Champions League

Manchester City have cruised through to the quarter-finals of this season's UEFA Champions League after a convincing 5-0 aggregate victory over Sporting CP.

He'll sit with the club and they'll make the best decision for the club and him." A great achievement for me and I thank my teammates," the midfielder concluded. The manager echoed his thoughts tonight, also telling BT Sport, "We see at the end of the season, he knows it.

Kylian Mbappe scored twice over both legs of Paris Saint-Germain's UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie with Real Madrid and it was still not enough to ...

Will the necessary changes be made to aid UCL success, though? Such is Mbappe's unique position in the game (and perhaps in the future of Real Madrid) that he was even afforded a pre-game ovation. The only solution is a deep cleanse. This latest European embarrassment spelled out that the Ligue 1 leaders are still well short of being ready to win the Champions League. Pochettino's time in charge has been an utter failure and Mbappe will recognize this more than most given that the Argentine has overseen the final 18 months of his stay in Paris and put paid to his hopes of winning the first Champions League title for the club. Unlikely. PSG's problems appear to be rooted away from the pitch where they boast arguably as complete a squad as any of their UCL rivals.

Liverpool advanced into the Champions League quarter-finals after defeating Inter Milan on aggregate. Jürgen Klopp has an edge over the likes of Bayern ...

"Just for a bit of context; Liverpool have played 44 times in all competitions this season and have only lost three. "I think it is testament to Liverpool's level at the moment that they can play that way and still progress. On Tuesday evening, Henderson took a significant step to adding another one of Europe's finest trophies to his CV for the second time in his career, and becoming just the second Liverpool captain to win it twice.

Real Madrid are still alive,” said Karim Benzema, the 34-year-old striker who scored a second-half hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain again self-destructed in ...

Saving up for Mbappe for the last three years has seen to that. Through experience, belief and sheer force of will, Real Madrid always tend to go further than they should. Doubts linger around Carlo Ancelotti’s side at the very highest level. Mbappe’s sales pitch, if he needed one, was perfect. “Real Madrid are still alive,” said Karim Benzema, the 34-year-old striker who scored a second-half hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain again self-destructed in the Champions League knockout stages. “Real Madrid are still alive,” said Karim Benzema, the 34-year-old striker who scored a second-half hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain again self-destructed in the Champions League knockout stages.

A stunning 17-minute second-half hat-trick from Karim Benzema saw Real Madrid overturn a 1-0 deficit from the first leg to qualify for the last eight of the ...

And each of those players are players that you would probably allow as a one-off in your team to be a passenger and you all work for that player. 'To have three of them, makes it near on impossible to do it at the top level. 'I think it's up to the manager to create that culture (where they don't panic),' Ferdinand added. 'And they fall at the quarter-final, semi-final hurdles, they've lost in the final. This is something that just happens. Rio Ferdinand has launched a staunch defence of Mauricio Pochettino and believes he is not to blame for Paris Saint-Germain's latest exit from the Champions League.

City defeated Sporting CP 5-0 in the first leg of their last-16 tie last month, making Wednesday's second leg at the Etihad Stadium all but a formality. Carson, ...

Carson made his first league start for City against Newcastle, setting the Premier League mark for the longest gap between appearances for a goalkeeper after last appearing in May 2011. Manchester City goalkeeper Scott Carson has become the player with the largest gap between appearances in Champions League history. "The reason is the chemistry in the locker room with Eddie and Zack. The people listen to him when he talks and he made the biggest save of the game."