Uefa Champions League

UCL: Emery calls on Aston Villa to get needed victory over Celtic

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has called on his team to get maximum points against Celtic in order to get direct qualification to the UEFA Champions League last 16, Afrosport reports. Villa could earn a top-eight spot in the league phase if they win the Bhoys at Villa Park on Wednesday night and other results go their way. This would mean they avoid a two-legged play-off...

UCL: Ancelotti waxes lyrical of Real Madrid’s attacking strength after brushing of Salzburg

UCL: Ancelotti waxes lyrical of Real Madrid’s attacking strength after brushing of Salzburg

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti spoke highly of his team's attacking strength following their 5-1 thumping of RB Salzburg in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night, Afrosport reports. A brace from Brazilian duo Rodrygo and Vinicius Junior and a sole effort from Kylian Mbappe made it the eighth result in the last 11 games of Los Blancos that produced five or more goals. Ancelotti owed...

UCL: Arteta praises fringe Arsenal players in win over Dinamo Zagreb

‘PSG were better’ – Guardiola accepts Man City UCL defeat

Pep Guardiola has accepted Manchester City's 4-2 UEFA Champions League defeat to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night, admitting the French side were better, Afrosport reports. The Citizens raced to a 2-0 second half lead courtesy of Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland. PSG however responded almost immediately with Ousmane Dembele and Bradley Barcola levelling matters before Joao Neves and Goncalo Ramos registered their names on the scoresheet...

UCL: Arteta praises fringe Arsenal players in win over Dinamo Zagreb

UCL: Arteta praises fringe Arsenal players in win over Dinamo Zagreb

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta praised the performance of the fringe players in the 3-0 win over Dinamo Zagreb in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night, Afrosport reports. Goals from Declan Rice, Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard put the Gunners on the brink of automatic qualification into the round of 16. Arteta made some tweaks to his starting XI, utilising players like Raheem Sterling, Jorginho, Oleksandr...