Jose Mourinho may have got some of the answers he was looking for about his fringe players as Tottenham ended their Champions League group stage with a 3-1 loss at Bayern Munich.With both teams already into the knockout stages, and the Germans confirmed as Group B winners, Mourinho gave some fresh faces a chance to impress, but they mainly floundered in the Allianz Arena.Kingsley Coman, Thomas M...Full Story »

Gabriel Jesus hit a hat-trick as Manchester City wrapped up their Champions League Group C campaign with a convincing 4-1 win at Dinamo Zagreb.Phil Foden, making the most of a rare start, also got on the scoresheet as City responded well to Dani Olmo’s stunning opener on a freezing night in Croatia.Jesus, again deputising for the injured Sergio Aguero, levelled before the break and grabbed...Full Story »

Teenager Ansu Fati became the youngest goalscorer in Champions League history as Barcelona knocked Inter Milan out with a 2-1 win at the San Siro.Lautaro Martinez had two goals ruled out for offside as Antonio Conte’s men – who needed to match Borussia Dortmund’s result against Slavia Prague – were condemned to third spot in the group and the Europa League.Dortmund won 2-...Full Story »

Even on his bad days Mohamed Salah is capable of something quite brilliant and he duly delivered against Red Bull Salzburg to guide Liverpool into the Champions League last 16. The Egypt international missed a hat-trick of chances he would usually put away but scored an outrageously good goal from the narrowest of angles to secure a 2-0 win in Austria as Jurgen Klopp’s side topped Group...Full Story »

Lionel Messi marked his 700th appearance for Barcelona in eventful fashion with a goal, two assists and a booking for diving in a 3-1 win over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League.Messi’s 613th goal for Barca helped his side qualify for the last 16 by winning Group F, with the Argentinian also setting up Luis Suarez and Antoine Griezmann at the Nou Camp.before and after (🇫...Full Story »

Liverpool’s Champions League progress will come down their final match again after being held to a 1-1 draw at home to Napoli.Last December qualification was not secured until the last kick of the last game, coincidentally against the Serie A club, and while the stakes are not as high this time around – a draw will do in Salzburg – they have not got the night off they hoped for...Full Story »

Chelsea saw safe passage to the Champions League knockout stages slip agonisingly away as Daniel Wass’ fluke stole Valencia a 2-2 draw at the Mestalla.England striker Tammy Abraham was substituted after a nasty-looking fall on a night where the Blues thought Christian Pulisic’s nudged finish would sneak them into the European top tier’s last 16.Abraham suffered a suspected inte...Full Story »

Jose Mourinho praised the quick-thinking ballboy who helped send Tottenham through to the knockout stages of the Champions League.Spurs booked their place in the last 16 with a 4-2 win over Olympiacos as they recovered from 2-0 down in Mourinho’s first home game in charge.After a woeful opening half-hour left them trailing to Youssef El Arabi and Ruben Semedo goals, Dele Alli got Spurs bac...Full Story »

Paris St Germain fought back with two late goals to earn a dramatic 2-2 draw at Real Madrid in their Champions League clash at the Bernabeu.PSG had seen a first-half penalty and red card for home goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois overturned on VAR review.After Brugge had drawn 1-1 at Galatasaray in Tuesday’s earlier kick-off, Los Blancos were already secure of qualification to the knockout stage...Full Story »

Tottenham booked their place in the Champions League knockout stage for a third successive year with a brilliant 4-2 comeback win against Olympiacos in Jose Mourinho’s first home game in charge. It had looked like the Greek side were about to ruin Mourinho’s big night as they capitalised on a truly woeful opening 30 minutes by Spurs to lead 2-0 after 20 minutes thanks to goals fro...Full Story »