Sports / Champions League

Barca survives Bayern fightback to reach final

Barcelona's Neymar struck twice to put the Spanish side in the Champions League final despite a 3-2 loss at Bayern Munich on Tuesday as they progressed 5-3 on aggregate and will face Real Madrid or Juventus next month.

Barca's possession domination ends

2013-09-23 06:55

Spanish champion Barcelona had less possession than its opponents for the first time in more than five years on Saturday during its 4-0 win over Rayo Vallecano.

Chelsea go top as Liverpool upset at Southampton

2013-09-22 15:20

Chelsea scored their first win in four games after beating west London rivals Fulham 2-0 and moved to the top of the English Premier League but previous leaders Liverpool were stunned at Southampton on Saturday.

Dortmund drop points, Bayern triumph at Schalke

2013-09-22 10:25

Front-runners Dortmund squandered their lead in the standings with a draw at Nuremberg meanwhile Bayern cruised to a 4-0 win over Schalke to catch up with the BVB in the German Bundesliga on Saturday.

Ronaldo: Del Bosque my favorite coach

2013-09-21 10:52

Brazil legend Ronaldo has hailed Vicente del Bosque as the manager who best understood him.

Baku to bid for Euro 2020 among 32 countries

2013-09-21 09:11

UEFA said Friday that Azerbaijan is among 32 member countries aiming to be part of the 13-nation Euro 2020 hosting project, Azerbaijan's sports official said on Friday.

Spotlight on Manchester showdown

2013-09-21 08:21

United and City squaring off in first derby for opposing managers

Lippi eyes breakthrough in AFC Champions League

2013-09-18 15:51

Marcello Lippi's Guangzhou Evergrande are looking forward to becoming the first Chinese club to reach the AFC Champions League semifinals since 2005.

Ronaldo sparkles in goals bonanza on opening night

2013-09-18 14:19

Cristiano Ronaldo underlined his status as Real Madrid's conductor with a hat-trick as they joined holders Bayern Munich and Manchester United in posting big wins as the Champions League group stage started on Tuesday.

Rooney joins United 200 club

2013-09-18 13:48

Wayne Rooney reached the 200-goal mark for Manchester United by scoring twice in a 4-2 win over Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday, giving manager David Moyes the perfect introduction to life in the Champions League.

Madrid poised for run at crown

2013-09-17 07:26

With the world's two most expensive players, Real Madrid thinks it's in position to spoil Bayern Munich's attempt to become the first team since 1990 to defend its European Cup title when soccer's top club competition resumes this week.

Gamble on Ozil lifts Gunners

2013-09-16 08:18

Arsene Wenger said he took a gamble in handing a Premier League debut to Mesut Ozil in Arsenal's 3-1 win at Sunderland on Saturday.

Pellegrini upbeat despite stalemate

2013-09-16 08:18

Manuel Pellegrini insists his Manchester City squad has enough depth to cope with challenging for two major competitions despite a difficult start to an important week.

...