Champions League

The Champions League is a pretty special competition. Manchester United of course won the competition in dramatic style during the greatest season in their history. Liverpool had been ridiculously successful in Europe before their absence – which is certain to end this...read more »

La Liga watchers would have told you that when the draw for the Champions League quarter finals were made, Atletico Madrid should be thinking about their place in the next round. That, to anyone who does not know the club, seemed...read more »

Looking at the celebrations that occurred at Old Trafford when the final whistle blew against Olympiakos, you could be forgiven for thinking that Manchester United had won the league – or at least a match against a side of note. That...read more »

So there is only one game left for the English sides in the Champions League first leg ties and that belongs to Chelsea, who face a tough away trip to Galatasaray and a host of former faces for their manager and...read more »

"The worst Barcelona team of many years" in Jose Mourinho's opinion, and one that was "there for the taking" according to Manchester City skipper Vincent Kompany after the game. Both of the above statements are true. Barcelona are not the force they once were....read more »

Paris Saint Germain are considered to be underdogs when it comes to the Champions League. Although they are well able to compete in terms of players and finances with Europe’s elite, PSG have never won the big trophy, and find a...read more »

The vast majority of football fans will have awoken this morning to news that made them utter a rather naughty word beginning with F. Why? Because BT Sport have now won (for an extortionate price) the rights to screen UEFA Champions...read more »

How long is it going to be before UEFA take some serious action against the racial abuse suffered by black players? They may have their fancy armbands or their little flags, but until football’s governing body actually decide to stand up...read more »

Portuguese front man Cristiano Ronaldo, 28, has shown that he is still the main man at Real with his Champions League performance against Galatasary. Real Madrid produced an astonishing 6-1 victory in Istanbul with half of the goals scored by...read more »

Jose Mourinho’s eggs have broken. Spectacularly. The Chelsea manager may well be regretting his latest use of analogies after Chelsea 2.0 were beaten by Basel to make it three defeats in a row. If you include the Super Cup defeat...read more »