27/10/2011 | Argentina

Tevez fine halved after PFA intervention

Carlos Tevez has had his fine halved by Manchester City after the Premier League club reluctantly accepted a ruling by the players' union that the Argentine did not refuse to play in last month's Champions League match at Bayern Munich.

01/11/2011 | Sports

Messi nets 202th goal for Barcelona

Lionel Messi scored his 202th goal for Barcelona in the match of the Champions League Group H at Viktoria Plzen.

23/11/2011 | Sports

Surgical Xavi stitches up brave AC Milan

Xavi produced a goal of surgical precision to give Barcelona a 3-2 win over AC Milan in an enthralling Champions League match which also featured Zlatan Ibrahimovic scoring against the Catalan club he left acrimoniously last year.

07/12/2011 | Sports

Man City win but fall at first European hurdle

Manchester City's Champions League debut ended with a group-stage exit after a 2-0 victory over a weakened Bayern Munich side was not enough to put the Premier League leaders through to the last 16.

13/02/2012 | Sports

Hawkeye gets European OK, Games may follow

The Hawkeye ball tracking system will be in place at the Champions League Final Four in Poland next month, the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) said, paving the way for its possible introduction at the London Olympic Games.

28/02/2012 | Sports

Tevez makes low-key return to City colours

Carlos Tevez made a low-key return to action for Manchester City when he completed 45 minutes of a reserve match against Preston North End at the Premier League club's Carrington training ground.

06/03/2012 | Sports

Milan hang on despite Arsenal onslaught

Milan survived a grilling at Arsenal to reach the Champions League quarter-finals 4-3 on aggregate despite losing the second leg of their last 16 tie 3-0 in north London.

06/03/2012 | Sports

Benfica see off Zenit to reach quarters

Goals by Uruguay's Maxi Pereira and Portugal international Nelson Oliveira sent twice European champions Benfica into the Champions League quarter-finals with a convincing 2-0 win over Russian side Zenit St Petersburg.

07/03/2012 | Sports

Record man Messi hits 5 as Barça crush Leverkusen

Lionel Messi took Bayer Leverkusen apart with a record five-goal Champions League haul as Barcelona swept past the Germans and into the quarter-finals 7-1 on the night and 10-2 on aggregate.

26/03/2012 | Sports

Ranieri leaves Inter Milan

Inter Milan parted company with coach Claudio Ranieri after a weekend defeat by Juventus left them struggling to qualify for next season's Champions League.

27/03/2012 | Sports

Real Madrid strike late to sink APOEL

Karim Benzema and Kaka scored late goals to give Real Madrid a convincing 3-0 win at APOEL Nicosia in the Champions League quarter-final first leg.

03/04/2012 | Sports

Messi's 14th goal sets Champions League scoring record

03/04/2012 | Sports

Messi fires Barça past Milan into semi-finals

Lionel Messi scored twice from the penalty spot to help put holders Barcelona into the Champions League semi-finals after a thrilling 3-1 victory over AC Milan at the Nou Camp.

04/04/2012 | Sports

Ronaldo double helps Real thrash APOEL

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Real Madrid enjoyed one of their most comfortable passages into the Champions League semi-finals with a 5-2 victory over APOEL Nicosia, progressing 8-2 on aggregate.

17/04/2012 | Sports

Late Gomez strike gives Bayern victory over Real

Striker Mario Gomez pounced from close range in the final minute to give Bayern Munich a 2-1 victory over Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final.

18/04/2012 | Sports

Chelsea's Drogba makes wasteful Barça pay

Didier Drogba scored late in the first half and Chelsea kept free-scoring Lionel Messi in check to secure a 1-0 win over holders Barcelona in their Champions League semi-final first leg.

21/04/2012 | Sports

Newcastle surge on as Chelsea hold Arsenal

Newcastle United surged towards Champions League qualification with a 3-0 home win over Stoke City to move into fourth spot in the Premier League on Saturday as rivals Arsenal and Chelsea ground out a 0-0 draw and Tottenham Hotspur lost 1-0 at lowly Queens Park Rangers.

24/04/2012 | Sports

Chelsea eliminate holders Barça, achieve Champions' final

An heroic Chelsea survived the dismissal of captain John Terry to eliminate holders Barcelona 3-2 on aggregate and clinch a place in the Champions League final after an action-packed last-four clash in which Lionel Messi missed a penalty.

25/04/2012 | Sports

Bayern stun Real in shootout to set up Chelsea final

25/04/2012 | Sports

Ronaldo follows Messi in Champions League penalty flop

In an incredible turn of events few could ever have predicted, the world's two best players fluffed their lines at crucial moments this week to help send Spanish heavyweights Real Madrid and Barcelona crashing out of the Champions League.

18/07/2012 | Sports

PSG sign striker Ibrahimovic on three-year deal

Big-spending Paris St Germain aim to dominate Ligue 1 this season and showed their intent by signing Sweden captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic from AC Milan on a three-year deal.

17/09/2012 | Sports

Agüero may feature against Real Madrid, says Mancini

Manchester City forward Sergio Agüero has recovered sufficiently from a knee injury to have a chance of featuring in Tuesday's Champions League Group D opener at Real Madrid, manager Roberto Mancini said.

18/09/2012 | Sports

Ronaldo late show snatches win for Real against City

Real Madrid pulled off a stunning Champions League comeback when they twice fought back from a goal down as Cristiano Ronaldo netted a 90th-minute winner in a 3-2 Group D win at home to Manchester City.

19/09/2012 | Sports

Messi double gives Barça comeback win against Spartak

Lionel Messi started his and Barcelona's Champions League campaign with a bang when he struck twice to secure a 3-2 comeback win for the favourites at home to Spartak Moscow in their Group G opener.

20/09/2012 | Sports

Vilanova not too unhappy with Barca's laboured win

Barcelona's comeback victory over Spartak Moscow in their Champions League opener proved Tito Vilanova was settling into the Nou Camp hot seat but not before revealing some worrying problems in defence.

02/10/2012 | Sports

Barça sink Benfica but Puyol injury mars win

Barcelona's Lionel Messi set up goals for Alexis Sanchez and Cesc Fabregas in their 2-0 Champions League Group G victory over Benfica but the success was marred when captain Carles Puyol suffered a dislocated elbow.

03/10/2012 | Sports

Ronaldo rampant as Real crush Ajax

A rampant Cristiano Ronaldo scored his second hat-trick in four days and Karim Benzema netted a spectacular overhead kick to fire Real Madrid to a crushing 4-1 win at Ajax Amsterdam in Champions League Group D on Wednesday.

22/10/2012 | Sports

Injury forces Barça's Piqué out of Celtic match

Barcelona centre-back Gerard Piqué will miss Celtic's visit in the Champions League on Tuesday after failing to recover form a foot injury, coach Tito Vilanova said.

24/10/2012 | Sports

Dortmund outclass Real Madrid to go top of group

Borussia Dortmund outclassed nine-times European Cup winners Real Madrid 2-1, choking them with constant pressing and scoring once in each half to go top of Champions League Group D.

06/11/2012 | Sports

Manchester City on verge of exit after draw with Ajax

Manchester City's faint hopes of reaching the Champions league knockout stage were hanging by a thread after they were held to a 2-2 draw at home to Ajax Amsterdam in Group D.

07/11/2012 | Sports

Erratic Man City find money does not buy European success

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini is discovering the adage 'money can't buy you happiness' extends to European success after a 2-2 draw at home to Ajax Amsterdam left their Champions League hopes in tatters.

20/11/2012 | Sports

Record Messi brace helps Barça qualify in style

Barcelona eased into the Champions League last 16 after record-chasing Lionel Messi fired a first-half double as the favourites rediscovered their European verve to overcome Spartak Moscow 3-0 today.

21/11/2012 | Sports

Real advance as draw eliminates Man City

Real Madrid qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League, knocking out Manchester City in the process, after a pulsating 1-1 Group D draw at the Etihad Stadium which Real ended with 10 men

27/11/2012 | Sports

Shakhtar's Luiz Adriano banned, club apologise

Shakhtar Donetsk striker Luiz Adriano has been banned for one game for unsporting behaviour during a Champions League match against Nordsjaelland last week, UEFA said today.

04/12/2012 | Sports

Lavezzi earns PSG top spot with win over Porto

Ezequiel Lavezzi benefited from a second-half blunder by goalkeeper Helton to clinch Paris St Germain a 2-1 home win over Porto and top spot in Champions League Group A.

05/12/2012 | Sports

Messi carried off with bruised knee

Barcelona's Lionel Messi was carried off on a stretcher after sustaining what the club said was bruising to his left knee near the end of the La Liga side's Champions League Group G match at home to Benfica today.

05/12/2012 | Sports

Holders Chelsea hit six but all in vain

Chelsea came alive too late to spare them Champions League humiliation today as a 6-1 home defeat of Nordsjaelland failed to prevent them becoming the first holders to be eliminated at the group stage.

13/12/2012 | Sports

Lampard says this could be his last season at Chelsea

Chelsea's veteran midfielder Frank Lampard wants to play on for two or three more years but says this campaign could be his last at Stamford Bridge.

20/12/2012 | Sports

Ronaldo returns to Man U in Champions League

Cristiano Ronaldo will return to Manchester United with nine-times winners Real Madrid in the Champions League round of 16 and Lionel Messi's Barcelona take on AC Milan.

20/02/2013 | Sports

Milan strangle Barcelona to seal shock win

AC Milan produced a defensive masterclass to shackle Barcelona and secure a shock 2-0 win in their Champions League last-16 first-leg match today.

27/02/2013 | Sports

Benitez says leaving Chelsea at end of season

Interim Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez will leave the club at the end of the season, the angry Spaniard told a news conference today after an FA Cup fifth round win at Middlesbrough.

05/03/2013 | Sports

PSG host Valencia keen to show they are made for Europe

Leonardo's assertion that Paris St Germain are made for the Champions League but not for low-key Ligue 1 matches could backfire on Wednesday if they do not show a dramatic improvement against Valencia in a last 16 second leg.

05/03/2013 | Sports

Ronaldo returns to knock out United

Former Manchester United hero Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winner against his old club to give Real Madrid a 2-1 victory at Old Trafford and a place in the Champions League quarter-finals today.

06/03/2013 | Sports

PSG through with home draw against Valencia

Argentine striker Ezequiel Lavezzi salvaged a 1-1 home draw for Paris St Germain who overcame Valencia 3-2 on aggregate to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time in 18 years today.

12/03/2013 | Sports

Messi inspires Barça to thrilling victory over Milan

Barcelona pulled off a remarkable Champions League comeback when Lionel Messi scored twice in a thrilling 4-0 victory at home to AC Milan today that sent the Spanish club through to the last eight 4-2 on aggregate.

15/03/2013 | Sports

Puyol doubtful for PSG clash after knee surgery

Barcelona's inspirational captain Carles Puyol may miss next month's Champions League quarter-final tie against Paris St Germain after he needed surgery on his right knee today.

10/04/2013 | Sports

Ronaldo guiding Real towards elusive 10th European crown

If Real Madrid win their 10th European title this season, coach José Mourinho will no doubt take many of the plaudits but it is his Portuguese compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo who continues to do the business on the pitch.

01/05/2013 | Sports

Mourinho exit would leave Real president in a hole

Jose Mourinho's possible departure from Real Madrid at the end of the season would leave club president Florentino Perez in a tricky position as he seeks an adequate replacement for the man he has constantly lauded as "the best coach in the world".

01/05/2013 | Sports

Bayern Munich humiliate Barca to reach Champions League final

Bayern Munich cruised into a first all-German Champions League final when they routed Barcelona 3-0 at the Nou Camp to secure a crushing 7-0 aggregate success.

16/02/2011 | Sports

Arsenal stage late fightback to beat Barça

Arsenal scored twice in five minutes late in the match to snatch an unlikely 2-1 win over Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 clash at The Emirates.

19/02/2011 | Sports

Real stroll past Levante to close on Barcelona

Real Madrid rested players and still eased to a 2-0 win over Levante at the Bernabeu to close to within two points of La Liga leaders Barcelona.

22/02/2011 | Sports

Victory for Chelsea but Real fail to beat Lyon again

Chelsea secured a comfortable 2-0 victory at FC Copenhagen while Real Madrid failed to end their jinx against Olympique Lyon where they drew 1-1 in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie.

23/02/2011 | Sports

Goal gives Bayern advantage but United and Marseille draw

Bayern Munich scored in the last minute to defeat holders Inter Milan 1-0 at the San Siro while Olympique Marseille and Manchester United drew 0-0 in the first legs of their Round of 16 ties.

15/03/2011 | Sports

Inter advance after stunning Bayern with last-gasp goal

Holders Inter Milan stunned Bayern Munich with an 88th-minute goal from Goran Pandev to win 3-2 and advance to the Champions League quarter-finals on the away goals rule.

16/03/2011 | Sports

Real crush Lyon to advance to quarter-finals

Real Madrid eased into the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in seven seasons when Marcelo, Karim Benzema and Angel Di María scored in a 3-0 demolition of Olympique Lyon.

02/04/2011 | Sports

Real Madrid could risk Ronaldo against Spurs

Real Madrid may risk forward Cristiano Ronaldo in Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg at home to Tottenham Hotspur.

05/04/2011 | Sports

Inter collapse to 5-2 defeat by Schalke

Holders Inter Milan collapsed to a stunning 5-2 home defeat by a makeshift Schalke 04 team in their Champions League quarter-final first leg at the San Siro and face almost certain elimination.

06/04/2011 | Sports

Barça crush Shakhtar as Real showdown looms

Barcelona took a giant stride towards securing a likely semi-final against arch rivals Real Madrid when they swept to a 5-1 demolition of Shakhtar Donetsk in their Champions League quarter-final first leg.

12/04/2011 | Sports

Barça see off Shakhtar to claim semi-final spot

Barcelona set up a probable Champions League semi-final clash with Spanish rivals Real Madrid after Lionel Messi netted in a 1-0 win at Shakhtar Donetsk to complete a 6-1 aggregate success.

13/04/2011 | Sports

Real Madrid stroll through after Spurs keeper's blunder

Real Madrid set up a titanic Champions League semi-final with arch-rivals Barcelona by beating Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 at White Hart Lane to complete a 5-0 aggregate victory.

26/04/2011 | Sports

Barcelona's Iniesta to miss Real Madrid clash

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta will miss Wednesday's Champions League semi-final first leg against Real Madrid, coach Pep Guardiola said.

27/04/2011 | Sports

Brilliant Messi gives Barça victory over Real Madrid

03/05/2011 | Sports

Barça through to final after draw with Real

Barcelona reached the Champions League final for the second time in three years when a 1-1 draw at home to Real Madrid in their semi-final second leg sent the 2009 winners through 3-1 on aggregate.

04/05/2011 | Sports

United storm past Schalke to set up Barcelona final

Manchester United will face Barcelona in the Champions League final later this month after completing an emphatic 6-1 aggregate semi-final victory over Schalke 04 at Old Trafford.

26/08/2011 | Sports

Messi leads Barça to Super Cup win over Porto

Lionel Messi scored one goal and created another as Champions League winners Barcelona lifted the European Super Cup after a 2-0 victory over Porto who finished with nine men.

13/09/2011 | Sports

Milan snatch draw at holders Barcelona

Thiago Silva powered home a header in the second minute of stoppage time to snatch a 2-2 draw for AC Milan at holders Barcelona in the heavyweight pair's Group H opener.

28/09/2011 | Sports

Man City suspend ‘finished’ Tevez

Manchester City suspended Carlos Tevez while they investigate his conduct in their Champions League match at Bayern Munich in which manager Roberto Mancini said the striker had refused to come on as a substitute.

28/09/2011 | Sports

Messi double helps Barça crush BATE

Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona crushed BATE Borisov 5-0 away for their first win in Champions League Group H.

12/10/2011 | Sports

Man City: Tevez to face disciplinary proceedings

Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez will face disciplinary proceedings for alleged breaches of contract after manager Roberto Mancini had said he refused to come on as a substitute in a Champions League game, the club announced.

19/10/2011 | Sports

Iniesta, Villa fire Barça to 2-0 win over Plzen

A spot of Andrés Iniesta magic and a late David Villa strike lifted wasteful Barcelona to a 2-0 home win over competition newcomers Viktoria Plzen in Champions League Group H.

25/10/2011 | Sports

Tevez fined four weeks' wages by Man City

Striker Carlos Tevez has been fined four weeks' wages by Manchester City after being found guilty of misconduct during last month's Champions League tie at Bayern Munich.