Champions League
Madrid in the driving seat
2 Apr 2013
Cristiano Ronaldo scored again as Real Madrid beat a Galatasaray side that included Didier Drogba 3-0 in the home leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday.
Ronaldo gave Jose Mourinho's side a ninth minute lead when he...
Can Ibrahimovic and co dent Barca hopes?
1 Apr 2013
Zlatan Ibrahimovic will line up for Paris Saint-Germain in Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg against Barcelona.
The Swedish striker was initially ruled out after being handed a two match ban for his red card in PSG's...
Zenit can win the Champions League in next two years
10 Sep 2012
Zenit St. Petersburg are capable of lifting the Champions League within two years.
That's the verdict of the Russian goalkeeper Vyacheslav Malafeev (pictured).
Zenit's greatest achievement to date in the competition...
City draw Real Madrid and Dortmund in Champions League, Chelsea face Juve and Shakhtar
30 Aug 2012
Manchester City have been drawn against Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and Ajax in the Champions League group stages.
Manchester United will face Braga, Galatasaray and Romanian side CFR Cluj in Group H, while reigning champions Chelsea...
Who will be Europe’s top club this season?
17 Aug 2012
The Champions League is the world’s greatest club tournament.
Last season, Chelsea, led by their now-permanent manager Roberto Di Matteo, took the trophy home for the first time in their history and the Blues have spent heavily...
Celtic face Swedish test
10 Aug 2012
Swedish champions Helsingborgs stand in the way of Neil Lennon’s Celtic in the playoff round of the UEFA Champions League.
The draw paired the two teams together in Nyon, Switzerland, with the Scottish champions...
Celtic hold a narrow lead
2 Aug 2012
Celtic 2-1 HJK Helsinki
Neil Lennon’s Celtic side came from behind at Parkhead to earn a deserved 2-1 victory over HJK Helsinki of Finland in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League third qualifying round tie. ...
Cech: “Chelsea can retain Champions League title”
18 Jul 2012
Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech says the Blues have what it takes to become the first team to defend the Champions League title.
Cech (pictured) saved a penalty in extra-time in last season's Champions League final, then kept out another...
UEFA slap further ban on John Terry
1 Jun 2012
Chelsea captain John Terry will miss the club’s first two European games next season after UEFA’s disciplinary panel extended his suspension for kneeing Barcelona’s Alexis Sanchez in the last campaign.
Terry served his...
West London turns blue to celebrate Chelsea’s Champions League triumph
21 May 2012
It was a Sunday afternoon on the streets of West London, but it was a day unlike any other as thousands of Chelsea fans made their way down the roads to await the arrival of the Blues’ victory parade.
On Saturday night, millions of...
Drogba the hero as Chelsea win Champions League
19 May 2012
Didier Drogba was Chelsea's hero - in what could be his last game for the club - as the Blues won the Champions League for the first time.
Thomas Muller gave Bayern the lead with seven minutes remaining, but Drogba equalised with a...
Champions League final - Bayern Munich v Chelsea
19 May 2012
Chelsea start with defenders Gary Cahill and David Luiz, who return after injuries.
Ryan Bertrand (pictured) starts in place of Ramires on the left side of midfield. Jose Bosingwa plays in place of Branislav Ivanovic at right back....
Llama does a 'Paul the Octopus' and predicts Chelsea victory
19 May 2012
Move over Paul the Octopus, there’s a new match-predicting animal in town.
The owners of Ashdown Llama Park in East Sussex are preparing themselves for more llama drama after discovering that one of their star attractions has an...
Chelsea repeat their 2005 triumph against Bayern
19 May 2012
The last time Chelsea met Bayern Munich was in the 2005 Champions League quarter-finals.
Chelsea won 6-5 on aggregate, with Petr Cech, John Terry, Ashley Cole, Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba (pictured) all involved.
The...
Spurs fans don lederhosen for Champions League final
19 May 2012
There’s no doubting who Tottenham fans will be supporting when Chelsea face Bayern Munich in this season’s Champions League final on Saturday night.
The North London club’s hopes of qualification into next season’s...
Is Abramovich policy short sighted?
19 May 2012
Roman Abramovich's managerial policy threatens to dismantle his Chelsea empire.
Victory in Saturday's Champions League final, and qualification for next year's tournament, is a necessity if Chelsea are to remain competitive at the...
Champions League final preview
19 May 2012
As the biggest game in club football approaches, suspensions and recent injuries for both sides have made the match impossible to call.
Bayern Munich head into the final on the back of a 5-2 defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the DFB...
Cahill and Luiz set to start Champions League final
19 May 2012
Gary Cahill and David Luiz are both set to start for Chelsea in the Champions League final.
They have both been back in training following hamstring injuries.
Cahill, who joined Chelsea from Bolton in January, said:...
Chelsea duo set to win fitness battle
16 May 2012
Defenders David Luiz and Gary Cahill look set to win their fitness race ahead of Chelsea's Champions League final against Bayern Munich on Saturday.
Interim manager Roberto Di Matteo said last weekend that Luiz and Cahill's fight to...
Spanish inquisition after Real and Barca fail Champions League test
28 Apr 2012
Barcelona and Real Madrid, the two favourites in the Champions League semi-finals, were unexpectedly dumped out of the competition in midweek, signalling a surprising Spanish failure.
If somebody had told us a couple of weeks ago...