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.

Guangzhou beats Qatar 2-0 in AFC first leg

2013-08-22 10:06

Guangzhou Evergrande take a huge step towards a maiden AFC Champions League semi-final appearance after beating Lekhwiya 2-0 on Wednesday.

Celtic, Milan have work to do after weak playoff openings

2013-08-22 07:46

Former European champions Celtic and AC Milan were left with work to do to reach the Champions League group stage after their playoff first leg games on Tuesday.

Dzeko on brink of greatness

2013-08-21 08:06

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini believes Edin Dzeko is finally ready to fulfil his potential at Eastlands.

Wenger under fire ahead of team's crunch Euro date

2013-08-21 08:06

Arsene Wenger admits vulnerable Arsenal must show some fight to avoid more misery in Wednesday's crucial Champions League playoff first leg against Fenerbahce in Istanbul.

Magnificent seven for Barca

2013-08-20 07:51

Manager Gerardo Martino hailed Barcelona's "great performance" in demolishing Levante 7-0 on Sunday and warned that it was just the start.

Jose kick-starts Chelsea's new era

2013-08-20 07:51

Jose Mourinho believes Chelsea is now ready to move into a new era after the divisions that split the club last season.

Guardiola satisfied with lackluster win

2013-08-19 06:41

Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola blamed last week's international friendlies for the European champion's below-par performance in Saturday's labored 1-0 win at Eintracht Frankfurt.

Wenger defends transfer policy after Arsenal loss

2013-08-19 06:41

Arsene Wenger was forced to mount a defiant defence of Arsenal's transfer policy after his side suffered a disastrous start to the Premier League campaign.

Rich get richer as La liga's also-rans sell

2013-08-14 11:19

Looking at the Spanish sports pages over the typically baking summer months, it would appear the nation's soccer was in rude health, on and off the pitch. Six key signings to look out for The top six La liga clubs

The top six La liga clubs

2013-08-14 07:41

Fact files of the top contenders in La Liga with the new season to start on Saturday:

Six key signings to look out for

2013-08-14 07:41

Byfar the most discussed transfer in Spanish soccer this offseason was Neymar's 57 million euro ($74 million) move from Santos to Barcelona.

Arsenal launches new account on WeChat

2013-08-13 20:55

The Chinese social media platform, also known as WeChat, is the fifth most popular smart phone app in the world and boasts over 260m users every month.

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