Very impressive win by Arsenal on Tuesday as they beat Napoli 2-0 at the Emirates and took a huge step towards qualifying for the the Champions League knockout stages. First-half goals by record signing Mesut Ozil and in-form Frenchman Olivier Giroud, his sixth this season gave the Gunners their tenth successive win. Arsenal hold a […]
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It was a love fest from Napoli coach Rafael Benitez on his return to London today as he called Arsene Wenger the “best manager” in the Premier League. Rafa, who has done Napoli side are undefeated this season, said he is expecting a tough game from the Premier League leaders: “I am expecting a strong […]
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says he should take the blame for his team’s Champions League 2-1 defeat by Basel. Oscar put the home side ahead but Mohamed Salah equalised for Basel and Marco Streller headed in a late winner. “When we lose I don’t speak about the players or individuals, I speak about my responsibility,” […]
Chelsea lost at home in the Champions League group stage for the first time in ten years, while Arsenal recorded a valuable victory in Marseille and Lionel Messi responded to Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat trick on Tuesday with one of his own in a Barcelona victory. But the big story was at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea […]
Bayern Munich launched their bid to become the first Champions League winners to successfully defend the title as Real Madrid scored six of Tuesday’s 30 goals, the most on an opening night since the current format began in 1999/2000. The defending champions wasted no time getting their campaign off on the right foot through David […]
Aaron Ramsey scored one goal and set up another to inspire Arsenal to a 3-0 thrashing of Fenerbahce in their Champions League first leg play-off on Wednesday. The North London club now stand on the brink of a 17th straight qualification for the lucrative pool stages after a dreadful start to their English Premier League […]
Former European champions Celtic and AC Milan were left with work to do to reach the Champions League group stage after their play-off first leg games on Tuesday. While AC Milan will approach next week’s second leg at home to PSV Eindhoven having secured a 1-1 draw and more importantly an away goal, Celtic went […]
Former Manchester United chairman, and current United director, David Gill has been appointed chairman of UEFA’s extremely influential Club Licensing Committee. The Club Licensing Committee essentially decides which clubs are entitled to licences to play Champions League and Europa League football. This will become increasingly important as UEFA’s Financial Fair Play rules shape the landscape […]
Borussia Dortmund say that they have received more than 500,000 ticket applications for this month’s Champions League final at Wembley. This will be Dortmund’s first final since winning the trophy in 1997 and supporters of the eight-time Bundesliga winners have been clamouring for a place at the London showdown, with 502,567 applying through the club […]