Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou felt his team paid the price for going into “survival mode” after equalising during their 3-1 Champions League defeat by RB Leipzig.Jota cancelled out Christopher Nkunku’s first-half counter-attack goal two minutes after the interval but Celtic could not build on the goal.The home side hit the post and had a second goal disallowed for offside fol...Full Story »

Celtic face an uphill battle to qualify for the Champions League knockout stages after a 3-1 Champions League defeat against RB Leipzig.Christopher Nkunku opened the scoring from a 27th-minute counter-attack after Celtic lost the ball following a short corner and, with captain Callum McGregor off injured, the visitors could not build on Jota’s equaliser.Leipzig had just had a second goal d...Full Story »

A mural of Jurgen Klopp has been vandalised with blue paint A Liverpool mural of Jurgen Klopp has been vandalised ahead of the Champions League group stage clash with Rangers. Pictures and footage emerged on Tuesday morning of a new mural dedicated to Reds manager Klopp having been defaced with blue paint. The mural, based in Randolph Street, Liverpool, had been commissioned by BOSS Night and ...Full Story »

KEVIN TRAPP's girlfriend Izabel Goulart will have been pleased to see her partner keep a clean sheet when Eintracht Frankfurt played Tottenham. That is because a defeat would mean a sex ban for the goalkeeper as Trapp, 32, has repeatedly refused to make love to Izabel, 37, after a bad result throughout their relationship. Eintracht Frankfurt keeper Kevin Trapp's girlfriend Izabel Goulart made ...Full Story »

Barcelona coach Xavi was furious after their Champions League defeat at Inter Milan. Pedri's second-half equaliser was ruled out for an unintentional handball by Ansu Fati after the hour mark and a late Denzel Dumfries handball was not given as a penalty. Hakan Calhanoglu's goal proved the winner for Inter. "I am angry and indignant about what we have seen, it is an injustice," Xavi blasted...Full Story »

Jurgen Klopp wants Liverpool to push on from a controlled Champions League victory against Rangers that began with the widely scrutinised Trent Alexander-Arnold’s stunning free-kick.Having been held to a frustrating 3-3 draw in the Premier League by Brighton on Saturday, the Reds returned to Anfield on Tuesday looking for a return to winning ways against Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s me...Full Story »

Antonio Conte urged Tottenham to be more clinical after they suffered a frustrating Champions League stalemate in Frankfurt to continue their poor away form in Europe.Spurs created plenty of opportunities in Germany with Harry Kane and Son Heung-min guilty of failing to make the most of several openings during the Group D tie.While the Premier League club were able to bounce back after last week...Full Story »

Jurgen Klopp’s tactical tweak earned Liverpool a welcome 2-0 Champions League win and only Rangers goalkeeper Allan McGregor prevented a greater margin of victory in a one-sided affair at Anfield.The 40-year-old former Scotland international was by far the busiest player for the visitors, who even against out-of-sorts opposition struggled to bridge the gulf between the Scottish Premiership...Full Story »

Tottenham had to settle for a point at Frankfurt after enduring a frustrating goalless draw from their Champions League Group D fixture.Spurs were eager to bounce back following Saturday’s humbling loss to rivals Arsenal and produced a much-improved display but failed to show enough quality in the final third.Antonio Conte saw Son Heung-min and Harry Kane waste opportunities, which meant t...Full Story »

Liverpool forwards Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez are both pushing for inclusion in the starting line-up at home to Rangers in the Champions League.Both were left on the bench for Saturday’s draw with Brighton after their international commitments along with Luis Diaz, who is expected to start.Defenders Ibrahima Konate and Calvin Ramsay, neither of whom have played this season, both trained o...Full Story »