Champions League

Saka inspires Arsenal to beat Monaco and boost automatic qualification hopes

The 18-year-old Lewis-Skelly started at left-back and impressed

Manchester City lose for seventh time in 10 games as Juventus win in Turin

Vlahovic sparks Juventus to leave Manchester City deep in trouble in Champions League

Kieran Tierney set to make Arsenal return against Monaco

Mikel Arteta lacking in defensive options for Champions League clash at the Emirates

Ross Barkley hits winner as Aston Villa edge out RB Leipzig in thriller

Leipzig twice pegged Villa back before Barkley earned the win for the visitors

Pep Guardiola rules out managing another club after Manchester City

Spaniard says he's interested in international coaching role

Mohamed Salah’s penalty sinks Girona to make it six wins from six for Liverpool

Alisson Becker made five saves on his return for Liverpool

Goalless draw at Dinamo Zagreb takes dominant Celtic closer to playoffs

Scottish side make do with back-to-back clean sheets away from home in the Champions League

Why are there more one-sided games in the Champions League than before?

After five rounds the average gap between winning and losing teams has been 2.03 goals

Caoimhín Kelleher’s stint as Liverpool first-team goalkeeper could end as Alisson is set to return

Brazilian goalkeeper could start as early as tomorrow for Champions League game against Girona

Conor Bradley wins Liverpool roar of approval with thunderclap tackle on Mbappé

The young Northern Ireland full-back was superb against Real Madrid and his defending provided the night’s defining image

Martínez holds up Juventus before Rogers denied late Aston Villa winner

Morgan Rogers denied late winner following VAR review

Maeda saves point for Celtic against Club Brugge after Carter-Vickers error

Cameron Carter-Vickers bundled home an embarrassing own goal

Kelleher denies Mbappé from spot as Liverpool get win over Real Madrid

Real Madrid take third defeat from five Champions League games

Manchester City’s struggles continue as they blow three-goal lead to Feyenoord

A late horror show ceded the advantage to the Dutch team as their winless run continues

Champions League wrap: Five-star Arsenal blow away Sporting Lisbon

Bayern Munich beat 10-man PSG; Barcelona beat Brest

Pep Guardiola says age not a factor in Manchester City’s loss of form

Kevin De Bruyne says certainty about manager may help him decide his own future

States of Play: How Sportswashing took over Football by Miguel Delaney - Admirably thorough, depressingly persuasive

Author argues convincingly that soccer’s Faustian bargain with big moneyed interests is undermining its sporting competitiveness and moral integrity

Calhanoglu’s controversial spot-kick earns Inter victory against Arsenal

Martin Ødegaard returns for the Gunners in 1-0 away defeat

Tyrone Mings gifts Club Brugge bizarre penalty as Aston Villa lose in Belgium

Defender mistakenly picked up the ball unaware play had restarted

Champions League wrap: Rúben Amorim’s Sporting pull off stunning win over Manchester City

Real Madrid lose to AC Milan as their European struggles continue

Luiz Diaz hat-trick helps Liverpool maintain perfect record with win over Leverkusen

Caoimhín Kelleher makes another big contribution as the Irish goalkeeper gets clean sheet

Celtic deliver fireworks in barnstorming victory over RB Leipzig

Scottish champions are proving they can swim in a bigger pond, which serves as a credit to Brendan Rodgers

Arsenal captain Martin Ødegaard returns to full training after ankle injury

Norwegian midfielder has not featured for the Gunners since damaging ligaments at the start of September

Rúben Amorim downplays expectations in advance of City’s Champions League visit to Lisbon

Manchester City’s fixture Amorim’s final home game as head coach before taking over at cross-town rivals

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers calls on club’s supporters to stop using fireworks

Scottish club have a Champions League visit of RB Leipzig on Bonfire Night

Arne Slot believes Mohamed Salah can sustain his level like Messi or Ronaldo

Liverpool manager brushes off social media post and claims his only conversations with Salah this week have centred on the Bayer Leverkusen Champions League game

Champions League wrap: Kelleher makes important saves as Liverpool keep 100% record

Barcelona smash Bayern Munich 4-1; Manchester City comfortable winners over Sparta Prague

Liam Scales stars as Celtic make point in Champions League by holding Atalanta

Important draw for Scottish champions in northern Italy as they rebound from Dortmund thrashing

‘Not great news’: Arteta concerned after Calafiori joins Arsenal injury list

Defender was forced off in win over Shakhtar, while manager says Bukayo Saka is ‘unlikely’ to be fit for Liverpool

Champions League wrap: Real Madrid come from two goals down to beat Dortmund

Aston Villa and Arsenal are victorious as Juventus are beaten at home by Stuttgart

Defiant Brendan Rodgers says critics not giving Celtic leeway in Europe

Manager readily admitted the Dortmund affair ‘felt like an assault’ on Celtic’s spirit

Jhon Duran is Aston Villa’s super sub once again as his goal sinks Bayern Munich

Liverpool beat Bologna; Lille shock champions Real Madrid

Celtic’s humilation exposes the miserable state of Scottish football

Being streets ahead of all domestic competition but making up the numbers in the Champions League should be impetus for change

Karim Adeyemi fires hat-trick as Borussia Dortmund demolish Celtic

The hosts led 4-0 at the break

Havertz and Saka strike to earn Arsenal Champions League win against PSG

Kai Havertz opened the scoring in the 20th minute

Haaland nets 42nd Champions League goal in Man City’s 4-0 rout of Slovan Bratislava

City secure first of this Champions League campaign

Villa striker Ollie Watkins talks up Harry Kane rivalry ahead Champions League clash

Bayern Munich visit Villa Park on Wednesday night in a repeat of the 1982 European Cup final

‘I don’t accept mediocrity’: Arne Slot urges Liverpool to improve before Bologna tie

New head coach critical of team’s mistakes in win at Wolves as he prepares for first Anfield European night

Arteta looking forward to locking horns with PSG

Arsenal boss picked up some invaluable football education in his time at Paris

Celtic go to Dortmund with Champions League shock on their minds

Celtic have never won a competitive match in Germany but their strong start to the season reflects new confidence

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