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So what happened yesterday? The first two Champions League quarter-final first-leg ties took place.And in London, Arsenal came from behind to draw 2-2 against Bayern Munich in an entertaining match.Bukayo Saka scored the opener but…

When 33-year-old Sergio Canales lines up for Monterrey against Inter Miami’s quartet of ex-Barcelona icons on Wednesday, he will do so as the most expensive signing in Mexican football history.There were several junctures when imagining…

As soon as the final whistle blew in Real Madrid and Manchester City’s electric 3-3 draw, two men in suits greeted each other calmly and cordially on the sidelines, no worse the wear for having just masterminded one of the craziest games…

A year or so ago, it looked over for Diego Simeone at Atletico Madrid.They were on the fringes of the top four in La Liga, their most immediate rivals being Real Betis rather than Real Madrid. They were not just out of the Champions…

Tonight’s Champions League quarter-final first leg between Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona matches two institutions whose relationship has badly deteriorated over the past decade.The biggest point of friction between the clubs…

Is there a better tie in Champions League football than Real Madrid vs Manchester City?Recent history suggests not after these two European powerhouses played out a spectacular 3-3 draw at the Santiago Bernabeu.Meeting in the knockout…

When the quarter-final draw was made a few weeks ago, the reaction would have been the same across Real Madrid and Manchester City fans:"Not again!"It is the third season in a row they have been drawn against each other in the Champions…

There was a passage of play during the first half of Paris Saint-Germain’s victory over Rennes last week that suited the narrative about Ousmane Dembele.He receives the ball outside the penalty area and begins to weave a chance out of…

Do you want to understand the biggest story of the day before anyone else? Sign up here to our brilliant new daily newsletterThe Champions League has reached the quarter-final stage and the reigning champions of the continent’s big five…

If you were asked to devise an archetypal Champions League match for someone who had never previously witnessed European football, there’s a good chance that your two managers would be Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti. Guardiola versus…