“History on a Collision Course as Tottenham’s New Era Tests Atlético’s Nerve”
Tottenham and Atletico Madrid have brushed past each other on continental nights without ever quite colliding at this late stage, yet the ec...
Dan McCloud
Manchester City vs Real Madrid
Tuesday night’s Round of 16 showdown at the Etihad felt like the Champions League’s main event: Manchester City welcomed Real Madrid for a t...
Paul Templin-Ashford
Maresca’s Blueprint vs Mbappé’s Spark: Chelsea-PSG Clash for Quarterfinal Lifeline
Chelsea have no margin for error as Stamford Bridge hosts Paris SaintGermain tomorrow night, with both clubs chasing a quarterfinal berth an...
Frederic Lumiere
Invincible form versus thin margins: Arsenal host Alonso’s Leverkusen in Champions League reset
The Champions League has a long memory. Arsenal and Bayer Leverkusen have only crossed paths a handful of times, yet the echoes linger: the ...
Dan McCloud
Arbeloa's 4-4-2 Masterclass: Valverde Treble Leaves City Reeling
Final score: Real Madrid 30 Manchester City Real Madrid picked the perfect night to remember who they are. Fourteen months after Alvaro Ar...
Paul Templin-Ashford
Vitinha spark and late flurry give PSG commanding 5-2 lead over Chelsea
Paris SaintGermain ripped through Chelsea 52 at Parc des Princes last night, a Round of 16 first leg that finally gave Enrique Luis a Europe...
Frederic Lumiere
Lemina’s Early Strike Ignites Galatasaray’s Istanbul Epic as Liverpool Fall 1-0
Galatasaray have long treated European nights in Istanbul as an act of collective remembrance, recalling Gheorghe Hagi and the roars that sh...
Dan McCloud
Atlético rout Spurs as Simeone’s 4-4-2 rewrites Rotterdam reckoning
In 1963 Tottenham dismantled Atlético Madrid in Rotterdam to lift the Cup Winners’ Cup. Two nights ago, in the same competition’s modern gui...
Dan McCloud
Leverkusen’s blueprint blunts unbeaten Arsenal in tense 1-1 Champions League first leg
A quarter of a century on from the spring when Bayer Leverkusen were Europe’s nearly men, BayArena hosted a UEFA Champions League Round of 1...
Dan McCloud
Yamal's 96th-Minute Penalty Rescues Barça After Barnes Breaks Through at St James'
Barcelona escaped St James' Park with a 11 draw after Lamine Yamal converted a penalty in the sixth minute of stoppage time to cancel Harvey...
Frederic Lumiere