When Arsenal face Sporting in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday, there will be much more riding on the game than just a knockout match in Lisbon. For many, this is where the Gunners need to show back-to-back defeats, against Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final and the damaging loss to Southampton

Open this photo in gallery: Arsenal’s manager Mikel Arteta reacts during his team’s English FA Cup quater-final soccer match against Southampton in Southampton, England on Saturday.Dave Shopland/The Associated Press After Arsenal’s first consecutive losses this season – taking trophies out of play – coach Mikel Arteta wants his players to turn the pain of their

Real Madrid TV has weighed in on the controversy surrounding the decision to overturn the sending-off of Barcelona player Gerard Martín during the La Liga clash between Barça and Atlético Madrid. According to the Spanish newspaper AS, Real Madrid TV has adopted a critical stance towards Spanish refereeing, viewing the incident as a clear example

The knockout rounds put Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain together again this season, this year one round later in the quarterfinal stage. PSG dispatched Liverpool over two legs in the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League Round of 16, coming back from a 1-0 deficit at the Parc des Princes to beat the Reds in penalties at Anfield.

If last month’s Champions League round of 16 lacked drama — every matchup was decided by two goals or more — then it more than made up for it in goals. A record-breaking 68 were scored, as the likes of Manchester City, Chelsea, and Bayer Leverkusen crashed out of the competition. With seven European giants

Since 2024, European governing body Uefa has given club coefficients over the latest five-year period an important role via something called “title-holder rebalancing”. Therefore, should the Champions League winners have also qualified for the league phase via their domestic league position, “the club with the best individual coefficient of all the domestic champions involved in

In a powerful display of solidarity, Vinicius has stepped forward to support his Clasico counterpart. Speaking ahead of a massive Champions League clash against Bayern Munich, the Brazilian was asked about the Islamophobic abuse directed toward Yamal during Spain’s recent friendly against Egypt at the RCDE Stadium. Vinicius, who has faced numerous similar battles himself,

After a prolonged period of strained relations, UEFA and Real Madrid are set to take a significant step towards reconciliation — and the timing could not be more symbolic. According to recent reports from AS, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin will be present at the Santiago Bernabeu for the highly anticipated UEFA Champions League quarter-final first

MADRID — Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane practiced on Monday and is expected to be available for Tuesday’s quarterfinal against Real Madrid in the Champions League. Kane missed Bayern’s win over Freiburg in the Bundesliga on Saturday because of a minor ankle issue sustained in training with England last week. He took part in the

The German Football League (DFL) has strongly condemned the riots that occurred during the second-division match between Dynamo Dresden and Hertha Berlin on Saturday. “These riots have nothing to do with fan culture. For months, we have been advocating for sensible and reasonable security measures to strengthen safety in stadiums and preserve positive fan culture.

Who: Real Madrid vs Bayern MunichWhat: Champions League quarterfinal, first legWhere: Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, SpainWhen: Tuesday, April 7 at 9pm (19:00 GMT)How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 16:00 GMT in advance of our live text commentary stream. Vincent Kompany’s Bayern Munich visit Real Madrid high on confidence and looking like Europe’s most complete

April. The month that represents the changing of seasons from winter to spring in North America. It is also one of the best months on the sporting calendar. There aren’t better weeks in sports than this one, from the national champion being crowned in men’s college basketball to the Masters winner putting on the green

Gary Lineker has made a fresh Premier League title prediction after Arsenal were knocked out of the FA Cup by Championship side Southampton. Everything was coming up roses for Arsenal in the first few months of this campaign as they set themselves up to challenge for an unprecedented Quadruple. However, Mikel Arteta‘s side have endured

By LEWIS BROWNING, SPORTS REPORTER Published: 07:52 BST, 6 April 2026 | Updated: 09:08 BST, 6 April 2026 High-profile non-League Wythenshawe FC Vets have completed the signing of Manchester United legend Antonio Valencia to add to their already-impressive squad of former Premier League stars. The club have gone viral in recent months after building a