Paris Saint-Germain have Lionel Messi to thank for their 3-2 win against RB Leipzig in the third game of this year's Champions League group stage, as he struck twice in a seven-minute period to hand his team all three points. Kylian Mbappe had initially given PSG the lead after just nine minutes, but Leipzig fought back and were able to grab an equaliser through Andre Silva in the 28th minute...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp took great satisfaction in “three dirty points” after a wild 3-2 Champions League win over 10-man Atletico Madrid in the Wanda Metropolitano.Having taken an early 2-0 lead through Mohamed Salah and Naby Keita, Klopp’s side were pegged back by an Antoine Griezmann double before half-time.Griezmann was sent off after the break to give Liverpool a nu...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola has no intention of rushing teenager Cole Palmer following his outstanding cameo in Manchester City’s Champions League cakewalk in Bruges.The highly-rated 19-year-old came off the bench and scored a classy goal as City eased to a 5-1 win over Club Brugge in their Group A clash at the Jan Breydel Stadium.It capped an impressive few days for the youngster, who briefly appeared ...Full Story »

Liverpool defender Virgil Van Dijk knows he is being closely watched to see how well he has recovered from knee surgery but feels he still has plenty of room for improvement.It is exactly a year to the day since the Netherlands captain was given the diagnosis by a specialist he would require an operation on an anterior cruciate ligament tear in his right knee, after a challenge by Everton goalke...Full Story »

Three of Europe’s biggest clubs are reportedly interested in signing Juventus attacker Federico Chiesa. Chiesa began to make a name for himself towards the end of last campaign, with his performance in Juventus’ Champions League clash with Porto a notable day to remember for the young Italian (at least on a personal level). However, that cannot compare to what he achieved on the ...Full Story »

The Blaugrana have lost their first two group stage games 3-0 and are in jeopardy of exiting the competition Barcelona are off to their worst-ever start in the Champions League, with a 3-0 defeat to Benfica meaning they have been been outscored by six goals in back-to-back losses to begin the competition. It's just the second time the Blaugrana have lost their opening two matches of any Euro...Full Story »

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer lauded world-class David De Gea and matchwinner Cristiano Ronaldo after Manchester United secured a thrilling last-gasp Champions League comeback win against Villarreal.Having kicked off Group F with a shock late defeat at Young Boys, the Red Devils were facing the prospect of a third straight home defeat in all competitions after Paco Alcacer deservedly put the visitors ahe...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel admitted Chelsea were “not free enough” as they slumped to a 1-0 Champions League defeat at Juventus.Federico Chiesa’s sucker-punch strike just 11 seconds into the second half floored the Champions League holders in Turin.Chelsea slipped to a second straight 1-0 loss, following Saturday’s Premier League defeat by Manchester City.And manager Tuchel held up hi...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo capped his record-breaking Champions League appearance by firing Manchester United to a stunning late comeback win against Europa League final foes Villarreal.Just four months on from the penalty shoot-out loss to Unai Emery’s side in Gdansk, the sides met again with the Red Devils needing to make up for their shock defeat at Young Boys in the Group F opener.A disjointed ...Full Story »

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said he is "in love" with PSG midfielder Marco Verratti. The Italian pulled the strings in midfield for PSG as they claimed a 2-0 win over Guardiola's City at the Parc de Princes. Asked about the midfielder, Guardiola said: "I'm in love. "He's an exceptional player, because he's under pressure and he has the calm to have one extra touch and in that ...Full Story »