Barcelona's Pedri extends contact to 2030

Barcelona playmaker Pedri extended his contract by four years through to June 2030 on Thursday in a boost for club president Joan Laporta who has been in the spotlight over the handling of the Dani Olmo debacle.
30 January 2025, 15:18 PM

Arteta backs Arsenal to beat anyone after Champions League progress

Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta said his side could handle any opposition after progressing directly to the Champions League last 16 with a 2-1 win at Girona on Wednesday.
30 January 2025, 08:00 AM

New Champions League format has been a great lesson: Guardiola

City came back from a goal down to beat Belgian side Brugge on Wednesday in a nerve-jangling must-win league phase finale, to finish 22nd in the table - three places above elimination.
30 January 2025, 07:06 AM

Champions League: Possible playoff and last 16 opponents

The new 36-team format provided plenty of tension, but all the fancied sides at least finished in the top 24 to stay in the competition.
30 January 2025, 04:06 AM

Real Madrid would not want to play Manchester City: Ancelotti

The holders will face either Celtic or Manchester City in the two-legged playoff on February, with the second leg at home.
30 January 2025, 03:46 AM

Arsenal clinch Champions League last 16 spot with comeback win at Girona

Arsenal secured a spot in the Champions League round of 16 as they rallied from a goal down to win 2-1 at Girona on Wednesday thanks to goals from Jorginho and Ethan Nwaneri.
29 January 2025, 22:51 PM

Bayern beat Slovan but miss out on top-eight finish

Bayern Munich eased past Slovan Bratislava 3-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday but the Germans missed out on a top-eight finish and automatic qualification and will go into a playoff for a spot in the Round of 16.
29 January 2025, 22:44 PM

Six goals see Lille gatecrash top eight places in Champions League

Lille gatecrashed the top eight of the Champions League standings and booked an unexpected place in the last 16 when they hammered hapless Feyenoord 6-1 at home on Wednesday on the last night of the group competition.
29 January 2025, 22:40 PM

Persistent PSV end Liverpool's perfect Champions League run

Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven twice came from behind Wednesday to beat Liverpool 3-2 in a spectacular Champions League match, denying the Reds a perfect record in the league phase.
29 January 2025, 22:33 PM

Barca secure second in Champions League with Atalanta draw

Barcelona made sure of second place in the Champions League on Wednesday after being held to a 2-2 draw by plucky Atalanta, who failed in their mission for direct qualification for the last 16.
29 January 2025, 22:25 PM

Real Madrid down Brest to earn Champions League playoff seeding

Holders Real Madrid made sure they would be seeded for Friday's Champions League playoff draw by beating Stade Brest 3-0 away in the last round of the first phase on Wednesday.
29 January 2025, 22:21 PM

Dembele hattrick helps PSG ensure playoff spot

Ousmane Dembele scored a hattrick as Paris Saint-Germain romped to a 4-1 win at Stuttgart, qualifying themselves for the Champions League playoffs.
29 January 2025, 22:12 PM

Man City rally to avoid Champions League exit, face Real or Bayern next

Manchester City saved themselves from an embarrassing early Champions League exit with three second-half goals to beat Club Brugge 3-1 on Wednesday.
29 January 2025, 22:08 PM

Women's training rocked by boycott

Some senior women footballers today skipped the national team’s training session under reappointed English coach Peter Butler ahead of their upcoming FIFA friendly matches in February-March.
29 January 2025, 11:49 AM

Rest more important than top spot for Slot's Liverpool

Liverpool cannot slip out of the top two in the Champions League standings, leading Arne Slot to rest a host of first-team regulars.
29 January 2025, 06:07 AM

Barca's Balde clueless about Atalanta's Gasperini

Balde was full of praise for Atalanta, who won last season's Europa League, but was left stumped by an Italian journalist's other question about their coach Gian Piero Gasperini's style of play at a press conference on Tuesday.
29 January 2025, 04:03 AM

A frantic finale awaits

Manchester City are 25th in the standings -- a place away from play-off spots -- and Pep Guardiola’s men must need a win at home against Club Brugge to sneak into the top 24.
29 January 2025, 03:16 AM

Real Madrid 'yet to show their best', warns Ancelotti

The reigning champions of Europe are ensured of their place in at least the knockout play-off round as the league phase of the revamped Champions League wraps up with its final matchday this week.
29 January 2025, 02:50 AM

Santos president tells Neymar it's 'time to come home'

Santos' president told Brazilian superstar Neymar it was "time to return to (his) people" in a video published on social media on Tuesday.
28 January 2025, 20:30 PM

Guardiola wary of financial hit if Man City fail to advance

City have reached the Champions League knockout stages every season since Guardiola took the helm in 2016, but they are in danger of missing out with the new format this year where they sit 25th in the standings -- outside even the playoff spots.
28 January 2025, 14:53 PM