MADRID, SPAIN – MARCH 17: Joao Miranda enters the pitch prior to start the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Vicente Calderon Stadium on March 17, 2015 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images) Former Atletico Madrid and Inter

Raffaele Palladino will take charge of his first ever Champions League match when Atalanta take on Eintracht Frankfurt at Deutsche Bank Park on Wednesday evening. La Dea sit in 17th place ahead of kick-off, with seven points to their name from their opening four Champions League matches of the season. They have picked up encouraging

Matchday five in the Champions League saw Borussia Dortmund welcome Spanish outfit Villarreal to the Signal Iduna Park. BVB were keen to bounce back after a frustrating 4-1 defeat at Manchester City last time out in this competition. Niko Kovač made three changes from the weekend’s entertaining draw with Stuttgart. Julian Ryerson, Ramy Bensebaini, and

Set-pieces are central to Frank’s side as they were for old club Brentford. This season Spurs have scored six times from set-pieces, the fifth most in the league. Their 3-0 win against Everton is perhaps the best example of their quality and reliance on them. Frank’s men ended the game with a lower xG than

CREMONA, ITALY – NOVEMBER 01: Coach Luciano Spalletti of Juventus FC reacts before the Serie A match between US Cremonese and Juventus FC at Stadio Giovanni Zini on November 01, 2025 in Cremona, Italy. (Photo by Marco M. Mantovani/Getty Images) Luciano Spalletti sees ‘more relaxed’ Juventus players now after the 3-2 win away to

NAPLES, ITALY – NOVEMBER 25: Antonio Conte SSC Napoli head coach during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD5 match between SSC Napoli and Qarabag FK at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on November 25, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images) Antonio Conte insists Napoli felt ‘positive energy’ in their Champions

1 Fans of La Liga giants Barcelona have moved to defend one member of Hansi Flick’s squad in the aftermath of their side’s meeting with Chelsea. The player in question? Raphinha. Barcelona are of course fresh off an evening to forget on the continent. After making the trip to Stamford Bridge to lock horns with

Borussia Dortmund supporters unveiled a profanity-laden banner targeting La Liga and the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) before Tuesday’s Champions League tie against Villarreal in a protest against staging league matches abroad. Villarreal had been scheduled to play December’s La Liga match against Barcelona in Miami, which would have been the first time a European top-flight

Defensive lapses cost Manchester City and Barcelona dearly as both teams slumped to notable losses in the Champions League on Tuesday. In Pep Guardiola’s 100th Champions League game as City coach, his team struggled to cope with Bayer Leverkusen’s quick transitions in a 2-0 defeat, while Barcelona had an own goal and a red card

On a night of changes, blunders and a glorious individual goal by 18-year-old Estevão, defensive lapses cost Manchester City and Barcelona dearly as both teams slumped to notable losses in the Champions League on Tuesday. In Pep Guardiola’s 100th Champions League game as City coach, his team struggled to cope with Bayer Leverkusen’s quick transitions

2 La Liga champions Barcelona’s recent struggles on the continent have been very much reflected in the updated Champions League standings. This of course comes with the Blaugrana fresh off another outing to forget. After making the trip to west London to take on Chelsea, Hansi Flick’s troops found themselves condemned to the wrong side