16 with a 7-4 aggregate triumph. Johnny Cardoso scored the other goal for the home side while Joel Ordonez netted for Brugge in the 36th minute. Atletico opened the scoring after Brugge’s Hugo Vetlesen had two good chances blocked in the early stages as the Belgians came out t...

December 11, 2025 11:17 AM

Athletic frustrate PSG; Dortmund share points, Juventus and Copenhagen clinch wins

Paris Saint-Germain were held to a goalless draw in Bilbao as Athletic Club became the first team this season in the Champions League to prevent the holders from scoring. Unai Simón was the hero for the hosts, producing a series of big saves, including two point-blank stops against Senny Mayulu and a late effort from fellow Spaniard Fabián Ruiz. Bradley Barcola came closest for PSG when he broke through on goal, but his shot crashed off the crossbar, ensuring the match ended goalless at San ...

October 23, 2025 10:55 AM

Youthful Chelsea thump hapless Ajax 5-1 in Champions League

A youthful Chelsea hammered Ajax Amsterdam 5-1 in an eventful Champions League game on Wednesday that included three goals from teenagers, three penalties and a red card, under pouring rain at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca put out a side with an average age of 22 and made 10 changes from the team that beat Nottingham Forest in the Premier League at the weekend. "I work with them every day. I know what they can do," Maresca said of his teenagers. "The good thing about them is that...