Bayern Munich eased to a 3-0 win to compound a miserable day for Barcelona as they were eliminated from the Champions League at the group stage for a second successive season.
Inter s 4-0 win against Viktoria Plzen earlier on Wednesday had already sealed Barca s fate, which led to a sombre mood from the first whistle at Camp Nou.
First-half goals from Sadio Mane and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting were followed by a Benjamin Pavard strike with the last kick of the game.
Bayern were already through from Group C but confirmed themselves as group winners ahead of Inter with this win, with Barca dropping into the Europa League.
2 has been eliminated of UEFA Champions League group stage in back-to-back seasons, something that had not happened since the 1997-98 and …
Manchester United are interested in signing Jean-Clair Todibo from Nice in the January transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that United are on the hunt for a new centre-back, and one of the players on the radar of the former Premier League and UEFA Champions League winners is Todibo.
Todibo has been on the books of Nice since 2021 and is one of the better centre-backs in Ligue 1. The France international centre-back has given one assist in 11 Ligue 1 matches so far this season. Todibo made 33 starts and one substitute appearance in the league last season.
United are sixth in the Premier League table at the moment with 21 points from 12 matches, five points behind Tottenham Hotspur in fourth. Meanwhile, Nice are currently second in the Ligue 1 table wit…
Walter Mazzarri feels Napoli can use qualification for the knockout stage of the Champions League to kickstart their Serie A camapign.
The Partenopei host Cagliari on Saturday in sixth place, well off the pace in their Scudetto defence.
Since marking his return to Napoli a month ago with victory at Atalanta, Mazzarri has seen his side lose back-to-back Serie A games against rivals Inter and Juventus.
Napoli qualify for last 16
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague)
However, after beating Braga 2-0 on Tuesday night at Stadio Maradona to progress behind Group C winners Real Madrid, Mazzarri believes his side can move forwards as he prepares to face one of his former clubs.
“Now another match awaits us that we must try to win again…
Callum Hudson-Odoi reminded the Premier League what he is capable of with a brilliant debut goal to earn Nottingham Forest a 1-1 draw with Burnley.
It is 18 months since the 22-year-old last played in England’s top flight as his promising Chelsea career petered out, but, after a year on loan at Bayer Leverkusen, he was back with a bang.
He was Forest’s brightest spark following his deadline-day move from Stamford Bridge and brought his side level with a brilliant curling effort in the second half after Zeki Amdouni had put the Clarets ahead.
What a way to introduce yourself
— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC)
Hudson-Odoi is reunited with Steve Cooper, who managed the winger when he was part of the England Under-17 World Cup-winning squad, and Engl…
Arsenal have made their worst start to a league season in their 118-year history in England s top four tiers with back-to-back defeats without scoring against Brentford and Chelsea.
The Gunners find themselves in the relegation zone after more than one match for the first time since August 1992 and the pressure is growing on manager Mikel Arteta to turn things around.
Arteta is no stranger to slow starts, having been signed by Arsenal on deadline day in 2011 with the club struggling near the bottom of the division with one point from three games.
The catalyst for that signing, plus the arrivals of Yossi Benayoun, Per Mertesacker, Andre Santos and Park Chu-young, was a humiliating 8-2 loss against Manchester United that reduced the Gunners to the butt of all jokes…
If you want a true renaissance team, one that epitomises a city, look no further than Venezia.
From bankruptcy and the lower echelons of Italian football to a global fashion icon, the small side from the iconic city of Venice are the club on so many lips, attracting worldwide interest.
A football team on the water, literally, Venezia are setting trends with their must-have kits as they enjoy life back in Serie A for the first time in almost two decades, but it has not been an easy road for I Leoni Alati – the Winged Lions–, who resided in the depths of Serie D just five years ago.
Founded in 1907 and with their most significant achievement to date being victory in the 1940-41 Coppa Italia, Venezia were relegated from Serie B in 2005 and went bankrupt.
When you think about the most iconic fixtures in English football, the north London derby is surely right up there.
Arsenal and Tottenham have played out some classic contests down the years, many of which have been goalfests.
But Thursday s clash at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is arguably among the most important derbies between Spurs and the Gunners in the Premier League era.
With three matches remaining, four points separate the two teams in the table – Arsenal occupy fourth, the final Champions League spot, while Spurs remain set on pushing them all the way.
Of course, Spurs will need Arsenal to drop points in one of their two remaining matches as well to have any hope of usurping them, but victory for Antonio Conte s men on Thursday will at leas…
Leicester City came back from two goals down to beat Spartak Moscow 4-3 in Russia, with Patson Daka incredibly scoring all four goals for the Foxes in a Europa League classic.
The hosts took the lead through Alexander Sobolev s deflected opener, with Jordan Larsson finishing calmly in the 44th minute to double their advantage.
Daka scored his first almost immediately after, however, and then grabbed a second just after the break before tucking home in the 54th minute to complete a nine-minute treble.
The Zambian striker was not done there, however, lashing in his fourth with 12 minutes of normal time remaining a necessary goal for the Foxes as Sobolev set up a nervy finish with an 86th-minute strike.
Victory sees Brendan Rodgers side earn their first …
Real Madrid are interested in signing Bayern Munich winger Jamal Musiala, according to . The report has claimed that Madrid were impressed by the display produced by Musiala against them in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final tie and are now going to keep an eye on him.
The report, though, has noted that it is not going to be easy for Madrid to get a deal done with Bayern for Musiala. The German giants do not plan to sell the 21-year-old, who can play as an attacking midfielder or as a winger. The Germany international also has a good contract with Bayern.
Musiala has been on the books of Bayern since 2019 and has established himself as one of the best young players in the Bundesliga. The youngster has scored 10 goals and given six assists in 20 starts…
Thomas Bach denied the International Olympic Committee biding its time over deciding whether Russia and Belarus athletes can compete at Paris 2024 amounted to kicking it down the road .
IOC president Bach spoke on Tuesday at a press conference after interim recommendations were issued to international federations and organisers of events regarding the involvement of Russians and Belarusians in events while war in Ukraine continues.
The Olympic body urged federations to exclude any athletes or support personnel who actively support the war , along with anybody contracted to the Russian or Belarusian military or national security agencies , and said teams from either country should not be allowed to compete in international sport for now.
However, in a statement, t…