Pep Guardiola is not sold on the new Champions League format after Manchester City narrowly scraped through to the play-offs, but he believes the experience has been an “incredible lesson”. City had ...

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti hopes the Champions League holders will avoid being drawn to play Manchester City in the knockout-round play-offs. Los Blancos will face either City or Celtic for a ...

Unai Emery appeared resigned to the potential exit of Jhon Duran but insisted he did not want to sell Ollie Watkins, amid questions over both of their futures. Aston Villa sealed an automatic spot in ...

Thiago Motta assumed full responsibility for Juventus’ meek 2-0 defeat to Benfica in the Champions League, saying the Bianconeri got what they deserved. Motta’s side had already secured their place in ...

Niko Kovac is set to take over as Borussia Dortmund’s head coach, replacing Nuri Sahin. Dortmund beat Shakhtar Donetsk 3-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday, securing their place in the play-offs ...

Borussia Dortmund put the brakes on a five-match winless run in all competitions to beat Shakhtar Donetsk 3-1 at home in the Champions League on Wednesday, securing a play-off spot. The match itself ...

Vincent Kompany wants his Bayern Munich side to be ready to attack “big games” in the next round of the Champions League as they potentially face Manchester City. Both Bayern and Kompany’s former club ...

Lille gatecrashed the top eight of the Champions League standings and booked an automatic place in the last 16 by crushing hapless Feyenoord 6-1 on Wednesday. Osame Sahraoui struck from an acute angle ...

Sporting CP required an equaliser from Conrad Harder to earn the 1-1 draw with Bologna that saw them reach the Champions League’s play-off round. Prior to coach Ruben Amorim’s departure for Manchester ...

Antoine Griezmann’s brace ensured Atletico Madrid’s place in the Champions League last 16 as they thrashed RB Salzburg 4-1 to finish fifth in the 36-team standings. Griezmann’s heroics have set up a ...

Paris Saint-Germain secured a play-off spot in the Champions League as Ousmane Dembele played chief tormentor in a 4-1 away demolition of Stuttgart. Dembele netted a hat-trick and fellow France ...

Champions League holders Real Madrid will be seeded for Friday’s play-off draw after winning 3-0 at Brest to finish 11th in the league phase. Los Blancos travelled to France knowing they only had a ...