Barcelona president Joan Laporta met with coach Xavi in the aftermath of last night's 3-3 draw with Inter Milan. The result leaves Barca's hopes of reaching the Champions League round of 16 hanging by the thread. Sport says Laporta chose to wait for things to calm down before leaving the executive box to speak with Xavi outside the home dressing room. The president decided against speaking w...Full Story »

Barcelona look set to miss out on the Champions League knockout stage for the second consecutive season after failing to beat Inter. WHAT HAPPENED? After a summer of pulling financial levers to compete with Europe's elite clubs, Barcelona are close to falling at the first hurdle in the Champions League. They shared six goals with Inter at Camp Nou and despite a late comeback, the Blaugrana's ...Full Story »

Jurgen Klopp believes Liverpool’s 7-1 thrashing of Rangers at Ibrox instantly changed the mood around the club ahead of their clash with Manchester City on Sunday.The Anfield side have had a wretched start to their league campaign with only two wins in eight but they ran riot against the Govan men in their Champions League clash in Glasgow.Rangers took the lead in the 17th minute through S...Full Story »

Antonio Conte said it would have been a “disaster” if Tottenham had thrown away a two-goal lead in their 3-2 win against 10-man Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League.Spurs looked set for a routine win as they were leading 3-1 with an extra man after Harry Kane’s penalty and Son Heung-min’s double had overturned Daichi Kamada’s opener for the Germans, who had T...Full Story »

Substitute Mohamed Salah grabbed the fastest hat-trick in Champions League history as Liverpool thrashed Rangers 7-1 to complete a double over the beleaguered Light Blues.Jurgen Klopp’s side had cantered to a 2-0 win over a tentative Gers side at Anfield last Tuesday but there was initially more fight about the Gers this time and they took the lead in the 17th minute with a Scott Arfield d...Full Story »

A Son Heung-min brace and Harry Kane’s first Champions League goal in nearly three years helped Tottenham take control of Group D but only after a dramatic 3-2 comeback win at home to 10-man Eintracht Frankfurt.Spurs were left stunned when the visitors took a 14th-minute lead through Daichi Kamada but Son’s first-half brace – sandwiched between a Kane spot-kick – ensured ...Full Story »

AC Milan super fan Nicole Anna will be cheering them on against Chelsea in the Champions League. The Serie A champions welcome Graham Potter's side for a crunch clash in Group E tonight (October 11), with both on four points after three games played. They'll need all the support they can get after losing the reverse fixture 3-0 last week. But they can count on Nicole, 23, backing them all the ...Full Story »

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou admitted it was the same old story as his side’s hopes of Champions League progress ended with defeat by RB Leipzig.The Scottish champions again missed a series of chances as they fell to a 2-0 home defeat against the German side.Goals in the final 15 minutes from Timo Werner and Emil Forsberg left Celtic with one point from four matches and with no chance o...Full Story »

Chelsea and England face a nervous 48-hour wait to find out whether Reece James has avoided a serious knee injury.The in-form right-back cut a disconsolate figure when trudging off the San Siro turf midway through Chelsea’s 2-0 Champions League win over 10-man AC Milan.Blues boss Graham Potter hopes the 22-year-old has escaped without a major problem, and England manager Gareth Southgate w...Full Story »

Reece James handed England a World Cup injury scare as Chelsea went top of Champions League Group E with a 2-0 win over 10-man AC Milan.James cut a dejected figure when trudging off midway through the second half with an apparent leg problem, adding to both Chelsea and England’s injury concerns.Jorginho’s penalty and a fine Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang finish sealed Chelsea’s four...Full Story »