Champions League

Klopp To Stand Down As Liverpool Manager At End Of Season

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp announced in a shock decision on Friday that he will leave the club at the end of the season because he was "running out of energy". Klopp, who has returned Liverpool to one of European football's powerhouses since taking over at Anfield in 2015, said the decision to leave was one "I have to take". The German led ...

Lazio's Immobile Hands Champions League Advantage Against Bayern

Ciro Immobile Fires Lazio to Victory Over Troubled Bayern Ciro Immobile fired Lazio towards a first Champions League quarter-final in nearly a quarter of a century in Wednesday's 1-0 win over Bayern Munich which plunged their troubled opponents even deeper into crisis. Italy forward Immobile slotted home the last 16, first leg's decisive goal ...

A Look Back at The First Round Of 16 in The Champions League

On Tuesday and Wednesday evening, the Cup with the Big Ears was back in action, much to the delight of football fans, and there was plenty to look forward to. With fixtures that lived up to expectations and Valentine's Day parties postponed, the Champions League delivers every time. Here's a look back at the highlights, from the Red Bull Arena to ...

Bayern Suffer Nine-Year Low in Shock Loss, Slip Eight Points Off Title Race

Bayern Munich slumped to a shock 3-2 loss at lowly Bochum on Sunday, suffering a third successive defeat for the first time since 2015 and leaving them eight points behind Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga title race. The result followed a 3-0 league defeat to Leverkusen last weekend and a 1-0 loss against Lazio in the Champions League as coach ...

Kane Double Lifts Bayern into Champions League Quarterfinals

Kane's Brace Propels Bayern Past Lazio into Champions League Quarters. Harry Kane scored a goal in each half as Bayern Munich beat Lazio 3-0 on Tuesday to reach the Champions League quarter-finals 3-1 on aggregate. Kane headed Bayern level in the tie in the 38th minute, cancelling out Lazio's lead from the first leg with his first Champions ...

Mbappe Double Fires PSG to Champions League Quarters

Electric Mbappe Fires PSG into Champions League Quarter-Finals with Stunning Brace against Real Sociedad.   Kylian Mbappe lethally fired Paris Saint-Germain into the Champions League quarter-finals with a brace in a 2-1 win at Real Sociedad on Tuesday, his team cruising through 4-1 on aggregate. Coach Luis Enrique has slashed Mbappe's ...

'Respected' Man City Now Belong Among European Heavyweights

Guardiola Hails Manchester City's Champions League Pedigree After Seventh Consecutive Quarter-Final Berth Pep Guardiola said Manchester City have earned their place among the perennial contenders for Champions League glory after reaching the quarter-finals for a seventh consecutive season on Wednesday. Guardiola could even afford the luxury of ...

Madrid 'Suffer' in Leipzig Draw to Reach Champions League Quarters

Real Madrid Clinch Quarter-Final Spot Despite Nail-Biting Draw with RB Leipzig Real Madrid scraped through into the Champions League quarter-finals with a 1-1 second-leg draw against RB Leipzig on Wednesday, progressing 2-1 on aggregate. The record 14-time champions were far below their best but did just enough over the two legs of the last-16 ...

Raya Is the Shootout Hero as Arsenal Reach Champions League Quarters

David Raya's heroics propel Arsenal into Champions League quarter-finals. David Raya was the hero as Arsenal beat Porto 4-2 on penalties on Tuesday to reach the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 2010. The teams were locked at 1-1 on aggregate after an absorbing second leg at the Emirates but Raya saved twice in the ...

Xavi: Win Over Napoli, One of My Best Moments as Barca Coach

Xavi Hernandez leads Barcelona to glorious victory over Napoli, securing a spot in the Champions League quarter-finals. Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said that beating Napoli to reach the Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday was one of his finest moments in his post. The Spanish champions won 3-1 at the Olympic Stadium to seal a 4-2 ...

Sancho Helps Dortmund Past PSV, into Champions League Quarters

In a display of precision and determination, Dortmund's early goal by Jadon Sancho and the late strike from Marco Reus propelled them into the Champions League quarter-finals. A third-minute goal from Jadon Sancho and Marco Reus' late strike sent Borussia Dortmund through to the Champions League's final eight with a 2-0 win on Wednesday, sealing ...

Atletico Triumph on Penalties to Reach Champions League Quarters

Atletico Madrid staged an epic comeback to edge past Inter Milan in the Champions League shoot-out. Atletico Madrid bounced back from two goals down on aggregate against Inter Milan to reach the Champions League quarterfinals with a thrilling 3-2 penalty shoot-out triumph on Wednesday. Trailing by a single goal after last month's first leg, ...