UEFA Champions League

May 31, 2026 3:19 AM

PSG win UEFA Champions League as Arsenal suffer penalty shoot-out heartbreak

Paris St Germain retained their Champions League title with a penalty shoot-out victory over Arsenal after a 1-1 draw in a cagey final in the Puskas Arena on Saturday. Arsenal's Gabriel blazed his penalty over the crossbar to give PSG a 4-3 victory on spot kicks. The French champions made the worst possible start after Kai Havertz fired Arsenal into the lead in the sixth minute, lashing a rising shot past PSG goalkeeper Matvey Safonov. It looked like PSG would find no way through the meanest ...

April 16, 2026 10:33 AM

Arsenal hold off Sporting to enter Champions League SFs

Arsenal have reached the UEFA Champions League semi-finals in consecutive seasons for the first time in their history after holding Sporting CP to a draw in a tight encounter. The result was enough to send Arsenal through to the semi-finals, where they will face Atletico de Madrid. Arsenal remain the only unbeaten team in this season’s Champions League, with ten wins and two draws from 12 matches. The dominant side for much of the first half, Arsenal came close just before the half-hour mar...

September 19, 2025 10:31 AM

Haaland nets landmark goal as City beat 10-man Napoli in Champions League

Manchester City's prolific striker Erling Haaland bagged a record-breaking goal as Pep Guardiola's side kicked off their Champions League campaign with a dominant 2-0 victory over 10-man Napoli on Thursday. Haaland became the quickest player in Champions League history to hit 50 goals in what was his 49th appearance in Europe's elite competition when he cleverly headed home Phil Foden's perfectly-placed flick in the 56th minute. Jeremy Doku doubled City's lead in the 65th when he turned quickl...

September 19, 2025 10:29 AM

Rashford shines with two goals in Barcelona’s 2-1 win at Newcastle

An inspired Marcus Rashford celebrated his return to English soil by scoring twice in nine second-half minutes to give Barcelona a 2-1 victory over Newcastle United in their Champions League season opener at St James' Park on Thursday. Missing key players Lamine Yamal, Alejandro Balde, and Gavi through injury, the visitors had to weather an early storm as Newcastle pressed high relentlessly, with goalkeeper Joan Garcia making a fabulous reflex save to deny Harvey Barnes from close-range early i...

September 18, 2025 9:52 AM

PSG overwhelm Atalanta 4-0 in Champions League opener

Paris St Germain picked up where they left off following last season’s Champions League triumph as they kicked off their new campaign with an impressive 4-0 win over Atalanta at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday. Marquinhos opened the scoring inside the first three minutes, and PSG followed that up with goals from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Nuno Mendes and substitute Goncalo Ramos, demonstrating their hallmark high press and fluidity. Bradley Barcola missed a penalty just before halftime, but it...

September 18, 2025 9:49 AM

Kane strikes twice to fire Bayern past Chelsea 3-1 in Champions League opener

Forward Harry Kane scored once in either half to guide German champions Bayern Munich to a 3-1 victory over Chelsea in their Champions League opener on Wednesday. The England striker scored Bayern's second goal with a 27th minute penalty after an own goal by Chelsea's Trevoh Chalobah had put the hosts in the lead in the 20th. Chelsea briefly rallied, with Cole Palmer pulling one back just two minutes later, but Kane, who has already scored five goals in three Bundesliga matches so far, struck ...

September 18, 2025 9:46 AM

Liverpool edge Atletico Madrid 3-2 with last-gasp Van Dijk goal

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk headed home a last-gasp goal in stoppage time to lead Arne Slot's men to a thrilling 3-2 victory over Atletico Madrid in the opening game of their Champions League campaign on Wednesday at Anfield. The game appeared headed for a draw after Marcos Llorente scored twice to pull the Spaniards back into the game - before Van Dijk's header from a corner in the 92nd minute. Atletico manager Diego Simeone was sent off moments later after having to be pulled away from...

March 6, 2025 11:59 AM

Liverpool’s Elliott nabs last-gasp winner against dominant PSG

Liverpool substitute Harvey Elliott scored a last-gasp winner 47 seconds after coming on to earn a fortunate 1-0 win against Paris St Germain who outplayed their visitors during Wednesday's Champions League last-16 first leg match. Elliott slotted home in the 87th minute against the run of play after a layoff from fellow substitute Darwin Nunez for a scarcely-deserved victory in Paris after goalkeeper Alisson had kept Liverpool in the game with a string of magnificent saves. Liverpool's goal w...

February 20, 2025 10:57 AM

Champions League: PSG seal last-16 sport with historic aggregate win over Brest, PSV beat Juventus

Paris Saint-Germain recorded a historic 7-0 victory over Stade Brestois 29 in the second leg of their play-off to sail into into the last-16 of the Champions League. The win was the second-biggest aggregate triumph in UEFA Champions League history. PSG also became the first team to have seven different scorers in a single match. Bradley Barcola was the first of those, with Khvicha Kvaratskhelia then adding his maiden European goal for the hosts before the break. Vitinha's fine third was the fi...

February 20, 2025 10:48 AM

Champions League: Mbappe’s hat-trick powers holders Real Madrid into last-16

Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid eased into the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League on Thursday (IST) after a 3-1 win over Manchester City in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, securing a 6-3 aggregate win after last week's 3-2 victory in Manchester. City striker Erling Haaland was carrying a knee injury, and the Norwegian, who had scored twice a week ago, started the game on the subs' bench as his side struggled from start to finish, looking fragile in defense again, while failing ...