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Jurgen Klopp warns Liverpool stars to be braced for torrid night at City

Liverpool boss described Man City's first half on Saturday as 'one of the best'City raced to a 2-0 lead against United before going on to [...]

Pep Guardiola knows he needs more than a brilliant performance… Man City need to be perfect!

From Pep Guardiola, there was the usual torrent of adjectives about his team. They are, the Manchester City coach said, beautiful and extraordinary and exceptional. Even [...]

Giorgio Chiellini calls on Juventus to be positive against Real Madrid

The veteran defender knows Juventus face a daunting challengeThe Italian giants must overcome a 3-0 deficit in Madrid on Wednesday nightChiellini believes a positive performance [...]

Barcelona keeper ter Stergen hails medical team ahead of Champions League

Barcelona take on Roma in the Champions League quarter-finals on TuesdayThe Catalan giants lead 4-1 after a dominant first leg victory at the Camp NouTwo [...]

Salah shows he is fighting fit as Liverpool train ahead of Champions League clash

Liverpool travel to Manchester City for the second leg of the quarter-final tieMohamed Salah, who missed Saturday's match due to injury, trained on MondayThe Egyptian [...]

Liverpool stars arrive at training on eve of Champions League clash

The Liverpool players arrived at training on Monday afternoon ahead of their second-leg match against Manchester City on Tuesday night.The Reds' front three of Mohamed [...]

Pep Guardiola suffers Champions League setback with referee selection

Antonio Mateu Lahoz appointed as referee for Manchester City v LiverpoolLahoz was in charge for City v Monaco, and booked Sergio Aguero for divingPep Guardiola [...]

Manchester City train for Liverpool clash in the Champions League

For Manchester City fans, this week's three huge games have been the most disappointing trilogy since the Hobbit films. Now they can only hope that [...]

Zidane: Ronaldo rests are crucial to Real Madrid’s Champions League

With the score poised at 1-1 in Sunday's Madrid derby in La Liga between Real and Atletico, Cristiano Ronaldo's number appeared on the fourth official's [...]

Eusebio Di Francesco insists Roma can overturn their heavy first leg defeat to Barcelona

Roma are refusing to surrender in their Champions League tie against BarcelonaCoach Eusebio Di Francesco insisted they can recover from the 4-1 first leg lossRoma [...]

Klopp says Liverpool aren’t favourites against Manchester City as he waits on Salah

Liverpool lead 3-0 going into second leg of Champions League last-16 tieJurgen Klopp refusing to accept that his side are favourites to go throughLate decision [...]

Virgil Van Dijk: Liverpool must play to win at Man CIty in 2nd leg

By Chris Wheeler for MailOnline Published: 14:24 BST, 9 April 2018 | Updated: 15:35 BST, 9 April 2018 Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk would prefer [...]

Pep Guardiola believes Man City will succeed in Champions League

By James Dutton For Mailonline Published: 12:52 BST, 9 April 2018 | Updated: 12:52 BST, 9 April 2018 Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City will eventually [...]

Manchester City and Liverpool to use different entrances upon arrival at the Etihad

Manchester City will be looking to avoid a repeat of last week's ugly bus scenesCity's bus was bombarded by missiles amid ugly scenes as it [...]

Jupp Heynckes insists there’s no time to celebrate the Bundesliga crown as they re-focus on Sevilla

Jupp Heynckes cuts Bayern Munich's title party short for Champions League tieBayern won their sixth successive Bundesliga title on Saturday against AugsburgHowever, Heynckes insists they [...]

Man City need to overturn three goals to beat Liverpool… but Champions League miracles do happen

Manchester City will need to overturn a three-goal deficit on Tuesday night if they are to stun Liverpool and advance to the Champions League semi-finals.Pep [...]

All aboard! Barcelona make their way to Italy as they look ahead to second leg showdown with Roma

Barcelona make their way to Italy ahead of second leg with Roma on TuesdayAndres Iniesta, Ivan Rakitic and Marc-Andre ter Stegen all travelled on Monday Lionel [...]

Wijnaldum ready to cover for Henderson in base of midfield for Liverpool’s against Manchester City

Liverpool hold a 3-0 advantage going into the quarter-final second-leg at EtihadJordan Henderson misses out after picking up yellow card at Anfield last weekGeorginio Wijnaldum [...]

Milner stresses importance of Liverpool’s 2nd leg clash vs Man City

Liverpool midfielder James Milner insists the coordinated approach to the team's defensive organisation will be key to keeping Manchester City at bay in the Champions [...]

Danilo: Man City must move on from Man Utd defeat for Liverpool clash

Danilo insists Manchester City cannot allow the disappointment of their capitulation against Manchester United to fester given the scale of their Champions League challenge against [...]

Greater Manchester Police to draft in extra officers for Liverpool’s bus

Extra officers will be drafted in to ensure a safe passage for Liverpool’s team bus at Tuesday’s Champions League quarter-final.Fears over reprisal attacks have been [...]

Virgil van Dijk warns Liverpool not to sit back at Manchester City

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk doesn't think his team should change their adventurous outlook for Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final return at Manchester City, despite holding [...]

Colin Barrett KO’d Bob Paisley’s Liverpool but days later his career was in tatters

Forty years have passed, but Colin Barrett describes his goal against Liverpool in the European Cup as if he's still on the pitch. Volleying in [...]

Guardiola reveals he has ‘one eye’ on Man City’s Champions League 2nd leg

Pep Guardiola admitted he has one eye on return leg with his side 3-0 down Before Tuesday's clash Manchester City take on Manchester United at Etihad Table-toppers [...]

Wayne Rooney claims his Man Utd bicycle kick was better than Ronaldo’s

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a stunning bicycle kick for Real Madrid vs JuventusHis acrobatic effort drew comparisons with Wayne Rooney's vs Manchester CityAnd the striker believes [...]

Video reveals how Manchester City bus was besieged by Liverpool fans

Shocking new details have emerged of the attack by Liverpool supporters on the Manchester City team coach ahead of Wednesday's Champions League tie at Anfield.Liverpool [...]

Vincent Kompany defiant despite Manchester City’s 3-0 loss: ‘We’ll score five if we need to’

By Dominic King for MailOnline Published: 00:28 BST, 6 April 2018 | Updated: 00:28 BST, 6 April 2018 Vincent Kompany has warned Liverpool to prepare [...]

Jurgen Klopp praised for handling of Liverpool’s Alexander-Arnold

Jurgen Klopp has been praised for his treatment of Trent Alexander-ArnoldAlexander-Arnold shone in the 3-0 win over Manchester City on WednesdayLiverpool Under 23 coach Neil [...]

Mohamed Salah confident he will be fit to face Everton after scan on groin injury

Mohamed Salah is confident he will be fit to play against Merseyside rivals Everton on the weekend, having had a scan on the groin injury [...]

Iranian TV channel censors Roma badge during Champions League coverage

An Iranian state TV channel blurred out a part of Roma's badge during coverageViewers noticed the Capitoline Wolf's teats on the badge had been censoredThe [...]

UEFA open disciplinary proceedings against Liverpool over attack on Man City bus

UEFA has announced it has opened disciplinary proceedings against Liverpool over the throwing of objects at the Manchester City team bus as it arrived at [...]

Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino was reduced to ‘tears’ by hero’s welcome from fans

By Jaime Wright For Mailonline Published: 14:39 BST, 5 April 2018 | Updated: 14:39 BST, 5 April 2018 Roberto Firmino has explained how he was [...]

Perrie Edwards angers fans with scarf while supporting beau Alex

She proved to be a supportive girlfriend as she cheered on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final in Liverpool on [...]

Pep Guardiola has won only five of 24 Champions League away knockout ties

Manchester City were thrashed 3-0 by Liverpool at Anfield on Wednesday nightThe result continues Pep Guardiola's poor away record in the Champions LeagueHe has lost [...]

Supporters mock Benjamin Mendy as he claims Marseille’s Velodrome has better atmosphere than Anfield

Benjamin Mendy caused uproar on Twitter on Wednesday night as he criticised Anfield's atmosphere just hours after Manchester City were thrashed at Liverpool.Mohamed Salah, Alex [...]

Barca fans would rather face Real Madrid in UCL semi-finals than final

Barcelona are heading back into the Champions League semi-finals and their supporters have one thing very clear – if they are going to face Real [...]