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Chelsea’s final Champions League group game against Lille on Tuesday will be their biggest test of the season so far as they look to win at home for the first time and reach the knockout stage, manager Frank Lampard said on Monday. (Photo:AFP)

Frank Lampard seeks Chelsea's first home win for Champions League progress

Chelsea are third in Group H with eight points — the same as second-placed Valencia and two points behind leaders Ajax Amsterdam.

10 Dec 2019 9:20 AM

Matters got worse for Juergen Klopp when Belgian Dries Mertens put Napoli ahead in the 21st minute with a sweet strike from a tight angle after running on to a through-ball from Giovanni Di Lorenzo. (Photo:AFP)

UCL 2019-20: Liverpool, Napoli share points after 1-1 draw

European champions Liverpool lead Group E on 10 points with Napoli a point behind and Salzburg on seven.

28 Nov 2019 10:43 AM

A freak goal from Valencia’s Daniel Wass earned the Spanish side a 2-2 draw in an epic encounter against England’s Chelsea on Wednesday that left both sides waiting to book their place in the Champions League’s knockout stage. (Photo:AFP)

UCL 2019-20: Valencia salvage a 2-2 draw against Chelsea

Valencia, who missed a glut of chances, had taken the lead through Carlos Soler.

28 Nov 2019 10:35 AM

Barcelona striker Lionel Messi has become the first player to score against 34 different teams in UEFA Champions League. (Photo:AFP)

Lionel Messi first player to score against 34 different teams in UCL

against 34 different teams in UEFA Champions League. He achieved the feat against Dortmund on Wednesday (local time)..

28 Nov 2019 9:48 AM

Lionel Messi scored in his 700th match for Barcelona and also set up goals for Luis Suarez and Antoine Griezmann as the Catalans beat Borussia Dortmund 3-1 on Wednesday to seal a spot in the Champions League knockout stages as Group F winners. (Photo:AFP)

UCL 2019-20: Lionel Messi helps Barcelona enter round 16 after 3-1 win vs Dortmund

Messi set up Suarez to put Barca ahead at a packed Camp Nou in the 29th minute .

28 Nov 2019 9:37 AM

Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane on Tuesday (local time) became the fastest player to score twenty Champions League goals. (Photo:AFP)

Harry Kane fastest footballer to score 20 Champions League goals

He achieved the feat in the side's match against Olympiacos, goal.com reported. Kane managed to score twice in the match.

27 Nov 2019 3:40 PM

Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski on Tuesday (local time) became the fastest player to score four goals in a Champions League match. (Photo:AFP)

Robert Lewandowski fastest player to score four goals in Champions League fixture

He achieved the feat in the match against Crvena Zvezda, goal.com reported.

27 Nov 2019 12:39 PM

Tottenham looked a different side after the break and Harry Kane struck twice, either side of Serge Aurier’s thumping effort, to take his Champions League tally to 20 in a record 24 games — beating the 26 it took Alessandro Del Piero to reach the mark. (Photo:AFP)

UCL 2019-20: Tottenham Hotspur overturn Olympiacos' lead to win 4-2

Mourinho’s first decisive act, sending on playmaker Christian Eriksen for defensive midfielder Eric Dier after 29 minutes, changed the flow.

27 Nov 2019 11:11 AM

Ilkay Gundogan had fired City ahead in the 56th minute but Shakhtar earned a potentially valuable point after Israeli substitute Manor Solomon equalised in the 69th. (Photo:AFP)

UCL 2019-20: Manchester City enter round of 16 after 1-1 tie vs Shakhtar Donetsk

City have 11 points at the summit ahead of their final group game away to Dinamo with Shakhtar in second place on six points.

27 Nov 2019 10:28 AM

Bayern Munich secured top spot in their Champions League group with a match to spare after four second-half goals from Robert Lewandowski inspired them to a 6-0 away mauling of Red Star Belgrade on Tuesday. (Photo:AP)

UCL 2019-20: Robert Lewandowski helps Bayern Munich crush Red Star Belgrade 6-0

The result left Bayern top of Group B on 15 points, five more than Tottenham Hotspur.

27 Nov 2019 10:15 AM

Karim Benzema knocked into an empty net to give Real the lead in the 17th minute of his 100th Champions League start and the French forward doubled the advantage with a 79th minute header. Yet Kylian Mbappe immediately reduced the deficit in the 81st minute, capitalising on a mistake from Real goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois before Pablo Sarabia equalised in the 82nd. (Photo:AP)

UCL 2019-20: PSG produce dramatic comeback to draw 2-2 vs Real Madrid

Real Madrid underlined their return to top form with a spectacular Champions League display at home to Paris Saint-Germain.

27 Nov 2019 10:06 AM

Paulo Dybala curled in a free kick from the unlikeliest of angles to give Juventus a 1-0 Champions League win over Atletico Madrid on Tuesday, which left the Spaniards with a battle to secure a round-of-16 place. (Photo:AP)

UCL 2019-20: Paolo Dybala's screamer helps Juventus inch past Atletico Madrid 1-0

The Turin side, with 13 points from five games, made sure of winning Group D with one match to spare.

27 Nov 2019 9:56 AM

Spurs could not have chosen a more different approach. Now they have to see if Mourinho is still capable of Champions League miracles. (Photo: AFP)

Tottenham banking on Mourinho recovering golden touch in Europe

The 56-year-old has failed to win a single knockout tie in the Champions League over the past five years.

25 Nov 2019 10:00 AM

Barcelona defender Nelson Semedo says the team must improve if they are to win the Champions League following their disappointing defeat by Levante in La Liga at the weekend. (Photo: AFP)

Barcelona must improve to win Champions League says Nelson Semedo

The Catalans last won the European competition in 2015.

05 Nov 2019 9:19 AM

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker is 'happy' with team's performance as they defeated Genk by 4-1 in the Champions League on Thursday. (Photo:Twitter)

Alisson Becker elated after Liverpool's victory over Genk

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scored the first two goals of the match followed by Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah strike.

24 Oct 2019 3:34 PM

Substitute Michy Batshuayi struck in the 86th-minute to seal a hugely impressive win in Amsterdam that puts Chelsea level on six points with last year's semi-finalists at the top of Group H. (Photo: AFP)

Champions League 2019-20: Late Chelsea goal hands Ajax first defeat of the season

The Belgian's finish squeezed in off the crossbar to send Chelsea's players and fans wild.

24 Oct 2019 3:18 PM

Lionel Messi opened the scoring after three minutes, beating Slavia goalkeeper Ondrej Kolar with a low left-footed shot to become the first player ever to score at least once in 15 consecutive Champions League seasons. (Photo :AP)

Champions League 2019-20: Early Lionel Messi goal heaps Barcelona ease past Slavia Prague

Barcelona top Group F with seven points from three games and are three ahead of Inter Milan who beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0.

24 Oct 2019 3:00 PM

Before Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi held the record who achieved the feat at the same age - 21 years and 288 days. (Photo: AFP)

Lionel Messi's Champions League record shattered by Kylian Mbappe

The 20-year-old achieved this feat against Club Brugge as he scored an impressive hat-trick and played a crucial role in his side's victory.

23 Oct 2019 12:40 PM

Pep Guardiola, manager of defending Premier League champions Manchester City, believes that his side is not ready to win the Champions League title. (Photo: AFP)

Pep Guardiola says Manchester City is still not ready to win Champions League

Guardiola's side have claimed 2-0 wins in their last three games, with Crystal Palace the latest team to lose to City on Saturday.

21 Oct 2019 2:07 PM

Messi registered 36 goals from 34 games and it ensured the award win for the striker. (Photo: AFP)

'La Liga is more important than Champions League': Lionel Messi

On Wednesday, Messi received his sixth Golden Shoe award and it was his third consecutive award win.

17 Oct 2019 12:51 PM

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