Ferguson was boosted by the news that Bailey Rice, Leon Balogun, Vaclav Cerny and Ridvan Yilmaz all trained on Wednesday with the former coming off on a stretcher after surprisingly making just his second start for the club last week. And the interim Ibrox boss maintains Athletic are favourites to win the tournament having seen...
Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold has returned to training before their Premier League fixture with Leicester City on Sunday. The 26-year-old England international has been absent since he sustained an ankle injury in Liverpool’s Champions League last-16 defeat by Paris St-Germain in March. Reds boss Arne Slot previously said he expected Alexander-Arnold to be back before...
A system malfunction led to the wrong anthem being played before Aston Villa’s Champions League quarter-final second leg against Paris St-Germain. The Europa League anthem was played over the PA system as the players lined up at Villa Park on Tuesday, before it was switched for the Champions League anthem. Club and Uefa sources say...
Inter are not a defensive team, but their backline is a huge reason why they have done so well in Europe this season. Inzaghi’s side have conceded only three goals in 11 Champions League games this season, an average of 0.27 goals per game. That is the second lowest tally in the competition’s history, after...
As James Horncastle said on the EuroLeagues podcast, there are heavyweights of the European game who are still backing Madrid to progress – including Champions League winners with AC Milan Alessandro Costacurta and Zvonimir Boban, and former Madrid boss Fabio Capello. “Amazing things happen in football, amazing things happen at the Bernabeu,” said Horncastle. “I...
The pre-match build-up was more rock concert than football match, with flames and pyrotechnics lighting up Villa Park, fireworks flying over either side of the stadium from the roof of the towering stands. The trademark stern expression of legendary former Villa manager Ron Saunders gazed down from the giant screens before kick-off as one of...
Unai Emery says he is “proud of everything” Aston Villa achieved during their run to the Champions League quarter-finals which ended in an agonising defeat by PSG. MATCH REPORT: Heroic Villa comeback falls just short against PSG Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
MK Dons have appointed former Derby County and Rotherham United boss Paul Warne as their new head coach. The 51-year-old, who has signed a “long-term contract” replaces Scott Lindsey at the League Two club after he was sacked last month. Warne has won four promotions from League One, three with Rotherham and one in charge...
Real Madrid have lost by three or more goals in the first leg of a European knockout tie on five previous occasions. The only time they came from behind to progress was in the 1975-76 European Cup, when they recovered from a 4-1 defeat by Derby County in the last 16 to win 5-1 at...
Midfielder Jude Bellingham says the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Arsenal on Wednesday is “a night made for Real Madrid”. The reigning European champions are aiming to overturn a 3-0 deficit. READ MORE: Arsenal second leg ‘a night made for Real Madrid’ Read full article at source...
Heart of Midlothian fans are right to be angry at the failure to secure a top-six place, says head coach Neil Critchley, but he insists progress has been made since he joined the club in October. The Tynecastle side took four points from five matches before the split, with last weekend’s goalless draw in Motherwell...
Real Madrid will have to mount their biggest-ever Champions League comeback if they are to overturn the 3-0 quarter-final first leg defeat by Arsenal. What can you remember about the largest deficits to have been conquered in Europe’s elite competition? Take our quiz to test your knowledge below. Read full article at source...
There are some fairly complicated permutations affecting next season’s European places, depending on where certain teams finish in the Premier League – and which trophies they win – this season. Kelly Somers makes sense of it all… Watch highlights of every Champions League game from 22:00 BST on Wednesday on BBC iPlayer and the BBC...
Chris Sutton believes Paris St-Germain will see off his former club Aston Villa and go on to win the Champions League this season – but praises Morgan Rogers as a “shining light” in Unai Emery’s squad. Listen to the best bits of the Monday Night Club on the Football Daily podcast. READ MORE: PSG’s Doue,...
Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards discuss the best Champions League midfielders, but with the likes of Andrea Pirlo, Sergio Busquets, Toni Kroos, Xavi and Andres Iniesta on the list, how can they possibly choose a winner? WATCH Match of the Day Top 10 on BBC iPlayer LISTEN Match of the Day Top 10...