<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Champions League - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/rss/1000/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Champions League news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your favorite sport!]]></description><language>en-uk</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:05:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on a gripping season of British football: the best may be yet to come | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[England and Scotland will both compete in a men&rsquo;s World Cup this month for the first time this century. For both nations there are reasons to believeThe agonising climax to Saturday&rsquo;s men&rsquo;s Champions League final in Budapest will haunt the imaginations of Arsenal supporters for years to come. Penalty shootouts &ndash; a sporting version of Russian roulette &ndash; are a brutal way to lose a football match, with hope turning to despair in the time that it takes to fire a ball ov]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/the-guardian-view-on-a-gripping-season-of-british-football-the-best-may-be-yet-to-come-editorial/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/the-guardian-view-on-a-gripping-season-of-british-football-the-best-may-be-yet-to-come-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Use crayfish to keep Hampstead Heath swimmers at bay | Brief letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Protect wildlife ponds | Champions League final | Avoiding Arsenal | Colonial attitudes | Nine times tableI know how to stop swimmers using the wildlife ponds on Hampstead Heath (Report, 27 May). Erect a picture of all the enormous crayfish &ndash; an invasive species &ndash; now inhabiting many of the ponds, particularly the one pictured. I certainly wouldn&rsquo;t want to be swimming with them snapping at my toes.Emilia Benjamin<br />
London&bull; A cup final between clubs from London and Paris (Par]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/use-crayfish-to-keep-hampstead-heath-swimmers-at-bay-brief-letters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/use-crayfish-to-keep-hampstead-heath-swimmers-at-bay-brief-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSG now stand alongside some of Europe’s best-ever, but with caveats | Jonathan Wilson]]></title><description><![CDATA[The origin of PSG&rsquo;s largesse and the effect it&rsquo;s had on their domestic game can&rsquo;t be ignored, even as we appreciate the team&rsquo;s stunning qualitySign up for the World Behind The Cup newsletterSince 1990, only one side had ever successfully defended the Champions League &ndash; Real Madrid, who won three in a row between 2016 and 2018. Paris Saint-Germain&rsquo;s victory in the final on Saturday elevates them to a new tier of the pantheon. No bad side has ever won the Europe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-now-stand-alongside-some-of-europes-best-ever-but-with-caveats-jonathan-wilson/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-now-stand-alongside-some-of-europes-best-ever-but-with-caveats-jonathan-wilson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal v PSG got 16.2m illegal stream views in UK after not being free-to-air]]></title><description><![CDATA[Analysts trace illegal views to 3.7m IP addresses in UKChampions League final watched legally by more than 7mArsenal&rsquo;s Champions League final defeat by Paris Saint-Germain attracted more than 16.2 million views on illegal streams in the UK after not being made free to air.Analysis conducted for the Guardian by the technology analyst Gaming Compliance International (GCI) shows there were 16.2m illegal stream views of longer than 90 seconds, traced to 3.7m unique IP addresses. The final was]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-v-psg-got-162m-illegal-stream-views-in-uk-after-not-being-free-to-air/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-v-psg-got-162m-illegal-stream-views-in-uk-after-not-being-free-to-air/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Football Daily | Arsenal feel the love after Arteta’s Bigger Cup masterplan falls short]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!In recent weeks, there has been endless discourse on why so many people hate Arsenal. Yet, yesterday&rsquo;s parade in the cultural melting pot of north London proved that plenty of people out there really, really, really love them. Due in no small part to the fact that he couldn&rsquo;t head his penalty and none of his teammates were blocking the PSG goalkeeper, Gabriel Magalh&atilde;es&rsquo; miss from the spot meant the Gunners came up agonis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/football-daily-arsenal-feel-the-love-after-artetas-bigger-cup-masterplan-falls-short/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/football-daily-arsenal-feel-the-love-after-artetas-bigger-cup-masterplan-falls-short/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League team of the season: Lamine Yamal, Harry Kane … and a Spurs player]]></title><description><![CDATA[To better highlight the whole field among Europe&rsquo;s elite, we chose an XI that couldn&rsquo;t feature more than one player from any one teamThis year we are picking a team of the season with a difference: I am allowed only one player per team. Of course, as finalists Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal have players with claims to all of these positions, so apologies to Willian Pacho and Declan Rice, among others. But what this format does allow for is an overall view of the Champions League sea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-team-of-the-season-lamine-yamal-harry-kane-and-a-spurs-player/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-team-of-the-season-lamine-yamal-harry-kane-and-a-spurs-player/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If Arsenal have made most of their resources, is this as good as it gets? | Jonathan Liew]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thirst for renewal is strong and new players could help bridge the gap to PSG but there are no guaranteesThe greatest lie ever told about penalty shootouts is that they are a lottery. This is a recognisable and trainable footballing skill, a test not just of ball-striking and placement but research, psychology, mettle under pressure. Eberechi Eze puts the ball wide, Gabriel Magalh&atilde;es sends it in the direction of the Danube: this is failure on the most brutal and unforgiving terms. But it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/if-arsenal-have-made-most-of-their-resources-is-this-as-good-as-it-gets-jonathan-liew/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/if-arsenal-have-made-most-of-their-resources-is-this-as-good-as-it-gets-jonathan-liew/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSG provide perfect illusion with a model of beauty in soft-power project | Barney Ronay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Re-enthroned Champions League-winning club should have always been this good but Qatar&rsquo;s propaganda project is finally listening to an elite managerParis est mythique. There was nothing understated, no obvious shades of faux humilit&eacute; about the headline in L&rsquo;&Eacute;quipe after Paris Saint-Germain had been re-enthroned as Champions League winners on Saturday night. Mythical. Storied. Ultimate. Yeah. But are they, though?In fairness it would be disappointingly un-Parisian not to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-provide-perfect-illusion-with-a-model-of-beauty-in-soft-power-project-barney-ronay/</link><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 21:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-provide-perfect-illusion-with-a-model-of-beauty-in-soft-power-project-barney-ronay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal progress under Arteta is clear but flaws still remain for the ultimate glory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Penalty misses from pre-season were repeated in Budapest while summer signings could help Gunners exert more control in biggest gamesWhen it was finally over &ndash; on the night and for the club season, devastation the overriding emotion for everyone connected to Arsenal &ndash; Declan Rice wanted to go back to make the point. To last July and his club&rsquo;s first pre-season game, against Milan in Singapore.Arsenal won 1-0 before the teams agreed to stage a penalty shootout. The idea was clea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-progress-under-arteta-is-clear-but-flaws-still-remain-for-the-ultimate-glory/</link><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 16:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-progress-under-arteta-is-clear-but-flaws-still-remain-for-the-ultimate-glory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clashes in Paris after PSG win Champions League final – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[French police clashed with rioters in the capital after Paris Saint-Germain defeated Arsenal to win the Champions League title.Hundreds of people were detained across France, with the majority in the Paris areaFrench police arrest 780 after violent clashes as PSG fans celebrate Champions League win Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/clashes-in-paris-after-psg-win-champions-league-final-video/</link><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 13:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/clashes-in-paris-after-psg-win-champions-league-final-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We're devastated': Rice, Vitinha, Arteta and Luis Enrique on the Champions League final &ndash; video]]></title><description><![CDATA[There were mixed emotions in Budapest after Paris Saint-Germain retained the Champions League title by beating Arsenal on penalties. Declan Rice and Mikel Arteta talked of the pain of defeat, while PSG's Vitinha called their triumph the 'ultimate dream'Arteta urges Arsenal to use Champions League final pain against PSG and &lsquo;turn it into fuel&rsquo; Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/were-devastated-rice-vitinha-arteta-and-luis-enrique-on-the-champions-league-final-ndash-video/</link><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 12:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/were-devastated-rice-vitinha-arteta-and-luis-enrique-on-the-champions-league-final-ndash-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League final 2026: PSG retain title to break Arsenal hearts – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best images from Budapest and beyond as, after reaching their first Champions League final in 20 years, Arsenal lost out on penalties to the defending champions Paris Saint-Germain Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-final-2026-psg-retain-title-to-break-arsenal-hearts-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 10:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-final-2026-psg-retain-title-to-break-arsenal-hearts-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lewis-Skelly dazzles but Arsenal endure cruel ending to thrillingly intense final | Barney Ronay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some struggle to love Mikel Arteta&rsquo;s side but they went toe-to-toe with PSG in a gruelling, high-grade contest It always seemed likely, somehow, that Arsenal&rsquo;s season was going to come down to Gabriel Magalh&atilde;es and a set piece. Just not, ideally, like this.Football does love a note of dramatic irony. And while Arsenal may have lost this Champions League final on penalties to Paris Saint-Germain after three brain-mangling hours of unresolved jab, smother and counter-thrust in t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/lewis-skelly-dazzles-but-arsenal-endure-cruel-ending-to-thrillingly-intense-final-barney-ronay/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 23:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/lewis-skelly-dazzles-but-arsenal-endure-cruel-ending-to-thrillingly-intense-final-barney-ronay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arteta urges Arsenal to use Champions League final pain against PSG and ‘turn it into fuel’]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;We will have to improve to try to get a different outcome&rsquo;Manager unhappy Arsenal not given extra-time penalty Mikel Arteta spoke of his heartache after a skied penalty from Gabriel Magalh&atilde;es in the shootout against Paris Saint-Germain ended Arsenal&rsquo;s hopes of being crowned European champions for the first time, but emphasised the need to take that pain &ldquo;and turn it into fuel&rdquo;.Kai Havertz&rsquo;s early strike and a defensive masterclass in the first half of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arteta-urges-arsenal-to-use-champions-league-final-pain-against-psg-and-turn-it-into-fuel/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arteta-urges-arsenal-to-use-champions-league-final-pain-against-psg-and-turn-it-into-fuel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paris Saint-Germain v Arsenal: PSG win Champions League final on penalties – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eberechi Eze and Gabriel missed from the spot to give PSG victory in a gruelling final&ldquo;They&rsquo;ve got a wonderful group of players and a great manager in Mikel Arteta but having come so close three times on the bounce I felt these guys needed it,&rdquo; Sol Campbell says of Arsenal winning the Premier League for the first time in 22 years since, in 2004, he was the cornerstone of their defence for the Invincibles. His team remained unbeaten throughout that historic league season, but th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/paris-saint-germain-v-arsenal-psg-win-champions-league-final-on-penalties-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 22:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/paris-saint-germain-v-arsenal-psg-win-champions-league-final-on-penalties-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paris Saint-Germain 1-1 Arsenal (4-3 on penalties): Champions League final player ratings]]></title><description><![CDATA[D&eacute;sir&eacute; Dou&eacute; inspired PSG&rsquo;s fightback to win in a shootout after being stunned by early goal from a classy Kai HavertzMatvey Safonov Appeared to forget that goalkeepers are allowed to use their hands for Havertz&rsquo;s strike. Didn&rsquo;t get near any penalties in shootout but didn&rsquo;t need to. 6 Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/paris-saint-germain-1-1-arsenal-4-3-on-penalties-champions-league-final-player-ratings/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 22:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/paris-saint-germain-1-1-arsenal-4-3-on-penalties-champions-league-final-player-ratings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paris Saint-Germain retain Champions League as Arsenal dream dashed in shootout]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a showpiece that held the football world in its grip, the tension mounting exponentially, everything on the line. For Paris Saint-Germain, there was the opportunity to make it clear that this is a dynastic team; the rarity of retaining a Champions League title.For Arsenal, it was simple. Never mind the Invincibles. They stood to be immortal, a first victory in this competition to follow their first Premier League triumph since 2004. It was all set up to become the greatest season in their]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/paris-saint-germain-retain-champions-league-as-arsenal-dream-dashed-in-shootout/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 21:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/paris-saint-germain-retain-champions-league-as-arsenal-dream-dashed-in-shootout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arne Slot sacked by Liverpool, Champions League final buildup: matchday live – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arne Slot departed Liverpool &lsquo;with immediate effect&rsquo;, while excitement mounted for PSG v Arsenal in BudapestBarney Ronay has done us a favour by reading a book on Gianni Infantino so we don&rsquo;t have to. Funnily enough, I was killing time watching some World Cup preview programmes on a recent plane journey in which the Fifa president popped up dressed like someone from East 17 in their pomp. A big white coat kindathing. Here&rsquo;s a more recent one of him trying to appeal to Can]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arne-slot-sacked-by-liverpool-champions-league-final-buildup-matchday-live-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 16:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arne-slot-sacked-by-liverpool-champions-league-final-buildup-matchday-live-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Arsenal beat PSG on their way to winning the Cup Winners’ Cup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arsenal relied on their brilliant defence to see off PSG in the semi-finals and frustrate Parma in the final in 1994By That 1980s Sports BlogThe Cup Winners&rsquo; Cup became a victim of the Champions League&rsquo;s expansion in the late 1990s, but there could be no questioning the quality of the competition when Arsenal won it in the 1993-94 season. Real Madrid, Ajax, Parma, Torino, Bayer Leverkusen, Benfica and Paris Saint-Germain stood in Arsenal&rsquo;s way as they tried to win their first E]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/when-arsenal-beat-psg-on-their-way-to-winning-the-cup-winners-cup/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/when-arsenal-beat-psg-on-their-way-to-winning-the-cup-winners-cup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 150 million people will watch tonight’s Champions League final. It’s PSG v Arsenal – and most of Africa | Sean Jacobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many teams have fans abroad, but the bond between the north London club and ordinary Africans is on a different level. A continent expectsIf Arsenal win the Champions League final later today, expect euphoria across Africa. Judging by the scenes after last week&rsquo;s Premier League title win &ndash; their first in 22 years &ndash; the celebrations will be immense. Boisterous fans flooded city centres in Nairobi, Addis Ababa, Kampala and Lagos. In Nigeria&rsquo;s Zamfara state, people celebrate]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/more-than-150-million-people-will-watch-tonights-champions-league-final-its-psg-v-arsenal-and-most-of-africa-sean-jacobs/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/more-than-150-million-people-will-watch-tonights-champions-league-final-its-psg-v-arsenal-and-most-of-africa-sean-jacobs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal fans use ‘trains, planes and automobiles’ in race to Budapest for Champions League final]]></title><description><![CDATA[As flights and hotels sell out and prices soar, supporters go to great lengths to see Gunners face Paris Saint-GermainSince Arsenal&rsquo;s euphoric Premier League win last week, it has been a never-ending party in much of north London (apart from in Tottenham, although they had their own cause for celebration). And with Arsenal poised to play in the Uefa Champions League final on Saturday, Gooner fever is about to spread to the continent. So it was not surprising that in Stansted&rsquo;s depart]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-fans-use-trains-planes-and-automobiles-in-race-to-budapest-for-champions-league-final/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-fans-use-trains-planes-and-automobiles-in-race-to-budapest-for-champions-league-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starmer asks TNT Sports to make Champions League final free to view]]></title><description><![CDATA[Match between PM&rsquo;s favourite Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain marks first time British fans will be unable to watch final free of chargeKeir Starmer has written to broadcaster TNT Sports asking it to make next weekend&rsquo;s Champions League final free to view.The move is the latest measure that appears designed to appeal directly to voters, after the government announced earlier this week that it would cut VAT on entry to some attractions &ndash; such as theme parks, zoos and museums &nda]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/starmer-asks-tnt-sports-to-make-champions-league-final-free-to-view/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/starmer-asks-tnt-sports-to-make-champions-league-final-free-to-view/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thursday briefing: How ​English football ​is ​pricing ​out ​its ​own ​supporters]]></title><description><![CDATA[In today&rsquo;s newsletter: Behind the packed stadiums and record revenues lies a growing tension&#8203; of a sport thriving financially while the supporters who built it &#8203;are increasingly &#8203;left behindGood morning. The men&rsquo;s football season is reaching the sharp end. This week, Arsenal were crowned Premier League champions and last night Aston Villa won the Uefa Europa League. The men&rsquo;s Fifa World Cup is just around the corner.But fans in England are also at the sharp en]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/thursday-briefing-how-english-football-is-pricing-out-its-own-supporters/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 07:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/thursday-briefing-how-english-football-is-pricing-out-its-own-supporters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uefa expects more viewers for Champions League final despite no free-to-air coverage]]></title><description><![CDATA[HBO Max subscribers in the UK likely to boost numbersPresence of an English club will also have a positive effect Uefa is expecting far higher UK viewing figures for next week&rsquo;s Champions League final than in recent seasons despite TNT Sport&rsquo;s controversial decision not to make the game available free-to-air for the first time since the competition&rsquo;s rebrand 34 years ago.An average audience of about 1 million watched the Champions League final for free on TNT&rsquo;s streaming]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/uefa-expects-more-viewers-for-champions-league-final-despite-no-free-to-air-coverage/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/uefa-expects-more-viewers-for-champions-league-final-despite-no-free-to-air-coverage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League final will not be free to watch in UK for first time in modern era]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three European finals restricted to TNT and HBO MaxUefa understood to be unhappy with the decisionThe Champions League final will not be available to watch for free in the UK for the first time since the competition&rsquo;s modern rebrand 34 years ago when Arsenal face Paris Saint-Germain in Budapest.The rights holder, TNT Sports, is understood to have irritated Uefa by opting to charge fans to watch all three European finals despite English clubs chasing a clean sweep of titles. Continue readin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-final-will-not-be-free-to-watch-in-uk-for-first-time-in-modern-era/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-final-will-not-be-free-to-watch-in-uk-for-first-time-in-modern-era/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arteta hoping Timber will win fitness race for Champions League final]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arsenal manager weighing up options at right-back&lsquo;We&rsquo;re going to try to get him available as quickly as possible&rsquo;Mikel Arteta is crossing his fingers that Jurri&euml;n Timber will have a chance of facing Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final as he weighs up his options at right-back.Arsenal confirmed on Tuesday that Ben White would miss the rest of the season with a knee injury that is expected to rule him out of the World Cup, although Arteta said the defender must]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arteta-hoping-timber-will-win-fitness-race-for-champions-league-final/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 12:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arteta-hoping-timber-will-win-fitness-race-for-champions-league-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSG v Arsenal: six factors that could decide the Champions League final]]></title><description><![CDATA[Keeping Ousmane Demb&eacute;l&eacute; quiet will be tough but Mikel Arteta&rsquo;s side have tools to disrupt defending championsThere is no better player to watch in world football right now than Kvicha Kvaratskhelia, who manages to blend an unorthodox style with the decisive certainty of a winner. At times he was unplayable over the two legs of the semi-final with Bayern Munich and he would have crowned his showreel if, after a dazzling spin and run late in the second leg, he had beaten Manuel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-v-arsenal-six-factors-that-could-decide-the-champions-league-final/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-v-arsenal-six-factors-that-could-decide-the-champions-league-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Football Daily | All aboard to Budapest! PSG purr past Bayern to set up gunfight with Arsenal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!The state-owned football team it&rsquo;s OK to like (and proof that sportswashing works), Paris Saint-Germain booked their place in Bigger Cup final courtesy of a draw against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena. Like Shaun Murphy in Monday&rsquo;s night&rsquo;s thrilling denouement of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre, the German champions didn&rsquo;t do a great deal wrong and were similarly gracious in defeat despite their]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/football-daily-all-aboard-to-budapest-psg-purr-past-bayern-to-set-up-gunfight-with-arsenal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 16:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/football-daily-all-aboard-to-budapest-psg-purr-past-bayern-to-set-up-gunfight-with-arsenal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League review: a punch for Arteta and are PSG and Arsenal really that different?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The teams for the final in Budapest are set. We look at how they got there and the factors that could determine the championDestination Budapest, where Paris Saint-Germain will attempt to be the first club apart from Real Madrid to win two consecutive European Cups since Milan in 1990. Vincent Kompany&rsquo;s promise of &ldquo;more&rdquo; from Bayern Munich after a nine-goal first leg did not materialise. PSG offered a different proposition in Wednesday&rsquo;s second leg; they put on a performa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-a-punch-for-arteta-and-are-psg-and-arsenal-really-that-different/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 16:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-a-punch-for-arteta-and-are-psg-and-arsenal-really-that-different/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSG set up date with Arsenal as Bayern and Kane fall short – Football Weekly podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Mark Langdon and Archie Rhind-Tutt after PSG progressed past BayernRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts and join the conversation on email.On today&rsquo;s podcast: Bayern and PSG didn&rsquo;t provide another nine-goal thriller, as per the first leg, but it was an entertaining game in Munich as PSG progressed with a 6-5 aggregate win to the final, as the French side seek consecutive Champions League titles. As scary as PSG look, at least Arsenal fans]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-set-up-date-with-arsenal-as-bayern-and-kane-fall-short-football-weekly-podcast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 13:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-set-up-date-with-arsenal-as-bayern-and-kane-fall-short-football-weekly-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It's incredible': PSG reach consecutive Champions League finals as Bayern go out &ndash; video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Luis Enrique was delighted after PSG advanced to the Champions League final following a 1-1 draw with Bayern Munich. His side will face Arsenal in the final in Budapest on 30 May as they bid to become the first team since Real Madrid in 2017 and 2018 to win the trophy back-to-back.Demb&eacute;l&eacute; ends Bayern hopes to send PSG into final showdown with Arsenal&lsquo;Too much went against us&rsquo;: Kompany laments refereeing as Bayern go out Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/its-incredible-psg-reach-consecutive-champions-league-finals-as-bayern-go-out-ndash-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 03:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/its-incredible-psg-reach-consecutive-champions-league-finals-as-bayern-go-out-ndash-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kvaratskhelia is perfect attacking scalpel for PSG’s surgical brilliance. Arsenal, beware | Barney Ronay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Khvicha Kvaratskhelia&rsquo;s trickery and imagination in Munich gave a reminder of the challenge facing Arsenal in the finalWell, it was never going to be quite the same. You only get one all-time high, one first kiss, one Catcher in the Rye, one loved-up alien-ball dreamscape of a game like the first leg between these two teams.In the event Bayern Munich never really laid a glove on Paris Saint-Germain at the Allianz Arena. They trailed from the third minute to Ousmane Demb&eacute;l&eacute;&rs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/kvaratskhelia-is-perfect-attacking-scalpel-for-psgs-surgical-brilliance-arsenal-beware-barney-ronay/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 00:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/kvaratskhelia-is-perfect-attacking-scalpel-for-psgs-surgical-brilliance-arsenal-beware-barney-ronay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Too much went against us’: Kompany laments refereeing as Bayern go out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coach unhappy with decisions in 1-1 draw with PSG&lsquo;It&rsquo;s never an excuse for everything but it matters&rsquo;A frustrated Vincent Kompany lamented a series of refereeing calls against his Bayern Munich side as they were pipped by Paris Saint-Germain to a place in the Champions League final against Arsenal.Harry Kane&rsquo;s late equaliser at the &shy;Allianz Arena was not enough to &shy;prevent a 6-5 aggregate defeat, &shy;Bayern toiling for much of the night after &shy;Ousmane Demb&ea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/too-much-went-against-us-kompany-laments-refereeing-as-bayern-go-out/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 00:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/too-much-went-against-us-kompany-laments-refereeing-as-bayern-go-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bayern Munich 1-1 Paris Saint-Germain (agg: 5-6): Champions League semi-final, second leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ousmane Dembele&rsquo;s early goal sent PSG through to meet Arsenal despite a late cracker from Harry Kane&ldquo;I&rsquo;m a little bored with the hyperbole over the first leg,&rdquo; writes Jose Mou- Tim Smith. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s like regular football folk have lost the run of themselves. So, I predict a dull, cagey, 0-1 with a late goal. Of course, I&rsquo;ll probably be proven wrong within five minutes of kick off.&rdquo;&ldquo;Evening Rob,&rdquo; begins Andy Gordon. &ldquo;As Scott&rsquo;s MB]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bayern-munich-1-1-paris-saint-germain-agg-5-6-champions-league-semi-final-second-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 23:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bayern-munich-1-1-paris-saint-germain-agg-5-6-champions-league-semi-final-second-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dembélé ends Bayern hopes to send PSG into final showdown with Arsenal]]></title><description><![CDATA[It cannot always be a laugh a minute. This rematch between elite football&rsquo;s two genuinely enthralling propositions did not veer as wildly as the previous week&rsquo;s rollercoaster and, in truth, was probably never going to. What it did provide was more proof of Paris Saint-Germain&rsquo;s all-round brilliance, manifested in an ability to put business and pleasure on equal pegging.They held a largely off-key Bayern Munich at arm&rsquo;s length for most of the night, only allowing Harry Kan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dembl-ends-bayern-hopes-to-send-psg-into-final-showdown-with-arsenal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dembl-ends-bayern-hopes-to-send-psg-into-final-showdown-with-arsenal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal no longer fear falling short and now have clear sight of immortality | David Hytner]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the space of a week the mood has changed, with positive energy replacing suffering, and two trophies are suddenly within reachIt was a soundbite designed to go viral, the kind the ex-pros in the TV studios are always looking to confect; snappy, heavy on hyperbole, bang in the moment. Thierry Henry made it pop on Tuesday night as he interviewed Bukayo Saka on CBS Sports after Arsenal had beaten Atl&eacute;tico Madrid to advance to the Champions League final. &ldquo;We were the Invincibles. You]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-no-longer-fear-falling-short-and-now-have-clear-sight-of-immortality-david-hytner/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-no-longer-fear-falling-short-and-now-have-clear-sight-of-immortality-david-hytner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fifa extends Gianluca Prestianni ban, ruling him out for World Cup games]]></title><description><![CDATA[If in Argentina squad, Prestianni would miss two gamesBenfica winger banned for racial abuse of Vin&iacute;cius J&uacute;niorPrestianni has one Argentina cap, from NovemberSign up for the World Behind The Cup newsletterFifa confirmed a global ban Wednesday for Gianluca Prestianni that will rule the Benfica winger out of two World Cup games in the United States if he is selected in Argentina&rsquo;s squad.Uefa imposed a six-game ban &ndash; with three games deferred on probation &ndash; on Presti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/fifa-extends-gianluca-prestianni-ban-ruling-him-out-for-world-cup-games/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 18:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/fifa-extends-gianluca-prestianni-ban-ruling-him-out-for-world-cup-games/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Griezmann exits, could this also be the end of Simeone’s era at Atlético?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defeat to Arsenal could usher in a period of intense change, but whether coach will stick around is an open question&ldquo;I love you,&rdquo; Diego Simeone said, but they only had 14 games to save the season. It was the night before Atl&eacute;tico Madrid faced Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-final first leg in early April and the manager was sitting alongside Antoine Griezmann, unexpectedly opening up in a press conference of all places, emotion and admiration expressed publicly as th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/as-griezmann-exits-could-this-also-be-the-end-of-simeones-era-at-atltico/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 18:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/as-griezmann-exits-could-this-also-be-the-end-of-simeones-era-at-atltico/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal fans plan trips to Champions League final but face £1,500 flights or Bucharest night train]]></title><description><![CDATA[Logistics complicated for 30 May showpiece in BudapestArsenal to receive only 16,824 official ticket allocationArsenal have had to find different ways to win this season as they pursue a Premier League and Champions League double. Their fans will now have to show similar dexterity if they hope to make it to Budapest for Uefa&rsquo;s showpiece final.With direct flights from London costing up to &pound;1,500 and the only available hotel rooms about 20 miles from the Hungarian capital, it could be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-fans-plan-trips-to-champions-league-final-but-face-1500-flights-or-bucharest-night-train/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 17:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-fans-plan-trips-to-champions-league-final-but-face-1500-flights-or-bucharest-night-train/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal back in the Champions League final during a week to savour | Football Weekly – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini and Paul Watson as Arsenal make a first men&rsquo;s Champions League final in 20 years &hellip; and get an edge in the Premier League. Subscribe to The Guardian Football Weekly &#9658; https://www.youtube.com/@FootballWeeklyPodcast?sub_confirmation=1 On today&rsquo;s podcast: Arsenal reach the men&rsquo;s Champions League final for the first time in 20 years, a timely-in-form Bukayo Saka with the decisive goal. They defended like we know]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-back-in-the-champions-league-final-during-a-week-to-savour-football-weekly-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 15:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-back-in-the-champions-league-final-during-a-week-to-savour-football-weekly-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal players and Arteta hail 'incredible night' after reaching Champions League final &ndash; video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arsenal are through to the men's Champions League final for the first time in 20 years, and the second time in their history, after beating Atl&eacute;tico Madrid 1-0 in their semi-final second leg to secure a 2-1 aggregate victory. The team will held to Budapest in Hungary for the final at the Pusk&aacute;s Ar&eacute;na on 30 May Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-players-and-arteta-hail-incredible-night-after-reaching-champions-league-final-ndash-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 13:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-players-and-arteta-hail-incredible-night-after-reaching-champions-league-final-ndash-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Everything can happen’: Trossard confident of Arsenal’s chances in final]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winger insists side can overcome PSG or Bayern&Oslash;degaard takes &lsquo;massive confidence&rsquo; from semi-finalArsenal will travel to Budapest for the Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain or Bayern Munich with no trace of an inferiority complex, according to Leandro Trossard, who knows that anything is possible in a one-off game.The Arsenal winger and his teammates drank in the euphoria after Tuesday night&rsquo;s 1-0 home win over Atl&eacute;tico Madrid in the semi-final seco]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/everything-can-happen-trossard-confident-of-arsenals-chances-in-final/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 13:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/everything-can-happen-trossard-confident-of-arsenals-chances-in-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘An incredible night’: Mikel Arteta so proud of Arsenal’s players and fans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saka sinks Atl&eacute;tico to put club in Champions League final&lsquo;We made history again together. I cannot be more proud&rsquo;Mikel Arteta said he could not be prouder of Arsenal&rsquo;s players and supporters after they sealed a place in the second Champions League final in the club&rsquo;s history. Bukayo Saka&rsquo;s goal just before half-time was enough to secure victory over Atl&eacute;tico Madrid in the semi-final and means Arsenal will face a formidable task against &shy;Bayern Muni]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/an-incredible-night-mikel-arteta-so-proud-of-arsenals-players-and-fans/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 00:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/an-incredible-night-mikel-arteta-so-proud-of-arsenals-players-and-fans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal see off Atlético Madrid and feel gnawing fear of failure start to fall away | Jonathan Wilson]]></title><description><![CDATA[The newly found belief Mikel Arteta&rsquo;s side have shown has now carried them into the Champions League finalThere is a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Arsenal, having failed to capitalise on so many opportunities over the past few years, have suddenly and not entirely expectedly seized their chance. A week ago, their course seemed uncertain, the waters choppy; quite abruptly, the skies have cleared and, the wind in their sails, Arsenal are sailing o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-see-off-atltico-madrid-and-feel-gnawing-fear-of-failure-start-to-fall-away-jonathan-wilson/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 00:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-see-off-atltico-madrid-and-feel-gnawing-fear-of-failure-start-to-fall-away-jonathan-wilson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal 1-0 Atlético Madrid (agg: 2-1): Champions League player ratings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matteo Ruggeri fails in his unenviable job of marking Bukayo Saka, who delivered when it mattered mostDavid Raya Always on his toes to launch attacks and came to Arsenal&rsquo;s rescue when he was needed. 7 Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-1-0-atltico-madrid-agg-2-1-champions-league-player-ratings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 23:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-1-0-atltico-madrid-agg-2-1-champions-league-player-ratings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal 1-0 Atlético Madrid (agg 2-1): Champions League semi-final, second leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arsenal are in the Budapest final thanks to Bukayo Saka&rsquo;s first-half goalPennant Watch. There&rsquo;s nothing wrong, in and of itself, with the commemorative gift stand-in captain Bukayo Saka will hand over to his opposite number Koke. But that badge. Come on, man. Stand it next to the time-honoured Victoria Concodria Crescit crest and weep. And that&rsquo;s before we get to the stratospherically sexy Art Deco A-football-C logo. Ever since that fateful rebrand, Herbert Chapman has been spi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-1-0-atltico-madrid-agg-2-1-champions-league-semi-final-second-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 23:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-1-0-atltico-madrid-agg-2-1-champions-league-semi-final-second-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bukayo Saka edges Arsenal past Atlético Madrid to reach Champions League final]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everything that Arsenal had poured into a hugely impressive Champions League campaign came down to this. It was not about more plaudits, more pride. It was purely about taking the next step, moving to the verge of history. On an increasingly frenzied night, when the ghosts of previous near misses under Mikel Arteta provided a part of the story, they made surely the boldest advance so far under their manager.When it was over, Arteta led the wildest of celebrations, the emotions spilling everywher]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bukayo-saka-edges-arsenal-past-atltico-madrid-to-reach-champions-league-final/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bukayo-saka-edges-arsenal-past-atltico-madrid-to-reach-champions-league-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal v Atlético Madrid: Champions League semi-final, second leg – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#9917;&#65039; Champions League news, 8pm BST kick-off (first leg: 1-1)<br />
&#9917;&#65039; Today&rsquo;s Football Daily | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail ScottThe big news for Arsenal: Miles Lewis-Skelly is rewarded for his impressive showing in midfield against Fulham with a starting spot. His replacement of Martin Zubimendi is one of five changes from the starting line-up in Madrid: Eberechi Eze, Bukayo Saka, Riccardo Calafiori and Leandro Trossard also start tonight, at the expense of Noni Madueke,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-v-atltico-madrid-champions-league-semi-final-second-leg-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 19:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-v-atltico-madrid-champions-league-semi-final-second-leg-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What makes this PSG team so great? Their attackers love to defend | Luke Entwistle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ousmane Demb&eacute;l&eacute;, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, D&eacute;sir&eacute; Dou&eacute; and Bradley Barcola have bought into Luis Enrique&rsquo;s visionBy Get French Football NewsOusmane Demb&eacute;l&eacute; grins when he says that, if he does not press, he will be benched by Luis Enrique. The Ballon d&rsquo;Or winner does not do his defensive work under duress. Like the rest of his teammates, he seems to derive enjoyment from a part of the game that was once seen as unnatural. Attackers would a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/what-makes-this-psg-team-so-great-their-attackers-love-to-defend-luke-entwistle/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 16:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/what-makes-this-psg-team-so-great-their-attackers-love-to-defend-luke-entwistle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bullish Arteta urges Arsenal to ‘make next step’ as Atlético battle resumes]]></title><description><![CDATA[A first Champions League final in 20 years is within touching distance, but a difficult tie is not over yetMikel Arteta can be forgiven for never missing the chance to remind everyone that these are unprecedented times for Arsenal. As his side prepares to face Atl&eacute;tico Madrid in the decisive act of their second successive Champions League semi-final, it is easy to forget that they have only reached this stage on four occasions in their entire history.But 20 years after Ars&egrave;ne Wenge]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bullish-arteta-urges-arsenal-to-make-next-step-as-atltico-battle-resumes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bullish-arteta-urges-arsenal-to-make-next-step-as-atltico-battle-resumes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mikel Arteta promises fired-up Arsenal will play ‘like beasts’ in Atlético second leg]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champions League semi-final delicately poised at 1-1&lsquo;We are so hungry to get the game we want tomorrow&rsquo;Mikel Arteta promised that Arsenal&rsquo;s players will turn into &ldquo;beasts&rdquo; as they attempt to reach the Champions League final for the first time since 2006.Arsenal drew 1-1 in the first leg of their semi-final against Atl&eacute;tico Madrid last week and will be confident of overcoming Diego Simeone&rsquo;s side after winning five of their six matches in this competitio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mikel-arteta-promises-fired-up-arsenal-will-play-like-beasts-in-atltico-second-leg/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 21:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mikel-arteta-promises-fired-up-arsenal-will-play-like-beasts-in-atltico-second-leg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Viktor Gyökeres has scored 21 goals this season. He deserves more respect]]></title><description><![CDATA[Only Alexis S&aacute;nchez and Thierry Henry have had more prolific first seasons for Arsenal in the Premier League eraBy Opta AnalystViktor Gy&ouml;keres was at the heart of one of Arsenal&rsquo;s best attacking displays of the season at the weekend, scoring twice and grabbing an assist as Mikel Arteta&rsquo;s side dismantled Fulham 3-0 at the Emirates on Saturday.The Swede&rsquo;s opener, a close-range tap-in following excellent work down the right from Bukayo Saka, was his 20th goal in all co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/viktor-gykeres-has-scored-21-goals-this-season-he-deserves-more-respect/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 15:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/viktor-gykeres-has-scored-21-goals-this-season-he-deserves-more-respect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League review: a stone-cold classic, Díaz’s perfect timing and a defensive puritan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first leg of the semi-finals produced a nine-goal thriller and a tense evening in Madrid. Next week&rsquo;s matches are set to be a treatFootball&rsquo;s role as a leading hot-take commodity was taken to the nth degree after Tuesday&rsquo;s nine-goal slugfest between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich in Paris. Best game ever? What happened to the lost art of defending? Proof that France and Germany&rsquo;s dominant clubs enjoy the luxury of not being challenged in their domestic leagues]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-a-stone-cold-classic-dazs-perfect-timing-and-a-defensive-puritan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-a-stone-cold-classic-dazs-perfect-timing-and-a-defensive-puritan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All square between Arsenal and Atléti, plus a Premier League preview | Football Weekly – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini and Lars Sivertsen as Arsenal draw 1-1 away at Atleti and to preview the forthcoming Premier League fixtures.On today&rsquo;s podcast: Atl&eacute;ti and Arsenal were never going to deliver the entertainment of PSG vs Bayern, but it was an undeniably good game. It was tense and it was controversial, and Mikel Arteta and Diego Simeone probably covered more ground than anyone on the pitch. It&rsquo;s impossible not to talk about VAR or handb]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/all-square-between-arsenal-and-atlti-plus-a-premier-league-preview-football-weekly-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/all-square-between-arsenal-and-atlti-plus-a-premier-league-preview-football-weekly-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arteta will seek to use perceived injustices as Arsenal fuel after Atlético anger]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manager was fuming after semi-final draw but also needs a gameplan that can deliver more chances in Champions League second legMikel Arteta has felt the walls closing in on the domestic front in recent weeks. And it was surely a part of the reason why the Arsenal manager went on the offensive about refereeing decisions after his team&rsquo;s Premier League win over Newcastle on Saturday.Arteta insisted that the Newcastle goalkeeper, Nick Pope, ought to have been sent off rather than booked for a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arteta-will-seek-to-use-perceived-injustices-as-arsenal-fuel-after-atltico-anger/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arteta-will-seek-to-use-perceived-injustices-as-arsenal-fuel-after-atltico-anger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disney+ to broadcast live men’s Champions League games for the first time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several European countries, including Sweden, coveredAuction outcome will be welcomed by clubs and leaguesDisney+ has secured live rights for men&rsquo;s Champions League matches for the first time, with Uefa attracting a new buyer in the auction of broadcast packages for its flagship club competition.Disney has been named as the preferred bidder in several European countries, one of which is understood to be Sweden, in the auction of 19 TV markets for the 2027-31 cycle that concluded this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/disney-to-broadcast-live-mens-champions-league-games-for-the-first-time/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/disney-to-broadcast-live-mens-champions-league-games-for-the-first-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diego Simeone can breathe again as fortune favours Atlético Madrid at last | Sid Lowe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Atl&eacute;tico&rsquo;s manic man in black is the personification of the club&rsquo;s longing to be back in the Champions League finalDiego Simeone had patrolled the touchline all in black, heart racing and arms waving, applying all the pressure he could, seeking to impart his justice, as Danny Makkelie went to the pitchside monitor to make the decision that could have decided this game. Now, as the referee crossed the line back on to the pitch, signalling that there would not be a second penalt]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/diego-simeone-can-breathe-again-as-fortune-favours-atltico-madrid-at-last-sid-lowe/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/diego-simeone-can-breathe-again-as-fortune-favours-atltico-madrid-at-last-sid-lowe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arteta left ‘incredibly fuming’ after VAR denies Arsenal penalty against Atlético]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;At this level, I&rsquo;m sorry but this cannot happen&rsquo;Both sides had converted penalties in 1-1 drawMikel Arteta described himself as &ldquo;incredibly fuming&rdquo; after Arsenal were denied a penalty that might have given them a lead to take from the first leg of their Champions League semi-final against Atl&eacute;tico Madrid.With the score at 1-1 in the 78th minute, the Dutch referee Danny Makkelie pointed to the spot after the Atl&eacute;tico defender David Hancko caught Eberec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arteta-left-incredibly-fuming-after-var-denies-arsenal-penalty-against-atltico/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arteta-left-incredibly-fuming-after-var-denies-arsenal-penalty-against-atltico/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Atlético Madrid 1-1 Arsenal: Champions League semi-final, first leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Viktor Gyokeres and Julian Alvarez scored from the spot before Arsenal were controversially denied another penaltyAn entirely straightforward question for Arsenal fansPremier League or Champions League? And why? Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/atltico-madrid-1-1-arsenal-champions-league-semi-final-first-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/atltico-madrid-1-1-arsenal-champions-league-semi-final-first-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gyökeres and Alvarez on spot as VAR controversy denies Arsenal at Atlético]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a see-saw tie, a tale of three penalties; two scored, one by each team and a third given and then taken away, the most dramatic momentum shift inside a couple of minutes towards the end, the incident that stood to redefine the tie suddenly rubbed out.It was a night when the controversy pulsed and if it lacked the beauty of Paris Saint-Germain versus Bayern Munich from the other Champions League semi-final first-leg it still had drama; knife-edge tension. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/gykeres-and-alvarez-on-spot-as-var-controversy-denies-arsenal-at-atltico/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/gykeres-and-alvarez-on-spot-as-var-controversy-denies-arsenal-at-atltico/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSG and Bayern’s box-fresh talents or Premier League title tussle: you can only have one | Barney Ronay]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Premier League isn&rsquo;t as fun and fizzy as PSG v Bayern but that&rsquo;s the price of the twice-weekly churn that rewards discipline and sacrificeIn the novel Rabbit, Run, John Updike has one of his characters, a groovy and progressive 1960s priest, calling round to talk to his fellow minister, a hard German Lutheran, about the secret doubts he harbours about his faith. Is the doctrine really necessary? Is hell just, you know, a metaphor? He likes Jesus. But maybe he also likes sinful th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-and-bayerns-box-fresh-talents-or-premier-league-title-tussle-you-can-only-have-one-barney-ronay/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-and-bayerns-box-fresh-talents-or-premier-league-title-tussle-you-can-only-have-one-barney-ronay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Football’s greatest games: from Messi’s magnificence to the mighty Magyars]]></title><description><![CDATA[PSG 5-4 Bayern, arguably the wildest match in Champions League history, has sparked a debate about football&rsquo;s finest dramas &ndash; here are six to savourIt&rsquo;s hard not to start with the most recent World Cup final, which for entertainment is surely the finest in the tournament&rsquo;s 96-year history. Two protagonists, each the heartbeat of their sides, stole the show: Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbapp&eacute;, the former scoring twice and dictating play after he singlehandedly dragged A]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/footballs-greatest-games-from-messis-magnificence-to-the-mighty-magyars/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/footballs-greatest-games-from-messis-magnificence-to-the-mighty-magyars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Football Daily | Feeling genuinely sorry for Guardiola and others who missed PSG 5-4 Bayern]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!While a match-up between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain would almost certainly be most neutrals&rsquo; Bigger Cup final of choice, the major benefit of these two European heavyweights meeting in the semi-finals is that we get to watch them do it all again next week. While Football Daily has occasionally felt first-world resentment at being forced to sit through no end of turgid footballing dross masquerading as top-tier, top-flight entert]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/football-daily-feeling-genuinely-sorry-for-guardiola-and-others-who-missed-psg-5-4-bayern/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/football-daily-feeling-genuinely-sorry-for-guardiola-and-others-who-missed-psg-5-4-bayern/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSG and Bayern deliver a Champions League all-time classic | Football Weekly video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Wilson and Jonathan Liew to discuss Tuesday night&rsquo;s Champions League thriller and Ipswich&rsquo;s late push for automatic promotionOn today&rsquo;s pod: The panel discuss the record-breaking nine-goal Champions League semi-final between PSG and Bayern Munich. Where does it rank among the greatest games ever? Was it chaos or perfection? And how do you analyse a match in which both teams seemed entirely committed to attack? From Harry Kane]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-and-bayern-deliver-a-champions-league-all-time-classic-football-weekly-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-and-bayern-deliver-a-champions-league-all-time-classic-football-weekly-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSG and Bayern deliver an all-time classic – Football Weekly podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Wilson and Jonathan Liew to discuss Tuesday night&rsquo;s Champions League thriller and Ipswich&rsquo;s late push for automatic promotionRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts and join the conversation on email.On today&rsquo;s pod: The panel discuss the record-breaking nine-goal Champions League semi-final between PSG and Bayern Munich. Where does it rank among the greatest games ever? Was it chaos or perfection? And how do you analyse a match]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-and-bayern-deliver-an-all-time-classic-football-weekly-podcast/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-and-bayern-deliver-an-all-time-classic-football-weekly-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Pinnacle of art and culture’: Europe’s media on nine-goal PSG-Bayern thriller]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champions League semi-final first leg was described as &lsquo;pure madness&rsquo; and &lsquo;football in its finest essence&rsquo;French media were in thrall to a victory hailed as a milestone performance, calling Paris Saint-Germain&rsquo;s 100th win in the Champions League &ldquo;one of the finest&rdquo; in the club&rsquo;s history.Bayern Munich will be hoping for a repeat of their goal bonanza when they host the holders in the semi-final return leg next Wednesday, with Tuesday&rsquo;s 5-4 los]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/pinnacle-of-art-and-culture-europes-media-on-nine-goal-psg-bayern-thriller/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/pinnacle-of-art-and-culture-europes-media-on-nine-goal-psg-bayern-thriller/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The best match I have coached’: Luis Enrique thrilled by PSG’s 5-4 win over Bayern Munich]]></title><description><![CDATA[A record nine goals in semi-final first leg&lsquo;We fought and we&rsquo;re back in the tie,&rsquo; says Harry KaneLuis Enrique called it &ldquo;the best match I have ever coached&rdquo;. Vincent Kompany called it &ldquo;unbelievable&rdquo;. Marquinhos said it was &ldquo;crazy&rdquo;. Harry Kane took a different tack, choosing instead to praise the defending on show after Paris Saint-Germain&rsquo;s 5-4 defeat of Bayern Munich, the most goal-laden Champions League semi-final first leg ever stage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/the-best-match-i-have-coached-luis-enrique-thrilled-by-psgs-5-4-win-over-bayern-munich/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 01:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/the-best-match-i-have-coached-luis-enrique-thrilled-by-psgs-5-4-win-over-bayern-munich/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paris Saint-Germain 5-4 Bayern Munich: Champions League semi-final, first leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The two best teams in Europe put on a show for the ages in Paris3 min: Olise tries to advance down the left but Za&iuml;re-Emery is all over him in a flash. It&rsquo;s a high-octane start, and Bayern are seeing more of the ball.2 min: Stani&scaron;i&#263; sends a long throw down the right for Musiala, who gathers by the PSG box before returning the ball to the Bayern right-back. Stani&scaron;i&#263; crosses. Pacho heads clear. A positive start by the visitors. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/paris-saint-germain-5-4-bayern-munich-champions-league-semi-final-first-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/paris-saint-germain-5-4-bayern-munich-champions-league-semi-final-first-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSG edge breathless 5-4 classic as Bayern Munich rally after Dembélé’s double]]></title><description><![CDATA[Has there ever been a game of football quite like this? On a luminous, thrilling, slightly crazed night at the Parc des Princes, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich produced something that felt like a different category of human activity altogether.There were nine goals in Paris, the most ever in a Champions League semi-final first leg. The end result was a largely arbitrary 5-4 lead for PSG going into next week&rsquo;s return. Most remarkable was the nature of the spectacle itself, which felt]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-edge-breathless-5-4-classic-as-bayern-munich-rally-after-dembls-double/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-edge-breathless-5-4-classic-as-bayern-munich-rally-after-dembls-double/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ødegaard tells Arsenal to channel past lessons into ‘something special’ at Atlético Madrid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Captain confident team can handle pressure and learnHavertz unavailable but Eze part of Arsenal&rsquo;s squadMartin &Oslash;degaard has accepted that Arsenal will remain open to criticism until they shed their nearly-men reputation and is confident the club are primed to do precisely that this season.The captain cut a convincing figure on the eve of Wednesday night&rsquo;s &shy;Champions League semi-final first leg at &shy;Atl&eacute;tico Madrid, insisting he and his &shy;teammates were ready to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/degaard-tells-arsenal-to-channel-past-lessons-into-something-special-at-atltico-madrid/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 22:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/degaard-tells-arsenal-to-channel-past-lessons-into-something-special-at-atltico-madrid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paris Saint-Germain v Bayern Munich: Champions League semi-final, first leg – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#9917;&#65039; Champions League updates from the 8pm BST kick-off<br />
&#9917;&#65039; Live scoreboard | Read today&rsquo;s Football Daily | Mail ScottGood news for Paris Saint-Germain: Vitinha starts. He&rsquo;s back after two domestic games out with a right heel problem, so the holders are able to name the same starting XI that beat Liverpool 2-0 at Anfield a fortnight ago. Warren Za&iuml;re-Emery gets the nod over Fabi&aacute;n Ruiz in midfield, the latter having only just recently returned from]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/paris-saint-germain-v-bayern-munich-champions-league-semi-final-first-leg-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/paris-saint-germain-v-bayern-munich-champions-league-semi-final-first-leg-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal gear up for Atlético in search of swagger that fuelled early-season peak]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mikel Arteta&rsquo;s side were at their best when they routed Atl&eacute;tico in October and though that confidence has been replaced by nerves the final is in reachIt was the night when Arsenal made their first big statement of the season in the Champions League, when they advertised their desire to go all the way in Europe&rsquo;s most glamorous competition; to create club history. They had welcomed Atl&eacute;tico Madrid in the third round of league phase matches and it turned into a showcase]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-gear-up-for-atltico-in-search-of-swagger-that-fuelled-early-season-peak/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-gear-up-for-atltico-in-search-of-swagger-that-fuelled-early-season-peak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal find a way as Chelsea bounce back to reach FA Cup final | Football Weekly – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Dan Bardell and Sam Dalling to discuss the Premier League and FA Cup action.On the podcast today; Southampton thought they had made the FA Cup final for three glorious minutes before Manchester City&rsquo;s late comeback in their Wembley semi-final. In the other semi, Chelsea &ndash; under the interim management of Calum McFarlane &ndash; beat Leeds 1-0 thanks to an Enzo Fern&aacute;ndez header to end a run of five straight defeats.In the Premier Leagu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-find-a-way-as-chelsea-bounce-back-to-reach-fa-cup-final-football-weekly-video/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-find-a-way-as-chelsea-bounce-back-to-reach-fa-cup-final-football-weekly-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bold Bayern and PSG leave Premier League elite looking more like lambs than lions | Jonathan Wilson]]></title><description><![CDATA[German and French clubs are showing in the Champions League they can make the most of the benefits of not having to play in a gruelling domestic competitionParis Saint-Germain have won 11 of the past 13 French league titles and, going into this weekend, stood four points clear of Lens at the top of Ligue 1. Bayern Munich have already wrapped up this season&rsquo;s Bundesliga title, their 13th in 14 years. According to Deloitte, Bayern are the third-richest club in the world by revenue, PSG fourt]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bold-bayern-and-psg-leave-premier-league-elite-looking-more-like-lambs-than-lions-jonathan-wilson/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bold-bayern-and-psg-leave-premier-league-elite-looking-more-like-lambs-than-lions-jonathan-wilson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The race for Europe: which English clubs can qualify, how, and who needs what]]></title><description><![CDATA[The places up for grabs in Uefa&rsquo;s competitions next season are a moveable feast, leaving plenty of intrigue right up to the final dayWith the end of the season approaching, it&rsquo;s time again to try to get your head around the ever more complex rules that determine whether your club may qualify for Europe. But there will definitely be eight English teams playing continental football next season, and maybe more. The bad news is that if you own a multi-club network you&rsquo;re too late t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/the-race-for-europe-which-english-clubs-can-qualify-how-and-who-needs-what/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/the-race-for-europe-which-english-clubs-can-qualify-how-and-who-needs-what/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Burnley to Bayern: Kompany trains sights on PSG and European supremacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manager&rsquo;s grounded attitude has helped the free-scoring German giants set up a tantalising Champions League showdown and de facto finalIf you thought that was good, wait until you have done it at Ewood Park. While everyone else struggled to compose themselves after watching a modern classic unfold between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, it was Vincent Kompany who supplied the cooling balm. He had just taken Bayern back to the Champions League semi-finals in scintillating fashion, another fe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/from-burnley-to-bayern-kompany-trains-sights-on-psg-and-european-supremacy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/from-burnley-to-bayern-kompany-trains-sights-on-psg-and-european-supremacy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League review: cunning Kane, PSG click into form and a bloodied pundit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The semi-finals are set after a dazzling meeting between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. But there was plenty more to talk about in the last eightBayern Munich&rsquo;s thrilling 4-3 win over Real Madrid on Wednesday, which gave them a 6-4 victory on aggregate and set up a semi-final meeting with PSG, was a stone-cold classic. If either of the semis is as good as Real and Bayern&rsquo;s quarter-final, this season will have been blessed. Arda G&uuml;ler showed off his brilliance on Wednesday, first]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-cunning-kane-psg-click-into-form-and-a-bloodied-pundit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-cunning-kane-psg-click-into-form-and-a-bloodied-pundit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chaos and controversy: Bayern Munich v Real Madrid was an instant classic: Football Weekly Extra – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Archie Rhind-Tutt and Jonathan Liew to discuss Wednesday&rsquo;s Champions League actionRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On today&rsquo;s pod: a Champions League classic in Munich. Bayern beat Real Madrid 4-3 on the night, 6-4 on aggregate, in a game that had just about everything. The panel try to unpack it, from Manuel Neuer&rsquo;s ear]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/chaos-and-controversy-bayern-munich-v-real-madrid-was-an-instant-classic-football-weekly-extra-podcast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/chaos-and-controversy-bayern-munich-v-real-madrid-was-an-instant-classic-football-weekly-extra-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Is Spanish dominance in Europe coming to an end?’ – Sid Lowe answered your football questions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sid Lowe is our Spanish football correspondent and has been covering an increasingly busy beat for years. He answered your questions on everything from the Champions League to La Liga &hellip; and lookalikestrollercoaster asks: Why have so many Spanish clubs competing in the Champions League or European Cup been relegated? It happened with Real Betis and with Villarreal. We have seen leading Spanish clubs fall to the second division and even to lower leagues, see Deportivo.Sid:There are lots of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/is-spanish-dominance-in-europe-coming-to-an-end-sid-lowe-answered-your-football-questions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/is-spanish-dominance-in-europe-coming-to-an-end-sid-lowe-answered-your-football-questions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal are painful to watch but maybe this is just how you win things | Barney Ronay]]></title><description><![CDATA[The crowd were getting anxious and players are either missing or off form but they have still reached the Champions League semi-finalsAnd so I am become a meme. Towards the end of this game, already booked for standing on the edge of the pitch whirling his arms in a balletic, immaculately groomed pose of horror, like an oversized wedding cake figurine at the world&rsquo;s most distressing wedding, Mikel Arteta could be seen pulling his jumper up over his eyes to obscure the spectacle in front of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-are-painful-to-watch-but-maybe-this-is-just-how-you-win-things-barney-ronay/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-are-painful-to-watch-but-maybe-this-is-just-how-you-win-things-barney-ronay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Shattered’ Rice wows Arteta by getting off sickbed to keep Sporting at bay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Captain&rsquo;s brave display helps Arsenal reach semi-final&lsquo;We are not perfect we need to improve, that&rsquo;s for sure&rsquo;Mikel Arteta praised his side&rsquo;s durability after Arsenal reached back-to-back Champions League semi-finals for the first time in their history and revealed that Declan Rice had come off his sickbed to play his part.Arsenal rarely looked like adding to their advantage from last week&rsquo;s first leg in Portugal despite controlling possession, with Leandro Tr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/shattered-rice-wows-arteta-by-getting-off-sickbed-to-keep-sporting-at-bay/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/shattered-rice-wows-arteta-by-getting-off-sickbed-to-keep-sporting-at-bay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bayern Munich 4-3 Real Madrid (6-4 agg): Champions League quarter-final, second leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eduardo Camavinga was sent off before Luis D&iacute;az and Michael Olise earned Bayern a semi-final date with PSG&ldquo;Yes Neuer is a great keeper, but when you pitch him against Yashin, Banks, you&rsquo;re really not comparing like with like,&rdquo; emails Jeremy Boyce. &ldquo;Chalk and cheese. Yashin, famously, could pick the ball up off the ground with one hand. Banks was a genius, saw him live once, crap match, Everton v Stoke, 0-0, the only moment of magic was a save he made. Neither of th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bayern-munich-4-3-real-madrid-6-4-agg-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bayern-munich-4-3-real-madrid-6-4-agg-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal 0-0 Sporting (1-0 on aggregate): Champions League quarter-final, second leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[An uncomfortable, awkward, nervy night ended in a goalless draw and Arsenal progressing to the semi-finals1 min: Peeeeeep! Luis Suarez gets the ball rolling.The captains exchange pennants. Sporting&rsquo;s looks rubbish. Not even embroidered. It&rsquo;s like they forgot their proper pennant and had to buy one from a dodgy bloke outside the ground. It&rsquo;s less a pennant than an insult. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-0-0-sporting-1-0-on-aggregate-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-0-0-sporting-1-0-on-aggregate-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Díaz and Olise late show sends Bayern into semi-finals after Real Madrid classic]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the dust kicked up by an utterly scintillating two-legged struggle had settled, Bayern Munich could bathe in the glow of a win for the ages and linger dreamily on the prospect of a semi-final against Paris Saint-Germain.It is the tie most neutrals wanted but the bar for entertainment has been raised sky high now. Real Madrid should curse themselves, and one of their number in particular, for letting things career out of their control at the death; the sadness for those with no skin in the g]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/daz-and-olise-late-show-sends-bayern-into-semi-finals-after-real-madrid-classic/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/daz-and-olise-late-show-sends-bayern-into-semi-finals-after-real-madrid-classic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edgy Arsenal squeeze past Sporting to set up Atlético Madrid semi-final]]></title><description><![CDATA[To borrow a line from Mikel Arteta, it is not meant to be easy. And it was anything but on the latest anxiety-ridden, claustrophobic occasion for his Arsenal team. The club&rsquo;s recent wobble has been pronounced. The loss to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final. The FA Cup exit at Southampton. The Premier League defeat against Bournemouth that has imperilled their title push. The nerves are pounding like a migraine and this was a night which was always going to be entirely outcome-based.H]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/edgy-arsenal-squeeze-past-sporting-to-set-up-atltico-madrid-semi-final/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/edgy-arsenal-squeeze-past-sporting-to-set-up-atltico-madrid-semi-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No fear. Pure fire’: Mikel Arteta rallies wounded Arsenal before Sporting test]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manager calls on players and fans to embrace the chance of Champions League success despite recent defeatsThere was a dramatic pause when Mikel Arteta was asked what he wants from the Arsenal supporters against Sporting on Wednesday evening in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final.After his attempts to rouse them before the early kick-off against Bournemouth at the weekend by telling them to &ldquo;bring your lunch&rdquo; backfired spectacularly with a costly home defeat that en]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/no-fear-pure-fire-mikel-arteta-rallies-wounded-arsenal-before-sporting-test/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/no-fear-pure-fire-mikel-arteta-rallies-wounded-arsenal-before-sporting-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arne Slot fears ‘really bad’ Ekitiké injury and laments missed Liverpool chances]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liverpool out of Champions League after loss to PSGEkitik&eacute; carried off with suspected achilles injuryArne Slot once again lamented Liver&shy;pool&rsquo;s wastefulness in front of goal after they were knocked out of the Champions League by Paris Saint-Germain and suffered the added blow of losing Hugo Ekitik&eacute; to a potentially serious injury.Liverpool produced a vastly improved second-leg display against the European champions but exited at the quarter-final stage after a 4-0 aggrega]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arne-slot-fears-really-bad-ekitik-injury-and-laments-missed-liverpool-chances/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arne-slot-fears-really-bad-ekitik-injury-and-laments-missed-liverpool-chances/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ruthless PSG prove that not even Anfield has an infinite capacity for miracles | Jonathan Wilson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stage was set for one of Liverpool&rsquo;s classic comeback nights &ndash; but not this team against these European championsOften in the past Liverpool has demanded and Anfield has delivered. Past glories perhaps shouldn&rsquo;t influence the present, but they do; precedent begets belief. That&rsquo;s part of the mythos of the great stadiums, how they develop a life and an identity of their own. But a club cannot simply give itself to an arena and hope that it will do the job that players and m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/ruthless-psg-prove-that-not-even-anfield-has-an-infinite-capacity-for-miracles-jonathan-wilson/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/ruthless-psg-prove-that-not-even-anfield-has-an-infinite-capacity-for-miracles-jonathan-wilson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arteta insists Arsenal must prove to themselves they have title mentality]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;We have to show on the pitch that we have the mindset&rsquo;Manager unsure when Saka will return from injuryMikel Arteta has admitted Arsenal must prove to themselves they have the right mindset to win the Premier League title, but revealed there are major doubts over when Bukayo Saka will return from an achilles injury.The England forward will miss the second leg of Arsenal&rsquo;s Champions League quarter-final against Sporting on Wednesday and looks set to be sidelined for Sunday&rsquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arteta-insists-arsenal-must-prove-to-themselves-they-have-title-mentality/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arteta-insists-arsenal-must-prove-to-themselves-they-have-title-mentality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Atlético Madrid 1-2 Barcelona (agg 3-2): Champions League quarter-final, second leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Atl&eacute;tico Madrid held onto to reach the semi-finals against 10-man Barcelona on a pulsating night in the Spanish capitalI always feel sorry for the young mascots on Champions League nights. They are living the dream but having to dress like a credit card.The teams are primed in the &lsquo;tunnel&rsquo; which is more spacious than my house. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/atltico-madrid-1-2-barcelona-agg-3-2-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/atltico-madrid-1-2-barcelona-agg-3-2-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Atlético hold off Barcelona comeback after Lookman strike and García red]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defeat never tasted so good. At the end of a battle in which both teams had fought and both had bled, in which they had suffered, a huge banner was unfurled. &ldquo;We give everything to win the cup,&rdquo; it said, and, boy, had they.For the first time, Diego Simeone had seen his team lose a Champions League knockout game at home, but it did not matter: instead there was delirium, the club&rsquo;s anthem belted out louder than ever before. &ldquo;You don&rsquo;t know how lovely it is to be amon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/atltico-hold-off-barcelona-comeback-after-lookman-strike-and-garca-red/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/atltico-hold-off-barcelona-comeback-after-lookman-strike-and-garca-red/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liverpool 0-2 PSG: Champions League quarter-final, second leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ousmane Demb&eacute;l&eacute; struck twice in the second half to complete an emphatic aggregate victory for PSGWhen Warren Za&iuml;re-Emery ran the show as a 17-year-old in a 3-0 win against Milan, Thierry Henry said &ldquo;the sky is the limit&rdquo; for the Paris Saint-Germain midfielder. His stratospheric rise led him too close to the sun, though, and the crash back down to Earth was a rude one. But he has since dusted himself off.Liverpool Van Dijk, Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Jones.Paris Sai]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/liverpool-0-2-psg-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/liverpool-0-2-psg-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dembélé delivers knockout double as PSG end Liverpool’s European dream]]></title><description><![CDATA[It felt routine in the end, the imperious champions of Europe through to another Champions League semi-final, Luis Enrique waving politely to the VIPs up in the Sir Kenny Dalglish stand having cavorted around Anfield following Paris Saint-Germain&rsquo;s victory here last season, and a despondent Mohamed Salah bidding farewell to the Kop after his final European outing in a Liverpool shirt. But this was no routine departure from the Champions League for Liverpool.Having exited the FA Cup quarter]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dembl-delivers-knockout-double-as-psg-end-liverpools-european-dream/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dembl-delivers-knockout-double-as-psg-end-liverpools-european-dream/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sponsorship revenue for Uefa’s club competitions set to break €1bn barrier]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sponsorship income due to rise by more than 40%Champions League clubs to benefit from the growthUefa is poised to bring in more than &euro;1bn (&pound;870m) a year in commercial revenues from club competitions from next year, with two more global sponsorship deals close to being agreed.UC3, the commercial joint venture owned by Uefa and the clubs, is finalising agreements with an official payments provider and technology partner, which would complete their roster of premium global partners and s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/sponsorship-revenue-for-uefas-club-competitions-set-to-break-1bn-barrier/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/sponsorship-revenue-for-uefas-club-competitions-set-to-break-1bn-barrier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s not finished’: Lamine Yamal pledges Barcelona will fight to the end]]></title><description><![CDATA[As his side look to overturn a two-goal quarter-final deficit against Atl&eacute;tico Madrid, the teenager is ready to give his all No pressure, kid. Lamine Yamal took the stage here and, he hoped, not for the last time. The 18-year-old, wearing glasses, sat in the press conference room at the Metropolitano where he said he would take inspiration from the basketball legend LeBron James and from Neymar on Wednesday night. He insisted that he welcomes the weight of expectation that has been loaded]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/its-not-finished-lamine-yamal-pledges-barcelona-will-fight-to-the-end/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/its-not-finished-lamine-yamal-pledges-barcelona-will-fight-to-the-end/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arne Slot backs Liverpool to produce ‘great performance’ to beat PSG]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slot: &lsquo;There is a belief we can do special things&rsquo;Luis Enrique tells his players to beware &lsquo;pitfalls&rsquo;Arne Slot has said Liverpool do not face an impossible task against Paris Saint-Germain but must produce the perfect performance to overcome the European champions in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.Liverpool require another stirring Anfield comeback in Tuesday&rsquo;s second leg to salvage their hopes of silverware having lost 2-0 at Parc des Princes last week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arne-slot-backs-liverpool-to-produce-great-performance-to-beat-psg/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arne-slot-backs-liverpool-to-produce-great-performance-to-beat-psg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Zaïre-Emery has made PSG’s dazzling midfield even better]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thierry Henry loves him. Didier Deschamps made him a France player at 17. And Luis Enrique says he is &lsquo;spectacular&rsquo;By Get French Football NewsWhen Warren Za&iuml;re-Emery ran the show as a 17-year-old in a 3-0 win against Milan Thierry Henry said &ldquo;the sky is the limit&rdquo; for the midfielder. His stratospheric rise led him too close to the sun, though, and the crash back down to Earth was a rude one. But he has since dusted himself off.Beeswax was Icarus&rsquo; undoing; a mil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/warren-zare-emery-has-made-psgs-dazzling-midfield-even-better/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/warren-zare-emery-has-made-psgs-dazzling-midfield-even-better/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Julián Alvarez is proving that he’s more than second fiddle | Jeff Rueter]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Atl&eacute;tico Madrid and Argentina striker&rsquo;s sensational freekick against Barcelona showed that the consummate team player is capable of moreSign up for Jonathan Wilson&rsquo;s World Cup guide newsletterJuli&aacute;n Alvarez has his detractors, but even they can no longer deny he belongs at the game&rsquo;s highest levels. Still only 26, the Argentinian striker has an impressive collection of honors: two Premier League titles, a Champions League, a Copa Libertadores, two Copa Am&eacu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/julin-alvarez-is-proving-that-hes-more-than-second-fiddle-jeff-rueter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/julin-alvarez-is-proving-that-hes-more-than-second-fiddle-jeff-rueter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No more stars: Champions League ball to be redesigned after Nike wins rights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iconic star ball design has been in place since 2001Nike to pay $45m a year to supply Uefa club competitionsThe iconic Champions League ball will be redesigned next year after Nike entered exclusive talks with Uefa to become the official match ball provider for the 2027 to 2031 cycle of the competition.The US sportswear group has beaten off competition from incumbent supplier Adidas and fellow challenger Puma after offering to double Uefa&rsquo;s current fee to around $45m per year. Continue rea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/no-more-stars-champions-league-ball-to-be-redesigned-after-nike-wins-rights/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/no-more-stars-champions-league-ball-to-be-redesigned-after-nike-wins-rights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liverpool leave Paris empty-handed and Atlético stun Barça | Football Weekly – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Philippe Auclair, Lars Sivertsen and Sid Lowe after a disappointing Liverpool performance at PSG.On the podcast today: Liverpool are outplayed by PSG from the start, creating almost nothing all game and possibly fortunate to leave Paris only two goals down.Elsewhere, in Barcelona, the whole game changes in a minute. Barcelona were on top before Pau Cubarsi&rsquo;s red card and a stunning Juli&aacute;n Alvarez free-kick &hellip; meaning it&rsquo;s advan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/liverpool-leave-paris-empty-handed-and-atltico-stun-bara-football-weekly-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/liverpool-leave-paris-empty-handed-and-atltico-stun-bara-football-weekly-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League review: a brilliant Georgian, Bayern’s regret and Arsenal refind their faith]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week&rsquo;s quarter-finals provided some classic action as this season&rsquo;s competition hurtles towards its conclusionBayern Munich had not won at the Santiago Bernab&eacute;u since May 2001, when they beat Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final on their way to becoming European champions. Tuesday night&rsquo;s match changed all that. The 29th Champions League meeting between the teams lived up to its heavyweight billing, though Bayern, superior on the night, may rue their failu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-a-brilliant-georgian-bayerns-regret-and-arsenal-refind-their-faith/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-a-brilliant-georgian-bayerns-regret-and-arsenal-refind-their-faith/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk up for vast PSG challenge but admits season ‘unacceptable’]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;No one gives us a chance &hellip; we have to show the fight&rsquo;Champions League first-leg loss was side&rsquo;s 16th of seasonVirgil van Dijk has compared the scale of Liverpool&rsquo;s task against Paris Saint-Germain to that against Barcelona in 2019 but conceded belief may not be as strong in Arne Slot&rsquo;s team amid an &ldquo;unacceptable&rdquo; season.Liverpool require another remarkable Anfield comeback to salvage their Champions League aspirations after losing the first leg o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/liverpools-virgil-van-dijk-up-for-vast-psg-challenge-but-admits-season-unacceptable/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/liverpools-virgil-van-dijk-up-for-vast-psg-challenge-but-admits-season-unacceptable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSG ramp up the style to leave Slot and Liverpool looking like yesterday’s men | Barney Ronay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another Anfield miracle in the second leg will be talked up, but the gulf in class between the two sides was undeniableThese are strange times for Liverpool Football Club, still, and until anyone specifically says otherwise, the champions of England. It is a mark of where the team is that on an oddly tension-free night in Paris there were reasons to be pleased, but also not to be pleased about being pleased.Pleased that Liverpool&rsquo;s players didn&rsquo;t give up or stop trying. So that&rsquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-ramp-up-the-style-to-leave-slot-and-liverpool-looking-like-yesterdays-men-barney-ronay/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-ramp-up-the-style-to-leave-slot-and-liverpool-looking-like-yesterdays-men-barney-ronay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arne Slot says Liverpool ‘need our fans’ to help turn PSG tie around at Anfield]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slot admits team &lsquo;were in survival mode&rsquo; during first leg&lsquo;Football has shown many times everything is possible&rsquo;Arne Slot admitted Liverpool were in survival mode against Paris Saint-Germain and will need the backing of Anfield to raise their level against the European champions in next week&rsquo;s Champions League quarter-final second leg.Liverpool were fortunate to escape with a 2-0 defeat at Parc des Princes where Ousmane Demb&eacute;l&eacute;, who missed a crucial cha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arne-slot-says-liverpool-need-our-fans-to-help-turn-psg-tie-around-at-anfield/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arne-slot-says-liverpool-need-our-fans-to-help-turn-psg-tie-around-at-anfield/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barcelona on the brink after red card and Alvarez stunner sparks Atlético win]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the final whistle went, the man in black disappeared out of sight and set off running up the tunnel. For the first time since he took over at Atl&eacute;tico Madrid 15 long, transformative years ago, Diego Simeone had just led his team to a victory at the Camp Nou, reviving the dream of taking them back to a European Cup final a decade later.In 2014 and 2016 Atl&eacute;tico knocked out Barcelona en route to Lisbon and Milan and while there is much to be done at the Metropolitano in six days]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/barcelona-on-the-brink-after-red-card-and-alvarez-stunner-sparks-atltico-win/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/barcelona-on-the-brink-after-red-card-and-alvarez-stunner-sparks-atltico-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barcelona 0-2 Atlético Madrid: Champions League quarter-final, first leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Juli&aacute;n Alvarez&rsquo;s fine free-kick against 10-man Bar&ccedil;a sparked Diego Simeone&rsquo;s first managerial win at Camp Nou&ldquo;Diego Simeone has never won at Camp Nou,&rdquo; says Karen Carney, alongside Cole on pundit duty. And there you have it. No time like the present, that&rsquo;s what I say.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s beauty and the beast,&rdquo; says Joe Cole on TNT Sports of the contest that awaits. &ldquo;We know what Atl&eacute;tico are going to do tonight, they&rsquo;ll &ldquo;ba]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/barcelona-0-2-atltico-madrid-champions-league-quarter-final-first-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/barcelona-0-2-atltico-madrid-champions-league-quarter-final-first-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSG 2-0 Liverpool: Champions League quarter-final, first leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Khvicha Kvaratskhelia&rsquo;s delightful goal was the highlight of a dominant performance from the European champions&ldquo;I am beset by dread,&rdquo; writes Joe Pearson, &ldquo;and not in the &lsquo;I am the law&rsquo; kind of way. Although admittedly PSG are giving off &lsquo;You&rsquo;re next, punk!&rsquo; vibes. IYKYK.&rdquo;While Arsenal were busy Arsenaling their way to a worthy but dull Bigger Cup quarter-final first leg win at Sporting on Tuesday, the players of Real Madrid and Bayern M]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-2-0-liverpool-champions-league-quarter-final-first-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-2-0-liverpool-champions-league-quarter-final-first-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kvaratskhelia caps victory for dominant PSG as cautious Liverpool cling to hope]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rout anticipated at Parc des Princes did not materialise, at least not in terms of the scoreline, but the gulf in quality between Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool was laid bare all the same. Arne Slot&rsquo;s side leave Paris with a scintilla of hope, having arrived with none, and will need to conjure a stunning Anfield recovery on Tuesday just to lay a glove on European champions worthy of the name.A deflected strike from D&eacute;sir&eacute; Dou&eacute; plus a superb second from Khvicha K]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/kvaratskhelia-caps-victory-for-dominant-psg-as-cautious-liverpool-cling-to-hope/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/kvaratskhelia-caps-victory-for-dominant-psg-as-cautious-liverpool-cling-to-hope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calafiori channels pain of Italy World Cup misery to fuel Arsenal trophy push]]></title><description><![CDATA[Win over Sporting comes after back-to-back cup defeats&lsquo;It&rsquo;s been tough but that&rsquo;s the beauty of football&rsquo;After everything Riccardo Calafiori has been through over the past couple of weeks, Tuesday night was exactly what he needed. The Italy defender was still buzzing from Kai Havertz&rsquo;s late winning goal against Sporting in the first leg of Arsenal&rsquo;s Champions League quarter-final when he reflected on a fortnight during which his club suffered successive defeat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/calafiori-channels-pain-of-italy-world-cup-misery-to-fuel-arsenal-trophy-push/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/calafiori-channels-pain-of-italy-world-cup-misery-to-fuel-arsenal-trophy-push/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pitch Points: Kane’s Ballon d’Or chances, Balogun’s US role and can De Zerbi fix Spurs?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world of soccer throws up no shortage of questions. Today, Graham Ruthven endeavors to answer three of themThere was a time when settling on the best male soccer player in the world was easy. Between 2008 and 2023, the answer was almost exclusively Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. Luka Modri&#263; and Karim Benzema disrupted the pair&rsquo;s Ballon d&rsquo;Or duopoly in 2018 and 2022, respectively, but the ballot during that period generally only had two names on it. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/pitch-points-kanes-ballon-dor-chances-baloguns-us-role-and-can-de-zerbi-fix-spurs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/pitch-points-kanes-ballon-dor-chances-baloguns-us-role-and-can-de-zerbi-fix-spurs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which team has gone furthest in Europe while being relegated in the same season? | The Knowledge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus: teams who went out of Europe without losing a game, and rare competitive meetingsMail us with your questions and answers&ldquo;What&rsquo;s the furthest a team has gone in Europe while being relegated in the same season?&rdquo; wonders Matt Reilly.This question was probably asked in reference to Tottenham, who were still in the Champions League at the time, but it&rsquo;s still relevant to some of this year&rsquo;s quarter-finalists. Nottingham Forest are three points above the relegation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/which-team-has-gone-furthest-in-europe-while-being-relegated-in-the-same-season-the-knowledge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/which-team-has-gone-furthest-in-europe-while-being-relegated-in-the-same-season-the-knowledge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restored David Raya makes the difference to help Arsenal shake off their angst | Jacob Steinberg]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mikel Arteta discovered that playing your best goalkeeper can be a good idea as his side recovered from cup exits with late win in LisbonThere was a temptation to fixate on the moment when Arsenal won this game with a goal that could change their season. Mikel Arteta had urged his players not to panic, not to sink away with hopes of a quadruple long gone, and Kai Havertz got the memo. Gabriel Martinelli crossed from the left and, as the ball dropped, Havertz caught the Sporting defence napping a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/restored-david-raya-makes-the-difference-to-help-arsenal-shake-off-their-angst-jacob-steinberg/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/restored-david-raya-makes-the-difference-to-help-arsenal-shake-off-their-angst-jacob-steinberg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sporting 0-1 Arsenal: Champions League quarter-final first leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kai Havertz came off the bench to score a stoppage-time winner as Arsenal beat Sporting 1-0 in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final in LisbonThe teams are out and the Champions League anthem is being played. &lsquo;You are my life&rsquo; reads the tifo, an ode from Sporting fans to their beloved club. Great energy in Lisbon so far &ndash; mostly from the home fans but the pocket of 2,600 Arsenal away fans are doing their best. Kick-off up next.A look at the pre-match post bag.Af]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/sporting-0-1-arsenal-champions-league-quarter-final-first-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/sporting-0-1-arsenal-champions-league-quarter-final-first-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid 1-2 Bayern Munich: Champions League quarter-final first leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harry Kane&rsquo;s goal gave Bayern the advantage despite a ferocious late rally from Real in a thrilling first legAt the end of tonight&rsquo;s game, a Real Madrid fan will charge onto the pitch, chin Harry Kane and flatten the referee Michael Oliver.No, of course they won&rsquo;t. But that is essentially what happened at the end of the first ever meeting between Real and Bayern. The footage is kinda bonkers: watch for the affronted gentleman who sprints into view from behind the goal. Continue]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-1-2-bayern-munich-champions-league-quarter-final-first-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-1-2-bayern-munich-champions-league-quarter-final-first-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harry Kane gives Bayern Munich edge despite Real Madrid fightback in thriller]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;This is why you guys come to these games,&rdquo; Vincent Kompany had said, and especially here. For the quality, the chaos and the goals, the edge, the drama and the history that invades every moment. Another wild Champions League night had this place believing in another crazy comeback, the noise level rising towards what appeared destined to be one, last thunderous crescendo as Real Madrid rose again and went for their biggest European rivals. In the end, though, Bayern Munich held on f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/harry-kane-gives-bayern-munich-edge-despite-real-madrid-fightback-in-thriller/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/harry-kane-gives-bayern-munich-edge-despite-real-madrid-fightback-in-thriller/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elite clubs lobby Uefa for bigger Champions League squads but face opposition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clubs in favour say squads of 28 would reduce injury riskCritics fear move would deepen hoarding of top talentElite clubs are lobbying Uefa to expand the size of Champions League squads to 28, arguing it would reduce the risk of injuries. The calls have come at the highest level of the European game and prompted fears that it would deepen the hoarding of top talent.At a meeting of Uefa&rsquo;s club competitions committee (CCC) last month, clubs argued that the cap of 25 players should be increas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/elite-clubs-lobby-uefa-for-bigger-champions-league-squads-but-face-opposition/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/elite-clubs-lobby-uefa-for-bigger-champions-league-squads-but-face-opposition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liam Rosenior knows clock is ticking on Chelsea’s chance of Champions League spot]]></title><description><![CDATA[After ninth red card this season, Chelsea are running out of time to fix discipline issues and must turn things around at Aston VillaIt is natural for young people to feel they have all the time in the world. For Liam Rosenior, though, part of the challenge with Chelsea&rsquo;s tyros is making them knuckle down. They have to realise the competition is about to heat up. The sun was shining at training this week and the warmer weather&nbsp;brings a greater sense of urgency. The yellow footballs ha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/liam-rosenior-knows-clock-is-ticking-on-chelseas-chance-of-champions-league-spot/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/liam-rosenior-knows-clock-is-ticking-on-chelseas-chance-of-champions-league-spot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uefa hits Spurs with suspended one-match away fan ban over Nazi salutes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three fans found to have made gesture in FrankfurtClub impose indefinite bans on individuals involvedTottenham have had a one-match ban imposed on their away supporters in Europe, suspended for a year, after three of them were found to have directed Nazi salutes at their Eintracht Frankfurt counterparts during the Champions League game between the clubs in January. Spurs have given the trio indefinite bans and described their behaviour as &ldquo;utterly abhorrent&rdquo;.Uefa announced the punish]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/uefa-hits-spurs-with-suspended-one-match-away-fan-ban-over-nazi-salutes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/uefa-hits-spurs-with-suspended-one-match-away-fan-ban-over-nazi-salutes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paramount bid creates uncertainty over Champions League TV coverage in UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[TNT Sports&rsquo; contract expires at the end of next seasonUefa wants the biggest possible audience for gamesUefa will have an influence on Paramount&rsquo;s plans for broadcasting the Champions League in the UK if the US entertainment giant&rsquo;s deal to buy Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), the parent company of TNT Sports, is approved.Last week&rsquo;s $110bn (&pound;82.1bn) planned takeover is subject to regulatory approval in the US because of concerns the deal would give the merged studios a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/paramount-bid-creates-uncertainty-over-champions-league-tv-coverage-in-uk/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 15:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/paramount-bid-creates-uncertainty-over-champions-league-tv-coverage-in-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League last-16 draw: Manchester City face Real Madrid, Chelsea get PSG]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newcastle v Bar&ccedil;a; Liverpool get Galatasaray rematchSpurs take on Atl&eacute;tico Madrid; Arsenal meet LeverkusenThe draw for the Champions League last 16 has produced some intriguing, heavyweight clashes featuring the renewal of old rivalries. If Manchester City&rsquo;s meeting with Real Madrid arguably ranks foremost among them, Chelsea&rsquo;s engagement with the holders, Paris Saint-Germain, and Newcastle&rsquo;s duel with Barcelona are certainly not lacking in glamour.Or, in the case]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-last-16-draw-manchester-city-face-real-madrid-chelsea-get-psg/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-last-16-draw-manchester-city-face-real-madrid-chelsea-get-psg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League last 16: tie-by-tie analysis and predictions | Jonathan Wilson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arsenal and Liverpool will fancy their chance of making the quarter-finals, while Manchester City and Newcastle face tougher routesThe Club World Cup final victory over Paris Saint-Germain last summer was probably Enzo Maresca&rsquo;s finest hour as Chelsea manager. He devised a gameplan, pinging balls over Nuno Mendes for Cole Palmer to chase, backed up by Malo Gusto, that tore the European champions apart in the first half. Liam Rosenior may try to exploit the same vulnerability, but this is a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-last-16-tie-by-tie-analysis-and-predictions-jonathan-wilson/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-last-16-tie-by-tie-analysis-and-predictions-jonathan-wilson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League review: Italian struggles, Mourinho’s bus exile and a jubilant journeyman]]></title><description><![CDATA[The knockout playoffs are complete after a whirlwind round of action. Bod&oslash;/Glimt&rsquo;s fairytale continues while the holders struggled againBod&oslash;/Glimt&rsquo;s 2-1 defeat of Inter at San Siro continued this season&rsquo;s miracle. The post-match discussion between Inter coach Cristian Chivu and his opposite number, Kjetil Knutsen, was one of admiration, an acknowledgment the Norwegian team had been too good for the runaway Serie A leaders. Even though Inter were without Lautaro Ma]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-italian-struggles-mourinhos-bus-exile-and-a-jubilant-journeyman/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-italian-struggles-mourinhos-bus-exile-and-a-jubilant-journeyman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Atalanta’s stunning comeback and Juve’s costly near-miss: Football Weekly Extra – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Lars Sivertsen and Mark Langdon to dissect a dramatic Champions League nightRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On today&rsquo;s pod: the Italian job. After fears Serie A could be shut out of the Champions League last 16, Atalanta produced a stirring comeback in Bergamo to knock out Dortmund 4-3 on aggregate. The panel debate the decisive mo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/atalantas-stunning-comeback-and-juves-costly-near-miss-football-weekly-extra-podcast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/atalantas-stunning-comeback-and-juves-costly-near-miss-football-weekly-extra-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Glimt in the eye: if the plucky Norwegians can do it, why can’t we? | Max Rushden]]></title><description><![CDATA[For anyone who supports a club who don&rsquo;t win anything, the Champions League good guys are delivering the dreamWhere will you be when Bod&oslash;/&#8202;Glimt win the Champions League? OK, they won&rsquo;t win the Champions League, but they could win the Champions League. Could they? Four wins in a row. Manchester City, Atl&eacute;tico Madrid away, Inter, comprehensively, twice. It&rsquo;s an astonishing run.I am generally cynical about anything foisted upon us by the game&rsquo;s overlords]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/a-glimt-in-the-eye-if-the-plucky-norwegians-can-do-it-why-cant-we-max-rushden/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/a-glimt-in-the-eye-if-the-plucky-norwegians-can-do-it-why-cant-we-max-rushden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League roundup: Atalanta oust Dortmund, Galatasaray thwart Juventus fightback]]></title><description><![CDATA[Serie A side win 4-3 on aggregate after 4-1 victoryIstanbul giants fend off 10-man Juve in extra timeLazar Samardzic slotted home a stoppage-time penalty to complete a dramatic 4-1 victory for Atalanta against Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday, sending the Italian side into the Champions League&rsquo;s last 16 with a comeback 4-3 aggregate triumph.Dortmund&rsquo;s Ramy Bensebaini was sent off after his studs caught the head of Atalanta&rsquo;s Nikola Krstovic in the penalty area and Samardzic conve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-roundup-atalanta-oust-dortmund-galatasaray-thwart-juventus-fightback/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-roundup-atalanta-oust-dortmund-galatasaray-thwart-juventus-fightback/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid 2-1 Benfica (agg 3-1) and more: Champions League playoffs – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real Madrid didn&rsquo;t impress, but they still had too much quality for Benfica, while Atalanta, PSG and Galatasaray all advanced in dramatic style85 min: Krstovi&#263; one-twos with Zalewski down the middle &hellip; and he&rsquo;s clear! But Kobel reads the danger and comes racing out of his box to blooter clear. The keeper takes a whack for his trouble, but Krstovi&#263; was within his rights to compete for the ball with so much on the line. Great play all round.82 min: Atalanta counter, and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-2-1-benfica-agg-3-1-and-more-champions-league-playoffs-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 23:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-2-1-benfica-agg-3-1-and-more-champions-league-playoffs-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vinícius has last word as Real Madrid wrap up victory over Benfica]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vin&iacute;cius J&uacute;nior ran to the corner and danced again, just as he had done in Lisbon a week ago, but this time all around him there was celebration. There was also relief. With 10 minutes left on a nervous night at the Santiago Bernab&eacute;u, he had been set free to put the ball past Anatoliy Trubin and Real Madrid into the last&nbsp;16 of the Champions League.Victory was his, 2-1 here, 3-1 on aggregate and well beyond that too, so he set off and shook his hips before the flag the s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/vincius-has-last-word-as-real-madrid-wrap-up-victory-over-benfica/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 23:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/vincius-has-last-word-as-real-madrid-wrap-up-victory-over-benfica/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pitch Points: Bodø/Glimt give us hope for the future; have Arsenal turned the corner?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world of soccer throws up no shortage of questions. Today, Graham Ruthven endeavors to answer three of themThe soccer news agenda hasn&rsquo;t exactly been a picnic recently. Concerns over the hosting of World Cup matches in Mexico. Gianni Infantino cozying up to Donald Trump whenever he can. The fleecing of supporters planning to visit the US this summer. Is all this really worth it? But then there&rsquo;s Bod&oslash;/Glimt. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/pitch-points-bodglimt-give-us-hope-for-the-future-have-arsenal-turned-the-corner/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 18:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/pitch-points-bodglimt-give-us-hope-for-the-future-have-arsenal-turned-the-corner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bodø/Glimt stun Inter and Newcastle see off Qarabag – Football Weekly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Sam Dalling, and Nicky Bandini to discuss the Champions League play-off matches, Monday night football and round up the ChampionshipRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On today&rsquo;s pod: The panel asks if this is the greatest night in Norwegian football history as Bod&oslash;/Glimt win at San Siro and knock out Inter 5-2 on aggregate. The]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bodglimt-stun-inter-and-newcastle-see-off-qarabag-football-weekly/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bodglimt-stun-inter-and-newcastle-see-off-qarabag-football-weekly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bodø/Glimt bask in ‘crazy’ Champions League victory over shellshocked Inter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Italian giants were well beaten by a side who dazzled despite Norway&rsquo;s domestic season not starting until next monthThere was a moment after the final whistle at San Siro on Tuesday night when the head coaches, Bod&oslash;/Glimt&rsquo;s Kjetil Knutsen and Inter&rsquo;s Cristian Chivu, stood chatting, seemingly discussing some tactical element of the game that had just finished.Chivu appeared genuinely interested in what Knutsen had to say, smiling politely, but above all he looked utterly]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bodglimt-bask-in-crazy-champions-league-victory-over-shellshocked-inter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bodglimt-bask-in-crazy-champions-league-victory-over-shellshocked-inter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League: Bodø/Glimt send Inter crashing out, Sørloth seals Atlético’s spot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Norwegian side win 2-1 in Milan to seal giant-killing upsetAtl&eacute;tico defeat Club Brugge; Bayer Leverkusen progressBod&oslash;/Glimt dumped last season&rsquo;s finalists Inter out of the Champions League with a remarkable 2-1 win at San Siro in their playoff second leg that sent the Norwegian minnows through to the last 16, 5-2 on aggregate.Under sustained pressure, the visitors struck in the 58th minute when Ole Didrik Blomberg seized on a loose pass on the edge of the Inter area and drove]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-bodglimt-send-inter-crashing-out-srloth-seals-atlticos-spot/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 23:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-bodglimt-send-inter-crashing-out-srloth-seals-atlticos-spot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inter stunned by Bodø/Glimt, Newcastle see off Qarabag: Champions League playoffs – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newcastle won an entertaining low-stakes second leg against Qarabag, while Bod&oslash;/Glimt slayed European royalty at the San SiroA short-corner routine by Atleti is pinged back down the left flank. Matteo Ruggeri crosses, the ball dropping onto the foot of Alexander S&oslash;rloth, who slots with a confident sidefoot from close range past the rooted Simon Mignolet. That&rsquo;s a hat-trick for S&oslash;rloth, and Atleti will play either Liverpool or Tottenham Hotspur in the last 16.&hellip; s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/inter-stunned-by-bodglimt-newcastle-see-off-qarabag-champions-league-playoffs-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 23:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/inter-stunned-by-bodglimt-newcastle-see-off-qarabag-champions-league-playoffs-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newcastle finish off Qarabag in rapid time to set up Chelsea or Barcelona tie]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eddie Howe adores motivational slogans and the Newcastle manager&rsquo;s current favourite is: &ldquo;One Brain.&rdquo; The idea is to inspire his team to play with the sort of synchronicity that stems from a collective mindset and unity of purpose.For a while here it seemed to be working a treat with Newcastle&rsquo;s intelligence &ndash; joint and individual &ndash; threatening to further humiliate Qarabag. But then, with a last-16 tie against either Barcelona or Chelsea assured, home concentr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/newcastle-finish-off-qarabag-in-rapid-time-to-set-up-chelsea-or-barcelona-tie/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 23:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/newcastle-finish-off-qarabag-in-rapid-time-to-set-up-chelsea-or-barcelona-tie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arbeloa and Courtois call on Uefa to take stand against racism after Vinícius incident]]></title><description><![CDATA[Courtois: &lsquo;This a moment for football to end these things&rsquo;Real Madrid meet Benfica in second leg on Wednesday&Aacute;lvaro Arbeloa and Thibaut Courtois have called on Uefa to take a genuine stand against racism and change football following the alleged racist abuse of Vin&iacute;cius J&uacute;nior by Gianluca Prestianni during Real Madrid&rsquo;s Champions League playoff first leg at Benfica last week, with Arbeloa imploring the governing body to go beyond &ldquo;just slogans&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arbeloa-and-courtois-call-on-uefa-to-take-stand-against-racism-after-vincius-incident/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arbeloa-and-courtois-call-on-uefa-to-take-stand-against-racism-after-vincius-incident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Howe’s Newcastle have shown European swagger but may need stylistic switch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manager has already undergone a tactical evolution but needs further progress if his side seek highest honoursAt first glance, Anthony Gordon appears to have little in common with Sir Keir Starmer but, like the prime minister, the Newcastle forward looks infinitely more surefooted on foreign soil than domestic battlegrounds.In the Champions League, Gordon has scored 10 goals in nine games. In the Premier League, meanwhile, he has managed a modest three in 21 appearances, two of which were penalt]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/howes-newcastle-have-shown-european-swagger-but-may-need-stylistic-switch/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/howes-newcastle-have-shown-european-swagger-but-may-need-stylistic-switch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League review: Bodø shock again, PSG escape and Mourinho’s dismal comments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Racism allegations in Portugal overshadowed another fine result in the Arctic and the holders being pushed by their Ligue 1 rivalsNothing should divert attention away from what happened after Vin&iacute;cius J&uacute;nior&rsquo;s goal for Real Madrid in their 1-0 victory at Benfica on Tuesday. It would be frivolous to do so. The Brazilian scored one of the finest goals of a career marked by spectacular strikes, but this week&rsquo;s Champions League action will be remembered for the regrettable]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-bod-shock-again-psg-escape-and-mourinhos-dismal-comments/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-bod-shock-again-psg-escape-and-mourinhos-dismal-comments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal’s wobble worsens at Wolves and Bodø/Glimt stun Inter – Football Weekly Extra]]></title><description><![CDATA[Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Philippe Auclair and Paul Watson as Arsenal feel the heat and Inter are caught cold in NorwayRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on email.On the podcast today: Arsenal drop points from 2-0 up at Wolves, thanks to Tom Edozie&rsquo;s 94th-minute equaliser. Those questions about the league leaders&rsquo; mental fortitude rear their head again. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenals-wobble-worsens-at-wolves-and-bodglimt-stun-inter-football-weekly-extra/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenals-wobble-worsens-at-wolves-and-bodglimt-stun-inter-football-weekly-extra/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Qarabag v Newcastle United: Champions League playoff – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Gordon scores four as Newcastle thrash Qarabag 6-1 in the Champions League playoff7 min: Newcastle are carving Qarabag open. Joe Willock runs through the middle before slipping in Harvey Barnes. Barnes hits it down to the keeper&rsquo;s left and it&rsquo;s out for a corner.5 min: Qarabag head the other way, working it well on the left. It rolls out to Joni Montiel but his effort is blocked and goes out for a corner. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/qarabag-v-newcastle-united-champions-league-playoff-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 21:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/qarabag-v-newcastle-united-champions-league-playoff-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Qarabag 1-6 Newcastle United: Champions League playoff – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Gordon scores four as Newcastle thrash Qarabag 6-1 in the Champions League playoff7 min: Newcastle are carving Qarabag open. Joe Willock runs through the middle before slipping in Harvey Barnes. Barnes hits it down to the keeper&rsquo;s left and it&rsquo;s out for a corner.5 min: Qarabag head the other way, working it well on the left. It rolls out to Joni Montiel but his effort is blocked and goes out for a corner. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/qarabag-1-6-newcastle-united-champions-league-playoff-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 21:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/qarabag-1-6-newcastle-united-champions-league-playoff-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthony Gordon grabs four as Newcastle hit Qarabag for six in playoff]]></title><description><![CDATA[When, on the eve of kick-off, Qarabag&rsquo;s manager, Gurban Gurbanov, said Newcastle had &ldquo;a style of play that does not suit us&rdquo;, there were suggestions he was playing mind games.Long before half-time it was fully apparent that, if anything, Gurbanov had rather understated things. Had this been a boxing match it would surely have been stopped after a matter of minutes. Qarabag were utterly overwhelmed by the pace of their guests and that of Anthony Gordon in particular. Gordon scor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/anthony-gordon-grabs-four-as-newcastle-hit-qarabag-for-six-in-playoff/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 21:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/anthony-gordon-grabs-four-as-newcastle-hit-qarabag-for-six-in-playoff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mourinho accused of gaslighting for response to Vinícius’ allegation of racism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Benfica manager criticised strongly by Kick It OutUefa investigating Real Madrid player&rsquo;s claimsJos&eacute; Mourinho has been accused of gaslighting for his response to Vin&iacute;cius J&uacute;nior&rsquo;s allegations of racist abuse. The Benfica manager was criticised strongly by the anti-discrimination charity Kick It Out for referencing the Real Madrid forward&rsquo;s goal celebration when talking about the incident.Vin&iacute;cius&rsquo;s allegation that he was racially abused on Tues]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mourinho-accused-of-gaslighting-for-response-to-vincius-allegation-of-racism/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mourinho-accused-of-gaslighting-for-response-to-vincius-allegation-of-racism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vinícius Júnior takes aim at racist ‘cowards’ after Benfica’s defeat by Real Madrid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilian accuses referee of &lsquo;poorly executed protocol&rsquo;Real play on after 10-minute delayVin&iacute;cius J&uacute;nior declared that &ldquo;racists are above all cowards [who] need to put their shirts in their mouth to demonstrate how weak they are&rdquo; and attacked the failure of the referee to act after he was allegedly abused by Benfica&rsquo;s Gianluca Prestianni during Real Madrid&rsquo;s 1-0 win in Lisbon.The Brazilian was seemingly minded to walk off on Tuesday and the Madri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/vincius-jnior-takes-aim-at-racist-cowards-after-benficas-defeat-by-real-madrid/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 01:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/vincius-jnior-takes-aim-at-racist-cowards-after-benficas-defeat-by-real-madrid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vinícius Júnior fury after alleged racist abuse mars Real Madrid’s win at Benfica]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vin&iacute;cius J&uacute;nior and his teammates appeared ready to walk off and the game was delayed for 10 minutes as the Brazilian was allegedly subject to racist abuse after scoring the goal that gives Real Madrid a 1-0 first-leg lead in their Champions League playoff against Benfica.The forward had celebrated a sensational strike by dancing in the corner of the Est&aacute;dio da Luz and in the confrontations that followed, Benfica&rsquo;s Gianluca Prestianni said something to him while coveri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/vincius-jnior-fury-after-alleged-racist-abuse-mars-real-madrids-win-at-benfica/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/vincius-jnior-fury-after-alleged-racist-abuse-mars-real-madrids-win-at-benfica/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League roundup: PSG recover from terrible start to edge Monaco]]></title><description><![CDATA[D&eacute;sir&eacute; Dou&eacute; helps Paris side fight back for 3-2 first-leg winGalatasaray stun 10-man Juve; Dortmund beat AtalantaThe Champions League holders, Paris Saint-Germain, overcame a terrible start and a two-goal deficit to beat 10-man Monaco 3-2 in the first leg of their playoff tie. D&eacute;sir&eacute; Dou&eacute; came off the bench to engineer an impressive turnaround for PSG, who conceded a goal in the opening minute and were 2-0 down after 18 minutes as Folarin Balogun grabbed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-roundup-psg-recover-from-terrible-start-to-edge-monaco/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-roundup-psg-recover-from-terrible-start-to-edge-monaco/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Benfica 0-1 Real Madrid, Monaco 2-3 PSG, and more: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exciting victories for Galatasaray and PSG were overshadowed by the alleged racist abuse of Vin&iacute;cius J&uacute;niorThe free kick is just to the right of the Juve box. Gabriel Sara whips it in viciously. All Davinson S&aacute;nchez has to do is tickle the ball with his eyebrow to send it across Michele Di Gregorio and into the top left. He couldn&rsquo;t miss! Sara put that on a plate, a world-class delivery. And the hosts respond to Juve&rsquo;s turnaround with one of their own. What a mat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/benfica-0-1-real-madrid-monaco-2-3-psg-and-more-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 23:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/benfica-0-1-real-madrid-monaco-2-3-psg-and-more-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revitalised Real Madrid hope not to witness another miracle on Benfica return]]></title><description><![CDATA[While goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin&rsquo;s last-gasp header meant more for the hosts, Madrid cannot take the challenge lightly in the Champions League playoffNineteen days later, Real Madrid fly back to Lisbon to try again. For all the drama, for all that Benfica&rsquo;s goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin rose through the rain to head an astonishing 98th-minute goal and Jos&eacute; Mourinho raced up the line with his arms around a ballboy, everyone in the Est&aacute;dio da Luz losing their minds; for all]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/revitalised-real-madrid-hope-not-to-witness-another-miracle-on-benfica-return/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/revitalised-real-madrid-hope-not-to-witness-another-miracle-on-benfica-return/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sports quiz of the week: Australian Open, Winter Olympics and Six Nations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you been following the big stories in football, rugby, cycling, tennis, cricket, NFL and winter sports? Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/sports-quiz-of-the-week-australian-open-winter-olympics-and-six-nations/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/sports-quiz-of-the-week-australian-open-winter-olympics-and-six-nations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League playoffs: Benfica get Real Madrid rematch, Newcastle face Qarabag]]></title><description><![CDATA[Benfica goalkeeper Trubin scored in 4-2 win over MadridEddie Howe&rsquo;s men face 3,000-mile trip for first legReal Madrid have been dealt an instant rematch with Jos&eacute; Mourinho&rsquo;s Benfica in the Champions League playoffs. The Portuguese club will seek a repeat of Wednesday&rsquo;s astonishing 4-2 victory against the Spanish giants, when their goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin scored deep into injury time to send them through, and host the first leg in Lisbon.It is the headline tie in a dra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-playoffs-benfica-get-real-madrid-rematch-newcastle-face-qarabag/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-playoffs-benfica-get-real-madrid-rematch-newcastle-face-qarabag/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League review: discontent for Real Madrid in a chaotic conclusion to group play]]></title><description><![CDATA[&Aacute;lvaro Arbeloa&rsquo;s team have concerns as they look ahead to the knockout stages, while Jamie Carragher has concerns about the drawIt was billed by broadcasters as &ldquo;Matchday Mayhem&rdquo;. Finally, after 17 of the 18 final day matches had finished, came a chaotic denouement. Not even Jos&eacute; Mourinho&rsquo;s long Champions League heritage had included a moment like this, though his wild celebration was familiar. Benfica were beating Real Madrid 3-2, and Mourinho&rsquo;s forme]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-discontent-for-real-madrid-in-a-chaotic-conclusion-to-group-play/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 15:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-discontent-for-real-madrid-in-a-chaotic-conclusion-to-group-play/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[João Palhinha ready for the real Spurs to stand up after Champions League stroll]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tottenham eased into the last 16 and the midfielder trusts their uplift will provide &lsquo;a big jump&rsquo; in the Premier LeagueIt was a question most assuredly in keeping with the overall craziness of the situation. Tottenham: 14th in the Premier League, with two wins out of 14 in the competition, some of their fans beginning to fret about relegation. Also out of both domestic cups. Tottenham: the fourth best team in Europe after the conclusion of the league phase of the Champions League. On]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/joo-palhinha-ready-for-the-real-spurs-to-stand-up-after-champions-league-stroll/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 15:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/joo-palhinha-ready-for-the-real-spurs-to-stand-up-after-champions-league-stroll/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Football as a content machine: 18 Champions League games was fun but overstuffed | Max Rushden]]></title><description><![CDATA[The joy of the game is that big moments are rare &ndash; the climax of the UCL group phase felt like too much of a good thingIt&rsquo;s half an hour after attempting to watch 18 football matches at the same time on the final match day of the Champions League group stage, so it&rsquo;s still a little early to tell whether I think it was a brilliant night of football or not.The information overload from a TV, laptop and phone means I may need a couple of weeks to really process it &ndash; by which]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/football-as-a-content-machine-18-champions-league-games-was-fun-but-overstuffed-max-rushden/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 13:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/football-as-a-content-machine-18-champions-league-games-was-fun-but-overstuffed-max-rushden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Benfica and Bodø/Glimt bring Champions League drama – Football Weekly Extra]]></title><description><![CDATA[Max Rushden is joined by Nick Ames, Nicky Bandini, Lars Sivertsen and Archie Rhind-Tutt to discuss a dramatic end to the Champions League group stageRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on email.On the podcast today: Benfica goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin scores a 98th-minute header against Real Madrid, to send Jos&eacute; Mourinho&rsquo;s side into the Champions League playoffs on a dramatic final night in the league p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/benfica-and-bodglimt-bring-champions-league-drama-football-weekly-extra/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 13:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/benfica-and-bodglimt-bring-champions-league-drama-football-weekly-extra/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A great marker’: Rosenior lauds young Chelsea side for comeback win at Napoli]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chelsea get first Champions League away win since 2022Head coach praises Cole Palmer for &lsquo;magnificent&rsquo; showingLiam Rosenior praised his young Chelsea side&rsquo;s ability to deal with adversity after they produced a spirited comeback against Napoli to reach the last 16 of the Champions League.An excellent double from Jo&atilde;o Pedro and a devastating cameo from Cole Palmer ensured Rosenior&rsquo;s side secured a 3-2 win at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona and avoided the inconvenience]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/a-great-marker-rosenior-lauds-young-chelsea-side-for-comeback-win-at-napoli/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/a-great-marker-rosenior-lauds-young-chelsea-side-for-comeback-win-at-napoli/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League: Benfica keeper earns playoff place; Liverpool, Spurs and City book top-eight spots – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anatoliy Trubin&rsquo;s 98th-minute goal was the highlight of a dramatic night on which all the English teams bar Newcastle finished in the top eightNapoli Meret, Di Lorenzo, Juan Jesus, Buongiorno, Spinazzola, Lobotka, McTominay, Olivera, Vergara, Elmas, Hojlund.Subs: Contini, Spinelli, Gutierrez, Lukaku, Beukema, De Chiara, Garofalo. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-benfica-keeper-earns-playoff-place-liverpool-spurs-and-city-book-top-eight-spots-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 23:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-benfica-keeper-earns-playoff-place-liverpool-spurs-and-city-book-top-eight-spots-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League: Benfica keeper’s last-gasp header sends side into playoffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anatoliy Trubin scores dramatic goal against Real MadridBar&ccedil;a and Sporting in last 16, Bod&oslash;/Glimt make playoffsGoalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin scored a 98th-minute header as Benfica defeated Real Madrid 4-2 to secure a Champions League knockout place on Wednesday and deny their opponents an automatic spot in the last 16.Benfica were heading out despite leading 3-2 with seconds of stoppage time remaining before Trubin met a free-kick to score the goal they needed to get into the playoff]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-benfica-keepers-last-gasp-header-sends-side-into-playoffs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 23:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-benfica-keepers-last-gasp-header-sends-side-into-playoffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Napoli 2-3 Chelsea: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joao Pedro&rsquo;s two goals were enough to take Chelsea into the top eight and dump out Antonio Conte&rsquo;s teamLiam Rosenior spoke to TNT ahead of kick-off: &ldquo;&ldquo;It&rsquo;s been a positive start. Firstly the players and their engagement and attitude and willingness to learn, I think they have enjoyed it as well. Tonight is another big test for us and if we manage to come through it , it gives us a great chance of being in the top eight.&rdquo;&ldquo;They are very good on transition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/napoli-2-3-chelsea-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 23:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/napoli-2-3-chelsea-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[João Pedro’s double dumps out Napoli as Chelsea make last 16 with late win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liam Rosenior made a mess, cleaned it up and left Naples praying that Cole Palmer&rsquo;s injury woes are over. All over the place during a wretched first half, an inspired comeback had Chelsea celebrating at full&nbsp;time. They had looked to Palmer for inspiration and, although the attacker was kept in reserve until the second half, he did enough during his time on the pitch to show why Chelsea have responded to suggestions that their main man is pining for a return to Manchester by branding h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/joo-pedros-double-dumps-out-napoli-as-chelsea-make-last-16-with-late-win/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 23:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/joo-pedros-double-dumps-out-napoli-as-chelsea-make-last-16-with-late-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Erling Haaland sparks Manchester City win over Galatasaray to seal last-16 place]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pep Guardiola often bemoans the schedule so Manchester City &shy;entering the last 16 directly and missing the home-and-away knockout playoff round pleased the manager.City ended in eighth place due, in part, to Benfica&rsquo;s 4-2 win against Real Madrid, the Portuguese side being led by his old adversary, Jos&eacute; Mourinho, to whom Guardiola will be happy to offer a thank you message. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/erling-haaland-sparks-manchester-city-win-over-galatasaray-to-seal-last-16-place/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 23:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/erling-haaland-sparks-manchester-city-win-over-galatasaray-to-seal-last-16-place/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mohamed Salah back among goals as Liverpool roar past Qarabag into last 16]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liverpool are having to stomach &ldquo;a very bad cocktail&rdquo; in the Premier League of wasted chances and cheap goals conceded, according to Arne Slot. To extend the mixologist&rsquo;s analogy, his team are enjoying life with a few margaritas in the Champions League.Slot&rsquo;s side cruised into the last 16 for the second successive season with a demolition of Qarabag at Anfield. Mohamed Salah was among the goalscorers for the first time since accusing Liverpool of throwing him under the bu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mohamed-salah-back-among-goals-as-liverpool-roar-past-qarabag-into-last-16/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 23:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mohamed-salah-back-among-goals-as-liverpool-roar-past-qarabag-into-last-16/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kai Havertz scores first of season as Arsenal muscle past Kairat to finish top]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arsenal&rsquo;s challenge for the Premier League title may be showing some signs of wobbling but there are no such problems in the Champions League. An eighth successive victory means Mikel Arteta&rsquo;s side have become the first team to end the league phase with a 100% record since it was introduced last season, with only a consolation goal in injury time denying them the distinction of winning all by a two-goal margin.Whether that can translate into silverware in a competition that Arsenal h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/kai-havertz-scores-first-of-season-as-arsenal-muscle-past-kairat-to-finish-top/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 23:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/kai-havertz-scores-first-of-season-as-arsenal-muscle-past-kairat-to-finish-top/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brave Newcastle fall short but Willock leveller sends PSG to playoffs too]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a chilly, fun, boisterous night in Paris, with the Champions League mega-table scrolling away in the background, Newcastle produced a fine performance at the home of the European champions that left both teams outside the automatic qualification slots, but Newcastle much the happier of the two.A 1-1 draw means Eddie Howe&rsquo;s team finished 12th overall. They will now enter the knockout phase in the last two weeks of February, as had always seemed likely, to face either Qarabag or Monaco. M]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/brave-newcastle-fall-short-but-willock-leveller-sends-psg-to-playoffs-too/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 23:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/brave-newcastle-fall-short-but-willock-leveller-sends-psg-to-playoffs-too/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kolo Muani fires Tottenham through in Frankfurt one day after car accident]]></title><description><![CDATA[Randal Kolo Muani was lucky to be on the field. The Tottenham striker had endured a moment of indescribable panic when the front right tyre on his Ferrari blew out on the motorway on Tuesday as he drove to Stansted airport for the team flight to Frankfurt.The car was a write-off but Kolo Muani walked away from it. He had to take a later flight to make this Champions League game and he was plainly determined to make his mark on it. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/kolo-muani-fires-tottenham-through-in-frankfurt-one-day-after-car-accident/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 23:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/kolo-muani-fires-tottenham-through-in-frankfurt-one-day-after-car-accident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chelsea urge fans to take ‘extreme caution’ in Naples after two taken to hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[Treatment needed for &lsquo;non-life-threatening injuries&rsquo;Chelsea fans report having knives pulled on themChelsea have told fans to take &ldquo;extreme caution&rdquo; in Naples after two supporters were treated in hospital there before their Champions League tie in the Italian city.Napoli and Chelsea meet at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Wednesday night in the competition&rsquo;s final round of group games. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/chelsea-urge-fans-to-take-extreme-caution-in-naples-after-two-taken-to-hospital/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 09:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/chelsea-urge-fans-to-take-extreme-caution-in-naples-after-two-taken-to-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A strict and successful disciplinarian – Liverpool face Azerbaijan’s Sir Alex Ferguson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gurban Gurbanov has been in charge of Qarabag since 2008 and continues to prioritise a squad mentality ahead of star signingsRemember the summer of 2008? That was when Pep Guardiola was appointed as first-team coach at Barcelona, J&uuml;rgen Klopp arrived at Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea gambled on a certain Luiz Felipe Scolari. Since then the west London club have had 12 different permanent managers. Qarabag, who Liverpool play in the Champions League on Wednesday, have had one: Gurban Gurbanov]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/a-strict-and-successful-disciplinarian-liverpool-face-azerbaijans-sir-alex-ferguson/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/a-strict-and-successful-disciplinarian-liverpool-face-azerbaijans-sir-alex-ferguson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League news: Rosenior insists ‘incredible player’ Palmer is happy at Chelsea]]></title><description><![CDATA[The head coach dismisses rumours about Palmer wanting to return to Manchester, saying playmaker &lsquo;loves being here&rsquo; Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-news-rosenior-insists-incredible-player-palmer-is-happy-at-chelsea/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 23:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-news-rosenior-insists-incredible-player-palmer-is-happy-at-chelsea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tottenham’s Champions League preparations rocked by injuries and car crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Porro and Van de Ven join injury list for Frankfurt gameKolo Muani unharmed after tyre blowout on motorwayThomas Frank&rsquo;s preparations for the Champions League game at Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday night have been rocked by injuries to Pedro Porro and Micky van de Ven &ndash; and a car crash affecting Randal Kolo Muani and Wilson Odobert.The Tottenham manager reported that Kolo Muani and Odobert were OK after pictures emerged on social media of them standing by a black Ferrari with signi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/tottenhams-champions-league-preparations-rocked-by-injuries-and-car-crash/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 21:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/tottenhams-champions-league-preparations-rocked-by-injuries-and-car-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League review: Bodø/Glimt stun again as McKennie leads a Juve revival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arsenal remained on top of the Champions League on the penultimate matchday of the group phase, which also featured a targeted Jude Bellingham celebration&bull; Jonas Gahr St&oslash;re, the prime minister of Norway and the recent recipient of a Nobel peace prize-related missive from Donald Trump, took in a Champions League match on Tuesday. Bod&oslash;/Glimt&rsquo;s stadium is more than 700 miles from Oslo but the prime minister&rsquo;s long journey proved well worth it. Bod&oslash; beating Manc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-bodglimt-stun-again-as-mckennie-leads-a-juve-revival/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-bodglimt-stun-again-as-mckennie-leads-a-juve-revival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why are English teams dominating the Champions League? Football Weekly Extra – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Max Rushden is joined by Jonathan Liew, Lars Sivertsen and Paul Watson to discuss Premier League teams&rsquo; success in the Champions League so far this seasonOn the podcast today: three victories for the Premier League sides in the Champions League, leaving five of them in the top eight, with only Manchester City outside on goal difference. What does this dominance mean for Europe&rsquo;s elite competition?In Wednesday' night&rsquo;s games, Marseille forget their draft excluder against Liverpo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/why-are-english-teams-dominating-the-champions-league-football-weekly-extra-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/why-are-english-teams-dominating-the-champions-league-football-weekly-extra-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arne Slot praises ‘professional’ Salah after comfortable Liverpool win]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Salah was fit to play 90 after one day&rsquo;s training&rsquo;Liverpool manager highlights Joe Gomez&rsquo;s contributionArne Slot saluted Mohamed Salah&rsquo;s professionalism and singled out Joe Gomez for praise after Liverpool climbed to fourth in the Champions League table with a commanding win&nbsp;in Marseille.Liverpool, who host Qarabag at Anfield next week in their final group game, delivered a fine performance and result against Roberto De&nbsp;&shy;Zerbi&rsquo;s team to record a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arne-slot-praises-professional-salah-after-comfortable-liverpool-win/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arne-slot-praises-professional-salah-after-comfortable-liverpool-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marseille 0-3 Liverpool: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Goals from Dominik Szoboszlai, Cody Gakpo and an own goal helped Liverpool to a dominant win in FranceArne Slot speaks to the TNT cameras pitchside:It&rsquo;s not the first time we play in a hostile stadium. We played at Galatasaray. It&rsquo;s a great stadium [here], great atmosphere.The moments where I didn&rsquo;t play him, we were struggling and I tried something else. We have steadied the ship now but we miss goals from all the ball possession and chances that we have. Salah is one of the p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/marseille-0-3-liverpool-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 23:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/marseille-0-3-liverpool-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chelsea 1-0 Pafos, Newcastle 3-0 PSV, and more: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[PSV imploded at Newcastle, a Harry Kane double for Bayern downed Union Saint Gilloise, and Athletic Club mugged Atalanta&ldquo;Just a heads up that, while I would love it to be true, a win tonight for Newcastle doesn&rsquo;t put us in the last 16,&rdquo; writes David. &ldquo;It puts us in the first round of 16, which is really the last 24 (playoffs), to then get into the actual last 16. Two extra matches just what everyone wants right now &hellip;&rdquo;Silly me. Thanks David. Continue reading..]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/chelsea-1-0-pafos-newcastle-3-0-psv-and-more-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 23:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/chelsea-1-0-pafos-newcastle-3-0-psv-and-more-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Szoboszlai’s low blow puts Liverpool on a high as Salah returns in Marseille]]></title><description><![CDATA[The intense, intimidating examination by Roberto De Zerbi&rsquo;s Marseille never materialised. Liverpool, again more comfortable on European soil and without the irritation of facing a low block, delivered a &shy;commanding display to advance on automatic qualification for the last 16 and leave their Premier League troubles&nbsp;behind.A Dominik Szoboszlai free&#8209;kick, an own goal forced by Jeremie &shy;Frimpong and a stoppage-time strike from &shy;the substitute Cody Gakpo gave Arne Slot&r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/szoboszlais-low-blow-puts-liverpool-on-a-high-as-salah-returns-in-marseille/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 23:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/szoboszlais-low-blow-puts-liverpool-on-a-high-as-salah-returns-in-marseille/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barnes seals easy win against PSV but Newcastle face wait over Guimarães]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are many ways to self-destruct on a football pitch but PSV &shy;Eindhoven chose one of the more obvious methods.In opting to play out slowly from the back against high-pressing opponents possessing forwards blessed with the speed and skill of Yoane Wissa and Anthony Gordon, Peter Bosz&rsquo;s team were always likely to come undone. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/barnes-seals-easy-win-against-psv-but-newcastle-face-wait-over-guimares/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 22:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/barnes-seals-easy-win-against-psv-but-newcastle-face-wait-over-guimares/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moisés Caicedo saves face for wasteful Chelsea against battling Pafos]]></title><description><![CDATA[The brief ripple of applause at full time said it all. This was a deeply unconvincing display from &shy;Chelsea, who took 78 agonising minutes to find a way past the might of the champions of Cyprus, and it was not a surprise that Stamford Bridge greeted victory with such a muted response.The mood was one of relief. There was plenty of angst on a night when the home fans continued their protests against Chelsea&rsquo;s &shy;owners. The football was too slow, too &shy;predictable, and it hardly s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/moiss-caicedo-saves-face-for-wasteful-chelsea-against-battling-pafos/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 22:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/moiss-caicedo-saves-face-for-wasteful-chelsea-against-battling-pafos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frank earns breathing space after rolling Tottenham dice – could Europe shield him from sack?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manager showed tactical bravery in darkest hour and like Postecoglou may find respite outside Premier LeagueThomas Frank was backed into a corner on every level, including team selection. The Tottenham manager had next-to-no options, only 11 established outfield players for the Champions League home game against Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday night.The expectation was for an either/or choice between Djed Spence and Destiny Udogie at left-back. But when the teamsheets dropped, it turned out Frank h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/frank-earns-breathing-space-after-rolling-tottenham-dice-could-europe-shield-him-from-sack/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/frank-earns-breathing-space-after-rolling-tottenham-dice-could-europe-shield-him-from-sack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union Saint-Gilloise’s Christian Burgess: ‘I’ll definitely be asking Harry Kane for his shirt’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former Portsmouth defender took a chance when moving to Brussels but is now captain of the Belgian champions and preparing to mark the England captain in the Champions LeagueBelow the zigzagging contrails that paint the blue Brussels sky, Christian Burgess is reflecting on the latest chapters of his extraordinary journey, those since joining Royale Union Saint&#8209;Gilloise almost six years ago. At the time he felt that his career was at risk of&nbsp;stagnating, but after rummaging Wikipedi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/union-saint-gilloises-christian-burgess-ill-definitely-be-asking-harry-kane-for-his-shirt/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/union-saint-gilloises-christian-burgess-ill-definitely-be-asking-harry-kane-for-his-shirt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inter 1-3 Arsenal, Real Madrid 6-1 Monaco, and more: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arsenal continued their 100 per cent record in the competition, while Real Madrid hit Monaco for sixIn case you were wondering, Club Brugge won 4-1 away at Kairat earlier today.Mikel Arteta does not look concerned. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/inter-1-3-arsenal-real-madrid-6-1-monaco-and-more-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 23:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/inter-1-3-arsenal-real-madrid-6-1-monaco-and-more-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League roundup: PSG at risk of playoffs after stumbling at Sporting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Su&aacute;rez hits late winner after Kvaratskhelia stunnerMcTominay scores but Copenhagen peg back NapoliParis Saint-Germain slipped to a 2-1 defeat against Sporting in Lisbon, jeopardising their bid to qualify directly for the Champions League last 16 after Luis Su&aacute;rez struck twice, scoring the winner in the final minute.Sporting had gone ahead against the run of play in the second half through Su&aacute;rez, despite sustained pressure from PSG. The French champions hit back quickly as K]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-roundup-psg-at-risk-of-playoffs-after-stumbling-at-sporting/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 23:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-roundup-psg-at-risk-of-playoffs-after-stumbling-at-sporting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mbappé and Vinícius lead Real Madrid resurgence as Monaco are hit for six]]></title><description><![CDATA[The scars remain and there is still much to be fixed, but this was a step towards reconciliation. It was something of a statement too, and not just in the goals scored but the reaction to them. Nine days after Xabi Alonso&rsquo;s sacking, six after their captain said they had hit rock bottom with Copa del Rey elimination, and three after the protest of a generation, white hankies and whistles greeting the players and even the president, there were songs and support at last as Real Madrid defeate]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mbapp-and-vincius-lead-real-madrid-resurgence-as-monaco-are-hit-for-six/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 23:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mbapp-and-vincius-lead-real-madrid-resurgence-as-monaco-are-hit-for-six/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tottenham 2-0 Borussia Dortmund: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spurs eased the pressure on Thomas Frank with a dominant first-half performance against DortmundThe only player on a yellow card is the Spurs substitute Randal Kolo Muani.The players emerge from the tunnel. It&rsquo;s hard to make out the atmosphere because the Champions League music is blaring out around the ground. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/tottenham-2-0-borussia-dortmund-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/tottenham-2-0-borussia-dortmund-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gabriel Jesus fulfils ‘dream’ at Inter as Arsenal celebrate qualification in style]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mission accomplished for Arsenal. A seventh win out of seven ensured Mikel Arteta&rsquo;s side will head straight into the last 16 of this competition as one of the two top seeds after Gabriel Jesus scored twice &ndash; including their 19th goal of the season from a corner &ndash; to see off last year&rsquo;s beaten finalists.It means that as well as getting one back over an Inter team that they lost to 14 months ago, Arsenal have surpassed their longest winning streak at this level. While Manch]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/gabriel-jesus-fulfils-dream-at-inter-as-arsenal-celebrate-qualification-in-style/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 23:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/gabriel-jesus-fulfils-dream-at-inter-as-arsenal-celebrate-qualification-in-style/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solanke leads Tottenham past 10-man Dortmund to offer relief for Frank]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a contender for shock result of the season. Nobody had given Tottenham any hope after the Premier League disaster here against West Ham on Saturday, one which came coated in vitriol for Thomas Frank. The fans had demanded his immediate removal as the manager, only for him to stagger on.The execution was stayed. But here were Borussia Dortmund, the Bundesliga&rsquo;s second-placed team, who had lost only three games all season, to apply the final cut. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/solanke-leads-tottenham-past-10-man-dortmund-to-offer-relief-for-frank/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 23:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/solanke-leads-tottenham-past-10-man-dortmund-to-offer-relief-for-frank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bodø/Glimt 3-1 Manchester City: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kasper Hogh scored a brace and Rodri was sent off as Manchester City were humbled by hugely impressive hosts on a freezing night in the Arctic CircleRead Jamie Jackson&rsquo;s match report from the Aspmyra StadionErling Haaland: Having grown up in Bryne, a mere 1,948 kilometres south of Bodo, this represents something of a homecoming for the Manchester City striker. The 25-year-old has scored five goals in the Champions League this season and will be hoping to add to his tally following an extre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bodglimt-3-1-manchester-city-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bodglimt-3-1-manchester-city-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bodø/Glimt give Manchester City one hell of a Champions League beating]]></title><description><![CDATA[To channel Bj&oslash;rge Lillelien and his famous commentary on Norway&rsquo;s win against England in 1981: Pep Guardiola, your Manchester City boys took a heck of a beating here on the shores of the Norwegian Sea, below the skies of the aurora borealis, and on the Aspmyra Stadion&rsquo;s &shy;artificial pitch graced by this immortal Bod&oslash;/Glimt victory which downed a &shy;continental superpower.Jonas Gahr St&oslash;re was present to witness a win that came courtesy of Kasper H&oslash;gh&r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bodglimt-give-manchester-city-one-hell-of-a-champions-league-beating/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 20:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bodglimt-give-manchester-city-one-hell-of-a-champions-league-beating/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liverpool face a Marseille team that can beat anyone … and lose to anyone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Which version of Marseille will turn up against Liverpool in the Champions League? Even Roberto De Zerbi has no clueBy Get French Football NewsMarseille are beginning to show what a coherent Roberto De Zerbi team looks like. In the Italian&rsquo;s second season at the club, the ideas are visible, the attacking output is striking, and the ceiling is high enough to trouble elite opponents. What remains unclear is whether this progress can survive at a club that tends towards inconsistency and unce]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/liverpool-face-a-marseille-team-that-can-beat-anyone-and-lose-to-anyone/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/liverpool-face-a-marseille-team-that-can-beat-anyone-and-lose-to-anyone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We are getting closer’: Gabriel Jesus targets trophies and staying at Arsenal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilian striker yet to hold talks over new dealArteta keen to sustain Champions League form at InterGabriel Jesus wants to fulfil his ambition of winning trophies with Arsenal and believes they are &ldquo;getting closer&rdquo; after three successive runners-up finishes in the Premier League.Mikel Arteta&rsquo;s side head into their meeting with Inter in Milan on Tuesday night top of the Champions League table after winning all six of their games, while Arsenal also have a seven&#8209;point lea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/we-are-getting-closer-gabriel-jesus-targets-trophies-and-staying-at-arsenal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 21:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/we-are-getting-closer-gabriel-jesus-targets-trophies-and-staying-at-arsenal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Xabi Alonso walking thin line at Madrid even with dressing room backing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite signs of renewed intensity, Real Madrid fell to their second loss in four days against Manchester City. How long can a positive reaction make up for negative results?No attacker in Real Madrid&rsquo;s history had gone without a goal for as long as Rodrygo but at last he was released and he had a message to deliver, performed for public consumption. The Brazilian, who had not scored in nine months and was starting only his fifth game this season, beat Gianluigi Donnarumma to give them the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/xabi-alonso-walking-thin-line-at-madrid-even-with-dressing-room-backing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/xabi-alonso-walking-thin-line-at-madrid-even-with-dressing-room-backing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League review: Liverpool sidestep Salah saga as Chelsea slip up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manchester City conquer the Bernab&eacute;u, Liverpool survive without Mohamed Salah and Atalanta find Chelsea&rsquo;s flaws&bull; To say that Pep Guardiola and Real Madrid have history is to put it mildly. At Barcelona, Guardiola grew up amid an obsessive enmity on both sides, one deepened by his term as the Catalan club&rsquo;s coach. They are highly familiar with Manchester City, too. City met Madrid for the fifth season in succession on Wednesday. Despite Madrid&rsquo;s recent struggles unde]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-liverpool-sidestep-salah-saga-as-chelsea-slip-up/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-liverpool-sidestep-salah-saga-as-chelsea-slip-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Losing grip on games is worry for Guardiola despite City finding way past Madrid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Youthful side struggles off the ball and head coach knows more control is needed to take big prizes this season&lsquo;Some things were happening,&rdquo; Josko Gvardiol said, with glorious understatement, as he reflected on the chaos of Manchester City&rsquo;s start at Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday night. The defender had been guilty of a lapse at the very outset, caught in possession, Madrid suddenly in and running. Then, there was the penalty that was not.It was a reckless sw]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/losing-grip-on-games-is-worry-for-guardiola-despite-city-finding-way-past-madrid/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/losing-grip-on-games-is-worry-for-guardiola-despite-city-finding-way-past-madrid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘That level is not enough’: Guardiola wants more despite City win in Madrid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Head coach said City must improve away from home&lsquo;Knowing the players we will be better&rsquo;Pep Guardiola was able to celebrate a 2-1 Champions League victory at Real Madrid on Wednesday night &ndash; a result that does not come along too often. But the Manchester City manager was clear that his team would have to raise their performance levels in the knockout rounds if they are to repeat their triumph of 2023 in the competition.It was a night when the pressure intensified on the Madrid m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/that-level-is-not-enough-guardiola-wants-more-despite-city-win-in-madrid/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/that-level-is-not-enough-guardiola-wants-more-despite-city-win-in-madrid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid show fight but another setback leaves Xabi Alonso’s future on knife-edge | Sid Lowe]]></title><description><![CDATA[The hosts battled against Manchester City but a second successive home defeat pushes manager towards exitOn the night they were going to sack him, Xabi Alonso watched his team rise against their fate and perhaps his, but fall again. He listened to the fans whistle and the final whistle, embraced the man who had been his mentor and then, defeated for the second time in four days here, disappeared straight down the Bernab&eacute;u tunnel without looking back. Real Madrid had taken the game to Manc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-show-fight-but-another-setback-leaves-xabi-alonsos-future-on-knife-edge-sid-lowe/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-show-fight-but-another-setback-leaves-xabi-alonsos-future-on-knife-edge-sid-lowe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid 1-2 Manchester City: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[City came from behind for a deserved win that puts Real coach Xabi Alonso under further pressure1 min: A fierce old atmosphere in the Bernab&eacute;u. It&rsquo;s Real Madrid in the Champions League after all. It&rsquo;s Real Madrid versus a Pep team. And then &hellip;Hats off to Erling Haaland, who goes out of his way to say hello to a couple of the tiny mascots and give them a high five. Once he goes off down the line, the little lads embrace each other with excitement, their day made. So sweet]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-1-2-manchester-city-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 23:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-1-2-manchester-city-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League: Mourinho’s Benfica swat aside Napoli while PSG draw blank]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ajax win 4-2 at Qarabag; Juventus edge out PafosCopenhagen stun Villarreal; Bod&oslash;/Glimt hold DortmundBenfica&rsquo;s Richard R&iacute;os scored one goal and set up another to seal a vital 2-0 victory against Napoli on Wednesday, boosting the Portuguese side&rsquo;s hopes of reaching the Champions League knockout stage.The result reignited Benfica&rsquo;s European campaign, clinching a second consecutive win after a poor start and lifting them to six points and up to 25th place, just one po]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-mourinhos-benfica-swat-aside-napoli-while-psg-draw-blank/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 23:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-mourinhos-benfica-swat-aside-napoli-while-psg-draw-blank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League: Club Brugge 0-3 Arsenal, Leverkusen 2-2 Newcastle, and more – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arsenal eased to a 3-0 win in Bruges, Newcastle conceded a late goal at Bayer Leverkusen and Benfica beat Napoli 2-0Athletic Bilbao: Simon, Areso, Vivian, Yuri, Boiro, Jauregizar, Ruiz de Galarreta, Berenguer, Sancet, Nico Williams, Guruzeta.<br />
Subs: Santos, Padilla, Gorosabel, Vesga, Lekue, Gomez, Serrano, Rego, Hierro, de Luis, Selton Sanchez, Inaki Williams.PSG: Safonov, Zaire Emery, Marquinhos, Pacho, Nuno Mendes, Neves, Vitinha, Fabian, Barcola, Mayulu, Kvaratskhelia.Subs: James, Marin, Zabar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-club-brugge-0-3-arsenal-leverkusen-2-2-newcastle-and-more-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 23:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-club-brugge-0-3-arsenal-leverkusen-2-2-newcastle-and-more-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grimaldo’s late strike for Leverkusen denies Newcastle comeback victory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eighty-eight minutes had passed and Newcastle fans were already in party mode when Alejandro Grimaldo collected Ibrahim Maza&rsquo;s pass and concluded a move he had initiated courtesy of a glorious run and dummy.As the Spain left wing-back&rsquo;s shot slid beneath Aaron Ramsdale&rsquo;s body and his Bayer Leverkusen teammates celebrated an arguably deserved equaliser, North Rhine-Westphalia suddenly felt a much colder place for Eddie Howe&rsquo;s players. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/grimaldos-late-strike-for-leverkusen-denies-newcastle-comeback-victory/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 23:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/grimaldos-late-strike-for-leverkusen-denies-newcastle-comeback-victory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Haaland seals Manchester City win at Real Madrid to leave Alonso on brink]]></title><description><![CDATA[For Xabi Alonso, the slide towards the abyss has looked sudden from the outside. Everything was fine at the beginning of November, results for Real Madrid excellent. Since when precious little has gone his way. The manager desperately needed something here. When this latest game eluded him, it was easy to fear the worst. Time is not a commodity afforded to men in his position.Alonso has now won twice in eight matches in all competitions and the pain was deep, the frustration given an extra twist]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/haaland-seals-manchester-city-win-at-real-madrid-to-leave-alonso-on-brink/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 23:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/haaland-seals-manchester-city-win-at-real-madrid-to-leave-alonso-on-brink/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Madueke and Martinelli magic makes it perfect six for Arsenal at Club Brugge]]></title><description><![CDATA[This was an evening of notable milestones for Arsenal and Gabriel Martinelli, although there was no smile broader than Noni Madueke&rsquo;s. The England forward was subjected to a ridiculous online petition that opposed his move across London from Chelsea in the summer. But on a rare appearance on the right flank as Bukayo Saka was given a welcome rest, Madueke scored a fantastic individual goal before adding a second after half-time to set up a comfortable victory for Mikel Arteta&rsquo;s side.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/madueke-and-martinelli-magic-makes-it-perfect-six-for-arsenal-at-club-brugge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 22:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/madueke-and-martinelli-magic-makes-it-perfect-six-for-arsenal-at-club-brugge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arne Slot full of praise for Liverpool efforts after gritty win against Inter]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;We couldn&rsquo;t have asked for more,&rsquo; says managerSlot skirts around the Mohamed Salah issueArne Slot said Liverpool&rsquo;s players gave everything he could have asked after they put Mohamed Salah&rsquo;s absence aside to inflict a first European home defeat on Inter in more than three years.The Liverpool head coach conceded that Dominik Szoboszlai&rsquo;s decisive 88th-minute penalty &ndash; awarded for a shirt pull by Alessandro Bastoni on Florian Wirtz &ndash; would probably n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arne-slot-full-of-praise-for-liverpool-efforts-after-gritty-win-against-inter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arne-slot-full-of-praise-for-liverpool-efforts-after-gritty-win-against-inter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League: Koundé double boosts Barcelona, Greenwood lifts Marseille]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bayern beat Sporting to move level with Arsenal at topAtl&eacute;tico come from behind to burst PSV&rsquo;s bubbleJules Kound&eacute;&rsquo;s two quickfire headers helped Barcelona to fight back and edge past Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 in the Champions League at Camp Nou on Tuesday, marking a much-needed win for the Catalan side.After a draw against Club Brugge and a defeat by Chelsea, Barcelona found their stride to climb to 14th in the standings, level on 10 points with several teams, as they aim]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-kound-double-boosts-barcelona-greenwood-lifts-marseille/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-kound-double-boosts-barcelona-greenwood-lifts-marseille/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Atalanta 2-1 Chelsea, Tottenham 3-0 Slavia Prague: Champions League as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chelsea slipped to defeat in Bergamo, Spurs earned a welcome home win and Barcelona fought back to deny FrankfurtBarcelona (4-3-3): Joan Garc&iacute;a; Kound&eacute;, Cubars&iacute;, Gerard, Balde; Eric Garc&iacute;a, Pedri, Ferm&iacute;n L&oacute;pez; Yamal, Lewandowski, Raphinha (c).<br />
Subs: Ter Stegen, Szczesny, Torres, Rashford, Christensen, Casad&oacute;, de Jong, Bernal, Torrents, Dro Fern&aacute;ndez, Bardghji.Eintracht Frankfurt (4-4-1-1): Zetterer; Kristensen, Koch (c), Theate, Brown; Doa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/atalanta-2-1-chelsea-tottenham-3-0-slavia-prague-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 23:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/atalanta-2-1-chelsea-tottenham-3-0-slavia-prague-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inter 0-1 Liverpool: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dominik Szoboszlai&rsquo;s late penalty gave Liverpool a deserved victory after a strong performance in MilanIt&rsquo;s a great fixture to look forward to. Like I said yesterday when people asked, not that many did, I told them how well Inter have started the season, that they made two of the last three finals.[On his team selection] At this moment in time I have 13 outfield players with Champions League experience available. If you don&rsquo;t have wingers available, apart from Rio [Ngumoha] wh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/inter-0-1-liverpool-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 23:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/inter-0-1-liverpool-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Szoboszlai steps up in place of Salah to sink Inter as Liverpool fans sing Slot’s name]]></title><description><![CDATA[First the Liverpool hierarchy protected Arne Slot&rsquo;s authority by axing Mohamed Salah from a daunting Champions League assignment in Milan. The Liverpool team then followed suit by inflicting Inter&rsquo;s first European home defeat since September 2022. A brooding superstar with a bruised ego watched from afar while Liverpool fans serenaded Slot at San Siro.Salah might well have taken the decisive 88th-minute penalty had he not talked himself out of the trip to San Siro, another legend of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/szoboszlai-steps-up-in-place-of-salah-to-sink-inter-as-liverpool-fans-sing-slots-name/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 23:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/szoboszlai-steps-up-in-place-of-salah-to-sink-inter-as-liverpool-fans-sing-slots-name/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spurs ease pressure on Frank as Simons rounds off easy win against Slavia Prague]]></title><description><![CDATA[Son Heung-min was back at the club he served with such distinction for 10 years and the former Tottenham captain will perhaps conclude that finding meaning in much the new version of the Champions League has to offer before the knockout stages arrive is far from straightforward.This was something of a non-event in terms of competitiveness, so much so that it would be a mistake to assume Tottenham are on their way to becoming a winning machine at home. They did not have to extend themselves to se]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/spurs-ease-pressure-on-frank-as-simons-rounds-off-easy-win-against-slavia-prague/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 23:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/spurs-ease-pressure-on-frank-as-simons-rounds-off-easy-win-against-slavia-prague/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chelsea’s top-eight hopes hit by Atalanta after De Ketelaere seals comeback win]]></title><description><![CDATA[There were no answers to Chelsea&rsquo;s search for consistency here. Instead they supplied more evidence that they lack the resilience for a Champions League tilt that may now have to be tackled the hard way. This damaging late defeat completed a grim week on the road and had implications for the longer-term picture. They are staring down the barrel of a February playoff that could stretch Enzo Maresca&rsquo;s side, active almost year-round, to the very limit.Atalanta twice punished weak defend]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/chelseas-top-eight-hopes-hit-by-atalanta-after-de-ketelaere-seals-comeback-win/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 23:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/chelseas-top-eight-hopes-hit-by-atalanta-after-de-ketelaere-seals-comeback-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A good place to prove yourself’: Guardiola peps up Manchester City for Bernabéu test]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manager stresses transitional phase of reshaped squadMadrid defeat could spell end of Xabi Alonso&rsquo;s tenurePep Guardiola has challenged his reshaped Manchester City team to prove they can thrive against Real Madrid at the Bernab&eacute;u.The City manager goes back to one of Europe&rsquo;s grandest venues for the Champions League game on Wednesday night without many of the stalwarts who have been at the heart of the numerous battles between the clubs in recent years. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/a-good-place-to-prove-yourself-guardiola-peps-up-manchester-city-for-bernabu-test/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 22:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/a-good-place-to-prove-yourself-guardiola-peps-up-manchester-city-for-bernabu-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arteta fears Arsenal trophy hunt could be hindered by ‘dangerous circle’ of injuries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Declan Rice ruled out of Club Brugge match with illnessMax Dowman to miss several weeks with ankle injuryMikel Arteta fears that Arsenal&rsquo;s quest for silverware this season could be undermined by a &ldquo;dangerous circle&rdquo; of mounting injuries and an unforgiving fixture list that he believes are placing huge demands on his squad.Arteta confirmed that Declan Rice has not travelled to Belgium for Arsenal&rsquo;s Champions League meeting with Club Brugge on Wednesday because of illness,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arteta-fears-arsenal-trophy-hunt-could-be-hindered-by-dangerous-circle-of-injuries/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 21:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arteta-fears-arsenal-trophy-hunt-could-be-hindered-by-dangerous-circle-of-injuries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tottenham’s Pride flag moved on ‘security grounds’ after Slavia Prague request]]></title><description><![CDATA[Czech club made request to Uefa for flag to be movedProud Lilywhites: &lsquo;The flag will fly. It will still be seen&rsquo;Proud Lilywhites, Tottenham&rsquo;s official LGBTQ+ supporters&rsquo; group, has expressed disappointment after the club&rsquo;s rainbow flag was moved for Tuesday&rsquo;s home fixture against Slavia Prague.The flag to show support for the LGBTQ+ community is displayed in the north-east corner of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, close to the away fans. It has been moved to the so]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/tottenhams-pride-flag-moved-on-security-grounds-after-slavia-prague-request/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/tottenhams-pride-flag-moved-on-security-grounds-after-slavia-prague-request/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Xabi Alonso fights for Madrid future in latest edition of modern classic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Los Blancos host Manchester City on Wednesday with head coach&rsquo;s job on the line after one win in five league games&ldquo;This is a team, it is a club, and we all go together hand in hand,&rdquo; Xabi Alonso insisted, protesting perhaps a little too much. &ldquo;When you&rsquo;re Real Madrid coach you&rsquo;re ready,&rdquo; he added on the morning before Manchester City return to the Santiago Bernab&eacute;u for the latest of a very modern classic against one of the many managers who made h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/xabi-alonso-fights-for-madrid-future-in-latest-edition-of-modern-classic/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/xabi-alonso-fights-for-madrid-future-in-latest-edition-of-modern-classic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garnacho happy to have taken ‘a step forward’ by swapping United for Chelsea]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forward says he is &lsquo;building confidence&rsquo; with MarescaManager praises Atalanta before Champions League tieAlejandro Garnacho has said that he has no regrets about the manner of his departure from Manchester United, and that it was a straightforward decision to &ldquo;take a step forward&rdquo; by &shy;joining Chelsea last summer.Garnacho has had a steady, rather than sparkling, first few months since he joined Chelsea in August. His relationship with Ruben Amorim had collapsed by the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/garnacho-happy-to-have-taken-a-step-forward-by-swapping-united-for-chelsea/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 21:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/garnacho-happy-to-have-taken-a-step-forward-by-swapping-united-for-chelsea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League review: Arsenal erupt, PSV stun Liverpool and Benfica revive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arsenal rout Bayern to stake a claim as Europe&rsquo;s best, Liverpool spiral again, Benfica revive under Mourinho, and Estev&atilde;o dazzles on a crowded week of stars&bull; Bayern Munich&rsquo;s unbeaten run and claim to be the best team in European football were both punctured at the Emirates. Arsenal were rampant against an opponent who have handed them so much pain in the past. The Gunners opened the scoring through their habitual set-piece goal, Jurri&euml;n Timber fulfilling the role of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-arsenal-erupt-psv-stun-liverpool-and-benfica-revive/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-arsenal-erupt-psv-stun-liverpool-and-benfica-revive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newcastle to lodge Uefa complaint over ‘unacceptable treatment’ of fans at Marseille game]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supporters &lsquo;targeted with pepper spray and batons&rsquo;French police used &lsquo;excessive tactics&rsquo;, claim NewcastleNewcastle are to complain over the &ldquo;unacceptable treatment&rdquo; their fans endured after Tuesday&rsquo;s 2-1 defeat at Marseille in the Champions League. The Premier League club accused French police of using pepper spray, batons and shields to subdue supporters in the wake of Tuesday night&rsquo;s loss at Stade V&eacute;lodrome.A club statement said: &ldquo;We]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/newcastle-to-lodge-uefa-complaint-over-unacceptable-treatment-of-fans-at-marseille-game/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 12:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/newcastle-to-lodge-uefa-complaint-over-unacceptable-treatment-of-fans-at-marseille-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Arne Slot revive this Frankenstein’s monster of a Liverpool side? | Barney Ronay]]></title><description><![CDATA[New players have come in, too many of them, and that has meant a dilution of the collective will instilled by Klopp Before this game Arne Slot had announced that he was &ldquo;almost confused&rdquo;. Which does at least raise some tantalising questions. Mainly, what is this Liverpool team going to look like when he gets there, when a state of full confusion is finally attained, when even Slot&rsquo;s confusion stops being confusing and reveals its diamond-cut final form. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/can-arne-slot-revive-this-frankensteins-monster-of-a-liverpool-side-barney-ronay/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/can-arne-slot-revive-this-frankensteins-monster-of-a-liverpool-side-barney-ronay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Declan Rice cranks up volume to show he is Europe’s best player right now | Nick Ames]]></title><description><![CDATA[The driving force behind the continent&rsquo;s standout team resembled four players in one as Arsenal put their old nemesis Bayern Munich to the swordShortly before the goal that left Arsenal&rsquo;s supremacy in no doubt, Harry Kane embarked upon a lonely jaunt up their left flank. Much like the majority of Bayern Munich&rsquo;s attacking endeavours, it ended almost as soon as it had begun. In common with a sizeable percentage it was terminated by Declan Rice, who thundered in and took the ball]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/declan-rice-cranks-up-volume-to-show-he-is-europes-best-player-right-now-nick-ames/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/declan-rice-cranks-up-volume-to-show-he-is-europes-best-player-right-now-nick-ames/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League roundup: Mbappé hits four at Olympiakos, Atlético stun Inter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real Madrid edge home 4-3 in GreeceGim&eacute;nez heads home in injury time for Atl&eacute;ticoKylian Mbapp&eacute; scored the second-fastest hat-trick in the Champions League as he helped himself to all four goals in Real Madrid&rsquo;s 4-3 win at Olympiacos.The La Liga leaders were trailing to Chiquinho&rsquo;s early strike at the Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis before Mbapp&eacute; intervened with a seven-minute treble after 22, 24 and 29 minutes. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-roundup-mbapp-hits-four-at-olympiakos-atltico-stun-inter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-roundup-mbapp-hits-four-at-olympiakos-atltico-stun-inter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal 3-1 Bayern Munich: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arsenal dismantled an excellent Bayern side to maintain their 100% record in the Champions League this seasonMike Arteta, Arsenal manager, speaks to TNT about his selection choices:The headaches are going to be a little bit harder. Cristhian Mosquera and Myles Lewis-Skelly deserve to play. We have to manage the squad and the load that we have. We have a game every three games. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-3-1-bayern-munich-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 23:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-3-1-bayern-munich-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSG 5-3 Tottenham, Liverpool 1-4 PSV, and more: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vitinha was the star of an eight-goal thriller in Paris, while Liverpool&rsquo;s abysmal run of form continued as PSV routed them at AnfieldAll across the continent, teams line up to hear Zadok the Priest get his usual Uefa-sanctioned kicking. Poor Zadok&rsquo;s a-cold! All of which is a roundabout way to say that we&rsquo;ll be off in a minute. Big night coming up.TNT have a quick word with Thomas Frank before kick-off. &ldquo;There is one game in front of us, that&rsquo;s PSG &hellip; if you l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-5-3-tottenham-liverpool-1-4-psv-and-more-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 23:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-5-3-tottenham-liverpool-1-4-psv-and-more-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vitinha’s PSG hat-trick blows Spurs away as Frank changes fail to solve riddle]]></title><description><![CDATA[There was no shame in this defeat for Tottenham, which represented progress after the north London derby disaster at Arsenal on Sunday. There were measures of encouragement for the crucial Premier League home game against Fulham on Saturday, most notably in the shape of Randal Kolo Muani, the striker who is on loan from Paris Saint-Germain.Kolo Muani set up Richarlison for 1-0 and scored with a stinging volley for 2-1. There would be another for him before this wild Champions League tie was over]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/vitinhas-psg-hat-trick-blows-spurs-away-as-frank-changes-fail-to-solve-riddle/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 23:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/vitinhas-psg-hat-trick-blows-spurs-away-as-frank-changes-fail-to-solve-riddle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arne Slot’s woes deepen as awful Liverpool are thrashed by PSV at Anfield]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nine defeats in 12 games. The worst run in 71 years. By a team that coasted to the Premier League title last season and were then supposedly upgraded to the tune of almost &pound;450m. Unbelievable, as Arne Slot would say. His Liverpool are stuck in reverse and his position could be under serious threat unless a way out is found soon.PSV Eindhoven were the latest beneficiaries of woeful Liverpool defending and aimless attacking play as the Dutch side inflicted a comprehensive defeat on Slot&rsqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arne-slots-woes-deepen-as-awful-liverpool-are-thrashed-by-psv-at-anfield/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 23:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arne-slots-woes-deepen-as-awful-liverpool-are-thrashed-by-psv-at-anfield/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal go top as Martinelli puts finishing touch to win against Bayern Munich]]></title><description><![CDATA[This was billed as a clash of two of the best teams in Europe and for most of a cold evening in north London it felt like it. An absorbing game that ebbed and flowed throughout had Bayern Munich&rsquo;s rising teenager Lennart Karl cancel out Jurrien Timber&rsquo;s opening goal from a corner before substitutes Noni Madueke and Gabriel Martinelli sealed a deserved win for the home side. It maintains their 100% record in the Champions League and sends them top of the table.Harry Kane let it slip i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-go-top-as-martinelli-puts-finishing-touch-to-win-against-bayern-munich/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 23:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-go-top-as-martinelli-puts-finishing-touch-to-win-against-bayern-munich/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Dog that didn’t bark’: Uefa’s Champions League rights sale delivered a key lesson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plan to sell first-pick games to one global streaming company failed and that offers pointers for the futureChampagne corks were flying last Thursday after Uefa secured average annual increases of more than 20% in the value of its Champions League rights across its five biggest European markets, largely by luring the American entertainment company Paramount into the auction for the first time.Paramount secured the UK rights by outbidding Uefa&rsquo;s incumbent partner, TNT Sports, triumphed in G]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dog-that-didnt-bark-uefas-champions-league-rights-sale-delivered-a-key-lesson/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dog-that-didnt-bark-uefas-champions-league-rights-sale-delivered-a-key-lesson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Feyenoord’s 1970 European Cup win was a sliding doors moment for Celtic]]></title><description><![CDATA[The final remains curious in a Celtic context because it is the showpiece occasion the club would rather forgetIt feels cruel in part to use Thursday&rsquo;s meeting of Feyenoord and Celtic to reflect upon illustrious times. The Dutch side are 29th in the 36-team Europa League table, with Celtic&rsquo;s position in 27th only more slightly more palatable to supporters because Rangers are bottom of the pile.Those fans disrupted an annual general meeting to the point of abandonment last week, demon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/why-feyenoords-1970-european-cup-win-was-a-sliding-doors-moment-for-celtic/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/why-feyenoords-1970-european-cup-win-was-a-sliding-doors-moment-for-celtic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Estêvão’s delight at ‘perfect night’ after Chelsea teenager helps see off Barcelona]]></title><description><![CDATA[Own goal and Delap contribute to 3-0 victory&lsquo;It was the most special moment of my career&rsquo;Est&ecirc;v&atilde;o Willian relished the biggest night of his short career after powering Chelsea to a 3-0 victory against Barcelona in the Champions League with a special solo goal.The 18-year-old Brazilian struggled to make sense of his emotions after a special night at Stamford Bridge. Est&ecirc;v&atilde;o, who joined Chelsea from Palmeiras for &pound;52m last summer, convincingly won his bat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/estvos-delight-at-perfect-night-after-chelsea-teenager-helps-see-off-barcelona/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 00:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/estvos-delight-at-perfect-night-after-chelsea-teenager-helps-see-off-barcelona/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Estêvão outshines Lamine Yamal to show why he is Chelsea’s rare diamond | Jonathan Wilson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilian teenager&rsquo;s goal in win against Barcelona was a classic and the winger could end up as one of the very best Everything Lamine Yamal does oozes quality. Even when he is strolling about looking dejected, which he did quite a bit at Stamford Bridge, he does it with the nonchalant grace of a star. He caresses the ball rather than kicking it, generating remarkable power from limited back-lift. He plays on the balls of his feet, always alert, always able to go either way. He glides rath]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/estvo-outshines-lamine-yamal-to-show-why-he-is-chelseas-rare-diamond-jonathan-wilson/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 00:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/estvo-outshines-lamine-yamal-to-show-why-he-is-chelseas-rare-diamond-jonathan-wilson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League roundup: Dortmund thrash Villarreal, McTominay on target for Napoli]]></title><description><![CDATA[Serhou Guirassy scores twice in 4-0 victoryJuventus off the mark with winner at Bod&oslash;/GlimtBorussia Dortmund ended a three-match winless run with a decisive 4-0 triumph against 10-man Villarreal, powered by a double from Serhou Guirassy.The Guinean striker broke the deadlock in stoppage time before the break, heading home from a corner, and he made it 2-0 early in the second half. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-roundup-dortmund-thrash-villarreal-mctominay-on-target-for-napoli/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 00:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-roundup-dortmund-thrash-villarreal-mctominay-on-target-for-napoli/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chelsea 3-0 Barcelona: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Est&ecirc;v&atilde;o was the star of the show as Chelsea thoroughly dominated ten-man Barcelona4 min: &hellip; there&rsquo;s a scramble in the Chelsea box. Fofana chests down on the right-hand edge of the six-yard box and cuts back for Fernandez, who slams home from close range. But the flag immediately pops up for handball. Chest then ball. There&rsquo;s not much in it, but the on-field decision stands. Barcelona couldn&rsquo;t have complained too much had that stood.3 min: It&rsquo;s loud in t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/chelsea-3-0-barcelona-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 23:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/chelsea-3-0-barcelona-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marseille 2-1 Newcastle, Manchester City 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen, and more: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice to beat Newcastle while Leverkusen stunned a much-changed Manchester CityFull time: Ajax 0-2 BenficaJose Mourinho has won his first Champions League game Before Covid, 26 November 2019 to be precise. Ajax stay bottom with five defeats from five. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/marseille-2-1-newcastle-manchester-city-0-2-bayer-leverkusen-and-more-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 23:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/marseille-2-1-newcastle-manchester-city-0-2-bayer-leverkusen-and-more-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aubameyang fires Marseille to win as Newcastle fail to heed Howe’s warning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newcastle cannot complain that they were not warned. Eddie Howe had cautioned his players that Pierre&#8209;Emerick Aubameyang was &ldquo;as good as ever&rdquo; and would need to be &ldquo;controlled&rdquo; but, ultimately, the visitors proved powerless to prevent the 36-year-old transforming both the match and Marseille&rsquo;s Champions League ambitions.While Aubameyang fulfilled the soaring expectations of a raucously loud audience at a stupendously designed, incredibly atmospheric arena, How]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/aubameyang-fires-marseille-to-win-as-newcastle-fail-to-heed-howes-warning/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 23:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/aubameyang-fires-marseille-to-win-as-newcastle-fail-to-heed-howes-warning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Estêvão wonder goal lights up Chelsea’s statement win over 10-man Barcelona]]></title><description><![CDATA[There cannot have been many moments during Lamine Yamal&rsquo;s short, golden career when the Barcelona winger has had to let another wonderkid dominate the stage. The accolades have come his way but it was different at Stamford Bridge.Lamine Yamal was barely given a kick by Marc Cucurella, who delighted in neutralising his international teammate, and was unable to do anything to make his first meeting with Est&ecirc;v&atilde;o Willian live up to expectations. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/estvo-wonder-goal-lights-up-chelseas-statement-win-over-10-man-barcelona/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 23:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/estvo-wonder-goal-lights-up-chelseas-statement-win-over-10-man-barcelona/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grimaldo and Schick shock understrength Manchester City in Bayer Leverkusen win]]></title><description><![CDATA[You had to go back to September 2018 for the last time Manchester City lost a Champions League group match at home, when Pep Guardiola was in the stands because of a ban, and Nabil Fekir&rsquo;s winner gave Lyon a 2-1 victory.Guardiola stood down all but one of the XI that lost at Newcastle United and witnessed Bayer Leverkusen end a 23-match run in the type of off&#8209;colour display reminiscent of last season. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/grimaldo-and-schick-shock-understrength-manchester-city-in-bayer-leverkusen-win/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 23:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/grimaldo-and-schick-shock-understrength-manchester-city-in-bayer-leverkusen-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thomas Frank defends his ability to lead Spurs after Arsenal humiliation]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;I&rsquo;m 1,000% sure I know how to build a team,&rsquo; manager saysFrank insists continuity under Arteta has helped ArsenalThomas Frank has given a robust defence of his credentials at Tottenham, saying he was entirely convinced of his ability to rebuild the club and lead it to success. The manager is under mounting pressure after Spurs&rsquo; 4-1 derby humiliation at Arsenal on Sunday, a result that extended a troubling run.Tottenham have won three of 11 matches in all competitions sin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/thomas-frank-defends-his-ability-to-lead-spurs-after-arsenal-humiliation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 21:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/thomas-frank-defends-his-ability-to-lead-spurs-after-arsenal-humiliation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal in ‘different universe’ to Bayern Munich due to lack of European success]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;We are not there yet,&rsquo; Mikel Arteta said on club&rsquo;s standingBayern visit Arsenal in Champions League on WednesdayMikel Arteta believes Arsenal remain in a &ldquo;different universe&rdquo; to European heavyweights such as Real Madrid and Bayern Munich given they have yet to win the Champions League.The Premier League leaders head into their meeting with Bayern at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday having won all four matches so far in the league phase and are the only team yet to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-in-different-universe-to-bayern-munich-due-to-lack-of-european-success/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-in-different-universe-to-bayern-munich-due-to-lack-of-european-success/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leonardo Balerdi on Marseille, Lionel Messi and proving angry fans wrong]]></title><description><![CDATA[The centre-back had a difficult start in Ligue 1 but now he is captaining the club and dreaming of winning the World CupBy Get French Football NewsLeonardo Balerdi bursts into laughter as he describes the moment a police van stopped in front of his car in Marseille, sirens blaring, only for four officers to jump out, shout and sing &ldquo;Allez l&rsquo;OM!&rdquo; and drive off again. &ldquo;It was just a normal day, but it was brilliant. I thought: OK, I&rsquo;m good here now,&rdquo; he says wit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/leonardo-balerdi-on-marseille-lionel-messi-and-proving-angry-fans-wrong/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/leonardo-balerdi-on-marseille-lionel-messi-and-proving-angry-fans-wrong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal v Bayern offers a stark reminder of the shift in football’s power balance | Sean Ingle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ten years ago Arsenal were thrashed by the Bavarian giants &ndash; now Mikel Arteta&rsquo;s men are rated the best side in EuropeNovember 2015. The Allianz Arena, Munich. A decade ago, yet a lifetime away for Arsenal in the Champions&nbsp;League.That night Ars&egrave;ne Wenger&rsquo;s team were so shredded in a 5-1 defeat by Bayern&nbsp;Munich that my Guardian colleague David Hytner likened them to &ldquo;the&nbsp;chicken feed from the lower reaches of the Bundesliga that Bayern routinely gobble]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-v-bayern-offers-a-stark-reminder-of-the-shift-in-footballs-power-balance-sean-ingle/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-v-bayern-offers-a-stark-reminder-of-the-shift-in-footballs-power-balance-sean-ingle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He’s smiling a lot’: Rashford is enjoying himself again at Barcelona, insists Flick]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forward fit to face Chelsea after shaking off coldBar&ccedil;a manager is happy to have England playerHansi Flick has said that joining Barcelona on loan from Manchester United and experiencing life in a new country has put the smile back on Marcus Rashford&rsquo;s face.The forward was out of favour at United last season but he has found fresh momentum since moving to Spain. Rashford has made a positive impression for Bar&ccedil;a, scoring six times in all competitions this season, and Flick is]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/hes-smiling-a-lot-rashford-is-enjoying-himself-again-at-barcelona-insists-flick/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 21:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/hes-smiling-a-lot-rashford-is-enjoying-himself-again-at-barcelona-insists-flick/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eddie Howe hopes Newcastle can banish travel sickness on mission to Marseille]]></title><description><![CDATA[Magpies&rsquo; away record is a worry before Champions League meeting with Roberto De Zerbi, Mason Greenwood and coNewcastle fans are travelling to Marseille with a soundtrack of uncertainty echoing in their ears. Quite apart from the official warnings about rampant pickpocketing, street crime and potential football&#8209;related violence,&nbsp;their phones seem full of&nbsp;concerned messages from families and friends.Those oft-repeated exhortations to variously &ldquo;take care&rdquo;, &ldquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/eddie-howe-hopes-newcastle-can-banish-travel-sickness-on-mission-to-marseille/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 20:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/eddie-howe-hopes-newcastle-can-banish-travel-sickness-on-mission-to-marseille/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Estêvão ready to rival Lamine Yamal in battle of the teenage prodigies]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Chelsea host Barcelona, fans can assess two 18-year-olds who are equally tipped as future Ballon d&rsquo;Or winnersComparisons mean little to Est&ecirc;v&atilde;o Willian. The Brazil winger did not even take kindly to being nicknamed Messinho &ndash; &ldquo;Little Messi&rdquo; &ndash; earlier in his career. He called the nickname &ldquo;disruptive&rdquo; and made clear that he had no interest in trying to be someone else. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t like comparisons,&rdquo; the 18-year-old told ES]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/estvo-ready-to-rival-lamine-yamal-in-battle-of-the-teenage-prodigies/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 20:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/estvo-ready-to-rival-lamine-yamal-in-battle-of-the-teenage-prodigies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frank can afford to lose at PSG but sense of foreboding now clings to Spurs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manager can view visit to Paris as a free hit, but the same does not apply to Fulham&rsquo;s visit on SaturdayWelcome, then, to another of those Spurs weeks, where the executives are deeply concerned and it is impossible to ignore the sense of foreboding. The 4-1 derby humiliation at Arsenal on Sunday ensured the club are playing a game of crisis&#8209;baton hot potato with Liverpool and surely the last thing that the manager, Thomas Frank, needs is a Champions League trip to Paris Saint-Germain]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/frank-can-afford-to-lose-at-psg-but-sense-of-foreboding-now-clings-to-spurs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 16:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/frank-can-afford-to-lose-at-psg-but-sense-of-foreboding-now-clings-to-spurs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paramount to show most Champions League games in UK from 2027-31]]></title><description><![CDATA[US network made largest bid at this week&rsquo;s auctionAmazon Prime will have first pick of Tuesday matchesThe US media and entertainment giant Paramount Skydance has won the auction for the rights to broadcast most Champions League matches in the UK from 2027 to 2031 in a major shake-up of the domestic rights market.The Guardian has learned that Paramount, whose subsidiary company Paramount+ owns the rights for Champions League games in the US, made the largest bid in this week&rsquo;s auction]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/paramount-to-show-most-champions-league-games-in-uk-from-2027-31/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/paramount-to-show-most-champions-league-games-in-uk-from-2027-31/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tottenham supporters’ trust blames ‘unaffordable’ tickets for poor atmosphere]]></title><description><![CDATA[Europa League prices last season praised as &lsquo;sensible&rsquo;Trust asks Tottenham to make ticketing fairThe Tottenham Hotspur Supporters&rsquo; Trust (THST) has said &ldquo;unaffordable&rdquo; ticket prices are behind the declining atmosphere at the club&rsquo;s stadium.Spurs have won three of 20 home Premier League games in 2025 in their 62,850-seat ground. Although the venue came alive during last season&rsquo;s successful Europa League campaign, the club&rsquo;s return to the Champions L]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/tottenham-supporters-trust-blames-unaffordable-tickets-for-poor-atmosphere/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/tottenham-supporters-trust-blames-unaffordable-tickets-for-poor-atmosphere/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League review: Bayern shine, Cypriot history and Rooney v Van Dijk]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week&rsquo;s action saw Vincent Kompany&rsquo;s men roll on, surprise results and a brilliant performance from a Liverpool defender&bull; Vincent Kompany&rsquo;s Bayern Munich. They rule supreme in Germany and are on a 16-match winning streak. Beating the defending champions, Paris Saint-Germain, on Tuesday was further proof of Bayern&rsquo;s credentials. Lu&iacute;s Diaz, whose combativeness is sorely missed by Liverpool, scored two, but he took the aggression too far when his challenge on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-bayern-shine-cypriot-history-and-rooney-v-van-dijk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 14:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-bayern-shine-cypriot-history-and-rooney-v-van-dijk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the new, fun Erling Haaland: he’s laughing but he’ll still destroy you | Barney Ronay]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Norwegian&rsquo;s goalscoring feats have become so vast they hardly need chronicling, but at least he&rsquo;s now doing it with a smileWith 27 minutes gone, and Manchester City 1-0 up, Erling Haaland did an extraordinary and also very funny thing. Strolling with feigned disinterest away from a free&#8209;kick in the centre circle, Haaland turned, took the ball, and decided to run straight at the Borussia Dortmund defence, dragging with him a pair of desperate yellow shirts, grabbing and stum]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/meet-the-new-fun-erling-haaland-hes-laughing-but-hell-still-destroy-you-barney-ronay/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/meet-the-new-fun-erling-haaland-hes-laughing-but-hell-still-destroy-you-barney-ronay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pep Guardiola urges Manchester City’s Phil Foden to push for England recall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foden scores twice in 4-1 win over Borussia Dortmund&lsquo;No one in the world doesn&rsquo;t know about his quality&rsquo;Pep Guardiola said that &ldquo;no one in the world&rdquo; could deny Phil Foden&rsquo;s quality and urged Manchester City&rsquo;s playmaker to push himself to be recalled by Thomas Tuchel for England after he scored twice in the 4-1 home Champions League win over Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday.Foden&rsquo;s sumptuous strikes, on 22 and 57 minutes, were complemented by a raspi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/pep-guardiola-urges-manchester-citys-phil-foden-to-push-for-england-recall/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/pep-guardiola-urges-manchester-citys-phil-foden-to-push-for-england-recall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League roundup: Club Brugge hold Barcelona in six-goal thriller]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inter maintain perfect start with win over Kairat AlmatyPafos beat Villarreal to earn first Champions League winBarcelona had to settle for a share of the spoils at Club Brugge after a thrilling 3-3 draw but were fortunate the English referee Anthony Taylor ruled out Romeo Vermant&rsquo;s stoppage-time effort for a foul on the Bar&ccedil;a goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny.In a thriller at Brugge&rsquo;s Jan Breydel Stadium, the home side opened the scoring through Nicol&ograve; Tresoldi in the sixth]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-roundup-club-brugge-hold-barcelona-in-six-goal-thriller/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-roundup-club-brugge-hold-barcelona-in-six-goal-thriller/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester City 4-1 Dortmund, Newcastle 2-0 Athletic, and more: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manchester City and Newcastle United eased their opponents aside, while Brugge and Barcelona shared six goals in a wild affair in BelgiumTeams are emerging from tunnels all across Europe. Zadok the Priest (Version) blaring out hither and yon. We&rsquo;ll be off in a couple of minutes!Going into the 8pm kick-offs, here&rsquo;s how the league phase currently looks. When it&rsquo;s all completed after eight games, the top eight will go through to the round of 16, positions nine to 16 will be seeded]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-4-1-dortmund-newcastle-2-0-athletic-and-more-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 23:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-4-1-dortmund-newcastle-2-0-athletic-and-more-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phil Foden’s double downs Borussia Dortmund as Manchester City sparkle]]></title><description><![CDATA[If Phil Foden performs so do Manchester City is a truism reiterated by this two-goal show that helped sweep Pep Guardiola&rsquo;s improving team to 10 points from four games at the stage&rsquo;s halfway juncture.Factor in Erling Haaland who decorated his captaincy for the eve with a 27th goal (for club and country) and Waldemer Anton&rsquo;s 72nd-minute jab home was solely an irritation. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/phil-fodens-double-downs-borussia-dortmund-as-manchester-city-sparkle/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 23:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/phil-fodens-double-downs-borussia-dortmund-as-manchester-city-sparkle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burn and Joelinton use their heads to give Newcastle win over Bilbao]]></title><description><![CDATA[The gloom of the London Stadium was soon forgotten. Newcastle may have been abject on Sunday, but in a run of six wins in eight games, one aberration is perhaps permissible.This was a third successive Champions League success, all without conceding, and Eddie Howe&rsquo;s side can now look forward to the playoff round at least, perhaps even a top&#8209;eight place and automatic passage to the last 16. Quite apart from anything else, they are bigger than most opponents they face in Europe and tha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/burn-and-joelinton-use-their-heads-to-give-newcastle-win-over-bilbao/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 22:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/burn-and-joelinton-use-their-heads-to-give-newcastle-win-over-bilbao/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Qarabag 2-2 Chelsea: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alejandro Garnacho scored off the bench as Chelsea escaped from Azerbaijan with a point after being given a scare1 min: No Caicedo or Enzo in midfield for Chelsea, and that&rsquo;s going to be a test of Romeo Lavia and Andrey Santos. The young visitors get booed on every touch. Boos are very much in fashion in football, as Trent Alexander-Arnold will tell you.Here we go in Baku, the teams are out, the jewel of the Land of Fire take on west London&rsquo;s finest. The weather looks much the same a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/qarabag-2-2-chelsea-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 21:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/qarabag-2-2-chelsea-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garnacho spares Chelsea shock Champions League loss at Qarabag]]></title><description><![CDATA[This was not a night for Enzo Maresca&rsquo;s trademark control. Chelsea invited pressure by starting with a weakened team against dangerous opposition and were anything but measured as they battled in vain to douse Qarabag&rsquo;s spirit and skill at a raucous Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium.Those lucky enough to be there were treated to a wonderfully absorbing contest. It finished 2-2, Alejandro Garnacho coming off the bench to spare Chelsea&rsquo;s blushes with a fine equaliser, but it coul]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/garnacho-spares-chelsea-shock-champions-league-loss-at-qarabag/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 21:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/garnacho-spares-chelsea-shock-champions-league-loss-at-qarabag/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Qarabag v Chelsea: Champions League – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#9917;&#65039; Champions League updates, 5.45pm GMT kick-off<br />
&#9917;&#65039; Live scores | Chelsea&rsquo;s epic trek to Qarabag | Mail John1 min: No Caicedo or Enzo in midfield for Chelsea, and that&rsquo;s going to be a test of Romeo Lavia and Andrey Santos. The young visitors get booed on every touch. Boos are very much in fashion in football, as Trent Alexander-Arnold will tell you.Here we go in Baku, the teams are out, the jewel of the Land of Fire take on west London&rsquo;s finest. The we]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/qarabag-v-chelsea-champions-league-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 20:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/qarabag-v-chelsea-champions-league-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester City v Dortmund, Newcastle v Athletic, and more: Champions League – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#9917;&#65039; Champions League updates from the 8pm GMT games<br />
&#9917;&#65039; Live scores | Qarabag v Chelsea &ndash; live | And email ScottAjax: Pasveer, Gaaei, Sutalo, Baas, Wijndal, Klaassen, Regeer, Mokio, Godts, Weghorst, Gloukh.<br />
Subs: Jaros, Rosa, Heerkens, Itakura, Moro, McConnell, Edvardsen, Konadu, Fitz-Jim, Alders, Bounida.<br />
Galatasaray: Cakir, Singo, Sanchez, Bardakci, Sallai, Lemina, Torreira, Jakobs, Sane, Gabriel Sara, Osimhen.<br />
Subs: Sen, Baltaci, Guvenc, Icardi, Elmali, Kutlu, Ku]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-v-dortmund-newcastle-v-athletic-and-more-champions-league-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 20:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-v-dortmund-newcastle-v-athletic-and-more-champions-league-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Max Dowman leads charge for ever younger stars at Arsenal and beyond]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champions League history-maker has benefitted from growing emphasis on youth and club&rsquo;s fast-track approachIf Mikel Arteta had any doubts that Max Dowman is equipped for the big stage they will have been dispelled in a few seconds on Tuesday night. Dowman, having just become the first 15-year-old to play in the Champions League when he replaced Leandro Trossard in the 72nd minute against Slavia Prague, received the ball on the right flank from Declan Rice and immediately drew a foul from h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/max-dowman-leads-charge-for-ever-younger-stars-at-arsenal-and-beyond/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 15:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/max-dowman-leads-charge-for-ever-younger-stars-at-arsenal-and-beyond/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Van de Ven brushes off Frank snub and reflects on his Spurs wonder goal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Incident with manager after Chelsea loss &lsquo;nothing big&rsquo;Defender says Tottenham &lsquo;needed to bounce back&rsquo;Micky van de Ven has played down the furore over his standoff with Thomas Frank after Tottenham&rsquo;s Premier League defeat by Chelsea on Saturday, insisting it was misinterpreted and blown out of proportion. The centre-half preferred to focus on how the team had bounced back to thrash FC Copenhagen in the Champions League on Tuesday &ndash; a game in which he scored a t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/van-de-ven-brushes-off-frank-snub-and-reflects-on-his-spurs-wonder-goal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 11:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/van-de-ven-brushes-off-frank-snub-and-reflects-on-his-spurs-wonder-goal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enzo Maresca must decide to stick or twist on Chelsea’s epic Qarabag trek]]></title><description><![CDATA[Finding the right balance with rotation will be key as head coach faces tricky Champions League task on WednesdayEuropean away days were not so taxing for Chelsea last season. They were too good for the Conference League and were able to win it even though Enzo Maresca often used those Thursday assignments to play his reserves and keep his best players fresh for the Premier League.This time, though, the physical demands are tougher. Competing in the Champions League has been more sapping and Mar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/enzo-maresca-must-decide-to-stick-or-twist-on-chelseas-epic-qarabag-trek/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/enzo-maresca-must-decide-to-stick-or-twist-on-chelseas-epic-qarabag-trek/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘All those silly things – do them’: Guruzeta’s journey from gurney to goals with Athletic]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Basque club&rsquo;s striker has flourished on their return to the Champions League after a decade away &ndash; on Wednesday his side face NewcastleThe first time Gorka Guruzeta played in England, an 18-year-old appearing for Athletic Bilbao B against Borussia M&ouml;nchengladbach Under-23s at Adams Park in September 2015, he scored. The second time he played in England, against Sunderland two months later, he scored. The third time, against Manchester City six weeks after that, well, he scor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/all-those-silly-things-do-them-guruzetas-journey-from-gurney-to-goals-with-athletic/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/all-those-silly-things-do-them-guruzetas-journey-from-gurney-to-goals-with-athletic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arne Slot turns focus to Manchester City clash after ‘impressive’ Real Madrid win]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;We lost many points in the league. We need to do better&rsquo;Liverpool visit City on Sunday after 1-0 win over MadridArne Slot urged Liverpool to carry their Champions League form into their defence of the Premier League title after recording another impressive win against Real Madrid at Anfield.The Liverpool head coach hailed the &ldquo;outstanding&rdquo; Conor Bradley for nullifying Vin&iacute;cius J&uacute;nior and claimed the performances of the full&#8209;back plus the match-winner]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arne-slot-turns-focus-to-manchester-city-clash-after-impressive-real-madrid-win/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 00:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arne-slot-turns-focus-to-manchester-city-clash-after-impressive-real-madrid-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bradley shuts down Vinícius and shows Liverpool he can be right-back for future | Nick Ames]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real Madrid&rsquo;s world-leading winger was nullified by Trent Alexander-Arnold&rsquo;s possible successor on his Anfield returnAs a seething, soaking wet Anfield braced itself for one last Real Madrid fling, a narrative that had assumed pantomime quality throughout the evening threatened to turn more consequential. Trent Alexander-Arnold shaped to unfurl one of those dipping deliveries that have more than paid the Kop their due over the years and the thought flickered that, were it executed co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bradley-shuts-down-vincius-and-shows-liverpool-he-can-be-right-back-for-future-nick-ames/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 00:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bradley-shuts-down-vincius-and-shows-liverpool-he-can-be-right-back-for-future-nick-ames/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League roundup: two-goal Luis Díaz sent off as Bayern edge PSG]]></title><description><![CDATA[D&iacute;az shown straight red for scissor challenge in 2-1 winJuventus held by Sporting, Atl&eacute;tico see off Union SGBayern Munich made it 16 wins from 16 games this season to underline their credentials as early Champions League favourites, beating the holders, Paris Saint-Germain, 2-1 away as Luis D&iacute;az scored two goals and was shown a red card.The Colombia winger struck twice before being sent off for a violent tackle on Achraf Hakimi on the stroke of half-time. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-roundup-two-goal-luis-daz-sent-off-as-bayern-edge-psg/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 00:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-roundup-two-goal-luis-daz-sent-off-as-bayern-edge-psg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liverpool 1-0 Real Madrid: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alexis Mac Allister&rsquo;s second-half header secured Liverpool a deserved victory, as Trent Alexander-Arnold copped some expected flak on his return1 min: Liverpool are playing towards the Kop in this first half. They prefer it the other way round; Xabi Alonso has clearly given his captain Federico Valverde the heads-up on that.Liverpool get the ball rolling. The Anfield faithful chant the name of Andy Robertson in the pointed style. His old full-back friend looking on from the benches. Contin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/liverpool-1-0-real-madrid-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 23:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/liverpool-1-0-real-madrid-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tottenham 4-0 Copenhagen, PSG 1-2 Bayern Munich, and more: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Micky van den Ven scored an amazing solo goal for Spurs, while Luis Diaz hit two and was sent off for Bayern in ParisThomas Frank has called for better support from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium crowd after revealing that Micky van de Ven and Djed Spence had apologised to him for their reaction to the 1-0 home defeat against Chelsea on Saturday.Van de Ven and Spence were incensed when the full-time whistle sounded and the Spurs fans booed, as they had done at half-time with their team trailing t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/tottenham-4-0-copenhagen-psg-1-2-bayern-munich-and-more-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 23:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/tottenham-4-0-copenhagen-psg-1-2-bayern-munich-and-more-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Van de Ven stunner inspires 10-man Spurs to emphatic win over Copenhagen]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was the moment when the Tottenham home crowd could forget about their recent frustrations and lose themselves in the joy of it all; the glorious release. Their team had been too good for Copenhagen, who showed virtually nothing &ndash; certainly not in a positive sense.Spurs were 2-0 up after Wilson Odobert&rsquo;s goal but there was a glitch when Brennan Johnson, who had opened the scoring, was sent off in the 57th minute. The foul on Marcos L&oacute;pez was more clumsy than sinister yet whe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/van-de-ven-stunner-inspires-10-man-spurs-to-emphatic-win-over-copenhagen/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 23:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/van-de-ven-stunner-inspires-10-man-spurs-to-emphatic-win-over-copenhagen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mac Allister sinks Real Madrid to ruin Alexander-Arnold’s return to Liverpool]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ultimately it was not about who was back at Anfield but what was back. The Liverpool of Arne Slot&rsquo;s title&#8209;winning debut season was the answer and, on their second successive November visit, Real Madrid did not have one of their own.Alexis Mac Allister opened the scoring last season in the 2-0 defeat of the Spanish giants &ndash; though giant would be a huge exaggeration of their latest display on Merseyside &ndash; and settled the reunion of the European heavyweights as Liverpool, al]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mac-allister-sinks-real-madrid-to-ruin-alexander-arnolds-return-to-liverpool/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 23:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mac-allister-sinks-real-madrid-to-ruin-alexander-arnolds-return-to-liverpool/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slavia Prague 0-3 Arsenal: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arsenal made it eight clean sheets in a row as Mikel Merino struck twice and Max Dowman made Champions League history7 mins: After a spot of head tennis in midfield, Mbodji has a go from 30-odd yards, which flies wide of David Raya&rsquo;s goal.4 mins: Another opening for the hosts, with Sanyang&rsquo;s shot blocked and Raya springing to his left to palm away Chory&rsquo;s effort on the rebound &hellip; but the Slavia striker was offside anyway. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/slavia-prague-0-3-arsenal-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 21:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/slavia-prague-0-3-arsenal-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal make it 10 wins in a row as they cruise past Slavia Prague with Merino double]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another game, another slew of records for Arsenal&rsquo;s defensive machine. This time it included one that stretched back more than 55 years, when Leeds were the last English team not to concede a goal in their opening four matches, in the 1969&#8209;70 European Cup campaign, under Don Revie.A determined Slavia Prague side, that came into this game unbeaten in all domestic competitions, gave it their best shot and thought they had been awarded a late penalty, only for the referee to overturn hi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-make-it-10-wins-in-a-row-as-they-cruise-past-slavia-prague-with-merino-double/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 20:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-make-it-10-wins-in-a-row-as-they-cruise-past-slavia-prague-with-merino-double/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moukoko’s arrival at FC Copenhagen offers a cautionary tale for any wonderkid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once labelled &lsquo;the biggest talent in the world&rsquo;, the former Borussia Dortmund forward has endured form fluctuations, controversy and criticismWhen Tottenham fans look at the attacking lineup of their opponents, FC Copenhagen, before Tuesday&rsquo;s Champions League tie, a few familiar names may spring out. Mohamed Elyounoussi, formerly of Southampton and Celtic, has probably been the Danish club&rsquo;s most dangerous player this season, topping their scoring and assists charts. Jord]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/moukokos-arrival-at-fc-copenhagen-offers-a-cautionary-tale-for-any-wonderkid/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/moukokos-arrival-at-fc-copenhagen-offers-a-cautionary-tale-for-any-wonderkid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Match made in Munich: King Kane has redefined the role of a Bundesliga striker | Philipp Lahm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forward has had historic start to career in Germany but will his style stand up against PSG&rsquo;s system-driven philosophy?Harry Kane is a perfect fit for Bayern Munich. He is tailor-made for the Bundesliga, which has been the top league in Europe in terms of goals scored for years. German football is characterised by exchanges of punches, with the ball moving back and forth and plenty of chances on both sides; and Bayern are in the penalty area more often than any other team. Because Kane is]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/match-made-in-munich-king-kane-has-redefined-the-role-of-a-bundesliga-striker-philipp-lahm/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/match-made-in-munich-king-kane-has-redefined-the-role-of-a-bundesliga-striker-philipp-lahm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alonso tells Alexander-Arnold to ‘enjoy’ Liverpool return no matter how fans react]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defender may face hostile reception from Anfield crowdSlot says he has &lsquo;great memories&rsquo; of Real Madrid full-backXabi Alonso has told Trent Alexander-Arnold to enjoy his &ldquo;nice&rdquo; return to Liverpool as the Real Madrid defender prepares to face his boyhood club for the first time since his acrimonious summer departure.Alexander-Arnold is likely to receive a hostile reception at Anfield after he angered Liverpool fans by leaving at the end of his contract last season. The Engl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/alonso-tells-alexander-arnold-to-enjoy-liverpool-return-no-matter-how-fans-react/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 21:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/alonso-tells-alexander-arnold-to-enjoy-liverpool-return-no-matter-how-fans-react/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slot insists Wirtz has ‘brought exactly what we expected’ before Real Madrid tie]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liverpool manager says playmaker will justify &pound;116m feeXabi Alonso backs &lsquo;really special player&rsquo; to come good Arne Slot has defended Florian Wirtz before Real Madrid&rsquo;s visit in the Champions League and insisted the &pound;116m signing has produced &ldquo;exactly what we expected&rdquo; at this stage of his Liverpool career.The playmaker was on the bench for the win against Aston Villa on Saturday and also omitted from Slot&rsquo;s starting lineup against Manchester United]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/slot-insists-wirtz-has-brought-exactly-what-we-expected-before-real-madrid-tie/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/slot-insists-wirtz-has-brought-exactly-what-we-expected-before-real-madrid-tie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frank calls for better support from Spurs crowd after Van de Ven and Spence apologise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defenders fail to acknowledge fans after Chelsea defeatFrank: &lsquo;During the game, we need a little bit of help&rsquo;Thomas Frank has called for better support from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium crowd after revealing that Micky van de Ven and Djed Spence had apologised to him for their reaction to the 1-0 home defeat against Chelsea on Saturday.Van de Ven and Spence were incensed when the full-time whistle sounded and the Spurs fans booed, as they had done at half-time with their team traili]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/frank-calls-for-better-support-from-spurs-crowd-after-van-de-ven-and-spence-apologise/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 19:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/frank-calls-for-better-support-from-spurs-crowd-after-van-de-ven-and-spence-apologise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League review: A deluge of goals as youth rules for Barcelona and Bayern]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week&rsquo;s action saw an astonishing 71 goals over two nights, with the Premier League responsible for many of them&bull; Barcelona&rsquo;s youth system. Ahead of Sunday&rsquo;s edition of El Cl&aacute;sico between Barcelona and Real Madrid, the two clubs won their midweek matches. Real Madrid&rsquo;s opponents were Juventus, in the type of heavyweight clash the Champions League&rsquo;s rejig into a 36-team group stage was supposed to throw up on a regular basis. Wednesday&rsquo;s meeting]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-a-deluge-of-goals-as-youth-rules-for-barcelona-and-bayern/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 16:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-a-deluge-of-goals-as-youth-rules-for-barcelona-and-bayern/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arne Slot left to ‘hope for the best’ after injured Isak forced off against Frankfurt]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Isak had to go off because he felt his groin,&rsquo; says managerStriker played first half of 5-1 Champions League routArne Slot welcomed an emphatic end to Liverpool&rsquo;s losing run but fears he could be without Alexander Isak for several weeks after the British record signing sustained a groin problem against Eintracht Frankfurt.Liverpool produced a 5-1 rout in Germany with Slot&rsquo;s call for set-piece improvement answered by two goals from corners by Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arne-slot-left-to-hope-for-the-best-after-injured-isak-forced-off-against-frankfurt/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arne-slot-left-to-hope-for-the-best-after-injured-isak-forced-off-against-frankfurt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eintracht Frankfurt 1-5 Liverpool: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liverpool put an end to their losing run in swaggering style20 secs: &hellip; and so Knauff immediately races down the right and wins a corner off Van Dijk!To the strains of a ballad set to the tune of Auld Lang Syne, the hosts get the ball rolling. Eintracht have left out their leading scorers, Jonathan Burkardt and Can Uzun, for Dino Toppm&ouml;ller&rsquo;s aforementioned pacy duo of Jean-Matteo Bahoya and Ansgar Knauff. Let&rsquo;s see how that pans out, then. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/eintracht-frankfurt-1-5-liverpool-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 23:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/eintracht-frankfurt-1-5-liverpool-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chelsea 5-1 Ajax, Real Madrid 1-0 Juventus, Monaco 0-0 Spurs: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chelsea cruised to victory at Stamford Bridge while Jude Bellingham scored the winner for Real MadridIt&rsquo;s full-time in the early kick-offs, with Athletic Bilbao and Galatasaray racking up 3-1 wins (Qarabag and Bodo/Glimt the respective losers). Here&rsquo;s how the table&rsquo;s looking, with Qarabag also losing their 100% record.Atalanta: Carnesecchi, Kossounou, Hien, Djimsiti, Zappacosta, De Roon, &Eacute;derson, Bernasconi, De Ketelaere, Krstovic, Lookman Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/chelsea-5-1-ajax-real-madrid-1-0-juventus-monaco-0-0-spurs-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 23:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/chelsea-5-1-ajax-real-madrid-1-0-juventus-monaco-0-0-spurs-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jude Bellingham back in scoring form as Real Madrid edge out Juventus]]></title><description><![CDATA[It wasn&rsquo;t a classic but the chorus from the Santiago Bernab&eacute;u was. It had been a while and they had missed moments such as this &ndash; but for the first time since April Fool&rsquo;s Day, Jude Bellingham stood before the south end with his arms wide, listening to them sing Hey Jude. There had been a shoulder injury, doubts about his role too, but now he had scored his first goal of the season, ultimately taking Real Madrid to a 1-0 win against a Juventus team that aren&rsquo;t what]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/jude-bellingham-back-in-scoring-form-as-real-madrid-edge-out-juventus/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/jude-bellingham-back-in-scoring-form-as-real-madrid-edge-out-juventus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marc Guiu and Estêvão cash in for Chelsea as 10-man Ajax self-destruct]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is a sad fact of modern life for Ajax that their name commands more respect than their football these days. They were once the team of the moment, pushing tactical boundaries they ruled the continent in the 1970s, and they even fielded the youngest starting lineup in the history of the European Cup when they won it for a fourth time in 1995.Yet those days are long gone. Ajax are a shadow of their former selves, a pale imitation under the beleaguered John Heitinga, and do not have the means to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/marc-guiu-and-estvo-cash-in-for-chelsea-as-10-man-ajax-self-destruct/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/marc-guiu-and-estvo-cash-in-for-chelsea-as-10-man-ajax-self-destruct/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liverpool end losing run in style as Szoboszlai caps 5-1 fightback win in Frankfurt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liverpool banished the spectre of a fifth successive defeat with a five&#8209;goal rout of Eintracht Frankfurt that included several ticks on Arne Slot&rsquo;s wishlist. There was set-piece prowess, two assists from Florian Wirtz, accuracy in front of goal and, most importantly, that winning feeling again as Liverpool consigned their losing run to history.Slot&rsquo;s team conceded first for the fifth game in a row but this time produced an emphatic and sustained response. Eintracht&rsquo;s open]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/liverpool-end-losing-run-in-style-as-szoboszlai-caps-5-1-fightback-win-in-frankfurt/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/liverpool-end-losing-run-in-style-as-szoboszlai-caps-5-1-fightback-win-in-frankfurt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vicario frustrates Monaco as Tottenham hang on for hard-fought point]]></title><description><![CDATA[If nothing else, there is something to be said for the idea that staying afloat in awkward away games is a necessary skill. Little more could be taken from a grim night&rsquo;s work by Tottenham, who should have been well beaten by an inventive and ambitious Monaco.The smattering of full-time boos from their travelling fans cut through in a mostly atmosphere-free venue and, while this is hardly a time for alarm bells, the absence of any outfield player capable of seizing the day was stark. Conti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/vicario-frustrates-monaco-as-tottenham-hang-on-for-hard-fought-point/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/vicario-frustrates-monaco-as-tottenham-hang-on-for-hard-fought-point/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dazn targets rights for Champions League in latest football move involving Saudi Arabia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Global rights available for first time for 2027-31 cycleDazn hoping to follow up on Club World Cup successDazn is preparing to bid for global broadcasting rights for Champions League games from 2027 in another significant move into football by Saudi Arabia.Saudi&rsquo;s Surj Sports Investment bought a 10% stake in Dazn for $1bn (&pound;746.94m) in February, two months after the streaming platform agreed to pay the same sum to Fifa for exclusive global rights for the Club World Cup. Dazn claimed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dazn-targets-rights-for-champions-league-in-latest-football-move-involving-saudi-arabia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dazn-targets-rights-for-champions-league-in-latest-football-move-involving-saudi-arabia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s all change for Monaco as they host Spurs in the Champions League]]></title><description><![CDATA[The club&rsquo;s new 38-year-old manager S&eacute;bastien Pocognoli has to improve results, change the team&rsquo;s style and integrate new players &ndash; all during an injury crisisBy Get French Football NewsTime is a precious commodity that has been in short supply for S&eacute;bastien Pocognoli. The precocious 38-year-old has not needed much of it to forge a reputation as one of the most promising young managers in the game, but he has had to maximise every second since joining Monaco as he]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/its-all-change-for-monaco-as-they-host-spurs-in-the-champions-league/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/its-all-change-for-monaco-as-they-host-spurs-in-the-champions-league/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Phenomenal’ Gyökeres has made Arsenal a much better team, says Arteta]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manager praises physical striker&rsquo;s unpredictabilityTeammates &lsquo;so happy for him&rsquo; after Atl&eacute;tico doubleMikel Arteta said Viktor Gy&ouml;keres had brought more variation to Arsenal&rsquo;s attacking play as he paid tribute to the striker whose two goals embellished a 4-0 rout of Atl&eacute;tico Madrid at the Emirates Stadium.Gy&ouml;keres had entered the game with only three goals for the club he joined from Sporting over the summer for &pound;64m; questions over the qualit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/phenomenal-gykeres-has-made-arsenal-a-much-better-team-says-arteta/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 00:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/phenomenal-gykeres-has-made-arsenal-a-much-better-team-says-arteta/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man in the mask Gyökeres silences ‘invisible’ taunts to make Arsenal mark | Ed Aarons]]></title><description><![CDATA[The centre-forward Arteta craved ends a nine-match goal drought to excite his manager about what is to comeIf Viktor Gy&ouml;keres goes on to become the striker all Arsenal supporters have been praying for, then perhaps they will look back on this night as the moment his fortune changed. As the old striker&rsquo;s mantra goes, it doesn&rsquo;t matter how they go in.After a run of nine matches for club and country without a goal and pressure mounting on the man signed for &pound;64m in the summer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/man-in-the-mask-gykeres-silences-invisible-taunts-to-make-arsenal-mark-ed-aarons/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 00:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/man-in-the-mask-gykeres-silences-invisible-taunts-to-make-arsenal-mark-ed-aarons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newcastle 3-0 Benfica, Villarreal 0-2 Manchester City and more: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Gordon and Harvey Barnes were on target against Jos&eacute; Mourinho&rsquo;s side while Erling Haaland scored in his ninth consecutive matches for Manchester CityWe are less than 15 minutes away from the 8pm BST kick-offs. You can follow Arsenal&rsquo;s match against Atl&eacute;tico Madrid with Scott Murray below.Full-time in the early games: Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/newcastle-3-0-benfica-villarreal-0-2-manchester-city-and-more-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 23:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/newcastle-3-0-benfica-villarreal-0-2-manchester-city-and-more-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal 4-0 Atlético Madrid: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arsenal scored four times in 14 minutes to turn a previously tight game into a rout2 min: Arsenal start the evening as they presumably intend to go on, stroking the ball around patiently. Koke gets fed up and clips Zubimendi on the shin, and probably should go into the book, but it&rsquo;s early and you know how referees roll. A couple of statements of intent there, perhaps.Arsenal get the ball rolling. Noise bounces around the Emirates. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-4-0-atltico-madrid-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-4-0-atltico-madrid-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League roundup: Barcelona and PSG romp to victories]]></title><description><![CDATA[L&oacute;pez hat-trick and Rashford double sink OlympiakosBayer Leverkusen 2-7 PSG; PSV 6-2 NapoliA Fermin L&oacute;pez hat-trick and two goals from Marcus Rashford powered Barcelona to a commanding 6-1 Champions League victory against Olympiakos, while Ousmane Demb&eacute;l&eacute; scored on his return to the Paris Saint-Germain side as they won 7-2 away against Bayer Leverkusen in a battle of two 10-man teams.The match got off to a flying start when the 22-year-old L&oacute;pez opened the scor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-roundup-barcelona-and-psg-romp-to-victories/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 23:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-roundup-barcelona-and-psg-romp-to-victories/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nice reach Champions League in the one season Jim Ratcliffe stays away]]></title><description><![CDATA[With Ineos busy at Manchester United, Nice finished fourth in Ligue 1 and set up their first European Cup run in 65 yearsBy Get French Football News&ldquo;He hasn&rsquo;t seen a Nice match this season,&rdquo; retorted their manager, Franck Haise, to denigrating comments from the club&rsquo;s own owner Jim Ratcliffe. Had the Manchester United shareholder watched Nice this season, he would have seen a team that have instilled principles and structures that have thus far failed to take hold at Old]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/nice-reach-champions-league-in-the-one-season-jim-ratcliffe-stays-away/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 12:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/nice-reach-champions-league-in-the-one-season-jim-ratcliffe-stays-away/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even with Coppa Italia loss, Christian Pulisic has had the best-ever season by an American man in Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Milan is one of the world&rsquo;s most iconic clubs, and Pulisic&rsquo;s performance has been a bright spot in a disappointing seasonIf AC Milan didn&rsquo;t redeem their lost season in the Coppa Italia final against Bologna on Wednesday, it was no fault of Christian Pulisic&rsquo;s.As his teammates failed to grind down their tightly packed opponents in a 1-0 loss, owing to Dan Ndoye&rsquo;s second-half goal, the American did all he could, just as he has all season, toiling and pressing and char]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/even-with-coppa-italia-loss-christian-pulisic-has-had-the-best-ever-season-by-an-american-man-in-europe/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/even-with-coppa-italia-loss-christian-pulisic-has-had-the-best-ever-season-by-an-american-man-in-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The lure of Champions League money has turned Ligue 1 clubs into gamblers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marseille&rsquo;s big risk paid off. Lyon, on the other hand, may end up in Ligue 2 or banned from European competitionBy Get French Football News&#8203;A few high rollers in Ligue 1 &#8203;took big risks this season. With the financial crisis in French football grave and deepening, Marseille and Lyon rolled the dice&#8203;. The bet has&#8203; not paid off for everyone, and Lyon could yet be left counting their pennies.&ldquo;The club&rsquo;s future has been uncertain since the start of the seas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/the-lure-of-champions-league-money-has-turned-ligue-1-clubs-into-gamblers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 14:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/the-lure-of-champions-league-money-has-turned-ligue-1-clubs-into-gamblers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newcastle v Chelsea: crucial questions in too-close-to-call race for Champions League]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alexander Isak&rsquo;s form, Nicolas Jackson&rsquo;s scoring touch and the big talking points heading into Sunday&rsquo;s showdownNewcastle: If recent form seems encouraging &ndash; Newcastle are seeking an eighth victory in 10 games in all competitions &ndash; they will miss the combative presence of the injured Joelinton on the left of Eddie Howe&rsquo;s midfield three. Joe Willock has not convinced entirely in that role since the Brazilian damaged a knee and much the same could be said of Ale]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/newcastle-v-chelsea-crucial-questions-in-too-close-to-call-race-for-champions-league/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/newcastle-v-chelsea-crucial-questions-in-too-close-to-call-race-for-champions-league/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’ll be back stronger’: Merino insists Arsenal will learn from Champions League exit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Midfielder says season is &lsquo;a huge learning curve&rsquo;Arsenal need seven points to finish second in leagueMikel Merino has vowed Arsenal&rsquo;s young squad will learn from being eliminated in the Champions League semi-finals and is convinced they will &ldquo;be back stronger&rdquo; next season.Paris Saint-Germain booked their place in the final against Inter with a 2-1 win in the second leg, meaning Arsenal will end another campaign without a trophy. They saw off PSV and Real Madrid to r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/well-be-back-stronger-merino-insists-arsenal-will-learn-from-champions-league-exit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/well-be-back-stronger-merino-insists-arsenal-will-learn-from-champions-league-exit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blinkered Arteta’s remarks are wrong but hurt can make Arsenal stronger | David Hytner]]></title><description><![CDATA[If manager gets the four players he needs this summer and squad learn from PSG setback they could scale the heightsRage, anger, frustration. A bad feeling in the tummy. Mikel Arteta felt the emotions churn, these his words as he tried to process it all. And this was on Saturday night after his Arsenal team had lost 2-1 at home to Bournemouth in the Premier League.The manager&rsquo;s idea was to harness the pain, to have it inspire one of the most famous results in club history when they went to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/blinkered-artetas-remarks-are-wrong-but-hurt-can-make-arsenal-stronger-david-hytner/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 17:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/blinkered-artetas-remarks-are-wrong-but-hurt-can-make-arsenal-stronger-david-hytner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League review: a journeyman hero, a crucial miss and a stone-cold classic]]></title><description><![CDATA[PSG and Inter will play for the crown at the end of the month but there were plenty of twists and turns before the finalists were decidedInter Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-a-journeyman-hero-a-crucial-miss-and-a-stone-cold-classic/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-a-journeyman-hero-a-crucial-miss-and-a-stone-cold-classic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luis Enrique responds to Mikel Arteta’s claim that Arsenal deserved to beat PSG – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paris Saint-Germain beat Arsenal 2-1 in the Parc des Princes on Wednesday night to progress to the Champions League final with a 3-1 aggregate victory. After the game Mikel Arteta suggested the PSG bench told him Arsenal should have won and when asked if the better team lost the tie, he said: 'I think so, yes.' The PSG head coach Luis Enrique responded: 'I don't agree at all ... In the two legs we scored more goals than them, and in football it's the most important thing.'&lsquo;They were in tea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/luis-enrique-responds-to-mikel-artetas-claim-that-arsenal-deserved-to-beat-psg-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 14:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/luis-enrique-responds-to-mikel-artetas-claim-that-arsenal-deserved-to-beat-psg-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They were in tears’: Arteta says Arsenal squad emotional after Champions League exit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arsenal manager says Donnarumma was the difference&lsquo;So much pride but at the same time I&rsquo;m so upset&rsquo;An emotional Mikel Arteta said that his players were in tears after being eliminated by Paris Saint-Germain but insisted that Arsenal had been the better team for most of their Champions League semi-final defeat.Despite a promising start that saw Gianluigi Donnarumma produce a magnificent stop to deny Martin &Oslash;degaard, goals from Fabi&aacute;n Ruiz and, after David Raya had]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/they-were-in-tears-arteta-says-arsenal-squad-emotional-after-champions-league-exit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 00:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/they-were-in-tears-arteta-says-arsenal-squad-emotional-after-champions-league-exit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All cake, no icing: Arteta’s Arsenal left sensing a familiar ghost in the shadows | Barney Ronay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arsenal dominated the start of the match, as they knew they had to, but without a genuine centre-forward it was all in vainHow to lose a game of football part 94: losing while appearing to win, advanced level. It will be tempting to see in the opening 27 minutes of this Champions League semi-final second leg a perfect little miniature, an executive summary of a team and a mini-era, out there under the hard white lights of the Parc des Princes, Mikel Arteta&rsquo;s Arsenal pinned and wriggling on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/all-cake-no-icing-artetas-arsenal-left-sensing-a-familiar-ghost-in-the-shadows-barney-ronay/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 00:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/all-cake-no-icing-artetas-arsenal-left-sensing-a-familiar-ghost-in-the-shadows-barney-ronay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 Arsenal (agg: 3-1): Champions League semi-final, second leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gianluigi Donnarumma made two awesome saves as PSG withstood an early onslaught to beat Arsenal in a pulsating gameA relaxed Mikel Arteta talks to TNT SportsIt&rsquo;s our biggest night for a long time. But this isn&rsquo;t where we want to be &ndash; we want to make the final. We are very close. We learned a few things from the first game, about the level of the two teams and the small margins. We have a big conviction that we&rsquo;re gonna do it tonight.This is where this club deserves to be.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/paris-saint-germain-2-1-arsenal-agg-3-1-champions-league-semi-final-second-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 23:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/paris-saint-germain-2-1-arsenal-agg-3-1-champions-league-semi-final-second-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 Arsenal: player ratings from the Parc des Princes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gianluigi Donnarumma was outstanding again while Myles Lewis-Skelly struggled, conceding a penalty for handballGianluigi DonnarummaProduced extraordinary reflex saves to deny &Oslash;degaard and Saka. Immense throughout the competition. 9 Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/paris-saint-germain-2-1-arsenal-player-ratings-from-the-parc-des-princes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/paris-saint-germain-2-1-arsenal-player-ratings-from-the-parc-des-princes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hakimi seals PSG’s Champions League final spot as bold Arsenal fall short]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a night when Arsenal gave everything, battling until the last, even when it looked over. Nobody should fault the spirit of Mikel Arteta&rsquo;s players. They emerged with honour. But it was a night when they simply could not bend this showpiece occasion to the force of their energy and will.When it really was over, this raucous venue pounded to a delirious beat. Paris Saint-Germain are going to their second Champions League final, deserved winners across the two legs. They will fancy thei]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/hakimi-seals-psgs-champions-league-final-spot-as-bold-arsenal-fall-short/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/hakimi-seals-psgs-champions-league-final-spot-as-bold-arsenal-fall-short/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paris Saint-Germain v Arsenal: Champions League semi-final, second leg – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champions League news, 8pm BST kick-off (first leg: 1-0)Nicky Bandini on Inter | And read today&rsquo;s Football DailyA relaxed Mikel Arteta talks to TNT SportsIt&rsquo;s our biggest night for a long time. But this isn&rsquo;t where we want to be &ndash; we want to make the final. We are very close. We learned a few things from the first game, about the level of the two teams and the small margins. We have a big conviction that we&rsquo;re gonna do it tonight.This is where this club deserves to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/paris-saint-germain-v-arsenal-champions-league-semi-final-second-leg-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 22:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/paris-saint-germain-v-arsenal-champions-league-semi-final-second-leg-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fearless Lamine Yamal leaves his mark to give Barcelona hope for the future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teenager was a revelation across an incredible semi-final tie and Spanish side have much to be proud of in defeatOn the afternoon before the first leg of the the most extraordinary Champions League semi-final anyone could remember, Lamine Yamal said he had left fear behind in the park in Matar&oacute; years ago. Everything else he left behind at Montju&iuml;c and San Siro, a statement stronger than any he had delivered in the press room. If that line was a promise, a demonstration of personality]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/fearless-lamine-yamal-leaves-his-mark-to-give-barcelona-hope-for-the-future/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 16:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/fearless-lamine-yamal-leaves-his-mark-to-give-barcelona-hope-for-the-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Acerbi’s preposterous goal summed up ‘crazy Inter’s’ last-chance warriors]]></title><description><![CDATA[The oldest man on the oldest Champions League team delivered when it mattered to show they can go all the wayWhat was he even doing there, in the 183rd minute of a two-legged tie, a 37-year-old centre-back attacking the opposition&rsquo;s six-yard box, the furthest man forward on his team? Francesco Acerbi had not scored a goal in more than a year. Heck, he had not scored one in 65 appearances across Uefa club competitions. This is not his job, not the thing he trains for, not a defining moment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/acerbis-preposterous-goal-summed-up-crazy-inters-last-chance-warriors/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 14:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/acerbis-preposterous-goal-summed-up-crazy-inters-last-chance-warriors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trajectory, vibe, a sense of progress: why Arsenal can’t afford a Paris mismatch | Barney Ronay]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a fair chance Mikel Arteta&rsquo;s team won&rsquo;t beat Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. If they must lose, lose rightIs this thing &hellip; still on? After last week&rsquo;s strangely enervated first-leg performance against Paris Saint-Germain at the Emirates Stadium it has been tempting to get a bit ahead of things, to see Arsenal&rsquo;s season as already a zombie entity, still out there walking around the place, limbs twitching, skinny hands rattling the perimeter fence]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/trajectory-vibe-a-sense-of-progress-why-arsenal-cant-afford-a-paris-mismatch-barney-ronay/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 08:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/trajectory-vibe-a-sense-of-progress-why-arsenal-cant-afford-a-paris-mismatch-barney-ronay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simone Inzaghi hails Inter for beating ‘best two sides in Europe’ on way to final]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inter defeat Barcelona after seeing off Bayern in quartersInzaghi: &lsquo;Arsenal or PSG, it&rsquo;s going to be a great final&rsquo;Simone Inzaghi claimed his Inter team had beaten &ldquo;the best two sides in Europe&rdquo; on their way to the club&rsquo;s seventh European Cup final.Inter beat Barcelona 4-3 in extra time here, and 7-6 on aggregate in a spectacular semi-final. Inzaghi&rsquo;s side also put out Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals, and although the Inter coach was wary of the thre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/simone-inzaghi-hails-inter-for-beating-best-two-sides-in-europe-on-way-to-final/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 01:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/simone-inzaghi-hails-inter-for-beating-best-two-sides-in-europe-on-way-to-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inter 4-3 Barcelona (aet, 7-6 on agg): Champions League semi-final – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[After both legs produced 3-3 draws, Davide Frattesi struck in extra time to send Inter to the final20 secs: Inter started quickly in Barcelona; Barca nearly return the favour here. Torres is found in space in the Inter box down the right, but the flag pops up for offside before he can roll a pass across for Raphinha to tap home.Inter get the ball rolling. Another 3-3 draw, please! We&rsquo;ll have extra time and possibly penalties if so. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/inter-4-3-barcelona-aet-7-6-on-agg-champions-league-semi-final-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 00:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/inter-4-3-barcelona-aet-7-6-on-agg-champions-league-semi-final-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frattesi fires Inter into final as Barcelona fall short in seven-goal instant classic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fittingly, after three-and-a-half hours, the 13 goals and the three invasions from the substitutes&rsquo; bench, the heavens opened: a downpour that also felt like a kind of baptism. Inter and Barcelona had drained themselves many times over, and discovered every time that they still had more to give. We were in a place beyond plans and maps, beyond shapes and tactics, beyond sanity.And so ended what turned out to be less a Champions League semi-final and more of an elongated scream, the sort of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/frattesi-fires-inter-into-final-as-barcelona-fall-short-in-seven-goal-instant-classic/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 23:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/frattesi-fires-inter-into-final-as-barcelona-fall-short-in-seven-goal-instant-classic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inter 4-3 Barcelona (aet, 7-6 on agg): Champions League semi-final – live reaction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Italians will face PSG or Arsenal in Munich finalRead today&rsquo;s Football Daily | And you can also mail Scott20 secs: Inter started quickly in Barcelona; Barca nearly return the favour here. Torres is found in space in the Inter box down the right, but the flag pops up for offside before he can roll a pass across for Raphinha to tap home.Inter get the ball rolling. Another 3-3 draw, please! We&rsquo;ll have extra time and possibly penalties if so. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/inter-4-3-barcelona-aet-7-6-on-agg-champions-league-semi-final-live-reaction/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 23:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/inter-4-3-barcelona-aet-7-6-on-agg-champions-league-semi-final-live-reaction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No fear’: Rice rejects Rooney criticism and sets sights on Arsenal comeback]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pundit said Arsenal have &lsquo;psychological fear&rsquo; of trophiesThomas Partey to play in deeper midfield role in ParisDeclan Rice has rejected Wayne Rooney&rsquo;s claim that Arsenal have a &ldquo;psychological fear&rdquo; of winning trophies and insisted they are capable of overturning a one-goal deficit against Paris Saint-Germain to reach the Champions League final.Mikel Arteta&rsquo;s side were criticised by the former England forward after losing the first leg 1-0 at the Emirates Stadi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/no-fear-rice-rejects-rooney-criticism-and-sets-sights-on-arsenal-comeback/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 20:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/no-fear-rice-rejects-rooney-criticism-and-sets-sights-on-arsenal-comeback/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barcelona boosted by Lewandowski return for semi-final clash with Inter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Polish striker back from hamstring injury for second legInter have fitness doubts for Champions League tieThe Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski has been declared fit to return from a hamstring injury but is set to start on the bench in their Champions League semi-final second leg at Inter on Tuesday, the Bar&ccedil;a manager, Hansi Flick, confirmed.The 36-year-old Polish international, who has scored 40 goals for Barcelona in all competitions this season, had been sidelined for his club&rsquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/barcelona-boosted-by-lewandowski-return-for-semi-final-clash-with-inter/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 20:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/barcelona-boosted-by-lewandowski-return-for-semi-final-clash-with-inter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSG are in safe hands in Champions League with Gianluigi Donnarumma]]></title><description><![CDATA[Goalkeeper has been PSG&rsquo;s most important player in knockout games against Liverpool, Aston Villa and ArsenalBy Get French Football NewsIf man-of-the-match trophies were chosen by the PSG squad, Gianluigi Donnarumma would have picked up three of them from his past three performances in England. The Italian goalkeeper has had the biggest hand &ndash; or glove &ndash; in almost taking the club to the Champions League final and his contributions against Liverpool, Aston Villa and Arsenal have]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-are-in-safe-hands-in-champions-league-with-gianluigi-donnarumma/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 17:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-are-in-safe-hands-in-champions-league-with-gianluigi-donnarumma/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Premier League position is a focus for only eight teams right now]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a freakish season at the top and bottom of the league, competing incentives for the rest are unusually fracturedSign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson hereAs Eddie Howe delivered his post-match press conference after Newcastle&rsquo;s draw against Brighton on Sunday, Chelsea, his club&rsquo;s rivals for Champions League qualification, took an early lead against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge. Howe gave a wry smile and was immediately asked whether it annoyed him that Liverpool had made six cha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/why-premier-league-position-is-a-focus-for-only-eight-teams-right-now/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 17:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/why-premier-league-position-is-a-focus-for-only-eight-teams-right-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The real Inter’ prepare for Champions League showdown with Barcelona | Nicky Bandini]]></title><description><![CDATA[Simone Inzaghi dreamed of a quadruple but European success is now the Nerazzurri&rsquo;s best chance of silverwareThe Inter team that lined up to face Verona on Saturday was so heavily rotated it even included a backup manager. OK, their first-choice boss Simone Inzaghi was technically suspended, but seeing his assistant Massimiliano Farris trot out for the pre-game interview only reinforced a feeling that we were not about to watch the real thing.For months, Inter had tried to compete at full f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/the-real-inter-prepare-for-champions-league-showdown-with-barcelona-nicky-bandini/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 13:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/the-real-inter-prepare-for-champions-league-showdown-with-barcelona-nicky-bandini/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arteta vows Arsenal will turn ‘rage, anger, frustration’ of defeat on PSG]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arsenal threw away lead in 2-1 defeat by BournemouthManager demands &lsquo;massive performance&rsquo; in Paris Mikel Arteta promised to channel the frustration of Arsenal&rsquo;s 2-1 home defeat against Bournemouth on Saturday into the mission to beat Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League semi-final.The manager endured the worst preparations for Wednesday night&rsquo;s second leg in Paris, where Arsenal will attempt to turn around a 1-0 deficit, going strong with his starting lineup and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arteta-vows-arsenal-will-turn-rage-anger-frustration-of-defeat-on-psg/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2025 22:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arteta-vows-arsenal-will-turn-rage-anger-frustration-of-defeat-on-psg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League review: a goalkeeping masterclass and an all-time classic in Barcelona]]></title><description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;re down to the last four teams, and the semi-finals didn&rsquo;t disappoint, even if they were played in contrasting stylesParis Saint-Germain Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-a-goalkeeping-masterclass-and-an-all-time-classic-in-barcelona/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 16:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-a-goalkeeping-masterclass-and-an-all-time-classic-in-barcelona/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A phenomenon’: Inzaghi hails Lamine Yamal after his star turn against Inter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inter coach says such a talent only &lsquo;born every 50 years&rsquo;Hansi Flick calls 17-year-old &lsquo;a genius&rsquo; after 100th outingThe Inter head coach, Simone Inzaghi, called Lamine Yamal a phenomenon that only comes along every 50 years after the teenager led Barcelona&rsquo;s comeback against his team at Montju&iuml;c.Inter led the Champions League semi-final first leg 2-0 after only 21 minutes but, on his 100th professional appearance for the club, the 17-year-old scored an outrageo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/a-phenomenon-inzaghi-hails-lamine-yamal-after-his-star-turn-against-inter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 00:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/a-phenomenon-inzaghi-hails-lamine-yamal-after-his-star-turn-against-inter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barcelona 3-3 Inter: Champions League semi-final, first leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lamine Yamal was the star of this six-goal thriller, an instant classic, though Denzel Dumfries and Marcus Thuram weren&rsquo;t too far behindInter get the ball rolling. They&rsquo;re playing in white this evening. And they&rsquo;re immediately on the attack &hellip;Here come the teams &hellip; and Lamine Yamal, who felt a twinge upon slipping while taking a shot in the warm-up, is still in the Barcelona line-up. He doesn&rsquo;t look particularly concerned as the Champions League anthem is blas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/barcelona-3-3-inter-champions-league-semi-final-first-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/barcelona-3-3-inter-champions-league-semi-final-first-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lamine Yamal dazzles as Barcelona and Inter trade stunning goals in 3-3 thriller]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lamine Yamal had said that he left fear behind in the park in Matar&oacute; when he was little and there was no sign of it here as Barcelona and Inter produced an astonishing night at Montju&iuml;c. As the final whistle went at the end of a noisy and hugely enjoyable semi-final with the score at 3-3, there was a feeling of missed opportunity for Barcelona, of what might have been, yet having been a goal down after 30 seconds and trailed 2-0 and 3-2, it might also have been worse. And it was actu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/lamine-yamal-dazzles-as-barcelona-and-inter-trade-stunning-goals-in-3-3-thriller/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/lamine-yamal-dazzles-as-barcelona-and-inter-trade-stunning-goals-in-3-3-thriller/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal are talking the talk after PSG loss but can they walk the walk in Paris?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mikel Merino says team have the quality, motivation and mentality to turn Champions League semi-final on its headThe fighting talk comes as standard. Arsenal are down after Tuesday night&rsquo;s 1-0 home defeat against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League semi-final first leg &ndash; but not out.&ldquo;This team &hellip; you can never give up on us,&rdquo; Mikel Merino says. &ldquo;Because I think we proved that we are always going to fight until the end. We have the technical quality and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-are-talking-the-talk-after-psg-loss-but-can-they-walk-the-walk-in-paris/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 15:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-are-talking-the-talk-after-psg-loss-but-can-they-walk-the-walk-in-paris/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raphinha goes from missing man to Barcelona’s Ballon d’Or contender]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former Leeds forward was on the periphery but is now key to Hansi Flick&rsquo;s team thanks to his hunger for goalsTo score, first you have to learn how to miss. Raphinha, to be fair, misses a lot. Most common of all, perhaps, is the low screamer, dragged across goal with the left foot, disappearing into the advertising hoardings with an unseen thud as the goalkeeper calmly strolls off in search of a fresh ball. If you close your eyes and try to picture Raphinha missing, this is almost certa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/raphinha-goes-from-missing-man-to-barcelonas-ballon-dor-contender/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/raphinha-goes-from-missing-man-to-barcelonas-ballon-dor-contender/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mikel Arteta’s Big Energy show splutters against PSG to reveal Arsenal’s frailties | Barney Ronay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Absences were keenly felt by hosts whose aggressive approach was disrupted by visiting side&rsquo;s physical pressureReasons to be cheerful. Hmm. Let&rsquo;s see. Well, it&rsquo;s only 1-0. There&rsquo;s that. And this is a significant achievement given Arsenal were basically suffocated in the opening 20 minutes of this semi-final first leg, unable to breathe in their own stadium, stretched thin, starved of air and light by the deep blue machine of the Paris Saint-Germain press.In those moments]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mikel-artetas-big-energy-show-splutters-against-psg-to-reveal-arsenals-frailties-barney-ronay/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mikel-artetas-big-energy-show-splutters-against-psg-to-reveal-arsenals-frailties-barney-ronay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mikel Arteta tells Arsenal players ‘do something special’ to beat PSG]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;We are more than capable of winning in Paris&rsquo;Luis Enrique warns against complacency in second legMikel Arteta urged his Arsenal players to &ldquo;do something special in Paris&rdquo; after losing the first leg of their Champions League semi-final 1-0 at home. Arsenal were disappointing in defeat, going behind early on and squandering good chances to equalise. But Arteta emphasised the &ldquo;small &shy;margins&rdquo; that would decide this tie, and urged his side to put in an improv]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mikel-arteta-tells-arsenal-players-do-something-special-to-beat-psg/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mikel-arteta-tells-arsenal-players-do-something-special-to-beat-psg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ousmane Dembélé, last matinee idol in Paris, finally delivers on big stage | Jonathan Liew]]></title><description><![CDATA[The forward, often seen as a remnant from the decadent PSG of old, scored the biggest goal of his career at ArsenalFor Paris Saint&#8209;Germain, the final whistle arrived like an orchestral fanfare. Exhausted, sweat-drenched players sank to their knees; emotional embraces were shared; the knot of visiting fans in the south-east corner of the Emirates flung scarves in the air and noisily serenaded an epic, razor-thin triumph. It was at this point that Ousmane Demb&eacute;l&eacute; re-emerged fro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/ousmane-dembl-last-matinee-idol-in-paris-finally-delivers-on-big-stage-jonathan-liew/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/ousmane-dembl-last-matinee-idol-in-paris-finally-delivers-on-big-stage-jonathan-liew/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal 0-1 Paris Saint-Germain: Champions League semi-final, first leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ousmane Dembele&rsquo;s early goal gave PSG a deserved victory at the Emirates and left Arsenal with a mountain to climbMikel Arteta&rsquo;s pre-match thoughtsWe&rsquo;re excited: it&rsquo;s a big game, a big night for us and a massive opportunity to take the next step.[On the atmosphere] We have to generate one of the most amazing nights at this stadium [Theo Walcott, on Amazon Prime, whips out his boots in accordance with Arteta&rsquo;s pre-match instructions]. Get ready, get ready just in cas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-0-1-paris-saint-germain-champions-league-semi-final-first-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 23:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-0-1-paris-saint-germain-champions-league-semi-final-first-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dembélé and Donnarumma give PSG edge over Arsenal in Champions League]]></title><description><![CDATA[The optimistic reading for Mikel Arteta and Arsenal is that it is not over. Yet if they are to keep alive their shot at history, the pursuit of a first Champions League triumph, they are going to need something extraordinary in the second leg of this semi-final next Wednesday.The atmosphere at the Parc des Princes will be red-hot and Paris Saint-Germain will not easily be shifted from the advantage that Ousmane Demb&eacute;l&eacute;&rsquo;s fourth-minute goal has given them. The French champions]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dembl-and-donnarumma-give-psg-edge-over-arsenal-in-champions-league/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dembl-and-donnarumma-give-psg-edge-over-arsenal-in-champions-league/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League: previews and predictions for the semi-finals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Team news and the form guide as Barcelona host Inter and Arsenal welcome PSG to the EmiratesBy WhoScored&#8203;Arsenal had a rest at the weekend. They will have been disappointed to watch Liverpool secure the Premier League title on Sunday, but that missed opportunity should focus minds on the Champions League&#8203;, their only hope of silverware this season. &#8203;They are unbeaten in their last 12 matches but have won only six times in that run, and have drawn their last two home games, agai]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-previews-and-predictions-for-the-semi-finals/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-previews-and-predictions-for-the-semi-finals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Serious, precocious and unique: Désiré Doué is a player with no limits]]></title><description><![CDATA[As PSG prepare for a Champions League semi-final against Arsenal, the winger&rsquo;s coaches recall his rise to the topBy Get French Football News&ldquo;I am D&eacute;sir&eacute; Dou&eacute;. Kylian is Kylian,&rdquo; says the Paris Saint-Germain forward, shirking the Mbapp&eacute; comparisons. However, there is something reminiscent of his compatriot: the explosiveness, the agility, the unbridled self-confidence. Those traits have also earned Dou&eacute; comparisons with his idol, Neymar, the mo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/serious-precocious-and-unique-dsir-dou-is-a-player-with-no-limits/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/serious-precocious-and-unique-dsir-dou-is-a-player-with-no-limits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal’s Declan Rice turns sights to winning midfield battle against PSG]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real Madrid could not live with his relentlessness but how will Rice fare against Jo&atilde;o Neves, Fabi&aacute;n Ruiz and Vitinha?Declan Rice went into Arsenal&rsquo;s Champions League quarter&#8209;final against Real Madrid knowing it was a chance to go to another level. Rise to the occasion against the kings of Europe and people would see the midfielder in a different light. Remember the boy who was kicked out of Chelsea at 14? The tearful one who travelled across London for a trial at West]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenals-declan-rice-turns-sights-to-winning-midfield-battle-against-psg/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenals-declan-rice-turns-sights-to-winning-midfield-battle-against-psg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spirited Mikel Arteta urges Arsenal fans to ‘bring their boots’ against PSG]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manager said club &lsquo;feel&rsquo; lack of Champions League trophyMikel Merino could replace Thomas Partey in midfieldMikel Arteta has told the Arsenal support to &ldquo;bring your boots&rdquo; and a can-do attitude for the Champions League semi-final first-leg at home against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday night, as he radiated conviction that the club was primed to make history.The manager described the game as the biggest of his career and one of the most significant hosted by the Emirates]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/spirited-mikel-arteta-urges-arsenal-fans-to-bring-their-boots-against-psg/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 22:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/spirited-mikel-arteta-urges-arsenal-fans-to-bring-their-boots-against-psg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luis Enrique calls on PSG to ‘rewrite history’ in rematch with Arsenal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manager says side more complete since October meeting&lsquo;We are full of confidence and looking forward to playing&rsquo;Luis Enrique believes that Paris Saint-Germain&rsquo;s record against English clubs in the Champions League this season should give them confidence as they prepare to face Arsenal in the semi-final, and he hinted that he does not view the Premier League as the best in the world.The French champions face Mikel Arteta&rsquo;s side at the Emirates Stadium in the first leg on Tu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/luis-enrique-calls-on-psg-to-rewrite-history-in-rematch-with-arsenal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 22:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/luis-enrique-calls-on-psg-to-rewrite-history-in-rematch-with-arsenal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal urged to make complaint to Uefa about PSG ticket allocation row]]></title><description><![CDATA[Club given 2,000 tickets for Paris semi-final second legSupporters&rsquo; Trust request Arsenal join them in appealArsenal have been urged by their supporters&rsquo; trust to make an official complaint to Uefa as a row about ticket allocations for the Champions League semi-final against Paris Saint-Germain escalates.It is understood the Arsenal Supporters&rsquo; Trust plans to lodge a complaint with European football&rsquo;s governing body after they were given only 2,000 tickets for next week&r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-urged-to-make-complaint-to-uefa-about-psg-ticket-allocation-row/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 17:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-urged-to-make-complaint-to-uefa-about-psg-ticket-allocation-row/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Was Liverpool’s title Klopp’s final masterpiece or Slot’s foundation stone? | Jonathan Wilson]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a drama-free title race, the legacy of Liverpool&rsquo;s 20th league triumph will be determined in the years to comeSign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson hereIt was probably just as well the decisive match came against Tottenham. Liverpool fans object to the suggestion this season has been anti-climactic, as though that somehow diminishes their achievement, but it is not a criticism to point out no side has come close to staying with them, that the title was in effect won on the January]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/was-liverpools-title-klopps-final-masterpiece-or-slots-foundation-stone-jonathan-wilson/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/was-liverpools-title-klopps-final-masterpiece-or-slots-foundation-stone-jonathan-wilson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psychodrama of José Mourinho’s ‘most beautiful defeat’ changed game for ever | Jonathan Wilson]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Inter and Barcelona meet again in a Champions League semi-final, it&rsquo;s hard to ignore their epochal clash in 2010Has there been a Champions League tie since that has felt more consequential? As Inter travel to Barcelona for Wednesday&rsquo;s semi-final first leg, the mind turns inevitably to their 1-0 reverse at the Camp Nou 15 years ago &ndash; &ldquo;the most beautiful defeat of my career&rdquo; as Jos&eacute; Mourinho has described it.Playing with 10 men for a little over an hour, Int]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psychodrama-of-jos-mourinhos-most-beautiful-defeat-changed-game-for-ever-jonathan-wilson/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2025 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psychodrama-of-jos-mourinhos-most-beautiful-defeat-changed-game-for-ever-jonathan-wilson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everton v Bayern Munich: 40 years since the greatest night at Goodison]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Everton leave their beautiful old stadium, we look back on a game that lives on in the hearts of all who saw itBy That 1980s Sports Blog&ldquo;If you talk to any Evertonian who was there that night, who actually got in this ground that night, and you said, &lsquo;You can take one game to the grave with you&rsquo;. Say there was 55,000, I&rsquo;m betting you 50,000 would take this game with them.&rdquo; Andy Gray&rsquo;s words about the second leg of Everton&rsquo;s semi-final against Bayern M]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/everton-v-bayern-munich-40-years-since-the-greatest-night-at-goodison/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/everton-v-bayern-munich-40-years-since-the-greatest-night-at-goodison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arteta will not rest players against Palace despite looming PSG tie]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;When players are fit and available, they have to play&rsquo;Liverpool to be league winners if Arsenal lose to PalaceMikel Arteta will not shy away from selecting key Arsenal personnel to face Crystal Palace on Wednesday in their final game before next week&rsquo;s Champions League semi-final first leg even though his team are playing for little beyond pride.The meagre prize on offer is delaying Liverpool&rsquo;s title celebrations but the manager denied he could wrap members of his squad]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arteta-will-not-rest-players-against-palace-despite-looming-psg-tie/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arteta-will-not-rest-players-against-palace-despite-looming-psg-tie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lyon and PSG have lessons to learn after careless performances in Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Both clubs threw away convincing leads in England last week. They need to get their seasons back on track quicklyBy Get French Football NewsHubris cost Lyon last week and it almost cost PSG too. &ldquo;We thought we were too good,&rdquo; admitted Ousmane Demb&eacute;l&eacute; after PSG conceded three goals at Villa Park and were nearly knocked out of the Champions League. &ldquo;We eased off a bit. We thought it was over but big matches are like that,&rdquo; said Malick Fofana after Lyon&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/lyon-and-psg-have-lessons-to-learn-after-careless-performances-in-europe/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/lyon-and-psg-have-lessons-to-learn-after-careless-performances-in-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aston Villa have all the tools to establish themselves among the elite | Jonathan Wilson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unai Emery has built a side with high standards and a squad with depth &ndash; they&rsquo;ll need both in the coming weeksSign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson hereMost teams in the battle for Champions League qualification are staggering to the line, battered, exhausted, done in by a season that feels like it finished in February but somehow still has a month to run. But as they falter, Aston Villa have seemingly found another gear.Liverpool are secure in the Champions League qualification sl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/aston-villa-have-all-the-tools-to-establish-themselves-among-the-elite-jonathan-wilson/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 16:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/aston-villa-have-all-the-tools-to-establish-themselves-among-the-elite-jonathan-wilson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aston Villa have all the tools to establish themselves among the elite]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unai Emery has built a side with high standards and a squad with depth &ndash; they&rsquo;ll need both in the coming weeksSign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson hereMost teams in the battle for Champions League qualification are staggering to the line, battered, exhausted, done in by a season that feels like it finished in February but somehow still has a month to run. But as they falter, Aston Villa have seemingly found another gear.Liverpool are secure in the Champions League qualification sl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/aston-villa-have-all-the-tools-to-establish-themselves-among-the-elite/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 16:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/aston-villa-have-all-the-tools-to-establish-themselves-among-the-elite/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Premier League money matters: the table that really counts in May]]></title><description><![CDATA[With one trophy and hundreds of millions up for grabs, league position means more than pride as TV payouts shape the financial future of every clubPoints mean prizes. And money. Lots and lots of money. Only one trophy is handed out at the conclusion of the Premier League season, meaning the most tangible reward most teams are playing for over the final few weeks of the campaign is a bigger check.Last season, each Premier League team received anywhere between &pound;175.9m and &pound;109.7m for t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/premier-league-money-matters-the-table-that-really-counts-in-may/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2025 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/premier-league-money-matters-the-table-that-really-counts-in-may/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spirit animal Lewis-Skelly leads Arsenal’s youthful puncturing of Madrid mythology]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teenager looked at home in Bernab&eacute;u contest as Mikel Arteta&rsquo;s side celebrated progress six years in the makingWhere is la remontada? Seriously. There really was supposed to be a remontada around here somewhere. Of all the sprinkles of sugar, the crispy, salty, crunchy morsels for Arsenal&rsquo;s supporters to pick over after Wednesday night&rsquo;s brilliantly assured victory at the Bernab&eacute;u it is probably Myles Lewis-Skelly&rsquo;s part that will give the most lasting satisf]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/spirit-animal-lewis-skelly-leads-arsenals-youthful-puncturing-of-madrid-mythology/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 20:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/spirit-animal-lewis-skelly-leads-arsenals-youthful-puncturing-of-madrid-mythology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League review: Arsenal conquer Bernabéu as elite reshuffle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arteta&rsquo;s side delivered a performance for the ages to knock out Real Madrid, while PSG held firm at Villa Park and Inter outlasted Bayern to set up a semi-final of contrastsArsenal Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-arsenal-conquer-bernabu-as-elite-reshuffle/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-arsenal-conquer-bernabu-as-elite-reshuffle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reality bites as Madrid’s Champions League remontada turns to dust]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carlo Ancelotti&rsquo;s pleas went unanswered with his side&rsquo;s limp exit a damning indictment of collective failings this seasonJude Bellingham saw the videos, listened to the stories and heard the word remontada &ldquo;a million times&rdquo;, but it was easier said than done. &ldquo;There is no magic,&rdquo; Carlo Ancelotti warned. In the end there was nothing really, just another glimpse of reality, the true story of their season: a chronicle of a death foretold. No epic, no comeback, not]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/reality-bites-as-madrids-champions-league-remontada-turns-to-dust/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/reality-bites-as-madrids-champions-league-remontada-turns-to-dust/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bayern’s Josip Stanisic admits pushing ballboy was ‘a bit stupid’ in exit at Inter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defender reacted after ballboy threw ball away from himBayern were chasing goal to force extra time at San SiroBayern Munich&rsquo;s Josip Stanisic said it was &ldquo;stupid&rdquo; of him to push a ballboy off his stool after he tossed the ball away in stoppage time of their Champions League match against Inter on Wednesday.A 2-2 draw in the second leg at San Siro enabled Inter to advance to the semi-finals 4-3 on aggregate. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bayerns-josip-stanisic-admits-pushing-ballboy-was-a-bit-stupid-in-exit-at-inter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 09:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bayerns-josip-stanisic-admits-pushing-ballboy-was-a-bit-stupid-in-exit-at-inter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Massive step’: Arteta praises Arsenal’s character in statement Real Madrid win]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;The way Saka handled penalty miss was incredible&rsquo;Arsenal set up PSG semi-final after 5-1 aggregate victoryMikel Arteta joked that he could have given Bukayo Saka a &ldquo;clip round the ear&rdquo; after his dinked penalty was saved by Thibaut Courtois, but the Arsenal manager described the winger as &ldquo;incredible&rdquo; for the way he recovered to score the goal that helped to send the Gunners into the Champions League semi-finals.Arteta described Arsenal&rsquo;s 2-1 victory at]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/massive-step-arteta-praises-arsenals-character-in-statement-real-madrid-win/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/massive-step-arteta-praises-arsenals-character-in-statement-real-madrid-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rice finds antidote to Madrid’s magic and provides glimpse of his ultimate potential | Barney Ronay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arsenal conclusively outplayed Real Madrid, led by brilliant performances from Bukayo Saka and Declan RiceWhere is your magic now? As the night wore on at an increasingly sullen Bernab&eacute;u, as the latest keepers of the Real Madrid shirt tried and failed to crank their way up through the emotional gears, this&nbsp;felt a bit like watching a conjuring act gone wrong. Pick a card. Any card. No. Not that one. Wait. Keep your eyes on the ball. The glass. Hang on.Such is the voodoo around Real&nb]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/rice-finds-antidote-to-madrids-magic-and-provides-glimpse-of-his-ultimate-potential-barney-ronay/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/rice-finds-antidote-to-madrids-magic-and-provides-glimpse-of-his-ultimate-potential-barney-ronay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inter 2-2 Bayern Munich (agg: 4-3): Champions League quarter-final – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Goals from Lautaro Martinez and Benjamin Pavard helped Inter into the semi-finals, where they will face Barcelona2 min: Bayern&rsquo;s are pressing absurdly high, and forcing Inter&rsquo;s full-backs to go long. But the third hopeful ball forward finds Thuram, whose neat flick helps to release Darmian down Inter&rsquo;s right. The ball is crossed low and after a nervy dalliance in Bayern&rsquo;s defence, Urbig surges forward to collect the ball impressively. That will do the young keeper a world]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/inter-2-2-bayern-munich-agg-4-3-champions-league-quarter-final-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 23:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/inter-2-2-bayern-munich-agg-4-3-champions-league-quarter-final-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inter 2-2 Bayern Munich (4-3 agg): Champions League quarter-final – live reaction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Goals from Lautaro Martinez and Benjamin Pavard helped Inter into the semi-finals, where they will face Barcelona2 min: Bayern&rsquo;s are pressing absurdly high, and forcing Inter&rsquo;s full-backs to go long. But the third hopeful ball forward finds Thuram, whose neat flick helps to release Darmian down Inter&rsquo;s right. The ball is crossed low and after a nervy dalliance in Bayern&rsquo;s defence, Urbig surges forward to collect the ball impressively. That will do the young keeper a world]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/inter-2-2-bayern-munich-4-3-agg-champions-league-quarter-final-live-reaction/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 23:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/inter-2-2-bayern-munich-4-3-agg-champions-league-quarter-final-live-reaction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid 1-2 Arsenal: Champions League quarter-final, second leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli scored as Arsenal laughed in the face of the remontada&ldquo;Is there really any point watching this game?&rdquo; asks Matt Dony. &ldquo;I mean, is there really any point even playing it in the first place? It&rsquo;s Madrid in Europe. We all know what&rsquo;s going to happen. They&rsquo;ll have a blindingly good 10-minute spell towards the end of the first half, where they score two goals. There&rsquo;ll be a scruffy third goal around the 70th minute, then the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-1-2-arsenal-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 23:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-1-2-arsenal-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid 1-2 Arsenal (agg: 1-5): Champions League quarter-final, second leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli scored as Arsenal laughed in the face of the remontada&ldquo;Is there really any point watching this game?&rdquo; asks Matt Dony. &ldquo;I mean, is there really any point even playing it in the first place? It&rsquo;s Madrid in Europe. We all know what&rsquo;s going to happen. They&rsquo;ll have a blindingly good 10-minute spell towards the end of the first half, where they score two goals. There&rsquo;ll be a scruffy third goal around the 70th minute, then the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-1-2-arsenal-agg-1-5-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 23:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-1-2-arsenal-agg-1-5-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saka and Martinelli fire Arsenal to last four after famous win at Real Madrid]]></title><description><![CDATA[When at last The Never Ending Story reached its final page, there was Bukayo Saka standing at the north end of the Santiago Bernab&eacute;u shrugging a familiar shrug that says: how about that, then? And that was pretty special, Arsenal&rsquo;s own story written as Mikel Arteta had asked and given a scene they will remember for a long time, a coming of age.The goal that finally confirmed that they were heading into their third European Cup semi-final was a portrait of the way Arsenal had played]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/saka-and-martinelli-fire-arsenal-to-last-four-after-famous-win-at-real-madrid/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/saka-and-martinelli-fire-arsenal-to-last-four-after-famous-win-at-real-madrid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martínez and Pavard send Inter past Bayern into Champions League last four]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the final kick of a ragged, enthralling two legs Kingsley Coman volleyed too high and San Siro could erupt. The grand old venue had been buffeted by wind and water all &shy;evening but here was the fire: Inter&rsquo;s players wheeled over towards their faithful, the stands bouncing to the tune of another legend in the making.European football will miss this stadium achingly whenever it is finally put out to pasture; here it hosted another cocktail of gravitas and exuberance, tense to the la]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/martnez-and-pavard-send-inter-past-bayern-into-champions-league-last-four/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 23:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/martnez-and-pavard-send-inter-past-bayern-into-champions-league-last-four/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid v Arsenal: Champions League quarter-final, second leg – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champions League news, 8pm BST kick-off (first leg: 0-3)Live scoreboard | Read today&rsquo;s edition of Football DailyJude Bellingham on the task aheadTonight&rsquo;s winners will play Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-finals, with the first leg at home of 29 or 30 April and the second leg in Paris a week later. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-v-arsenal-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 20:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-v-arsenal-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inter v Bayern Munich: Champions League quarter-final, second leg – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champions League news, 8pm BST kick-off (first leg: 2-1)Live scores | Football Daily | Get in touch! Email Michael There is another game going on tonight, just in case you didn&rsquo;t know.Wait &hellip; there are two! Alas, all matches are not created equal. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/inter-v-bayern-munich-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 20:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/inter-v-bayern-munich-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Villa thriller shows PSG remain an antidote to sterile systems football | David Hytner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Luis Enrique&rsquo;s fearlessness sets apart arguably the most watchable team in Europe after years of disappointmentLuis Enrique had one word to describe Gianluigi Donnarumma. &ldquo;Sensationnel,&rdquo; the Paris Saint-Germain manager said, switching briefly into French from his native Spanish; no translation required.Donnarumma was the difference for PSG against Aston Villa on Tuesday night, the goalkeeper making five saves in the Champions League quarter-final second leg at Villa Park, three]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/villa-thriller-shows-psg-remain-an-antidote-to-sterile-systems-football-david-hytner/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 18:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/villa-thriller-shows-psg-remain-an-antidote-to-sterile-systems-football-david-hytner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aston Villa fall short of heroic comeback against PSG – Football Weekly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Mark Langdon and Lars Sivertsen as Aston Villa go out swinging in the Champions LeagueRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today; so close for Aston Villa. At 2-0 down on the night and 5-1 on aggregate it all looked over before they rallied thanks to goals from Youri Tielemans, John McGinn and Ezri Konsa. Marcus Rashford played]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/aston-villa-fall-short-of-heroic-comeback-against-psg-football-weekly/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 13:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/aston-villa-fall-short-of-heroic-comeback-against-psg-football-weekly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal, Real Madrid and the history of three-goal leads in Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forty-seven teams have gone into second legs trailing by three or more goals. Only four have turned it aroundBy Opta AnalystWhat a night it was for Arsenal. A Champions League quarter-final at home to holders and perennial winners Real Madrid, and a resounding 3-0 victory. Two stunning free-kicks from Declan Rice and another impressive finish from Mikel Merino put them in a commanding position but, crucially, it was only the first leg.Real Madrid did not wait long before making noises about over]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-real-madrid-and-the-history-of-three-goal-leads-in-europe/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-real-madrid-and-the-history-of-three-goal-leads-in-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emery challenges Aston Villa to return to Champions League quickly after exit]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;It is now most important for us to get Europe again&rsquo;Villa beaten in quarter-finals by PSG after comeback failsUnai Emery said Aston Villa must use their agonising Champions League quarter-final defeat against Paris Saint-Germain as fuel to qualify for the competition again quickly.Villa stirred from 5-1 down on aggregate but a 3-2 win on the night was not enough to advance to the semi-finals, in which PSG will face either Arsenal or Real Madrid. Villa will return to the biggest Euro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/emery-challenges-aston-villa-to-return-to-champions-league-quickly-after-exit/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/emery-challenges-aston-villa-to-return-to-champions-league-quickly-after-exit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When dust settles on PSG exit Aston Villa will be proud of their progress | Ben Fisher]]></title><description><![CDATA[The disappointment on show after a valiant quarter-final defeat shows just how far Unai Emery&rsquo;s team have comeIt was the 57th minute when Unai Emery made a series of small circles with his hands as the pulses of everyone else in this stadium began to race that little bit quicker. Emery tapped his temples, reminding his Aston Villa players to stay focused, but, really, who was he kidding? Ezri Konsa had just side-footed a shot in off a post to earn Villa the lead on the night and, with the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/when-dust-settles-on-psg-exit-aston-villa-will-be-proud-of-their-progress-ben-fisher/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/when-dust-settles-on-psg-exit-aston-villa-will-be-proud-of-their-progress-ben-fisher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aston Villa 3-2 Paris Saint-Germain (agg 4-5): Champions League quarter-final, second leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Villa fell just short of completing one of the great European comebacks with a rousing second-half display1 min: McGinn loops a pass down the left for Rashford to chase. Hakimi shepherds the ball back to Donnarumma, who blooters clear. From the resulting throw, McGinn wins the first corner of the evening.Villa kick off. They&rsquo;re kicking towards the Holte End in this first half. It&rsquo;s tipping down in Birmingham. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/aston-villa-3-2-paris-saint-germain-agg-4-5-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 23:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/aston-villa-3-2-paris-saint-germain-agg-4-5-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSG end Aston Villa’s European run after epic fightback falls just short]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unai Emery will always shudder at mention of La Remontada. It came to define his time as the manager of Paris Saint-Germain, the crazy Champions League defeat to Luis Enrique&rsquo;s Barcelona in 2017 after his team had held a 4-0 first-leg lead in the last 16. Barcelona would end up needing three goals with 88 minutes of the second leg gone at the Camp Nou. They got them for a 6-5 &shy;aggregate&nbsp;win.On an epic night in the West Midlands, the roles were reversed; Emery the hunter with Aston]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-end-aston-villas-european-run-after-epic-fightback-falls-just-short/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-end-aston-villas-european-run-after-epic-fightback-falls-just-short/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Borussia Dortmund 3-1 Barcelona (agg: 3-5): Champions League quarter-final, second leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Serhou Guirassy&rsquo;s hat-trick gave Barcelona a scare but they held on to reach their first Champions League semi-final since 2019The players gather round the centre circle to pay tribute to Dortmund legend Wilhelm Burgsmuller, who died last week aged 93.A reminder of the teams Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/borussia-dortmund-3-1-barcelona-agg-3-5-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/borussia-dortmund-3-1-barcelona-agg-3-5-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barcelona sneak through after Serhou Guirassy’s treble gives Dortmund hope]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the end, it was comfortable enough for Barcelona, despite Serhou Guirassy&rsquo;s hat-trick. They were unable to hold the ball and command through possession as they might have liked but they always had clear water. There were spells, though, when they were distinctly uneasy and, but for an own goal that came at just the right time for them, this might have been a very awkward evening.&ldquo;I had a feeling something like that would happen today because I know the stadium well,&rdquo; said th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/barcelona-sneak-through-after-serhou-guirassys-treble-gives-dortmund-hope/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 22:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/barcelona-sneak-through-after-serhou-guirassys-treble-gives-dortmund-hope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Impossible’ for Arsenal to block out Real Madrid narrative, admits Arteta]]></title><description><![CDATA[Talk of &lsquo;remontada&rsquo; is rife despite 3-0 first-leg deficitArteta wants Arsenal to try to &lsquo;dominate&rsquo; in EuropeReal Madrid&rsquo;s history has loomed large with its epic comebacks but now it is time for Arsenal to write their own, Mikel Arteta says. For all the noise and the narrative, for&nbsp;all that&nbsp;many have crumbled here against the European champions, the &shy;Arsenal manager insisted there is no fear and&nbsp;that his team are ready to step into the&nbsp;Bernab&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/impossible-for-arsenal-to-block-out-real-madrid-narrative-admits-arteta/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 21:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/impossible-for-arsenal-to-block-out-real-madrid-narrative-admits-arteta/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jude Bellingham targets remontada on ‘night that’s made for Real Madrid’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Englishman says confidence within the squad of a Champions League comeback against Arsenal is &lsquo;infectious&rsquo;Remontada, remontada, remontada.&ldquo;Honestly, I&rsquo;ve heard it about a million times since last week,&rdquo; Jude Bellingham said. No word has been repeated as often inside the dressing room or outside it either: on the front pages of the newspapers, on radio, TV and TikTok, where the Englishman apologetically admitted: &ldquo;I get my education from these days,&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/jude-bellingham-targets-remontada-on-night-thats-made-for-real-madrid/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 19:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/jude-bellingham-targets-remontada-on-night-thats-made-for-real-madrid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Squires on … a big week in Europe for the Premier League quintet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our cartoonist looks ahead to crunch ties in the Champions League, Europa League and Conference LeagueBuy a copy of this very cartoon in our Print ShopAnd get David&rsquo;s new book, Chaos in the Box, now Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/david-squires-on-a-big-week-in-europe-for-the-premier-league-quintet/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 12:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/david-squires-on-a-big-week-in-europe-for-the-premier-league-quintet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We have to believe’: Emery calls on Aston Villa to produce PSG comeback]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manager wants Villa Park to be &lsquo;a fortress&rsquo; on TuesdayVilla trail French champions 3-1 from first leg in ParisUnai Emery urged his Aston Villa players to &ldquo;write history&rdquo; by recording a memorable comeback victory over Paris Saint-Germain to advance to the semi-finals of the Champions League. Villa must overturn a two-goal deficit after a first-leg defeat in France and the Villa manager doubled down on his belief that his side can cause a shock, with Emery adamant the &ldqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/we-have-to-believe-emery-calls-on-aston-villa-to-produce-psg-comeback/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 17:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/we-have-to-believe-emery-calls-on-aston-villa-to-produce-psg-comeback/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mikel Arteta hails Declan Rice for ignoring Arsenal set-piece coach]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rice scored two free-kicks against Real MadridNicolas Jover had told him to cross the ballMikel Arteta has praised Declan Rice for his initiative after the midfielder ignored the instructions of Arsenal&rsquo;s set-piece coach before scoring the first of his two free-kicks against Real Madrid.Rice revealed that Nicolas Jover had been telling him to cross the ball rather than shoot in the 58th minute of the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday. Rice had never scored a free]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mikel-arteta-hails-declan-rice-for-ignoring-arsenal-set-piece-coach/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mikel-arteta-hails-declan-rice-for-ignoring-arsenal-set-piece-coach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top-five tussle: how Premier League battle for Champions League spots is shaping up]]></title><description><![CDATA[With Liverpool and Arsenal in line for two of five guaranteed spots in the tournament we assess other contendersThe important thing for Forest is that they sit third and have an FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City to look forward to. Everyone below would like to be in their position. Injuries will be a cause for concern for Nuno Esp&iacute;rito Santo, who has been without his top scorer, Chris Wood, since the international break and then lost Wood&rsquo;s replacement, Taiwo Awoniyi, leavin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/top-five-tussle-how-premier-league-battle-for-champions-league-spots-is-shaping-up/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 11:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/top-five-tussle-how-premier-league-battle-for-champions-league-spots-is-shaping-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Football Daily | Aston Villa’s right royal Bigger Cup night at the Parc des Princes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Whether it&rsquo;s Ed Sheeran at Ipswich, Michael McIntyre at Spurs or Hugh Grant and the Osman brothers at Fulham, celebrity fans always need to be on their very best behaviour, given the almost psychopathic obsession TV directors have with cutting away to them as the action on the pitch unfolds. Last night it was the turn of Prince William to find himself under constant surveillance in his VIP seat in nominative determinism&rsquo;s Parc des Pr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/football-daily-aston-villas-right-royal-bigger-cup-night-at-the-parc-des-princes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 17:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/football-daily-aston-villas-right-royal-bigger-cup-night-at-the-parc-des-princes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League review: Kane v Martínez and Rice’s newfound skill]]></title><description><![CDATA[The quarter-finals got going with some sparkling highlights. We hand out honours and dishonours from the latest round of actionArsenal Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-kane-v-martnez-and-rices-newfound-skill/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 15:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-kane-v-martnez-and-rices-newfound-skill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are PSG the favourites to win the Champions League? – Football Weekly Extra podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Philippe Auclair and Archie Rhind-Tutt as to talk over the Champions League actionRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook and email.On the podcast today: PSG get a vital goal in injury time to give them a healthy lead over Aston Villa. There were four brilliant goals in the game but the best of the bunch came from D&eacute;sir&eacute; Dou&eacute;, whose long-range]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/are-psg-the-favourites-to-win-the-champions-league-football-weekly-extra-podcast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 13:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/are-psg-the-favourites-to-win-the-champions-league-football-weekly-extra-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kvaratskhelia, PSG’s joyous throwback, delivers moment of old-school delight | Barney Ronay]]></title><description><![CDATA[PSG&rsquo;s winger makes up his own moments &ndash; and he scored a beauty to set Luis Enrique&rsquo;s side on course for victoryIt took three minutes of the second half for Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, perhaps the most watchable footballer in Europe right now, to confirm the way this game was going.Unai Emery had sent on Axel Disasi for Matty Cash at the break, with the score 1-1 and PSG hugely dominant on every metric. Cash was effectively doomed in this game from the moment he was booked pulling Kv]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/kvaratskhelia-psgs-joyous-throwback-delivers-moment-of-old-school-delight-barney-ronay/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 00:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/kvaratskhelia-psgs-joyous-throwback-delivers-moment-of-old-school-delight-barney-ronay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s not done yet’: Emery and Rogers defiant despite first-leg defeat at PSG]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manager insists team have belief despite 3-1 loss in ParisRogers: &lsquo;We&rsquo;ve got the quality to turn things around&rsquo;Unai Emery insisted Aston Villa can overturn a two-goal deficit in their Champions League second leg with Paris Saint-Germain next Tuesday and reach the semi-finals. Emery said defeat &ldquo;was not the best but not the worst&rdquo; and acknowledged his former club showed their class after magnificent goals by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, D&eacute;sir&eacute; Dou&eacute; and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/its-not-done-yet-emery-and-rogers-defiant-despite-first-leg-defeat-at-psg/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 00:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/its-not-done-yet-emery-and-rogers-defiant-despite-first-leg-defeat-at-psg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barcelona 4-0 Dortmund: Champions League quarter-final, first leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barcelona&rsquo;s front three all scored, one of them twice, as they took control of their quarter-final against Borussia Dortmund4 mins: Which is curled over the six-yard box and back out of play on the far side.3 mins: Raphina finds space on the left, but Bensebaini clears his low cross for a corner. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/barcelona-4-0-dortmund-champions-league-quarter-final-first-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 23:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/barcelona-4-0-dortmund-champions-league-quarter-final-first-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSG 3-1 Aston Villa: Champions League quarter-final, first leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Khvicha Kvaratskhelia&rsquo;s magnificent goal symbolised an awesome PSG performance that overwhelmed VillaMarquinhos&rsquo;s suspension means there are no thirtysomethings in the Paris Saint-Germain XI. No galacticos either. The players may be younger, but the team is all growns up&ldquo;I realise PSG may well hand out a good tonking tonight, but Villa&rsquo;s bench is looking strong at least!&rdquo; says Rob Knap. &ldquo;Is it the strongest bench among the eight teams in the quarter finals? I&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-3-1-aston-villa-champions-league-quarter-final-first-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-3-1-aston-villa-champions-league-quarter-final-first-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late Nuno Mendes strike caps PSG comeback to hurt Aston Villa hopes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Luis Enrique is regarded as the manager who finally transformed Paris Saint-Germain from a group of individuals into a team but that process, changing the DNA to use his words, has not prohibited players from expressing themselves. For Exhibit A, see Khvicha Kvaratskhelia&rsquo;s preposterous strike, a flash of lightning that helped to secure for PSG a deserved advantage heading into the second leg of this quarter-final.Exhibit B was a beauty, too, D&eacute;sir&eacute; Dou&eacute; cracking a ras]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/late-nuno-mendes-strike-caps-psg-comeback-to-hurt-aston-villa-hopes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/late-nuno-mendes-strike-caps-psg-comeback-to-hurt-aston-villa-hopes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lewandowski doubles up as Barcelona dominate Dortmund to close on semis]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is another game to be played but on this evidence Barcelona will do so just for the fun of it, and there may be no one having as much fun as they are right now. Their captain, Raphinha, refused to admit as much, flashing a knowing smiling as he said so, but a second Champions League semi-final in a decade is virtually secure already after all three of their fantastic forward line scored en route to a 4-0 victory against Borussia Dortmund at Montjuic. The last was taken by a 17-year-old who]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/lewandowski-doubles-up-as-barcelona-dominate-dortmund-to-close-on-semis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/lewandowski-doubles-up-as-barcelona-dominate-dortmund-to-close-on-semis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barcelona v Borussia Dortmund: Champions League quarter-final, first leg – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updates from 8pm BST kick-off at Estadi Ol&iacute;mpicEmail Simon here | Follow PSG v Aston Villa live4 mins: Which is curled over the six-yard box and back out of play on the far side.3 mins: Raphina finds space on the left, but Bensebaini clears his low cross for a corner. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/barcelona-v-borussia-dortmund-champions-league-quarter-final-first-leg-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 22:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/barcelona-v-borussia-dortmund-champions-league-quarter-final-first-leg-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSG v Aston Villa: Champions League quarter-final, first leg – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kick-off at Parc des Princes is 8pm (BST)Live scores | Follow Barcelona v DortmundMarquinhos&rsquo;s suspension means there are no thirtysomethings in the Paris Saint-Germain XI. No galacticos either. The players may be younger, but the team is all growns up&ldquo;I realise PSG may well hand out a good tonking tonight, but Villa&rsquo;s bench is looking strong at least!&rdquo; says Rob Knap. &ldquo;Is it the strongest bench among the eight teams in the quarter finals? I&rsquo;m not sure on what]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-v-aston-villa-champions-league-quarter-final-first-leg-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 22:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-v-aston-villa-champions-league-quarter-final-first-leg-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bukayo Saka’s welcome return opens up thrilling new possibilities for Arsenal | David Hytner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arsenal&rsquo;s &lsquo;star boy&rsquo; is the player who epitomises Mikel Arteta&rsquo;s team and he was hugely influential against Real MadridIt was a brilliant teaser, one that had Arsenal fans smiling and shaking their heads, protesting loudly, essentially calling it immoral. Deal or no deal. They win the Premier&nbsp;League title. But they sell&nbsp;Bukayo Saka.It was posted by the @goalglobal TikTok account at the start of last season and the reactions of those in front of the camera shone]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bukayo-sakas-welcome-return-opens-up-thrilling-new-possibilities-for-arsenal-david-hytner/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bukayo-sakas-welcome-return-opens-up-thrilling-new-possibilities-for-arsenal-david-hytner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We lacked football’: Ancelotti’s reaction to defeat at Arsenal sums up Real Madrid’s season]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jude Bellingham was not shocked by Madrid&rsquo;s display after a campaign littered with defeats and tactical muddleOn the way out of the Emirates Stadium, someone asked Kylian Mbapp&eacute; whether Real Madrid could still do this. &ldquo;Course we can,&rdquo; he replied, three words and then he was gone. In front of him, Vin&iacute;cius J&uacute;nior left in silence. Rodrygo passed by unnoticed again. Luka Modric didn&rsquo;t talk, nor did Fede Valverde. Lucas V&aacute;zquez and Ra&uacute;l Ase]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/we-lacked-football-ancelottis-reaction-to-defeat-at-arsenal-sums-up-real-madrids-season/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 16:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/we-lacked-football-ancelottis-reaction-to-defeat-at-arsenal-sums-up-real-madrids-season/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Premier League guaranteed five teams in Champions League after Arsenal win]]></title><description><![CDATA[League gets one of two extra berths on offer from UefaEngland could have seven clubs in 2025-26 tournamentThe Premier League will be guaranteed at least five teams in the 2025-26 Champions League after Arsenal&rsquo;s stunning 3-0 win over Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday.The English top flight needed one win from its clubs in any of the three European competitions to secure one of two extra berths &ndash; on top of the four granted to the top four]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/premier-league-guaranteed-five-teams-in-champions-league-after-arsenal-win/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 09:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/premier-league-guaranteed-five-teams-in-champions-league-after-arsenal-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Aston Villa lost to Juventus in their last European Cup quarter-final]]></title><description><![CDATA[The reigning champions were undone by Michel Platini, Zbigniew Boniek and Paolo Rossi in March 1983By That 1980s Sports BlogSometimes you have to hold up your hands and recognise that your defeat was more down to the skills of your opponent than your own failings. Take Aston Villa&rsquo;s loss to Juventus in the quarter-finals of the European Cup in 1983. Thousands of fans left Villa Park after the first leg knowing their team&rsquo;s grip on the European Cup had loosened. Villa were beaten 2-1]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/when-aston-villa-lost-to-juventus-in-their-last-european-cup-quarter-final/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/when-aston-villa-lost-to-juventus-in-their-last-european-cup-quarter-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Declan Rice topples Real Madrid with black swans and silver bullets | Barney Ronay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arsenal midfielder had never scored a free-kick before nailing two in 12 minutes to sink European championsSo that&rsquo;s how you beat Real Madrid then. Here it is, the silver bullet. Improbably brilliant, aesthetically lovely, statistically semi&#8209;impossible right-footed free&#8209;kicks. What&rsquo;s the problem here&nbsp;exactly?Before this fun, wild, unbound night at the Emirates Stadium Declan Rice had scored exactly zero free-kicks across his eight-year professional career. On Tuesday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/declan-rice-topples-real-madrid-with-black-swans-and-silver-bullets-barney-ronay/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/declan-rice-topples-real-madrid-with-black-swans-and-silver-bullets-barney-ronay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Nice bit of history’: Rice delighted by Arsenal’s famous win against Madrid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Midfielder&rsquo;s two free-kicks fires 3-0 first-leg win&lsquo;I don&rsquo;t know if it will ever sink in,&rsquo; says RiceDeclan Rice could barely contain his delight after two stunning free&#8209;kicks from the England midfielder gave Arsenal a famous victory against Real Madrid that leaves Mikel Arteta&rsquo;s side within touching distance of reaching the Champions League semi-finals for the first time since 2009.Mikel Merino ensured Arsenal will head to the Spanish capital for the second le]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/nice-bit-of-history-rice-delighted-by-arsenals-famous-win-against-madrid/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/nice-bit-of-history-rice-delighted-by-arsenals-famous-win-against-madrid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal 3-0 Real Madrid: Champions League quarter-final – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two majestic free-kicks from Declan Rice, the first of his professional career, inspired a stunning first-leg victoryIt&rsquo;s been a season of incessant frustration for Arsenal. Yet it could end with them winning the European Cup for the first time. Right now, in this exhilarating, occasionally bowel-loosening window just before kick-off, anything is possible. And nights like this don&rsquo;t come along very often: it&rsquo;s only Arsenal&rsquo;s second Champions League quarter-final in the la]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-3-0-real-madrid-champions-league-quarter-final-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 23:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-3-0-real-madrid-champions-league-quarter-final-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal 3-0 Real Madrid: Champions League player ratings from the Emirates Stadium]]></title><description><![CDATA[Declan Rice&rsquo;s set-piece brilliance dominated this stunning victory but Saka also shone on a momentous night David Raya Two early saves to deny Mbapp&eacute; settled his nerves and was a spectator for most of the second half. 7/10 Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-3-0-real-madrid-champions-league-player-ratings-from-the-emirates-stadium/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 23:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-3-0-real-madrid-champions-league-player-ratings-from-the-emirates-stadium/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bayern Munich 1-2 Inter: Champions League quarter-final first leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thomas M&uuml;ller levelled late on after Lautaro Mart&iacute;nez&rsquo;s opener but Inter struck again to take charge of the tie3 mins: Dier&rsquo;s weak headed clearance sees Inter pick it up again, Martinez getting on the ball before Augusto looks to play in Thuram down the left. Jonas Urbig is off his line quickly to claim it.2 mins: Inter with more possession in these opening moments, and that will continue after Goretzka concedes a foul. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bayern-munich-1-2-inter-champions-league-quarter-final-first-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bayern-munich-1-2-inter-champions-league-quarter-final-first-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Declan Rice’s double rocket sinks Real Madrid to put Arsenal in dreamland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who knew that Declan Rice would be able to bend a free-kick like Beckham? In the first leg of a Champions League quarter-final. And not just once, either. On a red-letter occasion for Arsenal, probably the finest since the Emirates Stadium opened in 2006, their key midfielder brought the house down; Real Madrid to their knees, as well.It is never wise to write off the Champions League holders, the 15&#8209;time winners &ndash; the club that have the patent on astonishing comebacks. Surely not th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/declan-rices-double-rocket-sinks-real-madrid-to-put-arsenal-in-dreamland/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/declan-rices-double-rocket-sinks-real-madrid-to-put-arsenal-in-dreamland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frattesi puts Inter in control with win at Bayern Munich after costly Kane miss]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bayern Munich&rsquo;s sentimental journey is at risk of grinding to a halt. The prospect of a home final will disappear if they do not win at San Siro next week and there may be no fairytale goodbye for one of their legends.Thomas M&uuml;ller is an all-Bavarian icon and, sniffing space in the manner that has defined his career, appeared to have salvaged at least a draw soon after arriving from the bench. The script seemed clear enough from there: three days after the announcement that a 25-year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/frattesi-puts-inter-in-control-with-win-at-bayern-munich-after-costly-kane-miss/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/frattesi-puts-inter-in-control-with-win-at-bayern-munich-after-costly-kane-miss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asensio makes PSG return with task of knocking parent club out of Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aston Villa loanee faces unusual but not unprecedented challenge in the Champions League quarter-final first legPresumably some time between making another play for Marco Asensio and the Paris Saint-Germain forward pitching up on loan in February, Unai Emery, or at least Aston Villa&rsquo;s administrative staff, sifted through the small print of Uefa&rsquo;s regulations in case this very scenario presented itself. Less than three months after replacing Kvara Kvaratskhelia at Parc des Princes in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/asensio-makes-psg-return-with-task-of-knocking-parent-club-out-of-europe/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/asensio-makes-psg-return-with-task-of-knocking-parent-club-out-of-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aston Villa’s Emi Martínez riles PSG by wearing World Cup triumph cap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Argentinian provokes French club on arrival in ParisEmery praises &lsquo;mature&rsquo; goalkeeper before quarter-finalUnai Emery insisted Emiliano Mart&iacute;nez will handle the heat in Aston Villa&rsquo;s Champions League quarter-final at the Parc des Princes, after the Argentina goalkeeper riled Paris Saint-Germain by wearing a cap showing off his World Cup triumph over France and appearing to feature a rooster, a national symbol.Mart&iacute;nez, who trained with the Argentina flag dyed into]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/aston-villas-emi-martnez-riles-psg-by-wearing-world-cup-triumph-cap/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 21:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/aston-villas-emi-martnez-riles-psg-by-wearing-world-cup-triumph-cap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italian teams cannot cope with modern football’s intensity. They need a reboot | Philipp Lahm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fifteen years on from a Serie A side winning the Champions League, Atl&eacute;tico Madrid are the blueprint for return to the topI am also a child of Italian football. My school was called AC Milan. The 4-0 win against Barcelona in the 1994 Champions League final was the benchmark in my training for how a team attack and defend together. What distances do we keep? Who is responsible for winning the ball? When are cross-field passes forbidden? No other game was shown more often by our Swedish chi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/italian-teams-cannot-cope-with-modern-footballs-intensity-they-need-a-reboot-philipp-lahm/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/italian-teams-cannot-cope-with-modern-footballs-intensity-they-need-a-reboot-philipp-lahm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saka mentally refreshed and ready to write ‘own story’ for Arsenal against Madrid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winger &lsquo;focused on coming back stronger&rsquo; after injuryArteta says quarter-final biggest game of coaching careerBukayo Saka has said he feels mentally refreshed after missing three months through injury and believes Arsenal are ready to &ldquo;write our own story&rdquo; against Real Madrid in their Champions League quarter-final.Saka is expected to start against Madrid on Tuesday in the first leg for the first time since rupturing a hamstring in December, having come on in the past two]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/saka-mentally-refreshed-and-ready-to-write-own-story-for-arsenal-against-madrid/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/saka-mentally-refreshed-and-ready-to-write-own-story-for-arsenal-against-madrid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid get sharp wake-up call over their reliance on fine margins | Sid Lowe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defeat against Valencia may have dented their title hopes, but it still takes courage to bet against Carlo Ancelotti&rsquo;s sideAt the end of Real Madrid&rsquo;s 4-4 draw with Real Sociedad last week, Carlo Ancelotti was asked whether there had been any point at which he feared for their place in the Copa del Rey final. He had watched his team go 1-0, 3-1 and 4-3 down, the game heading into extra time before Antonio R&uuml;diger&rsquo;s goal after midnight finally gave them a 4-4 draw, allowing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-get-sharp-wake-up-call-over-their-reliance-on-fine-margins-sid-lowe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-get-sharp-wake-up-call-over-their-reliance-on-fine-margins-sid-lowe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thibaut Courtois admits Real Madrid are worried about Arsenal set pieces]]></title><description><![CDATA[Goalkeeper reveals side have trained to deal with them&lsquo;The first thing is not to concede too many corners&rsquo;Thibaut Courtois has revealed that Real Madrid are wary of Arsenal&rsquo;s prowess from set pieces and have been preparing specifically for the challenge of facing them.The reigning European champions come into Tuesday&rsquo;s first leg of their Champions League quarter-final at the Emirates following a 2-1 home defeat by Valencia in La Liga that left them four points behind lead]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/thibaut-courtois-admits-real-madrid-are-worried-about-arsenal-set-pieces/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 21:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/thibaut-courtois-admits-real-madrid-are-worried-about-arsenal-set-pieces/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mbappé and Vinícius investigated by Uefa before Arsenal quarter-final]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real Madrid players face inquiry for Atl&eacute;tico celebrationsR&uuml;diger and Ceballos also under the spotlightUefa has opened an investigation into a possible breach of disciplinary regulations by several Real Madrid players at the end of their recent Champions League match at Atl&eacute;tico Madrid. The inquiry centres on allegations of improper conduct by Kylian Mbapp&eacute;, Vin&iacute;cius J&uacute;nior, Dani Ceballos and Antonio R&uuml;diger, Uefa revealed on Thursday.Real Madrid face]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mbapp-and-vincius-investigated-by-uefa-before-arsenal-quarter-final/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 19:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mbapp-and-vincius-investigated-by-uefa-before-arsenal-quarter-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pep Guardiola fires back at Capello’s jibe about making football boring]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;It&rsquo;s not the first time he&rsquo;s said that&rsquo;Capello said Guardiola ruined Italian football Pep Guardiola has responded sarcastically to Fabio Capello&rsquo;s claim that he is arrogant, has &ldquo;ruined Italian football&rdquo; and has made the sport boring. The former England coach offered his view of Guardiola to the Spanish newspaper El Mundo this week. On Friday Manchester City&rsquo;s manager was asked whether he listened to someone of the Italian&rsquo;s stature in the g]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/pep-guardiola-fires-back-at-capellos-jibe-about-making-football-boring/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/pep-guardiola-fires-back-at-capellos-jibe-about-making-football-boring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Premier League almost certain to have five teams in 2025-26 Champions League]]></title><description><![CDATA[Italy are closest rivals for a fifth slotEngland could even have a record seven clubsThe Premier League is almost certain to have a fifth team in the Champions League next season, with the distinct possibility of a sixth too, after the completion of the last-16 ties in European competition.Progress for Arsenal, Aston Villa, Manchester United, Tottenham and Chelsea, combined with the exit of Roma from the Europa League, means England are overwhelming favourites to claim one of two European perfor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/premier-league-almost-certain-to-have-five-teams-in-2025-26-champions-league/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 12:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/premier-league-almost-certain-to-have-five-teams-in-2025-26-champions-league/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Why not dare to dream?’: McGinn and Villa fear no one in Champions League]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;We can compete against the best in the world&rsquo;Midfielder excited at prospect of facing PSGNot so long ago, John McGinn presumed a detour to the Paris Saint-Germain club shop on a family holiday as a kid, getting kitted out en route to Disneyland, would be the closest he got to playing at the Parc des Princes. Unai Emery is a former PSG manager, Marco Asensio is on loan from the Ligue 1 club, but McGinn&rsquo;s ties are more modest, if not tenuous.&ldquo;The only place I&rsquo;ve been]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/why-not-dare-to-dream-mcginn-and-villa-fear-no-one-in-champions-league/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/why-not-dare-to-dream-mcginn-and-villa-fear-no-one-in-champions-league/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zinchenko and a deep respect for a loan spell in 2017-18]]></title><description><![CDATA[While the first-leg shellacking Arsenal dished out to PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands meant that Wednesday night&rsquo;s return leg was predictably low on drama, there was at least one moment of highly performative nonsense for fans at the Emirates to enjoy. Handed a rare start by Mikel Arteta, Oleksandr Zinchenko repaid his manager by firing his side ahead with a terrific strike but very pointedly refused to celebrate his first ever Bigger Cup goal for reasons that initially seemed to baffle h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/zinchenko-and-a-deep-respect-for-a-loan-spell-in-2017-18/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/zinchenko-and-a-deep-respect-for-a-loan-spell-in-2017-18/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Football Daily | Zinchenko and a deep respect for a loan spell in 2016-17]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!While the first-leg shellacking Arsenal dished out to PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands meant that Wednesday night&rsquo;s return leg was predictably low on drama, there was at least one moment of highly performative nonsense for fans at the Emirates to enjoy. Handed a rare start by Mikel Arteta, Oleksandr Zinchenko repaid his manager by firing his side ahead with a terrific strike but very pointedly refused to celebrate his first ever Bigger Cup]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/football-daily-zinchenko-and-a-deep-respect-for-a-loan-spell-in-2016-17/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/football-daily-zinchenko-and-a-deep-respect-for-a-loan-spell-in-2016-17/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League review: Lamine Yamal’s brilliance and Donnarumma the great]]></title><description><![CDATA[The quarter-finals have been decided with a dash of controversy. We hand out honours and dishonours from the latest round of actionReal Madrid Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-lamine-yamals-brilliance-and-donnarumma-the-great/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-lamine-yamals-brilliance-and-donnarumma-the-great/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uefa to ask for review of double touch rule on penalties after Alvarez incident]]></title><description><![CDATA[Atl&eacute;tico Madrid player denied in shooutout against RealUefa to enter discussions with Fifa and Ifab over ruleUefa is to ask for a review of the double touch rule on penalty kicks, after &ldquo;clearly unintentional&rdquo; contact from Juli&aacute;n Alvarez cost Atl&eacute;tico Madrid in their last-16 Champions League shootout.Alvarez touched the ball with both his right and left foot in scoring past Real Madrid&rsquo;s Thibaut Courtois on Wednesday. A VAR check overturned the strike, givi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/uefa-to-ask-for-review-of-double-touch-rule-on-penalties-after-alvarez-incident/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 16:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/uefa-to-ask-for-review-of-double-touch-rule-on-penalties-after-alvarez-incident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Atlético controversy shows VAR creates far more angst than it resolves]]></title><description><![CDATA[Football is living through a global case study on whether fairer actually makes for better in the world of professional sportThe number on the sign displayed prominently by the entrance of the football universe had been wiped away. IT HAS NOW BEEN &hellip; 0&hellip; DAYS SINCE THE LAST VAR CONTROVERSY.The second leg of a scintillating Madrid derby in the Champions League round of 16 went to penalties on Wednesday, sending Real through over Atl&eacute;tico. Antonio R&uuml;diger hit the winning sp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/atltico-controversy-shows-var-creates-far-more-angst-than-it-resolves/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 15:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/atltico-controversy-shows-var-creates-far-more-angst-than-it-resolves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Penalty drama in Madrid as Real find a way yet again – Football Weekly Extra podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini, Mark Langdon and Sid Lowe to chew over the Champions League actionRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today; even for Real Madrid this felt like a particularly novel way to progress in the Champions League, with Atl&eacute;tico&rsquo;s Juli&aacute;n Alvarez adjudged to have double-kicked his penalty in the shoot]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/penalty-drama-in-madrid-as-real-find-a-way-yet-again-football-weekly-extra-podcast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 14:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/penalty-drama-in-madrid-as-real-find-a-way-yet-again-football-weekly-extra-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Atlético Madrid’s torment goes on – Real are the nightmare they can’t wake up from | Sid Lowe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Diego Simeone&rsquo;s side lost to their city rivals yet again, in a fashion that was unbelievable and yet so very believableOne day, Diego Simeone said, in those quiet moments when they are alone with their thoughts and memories, Real Madrid&rsquo;s players will think of Atl&eacute;tico Madrid and how they made them suffer. But the real trauma, he knows, will for ever be theirs. In the final moments before this latest European derby, the first at the Metropolitano, a huge mosaic had declared th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/atltico-madrids-torment-goes-on-real-are-the-nightmare-they-cant-wake-up-from-sid-lowe/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 13:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/atltico-madrids-torment-goes-on-real-are-the-nightmare-they-cant-wake-up-from-sid-lowe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Atlético Madrid v Real Madrid: Champions League last 16, second leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Atl&eacute;tico were the better side for the most part, but Real did what they always do, with a little help from the eagle-eyed VAR4 min: &hellip; while on the touchline, Diego Simeone tries his level best to retain his supercool. Carlo chewing at his gum with a bit more vigour, though.2 min: The roof of the Metropolitano, as you&rsquo;d expect, is currently spinning off towards Catalonia. The poor clearance Griezmann intercepted was by Ra&uacute;l Asencio. Everyone in Real white looking around]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/atltico-madrid-v-real-madrid-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/atltico-madrid-v-real-madrid-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid squeeze past Atlético after VAR intervenes in penalty shootout]]></title><description><![CDATA[The thorn that Carlo Ancelotti said was wedged in Atl&eacute;tico Madrid&rsquo;s side remains buried in their flesh, deeper and more painful than ever before, never to be removed. For a sixth time they faced their city rivals in Europe &ndash; 2025 joining 1959, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 &ndash; and for a sixth time they were defeated. Utterly, perhaps eternally defeated. The team that lost one European Cup final derby after a 93rd-minute goal and another on penalties fell once more, and this ti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-squeeze-past-atltico-after-var-intervenes-in-penalty-shootout/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-squeeze-past-atltico-after-var-intervenes-in-penalty-shootout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aston Villa earn shot at greatness after setting up historic PSG showdown | Jonathan Wilson]]></title><description><![CDATA[In reaching the Champions League quarter-finals, Unai Emery&rsquo;s side have taken a step closer to being immortalisedGlory comes in many forms. Perhaps the best Aston Villa could hope for on Wednesday was a game of little drama. They had in effect won the tie in Belgium last week; the last thing they wanted was to have to win it again. And yet, straightforward as it was, this was glorious, a night that in its outcome, if not the precise details, was epochal, marking Villa&rsquo;s return to the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/aston-villa-earn-shot-at-greatness-after-setting-up-historic-psg-showdown-jonathan-wilson/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 23:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/aston-villa-earn-shot-at-greatness-after-setting-up-historic-psg-showdown-jonathan-wilson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aston Villa 3-0 Club Brugge (agg 6-1), Arsenal 2-2 PSV (9-3): Champions League last 16, second legs – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[There were no problems for Aston Villa and Arsenal as they both progressed to the quarter finals&ldquo;You have to feel for Nathan Butler-Oyedeji,&rdquo; writes Kieran McKintosh. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s 22, still not had a proper first-team appearance, not even scored on loan at Cheltenham or Accrington, and even in a game like this where it basically doesn&rsquo;t matter who Arteta plays, a defender who is leaving at the end of the season gets a start up top before he does. Ouch.&rdquo;I have a feeli]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/aston-villa-3-0-club-brugge-agg-6-1-arsenal-2-2-psv-9-3-champions-league-last-16-second-legs-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 23:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/aston-villa-3-0-club-brugge-agg-6-1-arsenal-2-2-psv-9-3-champions-league-last-16-second-legs-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sterling makes his mark against PSV as Arsenal stroll into quarter-finals]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a night when Arsenal ended the game with four left-backs on the pitch, this may not have been the biggest stage of Raheem Sterling&rsquo;s illustrious career. But after a dismal loan spell from Chelsea during which the former England forward has failed to live up to his reputation, Sterling will be relieved to have finally made a contribution as Mikel Arteta&rsquo;s side eased into a quarter-final with Real Madrid.Sterling provided two assists in the first half as goals from Oleksandr Zinchen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/sterling-makes-his-mark-against-psv-as-arsenal-stroll-into-quarter-finals/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 23:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/sterling-makes-his-mark-against-psv-as-arsenal-stroll-into-quarter-finals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asensio’s double breaks 10-man Brugge as Aston Villa bulldoze into last eight]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Unai Emery accepted the challenge of reviving Aston Villa at a time when the club was fretting about relegation to the Championship, he voiced his desire to return to European competition.It was punchy, part of a grand plan and, for supporters, a particularly exciting soundbite, but back then the prospect of a Champions League quarter-final date with Paris Saint&#8209;Germain, one of Emery&rsquo;s former clubs, felt fanciful. The Villa manager has delivered unequivocally on his wish. The Ch]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/asensios-double-breaks-10-man-brugge-as-aston-villa-bulldoze-into-last-eight/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 23:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/asensios-double-breaks-10-man-brugge-as-aston-villa-bulldoze-into-last-eight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time running out for Liverpool to make themselves serial winners]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premier League almost won but contracts are ending and key players ageing, necessitating a summer of changeIt&rsquo;s the 94th minute at Est&aacute;dio da Luz in October. Benfica are winning 4-0 and Atl&eacute;tico Madrid are in utter disarray. Zeki Amdouni runs the ball into an entirely unpatrolled Atl&eacute;tico area, gets a free shot from 14 yards and misses a glorious chance to make it 5-0. Nobody cares. Least of all Liverpool, even though this miss will in effect end up, five months later,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/time-running-out-for-liverpool-to-make-themselves-serial-winners/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 20:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/time-running-out-for-liverpool-to-make-themselves-serial-winners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slot takes pride in Liverpool's display after Champions League exit to PSG &ndash; video]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Liverpool boss Arne Slot called the team's exit from the Champions League a shock, he took solace in losing to an excellent Paris Saint&#8209;Germain team in a wildly entertaining two-legged tie that needed a penalty shootout to decide the outcome. In what Slot labelled 'the best game of football I've ever been involved in', PSG beat Liverpool 4-1 in a shootout to advance to the quarter-finals, winning Tuesday's second leg at Anfield 1-0 thanks to a goal from Ousmane Demb&eacute;l&eacute;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/slot-takes-pride-in-liverpools-display-after-champions-league-exit-to-psg-ndash-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 11:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/slot-takes-pride-in-liverpools-display-after-champions-league-exit-to-psg-ndash-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All-action Vitinha embodies new PSG as Luis Enrique shifts the culture  | Jonathan Liew]]></title><description><![CDATA[The PSG midfielder covered every blade of grass at Anfield as his side frustrated Liverpool for 120 minutesAfterwards, they carried on running. They had run for two hours, run themselves into the ground, run themselves delirious, but at the moment of triumph the players of Paris Saint-Germain somehow managed to find a few more yards in them. Ran towards their fans in the corner, ran in wild circles, tore across the Anfield grass as if it&nbsp;were the Champs-&Eacute;lys&eacute;es.One man did not]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/all-action-vitinha-embodies-new-psg-as-luis-enrique-shifts-the-culture-jonathan-liew/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 01:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/all-action-vitinha-embodies-new-psg-as-luis-enrique-shifts-the-culture-jonathan-liew/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slot sanguine after Liverpool exit in ‘best game of football I’ve ever been involved in’]]></title><description><![CDATA[PSG beat Liverpool on penalties in Champions LeagueSlot praises &lsquo;teams of an incredible level and intensity&rsquo;Arne Slot described Liverpool&rsquo;s Champions League exit as the finest game of his career after Paris Saint&#8209;Germain stunned Anfield with victory in a penalty shootout.The Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma proved the decisive figure in the last-16 second leg with penalty saves from Darwin N&uacute;&ntilde;ez and Curtis Jones. The game had gone to extra time and pena]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/slot-sanguine-after-liverpool-exit-in-best-game-of-football-ive-ever-been-involved-in/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 01:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/slot-sanguine-after-liverpool-exit-in-best-game-of-football-ive-ever-been-involved-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSG beat Liverpool on penalties in Champions League last-16, second leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gianluigi Donnarumma saved two pens as PSG knocked Liverpool out of the Champions League at AnfieldThe stats do not read well for Paris Saint-Germain. None of the last 15 French sides to play away from home against an English opponent in Europe have managed to win, with 14 of those ending in losses. The last victory was by PSG against Manchester United in 2020-21.Liverpool, who have won all four of their home Champions League games this season, have progressed from their last 14 knockout stage t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-beat-liverpool-on-penalties-in-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-beat-liverpool-on-penalties-in-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donnarumma denies Liverpool and Núñez to send PSG through on penalties]]></title><description><![CDATA[Luis Enrique exploded across the Anfield pitch when D&eacute;sir&eacute; Dou&eacute; struck the winning penalty and was still leaping on Paris Saint-Germain players and officials when they headed down the tunnel five minutes later. The reaction of someone who knows that one of the biggest obstacles to PSG&rsquo;s designs on a first Champions League title is out of the way.Liverpool suffered a role reversal in an epic last 16 second-leg tie at Anfield and their hopes of a seventh European crown a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/donnarumma-denies-liverpool-and-nez-to-send-psg-through-on-penalties/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 23:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/donnarumma-denies-liverpool-and-nez-to-send-psg-through-on-penalties/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kane and Davies complete emphatic Bayern Munich win over Leverkusen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Normal service has been resumed in Germany. Perhaps it has in the Champions League, too, given Bayern Munich are in the quarter-finals for a sixth successive year. If Inter are treated with the same brutality they inflicted upon Bayer Leverkusen, whose brief spell as domestic kryptonite appears comprehensively over, they may move closer to lifting the trophy on home soil in May.This may not have been as sedate as the walking pace at which Harry Kane nudged the opener but, in truth, it was not fa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/kane-and-davies-complete-emphatic-bayern-munich-win-over-leverkusen/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 23:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/kane-and-davies-complete-emphatic-bayern-munich-win-over-leverkusen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lamine Yamal bamboozles Benfica as Barcelona advance in name of Carles Miñarro]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barcelona qualified for the Champions League quarter-finals in the name of Carles Mi&ntilde;arro, as a journey they began together continued in his absence.On Tuesday morning a funeral was held for the club doctor who had died suddenly at the team hotel three days earlier; the same evening, the players he had cared for and who had spent the previous night at the chapel of rest paid homage the only way they really could. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/lamine-yamal-bamboozles-benfica-as-barcelona-advance-in-name-of-carles-miarro/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 21:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/lamine-yamal-bamboozles-benfica-as-barcelona-advance-in-name-of-carles-miarro/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barcelona 3-1 Benfica (agg: 4-1): Champions League last 16, second leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lamine Yamal and Raphinha put on an attacking masterclass in the first half to swat aside Benfica and make it to the quarter-finalsBarcelona get the ball rolling. The city so beautiful in the background. Ah, memories of the diving at the 1992 Olympics.The teams are out. Barcelona are in their famous blaugrana, Benfica in third-choice white/silver/grey with neon yellow trim. A crackling atmosphere at the Ol&iacute;mpic Llu&iacute;s Companys despite the place not yet totally full, as per Steve McM]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/barcelona-3-1-benfica-agg-4-1-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 20:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/barcelona-3-1-benfica-agg-4-1-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only Liverpool’s best will be enough to beat ‘complete’ PSG, warns Arne Slot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Head coach ready for second-leg showdown at AnfieldLuis Enrique says winners of last-16 tie will make finalArne Slot believes Liverpool must produce their best performance of the season to finish off &ldquo;a complete&rdquo; Paris Saint-Germain team that gave him sleepless nights after the Champions League encounter last week.Liverpool take a 1-0 lead into the last-16 second leg at Anfield but Slot rates the tie at &ldquo;50-50&rdquo; on the evidence of PSG&rsquo;s display at Parc des Princes. &]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/only-liverpools-best-will-be-enough-to-beat-complete-psg-warns-arne-slot/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 21:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/only-liverpools-best-will-be-enough-to-beat-complete-psg-warns-arne-slot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liverpool fans to have 2022 Champions League final injury claims heard in UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge rules in favour of football supporters after Uefa&rsquo;s attempt to block court claims being held in LiverpoolLiverpool fans affected by the chaos surrounding the 2022 Champions League final in Paris have the right to have their personal injury claims heard in the UK, a judge has ruled, after an attempt by European football&rsquo;s governing body to block it.A number of Liverpool supporters were hurt at the Stade de France in Paris during overcrowding when their club played against Real M]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/liverpool-fans-to-have-2022-champions-league-final-injury-claims-heard-in-uk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 17:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/liverpool-fans-to-have-2022-champions-league-final-injury-claims-heard-in-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harvey Elliott admits to anger and frustration at lack of Liverpool starts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The &lsquo;chosen one&rsquo; scored dramatic first-leg winner at PSG&lsquo;I want to play, but need to respect manager&rsquo;s decisions&rsquo;Harvey Elliott has said a starring role as Liverpool&rsquo;s &ldquo;chosen one&rdquo; against Paris Saint-Germain compensated for the anger and frustration he has felt at his limited game-time under Arne Slot.The Liverpool forward believes his match-winning goal on Wednesday in the Champions League last-16 first leg, scored 47 seconds after replacing Moha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/harvey-elliott-admits-to-anger-and-frustration-at-lack-of-liverpool-starts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/harvey-elliott-admits-to-anger-and-frustration-at-lack-of-liverpool-starts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League review: brilliant goalkeeping and Leverkusen in decline]]></title><description><![CDATA[The last 16 started with a host of intriguing fixtures. We hand out honours and dishonours from the latest round of actionArsenal Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-brilliant-goalkeeping-and-leverkusen-in-decline/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-brilliant-goalkeeping-and-leverkusen-in-decline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cinematic, triumphant, unbeatable: Alisson seizes his moment for Liverpool | Barney Ronay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liverpool took a huge step towards the season&rsquo;s end, thanks to one ofthe deep spirit animals of this teamLiverpool are fluid. Liverpool are polyvalent. Liverpool press and sit, then strike like jet fighters. Maybe they really are, as Luis Enrique enthused before&nbsp;this game, &ldquo;a perfect team&rdquo;. But sometimes, well, sometimes you just need a really good goalkeeper too.Alisson wasn&rsquo;t just good here in the conventional sense, bullocking around his area like a giant, yolk-co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/cinematic-triumphant-unbeatable-alisson-seizes-his-moment-for-liverpool-barney-ronay/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/cinematic-triumphant-unbeatable-alisson-seizes-his-moment-for-liverpool-barney-ronay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The best goalkeeper in the world’: Arne Slot hails Alisson’s Paris masterclass]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liverpool manager thrilled with Brazilian&rsquo;s performanceAlisson: &lsquo;It was probably the performance of my life&rsquo;Arne Slot hailed Alisson as the best goalkeeper in the world after the Liverpool No 1 produced a magnificent one-man show to thwart Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.Alisson described his display as arguably the finest of his career having made nine saves against Luis Enrique&rsquo;s dominant team and played a part in Harvey Elliott&rsquo;s late winner. The Live]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/the-best-goalkeeper-in-the-world-arne-slot-hails-alissons-paris-masterclass/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/the-best-goalkeeper-in-the-world-arne-slot-hails-alissons-paris-masterclass/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSG 0-1 Liverpool: Champions League last 16, first leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[PSG dominated, creating chance after chance, but came up against Alisson in inspired form, eventually succumbing to Harvey Elliott&rsquo;s late smash-and-grab winner2 min: Ruiz hassles Gravenberch down the PSG left but the Liverpool midfielder holds firm and buys a cheap free kick. PSG soon try again, this time down the right, Hakimi nearly getting the better of Diaz, but again the Liverpool player sticks to his guns and Hakimi runs the ball out for a goal kick.1 min: An instant blast of jeering]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-0-1-liverpool-champions-league-last-16-first-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 23:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-0-1-liverpool-champions-league-last-16-first-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League: Bayern Munich 3-0 Leverkusen, Benfica 0-1 Barcelona – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harry Kane scored twice for Bayern as Raphina&rsquo;s goal grabbed a first-half lead for ten-man Bar&ccedil;a.Jeyland Mitchell caught Thuram&rsquo;s heel &ndash; VAR calls over the German ref, and it&rsquo;s awarded.Bayern Munich v Bayer Leverkusen teams Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-bayern-munich-3-0-leverkusen-benfica-0-1-barcelona-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 23:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-bayern-munich-3-0-leverkusen-benfica-0-1-barcelona-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raphinha strike and Szczesny saves help 10-man Barcelona edge Benfica]]></title><description><![CDATA[Raphinha struck a second-half winner to give Barcelona a lion-hearted victory at Benfica on Wednesday as they overcame a red card for Pau Cubars&iacute; early in the game to steal an advantage in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.Barcelona&rsquo;s teenage defender Cubars&iacute; was given a straight red card for a last-man foul on Vangelis Pavlidis in the 22nd minute, but the visitors hung on with the goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny putting in a brilliant performance. Continue rea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/raphinha-strike-and-szczesny-saves-help-10-man-barcelona-edge-benfica/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 23:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/raphinha-strike-and-szczesny-saves-help-10-man-barcelona-edge-benfica/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kane at the double as Bayern romp to first-leg win against 10-man Leverkusen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Something seemed to break here, and it was not just Xabi Alonso&rsquo;s proud unbeaten record over Bayern Munich. For Vincent Kompany&rsquo;s side are cruising to the Bundesliga title and now they are cruising to the Champions League quarter-finals too. They may well sign Bayer Leverkusen&rsquo;s best player in the summer, but here they played him off the park. It smells like game over, and in more senses than one.This week the Bayern director of sport, Max Eberl, made an eye-catching comparison]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/kane-at-the-double-as-bayern-romp-to-first-leg-win-against-10-man-leverkusen/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 23:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/kane-at-the-double-as-bayern-romp-to-first-leg-win-against-10-man-leverkusen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harvey Elliott stuns PSG as Liverpool weather storm to snatch dramatic win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alisson had rarely been mentioned in the story of Liverpool&rsquo;s old guard rediscovering peak form and propelling Arne Slot&rsquo;s team towards glory this season. One night in Paris changed that. The Liverpool goalkeeper gave the performance of a lifetime, by his own admission, to ensure Paris Saint-Germain&rsquo;s dominance came to nothing. Harvey Elliott applied the &eacute;craser et attraper. That&rsquo;s smash and grab, to you and me.Liverpool could have been buried in the first half of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/harvey-elliott-stuns-psg-as-liverpool-weather-storm-to-snatch-dramatic-win/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 23:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/harvey-elliott-stuns-psg-as-liverpool-weather-storm-to-snatch-dramatic-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thuram and Martínez quell Feyenoord’s fire as Inter give Van Persie harsh lesson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robin van Persie may have found that, for this year at least, fairytales have their limits. Only 10 days have passed since he was tasked with leading the club that forged him and it was a delicious twist of fate that Inter, contributors to a formative moment in his playing career, posed his first Champions League test. This proved a harsh introduction to the sharper end of management and it will be a shock for the ages if a depleted Feyenoord, willing but callow, can turn around a two-goal defic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/thuram-and-martnez-quell-feyenoords-fire-as-inter-give-van-persie-harsh-lesson/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 21:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/thuram-and-martnez-quell-feyenoords-fire-as-inter-give-van-persie-harsh-lesson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal’s magnificent seven goals set up Madrid quarter-final – Football Weekly podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Philippe Auclair and Phil Kitromilides to discuss the Champions League and FA CupRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today; Arsenal put seven (!) past PSV in the Champions League. It&rsquo;s probably just about enough of an advantage to set up a quarter-final with whoever emerges victorious from a finely-poised Madrid derby as]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenals-magnificent-seven-goals-set-up-madrid-quarter-final-football-weekly-podcast/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 13:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenals-magnificent-seven-goals-set-up-madrid-quarter-final-football-weekly-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arteta praises Arsenal players on ‘special’ record-breaking night]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manager thrilled at 7-1 mauling of PSV EindhovenWin is club&rsquo;s biggest away victory in Champions LeagueMikel Arteta paid tribute to Arsenal&rsquo;s players for a &ldquo;special night&rdquo; as they thrashed PSV Eindhoven 7-1 to record their biggest away victory in the Champions League.Martin &Oslash;degaard, the captain, was inspired as he scored twice with Riccardo Calafiori, on as a substitute, rounding off the rout with Arsenal&rsquo;s seventh goal to surpassing the Gunners&rsquo; 5-1 vi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arteta-praises-arsenal-players-on-special-record-breaking-night/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arteta-praises-arsenal-players-on-special-record-breaking-night/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martin Ødegaard changes the narrative to make patched-up Arsenal dream big | Ed Aarons]]></title><description><![CDATA[Graceful captain set the tone early on in thrashing of PSV and will need to be at his best when tougher tests arriveIf there was a moment that epitomised how Arsenal were going to approach what had appeared to be an extremely tricky away assignment against PSV Eindhoven then it came in the 20th minute of this surprisingly one-sided first leg. Already leading through Jurri&euml;n Timber&rsquo;s header, a cross from Leandro Trossard eluded everyone in the box but Martin &Oslash;degaard had already]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/martin-degaard-changes-the-narrative-to-make-patched-up-arsenal-dream-big-ed-aarons/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/martin-degaard-changes-the-narrative-to-make-patched-up-arsenal-dream-big-ed-aarons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSV Eindhoven 1-7 Arsenal: Champions League last 16, first leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Martin &Oslash;degaard struck twice as Arsenal found their scoring touch to deliver a historic thrashing of shambolic hostsIn the UK at least, this game is being shown on Amazon Prime Video. They&rsquo;ve taken a very access-all-areas approach, with Bosz being quizzed by Gabriel Clarke on the sideline. We&rsquo;ve also seen Gabby Logan and punditry trio Wayne Rooney, Theo Walcott and Daniel Sturridge (in a statement scarf) strolling through the centre circle.Pre-game thoughts from the PSV coach,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psv-eindhoven-1-7-arsenal-champions-league-last-16-first-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 23:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psv-eindhoven-1-7-arsenal-champions-league-last-16-first-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid 2-1 Atlético Madrid: Champions League last 16 – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brahim D&iacute;az&rsquo;s dazzling feet secured an advantage for Real Madrid in the first leg of their blockbuster derby tieThe teams come out to a bouncing Santiago Bernab&eacute;u with some beautiful tifos on display. Ancelotti and Simeone share a long hug as the Champions League anthem rings out. We are moments away from kick-off!And a hint from Ancelotti on what he expects from his side:D&iacute;az going to play in Bellingham&rsquo;s position and, while I won&rsquo;t mind him occasionally l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-2-1-atltico-madrid-champions-league-last-16-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 23:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-2-1-atltico-madrid-champions-league-last-16-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martin Ødegaard double leads Arsenal’s 7-1 thrashing of PSV Eindhoven]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arsenal had struggled for goals, three blanks in their previous four matches; out of the Carabao Cup, their Premier League title challenge grievously undermined. It was just too hard without all of their injured forwards, wasn&rsquo;t it? Here, Mikel Arteta&rsquo;s team gave their riposte.It was one-way traffic from the outset and when Leandro Trossard got his goal, ensuring that all three of Arteta&rsquo;s makeshift frontline had scored, it was 5-1 and there were only 48 minutes on the clock. P]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/martin-degaard-double-leads-arsenals-7-1-thrashing-of-psv-eindhoven/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 23:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/martin-degaard-double-leads-arsenals-7-1-thrashing-of-psv-eindhoven/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brahim Díaz gives Real Madrid edge after Alvarez stunner for Atlético]]></title><description><![CDATA[This will be decided 14km east in eight days&rsquo; time when Madrid&rsquo;s rivals are sent back into battle once more. On a night that lacked a little thunder but had three superb goals &ndash; Rodrygo Goes, Juli&aacute;n Alvarez and Brahim D&iacute;az all stepping inside to bend the ball beyond outstretched fingers and into the far corner &ndash; the Euro derby delivered a 2-1 victory for Real but no definitive conclusion.Atl&eacute;tico host the second leg with optimism still; Real go to the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/brahim-daz-gives-real-madrid-edge-after-alvarez-stunner-for-atltico/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 23:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/brahim-daz-gives-real-madrid-edge-after-alvarez-stunner-for-atltico/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liverpool must give ‘best performance of the season’ at PSG, warns Arne Slot]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;We would have preferred to play Benfica,&rsquo; admits coachPSG&rsquo;s Luis Enrique fears Liverpool&rsquo;s &lsquo;three fighter jets&rsquo;Arne Slot has said Liverpool must present the best possible version of themselves to advance beyond Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, although Luis Enrique fears &ldquo;the three fighter jets&rdquo; in the Premier League leaders&rsquo; attack.The Liverpool head coach admitted he would have preferred to have avoided the French champions in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/liverpool-must-give-best-performance-of-the-season-at-psg-warns-arne-slot/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 21:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/liverpool-must-give-best-performance-of-the-season-at-psg-warns-arne-slot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Club Brugge 1-3 Aston Villa: Champions League last 16, first leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[A late own goal from Brandon Mechele and a Marco Asensio penalty give Villa the edge Unai Emery: &ldquo;We know their potential and we know we have to be strong, defensively, offensively, tactically. We have to try to stop their gameplan and skills. We have to try to win the match, not concede. This is our challenge.&ldquo;We try always to improve. It is a good experience we had here. They deserve to be here, we deserve it, too, but today will be a different match. Hopefully we can show our best]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/club-brugge-1-3-aston-villa-champions-league-last-16-first-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 20:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/club-brugge-1-3-aston-villa-champions-league-last-16-first-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aston Villa close on quarter-finals after Mings gets his own back on Club Brugge]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you squinted hard enough beyond the brutalist boundaries of this stadium, the redemption arc was visible. For Aston Villa and Tyrone Mings this was a return to the scene of the crime.It was here in November where Mings gifted Club Brugge a penalty after inexplicably picking up the ball from a goal-kick, but this time his biggest intervention was an improbable goalline clearance to prevent a Hans Vanaken header from nestling in Emiliano Mart&iacute;nez&rsquo;s net and the Belgian champions fro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/aston-villa-close-on-quarter-finals-after-mings-gets-his-own-back-on-club-brugge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 20:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/aston-villa-close-on-quarter-finals-after-mings-gets-his-own-back-on-club-brugge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSG thrash Lille as they gear up for Champions League battle of the titans]]></title><description><![CDATA[The two French clubs still in the Champions League met in Paris at the weekend. It went a lot better for PSG than LilleBy Get French Football NewsFootball fans will associate Andr&eacute; Villas-Boas with racing, the former Porto, Chelsea, Tottenham and Marseille manager having made waves as a driver at the Dakar Rally, but if any manager is shifting through the gears at present, it must surely be Luis Enrique. PSG squared off against Lille on Saturday, a game that was circled on the calendars o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-thrash-lille-as-they-gear-up-for-champions-league-battle-of-the-titans/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-thrash-lille-as-they-gear-up-for-champions-league-battle-of-the-titans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I respect him a lot’: Ancelotti relishes Simeone rivalry in Champions League]]></title><description><![CDATA[Atl&eacute;tico travel to Bernab&eacute;u for last-16 first leg&lsquo;It&rsquo;s a special match in terms of emotions and pressure&rsquo;As Real Madrid prepare to host Atl&eacute;tico Madrid in a city derby in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday, Carlo Ancelotti said he is looking forward to another battle against his rival Diego Simeone.Heading into their 27th clash, with the two managers having faced each other more often than any other rival in their careers, they a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/i-respect-him-a-lot-ancelotti-relishes-simeone-rivalry-in-champions-league/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/i-respect-him-a-lot-ancelotti-relishes-simeone-rivalry-in-champions-league/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[European draws and Pep Guardiola on Haaland injury – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liverpool meet Paris Saint-Germain in the last 16 of the Champions League, while Arsenal could face Real Madrid in the quarter-finalA video explains just how the draw works. I was confused eight seconds in. It&rsquo;ll be done soon.Live scenes from Nyon show some men in suits watching football highlights. Giovane Elber, a former Champions League winner with Bayern, is the special guest. He looks particularly smart. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/european-draws-and-pep-guardiola-on-haaland-injury-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/european-draws-and-pep-guardiola-on-haaland-injury-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League last 16: tie-by-tie analysis and predictions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aston Villa and Arsenal will fancy their chances of progress, while Liverpool will face a challenge to oust in-form PSGVilla produced probably their worst performance of the season in losing the meeting of the sides in the group stage, Brugge winning 1-0 with a penalty awarded after Tyrone Mings, not realising a goal-kick had been taken, picked up the ball. Villa may be grateful for that: had they taken a point from that game they would have been facing Bayern in the last 16. That said, as domes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-last-16-tie-by-tie-analysis-and-predictions/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-last-16-tie-by-tie-analysis-and-predictions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Football Daily | Bigger Cup’s Bigger Draw serves up a buffet of fantasy football thrills]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!A Bigger Cup needs a Bigger Draw. Last year Uefa set out the tournament brackets from the quarter-final onwards, showing Real Madrid which particular jails they might need to escape to win the competition for the 15th time. This year Uefa have gone one better by doing the draw for the rest of the tournament at the last-16 stage. It&rsquo;s a punch up the bracket for Manchester City, who can now empathise with every failed Bullseye contestant. Lo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/football-daily-bigger-cups-bigger-draw-serves-up-a-buffet-of-fantasy-football-thrills/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/football-daily-bigger-cups-bigger-draw-serves-up-a-buffet-of-fantasy-football-thrills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europa League last 16 draw; Liverpool land PSG in Champions League – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[UCL last 16: PSV v Arsenal, Brugge v Villa, Real v Atl&eacute;ticoGet in touch with David | Sign up to Football Daily hereA video explains just how the draw works. I was confused eight seconds in. It&rsquo;ll be done soon.Live scenes from Nyon show some men in suits watching football highlights. Giovane Elber, a former Champions League winner with Bayern, is the special guest. He looks particularly smart. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/europa-league-last-16-draw-liverpool-land-psg-in-champions-league-live/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/europa-league-last-16-draw-liverpool-land-psg-in-champions-league-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liverpool face PSG as Champions League last-16 draw sets up Madrid derby]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arsenal get PSV and Aston Villa play Club BruggeBayern Munich paired with German rivals LeverkusenLiverpool will face Paris Saint-Germain in a Champions League round of 16 tie that provides a significant hurdle in their attempt to lift the trophy for the first time since 2019.It is the toughest-looking assignment of those presented to the Premier League&rsquo;s three representatives. Arsenal will fancy their chances of overcoming PSV Eindhoven over two legs, while Aston Villa will be favoured to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/liverpool-face-psg-as-champions-league-last-16-draw-sets-up-madrid-derby/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/liverpool-face-psg-as-champions-league-last-16-draw-sets-up-madrid-derby/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mbappé sparkles as Manchester City fail the Real Madrid test – Football Weekly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini and Mark Langdon look back on Manchester City&rsquo;s limp Champions League exit in Madrid and the rest of the playoffsRate, review, and share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher; join the conversation on Facebook and email.On the podcast today: Kylian Mbapp&eacute; hat-trick ripped apart an abject Manchester City and left Pep Guardiola reflecting on an early Champions League exit. His side went into the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mbapp-sparkles-as-manchester-city-fail-the-real-madrid-test-football-weekly/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mbapp-sparkles-as-manchester-city-fail-the-real-madrid-test-football-weekly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Football Daily | Kylian Mbappé, Darwin Núñez and Manchester City’s week from hell]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Three minutes, 35 seconds. That was all it took for Manchester City&rsquo;s fragile hopes of a Bigger Cup comeback at the Bernab&eacute;u to be extinguished as Pep Guardiola&rsquo;s side were exposed to their kryptonite &ndash; a very fast forward running on to a long ball. Kylian Mbapp&eacute; jogged away from R&uacute;ben Dias and John Stones, and lifted the ball over Ederson with a single, devastating touch. Stones hobbled off injured moments]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/football-daily-kylian-mbapp-darwin-nez-and-manchester-citys-week-from-hell/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 17:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/football-daily-kylian-mbapp-darwin-nez-and-manchester-citys-week-from-hell/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League review: Club Brugge rise as Italians and Americans stumble]]></title><description><![CDATA[The last 16 beckons, and there were plenty of storylines to digest. We hand out honours and dishonours from the latest round of actionFeyenoord Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-club-brugge-rise-as-italians-and-americans-stumble/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-club-brugge-rise-as-italians-and-americans-stumble/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City’s zombified figures are haunted by ghosts of themselves in Bernabéu exit | Barney Ronay]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is some certainty now that Guardiola&rsquo;s greatest City side is formally over after a weak Champions League defeatRage, rage against the dying of the sky blue light. Or, alternately, don&rsquo;t rage at all. The scoreline read 3-1 by the end, but for long periods on a lovely soft February night at the Bernab&eacute;u this felt like an act of extended sporting cruelty, an opportunity to sit back and watch the players of Real Madrid pulling the wings very slowly from an aubergine-shirted]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/citys-zombified-figures-are-haunted-by-ghosts-of-themselves-in-bernabu-exit-barney-ronay/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 00:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/citys-zombified-figures-are-haunted-by-ghosts-of-themselves-in-bernabu-exit-barney-ronay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’ve been the worst this year,’ Guardiola says after Real Madrid thrashing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manchester City manager vows to stay on at club&lsquo;We have to try step by step to get better again&rsquo;In the final minutes of Manchester City&rsquo;s destruction by Real Madrid thanks to Kylian Mbapp&eacute;&rsquo;s hat-trick on Wednesday night, the Santiago Bernab&eacute;u crowd broke off from roaring &ldquo;ol&eacute;&rdquo; at every pass, wedged its collective tongue in its cheek and pleaded with Pep Guardiola to stay.As it turned out, that was another wish they had granted here, the Ci]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/weve-been-the-worst-this-year-guardiola-says-after-real-madrid-thrashing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 00:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/weve-been-the-worst-this-year-guardiola-says-after-real-madrid-thrashing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League roundup: PSV’s Ryan Flamingo dumps out Juventus]]></title><description><![CDATA[PSV beat Juventus 3-1 after extra time in playoffPSG and Borussia Dortmund stroll into last 16Ryan Flamingo scored in extra time to give PSV Eindhoven a 3-1 home win on Wednesday in the second leg of their Champions League knockout phase playoff against Juventus, overturning a first-leg deficit and putting them into the last 16.The tie was level at 3-3 on aggregate after 90 minutes and went into extra time before Flamingo poached a 98th-minute winner as Juventus became the third Italian side eli]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-roundup-psvs-ryan-flamingo-dumps-out-juventus/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 00:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-roundup-psvs-ryan-flamingo-dumps-out-juventus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid 3-1 Manchester City (6-3 agg): Champions League playoff round, second leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[City were toothless as Kylian Mbapp&eacute; scored a hat-trick to help Real Madrid reach the last-16 of the Champions LeagueI bet Michael Owen is sitting at home, watching the TNT Sports pundits on telly, and wondering how he gets on that sweet, sweet Steve McManaman gravy train.The first leg was a belter of a game. Here&rsquo;s what our writers made of it, in the immediate aftermath. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-3-1-manchester-city-6-3-agg-champions-league-playoff-round-second-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 23:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-3-1-manchester-city-6-3-agg-champions-league-playoff-round-second-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mbappé hat-trick rips apart Manchester City to send Real Madrid racing through]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pep Guardiola had asked his players to at least give the Santiago Bernab&eacute;u a fright; instead, they were the ones exposed to a terrifying truth, &shy;wearing a haunted, hollow look.It is not just a Champions League campaign that is over, a Kylian Mbapp&eacute; hat-trick &shy;sending Real Madrid through here; on the &shy;evidence of another dark night in this strangest of seasons, it is &shy;Manchester City. The side that Guardiola said was a machine for eight years is no more, small wonder]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mbapp-hat-trick-rips-apart-manchester-city-to-send-real-madrid-racing-through/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 23:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mbapp-hat-trick-rips-apart-manchester-city-to-send-real-madrid-racing-through/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid v Manchester City: Champions League playoff round, second leg – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champions League, 8pm GMT kick-off (first leg: 3-2)Aston Villa v Liverpool: our Premier League liveblogLive scores | Read today&rsquo;s Football Daily | Mail MichaelI bet Michael Owen is sitting at home, watching the TNT Sports pundits on telly, and wondering how he gets on that sweet, sweet Steve McManaman gravy train.The first leg was a belter of a game. Here&rsquo;s what our writers made of it, in the immediate aftermath. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-v-manchester-city-champions-league-playoff-round-second-leg-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-v-manchester-city-champions-league-playoff-round-second-leg-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Atalanta’s Lookman hits out at manager’s ‘hurtful’ jibe after penalty is saved]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gasperini calls him &lsquo;one of the worst penalty takers&rsquo;Striker&rsquo;s spot-kick saved as side were beaten by BruggeThe Atalanta striker Ademola Lookman said comments by his coach, Gian Piero Gasperini, describing him as &ldquo;one of the worst penalty takers&rdquo; he had ever seen after Tuesday&rsquo;s Champions League exit were &ldquo;deeply disrespectful&rdquo; and hurtful.Club Brugge stunned Atalanta 3-1 in the second leg of their playoff to dump the Italian side out with a 5-2 ag]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/atalantas-lookman-hits-out-at-managers-hurtful-jibe-after-penalty-is-saved/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 15:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/atalantas-lookman-hits-out-at-managers-hurtful-jibe-after-penalty-is-saved/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celtic’s heartbreak at Bayern and Champions League playoff chaos: Football Weekly - podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Paul Watson, Nick Ames, Ewan Murray and Jim Burke to discuss the latest Champions League playoff games, Everton&rsquo;s new ground and much moreRate, review, and share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today: heartbreak for Celtic as they come within minutes of a famous result in Munich, only for their resistance to be broken in stoppage time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/celtics-heartbreak-at-bayern-and-champions-league-playoff-chaos-football-weekly-podcast/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 15:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/celtics-heartbreak-at-bayern-and-champions-league-playoff-chaos-football-weekly-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celtic’s Champions League strides have made them a serious entity again | Ewan Murray]]></title><description><![CDATA[For more than a decade the club threw up their hands at the challenge in Europe but Rodgers&rsquo; team now embrace itDon&rsquo;t cry because it&rsquo;s over, smile because it happened. The acclaim given to Celtic&rsquo;s squad and management as their Champions League campaign ended in the Allianz Arena on Tuesday night had to be about far more than the detail of an agonising exit at the hands of Bayern Munich.Brendan Rodgers had spoken about a potential tide-shifting moment after Daizen Maeda s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/celtics-champions-league-strides-have-made-them-a-serious-entity-again-ewan-murray/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 12:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/celtics-champions-league-strides-have-made-them-a-serious-entity-again-ewan-murray/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They gave everything’: Rodgers proud of Celtic after late defeat by Bayern]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stoppage-time Alphonso Davies goal settles playoff&lsquo;I can only take immense pride from the performance&rsquo;Brendan Rodgers expressed his &ldquo;immense pride&rdquo; at Celtic&rsquo;s showing at the Allianz Arena, after a goal in stoppage time by Alphonso Davies denied the Scottish champions extra time in their Champions League playoff against Bayern Munich.Celtic led the second leg of their playoff tie 1-0 after Nicolas K&uuml;hn&rsquo;s 63rd-minute goal and caused their hosts all manner]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/they-gave-everything-rodgers-proud-of-celtic-after-late-defeat-by-bayern/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/they-gave-everything-rodgers-proud-of-celtic-after-late-defeat-by-bayern/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Milan and Atalanta dumped out of playoffs by Feyenoord and Club Brugge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Feyenoord edge past Milan after Hernandez red cardClub Brugge beat Atalanta 5-2, Benfica edge MonacoMilan were left to rue Th&eacute;o Hernandez&rsquo;s sending-off following a dive as Feyenoord pegged them back on the night and advanced 2-1 on aggregate to the Champions League last 16 with a 1-1 draw in the second leg of their playoff.Hernandez earned his second yellow card for the seven-time European champions for a dive in the 51st minute when Milan were dominating. The Italian side had cance]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/milan-and-atalanta-dumped-out-of-playoffs-by-feyenoord-and-club-brugge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/milan-and-atalanta-dumped-out-of-playoffs-by-feyenoord-and-club-brugge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bayern Munich 1-1 Celtic (agg: 3-2): Champions League playoff round, second leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[An heroic Celtic performance ended in heartbreak when Alphonso Davies settled the tie with 30 seconds remaining&ldquo;Speaking of Father Ted,&rdquo; begins Matt Emerson, &ldquo;I see that Tom from Craggy Island has swapped his &lsquo;I Shot JR&rsquo; T-shirt for an Ipswich Town kit and is going by the name of &lsquo;Liam Delap&rsquo;.&rdquo;That&rsquo;s a sensational spot. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bayern-munich-1-1-celtic-agg-3-2-champions-league-playoff-round-second-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bayern-munich-1-1-celtic-agg-3-2-champions-league-playoff-round-second-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bayern bundle in late goal to break Celtic hearts in Champions League]]></title><description><![CDATA[If Bayern Munich are heavily incentivised by the return of the Champions League final to their home stadium, this was a strange way of showing it. To Celtic, all the plaudits following a heroic showing in Bavaria.This Celtic performance ranks among the finest by a Scottish team away from home in Europe in living memory. Extra-time felt the least they deserved after taking a second&#8209;half lead. They were denied by a horrible, scrappy goal claimed by Alphonso Davies after a Cameron Carter-Vick]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bayern-bundle-in-late-goal-to-break-celtic-hearts-in-champions-league/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bayern-bundle-in-late-goal-to-break-celtic-hearts-in-champions-league/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guardiola admits lying that City have only ‘1%’ chance to see off Real Madrid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manager backtracks on Champions League playoff claimGuardiola: &lsquo;at the least, we have to give them a fright&rsquo;Pep Guardiola admitted he &ldquo;lied&rdquo; after Manchester City lost the first leg of their Champions League &shy;playoff against Real Madrid and that their chances of going through are better than the 1% he gave them that night. However, he conceded that the situation is still not ideal and his team will need an &ldquo;almost perfect&rdquo; performance at the Santiago Berna]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/guardiola-admits-lying-that-city-have-only-1-chance-to-see-off-real-madrid/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/guardiola-admits-lying-that-city-have-only-1-chance-to-see-off-real-madrid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid’s referee conspiracies overshadow Manchester City’s visit]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Spain dissects Jude Bellingham&rsquo;s red card for swearing, the Champions League playoff has taken a back seatCarlo Ancelotti had said that before Real Madrid face Manchester City on Wednesday night, he would approach Pep Guardiola and ask him if he really thought his team had only a 1% chance of going through. Most people would rather he went up to his opposite number and said eff off instead. Better still, try that with the thousands of City supporters landing in Spain hoping for a comeba]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrids-referee-conspiracies-overshadow-manchester-citys-visit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 19:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrids-referee-conspiracies-overshadow-manchester-citys-visit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rodgers urges Celtic to play ‘without fear’ despite Bayern’s Harry Kane boost]]></title><description><![CDATA[Celtic visit Munich on Tuesday facing one-goal deficitKompany says Kane&rsquo;s facial injury is &lsquo;nothing bad&rsquo;No sooner had Celtic been afforded unlikely hope on the eve of the second leg of their Champions League playoff against Bayern Munich than their contingent in the Bavarian capital dismissed any notion of Harry Kane missing the match.Kane sat out Bayern&rsquo;s training session on Monday as he recovered from the effects of a facial injury sustained during the weekend draw with]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/rodgers-urges-celtic-to-play-without-fear-despite-bayerns-harry-kane-boost/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 20:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/rodgers-urges-celtic-to-play-without-fear-despite-bayerns-harry-kane-boost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League review: a fired up Vinícius Júnior and McKennie’s screamer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The knockout stages are here, and there were plenty of storylines to digest. We hand out honours and dishonours from the latest round of actionFeyenoord Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-a-fired-up-vincius-jnior-and-mckennies-screamer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-a-fired-up-vincius-jnior-and-mckennies-screamer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Again in the margins at Dortmund, Gio Reyna in danger of being an ‘eternal prospect’]]></title><description><![CDATA[With other former Dortmund stars thriving, the midfielder&rsquo;s unlucky and ill-timed run of injuries shows no sign of slowingGio Reyna looked serene, or maybe it was just the carefully cultivated light and airiness bouncing off him in Peleton&rsquo;s Manhattan headquarters, where we had met up for an interview last summer. Either way, he was healthy and happy for the first time in a while, after his half-season loan to Nottingham Forest had been a bust. He was still only 21 but seemed to have]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/again-in-the-margins-at-dortmund-gio-reyna-in-danger-of-being-an-eternal-prospect/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/again-in-the-margins-at-dortmund-gio-reyna-in-danger-of-being-an-eternal-prospect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League: Feyenoord edge out Milan, Club Brugge defeat Atalanta]]></title><description><![CDATA[Igor Paix&atilde;o&rsquo;s strike downs Rossoneri in RotterdamControversial penalty gives Brugge late successFeyenoord held out for a 1-0 win at home against Milan in their Champions League playoff first leg after scoring the only goal of the game in the third minute.Igor Paix&atilde;o cut in from the left and saw his speculative low drive sneak past Mike Maignan at the near post. Milan drew a blank in response to leave them with work to do in their home fixture. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-feyenoord-edge-out-milan-club-brugge-defeat-atalanta/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-feyenoord-edge-out-milan-club-brugge-defeat-atalanta/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celtic 1-2 Bayern Munich: Champions League playoff round, first leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Olise and Harry Kane gave Bayern Munich the edge going into the second leg against Celtic, who pulled one back through Daizen MaedaJustin Kavanagh emails: &ldquo;Great photo of Rod! He&rsquo;s certainly got the gladrags on tonight, but does that bandage on his right fist suggest he&rsquo;s already had some handbags? If so, it probably won&rsquo;t be the last we&rsquo;ll see at Celtic Park tonight in what should be a quite tasty match. Don&rsquo;t spare the Rod, Bhoys.&rdquo;The main plan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/celtic-1-2-bayern-munich-champions-league-playoff-round-first-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 23:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/celtic-1-2-bayern-munich-champions-league-playoff-round-first-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maeda gives Celtic Champions League hope but Kane wins first leg for Bayern]]></title><description><![CDATA[For 78 minutes, Bayern Munich performed like a team who were irritated at having to play an extra two games before taking a place in the Champions League&rsquo;s last 16. The return leg next week looked &shy;little more than a box-ticking exercise.What happened next was as &shy;curious as it was intriguing. &shy;Daizen &shy;Maeda&rsquo;s header afforded Celtic hope to the extent that they actually &shy;finished as the stronger side. &shy;Bayern, once so vastly superior, started to rock. Vincent]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/maeda-gives-celtic-champions-league-hope-but-kane-wins-first-leg-for-bayern/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 23:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/maeda-gives-celtic-champions-league-hope-but-kane-wins-first-leg-for-bayern/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The bad news for Manchester City: Real Madrid are Real Madrid again]]></title><description><![CDATA[It took an epic end but there was no doubt about the better side at the Etihad, and that is ominous for the rest of EuropeWith four minutes to go they were losing 2-1 away to the team their manager admitted they had wanted to avoid; when the final whistle went, they were 3-2 up, the winner scored in the 92nd minute, Jude Bellingham standing there, arms wide before them all. &ldquo;This,&rdquo; Brahim D&iacute;az said, &ldquo;is Real Madrid.&rdquo; And Real Madrid gonna be Real Madrid. Just anoth]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/the-bad-news-for-manchester-city-real-madrid-are-real-madrid-again/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/the-bad-news-for-manchester-city-real-madrid-are-real-madrid-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monaco manager Adi Hütter: ‘I hate boring football. It should be inspiring’]]></title><description><![CDATA[H&uuml;tter discusses his style of management, his exciting youngsters and their Champions League tie against BenficaBy Luke Entwistle for Get French Football News&ldquo;When you sign a contract here at Monaco, you know what you have ahead of you. It&rsquo;s demanding but this is what I like,&rdquo; says Adi H&uuml;tter. The Austrian manager has been given two objectives by the club: to secure on-pitch results while also developing the next generation of talent.He has to strike a fine balance an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/monaco-manager-adi-htter-i-hate-boring-football-it-should-be-inspiring/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/monaco-manager-adi-htter-i-hate-boring-football-it-should-be-inspiring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bayern’s Scottish adventures: from wrath against Raith to a shock at Aberdeen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before the German club face Celtic in a Champions League playoff we recount a rich history that goes back decades Given Bayern Munich&rsquo;s lengthy and storied history in European competition, it may come as no surprise that they have jousted with Scottish clubs over several decades. But the variation and drama attached to many of those fixtures gives cause for contemplation as the German team return to Glasgow for a Champions League playoff against Celtic.Bayern are heavy favourites to progre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bayerns-scottish-adventures-from-wrath-against-raith-to-a-shock-at-aberdeen/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bayerns-scottish-adventures-from-wrath-against-raith-to-a-shock-at-aberdeen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even Total Haaland cannot stop Manchester City’s continuing nightmare | Barney Ronay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pep Guardiola had a plan with his Norwegian striker at the centre, but it was no match for Carlo Ancelotti&rsquo;s auraAlmost, but also, somehow, nowhere near. For Manchester City this was once again an exercise in how to fall apart. For an hour at the Etihad Stadium, City became a flickering version of their best selves, driven on by a selection of creaking first-choice defensive parts lashed together and made to march four abreast into the sun for as long as their limbs could stand.By the time]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/even-total-haaland-cannot-stop-manchester-citys-continuing-nightmare-barney-ronay/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 01:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/even-total-haaland-cannot-stop-manchester-citys-continuing-nightmare-barney-ronay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s just bad decisions’: Guardiola rues late goals as City slip to Madrid defeat]]></title><description><![CDATA[City conceded twice in final six minutes of 3-2 loss&lsquo;Everyone has to take accountability &ndash; I take it&rsquo;Pep Guardiola admitted that Manchester City cannot be competitive if they continue to concede late goals as they did when surrendering an 86th-minute lead in Tuesday&rsquo;s 3-2 home defeat against Real Madrid in the Champions League playoff first leg.City held the advantage at the Etihad Stadium through Erling &shy;Haaland&rsquo;s 80th-minute penalty, with the striker&rsquo;s 1]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/its-just-bad-decisions-guardiola-rues-late-goals-as-city-slip-to-madrid-defeat/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/its-just-bad-decisions-guardiola-rues-late-goals-as-city-slip-to-madrid-defeat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forest edge Exeter in FA Cup, Juventus beat PSV in Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nottingham Forest beat Exeter on penalties and there were play-off wins in Europe for Juventus, Dortmund and PSGNottingham Forest manager Nuno Esp&iacute;rito Santo speaks!It&rsquo;s not a risk [to make 10 changes from the 7-0 win over Brighton]. It&rsquo;s the same approach that we made [in the last round] against Luton. It&rsquo;s a good opportunity for our players. We are exceeding expectations but we have to have the same attitude. We have to respect our opponents. Nothing is granted. I want]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/forest-edge-exeter-in-fa-cup-juventus-beat-psv-in-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 00:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/forest-edge-exeter-in-fa-cup-juventus-beat-psv-in-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester City 2-3 Real Madrid: Champions League playoff player ratings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Erling Haaland impressed despite defeat and Jude Bellingham showed up when his team needed it mostEderson Brilliant low second-half save from Kylian Mbapp&eacute; before Erling Haaland strike. Sharp saves early on but poor clearance makes the No 1 culpable for Brahim D&iacute;az&rsquo;s equaliser. 6 Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-2-3-real-madrid-champions-league-playoff-player-ratings/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 00:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-2-3-real-madrid-champions-league-playoff-player-ratings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League: Guirassy cuts down Sporting, Juventus edge ahead of PSV]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dortmund win 3-0 in Portugal; Mbangula lifts JuveDemb&eacute;l&eacute; takes Brest apart to show PSG are contendersSerhou Guirassy scored one and set up another in Borussia Dortmund&rsquo;s 3-0 victory at Sporting in their Champions League playoff first leg to put last year&rsquo;s finalists in the driving seat for a spot in the last 16.The top scorer in this season&rsquo;s Champions League headed in his 10th goal of the competition on the hour mark before providing Pascal Gross with a perfect a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-guirassy-cuts-down-sporting-juventus-edge-ahead-of-psv/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 23:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-guirassy-cuts-down-sporting-juventus-edge-ahead-of-psv/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester City 2-3 Real Madrid: Champions League playoff round, first leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jude Bellingham&rsquo;s injury-time winner shattered an ailing Manchester City, who led twice through Erling Haaland2012-13 (group stage) Madrid 3-2 CityCity 1-1 MadridCity 0-0 MadridMadrid 1-0 City (agg: 1-0)Madrid 1-2 CityCity 2-1 Madrid (agg: 4-2)Madrid 1-1 CityCity 4-0 Madrid (agg: 5-1)Madrid 3-3 CityCity 1-1 Madrid (agg: 4-4; pens: 3-4) Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-2-3-real-madrid-champions-league-playoff-round-first-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 23:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-2-3-real-madrid-champions-league-playoff-round-first-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid’s Bellingham settles thriller to leave Manchester City on ropes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pep Guardiola had made the point that it was &ldquo;impossible&rdquo; to control Real Madrid&rsquo;s front four. You can only hold out for so long against them, the Manchester City manager suggested. They tend to find a way. This Madrid victory was built on their cut and thrust up front, the slickness of their bursts, the sheer speed of them.For a good while, it felt as though Erling Haaland would be the story; another striker who is not in the business of being shackled. The City No 9 had drawn]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrids-bellingham-settles-thriller-to-leave-manchester-city-on-ropes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 23:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrids-bellingham-settles-thriller-to-leave-manchester-city-on-ropes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rodgers keen for Celtic to use home atmosphere and ‘hurt’ Bayern Munich]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scottish side welcome &lsquo;football royalty&rsquo; on WednesdayHosts boosted by Daizen Maeda return after ban appealBrendan Rodgers wants Bayern Munich to experience &ldquo;hurt&rdquo; at Celtic Park after taking pride in his team&rsquo;s European improvement this season.Bayern&rsquo;s visit to Glasgow marks the first time since 2013 that Celtic will play knockout Champions League football, with Rodgers contemplating his most significant scalp yet. Celtic are the heavy underdogs to see off the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/rodgers-keen-for-celtic-to-use-home-atmosphere-and-hurt-bayern-munich/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 18:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/rodgers-keen-for-celtic-to-use-home-atmosphere-and-hurt-bayern-munich/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League: previews and predictions for the playoff round]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manchester City, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are among the teams fighting for a place in the last 16By Ben McAleer for WhoScoredFamiliar foes face off in the first Champions League playoff game this week as Brest take on PSG at the Stade de Roudourou&#8203; in Guingamp.&#8203; Brest&rsquo;s ground did not meet Uefa&rsquo;s requirements, so they will continue to play at the home of their local rivals. The Bretons will hope to extend their fine debut run in the Champions League, and they have wo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-previews-and-predictions-for-the-playoff-round/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-previews-and-predictions-for-the-playoff-round/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid prepare for Manchester City with ‘total emergency’ in defence]]></title><description><![CDATA[An injury crisis means Carlo Ancelotti must get creative in the Champions League playoff against Manchester CityDani Carvajal, Antonio R&uuml;diger, David Alaba, &Eacute;der Milit&atilde;o and Marcelo were in the team photo before the Madrid derby at the Bernab&eacute;u on Saturday night. A&nbsp;seriously impressive defence, it was just a pity they weren&rsquo;t playing. Instead, Marcelo was there so they could pay homage to the full-back, who won 25 trophies with the club, in the week he announ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-prepare-for-manchester-city-with-total-emergency-in-defence/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 23:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-prepare-for-manchester-city-with-total-emergency-in-defence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid v Manchester City ‘seems like a clásico’ now, says Carlo Ancelotti]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two teams meet again in Champions League playoffsCity have faced Madrid five times in past six yearsOn the eve of Real Madrid&rsquo;s Champions League playoff first leg at Manchester City, Carlo Ancelotti billed the clash between the sides as a &ldquo;cl&aacute;sico&rdquo;.Madrid&rsquo;s trip to the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night and the return at the Santiago Bernab&eacute;u on Wednesday next week will be the fifth time in six years the sides have played each other in the knockout phase. While]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-v-manchester-city-seems-like-a-clsico-now-says-carlo-ancelotti/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 21:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-v-manchester-city-seems-like-a-clsico-now-says-carlo-ancelotti/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How did Manchester City earn €4.7m more than Aston Villa in Champions League group stage? | Philippe Auclair]]></title><description><![CDATA[The revamped competition was supposed to &lsquo;sustain domestic leagues&rsquo; but the sums involved are more likely to distort European football even furtherThe cynics were wrong. It was not about staving off the threat of a breakaway Super League for a few more seasons by offering Europe&rsquo;s top clubs a face-saving version of it. The new, expanded format of the Uefa Champions League would enable &ldquo;more teams and therefore more coaches and players to compete in more competitive games]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/how-did-manchester-city-earn-47m-more-than-aston-villa-in-champions-league-group-stage-philippe-auclair/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/how-did-manchester-city-earn-47m-more-than-aston-villa-in-champions-league-group-stage-philippe-auclair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Straight to penalties? Greed is football’s real shortcoming, not extra time | Jonathan Wilson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shootouts are the least bad way the game has found to settle drawn matches, but they should be a last resortSo Uefa is considering doing away with extra time, at least in the knockout stage of the Champions League, another grand old tradition swept away as the arc of history bends towards the generation of revenue for the already wealthy. This is the way of the world and so it is the way of football, all that is great and glorious about the game desecrated to produce more content to be sold.But]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/straight-to-penalties-greed-is-footballs-real-shortcoming-not-extra-time-jonathan-wilson/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Feb 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/straight-to-penalties-greed-is-footballs-real-shortcoming-not-extra-time-jonathan-wilson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uefa weighs up scrapping extra time for Champions League knockout rounds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Discussions about matches going straight to penaltiesChange unlikely before end of current TV deal in 2027Discussions to scrap extra time from Champions League knockout rounds are gathering speed within Uefa in what would be a new step to reduce the number of minutes played by top clubs.The Guardian understands the topic of taking ties in Uefa&rsquo;s club competitions straight to penalties is being given serious consideration, although a change midway through this television rights cycle, which]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/uefa-weighs-up-scrapping-extra-time-for-champions-league-knockout-rounds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 20:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/uefa-weighs-up-scrapping-extra-time-for-champions-league-knockout-rounds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester City to face Real Madrid in playoff, Brighton reject £75m Mitoma bid: football – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another hectic day of weekend-previewing action included Champions League and Europa League playoff drawsUefa are still preambling. I have learned that one side of the draw will be silver and the other side will be blue.Uefa are going big on the preambles here, so I&rsquo;ve got time to remind you of the basic rules. There are eight seeded teams and eight unseeded teams. The two seeded teams with the highest league finish will be drawn against the two unseeded teams with the lowest league finish]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-to-face-real-madrid-in-playoff-brighton-reject-75m-mitoma-bid-football-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 19:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-to-face-real-madrid-in-playoff-brighton-reject-75m-mitoma-bid-football-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We have tougher schedules’: Guardiola faces packed fixture list after Madrid draw]]></title><description><![CDATA[City take on Real Madrid over two legs in FebruaryPremier League champions play seven games in 24 daysPep Guardiola could not hide his frustration with Manchester City&rsquo;s fixture schedule in February after being handed a daunting two-legged Champions League playoff tie with Real Madrid.City&rsquo;s failure to qualify automatically for the tournament&rsquo;s last 16 means they have to face the current holders in order to reach that stage. City will host the first leg on 11 February before tr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/we-have-tougher-schedules-guardiola-faces-packed-fixture-list-after-madrid-draw/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 15:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/we-have-tougher-schedules-guardiola-faces-packed-fixture-list-after-madrid-draw/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League playoffs: Manchester City to face Madrid, Celtic land Bayern]]></title><description><![CDATA[Competition&rsquo;s last two winners to battle for last-16 placePSG face all-French tie against surprise packages BrestManchester City must overcome Real Madrid if they are to keep their Champions League hopes alive after the pair were drawn together for a blockbuster playoff tie.In a fiendish consequence of City&rsquo;s scratchy league phase, which saw them narrowly avoid early elimination by finishing 22nd, they will face the La Liga leaders and reigning European champions in February. Celtic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-playoffs-manchester-city-to-face-madrid-celtic-land-bayern/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 13:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-playoffs-manchester-city-to-face-madrid-celtic-land-bayern/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manuel Akanji believes Manchester City can still ‘beat every team in Europe’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Akanji: &lsquo;No team wants to face us&rsquo; in Champions LeagueCity will play Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in playoffsManuel Akanji is convinced Manchester City can rediscover their best levels to go far in the Champions League and has warned Real Madrid and Bayern Munich they can &ldquo;beat every team in Europe&rdquo;.City advanced to the playoff round with Wednesday&rsquo;s 3-1 home win over Club Brugge and will face Real or Bayern, with the first leg set for the Etihad Stadium the week af]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manuel-akanji-believes-manchester-city-can-still-beat-every-team-in-europe/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manuel-akanji-believes-manchester-city-can-still-beat-every-team-in-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League review: smaller teams struggle but new stars rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[The final night of the group stage produced plenty of drama. We hand out honours and dishonours from the latest round of actionManchester City Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-smaller-teams-struggle-but-new-stars-rise/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 15:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-smaller-teams-struggle-but-new-stars-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Champions League group stage concludes with 64-goal special: Football Weekly Extra - podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robyn Cowen is joined by Barry Glendenning, Lars Sivertsen and Mark Langdon to make sense of the 18-game final round of Champions League fixtures, along with looking ahead to the weekend&rsquo;s Premier League actionRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today: the final 18 matches produced 64 goals &ndash; join the panel as they detail the significance of every single one]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/the-champions-league-group-stage-concludes-with-64-goal-special-football-weekly-extra-podcast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/the-champions-league-group-stage-concludes-with-64-goal-special-football-weekly-extra-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gamblers complain to Bet365 over outage during Champions League matches]]></title><description><![CDATA[Online gambling firm&rsquo;s service &lsquo;issues&rsquo; left bettors apparently unable to &lsquo;cash out&rsquo; on busy night in European footballThe online gambling company Bet365 has been flooded with complaints after it suffered an outage during one of the busiest nights of European football this season.Customers claimed to have lost out on thousands of pounds owing to what the company called &ldquo;issues with our service&rdquo; during the second half of Wednesday night&rsquo;s 18 Champio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/gamblers-complain-to-bet365-over-outage-during-champions-league-matches/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/gamblers-complain-to-bet365-over-outage-during-champions-league-matches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surreal, dreamlike, confusing: a night watching 18 Champions League ties]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trying to keep across 29 hours&rsquo; worth of football was not just akin to substance abuse but a cause of fear and panicRaspberry Beret by Prince, Stayin&rsquo; Alive by the Bee Gees, American Pie by Don McLean, All I Want is You by U2, the theme tune to Sesame Street: these are all in their different ways excellent pieces of music. But as part of playlists broadcast without end and at high volume, all have been used by the US army in psychological warfare &ndash; demonstrating that too much o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/surreal-dreamlike-confusing-a-night-watching-18-champions-league-ties/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 12:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/surreal-dreamlike-confusing-a-night-watching-18-champions-league-ties/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League: Ancelotti fears City playoff as Real Madrid miss top eight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bayern and Real Madrid head to playoffs despite winsLeverkusen and Lille in last-16 spots ahead of AtalantaReal Madrid and Bayern Munich both won their final league phase matches but finished a point short of a direct place in the last 16 &ndash; leaving both managers worried at the possibility of facing Manchester City in the Champions League playoffs.Real Madrid wrapped up their campaign with a 3-0 win over Brest, who drop into the unseeded playoff teams. Rodrygo gave Carlo Ancelotti&rsquo;s s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-ancelotti-fears-city-playoff-as-real-madrid-miss-top-eight/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 01:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-ancelotti-fears-city-playoff-as-real-madrid-miss-top-eight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celtic show maturity at Villa but smoke bomb puts their fans under a cloud | Ewan Murray]]></title><description><![CDATA[Players showed they are no longer European cannon fodder but supporters&rsquo; actions at Villa Park could trigger a ban on them travelling to Madrid or MunichAs meaningful Champions League progress arrives, the pity for Celtic&rsquo;s supporters is that they may be denied the chance to see their team compete in the flesh at that stage.Uefa issued a suspended ban on Celtic selling tickets for an away fixture in Europe in response to the lighting of fireworks during the hammering at Borussia Dort]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/celtic-show-maturity-at-villa-but-smoke-bomb-puts-their-fans-under-a-cloud-ewan-murray/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 01:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/celtic-show-maturity-at-villa-but-smoke-bomb-puts-their-fans-under-a-cloud-ewan-murray/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guardiola says Manchester City are not yet capable of Champions League glory]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;We&rsquo;ll be better than we are now when players come back&rsquo;City advanced to playoffs with 3-1 win over Club BruggePep Guardiola has said Manchester City are currently not good enough to challenge for the Champions League but promises they will be a more feared opposition by the time they face Bayern Munich or Real Madrid in the playoff round next month after surviving a difficult night against Club Brugge.City were heading out of the competition after going behind just before the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/guardiola-says-manchester-city-are-not-yet-capable-of-champions-league-glory/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/guardiola-says-manchester-city-are-not-yet-capable-of-champions-league-glory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Savinho’s chest of the century shows Manchester City’s abiding excellence | Jonathan Liew]]></title><description><![CDATA[It may have been a tricky Champions League campaign for Pep Guardiola&rsquo;s side so far, but they live to fight another dayThe best moment of this game came 13 minutes from time, and will almost certainly be forgotten to history. Savinho brings down John Stones&rsquo;s long ball with his chest and lashes the ball home, and of course this is the part that matters: Manchester City 3-1 up and safe at last. There is no Fifa Best award for &ldquo;Greatest Chest Control of the Year&rdquo;. But there]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/savinhos-chest-of-the-century-shows-manchester-citys-abiding-excellence-jonathan-liew/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/savinhos-chest-of-the-century-shows-manchester-citys-abiding-excellence-jonathan-liew/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Savinho’s chest of the century caps Manchester City’s night of wild mood swings | Jonathan Liew]]></title><description><![CDATA[It may have been a tricky Champions League campaign for Pep Guardiola&rsquo;s side so far, but they live to fight another dayThe best moment of this game came 13 minutes from time, and will almost certainly be forgotten to history. Savinho brings down John Stones&rsquo;s long ball with his chest and lashes the ball home, and of course this is the part that matters: Manchester City 3-1 up and safe at last. There is no Fifa Best award for &ldquo;Greatest Chest Control of the Year&rdquo;. But there]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/savinhos-chest-of-the-century-caps-manchester-citys-night-of-wild-mood-swings-jonathan-liew/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/savinhos-chest-of-the-century-caps-manchester-citys-night-of-wild-mood-swings-jonathan-liew/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League: Aston Villa 4-2 Celtic, Girona 1-2 Arsenal, PSV 3-2 Liverpool – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[All five British clubs survived to fight another day as the Champions League league phase came to an endHere we go, then. It&rsquo;s on. I&rsquo;m going in. Good luck everyone.The teams are out! Of the 36 currently doing their stretches, politely listening to corporate anthems, shaking hands, tossing coins and swapping pennants, only 11 are sure of their fate. Liverpool and Barcelona are definitely through to the last 16; Bologna, Sparta Prague, RB Leipzig, Girona, Red Star Belgrade, Sturm Graz,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-aston-villa-4-2-celtic-girona-1-2-arsenal-psv-3-2-liverpool-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 23:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-aston-villa-4-2-celtic-girona-1-2-arsenal-psv-3-2-liverpool-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dembélé’s hat-trick sends PSG soaring into playoffs and Stuttgart crashing out]]></title><description><![CDATA[If Paris Saint-Germain were grasping for a playoff safety net just over a week ago, they ended up flinging themselves into it gleefully. Perhaps the new-look Champions League really does serve the big guns as intended: the illusion of serious jeopardy had been vivid before the sprawling final match-day kicked off but PSG, having given the neutrals their fun, swiftly made a mockery of it in Stuttgart. Just as they had in destroying Manchester City, they looked a side whose sparkling attack could]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dembls-hat-trick-sends-psg-soaring-into-playoffs-and-stuttgart-crashing-out/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 23:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dembls-hat-trick-sends-psg-soaring-into-playoffs-and-stuttgart-crashing-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester City 3-1 Club Brugge: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[City went behind just before half-time but Savinho, on as sub, helped change the game, and City ran out comfortable winners to qualify for the playoffsWhich is to say there are a lot of teams in the playoff and last 16 who, if they turn up, are capable of beating opponents with more money. I guess the likelihood is that, by the last eight and definitely by the last four, it&rsquo;s the usual names, but don&rsquo;t rule out some surprises. No one will fancy facing Atalanta or Villa, while Leverku]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-3-1-club-brugge-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 23:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-3-1-club-brugge-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morgan Rogers hat-trick takes Aston Villa past Celtic and into last 16]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aston Villa had done their bit, albeit not without a struggle, and now all they could do was wait. Morgan Rogers, fresh from completing his hat-trick in stoppage time, was among the Villa players huddled around the phone of the fitness coach Mois&eacute;s Del Hoyo praying Atalanta would not find a winner in Barcelona and divert Villa&rsquo;s course. Everyone was jostling for a view. With the final whistle looming here, Unai Emery was busy relaying the latest to Leon Bailey, explaining how Villa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/morgan-rogers-hat-trick-takes-aston-villa-past-celtic-and-into-last-16/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 23:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/morgan-rogers-hat-trick-takes-aston-villa-past-celtic-and-into-last-16/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pepi settles thriller for PSV Eindhoven but Liverpool hold on to top spot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liverpool lost their 100% record in the Champions League but one suspects Arne Slot will be over the disappointment before he arrives back on Merseyside. It will take Amara Nallo much longer to recover.The 18-year-old defender was handed his Liverpool debut in the 83rd minute at PSV Eindhoven, one of several young faces to appear in the group finale as Slot returned to the Netherlands with an eye on a more important date with Bournemouth on Saturday. Four minutes later the teenager was off, a di]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/pepi-settles-thriller-for-psv-eindhoven-but-liverpool-hold-on-to-top-spot/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 23:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/pepi-settles-thriller-for-psv-eindhoven-but-liverpool-hold-on-to-top-spot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nwaneri’s screamer seals turnaround at Girona as Arsenal ensure spot in last 16]]></title><description><![CDATA[What was it Mikel Arteta had said? &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve got some player there.&rdquo; You certainly have. With four minutes left in Arsenal&rsquo;s last Champions League match of a hugely impressive first phase, Ethan Nwaneri began his long, slow walk around the pitch at Montilivi. As he went, they waited for him with open arms on the away bench and, in the small main stand, supporters and staff stood and applauded. He was in no hurry; he had given everything and was happy to take it all in.Ultima]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/nwaneris-screamer-seals-turnaround-at-girona-as-arsenal-ensure-spot-in-last-16/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 23:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/nwaneris-screamer-seals-turnaround-at-girona-as-arsenal-ensure-spot-in-last-16/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester City survive Brugge scare to set up Bayern Munich or Real Madrid tie]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manchester City ought not to have needed a wake-up call given the situation they were in, not to mention the stakes. Fail to win here and ignominy belonged to them, a Champions League exit at the first hurdle. The longest league table in football history would not lie. And yet Pep Guardiola&rsquo;s team waited for one all the same, &shy;sleepwalking towards disaster.When the half-time whistle went, they were second best to Club Brugge and behind to Raphael Onyedika&rsquo;s well-taken goal on 45]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-survive-brugge-scare-to-set-up-bayern-munich-or-real-madrid-tie/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 22:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-survive-brugge-scare-to-set-up-bayern-munich-or-real-madrid-tie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League final group games: join us for updates on all 18 matches – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updates from a tantalising final round of gamesManchester City v Club Brugge &ndash; live updatesLive scores | Table | Who needs what |Email ScottHere we go, then. It&rsquo;s on. I&rsquo;m going in. Good luck everyone.The teams are out! Of the 36 currently doing their stretches, politely listening to corporate anthems, shaking hands, tossing coins and swapping pennants, only 11 are sure of their fate. Liverpool and Barcelona are definitely through to the last 16; Bologna, Sparta Prague, RB Leipz]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-final-group-games-join-us-for-updates-on-all-18-matches-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 21:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-final-group-games-join-us-for-updates-on-all-18-matches-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire outside Etihad Stadium causes disruption before Manchester City game]]></title><description><![CDATA[Merchandise kiosk caught fire before Club Brugge matchPresentation of new signings cancelled as area evacuatedAn area outside the Etihad Stadium had to be evacuated before Manchester City&rsquo;s Champions League game against Club Brugge on Wednesday after a merchandise kiosk caught fire.The blaze broke out shortly before 6pm, close to where Pep Guardiola&rsquo;s City team had been due to enter the stadium at around 6.30pm. Supporters had gathered in the area for a pre-match entertainment show w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/fire-outside-etihad-stadium-causes-disruption-before-manchester-city-game/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 20:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/fire-outside-etihad-stadium-causes-disruption-before-manchester-city-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strange and surprising statistics from Europe’s top leagues this season]]></title><description><![CDATA[The promotion-chasers who can&rsquo;t win at home, the sinking ship who keep scoring and the goalkeeper who sets up goalsBy Ben McAleer for WhoScoredMagdeburg were joint-top of the table in the 2.Bundesliga before their 1-1 draw with Eintracht Braunschweig at the weekend. If they really want to reach the top flight for the first time in their history, though, they will need to turn around their home fortunes. Their fans are yet to see a home win this season. Despite sitting just two points off t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/strange-and-surprising-statistics-from-europes-top-leagues-this-season/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/strange-and-surprising-statistics-from-europes-top-leagues-this-season/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arne Slot to rest nine senior Liverpool players in Champions League shuffle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Top seeding position already guaranteed after seven winsOpponents PSV have lost one of last 55 games at homeArne Slot has said finishing top of the group does not matter in the new Champions League format, which will generate at least &euro;55.945m (&pound;47m) in prize money for Liverpool this season.Slot has taken the &shy;opportunity &shy;Liverpool&rsquo;s qualification for the last 16 has presented and &shy;omitted several regulars from the final group game at PSV Eindhoven. Virgil van Dijk,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arne-slot-to-rest-nine-senior-liverpool-players-in-champions-league-shuffle/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 21:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arne-slot-to-rest-nine-senior-liverpool-players-in-champions-league-shuffle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guardiola says City will tackle must-win Champions League match with coldness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manager keen to score &lsquo;a lot&rsquo; in opening 20 minutesOscar Bobb in contention after five-month injuryPep Guardiola is approaching Manchester City&rsquo;s must-win final Champions League group game against Club Brugge with &ldquo;no emotion&rdquo; to ensure his players understand precisely how to execute the manager&rsquo;s game plan.City are in 25th place, two points behind Stuttgart in the final qualifying position. If Brugge are not defeated, Guardiola&rsquo;s side will be knocked ou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/guardiola-says-city-will-tackle-must-win-champions-league-match-with-coldness/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 15:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/guardiola-says-city-will-tackle-must-win-champions-league-match-with-coldness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A night of high stakes for Europe’s big guns, but is the new format a success?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nail-biting drama awaits as 18 Champions League games take place all at once, and the nerves will be jangling at some of the biggest clubsThe level of chaos expected in the final round of European &ldquo;league phase&rdquo; fixtures can be summed up by the fact Uefa officials have been directing clubs to a simulator that helps them make sense of the permutations affecting their team. They will also be able to monitor changes to their prospects in real time.Nothing like Wednesday night&rsquo;s Ch]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/a-night-of-high-stakes-for-europes-big-guns-but-is-the-new-format-a-success/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/a-night-of-high-stakes-for-europes-big-guns-but-is-the-new-format-a-success/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where does Brendan Rodgers’ star sit now Celtic have made European headway? | Ewan Murray]]></title><description><![CDATA[With a Champions League playoff spot secured before Wednesday&rsquo;s trip to Aston Villa, the manager will have a plan for life after GlasgowThese are compelling times for a compelling character. January has witnessed Brendan Rodgers jousting with his own supporter base, fall victim to an ultra-rare Old Firm defeat and guide his team to the playoff round of the Champions League. The argument was entertaining, the loss at Ibrox totally unimportant, and Celtic&rsquo;s manager will return to the M]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/where-does-brendan-rodgers-star-sit-now-celtic-have-made-european-headway-ewan-murray/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/where-does-brendan-rodgers-star-sit-now-celtic-have-made-european-headway-ewan-murray/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Too early’ to judge success of new Champions League format, says TNT Sports]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK broadcaster waiting to see impact across seasonAll 36 teams to play simultaneously on matchday eightThe jury remains out on Uefa&rsquo;s new Champions League format, according to TNT Sports, with the UK rights holder reserving judgment on whether an expanded league system has &ldquo;landed as people hoped&rdquo;.With a vastly expanded fixture list and an eight-match league stage, the Champions League has been criticised for its complexity and lack of jeopardy. Anticipation is building, howeve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/too-early-to-judge-success-of-new-champions-league-format-says-tnt-sports/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/too-early-to-judge-success-of-new-champions-league-format-says-tnt-sports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League: who’s through, who’s out and who needs what in final fixtures?]]></title><description><![CDATA[We look at the state of play before Wednesday&rsquo;s games with places in the last 16 and playoffs up for grabs Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-whos-through-whos-out-and-who-needs-what-in-final-fixtures/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 18:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-whos-through-whos-out-and-who-needs-what-in-final-fixtures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will fresh blood bring the swagger back to Manchester City?]]></title><description><![CDATA[After calamity in Paris Pep Guardiola has reached for the cheque book, but there are no guarantees it will workManchester City have called for the cavalry and, based on the evidence of Wednesday night at Paris Saint-Germain and numerous other performances over the past few months, it cannot arrive quickly enough. Something is missing within the serial Premier League champions and it was revealing to hear Jack Grealish reach for a word that has routinely been associated with them; with the winger]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/will-fresh-blood-bring-the-swagger-back-to-manchester-city/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/will-fresh-blood-bring-the-swagger-back-to-manchester-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League review: chaos in Lisbon and players in shop window]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barcelona and Benfica produced a classic that swung from the sublime to the ridiculous. We hand out honours and dishonours from the latest round of actionBarcelona Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-chaos-in-lisbon-and-players-in-shop-window/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-chaos-in-lisbon-and-players-in-shop-window/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City down and almost out in Paris as Arsenal march on – Football Weekly Extra]]></title><description><![CDATA[Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini, Jonathan Fadugba and Barney Ronay to discuss the Champions League actionRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today: PSG do the very thing PSG aren&rsquo;t supposed to do and un-implode against Manchester City, coming back from 2-0 down to win 4-2 and leave Pep&rsquo;s side with a chance of not making the Champion]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/city-down-and-almost-out-in-paris-as-arsenal-march-on-football-weekly-extra/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 13:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/city-down-and-almost-out-in-paris-as-arsenal-march-on-football-weekly-extra/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The battles of Britain in European football – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Manchester United prepare to take on Rangers in the Europa League, we take a look at some of the &lsquo;Battle of Britain&rsquo; European games over the years Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/the-battles-of-britain-in-european-football-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/the-battles-of-britain-in-european-football-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We could not control it’: Guardiola laments City’s PSG capitulation]]></title><description><![CDATA[City must beat Club Brugge next week to stand chance&lsquo;If we don&rsquo;t go through it&rsquo;s because we don&rsquo;t deserve it&rsquo;Pep Guardiola refused to wallow after Manchester City&rsquo;s latest Champions League misstep, delivering home truths and accepting that if his club were to exit the competition it would be what they deserve.City lost 4-2 against Paris Saint&#8209;Germain at a raucous Parc des Princes, having led 2-0, and they will fall short of the playoff round if they do n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/we-could-not-control-it-guardiola-laments-citys-psg-capitulation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/we-could-not-control-it-guardiola-laments-citys-psg-capitulation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pep’s lonely City players sum up a side losing the sense of itself | Barney Ronay]]></title><description><![CDATA[From 2-0 up, Manchester City crumbled in Paris and their manager was powerless to stop itSlowly, and then all at once. This is how Manchester City collapse these days. Pep Guardiola once described his ultimate fever dream as a coach, the goal at the end of all this detail; which is essentially to have the ball for 90&nbsp;minutes, creating his own frictionless Pep-world of total control. Well, that might just have&nbsp;to be parked for a bit. Probably best not to watch this one back for a while,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/peps-lonely-city-players-sum-up-a-side-losing-the-sense-of-itself-barney-ronay/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/peps-lonely-city-players-sum-up-a-side-losing-the-sense-of-itself-barney-ronay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pep Guardiola’s lonely City players sum up a side losing the sense of itself | Barney Ronay]]></title><description><![CDATA[From 2-0 up, Manchester City crumbled in Paris and their manager was simply powerless to stop itSlowly, and then all at once. This is how Manchester City collapse these days. Pep Guardiola once described his ultimate fever dream as a coach, the goal at the end of all this detail; which is essentially to have the ball for 90&nbsp;minutes, creating his own frictionless Pep-world of total control. Well, that might just have&nbsp;to be parked for a bit. Probably best not to watch this one back for a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/pep-guardiolas-lonely-city-players-sum-up-a-side-losing-the-sense-of-itself-barney-ronay/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/pep-guardiolas-lonely-city-players-sum-up-a-side-losing-the-sense-of-itself-barney-ronay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League: Feyenoord’s Giménez hits double to stun Bayern]]></title><description><![CDATA[Milan and Inter in top eight after victoriesShakhtar give themselves hope of playoffsSantiago Gim&eacute;nez scored twice in the first half as Feyenoord stunned Bayern Munich 3-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday to boost their chances of a top-eight finish.Gim&eacute;nez fired them into the lead in the 21st minute with a deft shot before the Mexico international added a second with a penalty in the ninth minute of first-half stoppage time. Ayase Ueda, on as a substitute, killed off the game]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-feyenoords-gimnez-hits-double-to-stun-bayern/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-feyenoords-gimnez-hits-double-to-stun-bayern/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rodrygo and Vinícius double up as Real Madrid hit five past hapless Salzburg]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;We will play and then we will see,&rdquo; Carlo Ancelotti had said, so Real Madrid did their part and by the end of an ultimately easy night, life looked good again. The European champions started this match as the 22nd best team in the continent, somewhere towards the bottom of a table that keeps everyone guessing and supposedly on the edge of a catastrophe, and finished it six places higher and feeling as if they are among the favourites again. If, the coach was keen to stress, they can]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/rodrygo-and-vincius-double-up-as-real-madrid-hit-five-past-hapless-salzburg/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/rodrygo-and-vincius-double-up-as-real-madrid-hit-five-past-hapless-salzburg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tyrone Mings anticipates ‘a classic’ in Aston Villa’s showdown with Celtic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defender says team are used to handling pressureMings pleasantly surprised by fitness after long layoffTyrone Mings believes Aston Villa&rsquo;s crunch Champions League meeting with Celtic has the makings of &ldquo;a classic&rdquo; and said they must not allow the 1-0 defeat in Monaco on Tuesday to dampen their belief.Unai Emery questioned the mentality of some of his players after Villa slipped to their second European defeat of the season against the Ligue 1 side. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/tyrone-mings-anticipates-a-classic-in-aston-villas-showdown-with-celtic/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/tyrone-mings-anticipates-a-classic-in-aston-villas-showdown-with-celtic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paris Saint-Germain 4-2 Manchester City: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[PSG roared back from 2-0 down to win 4-2 and leave Manchester City&rsquo;s European hopes up in the airIt&rsquo;s raining heavily in Paris. City will feel at home.For clarity, PSG&rsquo;s big-money &euro;70m signing Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, is not cup tied. Napoli are not in any European competitions this season, which might be a factor in why they are currently top of Serie A. However, Kvaratskhelia is ineligible for PSG tonight because he wasn&rsquo;t registered for the league phase back in Sept]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/paris-saint-germain-4-2-manchester-city-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/paris-saint-germain-4-2-manchester-city-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal v Dinamo Zagreb, Real Madrid v Salzburg, Celtic v Young Boys and more: Champions League – as it happened!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Celtic and Arsenal won and will at worst be in the playoffs, while Bayern Munich were thrashed by FeyenoordCeltic have the ball in the net, but it&rsquo;s disallowed for offside, Maeda being caught a couple of yards clear. He finished it well, mind.Arsenal roar into an early lead! And there&rsquo;s a superb assist from Havertz, who has his back to goal as a left-wing cross reaches him and instead of attempting any fancy nonsense lays back to Rice, who with the benefit of facing in the right dire]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-v-dinamo-zagreb-real-madrid-v-salzburg-celtic-v-young-boys-and-more-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-v-dinamo-zagreb-real-madrid-v-salzburg-celtic-v-young-boys-and-more-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celtic seal playoff spot after late own goal spares blushes against Young Boys]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fortune favours the brave. With five minutes of this game to play Celtic were in precisely the position they had not wanted to be in, &shy;glancing &shy;anxiously at other Champions League scorelines and potentially heading to Villa Park needing some reward to continue involvement in the competition. An own goal altered the scene here entirely. If that winner was freakish, nobody could &shy;reasonably deny the hosts deserved it. Even Daizen Maeda&rsquo;s subsequent red card could not halt wild c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/celtic-seal-playoff-spot-after-late-own-goal-spares-blushes-against-young-boys/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/celtic-seal-playoff-spot-after-late-own-goal-spares-blushes-against-young-boys/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester City collapse in calamitous defeat at Paris Saint-Germain]]></title><description><![CDATA[It ought to have been over. In previous times it surely would have been. Erling Haaland had tapped in from close range shortly after Jack Grealish, on as a substitute, had broken the deadlock. There were 53 minutes on the clock and Manchester City looked ready to breathe life into their ailing Champions League campaign.And yet the current edition of Pep Guardiola&rsquo;s serial Premier League champions have come to lack the old certainties. They are vulnerable to high-tempo flurries from the opp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-collapse-in-calamitous-defeat-at-paris-saint-germain/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-collapse-in-calamitous-defeat-at-paris-saint-germain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal on verge of knockout stage as Havertz ensures win over Dinamo Zagreb]]></title><description><![CDATA[Job done for Mikel Arteta. After the week he has had, the last thing the Arsenal manager would have wanted was another frantic finale to a home fixture. For much of this contest, after Declan Rice had fired the hosts in front after only 72 seconds, it seemed the Gunners may have to go the distance as they huffed and puffed but couldn&rsquo;t find a second goal to see off a spirited Dinamo Zagreb side managed by their defensive master Fabio Cannavaro.A collective sigh of relief greeted the second]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-on-verge-of-knockout-stage-as-havertz-ensures-win-over-dinamo-zagreb/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-on-verge-of-knockout-stage-as-havertz-ensures-win-over-dinamo-zagreb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A ludicrous night in Lisbon and Liverpool stay perfect – Football Weekly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Lars Sivertsen, Archie Rhind-Tutt and Sid Lowe as Benfica and Barcelona play out possibly the greatest Champions League game everRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today; a completely ridiculous game in Lisbon sees Barcelona come from 4-2 behind to win 5-4 against Benfica in a game that had it all; red cards, goalkeeper howle]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/a-ludicrous-night-in-lisbon-and-liverpool-stay-perfect-football-weekly/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/a-ludicrous-night-in-lisbon-and-liverpool-stay-perfect-football-weekly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League roundup: Atlético Madrid fight back to stun Leverkusen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Juli&aacute;n &Aacute;lvarez double seals 2-1 win for 10-man Atl&eacute;tiBologna 2-1 Dortmund, Red Star 2-3 PSV EindhovenAtl&eacute;tico Madrid fought back from a goal and a man down to rescue a dramatic 2-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League on Tuesday.The hosts played more than an hour with a 10 men after midfielder Pablo Barrios was shown a straight red card for a reckless studs-up tackle from behind on Jeremie Frimpong in the 24th minute. Jan Oblak made a string of saves but]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-roundup-atltico-madrid-fight-back-to-stun-leverkusen/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 00:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-roundup-atltico-madrid-fight-back-to-stun-leverkusen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liverpool 2-1 Lille, Benfica 4-5 Barcelona and more: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Atl&eacute;tico 2-1 Leverkusen, Bologna 2-1 DortmundMeanwhile, in the other earlier game, Atalanta are leading Sturm Graz 1-0. That will lift them to third, though with plenty of football to be played this match day. Villa are in danger of slipping from the top eight; Monaco could go to ninth. So much to play for. Thank you, Uefa, thank you!Not going to plan for Villa in the Principality. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/liverpool-2-1-lille-benfica-4-5-barcelona-and-more-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 23:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/liverpool-2-1-lille-benfica-4-5-barcelona-and-more-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raphinha caps late Barcelona comeback to settle nine-goal thriller with Benfica]]></title><description><![CDATA[Raphinha scored deep into stoppage time to hand Barcelona a dramatic 5-4 comeback win at Benfica and a place in the last 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday.Vangelis Pavlidis&rsquo;s hat-trick had given the hosts a two-goal half-time lead and they were 4-2 up with 12 minutes to play before Hansi Flick&rsquo;s side pulled out a sensational victory, sealed by the Brazilian with a finish on the break, seconds after Benfica had appealed in vain for a late penalty. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/raphinha-caps-late-barcelona-comeback-to-settle-nine-goal-thriller-with-benfica/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 23:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/raphinha-caps-late-barcelona-comeback-to-settle-nine-goal-thriller-with-benfica/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mikel Arteta turns to tunes to ‘change our mood’ before Arsenal’s Zagreb test]]></title><description><![CDATA[Club training to music after setback of Aston Villa draw&lsquo;You play a song and immediately you feel different&rsquo;Mikel Arteta is hoping the sound of music can help Arsenal seal a place in the top eight of the Cham&shy;pions League and has urged his &shy;players to take out the frustration of letting slip a two-goal lead against Aston Villa when they face Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday night.Victory against the Croatian side would put Arsenal on the verge of qualifying directly for the last 16]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mikel-arteta-turns-to-tunes-to-change-our-mood-before-arsenals-zagreb-test/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mikel-arteta-turns-to-tunes-to-change-our-mood-before-arsenals-zagreb-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unai Emery questions Aston Villa players’ mentality after Monaco loss]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Some are not following the plan,&rsquo; says managerOllie Watkins and Jhon Dur&aacute;n &lsquo;didn&rsquo;t work well&rsquo;A seething Unai Emery questioned the mentality of some of his Aston Villa players and conceded his &shy;latest attempt to partner Ollie Watkins and Jhon Dur&aacute;n backfired after they blew an opportunity to qualify automatically for the Champions League last 16.Emery accused several of his Villa players of &ldquo;not following the plan&rdquo; after an insipid 1-0]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/unai-emery-questions-aston-villa-players-mentality-after-monaco-loss/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 23:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/unai-emery-questions-aston-villa-players-mentality-after-monaco-loss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liverpool in seventh heaven as ‘special’ Salah and Elliott see off 10-man Lille]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arne Slot had two minor complaints: that Lille scored from their only shot on target and Liverpool are not guaranteed to win the Champions League group because of Barcelona&rsquo;s 95th-minute winner at Benfica, where four minutes of stoppage time were signalled. They were the grumblings of a perfectionist.Perfectionism is serving Liverpool well, however. Top spot may not be secured just yet but Slot&rsquo;s side booked a place in the last 16 with a seventh successive victory. It equalled the cl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/liverpool-in-seventh-heaven-as-special-salah-and-elliott-see-off-10-man-lille/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 23:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/liverpool-in-seventh-heaven-as-special-salah-and-elliott-see-off-10-man-lille/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monaco 1-0 Aston Villa: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[A leggy Aston Villa&rsquo;s hopes of automatic qualification for the Round of 16 took a dent as they were sunk by Wilfried Singo&rsquo;s early strike at the Stade Louis IIRead Ben Fisher&rsquo;s match report from Monaco Youri Tielemans: The former Leicester midfielder has proved sceptics wrong with displays central to the transformation of Unai Emery&rsquo;s side. Ben Fisher reports &hellip;Adi Hutter speaks: &ldquo;We have an opportunity against a big, big opponent and tomorrow we will face a t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/monaco-1-0-aston-villa-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 21:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/monaco-1-0-aston-villa-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aston Villa pay price for slow start as Wilfried Singo earns Monaco victory]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the playground of the rich and famous, Aston Villa were left &shy;counting the cost of a sluggish start. The Prince of Wales and Nassef Sawiris &ndash; the Villa co-owner whose superyacht would not look out of place round the corner at Port Hercules &ndash; were among those in &shy;attendance in Monaco. Villa roused but never truly recovered from Wilfried Singo&rsquo;s early headed goal and their hopes of qualifying automatically for the last&nbsp;16 will go down to the wire when Celtic visit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/aston-villa-pay-price-for-slow-start-as-wilfried-singo-earns-monaco-victory/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 21:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/aston-villa-pay-price-for-slow-start-as-wilfried-singo-earns-monaco-victory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brest and Lille lead the way as Ligue 1 clubs push on in Champions League]]></title><description><![CDATA[All four French clubs in the competition have their sights set on the knockouts but PSG have a lot of work to doBy Rapha&euml;l Jucobin for Get French Football NewsWhen the Champions League format was revamped, with four French teams included for the first time, few would have expected all four to be confident of reaching the next phase in late January. Even fewer would have expected Brest and Lille to be in the top eight, with PSG sitting just outside the playoff spots.&ldquo;We&rsquo;re going]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/brest-and-lille-lead-the-way-as-ligue-1-clubs-push-on-in-champions-league/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 10:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/brest-and-lille-lead-the-way-as-ligue-1-clubs-push-on-in-champions-league/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youri Tielemans now the pacemaker at heart of Aston Villa’s resurgence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Leicester midfielder has proved sceptics wrong with displays central to the transformation of Unai Emery&rsquo;s sideSome things simply meet expectations, others catch us cold, take us by pleasant surprise. Aston&nbsp;Villa have made a habit of doing the latter over the past couple of years. Take the supporters who ended up slurping a pre&#8209;match pint and talking double pivots with the Prince of Wales in the Wetherspoon&rsquo;s at Birmingham New Street in the hours before they travell]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/youri-tielemans-now-the-pacemaker-at-heart-of-aston-villas-resurgence/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2025 22:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/youri-tielemans-now-the-pacemaker-at-heart-of-aston-villas-resurgence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vive King Éric Roy as Brest’s song for Europe grows ever louder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coach&rsquo;s epic journey from unwanted one to special one as club&rsquo;s fairytale run in Champions League continuesAt the very end of 2022, &Eacute;ric Roy was convinced the ship he had hoped to board had sailed a while ago. How could it be otherwise? He was now in his 57th year, and his last &ndash; his only &ndash; coaching assignment had ended more than a decade previously.He had resigned himself to carrying on working as a pundit for French television, as he had done since 2012, with a t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/vive-king-ric-roy-as-brests-song-for-europe-grows-ever-louder/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/vive-king-ric-roy-as-brests-song-for-europe-grows-ever-louder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul Lambert: ‘Zinedine Zidane just looked at me and said “bloody hell”’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Broke and out of contract at Motherwell, the Scot took a risk in seeking a trial at Dortmund only to become an European Cup winner within 12 monthsThis is a story in three parts. The unlikely tale of how Paul Lambert signed for Borussia Dortmund in 1996. Why Lambert is still revered there, despite making only 64 appearances. And the sad story of why he had to leave Germany in 1997, although not everyone would describe a Glasgow-born footballer signing for Celtic in such gloomy terms.That&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/paul-lambert-zinedine-zidane-just-looked-at-me-and-said-bloody-hell/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jan 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/paul-lambert-zinedine-zidane-just-looked-at-me-and-said-bloody-hell/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tony Book obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manchester City captain who brought the team four trophies in three years before going on to manage itThe most remarkable aspect of the gilded footballing career of Tony Book was that until his fourth decade he was still earning a living as a bricklayer. Supplementing his wages by playing part-time non-league football, it was only at the age of 30 that he was swept into the full-time game. Within two years he had become the nationally admired captain of Manchester City, holding aloft the 1968 le]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/tony-book-obituary/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/tony-book-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Manchester City are looking to go big and sign Omar Marmoush]]></title><description><![CDATA[The versatile Egyptian forward has scored 18 goals and laid on 11 assists for Eintracht Frankfurt this seasonBy Ben McAleer for WhoScoredManchester City fans are breathing a sigh of relief after back-to-back league wins. A run of one victory and nine defeats in 13 games was cause for concern for the defending champions, but they ended 2024 with a win at Leicester and kicked off 2025 with a home victory over West Ham. New year, new City.Even in those victories, City do not look like the team they]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/why-manchester-city-are-looking-to-go-big-and-sign-omar-marmoush/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/why-manchester-city-are-looking-to-go-big-and-sign-omar-marmoush/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League review: Resurgent Real and Weston McKennie’s gem]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a mixed round for Europe&rsquo;s biggest clubs. We hand out honours and dishonours from the latest round of actionReal Madrid: Are the serial champions finally stirring? The holders have been sleepy and tetchy amid the new format as the problems of assimilating Kylian Mbapp&eacute; play out in public. But in a vital 3-2 away win over Atalanta, Mbapp&eacute; played his part, scoring a fine goal before leaving with an injury. That left the stage open for Real&rsquo;s other modern Gal&aacute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-resurgent-real-and-weston-mckennies-gem/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-resurgent-real-and-weston-mckennies-gem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Juventus go off script to leave City searching for their forgotten lines | Nick Ames]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even the reliable elder statesmen can&rsquo;t help Pep Guardiola&rsquo;s side move a game closer to a shock Champions League exitThree minutes into the second half of a game that had very rarely threatened to defrost, Kyle Walker looked up and slid a simple 10-yard pass for Kevin De Bruyne. There was space on the right and here was the most routine opportunity to get things moving. Nobody would think twice about a combination near halfway between teammates who, over tens of thousands of rehearsa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/juventus-go-off-script-to-leave-city-searching-for-their-forgotten-lines-nick-ames/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 00:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/juventus-go-off-script-to-leave-city-searching-for-their-forgotten-lines-nick-ames/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s the target’: Guardiola lowers sights to Champions League playoffs after defeat]]></title><description><![CDATA[City likely to have to settle for February playoffG&uuml;ndogan suggests squad are low on confidencePep Guardiola admitted Manchester City must scrap to secure the best-case scenario of a Champions League playoff tie in February after seeing their latest defeat, a 2-0 reverse to Juventus, all but scupper their chances of automatic progress to the last 16.City have now won once in 10 games and were well beaten in Turin despite dominating large chunks of the match. Now-familiar failings at both en]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/its-the-target-guardiola-lowers-sights-to-champions-league-playoffs-after-defeat/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 00:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/its-the-target-guardiola-lowers-sights-to-champions-league-playoffs-after-defeat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local boy Myles Lewis-Skelly gets Arsenal buzzing on the biggest stage | Ed Aarons]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 18-year-old left-back excelled on his Champions League debut and showed he could be ready for more responsibilityIt was the moment Myles Lewis-Skelly must have been dreaming about all of his young life. Making his full Champions League debut at left-back because of a defensive injury crisis, the 18-year-old born in Islington and raised in Arsenal&rsquo;s Hale End academy for the past decade could easily have panicked when he was confronted by a charging Eliesse Ben Seghir just after the half]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/local-boy-myles-lewis-skelly-gets-arsenal-buzzing-on-the-biggest-stage-ed-aarons/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 23:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/local-boy-myles-lewis-skelly-gets-arsenal-buzzing-on-the-biggest-stage-ed-aarons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Juventus 2-0 Manchester City: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manchester City slipped to a seventh defeat in 10 games as Juventus ended their run of draws thanks to two second-half goals3 mins: City have had the ball for almost all the game thus far, and they eventually work it to De Bruyne on the right. Di Gregorio catches his cross.1 min: City have kicked off, and immediately gone route one, Ederson pumping a long ball downfield and winning a throw-in as a result. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/juventus-2-0-manchester-city-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 23:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/juventus-2-0-manchester-city-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal 3-0 Monaco: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arsenal moved into third place in the table thanks to two goals from Bukayo Saka3 min: Monaco are winning most of the early duels. Arsenal not quite up to speed yet. On the touchline, Mikel Arteta claps his hands by way of encouragement.1 min: &Oslash;degaard loses the ball within nanoseconds and Monaco go on the attack. Ben Seghir has a run at the Arsenal defence, but there&rsquo;s no way through. A very early sign that Monaco aren&rsquo;t here simply to make up the numbers. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-3-0-monaco-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 23:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-3-0-monaco-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saka inspires Arsenal to beat Monaco and boost automatic qualification hopes]]></title><description><![CDATA[It would normally be over by now, the Champions League group stage done and dusted, and yet Arsenal know they must go again for two more ties; a test of their physicality, the depth of their reserves, as well as their resolve.The idea is to attack the extra games in January and make sure they do not have to play two more in the playoff round in February; to zoom straight into the round of 16. It continues to look pretty good. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/saka-inspires-arsenal-to-beat-monaco-and-boost-automatic-qualification-hopes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 23:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/saka-inspires-arsenal-to-beat-monaco-and-boost-automatic-qualification-hopes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vlahovic sparks Juventus to leave Manchester City deep in trouble]]></title><description><![CDATA[Missing in action during the past six torrid weeks: Manchester City&rsquo;s &shy;pizzazz. It was absent here again, in the latest moping performance that has become the recognisable face of Pep Guardiola&rsquo;s formerly supreme team.There is now a surreal element about City&rsquo;s plunge. Sides go on &shy;losing runs &ndash; sure they do &ndash; but for this champion group to lose for a seventh time in 10 games and extend their disturbing run to a meagre solitary victory in the sequence is baf]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/vlahovic-sparks-juventus-to-leave-manchester-city-deep-in-trouble/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 23:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/vlahovic-sparks-juventus-to-leave-manchester-city-deep-in-trouble/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Best club in the world’: Joe Gomez happy to have stayed at Liverpool]]></title><description><![CDATA[Konat&eacute; injury gives defender a chance after lack of gamesGomez nearly went to Newcastle in the summerJoe Gomez says he is &ldquo;blessed&rdquo; to be at Liverpool after a summer in which the prospect of leaving was real. The England defender, who made his first Champions League start of the season at Girona on Tuesday, admits it has been difficult to sit out but he is relishing the chance to play after an injury to Ibrahima Konat&eacute;. &ldquo;I love the club, I love being here,&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/best-club-in-the-world-joe-gomez-happy-to-have-stayed-at-liverpool/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/best-club-in-the-world-joe-gomez-happy-to-have-stayed-at-liverpool/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With the US and Saudi Arabia growing in power, Uefa and co must adapt to survive | Philipp Lahm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation of sporting competitions needs reform to put the north and east of the continent back on the mapEurope must realise that the world does what it wants. In politics as in football. Fifa, founded 120 years ago in Paris, is moving to the US. It recently removed Zurich as its headquarters from its statutes and relocated 100 jobs to Miami. And in 2034, the World Cup will take place in Saudi Arabia. Europe is now discussing how to deal with guest workers, human rights and democracy.How]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/with-the-us-and-saudi-arabia-growing-in-power-uefa-and-co-must-adapt-to-survive-philipp-lahm/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/with-the-us-and-saudi-arabia-growing-in-power-uefa-and-co-must-adapt-to-survive-philipp-lahm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil gives you wings: PSG, Red Bull Salzburg and a bad advert for football]]></title><description><![CDATA[Luis Enrique&rsquo;s side can be quietly hopeful of Champions League progress after deathly meeting of pop-up teamsIt has often been said that the point of art is to ask the essential questions. Why does this thing exist? Why is this process happening? And is there any way of making it stop? In this context Paris Saint-Germain&rsquo;s 3-0 defeat of Salzburg at the Red Bull Arena on Champions League match-day six was undeniably a work of art.At the end of a fretful but still relentlessly soporifi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/oil-gives-you-wings-psg-red-bull-salzburg-and-a-bad-advert-for-football/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/oil-gives-you-wings-psg-red-bull-salzburg-and-a-bad-advert-for-football/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Diversity is our weapon’: inside Monaco’s eclectic football approach]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arsenal&rsquo;s Wednesday opponents reveal how an integrated policy of buy young, pay well, sell high works for them and their sole sister club, Cercle BruggeMonaco&rsquo;s training ground, carved into a hillside above the principality, overlooks the C&ocirc;te d&rsquo;Azur. It is the sort of glamorous setting expected for a football team in one of the world&rsquo;s richest corners. Fifteen nationalities file out of the changing rooms and on to the pitch to be coached by an Austrian, driving hom]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/diversity-is-our-weapon-inside-monacos-eclectic-football-approach/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/diversity-is-our-weapon-inside-monacos-eclectic-football-approach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Atalanta 2-3 Real Madrid, Leipzig 2-3 Aston Villa: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aston Villa went third with a thrilling win in Leipzig while Real Madrid won a similarly exciting affair against AtalantaIf Paris Saint-Germain take an early lead at Red Bull Salzburg on Tuesday they may wonder whether to stick or twist. The new Champions League format has, at least in part, been designed to ensure Europe&rsquo;s superpowers have fewer opportunities to fail, so their position risks embarrassment. They will not even qualify for the playoff round in February unless they improve on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/atalanta-2-3-real-madrid-leipzig-2-3-aston-villa-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 23:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/atalanta-2-3-real-madrid-leipzig-2-3-aston-villa-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bellingham gives Atalanta too much to do as Real Madrid show they are back]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rumours of Real Madrid&rsquo;s imminent Champions League demise had, it turns out, been exaggerated. So had suggestions Kylian Mbapp&eacute; makes a poor fit for Carlo Ancelotti&rsquo;s side if an emphatic opening goal is anything to go by, although his later departure with an injury means the question marks will linger. Ultimately the holders could feel relieved at hauling themselves back into contention for an automatic knockout spot and the fact Atalanta, intense and vibrant to the last, were]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bellingham-gives-atalanta-too-much-to-do-as-real-madrid-show-they-are-back/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 23:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bellingham-gives-atalanta-too-much-to-do-as-real-madrid-show-they-are-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ross Barkley’s lucky break edges Aston Villa past Leipzig in five-goal thriller]]></title><description><![CDATA[After Jhon Dur&aacute;n scored, with another ludicrously powerful strike, he celebrated by showing the Aston Villa supporters the palms of his hands, as if to say: &ldquo;Calm down, what else did you possibly expect?&rdquo; Perhaps it explains why Unai Emery, hands in the pockets of his long black puffer coat, was unmoved. Another substitute, Ross Barkley, ultimately earned victory with stoppage time looming, however, after RB Leipzig twice pegged Villa back, Lo&iuml;s Openda and Christoph Baumg]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/ross-barkleys-lucky-break-edges-aston-villa-past-leipzig-in-five-goal-thriller/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 23:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/ross-barkleys-lucky-break-edges-aston-villa-past-leipzig-in-five-goal-thriller/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girona 0-1 Liverpool: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mohamed Salah&rsquo;s second-half penalty was enough to maintain Liverpool&rsquo;s 100% record in the group stageBeyond the goalies, two changes from the Newcastle game for Liverpool.Trent Alexander-Arnold and Dominik Szoboszlai in, Alexis Mac Allister out altogether and Jarell Quansah benched after a difficult night on Tyneside. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/girona-0-1-liverpool-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 22:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/girona-0-1-liverpool-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slot unhappy despite Salah sinking Girona to make it a perfect six for Liverpool]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liverpool&rsquo;s perfect Champions League continued and a new record was completed with a sixth win and a fifth clean sheet. Arne Slot&rsquo;s side have now not conceded since the third minute of the opening night at San Siro, their best ever run in Europe. They also have their goalkeeper back, and on a cold night at Montilivi those things were related. Mohamed Salah&rsquo;s penalty secured a 1-0 victory against Girona, but this was also about Alisson who made five saves on his return to help v]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/slot-unhappy-despite-salah-sinking-girona-to-make-it-a-perfect-six-for-liverpool/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 21:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/slot-unhappy-despite-salah-sinking-girona-to-make-it-a-perfect-six-for-liverpool/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goalless draw at Dinamo Zagreb takes dominant Celtic closer to playoffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Received wisdom before kick-off at Stadion Maksimir was that this was the ideal time to face Dinamo Zagreb. Celtic proceeded to prove this campaign is not the one in which to play them in the Champions League. While there will be a tinge of frustration from Brendan Rodgers that a draw was all that could be collected from a fixture in which they were the superior team, capitulation in Dortmund early in this campaign continues to look irregular.Celtic are again a serious team at elite level in Eur]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/goalless-draw-at-dinamo-zagreb-takes-dominant-celtic-closer-to-playoffs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 21:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/goalless-draw-at-dinamo-zagreb-takes-dominant-celtic-closer-to-playoffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He’s earned it’: Kieran Tierney set to make Arsenal return against Monaco]]></title><description><![CDATA[Left-back has not played for club in 16 monthsArteta lacking in defensive options in Champions LeagueKieran Tierney is set to feature for Arsenal for the first time in more than 16 months after Mikel Arteta revealed he expected to be without several key defenders for Wednesday&rsquo;s Champions League meeting with Monaco.Thomas Partey, Jurri&euml;n Timber, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Gabriel Magalh&atilde;es did not train with the rest of the squad on Tuesday and Arteta said &ldquo;some of them prob]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/hes-earned-it-kieran-tierney-set-to-make-arsenal-return-against-monaco/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 18:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/hes-earned-it-kieran-tierney-set-to-make-arsenal-return-against-monaco/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are Champions League goalfests down to new format or deeper disparities?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eye-catching thrashings have been a feature of the revamped competition, but the cause is up for debateIf Paris Saint-Germain take an early lead at Red Bull Salzburg on Tuesday they may wonder whether to stick or twist. The new Champions League format has, at least in part, been designed to ensure Europe&rsquo;s superpowers have fewer opportunities to fail, so their position risks embarrassment. They will not even qualify for the playoff round in February unless they improve on 25th place and, w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/are-champions-league-goalfests-down-to-new-format-or-deeper-disparities/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/are-champions-league-goalfests-down-to-new-format-or-deeper-disparities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arne Slot confirms ‘outstanding’ Alisson fit to start for Liverpool against Girona]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilian goalkeeper has been sidelined since OctoberLiverpool coach keen to avoid Champions League playoffAlisson could make his Liverpool return against Girona in the Champions League at Montilivi on Tuesday night after Arne Slot confirmed that he is ready to start again.The Brazilian goalkeeper has not played since sustaining a hamstring injury against Crystal Palace at the start of October. But he completed training on Monday morning, flew to Spain with the team and the Liverpool head coach]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arne-slot-confirms-outstanding-alisson-fit-to-start-for-liverpool-against-girona/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 21:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arne-slot-confirms-outstanding-alisson-fit-to-start-for-liverpool-against-girona/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unai Emery urges Aston Villa to ‘break our limit’ against RB Leipzig]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victory will aid chances of place in knockout stageVilla face team yet to win a point in league phaseUnai Emery has urged Aston Villa to &ldquo;break our limit&rdquo; by enhancing their chances of advancing automatically to the Champions League last&nbsp;16 with&nbsp;victory against RB Leipzig. Villa, in Europe&rsquo;s premier club competition for the first time since 1983, can take a major step towards the knockout phase if they can defeat the Bundesliga side, who have not registered a point af]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/unai-emery-urges-aston-villa-to-break-our-limit-against-rb-leipzig/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 21:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/unai-emery-urges-aston-villa-to-break-our-limit-against-rb-leipzig/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amorim says he will be ‘judged on the place we finish’ at Manchester United]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manager wants to focus on performance not resultsAmorim says Rashford &lsquo;can play so much better&rsquo;Ruben Amorim has said he will be judged on Manchester United&rsquo;s finishing position after Sunday&rsquo;s 4-0 defeat of Everton lifted them to 19 points, four behind Brighton in the final Champions League berth.Two goals each from Marcus Rashford and Joshua Zirkzee gave the Portuguese victory in his first home league match and afterwards he was asked if Champions League qualification is]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/amorim-says-he-will-be-judged-on-the-place-we-finish-at-manchester-united/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2024 18:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/amorim-says-he-will-be-judged-on-the-place-we-finish-at-manchester-united/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League review: pain for PSG but Inter and Arsenal on rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Europe&rsquo;s finest head-scratching struggles go on. We hand out honours and dishonours from the latest round of actionInter: The 2023 finalists are second in the table and yet to concede a goal. They are yet to score many either, notching only seven goals in their five games. The latest victims of Simone Inzaghi&rsquo;s smooth, efficient machine were RB Leipzig, whose own calamitous pointless campaign continued with a 1-0 defeat. An own goal from Castello Lukeba decided it after a wicked free]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-pain-for-psg-but-inter-and-arsenal-on-rise/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 16:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-pain-for-psg-but-inter-and-arsenal-on-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slot praises Liverpool academy talents for their role in ‘special’ Real Madrid win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kelleher, Jones and Bradley &lsquo;outstanding&rsquo;, says manager&lsquo;It is a fair result,&rsquo; says Real manager Carlo AncelottiArne Slot hailed a statement Liverpool win against the team that have tormented them in the Champions League and said the basis for it came from the club&rsquo;s academy players. The manager watched Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo score the goals in a 2-0 win against Real Madrid, which moved Liverpool back to the top of the table with a blemish-free record aft]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/slot-praises-liverpool-academy-talents-for-their-role-in-special-real-madrid-win/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 01:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/slot-praises-liverpool-academy-talents-for-their-role-in-special-real-madrid-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conor Bradley’s raw energy too much for Mbappé and wins roar of approval | Barney Ronay]]></title><description><![CDATA[The young Liverpool full-back produced a brilliant tackle to deny the Real Madrid star in the night&rsquo;s defining imageWith 30 minutes gone at Anfield there was a moment of home-crowd theatre that would stand as the defining image of this 2-0 Liverpool victory, perhaps even of Conor&nbsp;Bradley&rsquo;s young career to date, and which also produced surely the loudest and most visceral roar of the night. And let&rsquo;s face it, who doesn&rsquo;t like a loud and visceral&nbsp;roar.It came from]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/conor-bradleys-raw-energy-too-much-for-mbapp-and-wins-roar-of-approval-barney-ronay/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 01:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/conor-bradleys-raw-energy-too-much-for-mbapp-and-wins-roar-of-approval-barney-ronay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emery has tools to fix Aston Villa but overloaded Watkins needs support | Jonathan Liew]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hosts&rsquo; struggle to break down Juventus showed extent of the burden being shouldered by England forwardSo. A football match definitely happened. This much at least we can be sure of. I have a lanyard, a programme and a set of cryogenically frozen fingers to verify that fact. Other people were here too, I think. I can sort of remember noises. Vague rasping noises. Disappointed noises. The noise you make when you&rsquo;ve paid &pound;97 to watch Federico Gatti make&nbsp;back-passes.But alread]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/emery-has-tools-to-fix-aston-villa-but-overloaded-watkins-needs-support-jonathan-liew/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 01:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/emery-has-tools-to-fix-aston-villa-but-overloaded-watkins-needs-support-jonathan-liew/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League roundup: PSV’s dramatic late comeback stuns Shakhtar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dutch side win 3-2 from 2-0 down after 87 minutesMonaco 2-3 Benfica, Red Star Belgrade 5-1 StuttgartPSV staged a dramatic Champions League comeback against 10-man Shakhtar Donetsk in Eindhoven, winning 3-2 from two goals down in the 87th minute.The visitors went in front after just eight minutes from a quick breakaway, with Yukhym Konoplia setting up Danylo Sikan, whose shot squeezed beyond PSV keeper Walter Ben&iacute;tez. Oleksandr Zubkov doubled Shakhtar&rsquo;s lead with a superb curling fin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-roundup-psvs-dramatic-late-comeback-stuns-shakhtar/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 00:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-roundup-psvs-dramatic-late-comeback-stuns-shakhtar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liverpool 2-0 Real Madrid: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo scored but Kylian Mbapp&eacute; and Mohamed Salah both failed to score penaltiesThis is not the only game tonight, of course. Join John Brewin for the tantalising encounter that is Villa v Juventus.Gareth Bale is a pundit tonight for TNT. Presenter Laura Woods points out that the Welshman&rsquo;s record at Anfield is not the best: Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/liverpool-2-0-real-madrid-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 23:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/liverpool-2-0-real-madrid-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aston Villa 0-0 Juventus: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Morgan Rogers had a last-gasp goal ruled out by VAR to deny Villa a win from a highly cagey affairA pair of stats, via Sky.Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has beaten Juventus twice before in the UEFA Champions League, winning with Sevilla in 2015 and Villarreal in 2022. No manager has ever beaten Juve with three different teams in the competition.Juventus have only won three of their last 15 away matches against English sides in European competition (D3 L9), while this will be their first such tr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/aston-villa-0-0-juventus-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 23:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/aston-villa-0-0-juventus-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aston Villa rue ‘soft’ decision as Rogers denied late winner against Juventus]]></title><description><![CDATA[The initial three minutes of stoppage time in the second half had been and gone when Morgan &shy;Rogers thought he had snatched Aston Villa another famous against a European superpower with surely the final kick.Teun &shy;Koopmeiners conceded a cheap foul on halfway, providing Youri Tielemans with one last chance to pump the ball into the box. Diego Carlos rose to challenge the &shy;Juventus goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio in pursuit of the high ball, but it skidded between his gloves and ran fre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/aston-villa-rue-soft-decision-as-rogers-denied-late-winner-against-juventus/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 23:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/aston-villa-rue-soft-decision-as-rogers-denied-late-winner-against-juventus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maeda saves point for Celtic against Club Brugge after Carter-Vickers error]]></title><description><![CDATA[There were spells in this game when it looked a question of how many Club Brugge fancied winning by. As Cameron Carter-Vickers stroked home an embarrassing own goal to send the Belgians in front, Celtic were in a state of panic.Celtic have no cause to care that they snatched a point. Indeed, Brugge&rsquo;s profligacy should be of no concern whatsoever to Brendan Rodgers. This draw, earned courtesy of Daizen Maeda&rsquo;s glorious strike, leaves Celtic on course to reach the playoff round of the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/maeda-saves-point-for-celtic-against-club-brugge-after-carter-vickers-error/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 23:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/maeda-saves-point-for-celtic-against-club-brugge-after-carter-vickers-error/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gakpo caps Liverpool win over Real Madrid as Mbappé is denied from spot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arne Slot&rsquo;s Liverpool reboot has its latest dividend. His team continue to boast the only 100% record in the Champions League group stage and this was not just another victory, it was a swatting aside of the holders, a statement of intent.Real Madrid have hurt Liverpool more than any other opponent in Europe. In four of the previous seven seasons, they have ended their hopes &ndash; most agonisingly in the finals of 2018 and 2022. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/gakpo-caps-liverpool-win-over-real-madrid-as-mbapp-is-denied-from-spot/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 23:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/gakpo-caps-liverpool-win-over-real-madrid-as-mbapp-is-denied-from-spot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pep Guardiola did not intend to ‘make light of self-harm’ when explaining cut]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manchester City manager cut his nose with nail at gameIlkay G&uuml;ndogan describes team&rsquo;s form as &lsquo;inexplicable&rsquo;Pep Guardiola has said he did not intend to &ldquo;make light of the very serious issue of self-harm&rdquo; when he answered a question relating to a cut he made on his nose during Manchester City&rsquo;s 3-3 draw with Feyenoord.Guardiola was asked about the cut after City threw away a three-goal lead in their Champions League tie on Tuesday. He said: &ldquo;From my]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/pep-guardiola-did-not-intend-to-make-light-of-self-harm-when-explaining-cut/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/pep-guardiola-did-not-intend-to-make-light-of-self-harm-when-explaining-cut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Difficult to swallow': Guardiola reacts to Manchester City's Feyenoord collapse &ndash;&nbsp;video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pep Guardiola said Manchester City's 3-3 Champions League draw at Feyenoord was 'difficult to swallow', adding his players are desperate for a win. Guardiola's side squandered a three-goal lead inside the last 16 minutes. Ilkay G&uuml;ndogan struck early in the second half to add to Erling Haaland's double, however, the visitors achieved a memorable comeback.Guardiola worried by &lsquo;fragile&rsquo; City after blowing 3-0 lead Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/difficult-to-swallow-guardiola-reacts-to-manchester-citys-feyenoord-collapse-ndashnbspvideo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 12:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/difficult-to-swallow-guardiola-reacts-to-manchester-citys-feyenoord-collapse-ndashnbspvideo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mbappé finds rhythm in preferred position before Madrid visit Liverpool]]></title><description><![CDATA[Frenchman gets another chance to make his mark on the left after ending his mini-scoring drought&ldquo;The story of my career,&rdquo; Kylian Mbapp&eacute; called it, which it wasn&rsquo;t really and would make his career surprisingly average, but at least he was polite. A little political perhaps, too.After Real Madrid&rsquo;s 3-0 victory at Legan&eacute;s on Sunday night, the Frenchman spoke to the club&rsquo;s TV channel about a game he had started on the left for the first time since his seve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mbapp-finds-rhythm-in-preferred-position-before-madrid-visit-liverpool/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mbapp-finds-rhythm-in-preferred-position-before-madrid-visit-liverpool/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Khéphren Thuram on father Lilian: ‘It’s a beautiful thing – listening to him makes me grow’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Juventus midfielder discusses his father&rsquo;s activism, what Thierry Henry always told him and how Douglas Luiz views the challenge of facing Aston Villa&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know if it was destiny,&rdquo; says a beaming Kh&eacute;phren Thuram over a video call from Turin, but all the same he can glimpse a certain poetry in his journey. Born in Italy, the son of the great Juventus defender Lilian Thuram, now running the midfield in those same black and white stripes. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/khphren-thuram-on-father-lilian-its-a-beautiful-thing-listening-to-him-makes-me-grow/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/khphren-thuram-on-father-lilian-its-a-beautiful-thing-listening-to-him-makes-me-grow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guardiola worried by ‘fragile’ City after blowing 3-0 lead in last 15 minutes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guardiola must lift City after Feyenoord&rsquo;s late fightbackLiverpool loom at weekend in Premier League showdownPep Guardiola admitted his &ldquo;fragile&rdquo; Manchester City side face a tough season and that he must lift the players for their trip to Liverpool on Sunday after they allowed a 3-0 lead against Feyenoord to slip to 3-3 in Tuesday&rsquo;s Champions League game.The draw ended a five-match &shy;losing sequence but, after cruising at 75&nbsp;minutes with two Erling Haaland goals a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/guardiola-worried-by-fragile-city-after-blowing-3-0-lead-in-last-15-minutes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 00:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/guardiola-worried-by-fragile-city-after-blowing-3-0-lead-in-last-15-minutes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester City 3-3 Feyenoord: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[City were cruising at three goals up and yet conceded three late goals to extend their horrible run of formThe headlines: De Bruyne still on the bench, and so is Gimenez. Walker dropped, as is Savinho.In: Nathan Ake, Matheus Nunes and Jack Grealish. Out: Walker, Savinho and John Stones, who isn&rsquo;t in the squad at all. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-3-3-feyenoord-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 23:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-3-3-feyenoord-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League roundup: Bayern’s Kim Min-jae leaves PSG in trouble]]></title><description><![CDATA[PSG outside playoff places after 1-0 defeat by Bayern MunichInter top after beating Leipzig; Barcelona best Brest 3-0Bayern Munich battled past 10-man Paris Saint-Germain 1-0, thanks to Kim Min-jae&rsquo;s winner, to improve their chances of automatic qualification and leave the visitors in trouble after a third defeat in the competition.With PSG&rsquo;s only win so far coming against Girona in their opener they were desperate for points, but Bayern struck first with South Korea&rsquo;s Kim head]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-roundup-bayerns-kim-min-jae-leaves-psg-in-trouble/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 23:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-roundup-bayerns-kim-min-jae-leaves-psg-in-trouble/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sporting 1-5 Arsenal, Bayern Munich 1-0 PSG: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arsenal swept Sporting aside in style, Bayern deepened PSG&rsquo;s fears of an early exit, and Inter went top of the table&ldquo;Is the Ibrahimovic on the bench for Bayern related to Zlatan?&rdquo; asks Mike Jakeman. Sadly not &ndash; but Arijon Ibrahimovic could become a star in his own right. The attacking midfielder is one of Bayern&rsquo;s brightest youth prospects, and is trying to win a place in Vincent Kompany&rsquo;s squad after recent injury.It&rsquo;s finished Slovan Bratislava 2-3 Mil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/sporting-1-5-arsenal-bayern-munich-1-0-psg-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 23:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/sporting-1-5-arsenal-bayern-munich-1-0-psg-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester City blow three-goal lead as Feyenoord produce stunning fightback]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manchester City&rsquo;s losing sequence is over &ndash; just. But they remain a listing ship that can go down at any moment. &ldquo;Fragile&rdquo; was Pep Guardiola&rsquo;s summation of his team&rsquo;s state, and a clue to the manager&rsquo;s own mood was the cut to his nose that he stated was&nbsp;self&#8209;inflicted, by a finger, due to the &shy;contest&rsquo;s travails.City were 3-0 up after 75 minutes but a late horror show ceded the advantage as Feyenoord preyed on home nerves via Anis Ha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-blow-three-goal-lead-as-feyenoord-produce-stunning-fightback/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 23:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-blow-three-goal-lead-as-feyenoord-produce-stunning-fightback/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saka and Arsenal blow away Sporting to banish doubts on road in Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[This was some response to charges of being goal shy. Arsenal knew they needed to discover a cutting edge abroad and duly located it at the home of the Champions League&rsquo;s form team. Their best European away performance of the past half-decade was beautifully timed, furthering the sense that they are back to their old selves and making swift passage to the knockout stage look significantly more realistic.When Leandro Trossard completed the scoring it felt a trick of the mind that Sporting ha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/saka-and-arsenal-blow-away-sporting-to-banish-doubts-on-road-in-europe/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 23:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/saka-and-arsenal-blow-away-sporting-to-banish-doubts-on-road-in-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sporting v Arsenal, Bayern Munich v PSG, and more: Champions League – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champions League updates, fifth round of gamesLive scoreboard | Man City v Feyenoord | Email Niall&ldquo;Is the Ibrahimovic on the bench for Bayern related to Zlatan?&rdquo; asks Mike Jakeman. Sadly not &ndash; but Arijon Ibrahimovic could become a star in his own right. The attacking midfielder is one of Bayern&rsquo;s brightest youth prospects, and is trying to win a place in Vincent Kompany&rsquo;s squad after recent injury.It&rsquo;s finished Slovan Bratislava 2-3 Milan, the Slovak side stay]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/sporting-v-arsenal-bayern-munich-v-psg-and-more-champions-league-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 21:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/sporting-v-arsenal-bayern-munich-v-psg-and-more-champions-league-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slot claims Salah’s Liverpool contract dispute may be bringing best out of him]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manager says absence of contract offer is not distractionAlexander-Arnold not fit to start against Real MadridArne Slot has claimed Mohamed Salah&rsquo;s contract standoff with Liverpool may be bringing the best out of the forward and is not a distraction from a hugely important week for the club.Salah&rsquo;s admission that he is &ldquo;more out than in&rdquo; at Liverpool owing to the absence of a contract offer has overshadowed the buildup to Wednesday&rsquo;s Champions League game against Re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/slot-claims-salahs-liverpool-contract-dispute-may-be-bringing-best-out-of-him/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 18:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/slot-claims-salahs-liverpool-contract-dispute-may-be-bringing-best-out-of-him/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brendan Rodgers wary of Brugge threat but backs Celtic Park’s power]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hoops chasing fourth straight home win in Europe Champions League progress will define club&rsquo;s seasonCaution from Brendan Rodgers over Celtic&rsquo;s prospects in the Champions League is perfectly understandable. Thoroughbred racehorses know how to time their run. That Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Atl&eacute;tico Madrid, Milan, Benfica and Paris Saint-Germain started this week behind Celtic in the newfangled version of European football&rsquo;s premier club competition is likely to prove a t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/brendan-rodgers-wary-of-brugge-threat-but-backs-celtic-parks-power/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 18:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/brendan-rodgers-wary-of-brugge-threat-but-backs-celtic-parks-power/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mikel Arteta challenges Arsenal to be more ruthless on European road trips]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arsenal have won one in eight continental away gamesArteta&rsquo;s side face second-placed Sporting in LisbonMikel Arteta has challenged his Arsenal team to fix their patchy European away form against a vibrant Sporting on Tuesday night, admitting they need to improve a record of just one win in their past eight continental trips.The visit to Sporting, who have made a flying start to the new-look Champions League and sit second in the table, may have a significant bearing on Arsenal&rsquo;s hope]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mikel-arteta-challenges-arsenal-to-be-more-ruthless-on-european-road-trips/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2024 22:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mikel-arteta-challenges-arsenal-to-be-more-ruthless-on-european-road-trips/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid’s Vinícius Júnior to miss Liverpool clash with leg injury]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilian out of Wednesday&rsquo;s Champions League matchFears that forward could miss up to seven gamesVin&iacute;cius J&uacute;nior will miss Real Madrid&rsquo;s Champions League game at Liverpool on Wednesday after sustaining a leg muscle injury in Sunday&rsquo;s 3-0 La Liga win at Legan&eacute;s, the Spanish club have said.Sources close to the player said that Vin&iacute;cius is expected to be sidelined for three to four weeks. It means he could miss up to seven games before the winter break]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrids-vincius-jnior-to-miss-liverpool-clash-with-leg-injury/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2024 15:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrids-vincius-jnior-to-miss-liverpool-clash-with-leg-injury/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The night when Tony Morley’s magic and Aston Villa faced the very best]]></title><description><![CDATA[Juve&rsquo;s visit to Villa Park this week conjures memories of when both clubs were at the centre of the football worldThe champions of Europe side by side with more than half the champions of the world.&rdquo; The first line of Barry Davies&rsquo;s Sportsnight commentary is so succinct that, 41 and a half years later, there is no need for a new introduction. Aston Villa&rsquo;s European Cup quarter-final against Juventus in 1983 had a unique selling point.The clubs meet again on Wednesday in t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/the-night-when-tony-morleys-magic-and-aston-villa-faced-the-very-best/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2024 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/the-night-when-tony-morleys-magic-and-aston-villa-faced-the-very-best/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League review: Slot and Amorim shine as a Swedish star rises]]></title><description><![CDATA[There were boosts for Liverpool and Manchester United (by proxy). We hand out honours and dishonours from the latest round of actionLiverpool Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-slot-and-amorim-shine-as-a-swedish-star-rises/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2024 14:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-slot-and-amorim-shine-as-a-swedish-star-rises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal have lost their fluency and Ødegaard’s return won’t solve it all | Barney Ronay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Although unlucky in Milan Arsenal have forgotten how to score away from home and are looking to returning captainTo borrow a line from Catch-22: just because you&rsquo;re trailed around the continent by a frothing cloud of online paranoia over questionable refereeing decisions, doesn&rsquo;t mean the game isn&rsquo;t also out to get you.Arsenal were undoubtedly a little unlucky in the divvying up of competing penalty claims during the first half of this 1-0 defeat by Inter at the San Siro. But b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-have-lost-their-fluency-and-degaards-return-wont-solve-it-all-barney-ronay/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2024 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-have-lost-their-fluency-and-degaards-return-wont-solve-it-all-barney-ronay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Hard to accept’: Arteta hits out at penalty decision during Inter defeat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arsenal manager angry at handball against Mikel Merino&lsquo;I don&rsquo;t understand &ndash; it&rsquo;s a deflection. There is no danger&rsquo;Mikel Arteta was left fuming after a controversial penalty for Inter ended Arsenal&rsquo;s unbeaten record in the Champions League.The Arsenal manager felt that his side should also have been awarded a spot kick after Mikel Merino was &ldquo;punched in the head&rdquo; by Inter goalkeeper Yann Sommer just before the Spain midfielder was penalised for a ha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/hard-to-accept-arteta-hits-out-at-penalty-decision-during-inter-defeat/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2024 00:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/hard-to-accept-arteta-hits-out-at-penalty-decision-during-inter-defeat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League: Atlético leave PSG in trouble while Musiala revives Bayern]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barcelona hit five at Red Star BelgradeBrest and Atalanta continue superb startsParis Saint-Germain&rsquo;s disappointing Champions League campaign continued on Wednesday as they slumped to a last-gasp 2-1 home defeat by Atl&eacute;tico Madrid that left the Ligue 1 leaders in the elimination zone.Warren Za&iuml;re-Emery&rsquo;s opener was quickly cancelled out by Nahuel Molina in the first half of a largely disappointing match which ended with &Aacute;ngel Correa stabbing in the winner three min]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-atltico-leave-psg-in-trouble-while-musiala-revives-bayern/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2024 00:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-atltico-leave-psg-in-trouble-while-musiala-revives-bayern/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inter 1-0 Arsenal: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hakan &Ccedil;alhano&#287;lu&rsquo;s first-half penalty was enough for the Italian champions, who withstood a second-half barrage from Arsenal to secure the win2 min: Inter so close to taking the lead! A cross looped in by Martinez from the left. Dumfries takes it down, just inside the box on the right. He digs out a spectacular rising shot that rattles off the underside of the bar, Raya beaten all ends up. Arsenal clear their lines.1 min: &ldquo;All right, great &ndash; a game of football,&rdqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/inter-1-0-arsenal-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2024 23:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/inter-1-0-arsenal-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calhanoglu’s controversial spot-kick earns Inter victory against Arsenal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mikel Arteta&rsquo;s problems keep on mounting. In a week that they were rocked by the surprise resignation of the sporting director, Edu, Arsenal surrendered their unbeaten start in the Champions League after Hakan Calhanoglu kept up his record of never having missed a penalty for Inter to score the only goal of a tightly contested game.It was an exasperating occasion for Arteta, who was bizarrely booked after half-time and came close to being sent to the stands as his side searched for an equa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/calhanoglus-controversial-spot-kick-earns-inter-victory-against-arsenal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2024 23:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/calhanoglus-controversial-spot-kick-earns-inter-victory-against-arsenal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Club Brugge 1-0 Aston Villa: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aston Villa&rsquo;s 100% record came to an end with a deserved defeat sealed with a bizarre penalty conceded by Tyrone Mings1 min: Youri Tielemans&rsquo; every touch is being booed, because he used to play for Anderlecht. That Belgian beef runs deep.We will have a minute&rsquo;s silence before the start, in memory of the victims of flooding in Valencia. Unai Emery has close ties to the region, having managed Valencia and Villarreal previously in his career. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/club-brugge-1-0-aston-villa-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2024 21:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/club-brugge-1-0-aston-villa-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tyrone Mings gifts Club Brugge bizarre penalty as Aston Villa lose in Belgium]]></title><description><![CDATA[There was hardly a murmur as Emiliano Mart&iacute;nez took a short goal-kick five minutes into the second half and then, a few seconds later, huge cheers from those decked out in Club Brugge blue and black as the ramifications of Tyrone Mings&rsquo;s brain freeze, a memorable and regrettable faux pas, dawned on them. The Villa defender mistakenly assumed Mart&iacute;nez had not restarted play and so scooped the ball up with his left hand, placed it on the edge of the six-yard box and proceeded t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/tyrone-mings-gifts-club-brugge-bizarre-penalty-as-aston-villa-lose-in-belgium/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2024 20:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/tyrone-mings-gifts-club-brugge-bizarre-penalty-as-aston-villa-lose-in-belgium/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arne Slot’s Liverpool continue to produce as the tests get tougher]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manager&rsquo;s ability to improve individuals has helped the club to the summit of both Premier and Champions LeaguesArne Slot had asked for judgment to be reserved on Liverpool&rsquo;s potential until after the seven matches between the October and November international breaks. It&rsquo;s not jumping the gun to declare it serious, powerful and rich after six of those games.Tuesday night at Anfield presented Xabi Alonso with an opportunity to demonstrate up close why the clamour for him to suc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arne-slots-liverpool-continue-to-produce-as-the-tests-get-tougher/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2024 18:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arne-slots-liverpool-continue-to-produce-as-the-tests-get-tougher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sporting thrash City to give Amorim perfect farewell party – Football Weekly Extra]]></title><description><![CDATA[Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Lars Sivertson, and Philippe Auclair to discuss Tuesday night&rsquo;s Champions League gamesRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today: R&uacute;ben Amorim&rsquo;s farewell gift to Sporting Lisbon is a 4-1 win over Manchester City, marking City&rsquo;s third consecutive loss. The panel explored the abilities of hat-trick scorer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/sporting-thrash-city-to-give-amorim-perfect-farewell-party-football-weekly-extra/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2024 15:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/sporting-thrash-city-to-give-amorim-perfect-farewell-party-football-weekly-extra/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rúben Amorim reluctantly takes centre stage after farewell gift to Sporting fans | Simon Burnton]]></title><description><![CDATA[The incoming Manchester United manager delivered a Champions League rout of Manchester City on an emotional nightAfter the final whistle R&uacute;ben Amorim trudged on to the pitch clutching his gilet, realised the next 10 minutes of his life would be better spent without a gilet and trudged off again to get rid of it. It was the only misstep of an extraordinary final evening at a raucous Jos&eacute; Alvalade, during which his side conceded after just four minutes, somehow clung on to a single-g]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/rben-amorim-reluctantly-takes-centre-stage-after-farewell-gift-to-sporting-fans-simon-burnton/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2024 01:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/rben-amorim-reluctantly-takes-centre-stage-after-farewell-gift-to-sporting-fans-simon-burnton/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A complete team’: Xabi Alonso heaps praise on Liverpool after heavy defeat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leverkusen&rsquo;s Alonso says Arne Slot &lsquo;doing great work&rsquo;Liverpool manager delighted by &lsquo;incredible evening&rsquo;Xabi Alonso described Liverpool as &ldquo;a complete team&rdquo; after he endured a painful return to Anfield with Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League.The former Liverpool midfielder suffered the joint-heaviest defeat of his Leverkusen reign as Luis D&iacute;az struck a hat-trick for Arne Slot&rsquo;s side, who now sit top of both the Champions League and Pre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/a-complete-team-xabi-alonso-heaps-praise-on-liverpool-after-heavy-defeat/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2024 00:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/a-complete-team-xabi-alonso-heaps-praise-on-liverpool-after-heavy-defeat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester United cannot play the way Sporting do, warns Ruben Amorim]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sporting thrash Manchester City in coach&rsquo;s home farewellAmorim to take over at Old Trafford on 11 NovemberRuben Amorim said Sporting&rsquo;s 4-1 rout of Manchester City was a dream way to sign off in his last home game as head coach but warned that when taking over Manchester United &shy;he cannot be as &ldquo;defensive&rdquo; as the &shy;Portuguese champions.After Phil Foden opened the scoring, Viktor Gy&ouml;keres&rsquo;s hat-trick and a Maximiliano Ara&uacute;jo strike handed City a fir]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-united-cannot-play-the-way-sporting-do-warns-ruben-amorim/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2024 00:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-united-cannot-play-the-way-sporting-do-warns-ruben-amorim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester United cannot play the way Sporting do, warns Rúben Amorim]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sporting thrash Manchester City in coach&rsquo;s home farewellAmorim to take over at Old Trafford on 11 NovemberR&uacute;ben Amorim said Sporting&rsquo;s 4-1 rout of Manchester City was a dream way to sign off in his last home game as head coach but warned that when taking over Manchester United &shy;he cannot be as &ldquo;defensive&rdquo; as the &shy;Portuguese champions.After Phil Foden opened the scoring, Viktor Gy&ouml;keres&rsquo;s hat-trick and a Maximiliano Ara&uacute;jo strike handed Cit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-united-cannot-play-the-way-sporting-do-warns-rben-amorim/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2024 00:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-united-cannot-play-the-way-sporting-do-warns-rben-amorim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Álvaro Morata silences Bernabéu as Milan capitalise on Real Madrid malaise]]></title><description><![CDATA[For one brief moment, you wondered if it might happen again. With eight minutes to go between the clubs who have won this competition more than anyone else, and Real Madrid 3-1 down, Antonio R&uuml;diger guided a shot into the net that might have been a bugle call, a call to arms, madness gripping this place again and ushering in another of those wild finales. This time though there was no comeback and no epic, only reality. Justice too. R&uuml;diger had been offside and the goal was ruled out,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/lvaro-morata-silences-bernabu-as-milan-capitalise-on-real-madrid-malaise/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 23:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/lvaro-morata-silences-bernabu-as-milan-capitalise-on-real-madrid-malaise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sporting 4-1 Manchester City, Celtic 3-1 RB Leipzig: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[R&uacute;ben Amorim beat City 4-1 in his penultimate match at Sporting while Nicolas-Gerrit K&uuml;hn led Celtic to victoryThe two 5.45pm GMT kick-offs are heading into the final 20 minutes and here is how things stand.PSV lead Girona 2-0 with Ryan Flamingo&rsquo;s header from a throw-in opening their account before Malik Tillman doubled their lead drilling a powerful, right-footed effort after some fine dribbling skills. A second yellow for Arnau Mart&iacute;nez means a comeback for the Spaniar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/sporting-4-1-manchester-city-celtic-3-1-rb-leipzig-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 23:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/sporting-4-1-manchester-city-celtic-3-1-rb-leipzig-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liverpool 4-0 Bayer Leverkusen: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Luis Diaz scored a memorable hat-trick as Liverpool overwhelmed Leverkusen in the last half hour at AnfieldA reminder of the teamsLiverpool (4-3-3) Kelleher, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, van Dijk, Tsimikas; Jones, Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Gakpo, Diaz.<br />
Substitutes: Jaros, Davies, Gomez, Endo, Szoboszlai, Nunez, Robertson, Quansah, Morton, Bradley. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/liverpool-4-0-bayer-leverkusen-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 23:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/liverpool-4-0-bayer-leverkusen-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nicolas Kühn doubles up for Celtic in comeback victory over RB Leipzig]]></title><description><![CDATA[Perhaps Celtic will prove their humiliation in Dortmund was the anomaly in this Champions League campaign. The response has been stirring, courtesy of a fine scoreless draw against Atalanta and this comprehensive win over RB Leipzig. Celtic had already thumped Slovan Bratislava before they were on the wrong end of Dortmund&rsquo;s brilliance.Brendan Rodgers had called for Celtic&rsquo;s supporters to refrain from using pyrotechnics during the visit of the team second in the Bundesliga. Fireworks]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/nicolas-khn-doubles-up-for-celtic-in-comeback-victory-over-rb-leipzig/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 23:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/nicolas-khn-doubles-up-for-celtic-in-comeback-victory-over-rb-leipzig/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Díaz hat-trick dashes Alonso’s hopes on Champions League return to Liverpool]]></title><description><![CDATA[The finest tribute to Xabi Alonso, Arne Slot wrote in his programme notes, &ldquo;is to be the best Liverpool that we can possibly be with no quarter asked and no quarter given.&rdquo; His team obliged ruthlessly, not so much rolling out the red carpet for the former Anfield favourite as pulling it from under Bayer Leverkusen and sending the German champions sprawling.On the final whistle it was Slot&rsquo;s name that rang out from the Kop, then Alonso&rsquo;s. It was Liverpool&rsquo;s tribute t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/daz-hat-trick-dashes-alonsos-hopes-on-champions-league-return-to-liverpool/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 23:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/daz-hat-trick-dashes-alonsos-hopes-on-champions-league-return-to-liverpool/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rúben Amorim’s Sporting hammer Manchester City with Gyökeres treble]]></title><description><![CDATA[When does a blip become a slump? Pep Guardiola was asked this before the game and pointed to Manchester City&rsquo;s supreme run of success. Now, their last three matches have been lost for the first time since April 2018 so Saturday&rsquo;s trip to Brighton is &shy;certainly about arresting the slide.Two years ago, R&uacute;ben Amorim&rsquo;s Sporting were cuffed aside 5-0 in a grand City show of power football. This last home match of Manchester United&rsquo;s incoming manager ended in him bec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/rben-amorims-sporting-hammer-manchester-city-with-gykeres-treble/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 23:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/rben-amorims-sporting-hammer-manchester-city-with-gykeres-treble/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unai Emery sets Aston Villa target of Champions League top-eight place]]></title><description><![CDATA[Villa chasing fourth straight win against Club BruggeEmery: &lsquo;We have the possibility to get one step ahead&rsquo;Unai Emery has challenged his Aston Villa players to cement their surprise status as favourites to automatically qualify for the Champions League last 16. Villa, who are yet to concede in the competition, can make it four successive wins if they beat Club Brugge on Wednesday. The Villa manager estimates his team will need 16 or 17 points to guarantee a place in the top eight.Eme]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/unai-emery-sets-aston-villa-target-of-champions-league-top-eight-place/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/unai-emery-sets-aston-villa-target-of-champions-league-top-eight-place/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uefa has risked the Champions League’s popularity with an increase in supply | Ignacio Palacios-Huerta]]></title><description><![CDATA[Decision to raise number of fixtures in the competition by 51% ignores strategy of excess demand and its long-term benefitsThe year is 1991. The place, the University of Chicago. The person, Gary Becker, who just over a year later would become a Nobel laureate in economics. In a famous academic paper, he notes: &ldquo;A popular seafood restaurant in Palo Alto, California, does not take reservations, and every day it has long queues for tables during prime hours. Almost directly across the street]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/uefa-has-risked-the-champions-leagues-popularity-with-an-increase-in-supply-ignacio-palacios-huerta/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/uefa-has-risked-the-champions-leagues-popularity-with-an-increase-in-supply-ignacio-palacios-huerta/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League review: Bayern toil while Raphinha and Pulisic shine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two big names had a shaky week, while Milan have found their Mr Reliable. We hand out honours (and dishonours) from the latest round of actionVFB Stuttgart: In last season&rsquo;s Bundesliga it was Stuttgart rather than Bayern Munich who came second to the unbeaten champions Bayer Leverkusen. Following that up this season has proved tough for Sebastian Hoeness&rsquo;s team, who lie 10th in the German league. On Tuesday night in Turin they dominated Juventus, who put in their worst performance ye]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-bayern-toil-while-raphinha-and-pulisic-shine/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 14:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-bayern-toil-while-raphinha-and-pulisic-shine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barcelona 4-1 Bayern Munich, Manchester City 5-0 Sparta Prague: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barcelona and Manchester City secured impressive wins, while Lille caused a shock at Atl&eacute;tico MadridI should say we have five Championship fixtures this evening.Blackburn v West BromHull v BurnleyLuton v SunderlandMillwall v PlymouthMiddlesbrough v Sheffield United Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/barcelona-4-1-bayern-munich-manchester-city-5-0-sparta-prague-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/barcelona-4-1-bayern-munich-manchester-city-5-0-sparta-prague-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raphinha hits hat-trick in Barcelona’s vengeful demolition of Bayern Munich]]></title><description><![CDATA[This was not just a victory, it was an exorcism, the ol&eacute;s ringing round the Olympic stadium as high on Montju&iuml;c hill Barcelona laid ghosts to rest. &shy;Bayern Munich &ndash; the ogres who had put eight past them in &shy;Lisbon, defeated them six times running with an aggregate score of 22-4, and hadn&rsquo;t even conceded the last four times they met, the team that were just too good, repeatedly reminding them of their own grim reality &ndash; left here in pieces, expertly sliced ap]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/raphinha-hits-hat-trick-in-barcelonas-vengeful-demolition-of-bayern-munich/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 23:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/raphinha-hits-hat-trick-in-barcelonas-vengeful-demolition-of-bayern-munich/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leipzig 0-1 Liverpool: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Darwin Nunez&rsquo;s goal gave Liverpool a deserved victory, their 11th in 12 games under Arne SlotA reminder of the teamsLeipzig (possible 3-4-2-1) Gulacsi; Geertruida, Orban, Lukeba; Henrichs, Haidara, Vermeeren, Nusa; Simons, Sesko; Openda.<br />
Substitutes: Vandevoordt, Bitshiabu, Elmas, Poulsen, Baumgartner, Andre Silva, Kampl, Gebel. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/leipzig-0-1-liverpool-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/leipzig-0-1-liverpool-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Haaland’s flying volley lights up Manchester City’s rout of Sparta Prague]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the goalfest that is Erling Haaland&rsquo;s remarkable career, the reverse-flick while airborne that beat Peter Vindahl while facing away from Sparta Prague&rsquo;s goalkeeper is surely a glittering standout. It was Manchester City&rsquo;s second, coming on 58 minutes, and Haaland&rsquo;s nonchalant, whadda-you-expect grin illustrated just how impressed he was with his own work.Asked if the 24-year-old&rsquo;s strike was normal, Pep Guardiola said: &ldquo;For a human being I would say not. It]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/haalands-flying-volley-lights-up-manchester-citys-rout-of-sparta-prague/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 22:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/haalands-flying-volley-lights-up-manchester-citys-rout-of-sparta-prague/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Darwin Núñez strike sinks Leipzig to maintain Liverpool’s perfect start]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is too early to pass judgment on Liverpool&rsquo;s credentials or the new Champions League format, &shy;according to Arne Slot. It is not too soon to pass judgment on Slot&rsquo;s start. Remarkable, with Liverpool&rsquo;s head coach racking up another win and another record on&nbsp;an unnecessarily complicated night in Leipzig.For the first time in their &shy;illustrious history Liverpool have won 11 of the opening 12 games in a season and their first six away matches from the start of a camp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/darwin-nez-strike-sinks-leipzig-to-maintain-liverpools-perfect-start/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 22:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/darwin-nez-strike-sinks-leipzig-to-maintain-liverpools-perfect-start/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celtic make point in Champions League by holding Atalanta at arm’s length]]></title><description><![CDATA[There should be no embarrassment whatsoever attached to the scale of Celtic celebration which greeted confirmation of a draw in northern Italy. That Atalanta had run out of ideas long before the end of this intriguing encounter owed everything to a stirring Celtic response to events in Dortmund at the start of October.On that chastening night in Germany, Brendan Rodgers watched his players trounced 7-1. The fallout &ndash; understandably to everyone apart from the Celtic manager himself &ndash;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/celtic-make-point-in-champions-league-by-holding-atalanta-at-arms-length/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 20:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/celtic-make-point-in-champions-league-by-holding-atalanta-at-arms-length/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Not great news’: Arteta concerned after Calafiori joins Arsenal injury list]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defender forced off in second half of win over ShakhtarArteta says Bukayo Saka &lsquo;unlikely&rsquo; to be fit for LiverpoolArsenal&rsquo;s injuries are piling up after Riccardo Calafiori was forced to depart their victory against Shakhtar Donetsk midway through the second half with a problem Mikel Arteta described as &ldquo;not great news&rdquo;.An otherwise routine night&rsquo;s work, the win secured by a first-half own goal from the Shakhtar goalkeeper Dmytro Riznyk, was clouded when the lef]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/not-great-news-arteta-concerned-after-calafiori-joins-arsenal-injury-list/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 00:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/not-great-news-arteta-concerned-after-calafiori-joins-arsenal-injury-list/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vinícius inspires Real Madrid’s five-star fightback to floor Borussia Dortmund]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;In this cup and in this place anything can happen,&rdquo; Vin&iacute;cius J&uacute;nior said, barely audible in the midst of the madness after yet another night in which it had. Real Madrid gonna Real Madrid. One hundred and 43 days after they met at Wembley, the Champions League finalists faced each other again and Borussia Dortmund scored twice in four minutes midway through the first half, the quickest team to come here and take a two-goal lead in almost 20 years, so Real Madrid went a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/vincius-inspires-real-madrids-five-star-fightback-to-floor-borussia-dortmund/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 23:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/vincius-inspires-real-madrids-five-star-fightback-to-floor-borussia-dortmund/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal 1-0 Shakhtar Donetsk: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arsenal didn&rsquo;t bring their best stuff but secured the three points nonethelessThe teams are out. Arsenal in their red and white finery, Shakhtar sporting second-choice black with a spatter of orange. Once the Uefa marketing bods have done their usual number on George Frideric Handel, we&rsquo;ll all be good to go. &ldquo;History does indeed favour Arsenal if you take a long enough look backwards,&rdquo; agrees Charles Antaki, &ldquo;but if very recent history is anything to go by, then unl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-1-0-shakhtar-donetsk-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-1-0-shakhtar-donetsk-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aston Villa 2-0 Bologna, Real Madrid 5-2 Dortmund: Champions League – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Juventus 0-1 Stuttgart, PSG 1-1 PSV EindhovenScoreboard | Read Football Daily | And email NiallReijnders strikes again, and Milan lead Club Brugge 3-1! A redemption arc almost complete for the midfielder, who was sent off against Udinese in Serie A this weekend. Now striker Francesco Camarda is coming on for his Champions League debut &ndash; he&rsquo;s 16 years old, and becomes Milan&rsquo;s youngest-ever player in the competition. And Monaco do now lead Red Star 4-1: it&rsquo;s Minamino with h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/aston-villa-2-0-bologna-real-madrid-5-2-dortmund-champions-league-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 23:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/aston-villa-2-0-bologna-real-madrid-5-2-dortmund-champions-league-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riznyk’s unlucky own goal gifts Arsenal low-key win over Shakhtar Donetsk]]></title><description><![CDATA[As this new, distended &shy;Champions League format entered its mean&shy;dering middle stage it had been tempting to wonder exactly what was at stake for Arsenal. They did not exactly put anyone straight with&nbsp;a&nbsp;bland, low-key performance but the night produced what they had come for.Even if their European hopes were never going to live or die by this result, Arsenal moved a giant step towards continuing their campaign beyond January. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/riznyks-unlucky-own-goal-gifts-arsenal-low-key-win-over-shakhtar-donetsk/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 23:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/riznyks-unlucky-own-goal-gifts-arsenal-low-key-win-over-shakhtar-donetsk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aston Villa keep up perfect start after McGinn and Durán polish off Bologna]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the seconds after John McGinn gave Aston Villa the lead, the scoreboards in opposite corners malfunctioned, flickering to display a 3-0 scoreline against Bologna courtesy of a supersonic hat-trick from their captain. For a moment it was pure fantasy but Unai Emery&rsquo;s team really are top of the reformed Champions League, the only side with a 100% record so far having played three matches. Nine points, three clean sheets, Real Madrid, Milan and Paris Saint-Germain are looking up the table]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/aston-villa-keep-up-perfect-start-after-mcginn-and-durn-polish-off-bologna/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/aston-villa-keep-up-perfect-start-after-mcginn-and-durn-polish-off-bologna/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pulisic scores direct from corner as Milan get first Champions League win of season]]></title><description><![CDATA[Milan secured their first points in the Champions League this season with a 3-1 home win over Club Brugge on Tuesday as Christian Pulisic scored direct from a corner.The seven-time European champions had been one of eight sides winless after two games, having lost 1-0 at Bayer Leverkusen earlier this month and 3-1 at home to Liverpool in the competition opener. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/pulisic-scores-direct-from-corner-as-milan-get-first-champions-league-win-of-season/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 22:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/pulisic-scores-direct-from-corner-as-milan-get-first-champions-league-win-of-season/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s a perfect storm’: Rodgers says critics not giving Celtic leeway in Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Celtic manager says coverage of side has been unfair&lsquo;It&rsquo;s an opportunity for people to beat you with a stick&rsquo;A defiant Brendan Rodgers believes Celtic&rsquo;s detractors cannot wait to &ldquo;beat them over the head with a stick&rdquo; in regards to their struggles against the best in Europe.Celtic&rsquo;s 7-1 mauling at Borussia Dortmund at the start of October served as the Scottish champions&rsquo; &shy;latest harrowing occasion when &shy;facing elite opposition. Rodgers cle]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/its-a-perfect-storm-rodgers-says-critics-not-giving-celtic-leeway-in-europe/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 20:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/its-a-perfect-storm-rodgers-says-critics-not-giving-celtic-leeway-in-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mikel Arteta admits Arsenal’s red card ‘issue’ but has no plans to discuss with squad]]></title><description><![CDATA[William Saliba&rsquo;s dismissal was third so far this seasonShakhtar Donetsk visit in Champions League on TuesdayMikel Arteta admits his Arsenal side have an issue with red cards but believes the remedy lies in not discussing the problem within the squad.Arsenal are licking their wounds following a surprise 2-0 defeat at &shy;Bournemouth on Saturday in a &shy;performance that unravelled after &shy;William Saliba&rsquo;s hotly contested red card. It was their third dismissal of the season and th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mikel-arteta-admits-arsenals-red-card-issue-but-has-no-plans-to-discuss-with-squad/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mikel-arteta-admits-arsenals-red-card-issue-but-has-no-plans-to-discuss-with-squad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matty Cash claims Aston Villa have no ceiling as Emery adventure continues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unai Emery wants side to continue to &lsquo;break barriers&rsquo;Villa host Bologna in Champions League on TuesdayMatty Cash has said Aston Villa &ldquo;has not got a ceiling&rdquo; under Unai Emery before the two-year anniversary of the manager&rsquo;s appointment, as the Spaniard outlined his wish to continue to &ldquo;break barriers&rdquo; by becoming Champions League regulars.Emery will celebrate the milestone on Thursday, in which time he has transformed Villa&rsquo;s fortunes. The club wer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/matty-cash-claims-aston-villa-have-no-ceiling-as-emery-adventure-continues/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 18:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/matty-cash-claims-aston-villa-have-no-ceiling-as-emery-adventure-continues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Football Daily | Emiliano Martínez’s ears are ringing but Manchester United’s are burning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!While Aston Villa showed a deficit of class by gouging their supporters when it came to the admission fee, the club got pretty much everything else spot on ahead of last night&rsquo;s win over Bayern Munich. Off the pitch, their Big Cup Boys of 1982 were hosted at an official function held to honour their historic achievement, while their recently departed comrade Gary Shaw was remembered on the front of yesterday&rsquo;s matchday programme. In]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/football-daily-emiliano-martnezs-ears-are-ringing-but-manchester-uniteds-are-burning/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 17:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/football-daily-emiliano-martnezs-ears-are-ringing-but-manchester-uniteds-are-burning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Juventus strike back and has Arne Slot been tested yet? – Football Weekly Extra podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Lars Sivertson, and Nicky Bandini to discuss all the Champions League actionRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On today&rsquo;s pod, the panel discusses all of Wednesday&rsquo;s Champions League action. Aston Villa lit up Villa Park with a stunning win over Bayern Munich, featuring a brilliant Jhon Dur&aacute;n strike. Is the Colombian too]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/juventus-strike-back-and-has-arne-slot-been-tested-yet-football-weekly-extra-podcast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 15:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/juventus-strike-back-and-has-arne-slot-been-tested-yet-football-weekly-extra-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League trend watch: French clubs surge as Celtic and Atlético stumble]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Villa&rsquo;s emotional win to a Dortmund blitz, we hand out honours (and dishonours) from the the second round of actionAston Villa - There wasn&rsquo;t a dry eye in the house &ndash; among home fans anyway &ndash; as Aston Villa celebrated beating mighty Bayern Munich. For the German giants, who suffered a first group-stage defeat since 2017, Vincent Kompany&rsquo;s coaching experience at this level could be in question. But credit Villa&rsquo;s manager. Just as in the Premier League at B]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-trend-watch-french-clubs-surge-as-celtic-and-atltico-stumble/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 14:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-trend-watch-french-clubs-surge-as-celtic-and-atltico-stumble/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emery: Aston Villa analysed 'position of Neuer' before Bayern win &ndash; video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aston Villa beat Bayern Munich 1-0 at Villa Park in the Champions League. The Aston Villa striker Jhon Dur&aacute;n&rsquo;s scored the only goal of the night by lobbing an out of position Manuel Neuer from range. Speaking after the shock win, the Aston Villa manager Unai Emery said: 'I can feel now proud of our work.'Unai Emery says Aston Villa targeted Manuel Neuer in triumph over Bayern Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/emery-aston-villa-analysed-position-of-neuer-before-bayern-win-ndash-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 12:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/emery-aston-villa-analysed-position-of-neuer-before-bayern-win-ndash-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unai Emery says Aston Villa targeted Manuel Neuer in triumph over Bayern]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jhon Dur&aacute;n clinched Villa Park win with long-range lobManager alerted players to German&rsquo;s habit of playing highUnai Emery said Aston Villa targeted Manuel Neuer&rsquo;s sweeper-keeper habits after Jhon Dur&aacute;n lobbed the Bayern Munich goalkeeper to record a famous Champions League victory.Dur&aacute;n, on as a substitute in place of Ollie Watkins, scored a superb late winner to beat the six-time winners by a single goal, a replica of their 1982 European Cup final triumph agains]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/unai-emery-says-aston-villa-targeted-manuel-neuer-in-triumph-over-bayern/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 01:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/unai-emery-says-aston-villa-targeted-manuel-neuer-in-triumph-over-bayern/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aston Villa lose their inhibitions to craft fresh memories for a new generation | Jonathan Liew]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a glorious night when the club celebrated its past, beating Bayern Munich has turned the clock forwardPau Torres gathers possession in front of the Holte End, where in 2016 a banner was unfurled reading: &ldquo;No fight, no pride, no effort, no hope.&rdquo; He threads the ball over the halfway line, where Tony Xia once stood as the new Aston Villa chairman and promised to build a theme park. In the dugout Unai Emery leans forward expectantly, just a few yards from where &ndash; six years ago]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/aston-villa-lose-their-inhibitions-to-craft-fresh-memories-for-a-new-generation-jonathan-liew/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 00:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/aston-villa-lose-their-inhibitions-to-craft-fresh-memories-for-a-new-generation-jonathan-liew/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League: Madrid rocked by Lille, 10-man Juventus roar back to win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jonathan David scores first-half penalty to shock holdersJuve stun RB Leipzig | Benfica hammer Atl&eacute;tico MadridA first-half penalty earned Lille a shock 1-0 home victory over holders Real Madrid in the Champions League group phase on Wednesday, ending the 15-time winners&rsquo; 14-game unbeaten run in the competition.Jonathan David converted from the spot three minutes into first-half stoppage time to hand Real, who had not lost in their previous 36 matches in all competitions, their first]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-madrid-rocked-by-lille-10-man-juventus-roar-back-to-win/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-madrid-rocked-by-lille-10-man-juventus-roar-back-to-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aston Villa 1-0 Bayern Munich: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jhon Dur&aacute;n came off the bench to score a stunning winner and end Bayern&rsquo;s unbeaten start to the season1 min: Neuer spends plenty of time on the ball outside his area, waiting and assessing. There&rsquo;s no rushed press from Villa on to the keeper, who goes short.Villa are in their usual claret and blue, while Bayern don their all-black outfits. The visitors kick off, moving from left to right on my screen. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/aston-villa-1-0-bayern-munich-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 23:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/aston-villa-1-0-bayern-munich-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liverpool 2-0 Bologna, Lille 1-0 Real Madrid and more: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liverpool secured a second win of the competition but Real Madrid suffered a shock defeat in LilleWe also have some pure Aston Villa v Bayern for you.Get in the mood for tonight with some preview material. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/liverpool-2-0-bologna-lille-1-0-real-madrid-and-more-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/liverpool-2-0-bologna-lille-1-0-real-madrid-and-more-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jhon Durán’s audacious lob for Aston Villa catches Neuer and Bayern cold]]></title><description><![CDATA[As returns to the biggest club stage go, Aston Villa&rsquo;s went rather swimmingly, the substitute Jhon Dur&aacute;n nonchalantly putting Bayern Munich to bed with a stunning, off-the-cuff lob. This was a night that guaranteed a sense of mystique regardless of result and as the Champions League anthem filled the Villa Park air for the first time, the ground fell almost silent, the home supporters opening their ears in unison to drink it all in.Despite well-documented prices this was the hottest]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/jhon-durns-audacious-lob-for-aston-villa-catches-neuer-and-bayern-cold/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/jhon-durns-audacious-lob-for-aston-villa-catches-neuer-and-bayern-cold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mohamed Salah’s screamer seals Liverpool’s victory over Bologna]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are tougher tests to come and there is more work to be done, as Arne Slot frequently likes to remind Liverpool, but there is no disputing the belief, quality and momentum that is surging through this team under the guidance of their new head coach. Slot became the first Liverpool manager or head coach in history to record eight wins from his first nine matches as Bologna were dispatched in a hard-fought contest at Anfield.Alexis Mac Allister marked his and Slot&rsquo;s Champions League hom]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mohamed-salahs-screamer-seals-liverpools-victory-over-bologna/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 22:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mohamed-salahs-screamer-seals-liverpools-victory-over-bologna/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liverpool v Bologna, Lille v Real Madrid and more: Champions League – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updates from this evening&rsquo;s Champions League matchesLive scoreboard &ndash; Wednesday&rsquo;s latest | Email WillThis is what the sport needs!After a fine opening night win in Italy against Milan, this contrived new format means Liverpool are playing Italians again. This time, however, they are at home. Bologna are in town, having secured one victory in six Serie A games this season, offering little cause for optimism. Both teams had new coaches arrive over the summer but while Arne Slot h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/liverpool-v-bologna-lille-v-real-madrid-and-more-champions-league-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/liverpool-v-bologna-lille-v-real-madrid-and-more-champions-league-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal ease past PSG and Brest rise to second best – Football Weekly Extra podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Fadugba, and Philippe Auclair to discuss all of Tuesday night&rsquo;s Champions League actionRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On today&rsquo;s pod, the panel breaks down Arsenal&rsquo;s comfortable win over PSG at the Emirates. How many more brave headers does Kai Havertz need to score before people recognise his centre-forward c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-ease-past-psg-and-brest-rise-to-second-best-football-weekly-extra-podcast/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 15:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-ease-past-psg-and-brest-rise-to-second-best-football-weekly-extra-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mikel Merino describes Arsenal training methods as unlike anything he has seen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Midfielder refers to physical and mental challenges &lsquo;There is no rest,&rsquo; Merino says after making debutMikel Merino says he is seeing football in a different way after his first month or so under Mikel Arteta at Arsenal. The Spain midfielder made a belated debut in Tuesday&rsquo;s 2-0 Champions League home win over Paris Saint-Germain, having recovered from the shoulder blade fracture sustained in his first training session.It has been a frustrating time for Merino, who signed from Re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mikel-merino-describes-arsenal-training-methods-as-unlike-anything-he-has-seen/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 13:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mikel-merino-describes-arsenal-training-methods-as-unlike-anything-he-has-seen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brendan Rodgers says Celtic's drubbing by Dortmund was 'a tough watch' &ndash;&nbsp;video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brendan Rodgers admitted Celtic 'weren't quite at our best' as Borussia Dortmund 'showed why they're a top, top team' in their 7-1 rout in the Champions League on Tuesday. He added: 'I don't think I've been involved in a game where I felt that every single mistake that we made got punished. And that's the level.' Karim Adeyemi fires hat-trick as Borussia Dortmund demolish Celtic Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/brendan-rodgers-says-celtics-drubbing-by-dortmund-was-a-tough-watch-ndashnbspvideo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 12:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/brendan-rodgers-says-celtics-drubbing-by-dortmund-was-a-tough-watch-ndashnbspvideo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal put their stamp on Europe with 'totally deserved' win over PSG &ndash;&nbsp;video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mikel Arteta praised Arsenal&rsquo;s growing maturity as they outclassed his former team Paris Saint-Germain with a 2-0 win in the Champions League. Arteta said: 'I think we showed a lot of maturity in the way we played and we put our stamp in the way we want to behave in Europe against top teams, and I really like that.' The PSG manager, Luis Enrique, took the blame for the defeat, insisting that his players performed 'far from the minimum standards needed' but ultimately conceded that PSG's 'd]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-put-their-stamp-on-europe-with-totally-deserved-win-over-psg-ndashnbspvideo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 11:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-put-their-stamp-on-europe-with-totally-deserved-win-over-psg-ndashnbspvideo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This is the year’: Bukayo Saka backs Arsenal to win Premier League title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forward confident after successive runners-up finishesHe says win over PSG shows Arsenal are &lsquo;a top team&rsquo;Arsenal can end their 21-year wait for a Premier League title this season, Bukayo Saka said after his side beat Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 in the Champions League.Arsenal finished runners-up in 2022-23 and took the Premier League title race to the final day last season before again finishing second behind Manchester City. The north London side are in the mix this season, sitting thir]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/this-is-the-year-bukayo-saka-backs-arsenal-to-win-premier-league-title/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 09:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/this-is-the-year-bukayo-saka-backs-arsenal-to-win-premier-league-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arteta hails Arsenal’s maturity after beating ‘one of best teams in the world’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arsenal &lsquo;put stamp&rsquo; on Europe in win against PSGJurri&euml;n Timber subbed at half-time due to muscle injuryMikel Arteta praised Arsenal&rsquo;s growing maturity after their clinical victory over Paris Saint-Germain kickstarted their Champions League campaign.A header from Kai Havertz and a free-kick from the stand-in captain, Bukayo Saka, in the first half sent Arsenal on their way to a win against the French champions as the summer signing Mikel Merino made his debut after recoveri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arteta-hails-arsenals-maturity-after-beating-one-of-best-teams-in-the-world/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 00:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arteta-hails-arsenals-maturity-after-beating-one-of-best-teams-in-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kai Havertz leads clinical Arsenal to just the kind of of win they need | Barney Ronay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taking a 2-0 first-half lead against Paris Saint-Germain and holding it makes a pleasant change from the usual late dramaThere may be a sense of existential drift around the squash-ladder format of Uefa&rsquo;s new Champions League, a sense of slackness, of football happening just because money says it has to happen. But you can only beat the 35 teams in front of you and this was on its own terms a very good win for Arsenal.It was also something new, a 2-0 defeat of Paris Saint-Germain in front]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/kai-havertz-leads-clinical-arsenal-to-just-the-kind-of-of-win-they-need-barney-ronay/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 00:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/kai-havertz-leads-clinical-arsenal-to-just-the-kind-of-of-win-they-need-barney-ronay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Karim Adeyemi fires hat-trick as Borussia Dortmund demolish Celtic]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Champions League has a habit of inflicting these inglorious episodes on Celtic. It is difficult to shake the notion that this big fish will always drown when removed from its small domestic pond. Borussia Dortmund toyed with their visitors in a match that was over as a contest long before the half-time whistle blew. The Germans have won two out of two in this new format. They will have aspirations of equalling last season&rsquo;s memorable tournament run, albeit with far sterner tests than t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/karim-adeyemi-fires-hat-trick-as-borussia-dortmund-demolish-celtic/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 00:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/karim-adeyemi-fires-hat-trick-as-borussia-dortmund-demolish-celtic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League: Leverkusen see off Milan as Barcelona bounce back in style]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lewandowski hits two in 5-0 win against Young BoysTaremi stars for Inter | Brest extend perfect startA second half goal from Victor Boniface was enough to earn Bayer Leverkusen a 1-0 home win over Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday, giving the German side a perfect start to their campaign while the Italians are still without a point.The only goal came six minutes after the break when Boniface fired home a rebound after Mike Maignan had parried a shot from Jeremie Frimpong. Continue reading]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-leverkusen-see-off-milan-as-barcelona-bounce-back-in-style/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 23:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-leverkusen-see-off-milan-as-barcelona-bounce-back-in-style/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal 2-0 Paris Saint-Germain: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka led Arsenal to a no-fuss victory over toothless PSGPSG kick off. The 3,000-strong away end have their back in the noisy style.The teams are out. Arsenal in their famous red and white, PSG in first-choice blue. A crackling atmosphere in north London, despite the rain falling with extreme prejudice. We&rsquo;ll be off in a minute, once fists have been bumped, coins are tossed, and Bukayo Saka takes receipt of the best pennant. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-2-0-paris-saint-germain-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-2-0-paris-saint-germain-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dortmund 7-1 Celtic, Slovan Bratislava 0-4 Manchester City: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Celtic were marmalised in Germany, Manchester City cruised to victory and Leverkusen held on to beat MilanBreaking news that has nothing whatsoever to do with the Champions League or any European competition because the ban would only have applied to domestic games.56 min: Stuttgart 1-1 Sparta Prague Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dortmund-7-1-celtic-slovan-bratislava-0-4-manchester-city-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dortmund-7-1-celtic-slovan-bratislava-0-4-manchester-city-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[James McAtee’s first Manchester City goal caps win at Slovan Bratislava]]></title><description><![CDATA[There were hints here of how Manchester City might struggle in Rodri&rsquo;s absence as they could not achieve the control their No 6 often brings. Yet Pep Guardiola&rsquo;s men still sailed to a 4-0 victory, James McAtee&rsquo;s 73rd-minute strike the last of them, which was a first in club colours, and sealed City&rsquo;s opening win of this 36-side league phase.Guardiola chose Ilkay G&uuml;ndogan and Matheus Nunes in central midfield to fill the Rodri void but City could cede possession cheap]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/james-mcatees-first-manchester-city-goal-caps-win-at-slovan-bratislava/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/james-mcatees-first-manchester-city-goal-caps-win-at-slovan-bratislava/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kai Havertz hits high notes to knock down PSG and bolster Arsenal’s belief]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was always likely to stand as a barometer for Arsenal as much as anything else. How would they measure up to Paris Saint-Germain, one of the powerhouses of the Champions League? Extremely well, was the answer.On a night to bolster the collective belief for the bigger challenges ahead, especially those that will surely come after the group phase of this competition finally reaches it climax, Arsenal showed their mettle in the duels and a cut and thrust to delight the home crowd. Continue readi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/kai-havertz-hits-high-notes-to-knock-down-psg-and-bolster-arsenals-belief/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/kai-havertz-hits-high-notes-to-knock-down-psg-and-bolster-arsenals-belief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dortmund v Celtic, Slovan Bratislava v Manchester City: Champions League – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champions League updates from second set of gamesLive scoreboard | Read Football Daily | And email RobBreaking news that has nothing whatsoever to do with the Champions League or any European competition because the ban would only have applied to domestic games.56 min: Stuttgart 1-1 Sparta Prague Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dortmund-v-celtic-slovan-bratislava-v-manchester-city-champions-league-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dortmund-v-celtic-slovan-bratislava-v-manchester-city-champions-league-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal v Paris Saint-Germain: Champions League – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champions League updates from the 8pm BST kick-offLive scoreboard | Read Football Daily | And email ScottPSG kick off. The 3,000-strong away end have their back in the noisy style.The teams are out. Arsenal in their famous red and white, PSG in first-choice blue. A crackling atmosphere in north London, despite the rain falling with extreme prejudice. We&rsquo;ll be off in a minute, once fists have been bumped, coins are tossed, and Bukayo Saka takes receipt of the best pennant. Continue reading.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-v-paris-saint-germain-champions-league-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-v-paris-saint-germain-champions-league-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watkins talks up Kane rivalry before Champions League clash with Bayern]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aston Villa striker &lsquo;wants to be the man&rsquo; for EnglandBayern Munich visit Villa Park in repeat of 1982 finalThe question related to Harry Kane and the easy answer was the equivalent of a tap-in but instead Ollie Watkins paused before offering a candid assessment of the nuanced dynamic at play. For Watkins, Kane is his England captain, a teammate but also, to put it bluntly, the guy he is trying to displace. Kane, of course, is the country&rsquo;s all-time record goalscorer and a guara]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/watkins-talks-up-kane-rivalry-before-champions-league-clash-with-bayern/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/watkins-talks-up-kane-rivalry-before-champions-league-clash-with-bayern/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I don’t accept mediocrity’: Slot urges Liverpool to improve before Bologna tie]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manager critical of team&rsquo;s mistakes in win at WolvesSlot prepares for first Anfield European nightArne Slot has said he will not accept mediocrity at Liverpool and every player who wears the famous red shirt must attain the highest standards.Liverpool went top of the Premier League with a 2-1 win at Wolves on Saturday but their new head coach remains critical of aspects of the performance. Slot will become the first Liverpool manager or head coach to win eight of his opening nine matches s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/i-dont-accept-mediocrity-slot-urges-liverpool-to-improve-before-bologna-tie/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 19:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/i-dont-accept-mediocrity-slot-urges-liverpool-to-improve-before-bologna-tie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Squires on … CBS blasting viral Champions League clips to our timelines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our resident cartoonist on the studio hijinks that take place on the midweek content generator that is UCL TodayGet a copy of a Squires cartoon in our Print ShopAnd you can pre-order his new book, Chaos in the Box Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/david-squires-on-cbs-blasting-viral-champions-league-clips-to-our-timelines/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/david-squires-on-cbs-blasting-viral-champions-league-clips-to-our-timelines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta primed for reunion with Paris Saint-Germain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gunners manager prepares for a glamour Champions League tie, facing the club where he broke through on loan in 2001-02Mikel Arteta fun fact: when the Arsenal manager was a young player at Paris Saint-Germain, his roommate on hotel stays was Ronaldinho. And it is certainly fun to imagine how that went given Ronaldinho&rsquo;s well-earned reputation as a party prince. Did they have the same bedtimes? &ldquo;With me, he was always perfect,&rdquo; Arteta says, with a smile.Sadly, Arteta was not aske]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenals-mikel-arteta-primed-for-reunion-with-paris-saint-germain/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenals-mikel-arteta-primed-for-reunion-with-paris-saint-germain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luis Enrique omits Ousmane Dembélé for Arsenal clash over ‘respect’ issue]]></title><description><![CDATA[PSG manager says star must meet &lsquo;expectations of team&rsquo;France international has four goals in seven appearancesArsenal have been dealt a boost on the eve of their Champions League clash against Paris Saint-Germain after Luis Enrique confirmed Ousmane Demb&eacute;l&eacute; has been left out of his squad.Demb&eacute;l&eacute; has scored four times in six Ligue 1 matches for PSG this season and played in the French club&rsquo;s Champions League opening-match win against Girona earlier th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/luis-enrique-omits-ousmane-dembl-for-arsenal-clash-over-respect-issue/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 22:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/luis-enrique-omits-ousmane-dembl-for-arsenal-clash-over-respect-issue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Stones ‘100%’ ready to take Rodri’s midfield spot in Manchester City team]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defender &lsquo;enjoyed&rsquo; No 6 role in Champions League finalBratislava manager likens Guardiola to Antoni Gaud&iacute;John Stones is &ldquo;100%&rdquo; ready to replace Rodri as Manchester City&rsquo;s holding midfielder, with the defender stating he loves playing in the role.Rodri&rsquo;s absence until next &shy;season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury has led Pep Guardiola to state he will find different &shy;solutions to replace the 28-year-old Spaniard who is con&shy;sidered on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/john-stones-100-ready-to-take-rodris-midfield-spot-in-manchester-city-team/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 21:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/john-stones-100-ready-to-take-rodris-midfield-spot-in-manchester-city-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brendan Rodgers says Celtic want to reach ‘next level’ against Dortmund]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manager &lsquo;really excited&rsquo; about team&rsquo;s recent progressRodgers briefly managed &lsquo;super professional&rsquo; Nuri SahinPainful experiences from Munich, Madrid, Paris and Barcelona would ordinarily cause Celtic to approach a Champions League trip to Borussia Dortmund with at least an element of trepidation. Instead, the striking confidence exuded by Brendan Rodgers tells the story of a team that has discovered its groove long before the clocks change. Rodgers is not promising a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/brendan-rodgers-says-celtic-want-to-reach-next-level-against-dortmund/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 20:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/brendan-rodgers-says-celtic-want-to-reach-next-level-against-dortmund/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Football’s thirst for money feeding discontent of the Rodri rebellion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now that players are feeling the burn so significantly as to consider striking, will the game&rsquo;s powerbrokers take notice?&ldquo;Madness.&rdquo; Jules Kound&eacute; of Barcelona and France spoke for his profession. &ldquo;If it keeps this way, there will be a moment where we have no other option.&rdquo;Kound&eacute; backed Manchester City&rsquo;s Rodri in raising complaints against the workload of elite professionals in Europe. There is serious talk of a players&rsquo; strike. The Spain mid]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/footballs-thirst-for-money-feeding-discontent-of-the-rodri-rebellion/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/footballs-thirst-for-money-feeding-discontent-of-the-rodri-rebellion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League review: Barça flop, Celtic joint-top as Villa end 42-year wait]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Sparta Prague&rsquo;s first win in a generation to Milan&rsquo;s toothless showing, we hand out honors (and dishonors) from the opening roundSo this was the Swiss system as the new Champions League rolled out with three nights of action. Who shone, who struggled during Matchday One? Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-bara-flop-celtic-joint-top-as-villa-end-42-year-wait/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-review-bara-flop-celtic-joint-top-as-villa-end-42-year-wait/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Two of the best saves’: Mikel Arteta hails David Raya after Atalanta heroics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Penalty save earned Arsenal Champions League draw&lsquo;He&rsquo;s been exceptional. You need that at this level&rsquo;Mikel Arteta admitted Arsenal were far from their best against Atalanta but praised David Raya for his brilliant double save from Mateo Retegui&rsquo;s second-half penalty that rescued a point in their opening Champions League match.The Spaniard produced the game&rsquo;s standout moment three minutes into the second half after first consulting with the Arsenal goalkeeping coach,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/two-of-the-best-saves-mikel-arteta-hails-david-raya-after-atalanta-heroics/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2024 00:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/two-of-the-best-saves-mikel-arteta-hails-david-raya-after-atalanta-heroics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League: 10-man Barcelona lose in Monaco, Leverkusen thump Feyenoord]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barcelona&rsquo;s Eric Garc&iacute;a sent off in 11th minute of 2-1 lossFeyenoord booed off after Leverkusen hit four in first halfBarcelona made a disappointing start to their Champions League campaign by losing 2-1 to Monaco after suffering an early blow from Eric Garc&iacute;a&rsquo;s dismissal.Garc&iacute;a was shown a straight red card 11 minutes in for a foul on Monaco&rsquo;s Takumi Minamino, who was clear in front of goal after a misplaced pass from Marc-Andr&eacute; ter Stegen, the visi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-10-man-barcelona-lose-in-monaco-leverkusen-thump-feyenoord/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 23:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-10-man-barcelona-lose-in-monaco-leverkusen-thump-feyenoord/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Atalanta 0-0 Arsenal: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Goalkeeper David Raya saved a penalty and then produced an audacious second stop on the lineReport: Raya&rsquo;s penalty save earns a draw at AtalantaThere goes the anthem, and Mikel Arteta and Gasperini share a moment of smiles and warmth.Kick-off approaches in Bergamo. And that means Arsenal are only 137 matches from reaching the final in Munich. Whereabouts in the top 36 will they end the night? Bergamo host the matches these days. Four years ago &ndash; and fatefully in the Covid-20 outbreak]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/atalanta-0-0-arsenal-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/atalanta-0-0-arsenal-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Raya’s double save from penalty earns Arsenal draw at Atalanta]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mikel Arteta had promised that this week would be the acid test of how much Arsenal have improved this season and, on the evidence of this scrappy performance, they still have plenty to work on.But after overcoming the first hurdle against Tottenham on Sunday, it needed a miraculous double save from David Raya to rescue them from defeat in the opening match of their Champions League campaign after a disjointed display that only underlined just how much they are missing the captain Martin &Oslash]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/david-rayas-double-save-from-penalty-earns-arsenal-draw-at-atalanta/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/david-rayas-double-save-from-penalty-earns-arsenal-draw-at-atalanta/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester City’s bluntness against Inter may give Arteta’s Arsenal ideas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Italian side&rsquo;s low block stifled Pep Guardiola&rsquo;s men and offered reminders of March&rsquo;s Premier League stalematePep Guardiola had made the decision. The Manchester City manager had known for five or 10 minutes and so when the half-time whistle sounded in Wednesday night&rsquo;s Champions League tie against Inter at the Etihad Stadium, he sprinted off to the dressing room, eager to put the plan in place.It is a major part of Guardiola&rsquo;s greatness. The ability to see when and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-citys-bluntness-against-inter-may-give-artetas-arsenal-ideas/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-citys-bluntness-against-inter-may-give-artetas-arsenal-ideas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celtic’s swagger makes Champions League progress a legitimate target]]></title><description><![CDATA[Strength in depth and a ferocious press may help European adventures to have competitive relevance once moreThe new Champions League format has capacity to bruise egos. Few teams finishing bottom of a section of four are likely to invite ridicule. Coming 36th out of 36th, or anywhere close to the foot of this expanded section, will be optically embarrassing.Brendan Rodgers had his eyes fixed on making a European impact long before the Champions League was remodelled. Celtic have realised their d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/celtics-swagger-makes-champions-league-progress-a-legitimate-target/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 12:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/celtics-swagger-makes-champions-league-progress-a-legitimate-target/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brest take first steps into European football against all the odds | Luke Entwistle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Preparations for Champions League bow was marred with player departures and stadium issues but draw offers hopeBy Eric Devin for Get French Football NewsSeventy-four years into their existence, having been founded in 1950, the chance for Stade Brestois to finally make their European debut has been long-awaited. Not only will Wednesday&rsquo;s match mark the Champions League debut but the clash with Sturm Graz is Les Ti&rsquo;Zefs&rsquo; maiden match in European football.Only promoted back from F]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/brest-take-first-steps-into-european-football-against-all-the-odds-luke-entwistle/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 12:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/brest-take-first-steps-into-european-football-against-all-the-odds-luke-entwistle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s the story? Manchester City and Inter serve up poor advert for new world | Barney Ronay]]></title><description><![CDATA[This goalless, tension-free draw raised questions about the new Champions League format and City&rsquo;s late-Pep visionWell, Rodri was right about one thing. We definitely need a few less games like this one. Welcome to the new world of Uefa expansionism, a competition without structure, designed solely to provide another roll of TV wallpaper, and on this evidence a place lacking some vital degree of tension or shape.The most dramatic moment at a room-temperature Etihad Stadium arrived on 78 mi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/whats-the-story-manchester-city-and-inter-serve-up-poor-advert-for-new-world-barney-ronay/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 00:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/whats-the-story-manchester-city-and-inter-serve-up-poor-advert-for-new-world-barney-ronay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kevin De Bruyne a doubt to face Arsenal due to groin injury in draw with Inter]]></title><description><![CDATA[City playmaker taken off in Champions League matchGuardiola pleased with draw against Italian championsKevin De Bruyne is an injury doubt for Manchester City&rsquo;s showdown with Arsenal on Sunday after suffering what appeared to be a groin injury in the Champions League goalless draw with Inter at the Etihad Stadium.The Belgian was hurt when running in on goal and being challenged by Yann Sommer, the Inter No 1, during the first half, afterwards seeming to clutch his groin area. Following trea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/kevin-de-bruyne-a-doubt-to-face-arsenal-due-to-groin-injury-in-draw-with-inter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 00:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/kevin-de-bruyne-a-doubt-to-face-arsenal-due-to-groin-injury-in-draw-with-inter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League: Gazzaniga hands PSG win, Gittens double lifts Dortmund]]></title><description><![CDATA[PSG 1-0 Girona, Club Brugge 0-3 Borussia DortmundSparta Prague sink Salzburg on return to top tableAn embarrassing late blunder from Girona goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga gifted Paris Saint-Germain a 1-0 home win, denying the Champions League debutants a point.After relentless PSG pressure, Nuno Mendes&rsquo;s low ball across the goal looked comfortable for Gazzaniga, but he let it slip through his grasp and into the net in stoppage time, for an own goal that earned the hosts a victory that was dese]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-gazzaniga-hands-psg-win-gittens-double-lifts-dortmund/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 00:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-gazzaniga-hands-psg-win-gittens-double-lifts-dortmund/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celtic 5-1 Slovan Bratislava, Coventry 1-2 Spurs: Champions League and Carabao Cup – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Celtic enjoyed a perfect opening night as Spurs rallied to turn defeat into victory at Coventry in the League CupPeeeeeeeeeep! We&rsquo;re underway in the first of our two Carabao Cup ties tonight: Brighton v Wolves. Coventry v Tottenham will kick off at 8pm BST.A reminder that you can follow Manchester City v Internazionale on our own dedicated liveblog. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/celtic-5-1-slovan-bratislava-coventry-1-2-spurs-champions-league-and-carabao-cup-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 23:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/celtic-5-1-slovan-bratislava-coventry-1-2-spurs-champions-league-and-carabao-cup-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester City 0-0 Inter: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#304;lkay G&uuml;ndo&#287;an missed a couple of late chances, but otherwise Inter kept City quiet6 min: Some room for Taremi down the left. He ventures into the City half, then switches play to Thuram on the right. Thuram reaches the edge of the box and rifles a low drive straight at Ederson, who claims. An early warning that while City will have the lion&rsquo;s share of possession, Inter will have something to say on the counter.4 min: De Bruyne slips Grealish into space down the left. Greali]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-0-0-inter-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 23:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-0-0-inter-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celtic put five past Slovan Bratislava in dream Champions League opening win]]></title><description><![CDATA[This proved a Celtic Park rarity. The Scottish champions were rampant against continental opposition, on an evening absorbing so many years of frustration for Celtic at elite level. New format, new Celtic, new danger.The paucity of Slovan Bratislava will most likely be borne out by subsequent Champions League outings but Brendan Rodgers and Celtic were fully entitled to relish what played out here after game upon game of European turmoil. Rodgers and his players will travel to Borussia Dortmund]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/celtic-put-five-past-slovan-bratislava-in-dream-champions-league-opening-win/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/celtic-put-five-past-slovan-bratislava-in-dream-champions-league-opening-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester City off-colour as Gündogan misses help impressive Inter earn draw]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manchester City know only too well how tough a nut Inter are to crack. The greatest night of City&rsquo;s history, the Champions League final triumph against them in 2023, was not without its difficulties; the heart-stopping moments have gilded the legend. This was another reminder of the quality of Simone Inzaghi&rsquo;s Italian champions, albeit without the same levels of drama.The City supporters had come to see Erling Haaland and the striker&rsquo;s latest assault on the history books. If he]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-off-colour-as-gndogan-misses-help-impressive-inter-earn-draw/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-off-colour-as-gndogan-misses-help-impressive-inter-earn-draw/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martin Ødegaard facing lengthy break after sustaining ligament damage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scans reveal injury to the Arsenal midfielder&rsquo;s ankleMikel Arteta says &lsquo;hopefully not months&rsquo; until returnMikel Arteta has confirmed that Martin &Oslash;degaard has damaged ligaments in his ankle and will be sidelined &ldquo;for a while&rdquo; after the Arsenal captain was injured on international duty.&Oslash;degaard missed Sunday&rsquo;s victory over Tottenham in the north London derby having limped off during Norway&rsquo;s win over Austria last week, with Arteta hopeful tha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/martin-degaard-facing-lengthy-break-after-sustaining-ligament-damage/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 21:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/martin-degaard-facing-lengthy-break-after-sustaining-ligament-damage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League: Kane scores four as Bayern put nine past Dinamo Zagreb]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bayern Munich 9-2 Dinamo Zagreb, Sporting 2-0 LilleYildiz scores first goal of new format as Juve sink PSVHarry Kane scored four goals, including three penalties, to lead Bayern Munich to a 9-2 demolition of Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League on Tuesday.In a game that featured the joint second-most goals in a Champions League match, Bayern struck three times in the first half with Kane &ndash; who also scored a hat-trick in their Bundesliga win over Holstein Kiel on Saturday &ndash; convertin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-kane-scores-four-as-bayern-put-nine-past-dinamo-zagreb/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-kane-scores-four-as-bayern-put-nine-past-dinamo-zagreb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid 3-1 Stuttgart, Manchester United 7-0 Barnsley: Champions League and Carabao Cup – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kylian Mbapp&eacute; scored for Madrid while Harry Kane registered four goals in a 9-2 win for Bayern MunichFull-time: Juventus 3-1 PSV The visitors nicked a last-minute consolation, with Ismael Saibari slotting in with his left foot inside the box. That&rsquo;s the first goal Juve have conceded this season.What a night for the Villans. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-3-1-stuttgart-manchester-united-7-0-barnsley-champions-league-and-carabao-cup-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 23:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-3-1-stuttgart-manchester-united-7-0-barnsley-champions-league-and-carabao-cup-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mbappé and Rüdiger on target as Real Madrid scrap to late win over Stuttgart]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;We can&rsquo;t crap our pants,&rdquo; Deniz Undav had insisted and Stuttgart did not but nor did they beat Europe&rsquo;s most terrifying, seemingly indestructible team. Because if the striker was right to say that &ldquo;if you fear Real Madrid because it&rsquo;s Real Madrid, you needn&rsquo;t even fly&rdquo;, if he had his moment, heading the goal that promised an even more memorable night, and if his team carried the fight on their return to the Champions League fifteen years later, th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mbapp-and-rdiger-on-target-as-real-madrid-scrap-to-late-win-over-stuttgart/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 23:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mbapp-and-rdiger-on-target-as-real-madrid-scrap-to-late-win-over-stuttgart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Milan 1-3 Liverpool: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai scored as Liverpool fought back impressively to beat MilanAmadou Onana has put Villa 3-0 up in Switzerland. All things being equal, they are going to be really good fun to watch in this competition.Plenty of other big clubs are in action tonight, including Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Manchester United. You can follow their games, and more, with Taha Hashim. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/milan-1-3-liverpool-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/milan-1-3-liverpool-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fans criticise Aston Villa’s decision to hike ticket prices for Champions League]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most will pay between &pound;70 and &pound;97 per home gameMove denounced by Aston Villa supporters&rsquo; trustAston Villa have been accused of being &ldquo;out of touch&rdquo; and ignoring a request from their fan advisory board to cap Champions League ticket prices on the club&rsquo;s return to Europe&rsquo;s elite. Most supporters are faced with paying between &pound;70 and &pound;97 per home game when the competition returns this month, casting a cloud over their meetings with Bayern Munich]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/fans-criticise-aston-villas-decision-to-hike-ticket-prices-for-champions-league/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/fans-criticise-aston-villas-decision-to-hike-ticket-prices-for-champions-league/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liverpool and Aston Villa handed final reruns in new-look Champions League]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arne Slot&rsquo;s team will face Real Madrid and MilanVilla host Bayern Munich, Celtic and JuventusLiverpool will open their first campaign in the new, expanded Champions League with reruns of famous past finals against Milan and Real Madrid. Arne Slot&rsquo;s side were also drawn to host Bayer Leverkusen, managed by their former midfielder Xabi Alonso, in a ceremony that began a fresh but uncertain era for Europe&rsquo;s flagship club competition.The semi-automated draw pitted Aston Villa, who]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/liverpool-and-aston-villa-handed-final-reruns-in-new-look-champions-league/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 21:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/liverpool-and-aston-villa-handed-final-reruns-in-new-look-champions-league/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Champions League format risks devaluing currency of major match-ups | Jonathan Wilson]]></title><description><![CDATA[The biggest teams facing each other more often is in danger of only serving the interests of Uefa, and not of footballThere is an argument that for a few years the draw has been the best bit of the group stage of the Champions League. Here they are, the Fates, the sleek besuited former players, smiling and speaking only in corporate banalities, shaping destiny through the medium of miniature plastic footballs and glass bowls.And there&rsquo;s the ringmaster, the Italian deputy general secretary]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/new-champions-league-format-risks-devaluing-currency-of-major-match-ups-jonathan-wilson/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 21:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/new-champions-league-format-risks-devaluing-currency-of-major-match-ups-jonathan-wilson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League draw: new format reveals 2024-25 fixtures – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liverpool v Real, City v PSG, Celtic v Villa among gamesExplainer: what you need to know about &lsquo;Swiss model&rsquo;&ldquo;This new format is very &lsquo;Quizzlestick&rsquo;,&rdquo; notes Paul Kelly.Indeed, Paul, with a sprinkling of Numberwang and a structure built around Alan Partridge&rsquo;s Soccermeter. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-draw-new-format-reveals-2024-25-fixtures-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 19:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-draw-new-format-reveals-2024-25-fixtures-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything you need to know about the new ‘Swiss model’ Champions League]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some say Uefa&rsquo;s format gamble offers more excitement, others feel it serves the interests of Super League rebelsThis is a high-stakes experiment from Uefa, implemented initially for the 2024-27 Champions League cycle. The old group stage has been replaced by a single 36-strong league table with each team playing eight matches against eight different opponents, four at home and four away. It is known as a &ldquo;Swiss model&rdquo; and will shake down into a top eight, who qualify directly t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-swiss-model-champions-league/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-swiss-model-champions-league/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League: Rangers sent out by Dynamo Kyiv, Lille edge Fenerbahce]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clement rages at red card as Rangers slip to home defeatJos&eacute; Mourinho says his Fenerbahce side &lsquo;deserved to win&rsquo;The Rangers head coach, Philippe Clement, called the dismissal of Jeft&eacute; in the team&rsquo;s Champions League defeat to Dynamo Kyiv &ldquo;the worst decision I&rsquo;ve seen in more than 30 years&rdquo;.The Brazilian winger was booked in the first half, and then sent off in the 51st minute after what looked a harsh second yellow card for an aerial challenge on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-rangers-sent-out-by-dynamo-kyiv-lille-edge-fenerbahce/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 23:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-rangers-sent-out-by-dynamo-kyiv-lille-edge-fenerbahce/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dessers earns Champions League away draw for Rangers against Dynamo Kyiv]]></title><description><![CDATA[Striker scores in injury-time in first leg Two Poland officials removed from duty before matchA stoppage-time equaliser from Cyriel Dessers secured a 1-1 first-leg draw for Rangers in their Champions League third-round qualifier against Dynamo Kyiv in Poland.The Scottish Premiership side were trailing to a 37th-minute goal from the Kyiv captain and former West Ham winger Andriy Yarmolenko. But Dessers popped up in the final seconds of four added minutes to convert a cross from the substitute Vac]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dessers-earns-champions-league-away-draw-for-rangers-against-dynamo-kyiv/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2024 00:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dessers-earns-champions-league-away-draw-for-rangers-against-dynamo-kyiv/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Germany’s football fest, rocky road lies ahead for European game]]></title><description><![CDATA[Club World Cup plans have sparked criticism and legal action and new Champions League format is unclearWhile English and Spanish supporters mingled good-naturedly enough in front of the Brandenburg Gate on Sunday afternoon, plenty of glad-handing was going on a few metres away. Hotel Adlon Kempinski is one of Berlin&rsquo;s most famous addresses and made an obvious honeypot for Uefa&rsquo;s delegation, along with a galaxy of special guests, before the Euro 2024 final.Ars&egrave;ne Wenger, flying]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/after-germanys-football-fest-rocky-road-lies-ahead-for-european-game/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2024 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/after-germanys-football-fest-rocky-road-lies-ahead-for-european-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Squires on … the Champions League final and Viní Jr’s coronation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our cartoonist looks back at a familiar story as Real Madrid were crowned kings of Europe yet againBuy a David Squires cartoon in the Guardian Print StoreLike what David does? Consider supporting our journalism Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/david-squires-on-the-champions-league-final-and-vin-jrs-coronation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/david-squires-on-the-champions-league-final-and-vin-jrs-coronation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancelotti’s relaxed style is crucial to Real’s Champions League success | Jonathan Wilson]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an era of coaching philosophers, the Italian&rsquo;s pragmatic approach continues to give Madrid an edge in EuropeSign up to Jonathan&rsquo;s weekly newsletter hereSome day they&rsquo;ll come up with a different story. Yet again, Real Madrid didn&rsquo;t seem entirely convincing. Yet again, their opponents had chances. Yet again, there was a sense they rode their luck. And yet again, they won and, by the end, were so much in control that it seemed bizarre they had ever been doubted. Victory o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/ancelottis-relaxed-style-is-crucial-to-reals-champions-league-success-jonathan-wilson/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/ancelottis-relaxed-style-is-crucial-to-reals-champions-league-success-jonathan-wilson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancelotti’s relaxed style is crucial to Real’s Champions League success]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an era of coaching philosophers, the Italian&rsquo;s pragmatic approach continues to give Madrid an edge in European competitionSign up to Jonathan&rsquo;s weekly newsletter hereSome day they&rsquo;ll come up with a different story. Yet again, Real Madrid didn&rsquo;t seem entirely convincing. Yet again, their opponents had chances. Yet again, there was a sense they rode their luck. And yet again, they won and, by the end, were so much in control that it seemed bizarre they had ever been doub]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/ancelottis-relaxed-style-is-crucial-to-reals-champions-league-success/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/ancelottis-relaxed-style-is-crucial-to-reals-champions-league-success/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Themes from this season’s Champions League: Germany’s rise to Man City’s stumble]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real Madrid lifted the trophy and may dominate for some time to come, while PSG are about to enter an uncertain eraFrancisco Gento&rsquo;s record of six European Cup wins was one of those records that looked unassailable, belonging to the era of football scrapbooks. And yet Dani Carvajal, scorer of Real Madrid&rsquo;s first goal in the final, and Luka Modri&#263; matched the legendary winger&rsquo;s total with Madrid&rsquo;s 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. Toni Kroos, in his final cl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/themes-from-this-seasons-champions-league-germanys-rise-to-man-citys-stumble/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2024 21:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/themes-from-this-seasons-champions-league-germanys-rise-to-man-citys-stumble/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No ifs, no buts, this Real Madrid rank alongside Di Stéfano’s as greatest team ever | Sid lowe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six European Cups in a decade is an achievement to match any, even that one from 1950-1960, untouchable in black and whiteDani Carvajal laid the first stone and applied the final brush stroke. In May 2004, a 12-year-old kid with floppy blond hair and a lifetime before him, he placed Real Madrid&rsquo;s white shirt into the foundations of their training ground, a new home for an institution that, the legend carved into that granite slab said, &ldquo;respects its past, learns from its present and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/no-ifs-no-buts-this-real-madrid-rank-alongside-di-stfanos-as-greatest-team-ever-sid-lowe/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2024 15:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/no-ifs-no-buts-this-real-madrid-rank-alongside-di-stfanos-as-greatest-team-ever-sid-lowe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FA insists Champions League final security was success despite incidents]]></title><description><![CDATA[It says attempts to enter without tickets were not successfulMet police made 56 arrests, including five for pitch invasionThe Football Association has insisted that the massive security operation for Saturday night&rsquo;s Champions League final between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund was a success, particularly in terms of keeping out ticketless fans who tried to storm the Wembley gates.The biggest game in European club football was marred at the outset by three men invading the pitch. The fi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/fa-insists-champions-league-final-security-was-success-despite-incidents/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2024 15:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/fa-insists-champions-league-final-security-was-success-despite-incidents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League: reaction after Real Madrid deny Dortmund in final – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 in the Champions League final to claim their 15th title. Following the win, manager Carlo Ancelotti was already looking ahead to next season, admitting that Madrid 'are never satisfied', but adding that his team 'deserve a 10 for this year ... they have been spectacular'.The Dortmund manager Edin Terzi&#263; was left reflecting on the season that had been, and said he was experiencing 'a chaos of emotions' as his team missed chance to take the lead at Wembl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-reaction-after-real-madrid-deny-dortmund-in-final-video/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2024 14:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-reaction-after-real-madrid-deny-dortmund-in-final-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nice try Dortmund, but Real Madrid are kings of Europe again – Football Weekly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Wilson, Archie Rhind-Tutt and Jonathan Fadugba for the final pod of the domestic seasonRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today; Real Madrid are outplayed for large parts of the game as Borussia Dortmund miss chance after chance in the first half but none of that matters does it? Because Real Madrid always win. Conti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/nice-try-dortmund-but-real-madrid-are-kings-of-europe-again-football-weekly/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2024 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/nice-try-dortmund-but-real-madrid-are-kings-of-europe-again-football-weekly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League final 2024: Dortmund 0-2 Real Madrid – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our pick of the best images from Wembley after Real Madrid beat Dortmund to win their 15th European Cup Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-final-2024-dortmund-0-2-real-madrid-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2024 12:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-final-2024-dortmund-0-2-real-madrid-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It seems like a dream but it is reality’: Real Madrid win delights Ancelotti]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;We are not going to sleep!&rsquo; manager says of celebrationsJude Bellingham says: &lsquo;Nights like tonight make it all worth it&rsquo;Carlo Ancelotti said that Real Madrid&rsquo;s winning mentality helped them survive a major scare against Borussia Dortmund and claim a record 15th Champions League title.The German side dominated the first half at Wembley and it required a string of fine saves from Thibaut Courtois, who has spent most of the season out injured, to keep them level at th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/it-seems-like-a-dream-but-it-is-reality-real-madrid-win-delights-ancelotti/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2024 01:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/it-seems-like-a-dream-but-it-is-reality-real-madrid-win-delights-ancelotti/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dortmund win process but mega Madrid force sips from cup of sadness | Jonathan Liew]]></title><description><![CDATA[Runners-up find out that playing well is often not enough against Madrid after spurning chances and gifting goals awayThe medal ceremony may be the most painful bit. Borussia Dortmund do not want to receive them, and judging by the impatience of his manner, Uefa&rsquo;s Aleksander Ceferin has very little interest in handing them out. And so the medals are not so much draped around Dortmund necks as shoved on them, with a certain peremptory curtness, and without the faintest pretence that Ceferin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dortmund-win-process-but-mega-madrid-force-sips-from-cup-of-sadness-jonathan-liew/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2024 01:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dortmund-win-process-but-mega-madrid-force-sips-from-cup-of-sadness-jonathan-liew/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dortmund try to outrun reality before sipping from cup of sadness again | Jonathan Liew]]></title><description><![CDATA[Runners-up find out that playing well is often not enough against Madrid after spurning chances and gifting goals awayThe medal ceremony may be the most painful bit. Borussia Dortmund do not want to receive them, and judging by the impatience of his manner, Uefa&rsquo;s Aleksander Ceferin has very little interest in handing them out. And so the medals are not so much draped around Dortmund necks as shoved on them, with a certain peremptory curtness, and without the faintest pretence that Ceferin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dortmund-try-to-outrun-reality-before-sipping-from-cup-of-sadness-again-jonathan-liew/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2024 01:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dortmund-try-to-outrun-reality-before-sipping-from-cup-of-sadness-again-jonathan-liew/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid play the waiting game and are victors by stealth once more | Barney Ronay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Borussia Dortmund&rsquo;s vigour is no match for the will, skill and execution of the now 15 times European championsYou didn&rsquo;t think it would happen this time, did you? That old white mischief, the magic of the Meringues, those ghostly hands losing their grip on the day? I find your lack of faith disturbing.For 72 minutes at Wembley Stadium this Champions League final churned and simmered. Perhaps to the untrained eye it might have looked like the team in yellow and black was dominating.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-play-the-waiting-game-and-are-victors-by-stealth-once-more-barney-ronay/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2024 01:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-play-the-waiting-game-and-are-victors-by-stealth-once-more-barney-ronay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dortmund 0-2 Real Madrid: Champions League final player ratings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toni Kroos oozes class in his last ever game at club level, while Jadon Sancho is able to show only glimpses of his talentGregor Kobel Taken out by Vin&iacute;cius in first half and had to be alert to tip a free-kick from Kroos wide. Had no chance with Carvajal&rsquo;s&nbsp;goal. 7 Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dortmund-0-2-real-madrid-champions-league-final-player-ratings/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2024 23:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dortmund-0-2-real-madrid-champions-league-final-player-ratings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Borussia Dortmund 0-2 Real Madrid: Champions League final player ratings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toni Kroos oozes class in his last ever game at club level, while Jadon Sancho is only able to show glimpses of his talentGeorge Kobel Taken out by Vin&iacute;cius in first half and had to be alert to tip a free-kick from Kroos wide. Had no chance with Carvajal&rsquo;s&nbsp;goal. 7 Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/borussia-dortmund-0-2-real-madrid-champions-league-final-player-ratings/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2024 23:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/borussia-dortmund-0-2-real-madrid-champions-league-final-player-ratings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Borussia Dortmund 0-2 Real Madrid: Champions League final 2024 – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dortmund were the better side in the first half, but didn&rsquo;t take their chances, and Real Madrid secured their 15th title with a much-improved second-half performanceYou&rsquo;ll Never Walk Alone. It&rsquo;s an anthem for Borussia Dortmund as well, and Rodgers and Hammerstein&rsquo;s most terrace-friendly ditty is currently ringing around Wembley. Up in the posh seats, the aforementioned Kloppo sings and sways in the emotional style. A pfenning for all of the conflicting thoughts running th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/borussia-dortmund-0-2-real-madrid-champions-league-final-2024-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2024 23:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/borussia-dortmund-0-2-real-madrid-champions-league-final-2024-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid win Champions League final as Dortmund rue missed chances]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is the competition that Real Madrid like to think they own and the reasons why were mapped out in graphic detail at Wembley. Yet again. Borussia Dortmund brought the punch of the underdog and they played with a marvellous liberation in the first-half, creating chances. And, well, missing them. It was impossible not to think they would live to regret it.As the second-half rolled along, Madrid stabilising and then really starting to play, everybody inside the stadium knew they had seen this mov]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-win-champions-league-final-as-dortmund-rue-missed-chances/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2024 23:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-win-champions-league-final-as-dortmund-rue-missed-chances/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Borussia Dortmund 0-2 Real Madrid: Champions League final 2024 – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champions League final news, 8pm BST kick-off at WembleyPitch invaders disrupt final | And you can also mail ScottYou&rsquo;ll Never Walk Alone. It&rsquo;s an anthem for Borussia Dortmund as well, and Rodgers and Hammerstein&rsquo;s most terrace-friendly ditty is currently ringing around Wembley. Up in the posh seats, the aforementioned Kloppo sings and sways in the emotional style. A pfenning for all of the conflicting thoughts running through the head of the former Liverpool boss right now. He]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/borussia-dortmund-0-2-real-madrid-champions-league-final-2024-live/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2024 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/borussia-dortmund-0-2-real-madrid-champions-league-final-2024-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League final disrupted by pitch invaders in major security failure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Questions for officials after final delayed just after kick-offOrganisers had pledged unprecedented &pound;5m security operationWembley officials were left embarrassed after three pitch invaders caused a delay to the Champions League final between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund despite the presence of more than 2,500 stewards as part of increased security measures.An 18-month operation had been put in place in an attempt to avoid a repeat of violent scenes that marred the Euro 2020 final betw]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-final-disrupted-by-pitch-invaders-in-major-security-failure/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2024 22:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-final-disrupted-by-pitch-invaders-in-major-security-failure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Borussia Dortmund v Real Madrid: Champions League final 2024 – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champions League final news, 8pm BST kick-off at WembleyNext season&rsquo;s format: explained | And you can also mail ScottIt&rsquo;s the 69th European Cup / Champions League final! Real Madrid have been involved in 17 of the previous stagings, winning 14 of them, last losing one in 1981, nine appearances ago. It&rsquo;s not a point that desperately needs making, but let&rsquo;s say it anyway: los Merengues are rather good at this.Borussia Dortmund on the other hand have a more grounded record o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/borussia-dortmund-v-real-madrid-champions-league-final-2024-live/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2024 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/borussia-dortmund-v-real-madrid-champions-league-final-2024-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 2,000 officers police protests and Champions League final in London]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forces outside the capital drawn on for Borussia Dortmund v Real Madrid match and a Tommy Robinson march and counter-protestMore than 2,000 officers have been deployed across London, including more than 400 from outside the capital, to police the Champions League final, a protest by the far-right activist Tommy Robinson and a counter-demonstration.The final between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid takes place at Wembley on Saturday evening. And, earlier, a protest organised by Stephen Yaxley-Le]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/more-than-2000-officers-police-protests-and-champions-league-final-in-london/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2024 17:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/more-than-2000-officers-police-protests-and-champions-league-final-in-london/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A new Champions League format starts next season. How will it work?]]></title><description><![CDATA[More teams, more games, a single league structure: this is how Europe&rsquo;s top men&rsquo;s club competition will look in 2024-25When Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid conclude this season&rsquo;s Champions League at Wembley on Saturday, the continent will wave goodbye to the current format. In 2024-25 a new system will be put in place that will bring more teams, more games and more money to be made. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/a-new-champions-league-format-starts-next-season-how-will-it-work/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2024 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/a-new-champions-league-format-starts-next-season-how-will-it-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edin Terzic urges Dortmund to feed off underdog status and trophy heartache]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dortmund &lsquo;ready to win the trophy&rsquo;, insists head coachTerzic: final-day title slip last term has made team tougherThe Borussia Dortmund head coach, Edin Terzic, wants his players to embrace their underdog tag against Real Madrid, and use past disappointments to fuel their desire to win the Champions League.While Carlo Ancelotti&rsquo;s side are seeking their 15th European Cup at Wembley on Saturday, Dortmund have not reached the final since losing to Bayern Munich at the same venue i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/edin-terzic-urges-dortmund-to-feed-off-underdog-status-and-trophy-heartache/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 22:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/edin-terzic-urges-dortmund-to-feed-off-underdog-status-and-trophy-heartache/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The making of Jude Bellingham: boy with Ronaldo haircut who became face of Real Madrid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coaches and teammates on how Birmingham&rsquo;s &lsquo;skinny teenager&rsquo; developed into one of the world&rsquo;s best players before his first Champions League finalThis week Jude Bellingham offered a glimpse into the mind of a phenomenon by quietly admitting he had envisaged these days, just maybe not so soon. Little did he know, at the start of his teens, that one week training on the outskirts of Barcelona and another at the foothills of the Black Forest would provide him with something]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/the-making-of-jude-bellingham-boy-with-ronaldo-haircut-who-became-face-of-real-madrid/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/the-making-of-jude-bellingham-boy-with-ronaldo-haircut-who-became-face-of-real-madrid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancelotti fears Real Madrid’s ‘most dangerous’ game against Dortmund]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thibaut Courtois will start for favourites in Wembley finalAncelotti: &lsquo;You fear it can escape you. It&rsquo;s a feeling we all have&rsquo;Carlo Ancelotti called the Champions League final the &ldquo;most dangerous&rdquo; game of the season on the eve of Real Madrid facing Borussia Dortmund as overwhelming favourites to win their sixth European Cup in a decade and the 15th in their history.The Italian denied the competition was an &ldquo;obsession&rdquo; for the club, admitted there would b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/ancelotti-fears-real-madrids-most-dangerous-game-against-dortmund/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 20:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/ancelotti-fears-real-madrids-most-dangerous-game-against-dortmund/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dortmund plot Champions League final shock after adapting to thrive | Jonathan Liew]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wembley underdogs have shed their youth-oriented, profit-hungry model to reach new heights with a tougher teamAll week, and by small degrees, London has been turning yellow and black. Stickers on Tube escalators. Scarves tied to lampposts. A BVB-emblazoned padlock on the banks of the Thames at Westminster. Wide-eyed fans milling through the pubs of Soho, wincing at the beer prices. Trying to soak up every last available morsel of enjoyment from the experience before &ndash; you know &ndash; the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dortmund-plot-champions-league-final-shock-after-adapting-to-thrive-jonathan-liew/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 19:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dortmund-plot-champions-league-final-shock-after-adapting-to-thrive-jonathan-liew/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dortmund plot Champions League final shock after adapting to thrive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wembley underdogs have shed their youth-oriented, profit-hungry model to reach new heights with a tougher teamAll week, and by small degrees, London has been turning yellow and black. Stickers on Tube escalators. Scarves tied to lampposts. A BVB-emblazoned padlock on the banks of the Thames&nbsp;at Westminster. Wide-eyed fans milling through the pubs of Soho, wincing at the beer prices. Trying to soak up every last available morsel of enjoyment from&nbsp;the experience before &ndash; you know &n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dortmund-plot-champions-league-final-shock-after-adapting-to-thrive/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 19:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dortmund-plot-champions-league-final-shock-after-adapting-to-thrive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jamie Carragher: ‘CBS was worried whether or not the US audience would understand me’]]></title><description><![CDATA[CBS&rsquo;s Uefa Champions League Today has been met with heaps of acclaim, drawing comparisons to TNT&rsquo;s Inside the NBA. And Jamie Carragher has proven essential to the chemistryWhen Jamie Carragher was approached to join CBS&rsquo;s Uefa Champions League Today panel, he&rsquo;d already established himself as one of the most notable pundits in soccer.But while English viewers had long grown accustomed to the Liverpool legend&rsquo;s cutting remarks and eye-opening analysis on Sky Sports, t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/jamie-carragher-cbs-was-worried-whether-or-not-the-us-audience-would-understand-me/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/jamie-carragher-cbs-was-worried-whether-or-not-the-us-audience-would-understand-me/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jadon Sancho’s redemption arc leads to shot at glory under Wembley arch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Borussia Dortmund are reaping the rewards of renewing relationship with their big-name loanee by reaching the Champions League finalBorussia Dortmund&rsquo;s legends team made a trip to Glasgow last Sunday to play their Celtic counterparts, raising funds for the Scottish champions&rsquo; foundation.&nbsp;Maybe Dortmund fans do not need any prodding towards nostalgic sentiments at the moment, as their team prepare to&nbsp;return to Wembley for a Champions League final 11 years on from their last]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/jadon-sanchos-redemption-arc-leads-to-shot-at-glory-under-wembley-arch/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2024 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/jadon-sanchos-redemption-arc-leads-to-shot-at-glory-under-wembley-arch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jadon Sancho’s redemption arc leads him shot at glory under Wembley arch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Borussia Dortmund are reaping the rewards of renewing relationship with their big-name loanee by reaching the Champions League finalBorussia Dortmund&rsquo;s legends team made a trip to Glasgow last Sunday to play their Celtic counterparts, raising funds for the Scottish champions&rsquo; foundation.&nbsp;Maybe Dortmund fans do not need any prodding towards nostalgic sentiments at the moment, as their team prepare to&nbsp;return to Wembley for a Champions League final 11 years on from their last]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/jadon-sanchos-redemption-arc-leads-him-shot-at-glory-under-wembley-arch/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2024 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/jadon-sanchos-redemption-arc-leads-him-shot-at-glory-under-wembley-arch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He is a legend’: Real Madrid voices on Toni Kroos before his final club game]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champions League final will be midfielder&rsquo;s last club match after announcement he is to retire after Euro 2024Carlo Ancelotti: His decision to go is the decision of a great, a decision of character. We are saying farewell to a footballing great who we have been lucky to have here. He is a great midfielder with huge quality and fantastic character, with little ego, who always played for the team; very altruistic. We have been lucky to have him for 10 years. Toni could close his career with]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/he-is-a-legend-real-madrid-voices-on-toni-kroos-before-his-final-club-game/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2024 13:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/he-is-a-legend-real-madrid-voices-on-toni-kroos-before-his-final-club-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The Wall is back’: how Courtois won Champions League final fitness race]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two serious knee injuries destroyed his season, but Real Madrid&rsquo;s talisman always had Wembley on 1 June as a targetThe day Thibaut Courtois sustained the injury that might have ended his season before it had begun, he arrived home, bandage covering the whole of his left leg, slowly got out of his car and told the friend waiting there for him: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to win the Champions League; there&rsquo;s still time.&rdquo; Nine months and a second torn ligament later, this time in the o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/the-wall-is-back-how-courtois-won-champions-league-final-fitness-race/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2024 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/the-wall-is-back-how-courtois-won-champions-league-final-fitness-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dortmund’s Mats Hummels left feeling ‘bitter’ over Germany Euro 2024 snub]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;I&rsquo;m one of Germany&rsquo;s five best defenders,&rsquo; Hummels tells BildCentre-back set to feature in Saturday&rsquo;s Champions League finalMats Hummels has said it is &ldquo;bitter for me&rdquo; to be left out of Germany&rsquo;s Euro 2024 squad, but added that he understands Julian Nagelsmann&rsquo;s decision.The Dortmund defender is set to feature in Saturday&rsquo;s Champions League final with Real Madrid, having scored the only goal in their second leg against Paris Saint-Germ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dortmunds-mats-hummels-left-feeling-bitter-over-germany-euro-2024-snub/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2024 13:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dortmunds-mats-hummels-left-feeling-bitter-over-germany-euro-2024-snub/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wembley to ramp up security operation for Champions League final]]></title><description><![CDATA[Move follows chaotic scenes at recent showpiece eventsReal Madrid and Borussia Dortmund meet on SaturdayWembley will implement its biggest security operation for Saturday&rsquo;s Champions League final in an effort to avoid any repeat of the chaos that has surrounded recent showpiece events at home and abroad.More than 2,500 stewards will oversee crowds attending the match between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund, while a &pound;5m investment in beefed-up infrastructure is intended to ensure th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/wembley-to-ramp-up-security-operation-for-champions-league-final/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2024 20:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/wembley-to-ramp-up-security-operation-for-champions-league-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wembley to ramp up security for Champions League final]]></title><description><![CDATA[Move follows chaotic scenes at recent showpiece eventsReal Madrid and Borussia Dortmund meet on SaturdayWembley will implement its biggest security operation for Saturday&rsquo;s Champions League final in an effort to avoid any repeat of the chaos that has surrounded recent showpiece events at home and abroad.More than 2,500 stewards will oversee crowds attending the match between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund, while a &pound;5m investment in beefed-up infrastructure is intended to ensure th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/wembley-to-ramp-up-security-for-champions-league-final/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2024 20:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/wembley-to-ramp-up-security-for-champions-league-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dortmund off to Wembley as Kompany heads for Bayern – Football Weekly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini, Archie Rhind-Tutt and Sid Lowe for the final Europod of the seasonRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the Europod today: we start in Germany by asking if Champions League finalists Dortmund are ready for Wembley, and whether Bayern Munich are ready for Vincent Kompany. Also, what&rsquo;s next for Bayer Leverkusen after thei]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dortmund-off-to-wembley-as-kompany-heads-for-bayern-football-weekly/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2024 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dortmund-off-to-wembley-as-kompany-heads-for-bayern-football-weekly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wembley has lost that loving feeling, a corporate nirvana missing its soul | Jonathan Liew]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wembley is everywhere, and everywhere is Wembley. But the more bases it tries to cover, the less special it becomesThe Wembley Stadium lasagne had one major design flaw, and it&rsquo;s not the one you think. You may remember &ndash; right at the start of the pandemic &ndash; the Football Association being forced to deny a viral WhatsApp story that the stadium was being used to bake a giant lasagne to feed a hungry nation. And no, if you gave it even a moment&rsquo;s consideration, the undersoil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/wembley-has-lost-that-loving-feeling-a-corporate-nirvana-missing-its-soul-jonathan-liew/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2024 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/wembley-has-lost-that-loving-feeling-a-corporate-nirvana-missing-its-soul-jonathan-liew/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wembley feels less like a pilgrimage thanks to the corporate nirvana of 2024 | Jonathan Liew]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wembley is everywhere, and everywhere is Wembley. But the more bases it tries to cover, the less special it becomesThe Wembley Stadium lasagne had one major design flaw, and it&rsquo;s not the one you think. You may remember &ndash; right at the start of the pandemic &ndash; the Football Association being forced to deny a viral WhatsApp story that the stadium was being used to bake a giant lasagne to feed a hungry nation. And no, if you gave it even a moment&rsquo;s consideration, the undersoil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/wembley-feels-less-like-a-pilgrimage-thanks-to-the-corporate-nirvana-of-2024-jonathan-liew/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2024 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/wembley-feels-less-like-a-pilgrimage-thanks-to-the-corporate-nirvana-of-2024-jonathan-liew/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid in ‘Champions League mode’ as they aim for 15th title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carlo Ancelotti is preparing for his sixth UCL final as a coachReal face Borussia Dortmund at Wembley on SaturdayCarlo Ancelotti has described Real Madrid as being in &ldquo;Champions League mode&rdquo; as they begin a week that is there to be enjoyed, at least until Saturday when the cold sweats will start.The Italian and his team have been here before &ndash; the match against Borussia Dortmund at Wembley will be his sixth European Cup final as a coach, Real&rsquo;s sixth in 10 years, and the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-in-champions-league-mode-as-they-aim-for-15th-title/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2024 18:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-in-champions-league-mode-as-they-aim-for-15th-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cold, hard money has whittled potential Champions League winners to a rich few | Jonathan Wilson]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is 20 years since Porto beat Monaco in the final &ndash; European football&rsquo;s landscape has changed dramatically since thenWhen Porto beat Monaco to win the Champions League in 2004, it felt like the start of a new era. And for Jos&eacute; Mourinho, it was. He had won the Uefa Cup the previous season, but that success in Gelsenkirchen was his springboard to points records at Chelsea, a treble with Internazionale and his titanic struggles with Pep Guardiola when he was at Real Madrid. For]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/cold-hard-money-has-whittled-potential-champions-league-winners-to-a-rich-few-jonathan-wilson/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2024 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/cold-hard-money-has-whittled-potential-champions-league-winners-to-a-rich-few-jonathan-wilson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aston Villa secure Champions League spot to end 41-year wait after Spurs’ loss]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tottenham defeat by Manchester City guarantees fourthClub last played in the tournament in 1982-83Aston Villa have qualified for the Champions League after Tottenham&rsquo;s defeat at home against Manchester City on Tuesday night. The result confirms that Villa will finish fourth and take the final place on offer to an English club.Villa last played in the tournament, known then as the European Cup, in the 1982-83 season, when they were knocked out by Juventus in the quarter-finals. They had qua]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/aston-villa-secure-champions-league-spot-to-end-41-year-wait-after-spurs-loss/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2024 23:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/aston-villa-secure-champions-league-spot-to-end-41-year-wait-after-spurs-loss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid’s unshakeable faith feels like a dark art for defeated Bayern | Sid Lowe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Late Champions League semi-final comeback was merely the latest escape act for the Spanish giants led by Carlo AncelottiAt some moment somewhere amid the mayhem, that symbol of the ridiculousness of Real Madrid returned. The players who had just made another European Cup final had sprinted from one goal to the other, throwing themselves to the floor in front of their fans; Carlo Ancelotti had belted out the club&rsquo;s anthem with its line about history made and history to be made, the coolest]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrids-unshakeable-faith-feels-like-a-dark-art-for-defeated-bayern-sid-lowe/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 16:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrids-unshakeable-faith-feels-like-a-dark-art-for-defeated-bayern-sid-lowe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid’s unshakeable faith feels like a dark art for defeated Bayern]]></title><description><![CDATA[Late Champions League semi-final comeback was merely the latest escape act for the Spanish giants led by Carlo AncelottiAt some moment, somewhere amid the mayhem, that symbol of the ridiculousness of Real Madrid returned. The players who had just made another European Cup final had sprinted from one goal to the other, throwing themselves to the floor in front of their fans; Carlo Ancelotti had belted out the club&rsquo;s anthem with its line about history made and history to be made, the coolest]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrids-unshakeable-faith-feels-like-a-dark-art-for-defeated-bayern/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 16:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrids-unshakeable-faith-feels-like-a-dark-art-for-defeated-bayern/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League team of the week: Joselu and Hummels steal the show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund booked their spots in the final at Wembley thanks to a pair of unlikely match winnersTwo second legs that both reached a dramatic crescendo, one with late goals, the other with late misses, set up a Wembley final between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund.Goalkeeper: Andriy Lunin, Real Madrid Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-team-of-the-week-joselu-and-hummels-steal-the-show/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 14:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-team-of-the-week-joselu-and-hummels-steal-the-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Wembley 2.0 dream is over’: German media react to Bayern’s dramatic defeat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bild reflects on &lsquo;bitter defeat&rsquo; caused by late &lsquo;double shock&rsquo;Tuchel&rsquo;s selection questioned and comparison drawn to 1999 Germany mourned dashed hopes for an all-German Champions League final after Bayern Munich&rsquo;s calamitous 2-1 defeat at Real Madrid, and a 4-3 loss on aggregate, with the Spanish side now going on to face Borussia Dortmund in London on 1 June.Bild gave a minute-by-minute account of the agony before the &ldquo;bitter defeat just before the end&r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/wembley-20-dream-is-over-german-media-react-to-bayerns-dramatic-defeat/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 11:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/wembley-20-dream-is-over-german-media-react-to-bayerns-dramatic-defeat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carlo Ancelotti brushes aside Bayern complaints as Real Madrid make Champions League final – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real Madrid will face Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final after substitute Joselu struck twice late on to snatch a 2-1 victory (4-3 agg) and end Bayern Munich's hopes of lifting the European Cup for a seventh time, as their manager Thomas Tuchel was left fuming over an offside call that denied the German side a late equaliserReal Madrid find a way to final again as late Joselu double breaks Bayern hearts Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/carlo-ancelotti-brushes-aside-bayern-complaints-as-real-madrid-make-champions-league-final-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 04:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/carlo-ancelotti-brushes-aside-bayern-complaints-as-real-madrid-make-champions-league-final-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It's against every rule': Tuchel fumes at late offside call as Bayern go down in Madrid &ndash; video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six-times European champions Bayern Munich missed out on returning to the Champions League final for the first time since winning the competition in 2019-20. The 2-1 defeat in Madrid left manager Thomas Tuchel ruing an offside decision that denied his side a late equaliser and meant there will be no rematch of the all-German final in 2013, when Bayern beat Dortmund to win their fifth European title&lsquo;Disastrous&rsquo;: Tuchel rues contentious offside call as Bayern cave in Madrid Continue re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/its-against-every-rule-tuchel-fumes-at-late-offside-call-as-bayern-go-down-in-madrid-ndash-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 03:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/its-against-every-rule-tuchel-fumes-at-late-offside-call-as-bayern-go-down-in-madrid-ndash-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vinícius Júnior lights up Real Madrid to give Joshua Kimmich nightmares | Barney Ronay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Logical brilliance of attacker stood out as he played with startling sense of freedom to lead team back to another finalAt what point, exactly, does the relentlessly unpredictable start to become oddly routine? As ever, this was an absolute nut&#8209;show of a football match inside Real Madrid&rsquo;s steamy Centre Court&#8209;style megadrome.Every ex-Stoke, Newcastle and Eintracht Frankfurt journeyman has his day. And this was the day of Joselu, Madrid&rsquo;s 34&#8209;year&#8209;old own-brand]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/vincius-jnior-lights-up-real-madrid-to-give-joshua-kimmich-nightmares-barney-ronay/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 01:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/vincius-jnior-lights-up-real-madrid-to-give-joshua-kimmich-nightmares-barney-ronay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Disastrous’: Tuchel rues contentious offside call as Bayern cave in Madrid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matthijs de Ligt had 103rd-minute equaliser flagged offside&lsquo;We accept that we lost, but it should not have happened&rsquo;Carlo Ancelotti shrugged and called it &ldquo;something magical, without much explanation&rdquo;, after Real Madrid scored two goals in two and a half minutes to complete another astonishing Champions League comeback.But Thomas Tuchel insisted that there was a more tangible reason for a dramatic defeat at the Bernab&eacute;u: a &ldquo;very unusual&rdquo; individual erro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/disastrous-tuchel-rues-contentious-offside-call-as-bayern-cave-in-madrid/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 00:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/disastrous-tuchel-rues-contentious-offside-call-as-bayern-cave-in-madrid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid 2-1 Bayern Munich (4-3 on agg): Champions League semi-final – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alphonso Davies&rsquo; screamer put Bayern in front but the hosts found another late fightback to book a Champions League final with Dortmund2 min: Sane tries to bring down a long pass but Mendy hassles him from behind and the Bayern man loses control.38 sec: Kroos, making his 150th Champions League appearance tonight, sends in an aimless corner. Bayern clear their lines easily. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-2-1-bayern-munich-4-3-on-agg-champions-league-semi-final-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 23:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-2-1-bayern-munich-4-3-on-agg-champions-league-semi-final-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid 2-1 Bayern Munich (4-3 on agg): Champions League semi-final – live reaction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joselu&rsquo;s late double books Wembley final date with DortmundLive scoreboard | Read Football Daily | And you can mail Scott2 min: Sane tries to bring down a long pass but Mendy hassles him from behind and the Bayern man loses control.38 sec: Kroos, making his 150th Champions League appearance tonight, sends in an aimless corner. Bayern clear their lines easily. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-2-1-bayern-munich-4-3-on-agg-champions-league-semi-final-live-reaction/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-2-1-bayern-munich-4-3-on-agg-champions-league-semi-final-live-reaction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid stun Bayern Munich through late Joselu double to reach final]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just ridiculous. Just Real Madrid. The team that appears to own this competition, that has some mystical hold over it and has lifted that trophy 14 times, are in the final again because, well, because of course they are. Late, very late on another wild, magical night here, the Santiago Bernabeu launched into a familiar chant. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s how Madrid win,&rdquo; it goes, and so they do. Again, and again and again, each time more epic, more absurd than the last, this football team force tha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-stun-bayern-munich-through-late-joselu-double-to-reach-final/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-stun-bayern-munich-through-late-joselu-double-to-reach-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid find a way to final again as late Joselu double breaks Bayern hearts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just ridiculous. Just Real Madrid. The team that appears to own this competition, that has some mystical hold over it and has lifted that trophy 14 times, are in the final again because, well, because of course they are. Late, very late on another wild, magical night here, the Santiago Bernab&eacute;u launched into a familiar chant. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s how Madrid win,&rdquo; it goes, and so they do. Again and again and again, each time more epic, more absurd than the last, this football force th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-find-a-way-to-final-again-as-late-joselu-double-breaks-bayern-hearts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-find-a-way-to-final-again-as-late-joselu-double-breaks-bayern-hearts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid book Wembley final as late Joselu double stuns Bayern Munich]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just ridiculous. Just Real Madrid. The team that appears to own this competition, that has some mystical hold over it and has lifted that trophy 14 times, are in the final again because, well, because of course they are. Late, very late on another wild, magical night here, the Santiago Bernab&eacute;u launched into a familiar chant. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s how Madrid win,&rdquo; it goes, and so they do. Again and again and again, each time more epic, more absurd than the last, this football force th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-book-wembley-final-as-late-joselu-double-stuns-bayern-munich/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-book-wembley-final-as-late-joselu-double-stuns-bayern-munich/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid v Bayern Munich: Champions League semi-final second leg – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champions League semi-final, 8pm BST kick-off (first leg: 2-2)Live scoreboard | Read Football Daily | And you can mail ScottReal Madrid make one change to the XI that started the first leg. Dani Carvajal comes in for Lucas V&aacute;zquez, who drops to the bench.Bayern make three changes to their starting line-up of last Tuesday. Matthijs de Ligt returns from injury in place of the hapless Kim Min-jae, while Serge Gnabry and Aleksandar Pavlovic replace Thomas M&uuml;ller and Leon Goretzka. All th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-v-bayern-munich-champions-league-semi-final-second-leg-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 19:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-v-bayern-munich-champions-league-semi-final-second-leg-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emre Can and fellow cast-offs make Dortmund’s fantasy thrillingly real | David Hytner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Captain hails belief and togetherness that has powered an often written-off squad to the Champions League finalEmre Can is not the most obvious example in the Borussia Dortmund team but he is an example nonetheless; a player who has experienced rejection, who has had to battle to re-establish himself.It is probably easier to see the narrative strand in, say, Jadon Sancho, who was pushed out of Manchester United in January and back to Dortmund after his falling-out with the manager, Erik ten Hag.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/emre-can-and-fellow-cast-offs-make-dortmunds-fantasy-thrillingly-real-david-hytner/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 13:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/emre-can-and-fellow-cast-offs-make-dortmunds-fantasy-thrillingly-real-david-hytner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can and fellow cast-offs make Dortmund’s fantasy thrillingly real]]></title><description><![CDATA[Captain hails belief and togetherness that has powered an often written-off squad to the Champions League finalEmre Can is not the most obvious example in the Borussia Dortmund team but he is an example nonetheless; a player who has experienced rejection, who has had to battle to re-establish himself.It is probably easier to see the narrative strand in, say, Jadon Sancho, who was pushed out of Manchester United in January and back to Dortmund after his falling-out with the manager, Erik ten Hag.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/can-and-fellow-cast-offs-make-dortmunds-fantasy-thrillingly-real/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 13:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/can-and-fellow-cast-offs-make-dortmunds-fantasy-thrillingly-real/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disappointed Mbapp&eacute; urges team to 'keep working' despite Champions League loss &ndash; video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kylian Mbapp&eacute; admitted he was 'sad' and 'disappointed' after Paris Saint-Germain were knocked out of the Champions League, having lost 2-0 on aggregate to Borussia Dortmund in the semi-final. The forward however urged his team to keep working towards success. 'There's still the French Cup final and that's an important objective for the club and for us players. We're going to keep on working to try and win this final and another trophy.'Dortmund bring down curtain on Kylian Mbapp&eacute;&r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/disappointed-mbappeacute-urges-team-to-keep-working-despite-champions-league-loss-ndash-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 12:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/disappointed-mbappeacute-urges-team-to-keep-working-despite-champions-league-loss-ndash-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five years on from the Ajax 2-3 Tottenham epic: where are they now?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spurs&rsquo; fightback to book a spot in 2019 Champions League final was one for the ages. Where have the players ended up since?Andr&eacute; Onana<br />
Of all the Ajax players, perhaps Onana has been on the wildest ride since 2019. Just over two years separated a 2021 doping suspension after a positive test for Furosemide &ndash; a substance he says was his wife&rsquo;s and taken mistakenly &ndash; and his appearance in the 2023 Champions League final with Internazionale. A &pound;44.1m move to Manc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/five-years-on-from-the-ajax-2-3-tottenham-epic-where-are-they-now/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/five-years-on-from-the-ajax-2-3-tottenham-epic-where-are-they-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eric Dier’s renaissance at Bayern Munich silences the haters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defender left Spurs having fallen out of favour but has become a mainstay for Tuchel and could still have England value&ldquo;Are you serious? Why? Just why? Now we know Bayern won&rsquo;t be getting a trophy this season. Kane needs a friend. Thank you for taking him, love from north London.&rdquo;This was the kind of thing that Eric Dier would have seen on his Instagram page on 11 January &ndash; were he inclined to read the comments. The centre-half had posted for the first time as a Bayern Mu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/eric-diers-renaissance-at-bayern-munich-silences-the-haters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/eric-diers-renaissance-at-bayern-munich-silences-the-haters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The woodwork helped us a bit': Dortmund triumph in Paris to reach Champions League final &ndash; video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Borussia Dortmund's 1-0 victory over Paris St Germain, which secured a 2-0 aggregate win and a place in the Champions League final, was thanks to 'teamwork and maybe a little bit of luck,' said Dortmund coach Edin Terzi&#263;. His counterpart Luis Enrique rued hitting the woodwork six times over the two legs and failing to score despite 31 attempts at the Parc des Princes. 'I think if there is a team that had bad luck in this match, it&rsquo;d be Paris Saint-Germain,' said the PSG coach.Hummels]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/the-woodwork-helped-us-a-bit-dortmund-triumph-in-paris-to-reach-champions-league-final-ndash-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 04:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/the-woodwork-helped-us-a-bit-dortmund-triumph-in-paris-to-reach-champions-league-final-ndash-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kylian Mbappé’s PSG legacy is lost in the blur of another European exit | Barney Ronay]]></title><description><![CDATA[With a summer exit on the horizon, the world&rsquo;s biggest talent leaves Paris with a sense that his prime years have been wastedFarewell then, project superstar. By the end of this Champions League semi-final second leg it seemed oddly fitting that the final act across 180 minutes should be Kylian Mbapp&eacute; falling over his own feet.Mbapp&eacute; was through on goal at the time, the most beautifully balanced footballer on the planet haring away from a clutch of yellow shirts in emergency]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/kylian-mbapps-psg-legacy-is-lost-in-the-blur-of-another-european-exit-barney-ronay/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 00:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/kylian-mbapps-psg-legacy-is-lost-in-the-blur-of-another-european-exit-barney-ronay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dortmund bring down curtain on Kylian Mbappé’s lost years at PSG | Barney Ronay]]></title><description><![CDATA[What was the point of such a spectacular player spending eight years of his wonderful prime playing for Paris Saint-Germain?Farewell then, project superstar. By the end of this Champions League semi-final second leg it seemed oddly fitting that the final act across 180 minutes should be Kylian Mbapp&eacute; falling over his own feet.Mbapp&eacute; was through on goal at the time, the most beautifully balanced footballer on the planet haring away from a clutch of yellow shirts in emergency battery]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dortmund-bring-down-curtain-on-kylian-mbapps-lost-years-at-psg-barney-ronay/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 00:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dortmund-bring-down-curtain-on-kylian-mbapps-lost-years-at-psg-barney-ronay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Indescribable’: Reus relishing Wembley return after Dortmund triumph in Paris]]></title><description><![CDATA[Midfielder was part of side beaten in 2013 Wembley final&lsquo;How we won the game, no one will ask tomorrow. It&rsquo;s incredible&rsquo;Marco Reus&rsquo;s Borussia Dortmund career is coming to an end and what better way to sign off at the club than with a return to Wembley for another shot at Champions League glory 11 years after he lost there in the final.Dortmund beat Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 on Tuesday to complete a 2-0 aggregate win and reach the Champions League final for the first time si]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/indescribable-reus-relishing-wembley-return-after-dortmund-triumph-in-paris/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 00:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/indescribable-reus-relishing-wembley-return-after-dortmund-triumph-in-paris/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSG 0-1 Borussia Dortmund (0-2 agg): Champions League semi-final, second leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mats Hummels secured a return to Wembley for Dortmund, as PSG hit the woodwork four times but couldn&rsquo;t find a way through5 min: More room for Hakimi on the right wing. He looks for Gon&ccedil;alo Ramos in the middle, but shanks his cross towards Kobel at the near post. The keeper gathers. Some positive early moves by the hosts.4 min: Some space for Hakimi down the right. A low cross is met by Gon&ccedil;alo Ramos, who hands out a leg and steers a shot straight at Kobel. Not enough power to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-0-1-borussia-dortmund-0-2-agg-champions-league-semi-final-second-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 23:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-0-1-borussia-dortmund-0-2-agg-champions-league-semi-final-second-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hummels seals Champions League final place for Dortmund as PSG crash out]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a night when Borussia Dortmund penned one of the finest chapters in their history, a seemingly unremarkable team &ndash; low on stellar names &ndash; doing something utterly astonishing.It has felt as though they have been written off repeatedly this season, starting with when they were plunged into the Champions League group of death. They won that with a measure of comfort, ahead of Paris Saint-Germain, Milan and Newcastle. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/hummels-seals-champions-league-final-place-for-dortmund-as-psg-crash-out/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/hummels-seals-champions-league-final-place-for-dortmund-as-psg-crash-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSG v Borussia Dortmund: Champions League semi-final, second leg – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champions League semi-final, 8pm BST kick-off (first leg: 0-1)Live scoreboard | Read Football Daily | And you can mail ScottLast Wednesday this happened &hellip;&hellip; and if tonight&rsquo;s second leg at the Parc des Princes proves to be even half as entertaining, we&rsquo;ll be lucky people indeed. Will Niclas F&uuml;llkrug score another peach? Can Kylian Mbapp&eacute; and Achraf Hakimi hit the inside of both posts in the space of ten seconds again? Will referee Daniele Orsato (Italy) prove]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-v-borussia-dortmund-champions-league-semi-final-second-leg-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-v-borussia-dortmund-champions-league-semi-final-second-leg-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Years of bad blood can spur on Madrid to give Ancelotti chance at revenge | Sid Lowe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Italian formerly managed Bavarian club and claims he was not supported. He hopes to stake claim in deep-seated rivalry againCarlo Ancelotti said he was on the &ldquo;good side&rdquo; of European football&rsquo;s grandest rivalry and, on the eve of the Champions League semi-final second leg between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, revealed the Bavarian club did not support him when he was coach.The Italian, though, insisted he remained friends with Uli Hoeness and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, the former]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/years-of-bad-blood-can-spur-on-madrid-to-give-ancelotti-chance-at-revenge-sid-lowe/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/years-of-bad-blood-can-spur-on-madrid-to-give-ancelotti-chance-at-revenge-sid-lowe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Years of bad blood can spur on Madrid to give Ancelotti chance at revenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Italian formerly managed Bavarian club and claims he was not supported. He hopes to stake claim in deep-seated rivalry againCarlo Ancelotti said he was on the &ldquo;good side&rdquo; of European football&rsquo;s grandest rivalry and, on the eve of the Champions League semi-final second leg between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, revealed the Bavarian club did not support him when he was coach.The Italian, though, insisted he remained friends with Uli Hoeness and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, the former]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/years-of-bad-blood-can-spur-on-madrid-to-give-ancelotti-chance-at-revenge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/years-of-bad-blood-can-spur-on-madrid-to-give-ancelotti-chance-at-revenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSG believe they will beat Borussia Dortmund but they need to be bold | Eric Devin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gon&ccedil;alo Ramos has been electric in Ligue 1 recently. Luis Enrique should give him a chance in the Champions LeagueBy Eric Devin for Get French Football NewsWas it as bad as all that? After Paris Saint-Germain lost 1-0 at Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final last week, the media in France were quick to condemn the team. &ldquo;Bad Signal&rdquo; and &ldquo;To The Wall&rdquo; said l&rsquo;&Eacute;quipe, making puns &mdash; as is their wont &mdash; and Le Pa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-believe-they-will-beat-borussia-dortmund-but-they-need-to-be-bold-eric-devin/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 12:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-believe-they-will-beat-borussia-dortmund-but-they-need-to-be-bold-eric-devin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We have to stay calm’: Luis Enrique wants cool heads against Dortmund]]></title><description><![CDATA[PSG tasked with overturning 1-0 deficit from first leg&lsquo;We don&rsquo;t need to score right away, we just want to win&rsquo;Paris Saint-Germain lost 1-0 to Borussia Dortmund in their Champions League semi-final first leg but that does not mean they will go all out to score twice in normal time on Tuesday, Luis Enrique has insisted.The Ligue 1 champions overturned a one-goal deficit against Barcelona in the quarter-finals, winning 4-1 in the second leg, but PSG are prepared to take the game w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/we-have-to-stay-calm-luis-enrique-wants-cool-heads-against-dortmund/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 18:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/we-have-to-stay-calm-luis-enrique-wants-cool-heads-against-dortmund/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dortmund’s date with destiny gives Marco Reus chance to sign off in style | Andy Brassell]]></title><description><![CDATA[Departing legend played his part in helping his hometown club approach the second leg against PSG with spirits high&ldquo;He is,&rdquo; said Edin Terzic, &ldquo;a living legend.&rdquo; The stars have not always aligned for Marco Reus as he has wanted or deserved but on this first weekend of May, everything clicked into place.This was the first part of a two-stage tribute at Signal Iduna Park for one of Borussia Dortmund&rsquo;s most beloved players of the modern era. It was emotional &ndash; and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dortmunds-date-with-destiny-gives-marco-reus-chance-to-sign-off-in-style-andy-brassell/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 15:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dortmunds-date-with-destiny-gives-marco-reus-chance-to-sign-off-in-style-andy-brassell/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is it any surprise Sancho is shining away from Manchester United circus? | Barney Ronay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Although he was superb for Dortmund against PSG, this is not the time to start clamouring for a Euros place or United return for player who has had a tough two yearsPerhaps the most telling Jadon Sancho clip to emerge from a wonderfully creative attacking performance during Borussia Dortmund&rsquo;s Champions League semi-final first leg was the one that appeared after the match.This was Sancho&rsquo;s interview on CBS sports with a visibly buzzed-up Jamie Carragher, who had spent the evening pus]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/is-it-any-surprise-sancho-is-shining-away-from-manchester-united-circus-barney-ronay/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 19:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/is-it-any-surprise-sancho-is-shining-away-from-manchester-united-circus-barney-ronay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jadon Sancho represents a high value for Manchester United, says Ten Hag]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manager praised winger&rsquo;s display for Dortmund against PSGSancho was loaned to German club in January after falloutErik ten Hag has said he is happy for Jadon Sancho after the winger produced a display in Borussia Dortmund&rsquo;s Champions League win over Paris Saint-Germain that showed he &ldquo;represents a high value&rdquo; for Manchester United.Sancho was among Dortmund&rsquo;s best performers in Wednesday&rsquo;s 1-0 victory in the semi-final first leg. The 24-year-old joined the Germ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/jadon-sancho-represents-a-high-value-for-manchester-united-says-ten-hag/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 16:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/jadon-sancho-represents-a-high-value-for-manchester-united-says-ten-hag/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League team of the week: Jadon Sancho is back to his best]]></title><description><![CDATA[The semi-finals kicked off with standout performances from a trio of Premier League loanees and two old hands rolling back the clockGoalkeeper: Gregor Kobel, Borussia DortmundFrom a small pool of goalkeepers, only Dortmund&rsquo;s Kobel kept a clean sheet. And if he could thank the post and bar for that on a couple of occasions &ndash; a Kylian Mbapp&eacute; special rattled the woodwork at one point &ndash; he gave a solid performance in the Westfalenstadion. PSG rained 14 shots on Kobel&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-team-of-the-week-jadon-sancho-is-back-to-his-best/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 14:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-team-of-the-week-jadon-sancho-is-back-to-his-best/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dortmund win ends Premier League hope of extra Champions League spot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five Bundesliga clubs will be in next season&rsquo;s tournamentAston Villa lead Spurs in battle for fourth place in EnglandBorussia Dortmund&rsquo;s win at home to Paris Saint-Germain has confirmed that the Bundesliga, not the Premier League, will get an extra spot in next season&rsquo;s Champions League.England&rsquo;s slim hopes of overhauling Germany in the Uefa coefficient rankings have been extinguished and the Bundesliga&rsquo;s top five finishers will play in the Champions League. Only th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dortmund-win-ends-premier-league-hope-of-extra-champions-league-spot/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 09:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/dortmund-win-ends-premier-league-hope-of-extra-champions-league-spot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Borussia Dortmund 1-0 PSG: Champions League semi-final, first leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite a plethora of chances for both sides, Niclas F&uuml;llkrug&rsquo;s first-half goal was enough to give Dortmund the advantage going into next week&rsquo;s decisive leg5 min: Dortmund see plenty of the ball. Sancho popping up all over the place as well, already looking far more confident and assured when compared to his Manchester United self.3 min: Ryerson makes a glorious nuisance of himself down the right. Dribbling hard. Pressing hard, too, upon losing control. He wins a throw deep in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/borussia-dortmund-1-0-psg-champions-league-semi-final-first-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 23:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/borussia-dortmund-1-0-psg-champions-league-semi-final-first-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Füllkrug’s rocket hands Dortmund Champions League edge over PSG]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the final whistle blew on this pulsating, perplexing game you could see the Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain players stumbling around in a kind of daze, still trying to process things. Wondering how their combined efforts and errors had resulted in just a single goal. Wondering whether &ndash; for all the boldness and brittleness of the men in yellow &ndash; this really could be Borussia Dortmund&rsquo;s year.Niclas F&uuml;llkrug&rsquo;s first-half goal ultimately settled matters, even if ver]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/fllkrugs-rocket-hands-dortmund-champions-league-edge-over-psg/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/fllkrugs-rocket-hands-dortmund-champions-league-edge-over-psg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Füllkrug’s rocket gives Dortmund slim advantage over PSG as Sancho shines]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the final whistle blew on this pulsating, perplexing game you could see the Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain players stumbling around in a kind of daze, still trying to process things. Wondering how their combined efforts and errors had resulted in just a single goal. Wondering whether &ndash; for all the boldness and brittleness of the men in yellow &ndash; this really could be Borussia Dortmund&rsquo;s year.Niclas F&uuml;llkrug&rsquo;s first-half goal ultimately settled matters, even if ver]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/fllkrugs-rocket-gives-dortmund-slim-advantage-over-psg-as-sancho-shines/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/fllkrugs-rocket-gives-dortmund-slim-advantage-over-psg-as-sancho-shines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Borussia Dortmund 1-0 PSG: Champions League semi-final, first leg – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minute-by-minute updates on the action at Signal Iduna ParkAny thoughts or comments? Feel free to email Scott5 min: Dortmund see plenty of the ball. Sancho popping up all over the place as well, already looking far more confident and assured when compared to his Manchester United self.3 min: Ryerson makes a glorious nuisance of himself down the right. Dribbling hard. Pressing hard, too, upon losing control. He wins a throw deep in PSG territory. It&rsquo;s flung in long, but the ball&rsquo;s cle]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/borussia-dortmund-1-0-psg-champions-league-semi-final-first-leg-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/borussia-dortmund-1-0-psg-champions-league-semi-final-first-leg-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Bayern Munich win Champions League with revolution afoot? | Jonathan Liew]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tuchel is leaving and Rangnick likely to come in, with several Red Bull alumni already in place amid disquiet among fansThere is always something now. There is always something later. Even as the sweat was drying on Bayern Munich&rsquo;s 2-2 draw against Real Madrid on Tuesday night, thoughts were beginning to turn, with alarming speed, to new plans and new eras. While the outgoing Thomas Tuchel dissected the performances of Kim Min-jae and Leroy San&eacute; in the broadcast zone, the top brass]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/can-bayern-munich-win-champions-league-with-revolution-afoot-jonathan-liew/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 19:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/can-bayern-munich-win-champions-league-with-revolution-afoot-jonathan-liew/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Borussia Dortmund v PSG: Champions League semi-final, first leg – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minute-by-minute updates on the action at Signal Iduna ParkAny thoughts or comments? Feel free to email ScottIf this first leg of the second semi-final proves to be even half as entertaining as last night&rsquo;s 2-2 draw between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, we&rsquo;ll be doing pretty well. The 1997 champions and the 2020 runners-up get down to business in the Westfalenstadion at 8pm BST. It&rsquo;s on! Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/borussia-dortmund-v-psg-champions-league-semi-final-first-leg-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/borussia-dortmund-v-psg-champions-league-semi-final-first-leg-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toni Kroos proves the pass master yet again to point the way for Real Madrid  | Sid Lowe]]></title><description><![CDATA[The irreplaceable German midfielder refused to allow Bayern to escape with the game &ndash; and his control kept Madrid in the tieThomas Tuchel had warned that you don&rsquo;t see Real Madrid&rsquo;s goals coming, so Toni Kroos helpfully pointed it out, but still Bayern Munich couldn&rsquo;t stop it. There are times, the German coach had said on the eve of this most classic of European confrontations, when you watch their games, analysing them closely, and everything seems to be under control, w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/toni-kroos-proves-the-pass-master-yet-again-to-point-the-way-for-real-madrid-sid-lowe/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 01:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/toni-kroos-proves-the-pass-master-yet-again-to-point-the-way-for-real-madrid-sid-lowe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carlo Ancelotti admits Jude Bellingham ‘not at his best’ against Bayern Munich]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bellingham taken off with fatigue and cramp in second halfAncelotti: &lsquo;He was just tired. He will get back to his best&rsquo;Carlo Ancelotti admitted that Jude Bellingham was &ldquo;not at his best&rdquo; in the first leg of Real Madrid&rsquo;s Champions League semi-final against Bayern Munich, but backed him to come good in the return game at the Bernab&eacute;u next week.Ancelotti revealed that Bellingham was suffering from cramp and fatigue during the game, a problem that has often affli]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/carlo-ancelotti-admits-jude-bellingham-not-at-his-best-against-bayern-munich/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 00:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/carlo-ancelotti-admits-jude-bellingham-not-at-his-best-against-bayern-munich/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bayern Munich 2-2 Real Madrid: Champions League semi-final, first leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vin&iacute;cius J&uacute;nior scored twice while Harry Kane notched his 43rd goal of the season as European royalty traded blows in Munich4 min: Bellingham tries to switch play from right to left with a first-time speculative hoof. Rodrygo can&rsquo;t latch onto the ball and Kimmich tidies up. A nice open start to this semi-final.2 min: Real reply to that early concern with a period of nerve-settling possession. They ping it around and eventually Bellingham is caught offside. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bayern-munich-2-2-real-madrid-champions-league-semi-final-first-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 23:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bayern-munich-2-2-real-madrid-champions-league-semi-final-first-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vinícius Júnior gives Real Madrid edge in semi-final after Kane rouses Bayern]]></title><description><![CDATA[These are Real Madrid&rsquo;s principles, and if you don&rsquo;t like them &hellip; well, they have others. Carlo Ancelotti&rsquo;s side were pummelled by Bayern Munich for long periods here, run left and right, hassled and jostled and almost toppled. And yet &ndash; of course &ndash; here they are, still standing, even marginal favourites courtesy of the magical right boot of Vin&iacute;cius J&uacute;nior.Vin&iacute;cius&rsquo;s late penalty salvaged a game that Thomas Tuchel and Bayern had thr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/vincius-jnior-gives-real-madrid-edge-in-semi-final-after-kane-rouses-bayern/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/vincius-jnior-gives-real-madrid-edge-in-semi-final-after-kane-rouses-bayern/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vinícius Júnior earns Real Madrid edge in first leg after Harry Kane lifts Bayern]]></title><description><![CDATA[These are Real Madrid&rsquo;s principles, and if you don&rsquo;t like them &hellip; well, they have others. Carlo Ancelotti&rsquo;s side were pummelled by Bayern Munich for long periods here, run left and right, hassled and jostled and almost toppled. And yet &ndash; of course &ndash; here they are, still standing, even marginal favourites courtesy of the magical right boot of Vin&iacute;cius J&uacute;nior.Vin&iacute;cius&rsquo;s late penalty salvaged a game that Thomas Tuchel and Bayern had thr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/vincius-jnior-earns-real-madrid-edge-in-first-leg-after-harry-kane-lifts-bayern/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/vincius-jnior-earns-real-madrid-edge-in-first-leg-after-harry-kane-lifts-bayern/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bayern Munich 2-2 Real Madrid: Champions League semi-final, first leg – live reaction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champions League semi-final updates, 8pm BST kick-offLive scoreboard | Read Football Daily | And you can mail Scott4 min: Bellingham tries to switch play from right to left with a first-time speculative hoof. Rodrygo can&rsquo;t latch onto the ball and Kimmich tidies up. A nice open start to this semi-final.2 min: Real reply to that early concern with a period of nerve-settling possession. They ping it around and eventually Bellingham is caught offside. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bayern-munich-2-2-real-madrid-champions-league-semi-final-first-leg-live-reaction/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 22:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bayern-munich-2-2-real-madrid-champions-league-semi-final-first-leg-live-reaction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kane and Bellingham take different paths to Champions League duel | Jonathan Liew]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Harry Kane has navigated his career like he always has another season, his England teammate plays like this is his lastThere were a few tourists from Madrid taking selfies outside the Allianz Arena on Monday lunchtime and, as footballing pilgrimages go, this is one you really have to want. Wedged between two major road junctions and approached either through a concrete jungle of slip roads or a 40-minute schlep on the train followed by a long trudge past a sewage treatment plant, perhaps t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/kane-and-bellingham-take-different-paths-to-champions-league-duel-jonathan-liew/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 20:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/kane-and-bellingham-take-different-paths-to-champions-league-duel-jonathan-liew/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jude Bellingham’s duel with Harry Kane a reminder of divergent paths]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Kane has navigated his career like a man who always has another season, his England teammate acts like this is his lastThere were a few tourists from Madrid taking selfies outside the Allianz Arena on Monday lunchtime and, as footballing pilgrimages go, this is one you really have to want. Wedged between two major road junctions and approached either through a concrete jungle of slip roads or a 40-minute schlep on the train followed by a long trudge past a sewage treatment plant, perhaps t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/jude-bellinghams-duel-with-harry-kane-a-reminder-of-divergent-paths/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 20:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/jude-bellinghams-duel-with-harry-kane-a-reminder-of-divergent-paths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[English clubs’ hopes of extra Champions League spot hanging by a thread]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liverpool and West Ham exits likely to mean no fifth spotItaly and Germany well set to take two extra placesThe Premier League&rsquo;s hopes of securing an extra spot in next season&rsquo;s expanded Champions League are hanging by a thread after the exits of Manchester City and Arsenal from this season&rsquo;s competition on Wednesday were followed by those of West Ham and Liverpool from the Europa League on Thursday. Germany are the strong favourites to pip England to the prize.The situation ha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/english-clubs-hopes-of-extra-champions-league-spot-hanging-by-a-thread/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/english-clubs-hopes-of-extra-champions-league-spot-hanging-by-a-thread/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kyle Walker urges Manchester City to channel the pain after ‘cruellest’ defeat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Domestic double the target after Champions League exitFA Cup tie against Chelsea a chance to &lsquo;do something special&rsquo;Kyle Walker says Manchester City must channel the anguish of their Champions League exit at the hands of Real Madrid into the pursuit of a domestic double. The 33-year-old spoke of the cruelty of Wednesday night&rsquo;s penalty shootout defeat by Madrid, which followed a second leg at the Etihad Stadium that City dominated from the start of the second half of normal time]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/kyle-walker-urges-manchester-city-to-channel-the-pain-after-cruellest-defeat/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/kyle-walker-urges-manchester-city-to-channel-the-pain-after-cruellest-defeat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester City’s gripping system failure offers glimmer of hope to others | Barney Ronay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Madrid being cast as underdogs is a grotesque measure of where we are but absorbing tie was a telling clash of contrastsIt turns out Pep Guardiola was right after all. Manchester City&rsquo;s pursuit of the double-treble will now remain &ldquo;a&nbsp;hypothetical dream&rdquo;.This was Pep&rsquo;s own excellent phrase before Wednesday&rsquo;s second leg against Real Madrid, a formulation that suggests even Guardiola&rsquo;s dreams are full of theory, algebra, hypotheticals, like a footballing ver]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-citys-gripping-system-failure-offers-glimmer-of-hope-to-others-barney-ronay/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-citys-gripping-system-failure-offers-glimmer-of-hope-to-others-barney-ronay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As City and Arsenal exit Europe, is the Premier League really the world’s best? | Max Rushden]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a game where Eric Dier is among those who moved abroad and kicked on, plenty believe the English arrogance is realIt&rsquo;s that Mitchell and Webb sketch reprised. Premier League fans looking around nervously. Are we &hellip; the farmers? (credit to Charlie on X who asked me this question). How can we carry on if the Premier League isn&rsquo;t &ldquo;The Greatest League In The World&rdquo;&trade;? The Champions League quarter-finals have been a salutary reminder that there are good footballe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/as-city-and-arsenal-exit-europe-is-the-premier-league-really-the-worlds-best-max-rushden/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/as-city-and-arsenal-exit-europe-is-the-premier-league-really-the-worlds-best-max-rushden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[English clubs in nervy wait as Germany closes on extra Champions League spot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thursday&rsquo;s European ties could spell end of hopes for fifth placeItaly and Germany currently the likeliest to take two extra spotsEngland&rsquo;s hopes of securing an extra spot in next season&rsquo;s expanded Champions League are hanging by a thread after the exits of Manchester City and Arsenal from this season&rsquo;s competition on Wednesday night &ndash; with Germany now the strong favourites to pip them to the prize.The picture could become more gloomy or even terminal for England by]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/english-clubs-in-nervy-wait-as-germany-closes-on-extra-champions-league-spot/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/english-clubs-in-nervy-wait-as-germany-closes-on-extra-champions-league-spot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League team of the week: Kimmich breaks record … and Arsenal]]></title><description><![CDATA[A round packed with goals brought us a smiling Ousmane Demb&eacute;l&eacute;, a frustrated Bukayo Saka and match-winning performance from a goalkeeperIf Tuesday night&rsquo;s Champions League second legs tipped one way and then the other with attacking flair, then Wednesday was a night for grit to win the day &ndash; and English football to be the loser. It also brought a restoration of the old order, with Bayern and Real Madrid to meet in the semi-finals.Goalkeeper: Andriy Lunin, Real Madrid Co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-team-of-the-week-kimmich-breaks-record-and-arsenal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 13:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-team-of-the-week-kimmich-breaks-record-and-arsenal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester City and Arsenal crash out of Champions League – Football Weekly Extra]]></title><description><![CDATA[Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini, Lars Sivertsen and Sid Lowe as Real Madrid and Bayern account for Manchester City and Arsenal in the Champions League quarter-finalsRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today: you can never write off Real Madrid. Manchester City dominated them for almost the entire 120 minutes, but they stayed in it and ultimatel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-and-arsenal-crash-out-of-champions-league-football-weekly-extra/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 13:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-and-arsenal-crash-out-of-champions-league-football-weekly-extra/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s why we went abroad’: Kane relishes semi-final clash with Real’s Bellingham]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bayern Munich striker looking forward to Champions League tieKane admits Wednesday&rsquo;s win over Arsenal &lsquo;feels amazing&rsquo;Harry Kane says the Champions League semi-final meeting between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid justifies the decisions he and Jude Bellingham made to continue their careers on the continent.Two of England&rsquo;s biggest stars will face each other in 12 days&rsquo; time after their clubs overcame Arsenal and Manchester City respectively. A final on familiar territ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/its-why-we-went-abroad-kane-relishes-semi-final-clash-with-reals-bellingham/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/its-why-we-went-abroad-kane-relishes-semi-final-clash-with-reals-bellingham/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We lacked that magic moment': Mikel Arteta rues small margins in Arsenal defeat to Bayern &ndash; video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mikel Arteta said Arsenal 'lacked that magic moment' after losing to Bayern Munich and missing out on a first Champions League semi-final since 2009. Joshua Kimmich&rsquo;s second-half goal was enough to secure a 3-2 aggregate win. 'I thought we had the capacity and the quality to win the semi-finals because the margins have been very small,' Arteta said. 'But those margins are coming from something else that maybe we don't have yet and we have to learn it.'&lsquo;Small margins&rsquo;: Arteta sa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/we-lacked-that-magic-moment-mikel-arteta-rues-small-margins-in-arsenal-defeat-to-bayern-ndash-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 07:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/we-lacked-that-magic-moment-mikel-arteta-rues-small-margins-in-arsenal-defeat-to-bayern-ndash-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We lacked that magic moment': Mikel Arteta rues small margins in Arsenal defeat by Bayern &ndash; video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mikel Arteta said Arsenal 'lacked that magic moment' after losing to Bayern Munich and missing out on a first Champions League semi-final since 2009. Joshua Kimmich&rsquo;s second-half goal was enough to secure a 3-2 aggregate win. 'I thought we had the capacity and the quality to win the semi-finals because the margins have been very small,' Arteta said. 'But those margins are coming from something else that maybe we don't have yet and we have to learn it.'&lsquo;Small margins&rsquo;: Arteta sa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/we-lacked-that-magic-moment-mikel-arteta-rues-small-margins-in-arsenal-defeat-by-bayern-ndash-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 07:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/we-lacked-that-magic-moment-mikel-arteta-rues-small-margins-in-arsenal-defeat-by-bayern-ndash-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I don't have any regrets': Pep Guardiola proud of Man City performance after shootout loss &ndash; video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manchester City came from behind in their quarter-final second leg at the &shy;Etihad Stadium, after Kevin De Bruyne&rsquo;s 76th-minute strike cancelled out Rodrygo&rsquo;s opener early in the first half. Despite the holders dominating &shy;possession, Real held on until the end of extra-time and eventually prevailed following a penalty shootout. 'We did everything, I don't have any regrets with what we have done,' said Guardiola. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/i-dont-have-any-regrets-pep-guardiola-proud-of-man-city-performance-after-shootout-loss-ndash-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 07:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/i-dont-have-any-regrets-pep-guardiola-proud-of-man-city-performance-after-shootout-loss-ndash-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Haaland fails to deliver cutting edge as Real’s will to power shines through | Barney Ronay]]></title><description><![CDATA[City still played like champions of Europe for long periods but a lack of decisive end product proved their undoingPep Guardiola had talked about the need to suffer before this game. OK then. It&rsquo;s a deal. This was a gripping, gruelling, sky blue migraine of a football match, one that Manchester City really didn&rsquo;t deserve to lose, but which somehow always felt like it was slipping from their grasp even during a second half when City seemed to be very slowly, carefully, methodically pu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/haaland-fails-to-deliver-cutting-edge-as-reals-will-to-power-shines-through-barney-ronay/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 01:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/haaland-fails-to-deliver-cutting-edge-as-reals-will-to-power-shines-through-barney-ronay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City fail to deliver cutting edge as Madrid’s will to power shines through | Barney Ronay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Holders still played like champions of Europe for long periods but a lack of decisive end product proved their undoingPep Guardiola had talked about the need to suffer before this game. OK then. It&rsquo;s a deal. This was a gripping, gruelling, sky blue migraine of a football match, one that Manchester City really didn&rsquo;t deserve to lose, but which somehow always felt like it was slipping from their grasp even during a second half when City seemed to be very slowly, carefully, methodically]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/city-fail-to-deliver-cutting-edge-as-madrids-will-to-power-shines-through-barney-ronay/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 01:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/city-fail-to-deliver-cutting-edge-as-madrids-will-to-power-shines-through-barney-ronay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No regrets’: Guardiola proud that City did ‘everything’ despite European exit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guardiola admits Real Madrid &lsquo;a little bit better&rsquo; in shootout&lsquo;Football is about scoring goals &hellip; they are in the semi-finals&rsquo;Pep Guardiola claimed he had &ldquo;no regrets&rdquo; after Manchester City&rsquo;s dream of a &shy;double-treble ended in the heartbreak of a 4-3 penalty shootout defeat to Real Madrid on a night when Arsenal also crashed out of the Champions League, their 1-0 loss at Bayern Munich consigning them to a 3-2 aggregate defeat.City came from beh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/no-regrets-guardiola-proud-that-city-did-everything-despite-european-exit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 01:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/no-regrets-guardiola-proud-that-city-did-everything-despite-european-exit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No regrets for Pep Guardiola as he thanks City players for their efforts]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;We did everything &ndash; they did it better from the penalty spot&rsquo;Mikel Arteta admits Arsenal players are &lsquo;gutted&rsquo;Pep Guardiola claimed he had &ldquo;no regrets&rdquo; after Manchester City&rsquo;s dream of a &shy;double-treble ended in the heartbreak of a 4-3 penalty shootout defeat to Real Madrid on a night when Arsenal also crashed out of the Champions League, their 1-0 loss at Bayern Munich consigning them to a 3-2 aggregate defeat.City came from behind in their qua]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/no-regrets-for-pep-guardiola-as-he-thanks-city-players-for-their-efforts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 01:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/no-regrets-for-pep-guardiola-as-he-thanks-city-players-for-their-efforts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Small margins’: Arteta says Arsenal have plenty to learn after Bayern defeat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manager says team &lsquo;gutted&rsquo; after quarter-final exit in Germany&lsquo;Those margins are coming from something. We have to learn it&rsquo;Mikel Arteta said Arsenal&rsquo;s players were &ldquo;gutted&rdquo; after losing to Bayern Munich and missing out on a first Champions League semi-final since 2009. Joshua Kimmich&rsquo;s second-half goal was enough to secure a 3-2 aggregate win.Arsenal were visibly disconsolate at the end and Arteta admitted they fell just short in a tightly-contest]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/small-margins-arteta-says-arsenal-have-plenty-to-learn-after-bayern-defeat/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/small-margins-arteta-says-arsenal-have-plenty-to-learn-after-bayern-defeat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arteta admits players are ‘disappointed’ after defeat to Bayern Munich]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;At the moment it is a gutted dressing room&rsquo;Manager promises Arsenal can refocus on title huntMikel Arteta said Arsenal&rsquo;s players were &ldquo;gutted&rdquo; after losing to Bayern Munich and missing out on a first Champions League semi-final since 2009. Joshua Kimmich&rsquo;s second-half goal was enough to secure a 3-2 aggregate win.Arsenal were visibly disconsolate at the end and Arteta admitted they fell just short in a tightly-contested tie. &ldquo;At the moment it is a gutte]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arteta-admits-players-are-disappointed-after-defeat-to-bayern-munich/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arteta-admits-players-are-disappointed-after-defeat-to-bayern-munich/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid beat Manchester City on penalties in Champions League quarter-final – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The holders were eliminated in a shootout and will rue not making more of their almost total dominance in the 120 minutes which preceded itRead David Hytner&rsquo;s match report from the Etihad StadiumPep Guardiola: With our people, we feel safe, we feel protected, we feel supported,&rdquo; said the Manchester City manager in his pre-match press conference. &ldquo;We know we can handle momentum. We are going for it. We have a gameplan we believe in, and we are going for it. If we lose, we lose.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-beat-manchester-city-on-penalties-in-champions-league-quarter-final-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-beat-manchester-city-on-penalties-in-champions-league-quarter-final-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hardened Bayern show true colours and hand Arteta biggest challenge | Ed Aarons]]></title><description><![CDATA[After Champions League elimination, Arsenal manager must pick up his jaded squad to keep fight alive for Premier LeagueRoughly translated, Bayern Munich&rsquo;s motto &ldquo;mia san mia&rdquo; means &ldquo;we are who&nbsp;we are&rdquo;. On a night when Arsenal were hoping to reach the Champions League semi-finals for the first time since 2009, it was Thomas Tuchel&rsquo;s side who showed that there is no substitute for experience when it comes to this competition.Having now become only the secon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/hardened-bayern-show-true-colours-and-hand-arteta-biggest-challenge-ed-aarons/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/hardened-bayern-show-true-colours-and-hand-arteta-biggest-challenge-ed-aarons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hardened Bayern show true colours and hand Arteta biggest challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[After European elimination, Arsenal manager must pick up his jaded squad to keep fight alive for Premier LeagueRoughly translated, Bayern Munich&rsquo;s motto &ldquo;mia san mia&rdquo; means &ldquo;we are who&nbsp;we are&rdquo;. On a night when Arsenal were hoping to reach the Champions League semi-finals for the first time since 2009, it was Thomas Tuchel&rsquo;s side who showed that there is no substitute for experience when it comes to this competition.Having now become only the second manage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/hardened-bayern-show-true-colours-and-hand-arteta-biggest-challenge/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/hardened-bayern-show-true-colours-and-hand-arteta-biggest-challenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid dethrone Manchester City after Rüdiger holds nerve in shootout]]></title><description><![CDATA[With 72 minutes on the clock, an increasingly fervent Manchester City support announced who they were and promised to fight until the end. Their team was trailing to Rodrygo&rsquo;s early goal and it was a time for them to show their champion courage, for a hero to emerge; for them to go all the way to the very last.All of the above did happen. On a night of the finest margins and the highest tension, Kevin De Bruyne popped up with the equaliser in the 76th minute. The City playmaker always seem]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-dethrone-manchester-city-after-rdiger-holds-nerve-in-shootout/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-dethrone-manchester-city-after-rdiger-holds-nerve-in-shootout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid beat Manchester City on penalties in Champions League quarter-final – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[The holders were eliminated in a shoot-out and will rue not making more of their almost total dominance in the 120 minutes which preceded itBayern Munich 1-0 Arsenal (agg: 3-2)Pep Guardiola: With our people, we feel safe, we feel protected, we feel supported,&rdquo; said the Manchester City manager in his pre-match press conference. &ldquo;We know we can handle momentum. We are going for it. We have a gameplan we believe in, and we are going for it. If we lose, we lose. We shake hands &ndash; Re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-beat-manchester-city-on-penalties-in-champions-league-quarter-final-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 23:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-beat-manchester-city-on-penalties-in-champions-league-quarter-final-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester City v Real Madrid: Champions League quarter-final goes to penalties – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champions League updates from Etihad, kick-off 8pm BSTBayern Munich 1-0 Arsenal (agg: 3-2) Get in touch with Barry | Live scoreboard: Wednesday&rsquo;s latestPep Guardiola: With our people, we feel safe, we feel protected, we feel supported,&rdquo; said the Manchester City manager in his pre-match press conference. &ldquo;We know we can handle momentum. We are going for it. We have a gameplan we believe in, and we are going for it. If we lose, we lose. We shake hands &ndash; Real Madrid will des]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-v-real-madrid-champions-league-quarter-final-goes-to-penalties-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 23:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-v-real-madrid-champions-league-quarter-final-goes-to-penalties-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bayern Munich 1-0 Arsenal (agg: 3-2): Champions League quarter-final, second leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joshua Kimmich&rsquo;s power header decided a tight tie as Arsenal&rsquo;s wait for a first semi-final appearance since 2009 goes on5 min: That early attack has got the Bayern fans hollering again. So much for Arsenal&rsquo;s opening stadium-shushing gambit, then.3 min: Sane probes down the right. He makes it into the box and attempts to work space to shoot, but then pings Kimmich in on the overlap. Kimmich dinks across to Kane, who tries to steer a shot into the bottom right. The ball bobbles w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bayern-munich-1-0-arsenal-agg-3-2-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bayern-munich-1-0-arsenal-agg-3-2-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal knocked out by Bayern after Kimmich header secures last-four spot]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a night when Bayern Munich lived up to their assertions that, when the Champions League comes around, they are an altogether different beast. Equally it was a triumph for Thomas Tuchel, who may yet rescue a miserable domestic season with another European trophy and remind any suitors that his star has not waned just yet. Bayern&rsquo;s certainly remains ablaze and ultimately they deserved to beat Arsenal, who seemed to run out of steam after an accomplished first half, through a fine head]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-knocked-out-by-bayern-after-kimmich-header-secures-last-four-spot/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-knocked-out-by-bayern-after-kimmich-header-secures-last-four-spot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester City v Real Madrid: Champions League quarter-final, second leg, extra time – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champions League updates from Etihad, kick-off 8pm BSTBayern Munich v Arsenal &ndash; follow it liveGet in touch with Barry | Live scoreboard: Wednesday&rsquo;s latestPep Guardiola: With our people, we feel safe, we feel protected, we feel supported,&rdquo; said the Manchester City manager in his pre-match press conference. &ldquo;We know we can handle momentum. We are going for it. We have a gameplan we believe in, and we are going for it. If we lose, we lose. We shake hands &ndash; Real Madrid]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-v-real-madrid-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-extra-time-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 22:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-v-real-madrid-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-extra-time-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bayern Munich 1-0 Arsenal (agg: 3-2): Champions League quarter-final, second leg – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champions League updates from Allianz Arena, kick-off 8pm BSTManchester City v Real Madrid &ndash; follow it liveGet in touch with Scott | Live scoreboard &ndash; Wednesday&rsquo;s latest5 min: That early attack has got the Bayern fans hollering again. So much for Arsenal&rsquo;s opening stadium-shushing gambit, then.3 min: Sane probes down the right. He makes it into the box and attempts to work space to shoot, but then pings Kimmich in on the overlap. Kimmich dinks across to Kane, who tries to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bayern-munich-1-0-arsenal-agg-3-2-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 22:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bayern-munich-1-0-arsenal-agg-3-2-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester City v Real Madrid: Champions League quarter-final, second leg – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champions League updates from Etihad, kick-off 8pm BSTGet in touch with Barry | Live scoreboard: Wednesday&rsquo;s latestDaniele Orsato leads tonight&rsquo;s team of match officials and will take charge of his third match between these sides since 2020.Referee: Daniele OrsatoReferee&rsquo;s assistants: Ciro Carbone and Alessandro GiallatiniFourth official: Maurizio MarianiVAR: Massimiliano Irrati Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-v-real-madrid-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-v-real-madrid-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bayern Munich v Arsenal: Champions League quarter-final, second leg – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champions League updates from the Emirates, kick-off 8pm BSTGet in touch with Scott | Live scoreboard &ndash; Wednesday&rsquo;s latestArsenal are 90 minutes away &ndash; or maybe 90 minutes plus extra time, then possibly a penalty competition &ndash; from their first Champions League semi-final since 2009. But good luck predicting how this match is going to go. Arsenal will take a lot of heart from their impressive start and staunch powers of recovery during last week&rsquo;s 2-2 draw with Bayer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bayern-munich-v-arsenal-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bayern-munich-v-arsenal-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['All of them were against us': Xavi rails against referees and rules out staying at Bar&ccedil;a &ndash; video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barcelona manager Xavi Hern&aacute;ndez berated the referee and said his performance cost the club a chance to fight for a place in the Champions League semi-finals after they lost 4-1 to Paris St Germain and were knocked out of the competition. 'Since I am here, all of them were against us. All of them. I mean, all of them,' Xavi said.Mbapp&eacute; seals wild PSG comeback win as Barcelona implode after Ara&uacute;jo red Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/all-of-them-were-against-us-xavi-rails-against-referees-and-rules-out-staying-at-barccedila-ndash-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/all-of-them-were-against-us-xavi-rails-against-referees-and-rules-out-staying-at-barccedila-ndash-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Borussia Dortmund 4-2 Atlético Madrid (5-4 agg): Champions League quarter-final, second leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marcel Sabitzer scored the decisive goal as Borussia Dortmund completed a stunning turnaround to defeat Atl&eacute;tico Madrid2 min: Hummels intercepts at the back and tries to bypass the midfield with a through ball, but it&rsquo;s cut out.1 min: Dortmund see more of the ball in the opening exchanges, passing it around the back. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/borussia-dortmund-4-2-atltico-madrid-5-4-agg-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/borussia-dortmund-4-2-atltico-madrid-5-4-agg-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barcelona 1-4 PSG (4-6 agg): Champions League quarter-final, second leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ronald Ara&uacute;jo&rsquo;s first-half sending off turned the tide, as Kylian Mbapp&eacute;, Vitinha and former Bar&ccedil;a player Ousmane Demb&eacute;l&eacute; scored the goals that sent Xavi&rsquo;s side crashing out2 min: Mbapp&eacute; runs at young Cubars&iacute; but comes off second best, sprawling on the turf. He wants a foul, but play is waved on, correctly so. Great challenge by the 17-year-old defender. &ldquo;In the First World War, the Turkish troops fought their own division in a t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/barcelona-1-4-psg-4-6-agg-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/barcelona-1-4-psg-4-6-agg-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mbappé seals wild PSG comeback win as Barcelona implode after Araújo red]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just when Montju&iuml;c roared, clinging to the hope that there might be a way back into this, one last chance to see Barcelona reach the semi-final for the first time in five years, there was Kylian Mbapp&eacute; and his Paris Saint-Germain teammates sprinting across the running track in celebration. A goal down from the first leg, two down on aggregate within 12 minutes of the second, Luis Enrique&rsquo;s side had come back to lead 3-1 on the night, 5-4 overall, but had been on edge until the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mbapp-seals-wild-psg-comeback-win-as-barcelona-implode-after-arajo-red/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 23:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mbapp-seals-wild-psg-comeback-win-as-barcelona-implode-after-arajo-red/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mbappé inspires PSG to comeback victory in Barcelona after Araújo red]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just when Montju&iuml;c roared, clinging to the hope that there might be a way back into this, one last chance to see Barcelona reach the semi-final for the first time in five years, there was Kylian Mbapp&eacute; and his Paris Saint-Germain teammates sprinting across the running track in celebration. Two goals down from the first leg, one down in the second, Luis Enrique&rsquo;s side had come back to lead 3-1 in the second, 5-4 overall, but had been on edge until the very last minute. When, at]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mbapp-inspires-psg-to-comeback-victory-in-barcelona-after-arajo-red/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 23:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mbapp-inspires-psg-to-comeback-victory-in-barcelona-after-arajo-red/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Borussia Dortmund’s Sabitzer sinks Atlético Madrid in seesaw thriller]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just another raw and savage night of Champions League football at the Westfalen: the colours vivid, the sounds ear-shattering, the defences in utter disarray. Late goals from Niclas Fullkrug and Marcel Sabitzer secured Borussia Dortmund&rsquo;s passage to the semi-finals, breaking open an Atl&eacute;tico Madrid who look a grey scale model of the battleships Diego Simeone once produced.It was flawed and it was chaotic, and even amid Dortmund&rsquo;s elation there remains the eternal question of w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/borussia-dortmunds-sabitzer-sinks-atltico-madrid-in-seesaw-thriller/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 23:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/borussia-dortmunds-sabitzer-sinks-atltico-madrid-in-seesaw-thriller/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Borussia Dortmund win seesaw contest with Atlético Madrid to reach last four]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just another raw and savage night of Champions League football at the Westfalen: the colours vivid, the sounds ear-shattering, the defences in utter disarray. Late goals from Niclas Fullkrug and Marcel Sabitzer secured Borussia Dortmund&rsquo;s passage to the semi-finals, breaking open an Atl&eacute;tico Madrid who look a grey scale model of the battleships Diego Simeone once produced.It was flawed and it was chaotic, and even amid Dortmund&rsquo;s elation there remains the eternal question of w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/borussia-dortmund-win-seesaw-contest-with-atltico-madrid-to-reach-last-four/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 23:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/borussia-dortmund-win-seesaw-contest-with-atltico-madrid-to-reach-last-four/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Borussia Dortmund 4-2 Atlético Madrid (5-4 agg): Champions League quarter-final, second leg – live reaction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champions League updates, 8pm BST kick-off (first leg: 1-2)Live scoreboard | Read Football Daily | And send Taha an email2 min: Hummels intercepts at the back and tries to bypass the midfield with a through ball, but it&rsquo;s cut out.1 min: Dortmund see more of the ball in the opening exchanges, passing it around the back. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/borussia-dortmund-4-2-atltico-madrid-5-4-agg-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-live-reaction/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/borussia-dortmund-4-2-atltico-madrid-5-4-agg-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-live-reaction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barcelona 1-4 PSG (4-6 agg): Champions League quarter-final, second leg – live reaction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champions League updates, 8pm BST kick-off (first leg: 3-2)Live scoreboard | Read Football Daily | And send Scott a mail2 min: Mbapp&eacute; runs at young Cubars&iacute; but comes off second best, sprawling on the turf. He wants a foul, but play is waved on, correctly so. Great challenge by the 17-year-old defender. &ldquo;In the First World War, the Turkish troops fought their own division in a thick fog while trying to progress in Russia,&rdquo; writes Krishna Moorthy. &ldquo;I always thought]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/barcelona-1-4-psg-4-6-agg-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-live-reaction/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/barcelona-1-4-psg-4-6-agg-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-live-reaction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal arrive in Munich with destiny and opportunity still in their hands | Nick Ames]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sunday&rsquo;s defeat by Aston Villa has added jeopardy, and Mikel Arteta knows ousting Bayern will take some doingArsenal landed in a gusty Munich aiming to show they have not been blown off course. A week is a long time in football and it was only last Tuesday, when Mikel Arteta&rsquo;s players emerged for their first leg to a rapturous reception at the Emirates, that they were being favoured to dethrone a wobbly Bayern Munich. The picture has clouded since then and there is a sense of being c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-arrive-in-munich-with-destiny-and-opportunity-still-in-their-hands-nick-ames/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 21:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-arrive-in-munich-with-destiny-and-opportunity-still-in-their-hands-nick-ames/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Borussia Dortmund v Atlético Madrid: Champions League quarter-final, second leg – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champions League updates, 8pm BST kick-off (first leg: 1-2)Live scoreboard | Read Football Daily | And send Taha an emailHello, hello, hello and welcome to coverage of Atl&eacute;tico Madrid&rsquo;s trip to Westphalia. The visitors are chasing their first Champions League semi-final since 2017, when their deeply annoying and more successful step-siblings, Real, triumphed 4-2 on aggregate. Since then there have been two quarter-final exits for Diego Simeone&rsquo;s side, unable to regain the loft]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/borussia-dortmund-v-atltico-madrid-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/borussia-dortmund-v-atltico-madrid-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barcelona v PSG: Champions League quarter-final, second leg – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champions League updates, 8pm BST kick-off (first leg: 3-2)Live scoreboard | Read Football Daily | And send Scott a mailSince Barcelona won the Champions League in 2015 under Luis Enrique, they&rsquo;ve been on the wrong end of three second-leg comebacks in Uefa&rsquo;s flagship competition. A 2-0 defeat at Atl&eacute;tico Madrid in 2016 after a 2-1 home win. A 3-0 capitulation at Roma in 2018 after a 4-1 home win. That four-goal mauling by Liverpool in 2019 after a 3-0 victory at Camp Nou. Woul]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/barcelona-v-psg-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/barcelona-v-psg-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester City are holders, but Real Madrid’s kings must still be dethroned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last year&rsquo;s semi-final blitz at the Etihad was a triumphant night yet Pep Guardiola knows there is no guarantee of a repeat against an improved MadridBlowing away Real Madrid in a Champions League semi-final second leg before their home crowd was the fantasy Manchester City made reality last spring. On Wednesday the challenge for the holders is to knock the Madridistas out again at the Etihad Stadium, and after the scintillating performance of a year ago there is no sense of inferiority.By]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-are-holders-but-real-madrids-kings-must-still-be-dethroned/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 19:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-are-holders-but-real-madrids-kings-must-still-be-dethroned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Double-treble is Manchester City’s motivation, admits Bernardo Silva]]></title><description><![CDATA[Midfielder says desire to &lsquo;create a legacy&rsquo; is inspiring playersKyle Walker winning battle to be fit for Real Madrid second legBernardo Silva believes Manchester City&rsquo;s bid to claim a historic second consecutive treble and become arguably the greatest club team of all-time is &ldquo;an inspiration&rdquo; with the team a possible 12 matches from achieving the feat.City face Real Madrid in Wednesday&rsquo;s Champions League quarter-final second leg with the tie poised at 3-3 afte]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/double-treble-is-manchester-citys-motivation-admits-bernardo-silva/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 16:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/double-treble-is-manchester-citys-motivation-admits-bernardo-silva/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harry Kane calls on Bayern Munich to save their season and knock out Arsenal]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Step up and be counted,&rsquo; says 39-goal striker before second legSan&eacute; is fit for German side, but Gnabry and Coman ruled outHarry Kane admits Bayern Munich&rsquo;s underperforming stars must &ldquo;step up and be counted&rdquo; in their Champions League quarter-final second leg against Arsenal, which offers hope of rescuing a potentially trophyless season.A lack of silverware was not part of the plan when Kane joined Bayern last summer but they have drawn a blank domestically,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/harry-kane-calls-on-bayern-munich-to-save-their-season-and-knock-out-arsenal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/harry-kane-calls-on-bayern-munich-to-save-their-season-and-knock-out-arsenal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They’re going to demand a lot’: Barça’s Xavi braced for PSG second leg]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barcelona take 3-2 lead into Tuesday&rsquo;s second leg at Camp Nou&lsquo;We need our fans to be loud because PSG will make us suffer&rsquo;Barcelona are ready for a battle against Paris Saint-Germain in the return leg of their Champions League quarter-final, Xavi Hern&aacute;ndez said on Monday, adding that his players are willing to suffer in order to advance.Bar&ccedil;a beat PSG 3-2 in the first leg in France last week but Xavi said his side would need to be nearly flawless to reach the semi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/theyre-going-to-demand-a-lot-baras-xavi-braced-for-psg-second-leg/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 18:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/theyre-going-to-demand-a-lot-baras-xavi-braced-for-psg-second-leg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSG, Marseille and Lille will benefit from a weekend off. But is it fair? |  Luke Entwistle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ligue 1 gave the clubs a rest before their European fixtures. Should their needs be prioritised over those of smaller clubs?By Luke Entwistle for Get French Football NewsThis was no normal weekend in Ligue 1. Elsewhere in Europe, there were scenes of joy in Leverkusen as Xabi Alonso&rsquo;s side ended Bayern Munich&rsquo;s run on 11 straight titles, while at Anfield and the Emirates, there were scenes of despair as Liverpool and Arsenal ceded crucial ground to Manchester City in the race for the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-marseille-and-lille-will-benefit-from-a-weekend-off-but-is-it-fair-luke-entwistle/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 16:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-marseille-and-lille-will-benefit-from-a-weekend-off-but-is-it-fair-luke-entwistle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watching live as Haaland, Bellingham and Mbappé fluffed their lines was exhilarating | Barney Ronay]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world&rsquo;s three best players had stinkers, but it did not detract from a pair of breathtaking Champions League gamesThis week I travelled 3,000 miles to watch the three best footballers in the world so you didn&rsquo;t have to. All three of them were terrible. And it was great.The Champions League quarter-finals were great. The early morning budget airline flights worked. All four teams were excellent in different ways. Just being allowed to report on Real Madrid v Manchester City, follo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/watching-live-as-haaland-bellingham-and-mbapp-fluffed-their-lines-was-exhilarating-barney-ronay/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2024 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/watching-live-as-haaland-bellingham-and-mbapp-fluffed-their-lines-was-exhilarating-barney-ronay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Phil Foden has developed into Manchester City’s outstanding player]]></title><description><![CDATA[Young midfielder was player of the match against Real Madrid and is now trusted by Pep Guardiola to be centre stageIf you weren&rsquo;t an experienced Pep Guardiola watcher, you might have assumed there was something seriously wrong with Phil Foden&rsquo;s spectacular goal at the Bernab&eacute;u on Tuesday night. Finger jabbing, face creased with aggression, Guardiola strode on to the pitch to clutch Foden&rsquo;s face with such vigour that he not only squished Foden&rsquo;s cheeks but made his]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/how-phil-foden-has-developed-into-manchester-citys-outstanding-player/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/how-phil-foden-has-developed-into-manchester-citys-outstanding-player/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish teams lose automatic spot in Champions League group stages]]></title><description><![CDATA[Czech Republic boosted by taking 10th place in Uefa rankingsNext season&rsquo;s Scottish champions will enter in playoff roundFrom next season, Scottish Premiership champions will no longer automatically make it into the group stage of the Champions league, after Czech Republic overtook Scotland to take 10th spot in Uefa&rsquo;s coefficient rankings.Viktoria Plzen&rsquo;s goalless draw at Fiorentina in their Europa Conference League quarter-final first leg on Thursday was the crucial part of the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/scottish-teams-lose-automatic-spot-in-champions-league-group-stages/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 00:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/scottish-teams-lose-automatic-spot-in-champions-league-group-stages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spanish TV station fires pundit for derogatory comment about Lamine Yamal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Germ&aacute;n Burgos sacked by Movistar Plus+Barcelona and PSG refused to give interviews The Spanish TV station Movistar Plus+ has fired the analyst Germ&aacute;n Burgos after Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain refused to give interviews to the network on account of his comment about Barcelona&rsquo;s Lamine Yamal before Wednesday&rsquo;s Champions League match.Movistar Plus+ had earlier apologised to Yamal after Burgos, a former Argentina goalkeeper and assistant manager at Atl&eacute;tico Madr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/spanish-tv-station-fires-pundit-for-derogatory-comment-about-lamine-yamal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 17:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/spanish-tv-station-fires-pundit-for-derogatory-comment-about-lamine-yamal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League team of the week: Jules Koundé erases Mbappé in Paris]]></title><description><![CDATA[The knockout stages have finally started to deliver, with standout performances from Phil Foden, Antoine Griezmann and Barcelona&rsquo;s reluctant fullbackPerhaps the quarter-finals are where the Champions League can be counted to catch light. This week&rsquo;s first legs saw goals aplenty, with a mix of veteran and young guns starring, with each second leg set up for even more excitement.Goalkeeper: Jan Oblak, Atl&eacute;tico Madrid Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-team-of-the-week-jules-kound-erases-mbapp-in-paris/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 14:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-team-of-the-week-jules-kound-erases-mbapp-in-paris/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paris Saint-Germain v Barcelona: Champions League quarter-final, first leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barcelona came back from 2-1 down to beat PSG and take control of the tie after goals from Raphinha and Andreas ChristensenBarcelona are decked in yellow; PSG in their standard dark blue. The home side kick things off.Not long to go now. They&rsquo;ve sung the Champo tune and done the handshakes. Get your snacks sorted. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/paris-saint-germain-v-barcelona-champions-league-quarter-final-first-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 23:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/paris-saint-germain-v-barcelona-champions-league-quarter-final-first-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Atlético Madrid 2-1 Borussia Dortmund: Champions League quarter-final – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Atl&eacute;tico Madrid held onto to a first-leg advantage despite a stirring performance from Dortmund after the break2 mins: Dortmund, very much in yellow, dominate possession in the early stages but Atletico break on them, resulting in a beautiful pass from Griezmann to Morata, whose shot is blocked by Maatsen.Peep! Peep! Peep! Here we go! Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/atltico-madrid-2-1-borussia-dortmund-champions-league-quarter-final-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 23:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/atltico-madrid-2-1-borussia-dortmund-champions-league-quarter-final-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samuel Lino gives Atlético lead but Sébastien Haller offers Dortmund hope]]></title><description><![CDATA[Axel Witsel had said that Atl&eacute;tico Madrid had to play as if there was no second leg and for much of a noisy night at the Metropolitano, it seemed his side might make good on that approach, effectively ending the tie here. Instead, having dominated the first half and taken a 2-0 lead, then defended it the way they used to, keeping Borussia Dortmund at a safe distance and creating chances to have scored a third, an 81st-minute goal from S&eacute;bastian Haller means everything is still in p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/samuel-lino-gives-atltico-lead-but-sbastien-haller-offers-dortmund-hope/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/samuel-lino-gives-atltico-lead-but-sbastien-haller-offers-dortmund-hope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raphinha and Christensen conjure slim advantage as Barcelona edge PSG]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a gripping, frantic night at the Parc des Princes, Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona produced a game that felt like the opposite of the &ldquo;Barca DNA&rdquo; Xavi had spoken about in the build-up to this quarter-final first leg.Never mind control, patterns and a fight for space. This was an increasingly wild game, building from a mannered start into a second half of sweeping mob-handed attacks, feather-light defending and chances&nbsp;that simply came and went, posts clipped, shots blocked]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/raphinha-and-christensen-conjure-slim-advantage-as-barcelona-edge-psg/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 23:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/raphinha-and-christensen-conjure-slim-advantage-as-barcelona-edge-psg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Atlético Madrid 2-1 Borussia Dortmund: Champions League quarter-final – live reaction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Atl&eacute;tico Madrid held onto to a first-leg advantage despite a stirring performance from Dortmund after the break2 mins: Dortmund, very much in yellow, dominate possession in the early stages but Atletico break on them, resulting in a beautiful pass from Griezmann to Morata, whose shot is blocked by Maatsen.Peep! Peep! Peep! Here we go! Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/atltico-madrid-2-1-borussia-dortmund-champions-league-quarter-final-live-reaction/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 23:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/atltico-madrid-2-1-borussia-dortmund-champions-league-quarter-final-live-reaction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Atlético Madrid v Borussia Dortmund: Champions League quarter-final – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minute-by-minute updates on the action at the MetropolitanoAny thoughts? You can email WillAfter a quiet night of Champions League football we go again. Atletico play host to Dortmund, sitting fourth and fifth in their respective domestic leagues. If we are being honest it is the least enticing of the four quarter-final ties. We should, however, not be negative about what will be an intriguing battle.Atletico have the highest-paid coach in the world and a squad laden with talent. They have, argu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/atltico-madrid-v-borussia-dortmund-champions-league-quarter-final-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/atltico-madrid-v-borussia-dortmund-champions-league-quarter-final-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paris Saint-Germain v Barcelona: Champions League quarter-final, first leg – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updates from the 8pm BST kick-off at the Parc des PrincesHave any thoughts? Send them to Taha via emailHello, hello, hello and welcome to coverage of Barcelona&rsquo;s trip to Paris. Yes, it&rsquo;s another battle between the two sides who had that unforgettable tie seven years ago &ndash; you know the one: Bar&ccedil;a got done 4-0 away from home and then, somehow, turned it around with a staggering Neymar-inspired 6-1 win at Camp Nou. Not long after that, PSG decided to splurge an obscene amou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/paris-saint-germain-v-barcelona-champions-league-quarter-final-first-leg-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 19:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/paris-saint-germain-v-barcelona-champions-league-quarter-final-first-leg-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harry Kane returns to haunt Arsenal but Erling Haaland stifled – Football Weekly podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini, Will Unwin and Sid Lowe after two belting Champions League quarter-finals first legsRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today; Real Madrid and Manchester City scored lots of very good goals in a game that finished 3-3, and the panel debate whether it&rsquo;s notable that Erling Haaland didn&rsquo;t get one of th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/harry-kane-returns-to-haunt-arsenal-but-erling-haaland-stifled-football-weekly-podcast/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 13:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/harry-kane-returns-to-haunt-arsenal-but-erling-haaland-stifled-football-weekly-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harry Kane draws on Spurs 2019 example as pointer for Bayern | Nick Ames]]></title><description><![CDATA[Striker sees parallels between run to the final four years ago and his current club&rsquo;s European adventure amid domestic woeHarry Kane emerged from the Emirates with the look of a man who had enjoyed himself. &ldquo;I think they have a soft respect for me, the Arsenal fans,&rdquo; he laughed, a glimmer of mischief crossing the striker&rsquo;s face as he remembered the cacophony that had accompanied his every move upon returning to enemy territory. The jeers were never louder than when he ste]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/harry-kane-draws-on-spurs-2019-example-as-pointer-for-bayern-nick-ames/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/harry-kane-draws-on-spurs-2019-example-as-pointer-for-bayern-nick-ames/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Here, it is never over': Guardiola on the Bernab&eacute;u effect after thrilling 3-3 draw &ndash; video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was pleased with his team's result after a pulsating 3-3 draw in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Champions League against Real Madrid. Despite throwing away the lead, Guardiola was pleased with his side. 'I can't say more, to score three goals in the Bernab&eacute;u is really, really good,' he said. Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said he felt 3-3 was the right result&lsquo;It&rsquo;s Madrid, it&rsquo;s special&rsquo;: Pep Guardiola hails Manc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/here-it-is-never-over-guardiola-on-the-bernabeacuteu-effect-after-thrilling-3-3-draw-ndash-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 04:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/here-it-is-never-over-guardiola-on-the-bernabeacuteu-effect-after-thrilling-3-3-draw-ndash-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Closer to losing it': Arteta rues inexperience while Tuchel questions 'small decisions' &ndash; video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mikel Arteta said that Arsenal must learn from conceding two goals in the first half of the Champions League semi-final, by ex-Arsenal player Serge Gnabry and former Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane, which gave Bayern a halftime lead after going 1-0 up through a Bukayo Saka goal. 'In the return leg we have to do much better,' said Arteta when speaking about his teams game management.&lsquo;We gave them two goals&rsquo;: Arteta&rsquo;s anger at Arsenal errors in Bayern Munich drawTrossard kee]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/closer-to-losing-it-arteta-rues-inexperience-while-tuchel-questions-small-decisions-ndash-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 04:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/closer-to-losing-it-arteta-rues-inexperience-while-tuchel-questions-small-decisions-ndash-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s Madrid, it’s special:’ Pep Guardiola hails Manchester City in Bernabéu epic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manager praises &lsquo;fantastic goals&rsquo; in quarter-final first leg draw&lsquo;Real are kings of this competition, I don&rsquo;t know what&rsquo;ll happen&rsquo;Pep Guardiola praised &ldquo;fantastic goals&rdquo; from Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden and Josko Gvardiol and Manchester City&rsquo;s emotional stability as the holders drew 3-3 at Real Madrid in their Champions League quarter-final first leg.The lead changed three times in a six-goal thriller. City went ahead on two minutes via Silva]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/its-madrid-its-special-pep-guardiola-hails-manchester-city-in-bernabu-epic/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 00:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/its-madrid-its-special-pep-guardiola-hails-manchester-city-in-bernabu-epic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phil Foden jolts Manchester City into life to leave Bellingham in shade | Barney Ronay]]></title><description><![CDATA[The face-off of dreams between England&rsquo;s No 10s failed to materialise but champions&rsquo; attacker made decisive impactThis was a strange, giddy, tipsy kind of game, played out beneath the humid conservatory roof of the Santiago Bernab&eacute;u. Brilliant things kept happening, in between periods of not much happening at all. There were long spells of grinding gears. For most of the night the meeting of England&rsquo;s No&nbsp;10s, the Foden-Bellingham face-off of your dreams, refused stu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/phil-foden-jolts-manchester-city-into-life-to-leave-bellingham-in-shade-barney-ronay/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 00:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/phil-foden-jolts-manchester-city-into-life-to-leave-bellingham-in-shade-barney-ronay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We gave them two goals’: Arteta’s anger at Arsenal errors in Bayern Munich draw]]></title><description><![CDATA[Serge Gnabry and Harry Kane scored after defensive mistakes&lsquo;When you have this situation you are going to be punished&rsquo;Mikel Arteta said that Arsenal must learn from conceding two sloppy goals against Bayern Munich if they are to have a chance of making it through to the semi-finals of the Champions League.Bukayo Saka&rsquo;s 18th goal of the season had given the hosts an early lead before defensive lapses allowed Bayern to take a 2-1 lead at half-time through Serge Gnabry and Harry K]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/we-gave-them-two-goals-artetas-anger-at-arsenal-errors-in-bayern-munich-draw/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 00:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/we-gave-them-two-goals-artetas-anger-at-arsenal-errors-in-bayern-munich-draw/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal still have demons and Bayern show they will not be slain easily | Jonathan Wilson]]></title><description><![CDATA[The error that led to Serge Gnabry&rsquo;s equaliser changed the game and helped end notions Arsenal might pull off their own 5-1 winIt wasn&rsquo;t supposed to be this hard. In the opening 15 minutes, it didn&rsquo;t look as though it was going to be this hard. In the end, it could have been a lot worse for Arsenal and a draw still gives them a reasonable chance of progression to the semi-final. They did have the wherewithal to find an equaliser. They got away with it. But the bigger issue is h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-still-have-demons-and-bayern-show-they-will-not-be-slain-easily-jonathan-wilson/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 00:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-still-have-demons-and-bayern-show-they-will-not-be-slain-easily-jonathan-wilson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal 2-2 Bayern Munich: Champions League quarter-final, first leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harry Kane got himself on the scoresheet at one of his happier hunting grounds but it&rsquo;s all to play for between both sides at the Allianz ArenaRead Nick Ames&rsquo; match report from the Emirates StadiumThose teams: Mikel Arteta makes two changes to the team that beat Brighton at the Amex Stadium on Saturday, opting to freshen up the left side of his outfit. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Gabriel Jesus on the wing, while Jakub Kiwior is in for Oleksandr Zinchenko at left-back. Both players wh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-2-2-bayern-munich-champions-league-quarter-final-first-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 23:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-2-2-bayern-munich-champions-league-quarter-final-first-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid 3-3 Manchester City: Champions League QF, first leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champions League updates from the 8pm BST kick-offLive scoreboard | And feel free to email Tim your thoughtsThe Bernabeu is a fabulous sight. All white on the night, though dotted with colour.Carlo Ancelotti, on the occasion of his 200th Champions League Game in charge, looks as mournful as ever. Or he does until he is greeted by Pep Guardiola, whereupon a hug and a warm smile are exchanged. The sorcerer and the other sorcerer. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-3-3-manchester-city-champions-league-qf-first-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 23:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-3-3-manchester-city-champions-league-qf-first-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal 2-2 Bayern Munich: Champions League quarter-final, first leg – live reaction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harry Kane got himself on the scoresheet at one of his happier hunting grounds but it&rsquo;s all to play for between both sides at the Allianz ArenaRead Nick Ames&rsquo; match report from the Emirates StadiumThose teams: Mikel Arteta makes two changes to the team that beat Brighton at the Amex Stadium on Saturday, opting to freshen up the left side of his outfit. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Gabriel Jesus on the wing, while Jakub Kiwior is in for Oleksandr Zinchenko at left-back. Both players wh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-2-2-bayern-munich-champions-league-quarter-final-first-leg-live-reaction/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 23:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-2-2-bayern-munich-champions-league-quarter-final-first-leg-live-reaction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid 3-3 Manchester City: Champions League quarter-final, first leg – live reaction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champions League updates from the 8pm BST kick-offLive scoreboard | And feel free to email Tim your thoughtsThe Bernabeu is a fabulous sight. All white on the night, though dotted with colour.Carlo Ancelotti, on the occasion of his 200th Champions League Game in charge, looks as mournful as ever. Or he does until he is greeted by Pep Guardiola, whereupon a hug and a warm smile are exchanged. The sorcerer and the other sorcerer. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-3-3-manchester-city-champions-league-quarter-final-first-leg-live-reaction/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-3-3-manchester-city-champions-league-quarter-final-first-leg-live-reaction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fede Valverde volleys Real Madrid level in thriller with Manchester City]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real Madrid produced another of those implausible European comebacks but this time so did Manchester City. So then Madrid went and did it again. The last two European champions gave us another wild night to remember. Carlo Ancelotti had called for courage and personality and there was plenty of that, plenty of talent too, and six goals at the Santiago Bernab&eacute;u to set up what should be a superb second leg at the Etihad next week. If it is half as good as this it will be fun: it will also b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/fede-valverde-volleys-real-madrid-level-in-thriller-with-manchester-city/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/fede-valverde-volleys-real-madrid-level-in-thriller-with-manchester-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trossard keeps Arsenal hopes alive with equaliser against Bayern Munich]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arsenal had waited seven years to prove they could meet Bayern Munich as equals and, after a riveting night&rsquo;s work that leaves this quarter-final tantalisingly poised, they made their point. This second-half salvage job was all the more impressive given they had squandered an early lead and, for a time, summoned visions of the 5-1 routs inflicted in their last three meetings.Serge Gnabry and a Harry Kane penalty had overturned Bukayo Saka&rsquo;s strike but Mikel Arteta&rsquo;s players sho]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/trossard-keeps-arsenal-hopes-alive-with-equaliser-against-bayern-munich/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 23:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/trossard-keeps-arsenal-hopes-alive-with-equaliser-against-bayern-munich/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal v Bayern Munich: Champions League quarter-final, first leg – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champions League updates from the 8pm BST kick-offLive scoreboard | And feel free to mail Barry your thoughtsBayern Munich threw away a two-goal lead to lose against lowly Heidenheim in the Bundesliga last weekend and were missing Manuel Neuer, Aleksandr Pavlovic, Leroy Sane, Moussair Mazraoui and Kingsley Coman through injury or illness. All five players are expected to be available for selection tonight. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-v-bayern-munich-champions-league-quarter-final-first-leg-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 19:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-v-bayern-munich-champions-league-quarter-final-first-leg-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid v Manchester City: Champions League quarter-final, first leg – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champions League updates from the 8pm BST kick-offLive scoreboard | And feel free to email Tim your thoughtsHello, good evening and welcome to what should be a gripping cup-tie. In the white corner, the most successful club in the history of European competition. In the light-blue corner, the leading club in the world at the moment. This is their seventh meeting in five years, every one in the Champions League knock-out stages.Real Madrid may have 14 European Cups, but last time they ran into Ma]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-v-manchester-city-champions-league-quarter-final-first-leg-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-v-manchester-city-champions-league-quarter-final-first-leg-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police in Madrid and Paris on alert after IS threat to Champions League venues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spain to deploy 2,000 officers at Real Madrid v Manchester CityFrench interior minister says IS &lsquo;specifically targeted&rsquo; stadiumsPolice in Madrid and Paris have stepped up security before this week&rsquo;s Champions League quarter-finals following an apparent threat from Islamic State (IS).Although Spain&rsquo;s interior ministry stressed the country&rsquo;s terror alert remained at level four of five, it said 2,000 officers from the National Police and Guardia Civil forces would be d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/police-in-madrid-and-paris-on-alert-after-is-threat-to-champions-league-venues/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 15:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/police-in-madrid-and-paris-on-alert-after-is-threat-to-champions-league-venues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police in London, Madrid and Paris on alert after IS threat to Champions League venues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spain to deploy 2,000 officers at Real Madrid v Manchester CityFrench interior minister says IS &lsquo;specifically targeted&rsquo; stadiumsPolice in Madrid and Paris have stepped up security before this week&rsquo;s Champions League quarter-finals after an apparent threat from Islamic State (IS).In London, the Metropolitan police said it had &ldquo;a robust policing plan&rdquo; in place for Tuesday&rsquo;s match between Arsenal and Bayern Munich at the Emirates Stadium. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/police-in-london-madrid-and-paris-on-alert-after-is-threat-to-champions-league-venues/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 15:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/police-in-london-madrid-and-paris-on-alert-after-is-threat-to-champions-league-venues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid told they can close roof to raise noise against Manchester City]]></title><description><![CDATA[Club&rsquo;s request granted after referee holds talks with Uefa Bernab&eacute;u roof was also closed for Champions League last-16 tieReal Madrid have been granted their wish by Uefa to have the Santiago Bernab&eacute;u&rsquo;s roof closed when playing Manchester City in the Champions League on Tuesday night to ensure as vocal an atmosphere as possible.At a meeting in the Spanish capital on Tuesday of the Uefa match delegates and the referee, Fran&ccedil;ois Letexier, it was decided that Madrid]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-told-they-can-close-roof-to-raise-noise-against-manchester-city/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 13:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-told-they-can-close-roof-to-raise-noise-against-manchester-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arteta and Arsenal want new legacy against Bayern in Champions League]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manager can &lsquo;see the energy change&rsquo; before quarter-final first legGabriel Jesus happy to compromise preferred position for teamMikel Arteta has said Arsenal have the belief they can &ldquo;create their own &shy;history&rdquo; against Bayern Munich as they prepare for their first &shy;appearance in a Champions League quarter-final&nbsp;for 14 years.Arsenal have suffered three &shy;successive 5-1 defeats against &shy;Bayern, losing 10-2 on aggregate in the last 16 in 2017, and have nev]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arteta-and-arsenal-want-new-legacy-against-bayern-in-champions-league/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2024 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arteta-and-arsenal-want-new-legacy-against-bayern-in-champions-league/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We have to punish them’: Guardiola rallies City for Real Madrid reunion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manager says teams similar level despite City&rsquo;s 5-1 win last yearHosts ask permission to close stadium roof for vocal atmospherePep Guardiola wants Manchester City to &ldquo;hurt and punish&rdquo; Real Madrid in Tuesday&rsquo;s Champions League quarter-final first leg at the Santiago Bernab&eacute;u, with the hosts asking Uefa&rsquo;s permission to close the stadium roof to ensure as vocal an atmosphere as possible.City knocked Real out of last year&rsquo;s semi-finals 5-1 on aggregate, wh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/we-have-to-punish-them-guardiola-rallies-city-for-real-madrid-reunion/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2024 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/we-have-to-punish-them-guardiola-rallies-city-for-real-madrid-reunion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thomas Tuchel backs Harry Kane to thrive in renewal of Arsenal rivalry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bayern Munich manager says striker is &lsquo;very motivated&rsquo;Tuesday&rsquo;s Champions League opponents are &lsquo;a real team&rsquo;Thomas Tuchel said that nothing will hold Harry Kane back when the Bayern Munich striker returns to north London and renews hostilities with Arsenal in the Champions League.Bayern&rsquo;s manager, who warned that the Bundesliga champions know how to hurt Mikel Arteta&rsquo;s side, is not worried about Kane being targeted because of his Tottenham connections du]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/thomas-tuchel-backs-harry-kane-to-thrive-in-renewal-of-arsenal-rivalry/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2024 21:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/thomas-tuchel-backs-harry-kane-to-thrive-in-renewal-of-arsenal-rivalry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancelotti nervous as Real Madrid and Manchester City cross swords again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clubs clash in Champions League quarter-final at Bernab&eacute;uFourth time in five seasons pair have met in competitionThis is Carlo Ancelotti&rsquo;s 200th Champions League game as a coach, his 1,331st over a wildly successful career stretching back 30 years at the most high-pressure clubs on earth, and still he is nervous. He has seen it all and won this competition four times, more than anyone else ever, including the manager he faces on Tuesday night, but he still can&rsquo;t help it. Befor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/ancelotti-nervous-as-real-madrid-and-manchester-city-cross-swords-again/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2024 18:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/ancelotti-nervous-as-real-madrid-and-manchester-city-cross-swords-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid’s Joselu: ‘It’s true that everyone hated games away at Stoke’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real Madrid loanee is playing his best football but spells in cold and snowy England provided tranquility needed for the top levelReal Madrid&rsquo;s No 14 has a familiar face and a very familiar name. He does according to Jude Bellingham, anyway. Bellingham calls him Peter Crouch, in his passport he&rsquo;s Jos&eacute; Luis Mato Sanmart&iacute;n, and his shirt reads Joselu. Yes, that Joselu. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s me,&rdquo; he says smiling as he settles into a sofa at the Spanish national team tr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrids-joselu-its-true-that-everyone-hated-games-away-at-stoke/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2024 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrids-joselu-its-true-that-everyone-hated-games-away-at-stoke/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid wanted to avoid ‘world’s best’ Manchester City, admits Rodrygo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forward who stunned City in 2022 believes feeling is mutualRodrygo explains why he turned down Liverpool transferThe Real Madrid forward Rodrygo has described Manchester City as the world&rsquo;s best team and admitted he and his teammates did not want to face them in the Champions League quarter-finals.But the Brazilian also claimed before Tuesday&rsquo;s first leg at the Bernab&eacute;u that City were keen to avoid playing Madrid. The clubs meet for a third successive season, City having won l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-wanted-to-avoid-worlds-best-manchester-city-admits-rodrygo/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2024 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-wanted-to-avoid-worlds-best-manchester-city-admits-rodrygo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal fear no one, says Ødegaard before Bayern Munich test]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gunners face German side in Champions League quarter-finalVictory at Brighton was their 10th in 11 Premier League gamesMartin &Oslash;degaard has insisted Arsenal do not fear anyone as they prepare to face Harry Kane&rsquo;s Bayern Munich on Tuesday in the Champions League &shy;quarter-final in scintillating form.An impressive victory at Brighton on Saturday meant Mikel Arteta&rsquo;s team have won 10 of their 11 Premier League games since the turn of the year and conceded only four goals to rei]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-fear-no-one-says-degaard-before-bayern-munich-test/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2024 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-fear-no-one-says-degaard-before-bayern-munich-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League needs true golden eggs to bring back unmissable spectacle | Jonathan Wilson]]></title><description><![CDATA[The same old teams in the same old patterns &ndash; which is why last eight must not be yet other procession for Europe&rsquo;s eliteThis time, nobody can blame the draw. The last 16 of this season&rsquo;s Champions League was a drab, largely unimpressive thing, salvaged to an extent by its final week as Arsenal came through a fraught second leg against Porto and Atl&eacute;tico Madrid came from 2-0 down on aggregate to eliminate Internazionale on penalties. But for the most part it was a plod o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-needs-true-golden-eggs-to-bring-back-unmissable-spectacle-jonathan-wilson/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2024 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-needs-true-golden-eggs-to-bring-back-unmissable-spectacle-jonathan-wilson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Madrid v City? Or Arsenal v Bayern? A digital dilemma for the multiscreen generation | Max Rushden]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can you watch two games at once? Can you watch even more? The chances are you miss the best bits but it&rsquo;s always fun tryingIn a recent interview with the Hollywood Reporter, the writer and director Justine Bateman spoke about how TV executives now want shows that are interesting enough to be, well, interesting, but not so detailed that the viewer couldn&rsquo;t also doom scroll without missing any key plot lines.&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve heard from showrunners who are given notes from the streamer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/madrid-v-city-or-arsenal-v-bayern-a-digital-dilemma-for-the-multiscreen-generation-max-rushden/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2024 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/madrid-v-city-or-arsenal-v-bayern-a-digital-dilemma-for-the-multiscreen-generation-max-rushden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uefa settles civil claim with Liverpool fans over 2022 Champions League final]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Full and final settlement&rsquo; with fans who suffered injuryTerms of the agreement will remain confidential, say UefaA civil claim involving Liverpool fans who suffered injury and distress at the 2022 Champions League final in Paris has been settled.Uefa issued a statement on Friday evening confirming that a &ldquo;full and final settlement&rdquo; had been agreed with fans represented by Pogust Goodhead and Bingham Long who had made personal injury claims. The terms of the settlement wi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/uefa-settles-civil-claim-with-liverpool-fans-over-2022-champions-league-final/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2024 19:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/uefa-settles-civil-claim-with-liverpool-fans-over-2022-champions-league-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[English clubs closing in on fifth Champions League spot for next season]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five English clubs left in Europe and only three from GermanyWest Ham&rsquo;s 5-0 defeat of Freiburg helped boost coefficient scoreEnglish clubs are set to clinch a fifth Champions League spot next season, with Uefa analysis suggesting a 90% chance that the Premier League takes an extra place ahead of the Bundesliga.An expanded Champions League format from 2024 means two places are to be given to sides from countries who have performed the best in Europe over the previous season. Uefa&rsquo;s co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/english-clubs-closing-in-on-fifth-champions-league-spot-for-next-season/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/english-clubs-closing-in-on-fifth-champions-league-spot-for-next-season/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League draw: Arsenal face Bayern as Manchester City land Madrid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premier League clubs to meet in semi-finals if they progressAtl&eacute;tico v Dortmund, plus PSG v Bar&ccedil;a completes last eightManchester City&rsquo;s Champions League defence will continue with a tie against the 14-time winners Real Madrid and Arsenal will face Bayern Munich after the quarter-final draw on Friday. The Premier League clubs will face each other in the semi-finals if they progress.There could be an all-Spanish semi-final too after Atl&eacute;tico Madrid were drawn to play aga]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-draw-arsenal-face-bayern-as-manchester-city-land-madrid/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 12:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-draw-arsenal-face-bayern-as-manchester-city-land-madrid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League team of the week: is Pepe in danger of becoming loved?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The last-16 wrapped up with outstanding performances in Arsenal&rsquo;s midfield, Dortmund&rsquo;s attack and a standout night from a fortysomethingThis week saw the Champions League&rsquo;s trademark intrigue, with two penalty shootouts and two other matches that were by no means foregone conclusions until the last moments. The team below is a 4-3-3 in a week where full-backs and wingers shone.Goalkeeper: Jan Oblak, Atl&eacute;tico Madrid. After a wait that stretched back to 2016, we had two pe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-team-of-the-week-is-pepe-in-danger-of-becoming-loved/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 13:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-team-of-the-week-is-pepe-in-danger-of-becoming-loved/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Atlético Madrid v Inter: Champions League last 16, second leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jan Oblak was Atl&eacute;tico Madrid&rsquo;s hero after two penalty saves in a shootout that sent Inter out of the Champions LeagueA little something from earlier: I reflected on Arsenal v Porto and the new Champions Leaguer format.Cole, who I really like as a pundit, is interesting on himself, saying he could go in such a team. When he came through he was meant to be amazing, only to end up at Chelsea under Mourinho where he had some of the flair coached out of him. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m a competito]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/atltico-madrid-v-inter-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 00:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/atltico-madrid-v-inter-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Atlético Madrid 2-1 Inter (agg 2-2, 3-2 pens): Champions League last 16, second leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jan Oblak was Atl&eacute;tico Madrid&rsquo;s hero after two penalty saves in a shootout that sent Inter out of the Champions LeagueA little something from earlier: I reflected on Arsenal v Porto and the new Champions Leaguer format.Cole, who I really like as a pundit, is interesting on himself, saying he could go in such a team. When he came through he was meant to be amazing, only to end up at Chelsea under Mourinho where he had some of the flair coached out of him. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m a competito]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/atltico-madrid-2-1-inter-agg-2-2-3-2-pens-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 00:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/atltico-madrid-2-1-inter-agg-2-2-3-2-pens-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jan Oblak’s shootout heroics propel Atlético past Inter and into last eight]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Ad augusta per angusta,&rdquo; the banner the stretched across the south stand of the Metropolitano said. Through difficulty to honour, it means, and that was right. It had been long, and it had been wild, and it had torn at all their nerves, but in the end, it had been glorious, an occasion for the ages. For the first time in 2024 Internazionale did not win a football match and it cost them: at 23.43pm local time, Lautaro Mart&iacute;nez of all people sent the final penalty of a shootout]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/jan-oblaks-shootout-heroics-propel-atltico-past-inter-and-into-last-eight/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 00:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/jan-oblaks-shootout-heroics-propel-atltico-past-inter-and-into-last-eight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Borussia Dortmund 2-0 PSV Eindhoven (agg 3-1): Champions League last 16, second leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jadon Sancho scored early and Marco Reus scored very late as Borussia Dortmund snuck past PSV despite playing poorly6 mins: Well this is going almost as badly as it possibly could for PSV. They&rsquo;ve already conceded two decent chances, one actual goal, done next to nothing themselves and now they&rsquo;re defending a corner.An early lead for Borussia, and another goal for Sancho! A cross from Maatsen is not quite cleared and it&rsquo;s eventually nudged back to Sancho, who is given time to l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/borussia-dortmund-2-0-psv-eindhoven-agg-3-1-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 23:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/borussia-dortmund-2-0-psv-eindhoven-agg-3-1-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sancho and Reus send Dortmund past PSV into Champions League last eight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jadon Sancho and Marco Reus scored as Borussia Dortmund secured a 2-0 win over PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday and a Champions League last-eight place for the first time in three years with a 3-1 aggregate victory.Sancho, on loan from Manchester United, threaded his shot through the legs of an Eindhoven player and in off the post for his second goal in two matches. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/sancho-and-reus-send-dortmund-past-psv-into-champions-league-last-eight/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 23:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/sancho-and-reus-send-dortmund-past-psv-into-champions-league-last-eight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Borussia Dortmund v PSV Eindhoven: Champions League last 16, second leg – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champions League updates, 8pm GMT kick-off (first leg: 1-1)Live scoreboard | And you can contact Simon by mail or on XHello world! It&rsquo;s all to play for at Signal Iduna Park, after a 1-1 draw in a first leg that PSV probably shaded but couldn&rsquo;t win &ndash; &ldquo;An open game, very intense,&rdquo; according to their coach, Peter Bosz, once of Dormund. The Dutch side have cantered to a 10-point lead in the Eredivisie, have lost just once since November in all competitions and in Luuk d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/borussia-dortmund-v-psv-eindhoven-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 19:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/borussia-dortmund-v-psv-eindhoven-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Atlético Madrid v Inter: Champions League last 16, second leg – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champions League updates, 8pm GMT kick-off (first leg: 0-1)Live scoreboard | And you can contact Daniel by mail or on XFootball is demanding. We didn&rsquo;t always know it, thanks largely to its HARD MEN and LEADERS OF MEN, able to effortlessly conceal their feelings from everyone, including themselves. Nowadays, though, our enlightened selves are entirely unsurprised when a manager turns it in citing the pressure of a job whose stresses are fathomable only in their unfathomableness unfathomabi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/atltico-madrid-v-inter-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 19:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/atltico-madrid-v-inter-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martin Ødegaard tells Arsenal to build on ‘big experience’ of victory over Porto]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;We have to use this, we have to grow off this,&rsquo; says midfielderArsenal braced for tougher tests in Champions League last eightMartin &Oslash;degaard believes Arsenal&rsquo;s dramatic shootout win over Porto can be the springboard for a sustained tilt at Champions League and Premier League honours over the final stages of the season.Arsenal squeaked through at the Emirates after a deliciously tense, attritional two legs that finished 1-1 on aggregate. They are in the last eight of Eu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/martin-degaard-tells-arsenal-to-build-on-big-experience-of-victory-over-porto/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/martin-degaard-tells-arsenal-to-build-on-big-experience-of-victory-over-porto/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Arteta insulted my family': Porto coach accuses Arsenal manager &ndash;&nbsp;video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Porto head coach S&eacute;rgio Concei&ccedil;&atilde;o claimed Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta insulted his family during their penalty shootout defeat in the UEFA Champions League last-16. The two managers were involved in an altercation on the pitch at the end of the game, but a spokesperson for the north London club later denied Arteta had said those words. The bust-up came after Arsenal beat their Portuguese visitors 4-2 on penalties to reach their first Champions League quarter-final in 14 yea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arteta-insulted-my-family-porto-coach-accuses-arsenal-manager-ndashnbspvideo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 11:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arteta-insulted-my-family-porto-coach-accuses-arsenal-manager-ndashnbspvideo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We want more': Arteta hails Arsenal as they secure first quarter-final spot in 14 years &ndash;&nbsp;video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mikel Arteta hailed a 'magic night' at the Emirates as Arsenal beat Porto 4-2 on penalties to reach their first Champions League quarter-final in 14 years. Trailing 1-0 from the first leg in Portugal, a goal from Leandro Trossard just before half-time levelled the tie late in the first half, but Arsenal's momentum stalled as they failed to wrap the game up inside 90 minutes. After a nervous extra-time it took heroics from goalkeeper David Raya, saving twice in the shoot-out, to put the hosts int]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/we-want-more-arteta-hails-arsenal-as-they-secure-first-quarter-final-spot-in-14-years-ndashnbspvideo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 11:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/we-want-more-arteta-hails-arsenal-as-they-secure-first-quarter-final-spot-in-14-years-ndashnbspvideo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal pass a brutal rite of passage to overcome Porto’s spiky resilience | Barney Ronay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cathartic penalty shootout victory takes the heat out of Arsenal&rsquo;s season and makes trying to win the league feel lighterIn the end this was the perfect way for Arsenal to win this tie. Beating a Portuguese team on penalties. This feels like a kind of hazing ritual, some brutal rite of passage, like running up a frozen Munro with a bag full of bricks on your back just to make it more special.For a side that has been accused, by those who like to accuse, of not being ready to win, of being]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-pass-a-brutal-rite-of-passage-to-overcome-portos-spiky-resilience-barney-ronay/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 01:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-pass-a-brutal-rite-of-passage-to-overcome-portos-spiky-resilience-barney-ronay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘So happy’: Arteta hails Arsenal’s shootout victory over Porto to reach last eight]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Raya saved two penalties to seal quarter-final spot&lsquo;We really had to dig in to find the magic moment at the end&rsquo;Mikel Arteta hailed Arsenal&rsquo;s achievement in reaching the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 2010 but warned they still have a &ldquo;mountain to climb&rdquo; if they are to win the competition.Arsenal hauled themselves into the last eight with a 4-2 win on penalties over Porto at the Emirates, having levelled the tie with a 1-0 win secured]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/so-happy-arteta-hails-arsenals-shootout-victory-over-porto-to-reach-last-eight/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/so-happy-arteta-hails-arsenals-shootout-victory-over-porto-to-reach-last-eight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Incredible personality’: Arteta hails Raya after shootout saves sink Porto]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Raya stopped two penalties to seal quarter-final spotS&eacute;rgio Concei&ccedil;&atilde;o accuses Arteta of insulting his familyMikel Arteta hailed Arsenal&rsquo;s achievement in reaching the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 2010 but warned they still have a &ldquo;mountain to climb&rdquo; if they are to win the competition.Arsenal hauled themselves into the last eight with a 4-2 win on penalties over Porto at the Emirates, having levelled the tie with a 1-0 win se]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/incredible-personality-arteta-hails-raya-after-shootout-saves-sink-porto/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/incredible-personality-arteta-hails-raya-after-shootout-saves-sink-porto/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal beat Porto on penalties to reach Champions League last eight – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Raya saved two penalties as Arsenal prevailed in the shootout to return to the quarter-finals after 14 years&ldquo;Has a referee&rsquo;s nickname ever been so predetermined as Monsieur Turpin&rsquo;s in North London tonight?&rdquo; asks Justin Kavanagh. &ldquo;The &lsquo;robbery&rsquo; claims by Arteta will write themselves should Arsenal fail tonight.&rdquo;It&rsquo;s the worst case of nominative determinism since the 1878 FA Cup final. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-beat-porto-on-penalties-to-reach-champions-league-last-eight-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-beat-porto-on-penalties-to-reach-champions-league-last-eight-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Raya the shootout hero as Arsenal sneak past Porto and into quarter-finals]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was ugly, extraordinarily tense, exponentially so. Everybody knew as the closing stages of regulation time ticked down that it would take just one moment to prise the warring parties apart, to deliver a defining victory. The feeling would only harden in extra time.Mikel Arteta could feel the weight of history, his own as the Arsenal manager in European competition, even going back to his playing days at the club. Never before in five Europa League knockout ties as the manager at this stadium]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/david-raya-the-shootout-hero-as-arsenal-sneak-past-porto-and-into-quarter-finals/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/david-raya-the-shootout-hero-as-arsenal-sneak-past-porto-and-into-quarter-finals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Raya the shootout hero as Arsenal battle past Porto and into quarter-finals]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was ugly, extraordinarily tense, exponentially so. Everybody knew as the closing stages of regulation time ticked down that it would take just one moment to prise the warring parties apart, to deliver a defining victory. The feeling would only harden in extra time.Mikel Arteta could feel the weight of history, his own as the Arsenal manager in European competition, even going back to his playing days at the club. Never before in five Europa League knockout ties as the manager at this stadium]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/david-raya-the-shootout-hero-as-arsenal-battle-past-porto-and-into-quarter-finals/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/david-raya-the-shootout-hero-as-arsenal-battle-past-porto-and-into-quarter-finals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal beat Porto on penalties to reach Champions League quarter-finals – live reaction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tie 1-1 on aggregate after extra time at EmiratesLive scoreboard | And feel free to drop Niall an email&ldquo;Has a referee&rsquo;s nickname ever been so predetermined as Monsieur Turpin&rsquo;s in North London tonight?&rdquo; asks Justin Kavanagh. &ldquo;The &lsquo;robbery&rsquo; claims by Arteta will write themselves should Arsenal fail tonight.&rdquo;It&rsquo;s the worst case of nominative determinism since the 1878 FA Cup final. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-beat-porto-on-penalties-to-reach-champions-league-quarter-finals-live-reaction/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 23:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-beat-porto-on-penalties-to-reach-champions-league-quarter-finals-live-reaction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal v Porto: Champions League last 16, second leg goes to penalties – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tie 1-1 on aggregate after extra time at EmiratesLive scoreboard | And feel free to drop Niall an email&ldquo;Has a referee&rsquo;s nickname ever been so predetermined as Monsieur Turpin&rsquo;s in North London tonight?&rdquo; asks Justin Kavanagh. &ldquo;The &lsquo;robbery&rsquo; claims by Arteta will write themselves should Arsenal fail tonight.&rdquo;It&rsquo;s the worst case of nominative determinism since the 1878 FA Cup final. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-v-porto-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-goes-to-penalties-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 23:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-v-porto-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-goes-to-penalties-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barcelona 3-1 Napoli (agg 4-2): Champions League last 16, second leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Injury-hit Barcelona battled past Napoli to reach the quarter finals The players are out and the anthem is being booed.&ldquo;Not sure that Xavi is being particularly bold by playing the youngsters,&rdquo; saysChris Amirault. &ldquo;As Sid likes to point out, often these sorts of opportunities result from squad necessity more than courage. Barca haven&rsquo;t been able to put together a strong team for much of the season, and the loss of Gavi in particular has left Xavi scrambling to create new]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/barcelona-3-1-napoli-agg-4-2-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 23:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/barcelona-3-1-napoli-agg-4-2-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robert Lewandowski provides final touch as Barcelona push Napoli aside]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four years on, Barcelona are back in the Champions League quarter-finals. On the edge in footballing and financial terms, this was the game they just could not afford to lose but while all the talk had been of obligation, Xavi Hern&aacute;ndez had described it as an opportunity, and so it was. High on Montjuic, it became a night to be enjoyed and remembered. Not least, perhaps, as the first of many European occasions for three exceptional La Masia kids: Pau Cubars&iacute;, Ferm&iacute;n L&oacute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/robert-lewandowski-provides-final-touch-as-barcelona-push-napoli-aside/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 23:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/robert-lewandowski-provides-final-touch-as-barcelona-push-napoli-aside/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robert Lewandowski provides final touch as Barcelona battle past Napoli]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four years on, Barcelona are back in the quarter-final of the Champions League. On the edge in footballing terms and in financial ones too, this was the game they just could not afford to lose but while all the talk had been of obligation, Xavi Hernandez had described it as an opportunity, a moment to be enjoyed, and so it was. Sure, there were nerves, but high on Montjuic this became a night to remember.Ultimately, the start, two goals inside 15 minutes from Ferm&iacute;n L&oacute;pez and Jo&at]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/robert-lewandowski-provides-final-touch-as-barcelona-battle-past-napoli/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 23:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/robert-lewandowski-provides-final-touch-as-barcelona-battle-past-napoli/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barcelona 3-1 Napoli (agg 4-2): Champions League last 16, second leg – live reaction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Injury-hit Barcelona battled past Napoli to reach the quarter finals The players are out and the anthem is being booed.&ldquo;Not sure that Xavi is being particularly bold by playing the youngsters,&rdquo; saysChris Amirault. &ldquo;As Sid likes to point out, often these sorts of opportunities result from squad necessity more than courage. Barca haven&rsquo;t been able to put together a strong team for much of the season, and the loss of Gavi in particular has left Xavi scrambling to create new]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/barcelona-3-1-napoli-agg-4-2-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-live-reaction/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 22:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/barcelona-3-1-napoli-agg-4-2-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-live-reaction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal v Porto: Champions League last 16, second leg – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champions League updates, 8pm GMT kick-off (first leg: 0-1)Porto&rsquo;s &lsquo;dark days&rsquo; mar Champions League dreamLive scoreboard | And feel free to drop Niall an emailIntriguing news emerging today: the new Champions League &ldquo;league phase&rdquo;, which comes into effect next season, is so complicated that the draw will have to be done by computer. What could possibly go wrong there?!There was a time not so long ago when the Champions League last 16 was indisputably the &ldquo;roun]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-v-porto-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 19:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-v-porto-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League draw to be made by computer due to complex new format]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thirty-six team competition comes into effect next seasonManual draw would take up to four hours &ndash; as long as OscarsThe new expanded Champions League format is so complex that the draw will be made by computer, after Uefa found it would take up to four hours without digital assistance.A 36-team competition comes into effect next season, with results from eight rounds of fixtures in the league phase &ndash; each team will face eight opponents, four at home, four away &ndash; forming a table]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-draw-to-be-made-by-computer-due-to-complex-new-format/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 18:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-draw-to-be-made-by-computer-due-to-complex-new-format/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conceição’s last stand: Porto’s ‘dark days’ mar Champions League dream]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attacks against a club president candidate backdrop S&eacute;rgio Concei&ccedil;&atilde;o&rsquo;s preparations for a possible historic European nightS&eacute;rgio Concei&ccedil;&atilde;o&rsquo;s last stand at Porto does not need any extra needle or drama. But as the manager prepares for Tuesday night&rsquo;s Champions League last 16 second leg against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, 1-0 up from the first, it has got it all the same.Porto are a club in turmoil. Uncertainty and conflict the watch]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/conceios-last-stand-portos-dark-days-mar-champions-league-dream/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/conceios-last-stand-portos-dark-days-mar-champions-league-dream/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League team of the week: Kylian Mbappé puts on a show]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest slate of knockout games featured breakouts from new stars and a throwback performance from an old handThe first tranche of the last-16 second legs did not thrill but there were plenty of outstanding individual displays. This selection comes in a 3-4-3 formation.Goalkeeper: Real Madrid did not have it easy against RB Leipzig. Not at all. Rather like the first leg, in fact. As so often down the years in the competition, Madrid&rsquo;s back line lead the way. Andriy Lunin continued his b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-team-of-the-week-kylian-mbapp-puts-on-a-show/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 14:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-team-of-the-week-kylian-mbapp-puts-on-a-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lewis and Nunes make most of their chance to shine on City centre stage | Will Unwin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pep Guardiola shuffled his pack against Copenhagen &ndash; and those brought into the side did not let him downIt takes a lot to earn the right to make seven changes for a Champions League knockout game but Manchester City and Pep Guardiola&rsquo;s record permits such an overturn after a ruthless derby victory. Being 3-1 ahead from the first leg helped, too.Naturally bringing in seven full internationals is a useful option for any side that is now unbeaten in 30 Champions League home games. Guar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/lewis-and-nunes-make-most-of-their-chance-to-shine-on-city-centre-stage-will-unwin/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 00:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/lewis-and-nunes-make-most-of-their-chance-to-shine-on-city-centre-stage-will-unwin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid 1-1 RB Leipzig (agg: 2-1): Champions League last 16, second leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[RB Leipzig fought hard but Vin&iacute;cius J&uacute;nior&rsquo;s goal was enough to send Real Madrid through to the quarter-finals The players are in the tunnel. Get yourself sorted as we&rsquo;re about to get going.I won&rsquo;t forgive you for leaving me, but if you need to, Simon Burnton&rsquo;s keeping tabs on Manchester City&rsquo;s clash with Copenhagen. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-1-1-rb-leipzig-agg-2-1-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 23:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-1-1-rb-leipzig-agg-2-1-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester City 3-1 (agg 6-2) FC Copenhagen: Champions League last 16, second leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two early goals set City on their way to a straightforward win and a place in the quarter-finals8 mins: Uefa thought Copenhagen would play a 5-3-2 formation but it&rsquo;s very much 5-4-1, certainly out of possession (so all the time), with Orri Oskarsson on his own up front.And so it begins! City&rsquo;s first attack ends with a right-wing corner. Alvarez sends it into the area where Manuel Akanji sidefoots a volley into the roof of the net! Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-3-1-agg-6-2-fc-copenhagen-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 23:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-3-1-agg-6-2-fc-copenhagen-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vinícius edges Real Madrid past tenacious RB Leipzig and into last eight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real Madrid are inevitable. Sometimes football can feel futile and rarely more so than when you face the club that rightly consider this competition their own. It doesn&rsquo;t matter what you do, you&rsquo;re doomed. However well you play, however brave you are and however many chances you make, somehow, you know. This is just what they do. They faced a shot for each of the 14 European Cups that stand at the Santiago Bernab&eacute;u yet still won the first leg, Brahim D&iacute;az getting the on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/vincius-edges-real-madrid-past-tenacious-rb-leipzig-and-into-last-eight/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 23:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/vincius-edges-real-madrid-past-tenacious-rb-leipzig-and-into-last-eight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Haaland scores as Manchester City beat Copenhagen and secure last-eight spot]]></title><description><![CDATA[This victory was as smooth and serene as Manchester City&rsquo;s passage into Friday-week&rsquo;s draw for the quarter-finals.Three-one up from the first leg, Pep Guardiola sent out an XI that rested the frontline artillery of Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden, John Stones, Bernardo Silva, Nathan Ak&eacute; and Kyle Walker ahead of the crunch clash with Liverpool and Copenhagen still trailed 3-1 at the break, 6-2 on aggregate. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/haaland-scores-as-manchester-city-beat-copenhagen-and-secure-last-eight-spot/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 22:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/haaland-scores-as-manchester-city-beat-copenhagen-and-secure-last-eight-spot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester City v FC Copenhagen: Champions League last 16, second leg – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updates from the 8pm GMT kick-off at the Etihad StadiumHave any thoughts? Send them to Simon via emailThe team sheets have been handed in, and the names upon them were these:Man City: Ederson, Lewis, Dias, Akanji, Gvardiol, Rodri, Kovacic, Bobb, Alvarez, Matheus Luiz, Haaland. Subs: Walker, Stones, Ake, De Bruyne, Ortega, Bernardo Silva, Gomez, Carson, Foden, Wright, Susoho, Hamilton.<br />
FC Copenhagen: Grabara, Ankersen, Jelert, Vavro, McKenna, Diks, Froholdt, Oskarsson, Clem, Achouri, Elyounoussi.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-v-fc-copenhagen-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 20:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-v-fc-copenhagen-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Madrid v RB Leipzig: Champions League last 16, second leg – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updates from the 8pm GMT kick-off at the Santiago Bernab&eacute;uWant to share your thoughts? Send Taha an emailICYMI: Here&rsquo;s how it played out last month at the RB Arena.Hello, hello, hello and welcome to coverage of RB Leipzig&rsquo;s trip to the Bernab&eacute;u. Real Madrid nicked the first leg, with Brahim D&iacute;az&rsquo;s staggering solo goal giving them a 1-0 advantage heading into tonight. The 14-time European Cup/Champions League winners got through that game without the injured]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-v-rb-leipzig-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 19:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-madrid-v-rb-leipzig-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bayern Munich 3-0 Lazio (agg: 3-1): Champions League last 16, second leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harry Kane scored his 32nd and 33rd goals of the season as Bayern Munich cruised into the quarter-finals5 mins: The first shot of the night comes from the right boot of Matteo Guendouzi, but it skids wide.4 mins: Kimmich has the ball on the right and this time there are plenty of options in the middle, but he can&rsquo;t find any of them. The ball&rsquo;s half-cleared and worked left to Guerreiro, and he can&rsquo;t either. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bayern-munich-3-0-lazio-agg-3-1-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2024 23:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bayern-munich-3-0-lazio-agg-3-1-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Sociedad 1-2 PSG (agg: 1-4): Champions League last 16, second leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two Kylian Mbapp&eacute; goals secured fairly easy progress as he continued his quest to end his time at PSG with the ultimate prizeReport: PSG ease through to last eight after Mbapp&eacute;&rsquo;s double5 min: Is 2-0 a dangerous lead for a team like PSG? Considering past history, then very much so. Here&rsquo;s Mbappe&rsquo;s first go, from an inside-left position, but he fires over.3 min: La Real&rsquo;s Traore has an injury, and it looks like a shoulder. It&rsquo;s been put through its paces]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-sociedad-1-2-psg-agg-1-4-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2024 23:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-sociedad-1-2-psg-agg-1-4-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Sociedad 1-2 PSG (agg: 1-4): Champions League last 16, second leg – live reaction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two Kylian Mbapp&eacute; goals secured fairly easy progress as he continued his quest to end his time at PSG with the ultimate prize5 min: Is 2-0 a dangerous lead for a team like PSG? Considering past history, then very much so. Here&rsquo;s Mbappe&rsquo;s first go, from an inside-left position, but he fires over.3 min: La Real&rsquo;s Traore has an injury, and it looks like a shoulder. It&rsquo;s been put through its paces to check after a collision as he scampered along on the overlap. Continu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-sociedad-1-2-psg-agg-1-4-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-live-reaction/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2024 23:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-sociedad-1-2-psg-agg-1-4-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-live-reaction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSG ease through to last eight after Mbappé’s double sinks Real Sociedad]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kylian Mbapp&eacute; is leaving Paris Saint&#8209;German, but his may yet be a fond farewell, and he is not going to just let go. There is still one last thing to do, and it obsesses all of them.Two superbly taken goals, a portrait of a player who stands above the rest, defeated Real Sociedad and carried PSG to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, and one small step closer, perhaps, to the European Cup: 2-0 winners in the first leg, any hope of a comeback for Real &shy;Sociedad was ended]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-ease-through-to-last-eight-after-mbapps-double-sinks-real-sociedad/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2024 23:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-ease-through-to-last-eight-after-mbapps-double-sinks-real-sociedad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mbappé sinks Real Sociedad in style to show his PSG story is not over yet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kylian Mbapp&eacute; is leaving Paris Saint&#8209;German, but his may yet be a fond farewell, and he is not going to just let go. There is still one last thing to do, and it obsesses all of them.Two superbly taken goals, a portrait of a player who stands above the rest, defeated Real Sociedad and carried PSG to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, and one small step closer, perhaps, to the European Cup: 2-0 winners in the first leg, any hope of a comeback for Real &shy;Sociedad was ended]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mbapp-sinks-real-sociedad-in-style-to-show-his-psg-story-is-not-over-yet/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2024 23:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mbapp-sinks-real-sociedad-in-style-to-show-his-psg-story-is-not-over-yet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mbappé double sinks Real Sociedad and shows his PSG story is not over yet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kylian Mbapp&eacute; is leaving Paris Saint&#8209;German, but his may yet be a fond farewell, and he is not going to just let go. There is still one last thing to do, and it obsesses all of them.Two superbly taken goals, a portrait of a player who stands above the rest, defeated Real Sociedad and carried PSG to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, and one small step closer, perhaps, to the European Cup: 2-0 winners in the first leg, any hope of a comeback for Real &shy;Sociedad was ended]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mbapp-double-sinks-real-sociedad-and-shows-his-psg-story-is-not-over-yet/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2024 23:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/mbapp-double-sinks-real-sociedad-and-shows-his-psg-story-is-not-over-yet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Sociedad 1-2 PSG (agg: 1-4): Champions League last 16, second leg – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two Kylian Mbapp&eacute; goals secured fairly easy progress as he continued his quest to end his time at PSG with the ultimate prize5 min: Is 2-0 a dangerous lead for a team like PSG? Considering past history, then very much so. Here&rsquo;s Mbappe&rsquo;s first go, from an inside-left position, but he fires over.3 min: La Real&rsquo;s Traore has an injury, and it looks like a shoulder. It&rsquo;s been put through its paces to check after a collision as he scampered along on the overlap. Continu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-sociedad-1-2-psg-agg-1-4-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2024 23:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-sociedad-1-2-psg-agg-1-4-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harry Kane double leads Bayern Munich past Lazio and into quarter-finals]]></title><description><![CDATA[The drummers in the S&uuml;dkurve beat out a tribal rhythm. Out on the pitch the players of Bayern Munich were unleashing wave after wave of feral attack, the crowd at the Allianz Arena swaying and baying along with them. And if you closed your eyes and tried not to think too hard, it was possible to imagine that these were other times, older times, better times. That everything was going to be all right in the end.They&rsquo;re not, of course. Bayer Leverkusen are running away with the league,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/harry-kane-double-leads-bayern-munich-past-lazio-and-into-quarter-finals/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2024 22:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/harry-kane-double-leads-bayern-munich-past-lazio-and-into-quarter-finals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bayern Munich 3-0 Lazio (agg: 3-1): Champions League last 16, second leg – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Live updates from the 8pm GMT kick-off in GermanyReal Sociedad v PSG &ndash; live | Keep up with all tonight&rsquo;s goalsGet in touch! You can email Simon with your thoughts5 mins: The first shot of the night comes from the right boot of Matteo Guendouzi, but it skids wide.4 mins: Kimmich has the ball on the right and this time there are plenty of options in the middle, but he can&rsquo;t find any of them. The ball&rsquo;s half-cleared and worked left to Guerreiro, and he can&rsquo;t either. Co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bayern-munich-3-0-lazio-agg-3-1-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2024 22:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/bayern-munich-3-0-lazio-agg-3-1-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Sociedad v PSG: Champions League last 16, second leg – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Live updates from the 8pm GMT kick-off in SpainBellingham sent off in Real Madrid&rsquo;s draw at ValenciaGet in touch! You can email John with your thoughtsIt&rsquo;s possible this could be the last 90 minutes &ndash; perhaps another 30 &ndash; of Kylian Mbappe&rsquo;s quest to win the Champions League with PSG. Let&rsquo;s be honest here, this is the plotline we are all considering here. In the first leg, the great man&rsquo;s goal meant La Real have something of a mountain to climb, and a 2-0]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-sociedad-v-psg-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2024 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/real-sociedad-v-psg-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Haaland: ‘I’m happy at Manchester City but ‘you never know what future brings’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prolific goalscorer keeps options open on futureNorwegian says he is surrounded by &lsquo;amazing people&rsquo; at CityErling Haaland says he is really happy at Manchester City but admitted &ldquo;you never know what the future brings&rdquo;.The Norwegian joined City in summer 2022 and enjoyed a glittering first season, winning the treble and scoring 52 goals. Haaland is contracted until 2027 and is admired by Real Madrid, and the 23-year-old was asked if he sees himself at City long term. Conti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/haaland-im-happy-at-manchester-city-but-you-never-know-what-future-brings-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2024 15:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/haaland-im-happy-at-manchester-city-but-you-never-know-what-future-brings-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Haaland: I’m happy at Manchester City but ‘you never know what future brings’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prolific goalscorer keeps options open on futureNorwegian says he is surrounded by &lsquo;amazing people&rsquo; at CityErling Haaland says he is really happy at Manchester City but admitted &ldquo;you never know what the future brings&rdquo;.The Norwegian joined City in summer 2022 and enjoyed a glittering first season, winning the treble and scoring 52 goals. Haaland is contracted until 2027 and is admired by Real Madrid, and the 23-year-old was asked if he sees himself at City long term. Conti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/haaland-im-happy-at-manchester-city-but-you-never-know-what-future-brings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2024 15:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/haaland-im-happy-at-manchester-city-but-you-never-know-what-future-brings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kylian Saint-Germain? The age of pandering at PSG is coming to an end | Luke Entwistle]]></title><description><![CDATA[The buildup to PSG&rsquo;s crucial Champions League tie against Real Sociedad has been overshadowed by the latest Mbapp&eacute; dramaBy Luke Entwistle for Get French Football NewsLu&iacute;s Enrique has knocked Kylian Mbapp&eacute; off the pedestal that Paris Saint-Germain had made for him and the reaction to it has summed up the problematic deification of the France captain.The Mbapp&eacute; farewell tour made a familiar stop on Friday night. The Frenchman returned to his formative club Monaco,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/kylian-saint-germain-the-age-of-pandering-at-psg-is-coming-to-an-end-luke-entwistle/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2024 14:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/kylian-saint-germain-the-age-of-pandering-at-psg-is-coming-to-an-end-luke-entwistle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kylian Saint-Germain? The age of pandering at PSG is coming to an end]]></title><description><![CDATA[The buildup to PSG&rsquo;s crucial Champions League tie against Real Sociedad has been overshadowed by the latest Mbapp&eacute; dramaBy Luke Entwistle for Get French Football NewsLu&iacute;s Enrique has knocked Kylian Mbapp&eacute; off the pedestal that Paris Saint-Germain had made for him and the reaction to it has summed up the problematic deification of the France captain.The Mbapp&eacute; farewell tour made a familiar stop on Friday night. The Frenchman returned to his formative club Monaco,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/kylian-saint-germain-the-age-of-pandering-at-psg-is-coming-to-an-end/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2024 14:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/kylian-saint-germain-the-age-of-pandering-at-psg-is-coming-to-an-end/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League team of the week: Bastoni, Galeno and Osimhen star]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest slate of knockout games featured a standout performance from Porto against Arsenal and the Diego Maradona Derby in Naples The second week of ties in the staggered Champions League last-16 was just as cagey as the first, and left plenty to play for in each of the second legs. Here&rsquo;s the prime performers from a week in which no team was able to gain more than a one-goal lead.Goalkeeper: Only two goalkeepers kept clean sheets, though Porto&rsquo;s Diogo Costa was not asked to make]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-team-of-the-week-bastoni-galeno-and-osimhen-star/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 13:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-team-of-the-week-bastoni-galeno-and-osimhen-star/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We need savviness’: Rice bemoans Arsenal’s naivety against Porto]]></title><description><![CDATA[Midfielder puts late goal down to inexperience and says team needs to quickly adapt to differences on European stageWhat happened for Declan Rice at the very start was hardly ideal &ndash; a booking to clip his wings after 67 seconds of Arsenal&rsquo;s Champions League last-16, first-leg tie against Porto at Est&aacute;dio do Drag&atilde;o. &ldquo;It was a real kick in the teeth because that can change your mindset a little bit,&rdquo; the midfielder said of his lunge into the Porto winger Galen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/we-need-savviness-rice-bemoans-arsenals-naivety-against-porto/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 13:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/we-need-savviness-rice-bemoans-arsenals-naivety-against-porto/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We lacked purpose': Arteta frustrated after Arsenal concede late goal in Porto &ndash; video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mikel Arteta lamented Arsenal&rsquo;s lack of purpose, aggression and threat as they slipped to a last-gasp 1-0 defeat at Porto in the first leg of their Champions League last&#8209;16 tie. The Arsenal mana&shy;ger was &shy;furious at the 94th&#8209;minute con&shy;cession &ndash; curled home superbly from long&#8209;range by the Porto winger Galeno &ndash; saying his team had failed to manage the situation. &ldquo;I am very disappointed with the way we gave the game away at the end,&rdquo; Artet]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/we-lacked-purpose-arteta-frustrated-after-arsenal-concede-late-goal-in-porto-ndash-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 11:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/we-lacked-purpose-arteta-frustrated-after-arsenal-concede-late-goal-in-porto-ndash-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pepe still top dog as Arsenal’s new tricks fail to flummox Porto’s veteran | Nick Ames]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 40-year-old&rsquo;s experience at this level was obvious &ndash; as was Arsenal&rsquo;s timidity in the face of Porto&rsquo;s physicalityAlmost an hour into a tie that burned imperceptibly until its unlikely late combustion, Arsenal were treated to a glimpse of exactly who was in charge. They had won possession just outside Porto&rsquo;s penalty area and Kai Havertz, advancing with purpose, saw a chance to play Gabriel Martinelli through. Instead&nbsp;the ball ended up with Pepe, gimlet-eyed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/pepe-still-top-dog-as-arsenals-new-tricks-fail-to-flummox-portos-veteran-nick-ames/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/pepe-still-top-dog-as-arsenals-new-tricks-fail-to-flummox-portos-veteran-nick-ames/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We will learn from this’: Arteta furious after Arsenal concede late goal in Porto]]></title><description><![CDATA[Galeno gives Porto 1-0 lead in first leg of last-16 tie Arteta: &lsquo;You need to have much more aggression&rsquo;Mikel Arteta lamented Arsenal&rsquo;s lack of purpose, aggression and threat as they slipped to a last-gasp 1-0 defeat at Porto in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.The Arsenal manager was furious at the 94th minute concession &ndash; curled home superbly from long-range by the Porto winger Galeno &ndash; saying that his team had failed to manage the situation. Con]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/we-will-learn-from-this-arteta-furious-after-arsenal-concede-late-goal-in-porto/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/we-will-learn-from-this-arteta-furious-after-arsenal-concede-late-goal-in-porto/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Porto 1-0 Arsenal: Champions League last 16, first leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Galeno scored with a late, late worldie at the end of a match in which Arsenal failed to register a single shot on targetRead David Hytner&rsquo;s match report from Estadio De DragaoSergio Conceicao: &ldquo;These are meetings of the highest level and, at this stage, even more so,&rdquo; said Porto&rsquo;s manager in his pre-match media address. &ldquo;Let&rsquo;s go into more detail in the preparation, because there is so much quality and situation to cancel that we want to explore. Preparation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/porto-1-0-arsenal-champions-league-last-16-first-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/porto-1-0-arsenal-champions-league-last-16-first-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Napoli 1-1 Barcelona: Champions League last 16, first leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The stakes were high but the quality was low, as strikes from Robert Lewandowski and Victor Osimhen enlivened an otherwise sub-par affair5 min: Kound&eacute; crosses from the right to force the first corner of the game. Nothing comes of it for Barcelona, but the visitors have started very confidently. The home fans are already resorting to irritated whistling.4 min: Gundogan brings down a long ball 30 yards from goal, spins, then feeds Yamal to his right. Yamal curls a confident shot over the ba]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/napoli-1-1-barcelona-champions-league-last-16-first-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 23:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/napoli-1-1-barcelona-champions-league-last-16-first-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victor Osimhen strikes for Napoli to leave Barcelona tie in the balance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Napoli fought back to hold visitors Barcelona to a dour 1-1 draw in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday thanks to a goal from the Nigeria forward Victor Osimhen.Last year&rsquo;s Spanish and Italian champions, who are both struggling this season, played out a poor first half before Poland striker Robert Lewandowski put Barca ahead in the 60th minute. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/victor-osimhen-strikes-for-napoli-to-leave-barcelona-tie-in-the-balance/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 23:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/victor-osimhen-strikes-for-napoli-to-leave-barcelona-tie-in-the-balance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Galeno stunner gives Porto narrow advantage over lacklustre Arsenal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mikel Arteta has only known frustration at Arsenal in the Champions League last 16. When he was a player at the club, he tasted defeat at this stage of the competition in five consecutive seasons &ndash; part of a wider run of seven last 16 exits from 2011 to 2017. That was then. But here, after a stressful night in Porto against a team with rather more recent experience of these kind of occasions, when the margins were so excruciatingly thin, Arteta got the same sinking feeling.Nothing has been]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/galeno-stunner-gives-porto-narrow-advantage-over-lacklustre-arsenal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 23:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/galeno-stunner-gives-porto-narrow-advantage-over-lacklustre-arsenal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Napoli 1-1 Barcelona: Champions League last 16, first leg – live reaction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updates from the 8pm GMT kick-off in ItalyLive scoreboard | Porto v Arsenal: join Barry Glendenning&rsquo;s MBMGet in touch! Email Scott5 min: Kound&eacute; crosses from the right to force the first corner of the game. Nothing comes of it for Barcelona, but the visitors have started very confidently. The home fans are already resorting to irritated whistling.4 min: Gundogan brings down a long ball 30 yards from goal, spins, then feeds Yamal to his right. Yamal curls a confident shot over the bar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/napoli-1-1-barcelona-champions-league-last-16-first-leg-live-reaction/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 22:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/napoli-1-1-barcelona-champions-league-last-16-first-leg-live-reaction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Porto 1-0 Arsenal: Champions League last 16, first leg – live reaction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updates from the 8pm GMT kick-off in PortugalLive scoreboard! | Napoli v Barcelona, join Scott Murray&rsquo;s MBMGet in touch! Drop Barry an emailSergio Conceicao: &ldquo;These are meetings of the highest level and, at this stage, even more so,&rdquo; said Porto&rsquo;s manager in his pre-match media address. &ldquo;Let&rsquo;s go into more detail in the preparation, because there is so much quality and situation to cancel that we want to explore. Preparation is no different. Maybe, since there]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/porto-1-0-arsenal-champions-league-last-16-first-leg-live-reaction/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 22:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/porto-1-0-arsenal-champions-league-last-16-first-leg-live-reaction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Napoli v Barcelona: Champions League last 16, first leg – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updates from the 8pm GMT kick-off in ItalyLive scoreboard &ndash; Wednesday&rsquo;s latest | get in touch: email ScottNapoli: Meret, Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Juan Jesus, Olivera, Zambo, Lobotka, Cajuste, Politano, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia.<br />
Subs: Natan, Mario Rui, Traore, Contini, Simeone, Lindstrom, Mazzocchi, Ostigard, Raspadori, Gollini.Barcelona: ter Stegen, Kounde, Araujo, Martinez, Joao Cancelo, de Jong, Christensen, Gundogan, Yamal, Lewandowski, Gonzalez.<br />
Subs: Raphinha, Pena, Joao Felix, Lopez]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/napoli-v-barcelona-champions-league-last-16-first-leg-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 20:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/napoli-v-barcelona-champions-league-last-16-first-leg-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Porto v Arsenal: Champions League last 16, first leg – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updates from the 8pm GMT kick-off in PortugalLive scoreboard &ndash; Wednesday&rsquo;s | drop Barry an email Porto lost their Nigerian left-back Zaidu Sanusi to a season-ending knee injury last weekend and he joins Ivan Marcano, who is also likely to miss the rest of the campaign, among Porto&rsquo;s long-term lame and halt. Iranian striker Mehdi Taremi has also been ruled out of tonight&rsquo;s game. Midfielder Stephen Eustaquio is a doubt for tonight&rsquo;s game, having sat out Porto&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/porto-v-arsenal-champions-league-last-16-first-leg-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 19:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/porto-v-arsenal-champions-league-last-16-first-leg-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal face Porto looking to break last-16 curse of their predecessors | Nick Ames]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mikel Arteta was among those who felt defeat as a player at this stage for five seasons from 2011-17: now the Champions League last eight is in sight againArsenal know, in trading London&rsquo;s grey skies for the pastel blue of northern Portugal, that they face a challenge coloured in markedly different shades. It has been a long way back to the Champions League last 16 for a club that sat out of European competition two seasons ago so, on the one hand, a meeting with Porto calls for humility.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-face-porto-looking-to-break-last-16-curse-of-their-predecessors-nick-ames/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-face-porto-looking-to-break-last-16-curse-of-their-predecessors-nick-ames/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luuk de Jong rescues PSV draw against Borussia Dortmund after Malen opener]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donyell Malen scored a superb goal against his former side but a second-half penalty from Luuk de Jong earned a draw for PSV Eindhoven in the first leg of their last-16 tie against Borussia Dortmund at the Philips Stadion on Tuesday.Netherlands international Malen rifled in a thunderous shot from a tight angle after 24 minutes but the home side created the better chances and finally took one when De Jong scored from the spot. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/luuk-de-jong-rescues-psv-draw-against-borussia-dortmund-after-malen-opener/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/luuk-de-jong-rescues-psv-draw-against-borussia-dortmund-after-malen-opener/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luuk de Jong rescues PSV draw against Borussia Dortmund]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donyell Malen scored a superb goal against his former side but a second-half penalty from Luuk de Jong earned a draw for PSV Eindhoven in the first leg of their last-16 tie against Borussia Dortmund at the Philips Stadion on Tuesday.NetMalen rifled in a thunderous shot from a tight angle after 24 minutes but the home side created the better chances and finally took one when De Jong scored from the spot. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/luuk-de-jong-rescues-psv-draw-against-borussia-dortmund/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/luuk-de-jong-rescues-psv-draw-against-borussia-dortmund/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marko Arnautovic gives Inter slim last-16 lead over Atlético Madrid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marko Arnautovic came off the bench to score the winning goal as Internazionale defeated Atl&eacute;tico Madrid 1-0 at the San Siro in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.The substitute fired home on the rebound with 11 minutes to play after Lautaro Mart&iacute;nez had been denied when racing through on goal by goalkeeper Jan Oblak, squeezing it inside the near post as Samuel Lino tried gallantly to clear from the goalline. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/marko-arnautovic-gives-inter-slim-last-16-lead-over-atltico-madrid/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/marko-arnautovic-gives-inter-slim-last-16-lead-over-atltico-madrid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inter 1-0 Atlético Madrid: Champions League last 16, first leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marko Arnautovi&#263; missed a couple of big chances, but kept going and scored the winner to give last year&rsquo;s runners-up a slim advantage2 min: Darmian chases what looks like a lost cause down the right and manages to whip the ball towards the near post. Thuram is strangely uninterested in attempting to connect. Oblak gathers. A strange start to the match.1 min: Mkhitaryan has an early nibble at the ankles of Griezmann, who was thinking about racing off down the right flank. It could have]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/inter-1-0-atltico-madrid-champions-league-last-16-first-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/inter-1-0-atltico-madrid-champions-league-last-16-first-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The past is irrelevant’: Arteta says poor record will not affect Arsenal at Porto]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manager says players &lsquo;know the story&rsquo; and are up for challengeKai Havertz and F&aacute;bio Vieira could start at Est&aacute;dio do Drag&atilde;oMikel Arteta says his Arsenal side have no need to feel the weight of history on their shoulders when they face Porto in a bid to reach their first Champions League quarter-final since 2010 on Wednesday.Arsenal sailed through to the knockout stages on their return to Europe&rsquo;s top tier this season but their recent record in the last 16 m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/the-past-is-irrelevant-arteta-says-poor-record-will-not-affect-arsenal-at-porto/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/the-past-is-irrelevant-arteta-says-poor-record-will-not-affect-arsenal-at-porto/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSV 1-1 Borussia Dortmund: Champions League last 16, first leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donyell Malen put Dortmund ahead against his old club before Luuk de Jong converted a controversial penalty for the home side6 min Sancho picks the wrong pass and PSV break through Lozano on the left. He cuts into the area but Hummels is well positioned and cuts out the cross.3 min Fullkrug lands awkwardly after challenging for a loose ball with Boscagli. Dortmund are in danger of losing another player here because he&rsquo;s moving very gingerly. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psv-1-1-borussia-dortmund-champions-league-last-16-first-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psv-1-1-borussia-dortmund-champions-league-last-16-first-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inter v Atlético Madrid: Champions League last 16, first leg – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champions League updates, 8pm GMT kick-off at San SiroLive scoreboard | Read Football Daily | And you can mail ScottInter make two changes to the XI selected to start the 4-0 Serie A win over Salernitana last Friday. Federico Dimarco and Matteo Darmian come in for Denzel Dumfries and Carlos Augusto, who both drop to the bench.Atl&eacute;tico make four changes to their starting XI in the wake of last Saturday&rsquo;s 5-0 La Liga victory over Las Palmas. Antoine Griezmann, Axel Witsel, Mario Hermo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/inter-v-atltico-madrid-champions-league-last-16-first-leg-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 20:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/inter-v-atltico-madrid-champions-league-last-16-first-leg-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSV v Borussia Dortmund: Champions League last 16, first leg – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champions League updates, 8pm GMT kick-off in EindhovenLive scoreboard | Luuk de Jong interview | Read Football DailyHello and welcome to live coverage of PSV v Borussia Dortmund in the last 16 of the Champions League. As a neutral it&rsquo;s hard to know what to feel about this match: excitement that a relative outsider will reach the quarter-finals, or weariness that two big clubs &ndash; both former winners &ndash; have no realistic chance of going all the way this year. Dunno. Maybe going a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psv-v-borussia-dortmund-champions-league-last-16-first-leg-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psv-v-borussia-dortmund-champions-league-last-16-first-leg-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSV’s Luuk de Jong: ‘How could I be a flop when I only played 12 matches?’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Striker on his time at Newcastle, the remarkable 77 league goals scored with his head and facing Dortmund in Champions LeagueLuuk de Jong laughs loudly. The PSV striker has just been told he was included in a Daily&nbsp;Mail list of the 100 worst Premier League strikers &ndash; at No&nbsp;75. His half-season on loan at Newcastle 10 years ago has long faded into the distance but was clearly not quickly forgotten by&nbsp;everyone.When that countdown of &ldquo;the biggest flops&rdquo;, dating from]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psvs-luuk-de-jong-how-could-i-be-a-flop-when-i-only-played-12-matches/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psvs-luuk-de-jong-how-could-i-be-a-flop-when-i-only-played-12-matches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Football Daily | Bayern, Big Cup and blowing it: you can take Harry Kane out of Spurs …]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!In idle moments Football Daily occasionally wonders if in idle moments Harry Kane occasionally wonders what might have been if he hadn&rsquo;t played that Big Cup final on one leg. Does he ponder an alternate universe where he&rsquo;d selflessly elected to settle for a cameo from the bench, so a fully fit, firing and bang in-form Lucas Moura could take his place against a conspicuously sub-par Liverpool? While he might not feel he&rsquo;d earned]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/football-daily-bayern-big-cup-and-blowing-it-you-can-take-harry-kane-out-of-spurs-/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 17:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/football-daily-bayern-big-cup-and-blowing-it-you-can-take-harry-kane-out-of-spurs-/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fitba corner returns and are Bayern Munich in crisis? – Football Weekly Extra podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini, Philippe Auclair and Ewan Murray as Bayern Munich lose 1-0 to Lazio in the Champions LeagueRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today; just a few days after Bayern Munich&rsquo;s disastrous loss against Bayer Leverkusen they follow it up with a 1-0 defeat to Lazio in Rome. The panel debate Thomas Tuchel&rsquo;s c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/fitba-corner-returns-and-are-bayern-munich-in-crisis-football-weekly-extra-podcast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 13:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/fitba-corner-returns-and-are-bayern-munich-in-crisis-football-weekly-extra-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League team of the week: Foden, Mbappé and Isaksen shine]]></title><description><![CDATA[The competition returned with some standout performances as Man City strolled and Lazio upset Bayern MunichThe Champions League returned from its winter slumber, though not in the most spectacular style. Tuesday&rsquo;s matches went much as expected with Real Madrid&rsquo;s 1-0 win at Leipzig, albeit a narrow one, accompanied by Copenhagen being beaten 3-1 by a slick Manchester City. On Wednesday, with Paris Saint-Germain beating Real Sociedad 2-0, Lazio&rsquo;s 1-0 home win over Bayern Munich r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-team-of-the-week-foden-mbapp-and-isaksen-shine/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 13:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-team-of-the-week-foden-mbapp-and-isaksen-shine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lazio 1-0 Bayern Munich: Champions League last 16, first leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ciro Immobile&rsquo;s penalty earned Lazio a deserved edge over Bayern, who paid for missing chances before Dayot Upamecano&rsquo;s red card2 mins: Bayern, who are in their futuristic black and purple away kits, get the first opportunity. Sane cuts back to the edge of the area, where Kimmich sends a first-time shot wide of the far post.We&rsquo;re under way to a dramatic backdrop of flags and flares. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/lazio-1-0-bayern-munich-champions-league-last-16-first-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 23:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/lazio-1-0-bayern-munich-champions-league-last-16-first-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 Real Sociedad: Champions League last 16 – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following a decidedly poor first half on their part, PSG upped their game and won courtesy of goals from Kylian Mbappe and Bradley BarcolaRead Barney Ronay&rsquo;s match report from Parc des PrincesElsewhere in the Champions League: Lazio host Bayern Munich in tonight&rsquo;s other Round of 16 first leg and you can follow the action from Rome with Niall McVeigh.Lazio currently languish in eighth place in Serie A, while Bayern Munich are second in the Bundesliga and hoping to bounce back from the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/paris-saint-germain-2-0-real-sociedad-champions-league-last-16-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 23:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/paris-saint-germain-2-0-real-sociedad-champions-league-last-16-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Immobile on the spot to give Lazio edge as 10-man Bayern Munich struggle again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ciro Immobile scored a 69th-minute penalty to secure a 1-0 victory for the hosts Lazio against Bayern Munich, who finished with 10 men in their Champions League last-16 first leg on Wednesday.Immobile converted his spot-kick after the Bayern defender Dayot Upamecano&rsquo;s clumsy challenge on Gustav Isaksen for which the France international was sent off with a straight red card. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/immobile-on-the-spot-to-give-lazio-edge-as-10-man-bayern-munich-struggle-again/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 23:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/immobile-on-the-spot-to-give-lazio-edge-as-10-man-bayern-munich-struggle-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kylian Mbappé pounces to push PSG into driving seat against Real Sociedad]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Many would like to see us dead,&rdquo; Luis Enrique had announced, thea&shy;trically if not entirely incorrectly, after the narrowest squeak through the Champions League group stages in the autumn.Midway through this last-16 tie Paris Saint-Germain remain not just alive but favourites to register their first knockout victory in three years.&nbsp;They were driven on at the Parc des Princes by the edge of Kylian Mbapp&eacute; and the energy of a reconfigured team that is, for all its anti-g]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/kylian-mbapp-pounces-to-push-psg-into-driving-seat-against-real-sociedad/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 23:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/kylian-mbapp-pounces-to-push-psg-into-driving-seat-against-real-sociedad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kieran Tierney: ‘I was up against Mbappé … it helps you in the long run’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arsenal&rsquo;s left-back is loving the food, &lsquo;crazy&rsquo; football culture and challenge of the Champions League on loan at Real Sociedad&ldquo;See, just me saying this, I can see my mates saying: &lsquo;You&rsquo;ve changed, man.&rsquo;&rdquo; Kieran Tierney starts laughing. He knows but he can&rsquo;t help it and if they were where he is, they wouldn&rsquo;t either, he&rsquo;s sure of that. The defender is talking txuleton, the Basque T&#8209;bone. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not big on taking pi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/kieran-tierney-i-was-up-against-mbapp-it-helps-you-in-the-long-run/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/kieran-tierney-i-was-up-against-mbapp-it-helps-you-in-the-long-run/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FC Copenhagen 1-3 Manchester City: Champions League last 16, first leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The champions of Denmark, coming off a two-month winter break, had no answer for relentless City2 min: City take their first touches of the ball and are bombarded with pantomime whistles. A fine old-school European night already.1 min: Copenhagen are on the front foot immediately, Claesson attempting a Mark Hughes style bicycle kick on the edge of the City D. Rodri, last year&rsquo;s final hero, bravely blocks and wins a free kick in the process. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/fc-copenhagen-1-3-manchester-city-champions-league-last-16-first-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 23:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/fc-copenhagen-1-3-manchester-city-champions-league-last-16-first-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silva and Foden give Manchester City control with victory in Copenhagen]]></title><description><![CDATA[On evenings such as this Manchester City are like the Terminator: a relentless foe that refuses to be cowed no matter what comes at them. &shy;Copenhagen showed their courage in answering the sparkling Kevin De&nbsp;Bruyne&rsquo;s opener with Magnus Mattsson&rsquo;s leveller, the Belgian then creating Bernardo Silva&rsquo;s second.All of these goals were scored before the interval. Before and after De&nbsp;Bruyne was the prime City per&shy;sonification of Arnold Schwarzenegger&rsquo;s character]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/silva-and-foden-give-manchester-city-control-with-victory-in-copenhagen/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 23:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/silva-and-foden-give-manchester-city-control-with-victory-in-copenhagen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RB Leipzig 0-1 Real Madrid: Champions League last 16, first leg – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brahim D&iacute;az, replacing the injured Jude Bellingham, scored a brilliant solo goal then got injured himself as Madrid took a bit step towards the last eightAnd I say that as a compliment. I remember hearing an interview with him when he was picked for England and was asked about being around whoever. He said yeah, but I&rsquo;m pretty good myself &ndash; a line that reminded me of Wayne Rooney, who realised at 14 that he was the best player at Everton.I wonder, though, if Bellingham will no]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/rb-leipzig-0-1-real-madrid-champions-league-last-16-first-leg-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 23:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/rb-leipzig-0-1-real-madrid-champions-league-last-16-first-leg-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brahim Díaz’s sumptuous solo strike gives Real Madrid edge over RB Leipzig]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, were you really expecting two perfect Real Madrid performances in a row? This is simply not how Madrid do things. They harness their energies, take as much pride in the ugly as the beautiful, do the next thing that is required of them. So after the evisceration of Girona came the last stand against RB Leipzig: a gruff, &shy;grizzled win in which they were forced to spend long periods &shy;defending, despite not really having many defenders to speak of.Carlo Ancelotti called it a &ldquo;col]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/brahim-dazs-sumptuous-solo-strike-gives-real-madrid-edge-over-rb-leipzig/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 23:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/brahim-dazs-sumptuous-solo-strike-gives-real-madrid-edge-over-rb-leipzig/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSG head into Champions League last 16 with all eyes on Kylian Mbappé]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forward, linked with Madrid, to return against Real SociedadLuis Enrique keen to avoid much talk about FrenchmanThe Paris Saint-Germain manager, Luis Enrique, was reluctant to talk about Kylian Mbapp&eacute; before Wednesday&rsquo;s Champions League match with Real Sociedad. Mbapp&eacute; has been nursing a sore left ankle and was an unused substitute in Saturday&rsquo;s league game against Lille.Asked on Tuesday if Mbapp&eacute; was ready to start in the first leg of their last-16 contest, Luis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-head-into-champions-league-last-16-with-all-eyes-on-kylian-mbapp/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 17:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/psg-head-into-champions-league-last-16-with-all-eyes-on-kylian-mbapp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘His body language was not good’: Pep Guardiola urges Haaland to be patient]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manager wants City&rsquo;s leading goalscorer &lsquo;to be positive&rsquo;Manchester City in Denmark for Champions League first legPep Guardiola has said Erling &shy;Haaland&rsquo;s body language in the first half of Manchester City&rsquo;s win over Everton was &ldquo;not good&rdquo;, with the manager saying that the No 9 should still hold himself positively when not scoring.Haaland failed to register before the break on Saturday before proving the champions&rsquo; match-winner with strikes on 7]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/his-body-language-was-not-good-pep-guardiola-urges-haaland-to-be-patient/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2024 20:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/his-body-language-was-not-good-pep-guardiola-urges-haaland-to-be-patient/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leipzig’s Marco Rose believes injured Bellingham may still line up for Madrid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real Madrid visit RB Leipzig in Champions League on TuesdayJude Bellingham sprained ankle in Saturday&rsquo;s win over GironaJude Bellingham&rsquo;s availability for Real Madrid&rsquo;s Champions League tie with RB Leipzig appeared in doubt after he sustained an injury at the weekend, but the German club&rsquo;s manager, Marco Rose, will believe it when he sees it.Bellingham left the pitch in the 57th minute of Real&rsquo;s 4-0 win over Girona on Saturday, when the midfielder scored twice, and t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/leipzigs-marco-rose-believes-injured-bellingham-may-still-line-up-for-madrid/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2024 17:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/leipzigs-marco-rose-believes-injured-bellingham-may-still-line-up-for-madrid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It was like I became Kim Jong-un’: Aleksander Ceferin on Uefa, Super Leagues and Saudi cash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: in a wide-ranging interview, the Uefa president talks existential threats, football in a time of war and Boban&rsquo;s exitAleksander Ceferin is sitting in front of a wall adorned with framed Champions League final programmes. Through the huge glass window at the end of the room, Lake Geneva ripples calmly; the peak of Mont Blanc is visible, more than 50 miles away, now the morning clouds have cleared. Uefa&rsquo;s headquarters are a vision of heaven on days like this, but the reality]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/it-was-like-i-became-kim-jong-un-aleksander-ceferin-on-uefa-super-leagues-and-saudi-cash/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2024 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/it-was-like-i-became-kim-jong-un-aleksander-ceferin-on-uefa-super-leagues-and-saudi-cash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why doesn’t US coverage of soccer include more US voices?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best broadcast in the US features a presenter with a mid-Atlantic accent, a Frenchman, an Englishman and a citizen of the people&rsquo;s republic of LiverpoolAnyone who&rsquo;s watched soccer live in the United States will be familiar with him: the English fan, always a male, who&rsquo;s tediously insistent that by right of birth he knows more than anyone else on the face of the earth about the sport.Lurching up from the bar or dropping into the group chat at the invitation of some naive adm]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/why-doesnt-us-coverage-of-soccer-include-more-us-voices/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2023 15:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/why-doesnt-us-coverage-of-soccer-include-more-us-voices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League draw: breaking down each of the last-16 ties | Jonathan Wilson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manchester City and Arsenal will be confident of progress but Barcelona and PSG face tough assignments in the first knockout roundDefeat in the 2006 final remains Arsenal&rsquo;s best performance in the Champions League but, having improved the squad over the summer, and beaten Manchester City in the league and overcome them on penalties in the Community Shield, there is no reason, beyond perhaps a collective lack of European experience, why they should not be considered serious challengers on t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-draw-breaking-down-each-of-the-last-16-ties-jonathan-wilson/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2023 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-draw-breaking-down-each-of-the-last-16-ties-jonathan-wilson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League last 16: Arsenal draw Porto, Copenhagen face Manchester City – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barcelona to play Napoli, PSG get Real Sociedad, with Inter v Atl&eacute;tico perhaps the pick of the rest of the drawPSG v Real SociedadNapoli v Barcelona Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-last-16-arsenal-draw-porto-copenhagen-face-manchester-city-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2023 14:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-last-16-arsenal-draw-porto-copenhagen-face-manchester-city-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester City handed Copenhagen test in Champions League last 16]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arsenal face Porto, while PSG take on Real SociedadBarcelona&rsquo;s tie with Napoli stands out after drawManchester City, the holders, were drawn against Copenhagen for a relatively kind assignment in their last-16 Champions League tie. Elsewhere in the Monday lunchtime draw Arsenal face a familiar opponent in Portugal&rsquo;s Porto while Barcelona will take on Napoli in arguably the pick of the round&rsquo;s ties.Copenhagen will make a familiar trip for the second leg, having come through the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-handed-copenhagen-test-in-champions-league-last-16/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2023 14:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-city-handed-copenhagen-test-in-champions-league-last-16/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Out of Europe and fading in Premier League: what now for Newcastle?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eddie Howe faces some tricky decisions about his style of football, the Carabao Cup and who to buy in JanuaryNewcastle were excellent for an hour against Milan on Wednesday but ended up losing 2-1 and dropping out of Europe at the end of a night when continued Champions League involvement had seemed well within their grasp. The problem was that, not for the first time in recent weeks, a side missing a starting XI of injured senior players simply could not sustain Eddie Howe&rsquo;s hallmark, exh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/out-of-europe-and-fading-in-premier-league-what-now-for-newcastle/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2023 18:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/out-of-europe-and-fading-in-premier-league-what-now-for-newcastle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh Uniteds! Newcastle follow Manchester to Big Cup Hall of Shame]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Blackburn Rovers 1995-96, Manchester United 2005-06, Manchester City 2012-13. Before this week&rsquo;s events, this was the complete list of Premier League teams to have finished bottom of their Big Cup group. This season, two English clubs have ended up bottom of the pile, wrapping up their European adventures before Football Daily had wrapped up/bought/thought about buying any Christmas presents. Oh Uniteds! Newcastle followed Manchester into]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/oh-uniteds-newcastle-follow-manchester-to-big-cup-hall-of-shame/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2023 18:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/oh-uniteds-newcastle-follow-manchester-to-big-cup-hall-of-shame/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I was in shock’: Micah Hamilton admits nerves on dream Manchester City debut]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winger hopes injuries are behind him after excelling in Belgrade&lsquo;I couldn&rsquo;t even sleep just taking everything in&rsquo;Micah Hamilton&rsquo;s dream debut goal for Manchester City came on the anniversary of his having injections for a serious ankle injury and the 20-year-old admitted having &ldquo;jelly legs&rdquo; on learning Pep Guardiola had selected him to start at Red Star Belgrade.The winger scored after 19 minutes of the final Champions League group game at the Rajko Mitic Stad]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/i-was-in-shock-micah-hamilton-admits-nerves-on-dream-manchester-city-debut/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/i-was-in-shock-micah-hamilton-admits-nerves-on-dream-manchester-city-debut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newcastle crash out on a dramatic European night – Football Weekly Extra]]></title><description><![CDATA[Max Rushden is joined by Nicky Bandini, Archie Rhind-Tutt and Lars Sivertsen as Newcastle finish last in their Champions League groupRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today; Newcastle United finish last in Group (of Death) F. On an evening of twists and turns, it looked for a while like they might scrape through before PSG levelled against Dortmund and Milan roared ba]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/newcastle-crash-out-on-a-dramatic-european-night-football-weekly-extra/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2023 14:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/newcastle-crash-out-on-a-dramatic-european-night-football-weekly-extra/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League grades: Bayern Munich defeat puts Ten Hag on thin ice | John Brewin]]></title><description><![CDATA[The final round of Champions League group games are in the books. We run through the standouts, surprises and disappointments, grading all 32 teamsEditor&rsquo;s note: these grades are for teams&rsquo; performances in this week&rsquo;s round of matches rather than their chances of winning the competition as a whole. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-grades-bayern-munich-defeat-puts-ten-hag-on-thin-ice-john-brewin/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2023 13:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-grades-bayern-munich-defeat-puts-ten-hag-on-thin-ice-john-brewin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eddie Howe says Newcastle's Champions League exit is 'painful' &ndash; video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eddie Howe maintained that several of his players did not deserve to be on the losing side after Milan&rsquo;s late win at St James&rsquo; Park ended injury-ravaged Newcastle&rsquo;s European adventure. 'Yeah, I do feel for them,' said Howe. 'It's painful for me and for them because I know how professional they are and I know how much they want to achieve success.'&lsquo;It&rsquo;s tough to take&rsquo;: Howe rues mistakes that cost Newcastle European football Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/eddie-howe-says-newcastles-champions-league-exit-is-painful-ndash-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/eddie-howe-says-newcastles-champions-league-exit-is-painful-ndash-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s tough to take’: Howe rues mistakes that cost Newcastle European football]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manager &lsquo;desperately disappointed&rsquo; after defeat by Milan&lsquo;We had players that didn&rsquo;t deserve to be on the losing team&rsquo;Eddie Howe maintained that several of his players did not deserve to be on the losing side after Milan&rsquo;s narrow, late, win at St James&rsquo; Park ended injury-ravaged Newcastle&rsquo;s European adventure.That 2-1 defeat came as a crushing blow on a night which had begun with Howe&rsquo;s team harbouring high hopes of progressing to the last 16]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/its-tough-to-take-howe-rues-mistakes-that-cost-newcastle-european-football/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2023 00:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/its-tough-to-take-howe-rues-mistakes-that-cost-newcastle-european-football/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newcastle left to rue lost opportunity after agonising exit from Europe | Jonathan Wilson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eddie Howe&rsquo;s side were undone by squandered chances, injuries and tired legs &ndash; problems even Saudi riches can&rsquo;t solveThey&rsquo;ll always have Paris. They&rsquo;ll have the glorious memories of hammering Paris Saint-Germain 4-1 at home, but Newcastle will also have the fury and frustration of the injury-time penalty at the Parc des Princes two weeks ago. It was that decision, a cross flicking off Tino Livramento&rsquo;s torso and on to his arm as he chased back, that they will]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/newcastle-left-to-rue-lost-opportunity-after-agonising-exit-from-europe-jonathan-wilson/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2023 00:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/newcastle-left-to-rue-lost-opportunity-after-agonising-exit-from-europe-jonathan-wilson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League roundup: Porto thrash Shakhtar to reach last 16]]></title><description><![CDATA[Galeno strikes twice in 5-3 win for Portuguese sideBarcelona beaten in Antwerp but still top groupPorto progressed through to the last 16 of the Champions League with a 5-3 win against Shakhtar Donetsk.Porto hit the front in the ninth minute when Galeno opened the scoring. Danylo Sikan equalised on the half-hour, only for Galeno to grab a second to give the hosts a 2-1 lead at the break. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-roundup-porto-thrash-shakhtar-to-reach-last-16/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2023 00:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-roundup-porto-thrash-shakhtar-to-reach-last-16/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Borussia Dortmund v Paris Saint-Germain: Champions League – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updates from crucial game in Group F (8pm GMT)Newcastle v Milan: join Scott Murray for our MBM reportEmail Michael with your thoughts | Tweet @michaelbutler18Gregor Kobel, Dortmund&rsquo;s vice-captain, will take the armband tonight in Can&rsquo;s absence. The 26-year-old has quickly developed into one of the continent&rsquo;s finest keepers, but has flown slightly under the radar, partly because Yann Sommer is the No 1 for Switzerland.A couple of really big individual matchups to flag. Continue]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/borussia-dortmund-v-paris-saint-germain-champions-league-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2023 22:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/borussia-dortmund-v-paris-saint-germain-champions-league-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League grades: Arsenal earn high marks, Celtic woes drag on]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest round of Champions League games are in the books. We run through the standouts, surprises and disappointments, grading all 32 teamsEditor&rsquo;s note: these grades are for teams&rsquo; performances in this week&rsquo;s round of matches rather than their chances of winning the competition as a whole. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-grades-arsenal-earn-high-marks-celtic-woes-drag-on/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2023 14:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-grades-arsenal-earn-high-marks-celtic-woes-drag-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester United still not learning from Champions League mistakes | Will Unwin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drawing at Galatasaray after twice holding a two-goal lead highlighted the flaws that remain in Erik ten Hag&rsquo;s sideManchester United are used to breaking records in the Champions League but the current crop will be concerned they have conceded more goals than any United team in group stage history, showing how far they are from competing at the top level.Kerem Akturkoglu&rsquo;s vicious equaliser for Galatasaray on Wednesday was the 14th goal to pass Andr&eacute; Onana in five European mat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-united-still-not-learning-from-champions-league-mistakes-will-unwin/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2023 14:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-united-still-not-learning-from-champions-league-mistakes-will-unwin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Erik ten Hag refuses to blame André Onana for Manchester United’s draw with Galatasaray – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Erik ten Hag refused to blame Andr&eacute; Onana after his two errors cost Manchester United victory in his side's 3-3 draw against Galatasaray in the Champions League. &ldquo;He is OK,&rdquo; Ten Hag said of the goalkeeper. &ldquo;It is not about an individual. Individual errors in football can make a difference and you take responsibility for it, but it is always about the team." United can still qualify for the last 16 of the competition if they defeat Bayern at home on 12 December and Copenh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/erik-ten-hag-refuses-to-blame-andr-onana-for-manchester-uniteds-draw-with-galatasaray-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2023 11:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/erik-ten-hag-refuses-to-blame-andr-onana-for-manchester-uniteds-draw-with-galatasaray-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League: Copenhagen halt Bayern to put Manchester United on brink]]></title><description><![CDATA[Danes draw 0-0 in Munich; PSV beat Sevilla to reach last 16S&aacute;nchez completes Inter&rsquo;s three-goal comeback at BenficaCopenhagen ground out a 0-0 draw at Bayern Munich in Champions League Group A to end their opponents&rsquo; 17-game winning run in group-stage matches and give themselves a great chance of reaching the last 16.Copenhagen had an early chance when Roony Bardghji&rsquo;s 27th-minute shot sailed narrowly wide and Thomas M&uuml;ller&rsquo;s close-range header for Bayern was]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-copenhagen-halt-bayern-to-put-manchester-united-on-brink/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-copenhagen-halt-bayern-to-put-manchester-united-on-brink/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jude Bellingham and Paz fire Real Madrid to thrilling win against Napoli]]></title><description><![CDATA[If this had to be the last time, at least they were going to enjoy it. The final Champions League group game at the home of the club that has won more of them than anyone else was a farewell to the old format and a homage to Real Madrid&rsquo;s astonishing taste for the epic, dramatic late comebacks delivered as standard. It was a hugely entertaining one too, Jude Bellingham at the heart of a 4-2 victory against Napoli which was finally secured by an unexpected hero.Nico Paz, the 19-year-old son]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/jude-bellingham-and-paz-fire-real-madrid-to-thrilling-win-against-napoli/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/jude-bellingham-and-paz-fire-real-madrid-to-thrilling-win-against-napoli/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to chaos: Manchester United pay for their startling incompetence | Barney Ronay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drunken pirate ship of a Champions League campaign is mixing moments of high class with extraordinary weaknessFootball clubs like to talk about culture, about DNA, about a coherent top-down philosophy. Well, there you have it. Welcome to Manchester United, a club in a state of chaos, that has at least found its authentic self in these midweek adventures. Not so much the steady accumulators of the league programme, but the drunken pirate ship of the Champions League campaign, a vessel of chaos th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/welcome-to-chaos-manchester-united-pay-for-their-startling-incompetence-barney-ronay/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 23:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/welcome-to-chaos-manchester-united-pay-for-their-startling-incompetence-barney-ronay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal 6-0 Lens: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kai Havertz opened the scoring as Arsenal scored five times in the first half to romp into the last 16That PSV result does put a bit of pressure on Arsenal, though it puts far more on Lens. If they lose tonight, they&rsquo;re out. Arsenal have two chances.This is how Group B looks after that mighty victory for PSV Eindhoven, who were 2-0 down when Sevilla&rsquo;s Lucas Ocampos was sent off in the 66th minute.Arsenal P4 Pts9PSV P5 Pts8Lens P4 Pts5Sevilla P5 Pts 2 Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-6-0-lens-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 23:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-6-0-lens-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal romp into last 16 as Kai Havertz sparks six-goal demolition of Lens]]></title><description><![CDATA[The most telling snapshot of this rout, which had been clinical to the point of sterility, came a few seconds into added time. Arsenal had barely missed a beat all night but now, near the corner of their six-yard box, the Lens striker Elye Wahi had a presentable chance to gnaw the faintest dent in their lead. That was until Gabriel Magalh&atilde;es, whose evening could hardly have been more comfortable until then, snuffed out the opening with a thudding challenge and celebrated in front of the h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-romp-into-last-16-as-kai-havertz-sparks-six-goal-demolition-of-lens/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 23:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-romp-into-last-16-as-kai-havertz-sparks-six-goal-demolition-of-lens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ten Hag refuses to blame Onana after Manchester United’s Galatasaray draw]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two blunders by goalkeeper let hosts back into match&lsquo;It is not about an individual &hellip; it is always about the team&rsquo;Erik ten Hag bemoaned the number of goals Manchester United have conceded in the Champions League this season but refused to lay the blame at the door of the goalkeeper, Andr&eacute; Onana, despite his two errors that cost victory in the 3-3 draw against Galatasaray.United have now conceded 14 goals in five matches to leave them bottom of Group A with only a slim ch]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/ten-hag-refuses-to-blame-onana-after-manchester-uniteds-galatasaray-draw/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 22:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/ten-hag-refuses-to-blame-onana-after-manchester-uniteds-galatasaray-draw/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Galatasaray 3-3 Manchester United: Champions League – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manchester United threw away a two-goal lead not once, but twice in an absoliutely sensational white-knuckle ride in Istanbul Read Will Unwin&rsquo;s match report from the Ram StadiumReferee: Jose Sanchez MarintezAssistant referees: Inigo Lopez and Raul MartinezFourth official: Guillermo FernandezVAR: Ricardo De Burgos BengoetxeaAssistant VAR: Juan Mart&iacute;nez Munuera Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/galatasaray-3-3-manchester-united-champions-league-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 21:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/galatasaray-3-3-manchester-united-champions-league-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal v Lens: Champions League – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champions League updates from the 8pm GMT kick-offLive scoreboard | Group standings | Football Daily emailThat PSV result does put a bit of pressure on Arsenal, though it puts far more on Lens. If they lose tonight, they&rsquo;re out. Arsenal have two chances.This is how Group B looks after that mighty victory for PSV Eindhoven, who were 2-0 down when Sevilla&rsquo;s Lucas Ocampos was sent off in the 66th minute.Arsenal P4 Pts9PSV P5 Pts8Lens P4 Pts5Sevilla P5 Pts 2 Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-v-lens-champions-league-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 21:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/arsenal-v-lens-champions-league-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester United undone by Onana’s gifts in six-goal Galatasaray thriller]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manchester United went through hell and high water in Istanbul but their Champions League aspirations were left hanging by a thread after a thrilling 3-3 draw against Galatasaray.Alejandro Garnacho, Bruno Fernandes and Scott McTominay took great pleasure in silencing the home fans, who spent 90 minutes trying to intimidate their visitors out of the game, but two Andr&eacute; Onana errors allowed Galatasaray back in and a stunning Kerem Akturkoglu strike ensured the points were shared. Continue r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-united-undone-by-onanas-gifts-in-six-goal-galatasaray-thriller/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 20:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/manchester-united-undone-by-onanas-gifts-in-six-goal-galatasaray-thriller/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything you ever wanted to know about the handball law – explained]]></title><description><![CDATA[What exactly is a handball now? Is it different in Uefa matches? And is VAR actually making a referee&rsquo;s job more difficult?Uh oh, an &lsquo;explainer&rsquo; on the laws of football. Can I assume that something has gone terribly wrong? You may. On Tuesday in the Champions League, the referee, Szymon Marciniak, overruled himself to award a penalty to Paris Saint-Germain in the last seconds of their match against Newcastle. Marciniak took the decision that Tino Livramento had handled the ball]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-the-handball-law-explained/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 19:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-the-handball-law-explained/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eddie Howe stays ice cold even as Newcastle burn with sense of injustice | David Hytner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even after being denied a crucial win, manager gave a masterclass in composure to set the tone for Milan showdownIt was most assuredly in managerial meltdown territory &ndash; either then and there upon the full-time whistle or in the press conference afterwards. Perhaps it even merited a strongly worded club statement, decrying the demise of refereeing standards.Put yourself in Eddie Howe&rsquo;s shoes. You have watched your Newcastle team put bodies on the line throughout a second-half siege a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/eddie-howe-stays-ice-cold-even-as-newcastle-burn-with-sense-of-injustice-david-hytner/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 16:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/eddie-howe-stays-ice-cold-even-as-newcastle-burn-with-sense-of-injustice-david-hytner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archive, 1993: Manchester United exit Europe at Galatasaray – match report]]></title><description><![CDATA[4 November 1993: &lsquo;Welcome to Hell&rsquo; declared the home banners as United stuttered to a goalless draw at a hostile Ali Sami Yen stadium in IstanbulNo Champions League for Manchester United, and in the Ali Sami Yen stadium here yesterday they made a poor case for belonging to anybody&rsquo;s league of champions before going out of the European Cup to Galatasaray on the goals they had conceded in the 3&ndash;3 draw at Old Trafford.United came to the Bosphorus looking to Eric Cantona to i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/archive-1993-manchester-united-exit-europe-at-galatasaray-match-report/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 15:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/archive-1993-manchester-united-exit-europe-at-galatasaray-match-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[André Onana is starting to find his feet at Manchester United]]></title><description><![CDATA[The goalkeeper had a slow start but, with a settled defence in front of him, he is proving his worthBy Ben McAleer for WhoScoredWhen Manchester United signed Andr&eacute; Onana over the summer, the club&rsquo;s supporters hoped their goalkeeping issues were rectified. Yes, David de Gea won the Premier League&rsquo;s golden glove award last season, having kept more clean sheets (17) than any other keeper, but his inability to pick out teammates from range was holding back the team.While the manne]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/andr-onana-is-starting-to-find-his-feet-at-manchester-united/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 12:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/andr-onana-is-starting-to-find-his-feet-at-manchester-united/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[VAR who gave PSG penalty against Newcastle stood down by Uefa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tomasz Kwiatkowski was due to be VAR again on WednesdayHe recommended referee give PSG penalty for handballThe video assistant referee who recommended the controversial penalty that denied Newcastle victory against Paris Saint&#8209;Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday has been stood down at the Champions League Group D fixture on Wednesday between Real Sociedad and Red Bull Salzburg.The move indicates the Polish official Tomasz Kwiatkowski has been punished by Uefa for the decision that l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/var-who-gave-psg-penalty-against-newcastle-stood-down-by-uefa/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 11:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/var-who-gave-psg-penalty-against-newcastle-stood-down-by-uefa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A poor decision’: Eddie Howe laments stoppage-time penalty call in PSG draw – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eddie Howe says it was the wrong decision for the referee to award a penalty against Newcastle in the closing minutes of their Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain. The decision saw the hosts equalise at 1-1 from the spot at Parc des Princes and secure a vital point to remain above Newcastle in their group. Howe's side must now win their final Group F match against Milan &ndash; and hope that PSG fail to beat Borussia Dortmund &ndash; if they are to continue in the competition.&lsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/a-poor-decision-eddie-howe-laments-stoppage-time-penalty-call-in-psg-draw-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 09:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/a-poor-decision-eddie-howe-laments-stoppage-time-penalty-call-in-psg-draw-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smashing the grass ceiling: Eta set to make Champions League history]]></title><description><![CDATA[Union Berlin&rsquo;s interim joint assistant manager will break new ground when the German side travel to Braga on WednesdayWhen Marie-Louise Eta takes her seat in the away dugout at Braga on Wednesday night women across the world will have reason to cheer long and loud. In her capacity as interim joint assistant manager at Union Berlin, Eta is set to become the first senior female coach to be actively involved in a men&rsquo;s Champions League group stage game.There was a time, not so long ago,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/smashing-the-grass-ceiling-eta-set-to-make-champions-league-history/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/smashing-the-grass-ceiling-eta-set-to-make-champions-league-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It wasn’t the right decision’: Eddie Howe criticises last-gasp PSG penalty call]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newcastle denied famous Paris win after Livramento handball&lsquo;I feel it is a poor decision and it&rsquo;s hugely frustrating for us&rsquo;Eddie Howe was unable to suppress the feeling of injustice after his gallant Newcastle team were unhinged in stoppage time by a controversial penalty at Paris Saint-Germain.Newcastle looked to be en route to a famous 1-0 win that would have given them control of their Champions League last&#8209;16 destiny before their final group-phase tie at home against]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/it-wasnt-the-right-decision-eddie-howe-criticises-last-gasp-psg-penalty-call/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 01:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/it-wasnt-the-right-decision-eddie-howe-criticises-last-gasp-psg-penalty-call/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lewis Miley makes his name on biggest stage amid Newcastle’s righteous rage | Jonathan Liew]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 17-year-old from County Durham starred on the game&rsquo;s biggest stage and local hero provided green shoots of joyPower finds a way. Albeit for Paris Saint-Germain, the road to redemption here would consist of a scandalous late penalty, a midfield made of sugar syrup and some of the worst distance shooting seen this side of a Soccer AM Crossbar Challenge. At full time the Parc des Princes roared with relief, heaved and exhaled, not with conviction but with the begrudging acceptance of some]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/lewis-miley-makes-his-name-on-biggest-stage-amid-newcastles-righteous-rage-jonathan-liew/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 00:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/lewis-miley-makes-his-name-on-biggest-stage-amid-newcastles-righteous-rage-jonathan-liew/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League grades: Top marks for Shakhtar, United sink to new low]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest round of Champions League games are in the books. We run through the standouts, surprises and disappointments, grading all 32 teamsEditor&rsquo;s note: These grades are for teams&rsquo; performances in this week&rsquo;s round of matches rather than their chances of winning the competition as a whole. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-grades-top-marks-for-shakhtar-united-sink-to-new-low/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2023 14:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/champions_league/champions-league-grades-top-marks-for-shakhtar-united-sink-to-new-low/</guid></item></channel></rss>