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Tottenham 1-2 Juventus – PLAYER RATINGS: Chiellini and Higuain shine

Tottenham crashed out of the Champions League on Wednesday after losing 4-3 on aggregate to Juventus at Wembley.After the first leg in Turin ended 2-2, [...]

Dele Alli still proved he is a player for the big occasion

In the latest TV ad for a well-known soft drink Dele Alli can be found kicking footballs filled with paint on Spanish cobbles with Lionel [...]

Chiellini knew Juventus would beat Tottenham in the Champions League

Juventus came from behind to knock Tottenham out of the Champions LeagueThe Italians have reached two of the last three finals and used their experienceGiorgio [...]

Mauricio Pochettino admits he is ‘very proud’ of his players

Mauricio Pochettino hailed Tottenham's efforts in defeat as they crumbled against Juventus and became the first English team to crash out of Champions League.Son Heung-min [...]

Richard Dunne fears for Man City Champions League hopes

Manchester City reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Wednesday night despite suffering just their fourth defeat of the season at home to Basle.Taking [...]

Giorgio Chiellini fights back tears after asked about Davide Astori

Juventus beat Tottenham to reach the last eight of the Champions League Defender Giorgio Chiellini was pictured in tears ahead of kick-off on Wednesday Chiellini was close [...]

Giorgio Chiellini delivers one of the great defensive performances

Gianluigi Buffon pretty much had Giorgio Chiellini in a headlock. The Italian keeper and defender have been in these situations plenty of times before. But [...]

Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino sets Champions League target high

Roberto Firmino insists Liverpool are ready to take on all comers in the Champions League quarter-finals – and would relish an all-English showdown.Jurgen Klopp’s side [...]

7 Champions League events missed – Spurs vs Juve, Man City vs Basel

Two more action-packed Champions League last-16 ties were filled with drama and intrigue at Wembley and the Etihad. Andrea Barzagli was a lucky man, getting away [...]

Man City defender John Stones is a Rolls Royce with exhaust problems

Once feted as a footballing defender in the style of Bobby Moore, poor John Stones has somehow slipped to being fourth-choice centre back at Manchester [...]

Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham side have no case for the defence

After 15 minutes at Wembley, Giorgio Chiellini looked as though he had been playing for an hour already.The great Italian defender had just seen Harry [...]

Lampard and Gerrard slam referee for not giving Juventus penalty

Tottenham faced Juventus in the Champions League last-16 on Wednesday nightIn the first half, Douglas Costa went down following a tackle by Jan VertonghenJuventus were [...]

Sergio Ramos officially dirtiest player in Champions League history

By Danny Gallagher For Mailonline Published: 16:21 GMT, 7 March 2018 | Updated: 16:32 GMT, 7 March 2018 Sergio Ramos has obtained a notorious reputation [...]

Gianluigi Buffon’s British curse | Daily Mail Online

If Juventus fail to beat Tottenham at Wembley on Wednesday night – or engineer a high-scoring draw – it will mark Gianluigi Buffon’s last playing [...]

PSG star Angel Di Maria ‘attracting interest from Inter Milan’

Angel Di Maria played 76 minutes in second leg of Champions league last-16 tie Inter's sporting director Piero Ausilio watched the 30-year-old on TuesdayThe Argentina international has [...]

Furious Julian Draxler blasts Unai Emery for delayed introduction

By Matt Maltby For Mailonline Published: 11:45 GMT, 7 March 2018 | Updated: 13:27 GMT, 7 March 2018 An 'angry' Julian Draxler has launched an [...]

Real Madrid show PSG there are some things money can’t buy

Real Madrid have been worried about the emergence of what they call ‘nation clubs’ – teams propped up by the finances of entire states – [...]

Juventus have incredible Champions League record under Allegri

On Wednesday evening Tottenham are attempting to achieve something only Bayern Munich have done since 2014. If Mauricio Pochettino’s side do it, they will be [...]

Inside Real Madrid’s dressing room: Ronaldo and Co celebrate win

Real Madrid qualified for the last eight of the Champions League by beating PSGCristiano Ronaldo and his team-mates were in buoyant mood after the gamePlayers [...]

PSG need a major upturn to win Champions League and keep Neymar

Paris Saint-Germain chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi isn't the first man to be enchanted by the idea of Champions League glory. Roman Abramovich, among others, can attest [...]

Rio Ferdinand tips Liverpool to win Champions League

Rio Ferdinand has tipped rivals of his former club for Champions League glory The former Manchester United icon believes Liverpool can go all the way Jurgen Klopp's [...]

Real Madrid ace Ramos delighted with Champions League progression

Real Madrid eliminated Paris Saint-Germain to progress to the last eightThe Spanish side won 5-2 on aggregate to knock PSG out at last 16 stageSergio [...]

Liverpool ‘peaking at the right time’ claims Owen Hargreaves

Liverpool were held to a goalless draw by Porto in last 16 second-leg on TuesdayBut they progressed to Champions League last eight after 5-0 win [...]

Gianluigi Buffon looking forward to locking horns with Tottenham

Tottenham fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 in TurinHarry Kane and Christian Eriksen hit back after Gonzalo Higuain braceGianluigi Buffon confident Juventus [...]

Zinedine Zidane insists Real Madrid are back on track

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane believes their season is recovering as the defending champions cruised into the Champions League quarter-finals.Second-half goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and [...]

Confident Tottenham know the real test is to make a major final

Ahead of what feels like a pivotal night at Wembley, Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Llloris suggested it was time for Tottenham to show their ‘real face’.It [...]

Unai Emery adamant that PSG will win Champions League one day

Paris Saint-Germain suffered a 5-2 aggregate defeat to Real Madrid in the last-16Boss Unai Emery has never taken the Parisians further in the Champions LeagueElimination [...]

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino calls on his team to be ‘heroes’

Mauricio Pochettino has called on his Tottenham players to be heroes as they prepare to face Juventus in the Champions League at Wembley on Wednesday [...]

Champions League: Pep warns City stars not to lose heads v Basle

Only a collapse of epic proportions can stop Manchester City from reaching the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Wednesday, but Pep Guardiola still feels it [...]

Jurgen Klopp does not care who Liverpool face in Champions League

Liverpool cruised through to last eight with comfortable win over Porto Second leg finished 0-0 at Anfield but job was done with 5-0 away victory Jurgen Klopp [...]

PSG ‘threw in the towel’ in Champions League defeat by Real Madrid

Real Madrid beat Paris Saint-Germain to reach the Champions League last-eightGoals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Casemiro ended the French club's hopesFrank Lampard said after the [...]

Paris Saint-Germain 1-2 Real Madrid – THINGS YOU MISSED

Real Madrid needed a win to save their season and left the Parc des Princes with exactly what they came for after comfortably beating PSG.Cristiano [...]

Liverpool 0-0 Porto (Agg: 5-0): Klopp’s side reach quarter-finals

Say what you want about Jurgen Klopp but he simply does not do convention. What other manager would have risked his team's crown jewel in [...]

Juventus to let Dybala and Higuain loose on Tottenham, says Allegri

Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri has warned Tottenham he is ready to unleash Gonzalo Higuain and Paulo Dybala on Wednesday night after the deadly duo recovered [...]

Wicky insists Basle must ‘enjoy’ dead Champions League rubber

Manchester City carry a 4-0 lead into their Champions League clash with BasleThe Swiss side face City at the Etihad Stadium in the second leg [...]

Gareth Bale dropped to Real Madrid bench AGAIN for PSG game

By Pete Jenson for MailOnline Published: 18:25 GMT, 6 March 2018 | Updated: 18:36 GMT, 6 March 2018 Gareth Bale is back on the bench [...]