Alonso’s Half-Space Plan vs Kompany’s Press: Quarter-Final Duel Under the Bernabéu Lights
The Santiago Bernabéu stages the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal first leg on Tuesday night, with Real Madrid and head coach Xabi Alonso ...
Frederic Lumiere
Sporting’s Alvalade Cauldron Awaits Arsenal’s 8-for-8 Champions League Charge
Arsenal land in Lisbon on Tuesday night guarding the only perfect record left in this season’s Champions League, eight wins from eight under...
Frederic Lumiere
Raphinha-led Barcelona shred Howe's depth, 7-2, to underline Hansi Flick's rebuild momentum
Here we go: Barcelona 72 Newcastle, a Round of 16 tie flipped into a statement about Hansi Flick’s rebuild and Eddie Howe’s fragile depth in...
Frederic Lumiere
Relentless Reds: Liverpool’s 4-0 Blitz Leaves Galatasaray Breathless at Anfield
Liverpool’s European past is thick with nights when visiting ambitions were swallowed whole, and on Wednesday Galatasaray were the latest to...
Dan McCloud
Simons shines as Tudor’s Tottenham keep Champions League home streak intact vs Atlético
Tottenham and Atlético Madrid have shared only fleeting chapters across European history, the most luminous being Tottenham’s 51 win in the ...
Dan McCloud
Vinicius Downs Ten-Man City at the Death to Put Madrid in Control
Real Madrid left the Etihad Stadium with a 21 firstleg advantage on Tuesday, punishing a Manchester City side that played with ten men from ...
Paul Templin-Ashford
PSG shatter Chelsea’s home aura as Safonov stars in ruthless 3-0 first-leg rout
Chelsea’s perfect Champions League home run died on Tuesday night, a 30 defeat to Paris SaintGermain that leaves the Round of 16 tie all but...
Frederic Lumiere
Pragmatic Arsenal unpick Leverkusen as Eze and Rice deliver Emirates command
Two decades ago at Highbury, Arsenal dismantled Bayer Leverkusen 41 during the 200102 Champions League second group stage, even though the G...
Dan McCloud
Barcelona target a composed first leg as Newcastle bring Europe’s stingiest back line to Camp Nou
Barcelona return to Camp Nou on Wednesday night needing a controlled first leg to keep their Champions League season on track after that ner...
Frederic Lumiere
Slot’s Red Reset Faces Anfield Acid Test Against Galatasaray
Nearly twenty years have passed since Galatasaray last walked out beneath the Anfield floodlights in the Champions League, a 32 thriller tha...
Dan McCloud