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Bale looks glum on bench while Real Madrid coaches and subs celebrate

By Kate Mcgreavy For Mailonline Published: 10:54 BST, 4 April 2018 | Updated: 11:02 BST, 4 April 2018 Real Madrid secured an emphatic 3-0 away [...]

Jordan Henderson insists Liverpool are Manchester City’s equals

Liverpool host Manchester City in their Champions League quarter-final first legReds ace Jordan Henderson is confident ahead of Wednesday's match at AnfieldLiverpool captain says his [...]

Gianluigi Buffon hails Cristiano Ronaldo after star’s sublime performance

By Max Winters For Mailonline Published: 09:57 BST, 4 April 2018 | Updated: 10:06 BST, 4 April 2018 Gianluigi Buffon has hailed Cristiano Ronaldo after [...]

Spanish media reacts to Cristiano Ronaldo’s sensational overhead kick

It was no surprise that Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo made the headlinesRonaldo's bicycle kick featured on front pages across Europe on WednesdayEven though Juventus lost [...]

Rodolfo Borrell: Ex-Liverpool academy boss, now Guardiola’s henchman

Ex-Liverpool academy coach Rodolfo Borrell is now on staff at Manchester CityBorrell worked at Anfield between 2009 and 2013 before leaving for the Etihad He will [...]

Jamie Carragher makes surprise comeback as a football pundit

Football pundit Jamie Carragher last night made a surprise comeback just three weeks after he was suspended by Sky Sports for spitting at a 14-year-old [...]

Zlatan Ibrahimovic jokes his Sweden stunner was better than Cristiano Ronaldo’s bicycle kick

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has had his say on Cristiano Ronaldo's great goal vs JuventusRonaldo scored a brilliant bicycle kick against Juventus in Champions LeagueIbrahimovic joked, making [...]

You can’t sit back against Manchester City… you have to take the fight to them

This being Liverpool on the eve of a Champions League quarter-final, the talk was of bravery, history and of fans lining the streets to give [...]

‘It’s certainly an extraordinary goal’: Allegri hails Ronaldo’s wonder strike for Real Madrid

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri accepted there was little else to do but admire Cristiano Ronaldo's 'extraordinary goal' after holders Real Madrid moved a step closer [...]

Zinedine Zidane: Cristiano Ronaldo’s bicycle kick as ‘one of the most beautiful goals in history’

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a sensation bicycle kick goal on Tuesday evening Ronaldo's effort left Gigi Buffon with no chance as it gathered in the corner Real Madrid [...]

Mats Hummels insists Bayern Munich must be better despite win over Sevilla

Mats Hummels admits Bayern Munich have plenty of room for improvement in their quest for Champions League glory after the German giants rode their luck [...]

Rio Ferdinand: Paulo Dybala will be disappointed with his performance against Real Madrid

Rio Ferdinand believes Paulo Dybala will be disappointed with his performance against Real Madrid as another opportunity to bolster his credentials on the biggest stage [...]

Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand labels Cristiano Ronaldo ‘a joke’ after overhead kick

By Robert Cottingham For Mailonline Published: 22:54 BST, 3 April 2018 | Updated: 22:54 BST, 3 April 2018 Rio Ferdinand hailed Cristiano Ronaldo's greatness after [...]

Liverpool vs Man City verdict: Sportsmail’s experts have their say

Liverpool welcome Manchester City to Anfield on Wednesday night for the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final, in what is promising to be one [...]

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp vows to attack Manchester City

Jurgen Klopp has challenged his squad to create their own history as he promised Liverpool will hit Manchester City with all-out attack.Neither Liverpool nor City [...]

Liverpool and Manchester City will serve up the FAST SHOW

Manchester City and Liverpool resume their rivalry at Anfield on Wednesday night for the third of four meetings this season.City thrashed Liverpool 5-0 at the [...]

Liverpool vs Manchester City big match form guide: De Bruyne and Co are way ahead in midfield

Liverpool host Manchester City in a Champions League quarter-final first legAhead of the clash at Anfield, DOMINIC KING rates each player based on formKevin De [...]

Juventus fans applaud Cristiano Ronaldo’s bicycle kick

The Champions League returned on Tuesday night as the quarter-finals of the competition kicked off. The first two first-leg ties of the last eight Juventus host [...]

Sevilla 1-2 Bayern Munich: Thiago Alcantara heads winner

Manchester United’s Champions League conquerors, Sevilla, were their own worst enemy in their first ever quarter-final in the competition as they handed Bayern Munich a [...]

Bayern Munich vs Sevilla guide for Champions League second-leg

By Harry Olsen For Mailonline Published: 22:04 BST, 3 April 2018 | Updated: 22:04 BST, 3 April 2018 Bayern Munich may regret thinking they got [...]

Real Madrid vs Juventus guide to Champions League quarter-final 2nd leg

By Harry Olsen For Mailonline Published: 21:58 BST, 3 April 2018 | Updated: 21:58 BST, 3 April 2018 Real Madrid have started the first-leg of [...]

Juventus 0-3 Real Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo nets overhead kick in Champions League win

Forty thousand in Turin held their breath as Cristiano Ronaldo sprang into the air and prepared for acrobatics.Everyone knew the discipline he was about to [...]

Roma train at the Nou Camp ahead of Champions League bout with Barcelona

Roma took to the Nou Camp's pitch for their final training session before matchThey will face Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-final on WednesdayCoach Eusebio [...]

Jordi Alba reveals Barcelona squad feeling more confident than 2015 treble

Barcelona defender Jordi Alba says the feeling in their squad is better than in 2015, when the club won an historic second treble.Barca are unbeaten [...]

Sevilla vs Bayern Munich LIVE score – Champions League quarter-final

By Spencer Morgan For Mailonline Published: 17:46 BST, 3 April 2018 | Updated: 17:46 BST, 3 April 2018 Bayern Munich will be hoping to keep [...]

Pep Guardiola puts Man City stars through their paces at Anfield ahead of Liverpool clash

By Jordan Seward For Mailonline Published: 17:47 BST, 3 April 2018 | Updated: 17:49 BST, 3 April 2018 Pep Guardiola has led his Manchester City [...]

Ramos scores incredible outside-of-the-foot strike ahead of Juventus clash

Real Madrid face Italian side Juventus in the last-eight of the Champions League Zinedine Zidane's trained on Monday ahead of the first leg at Juventus StadiumDuring [...]

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero out of Liverpool game

Pep Guardiola confirms striker Sergio Aguero will not be fit to face LiverpoolThe Argentina international has been out with a knee injury sustained last month Guardiola [...]

Andy Robertson urges Liverpool to be fearless ahead of Champions League clash with Manchester City

Liverpool host the first leg of their Champions League tie with Manchester CityThe Premier League sides meet at Anfield to contest the quarter-final first leg Andy [...]

Klopp claims Liverpool ‘need to be proud of history but need to create own history’

Liverpool host Manchester City on Wednesday night in first leg of quarter-finalsJurgen Klopp urged his side to create new moments that will go down in [...]

Klopp leaves Liverpool training ground ahead of Manchester City clash

Liverpool host Manchester City in first leg of Champions League quarter-finalsJurgen Klopp looked as laid back as usual ahead of all-British tie on WednesdayKlopp received [...]

‘There’s no way to stop Lionel Messi,’ concedes Roma defender Kostas Manolas

Serie A side Roma take on Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-finalsAhead of the first leg, Roma's Kostas Manolas admitted you can't stop Leo MessiLast [...]

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane admits he could manage Juventus one day

Zinedine Zidane was hero at Juventus and could one day return as manager Real Madrid boss is preparing his side to visit Turin in Champions League Frenchman [...]

How underdogs Real Madrid beat dominant Juventus to win the 1998 Champions League final

Juventus and Real Madrid will meet for the 20th time in European competition on Tuesday night.Given the gravitas of the two clubs involved and their [...]

Real Madrid meet Juventus ten months on from Champions League final

Ten months have passed since that one-sided Champions League final in Cardiff and the bad news for Juventus is that not much has changed at [...]

Barcelona star Messi runs less than any forward in Champions League

Lionel Messi and Barcelona face Roma in the quarter-finals on Tuesday nightMessi has scored six goals and created two assists so far in the competitionBut [...]