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Champions League quarter-final draw verdict

The Champions League has thrown up an all-English affair in the quarter finals after Liverpool were drawn against Manchester City. It wasn't the only tie to catch [...]

Christian Eriksen admits Spurs were ‘over-confident’ against Juve

Christian Eriksen admits Tottenham were 'over-confident' against JuventusSpurs turned around a two-goal deficit in Italy to give them hope of advancingSon Heung-min gave Mauricio Pochettino's [...]

Liveerpool face Man City in Champions League quarter-final and more

Barcelona drawn against Italian side Roma while Sevilla face Bayern MunichThe first legs will be played on April 3-4 and the return legs on April [...]

Giorginio Wijnaldum keen to avoid Man City in Champions League

Giorginio Wijnaldum is hoping to avoid Manchester City in Champions LeagueLiverpool and City are the only two English sides left in the competitionJurgen Klopp's men [...]

Besiktas hit with two UEFA charges including one for interfering cat

A cat briefly interrupted Bayern Munich's Champions League win at BesiktasThis feline interruption saw Besiktas charged with 'insufficient organisation'They were also charged by UEFA over [...]

Roma fined by UEFA for ballboy’s time-wasting vs Shakhtar Donetsk

Facundo Ferreyra reacted angrily to a ball boy on Tuesday nightHe shoved him over an advertising hoarding for holding onto the ballThe incident provoked a [...]

Lionel Messi analysis: The difference between Barcelona & Chelsea

One of the late Stephen Hawking’s last theories was that black holes might lead to alternate universes. After Wednesday night, Roman Abramovich might fund a [...]

Chelsea problems stretch past Barcelona loss: Analysis of issues

Chelsea's season may not have stopped with the defeat to Barcelona on Wednesday night, but it is now chugging along in first gear, with the [...]

Barcelona and Sevilla continue La Liga dominance over Premier League

La Liga clubs have won almost every knock-out tie against English opposition in either the Champions League or Europa League since the 2008-09 seasonSevilla and [...]

Four moments of Lionel Messi magic from Chelsea win at the Nou Camp

Lionel Messi delivered another masterclass against Chelsea on Wednesday Moments of genius included two goals and an assist for Ousmane DembeleHe also embarrassed Cesc Fabregas and [...]

Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo: Champions League records compared

Lionel Messi achieved yet another landmark in his storied career in the process of putting Chelsea to the sword on Wednesday evening.The Argentine star scored [...]

Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets out for three weeks

By Richard Martin, Reuters Published: 11:35 GMT, 15 March 2018 | Updated: 11:35 GMT, 15 March 2018 Barcelona could be without vital midfielder Sergio Busquets [...]

Lionel Messi lauded by Spanish papers for Chelsea display

Barcelona knocked Chelsea out of the Champions League on Wednesday nightLionel Messi was the catalyst as he produced a vintage display at the Nou Camp The [...]

Lionel Messi hails Barcelona team-mates after sinking Chelsea

By Matt Mcgeehan, Press Association Sport Published: 11:07 GMT, 15 March 2018 | Updated: 11:08 GMT, 15 March 2018 Lionel Messi was quick to praise [...]

Chelsea’s Alvaro Morata makes obscene gesture towards Barcelona fans

Alvaro Morata was caught making an obscene gesture towards Barcelona fansMorata was goaded by the Barca fans and shook his genitals in their directionThe Spaniard [...]

Chelsea fans baton-charged by security guards after Barcelona game

Video has emerged of security guards baton-charging Chelsea fans as they tried to leave the Nou Camp following Wednesday's Champions League defeatThe clip showed security [...]

Champions League quarter-finals guide: All you need to know

The Champions League is hotting up as we approach the business end of the season with the teams fighting out in the last eight of [...]

Chelsea fans take aim at goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois on social media

Chelsea fans have taken numerous swipes at Thibaut Courtois on social media His horror show sparked Chelsea's downfall at the Nou Camp on WednesdayThe Belgian was [...]

Lionel Messi is the ‘best in the world’ – Antonio Conte

Lionel Messi was lauded by Antonio Conte after punishing Chelsea's mistakes to send Barcelona through to the Champions League quarter-finals.Conte took the opportunity to compliment [...]

Manchester United stars CANCEL trip to Cheltenham Festival

Manchester United stars had planned to head to Cheltenham Festival this week The trip had been agreed with officials for after their Champions League tie However, defeat [...]

Rio Ferdinand goes wild celebrating Lionel Messi display vs Chelsea

By Amitai Winehouse For Mailonline Published: 08:18 GMT, 15 March 2018 | Updated: 08:18 GMT, 15 March 2018 There are not many fans of football [...]

Lionel Messi makes the difference in every game – Andres Iniesta

By Amitai Winehouse For Mailonline Published: 07:06 GMT, 15 March 2018 | Updated: 07:06 GMT, 15 March 2018 Andres Iniesta heaped praise on a Lionel [...]

Barcelona made to ‘suffer’ by ‘great rival’ Chelsea, says Valverde

By Amitai Winehouse For Mailonline Published: 06:36 GMT, 15 March 2018 | Updated: 06:36 GMT, 15 March 2018 Ernesto Valverde has admitted Barcelona had to [...]

Roy Keane claims Manchester United’s Paul Pogba is ‘a schoolboy’

Roy Keane has claimed Paul Pogba is ‘like a schoolboy’ and slammed the French midfielder after he failed to make any impact in Manchester United’s [...]

Chelsea ask for information after fans reportedly injured

Chelsea fans reportedly injured trying to access the Nou Camp on WednesdaySocial media posts alleged heavy-handed shepherding of supportersBlues were beaten 3-0 by Barcelona in [...]

Frank Lampard says referee was right not to award Chelsea a penalty

Frank Lampard believes Chelsea's appeals for a penalty in the first half at the Nou Camp were correctly waved away.With the score at 2-0, Marcus [...]

SIX THINGS YOU MISSED from Barcelona 3-0 Chelsea in Champions League

Barcelona safely navigated their way to their 11th-consecutive Champions League quarter-final courtesy of a masterclass from Lionel Messi.Messi struck after 128 seconds and laid on [...]

Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois owns up to his ‘mistakes’

Barcelona beat Chelsea 3-0 (agg 4-1) in the Champions League on WednesdayLionel Messi scored twice while Ousmane Dembele also netted at the Nou Camp Chelsea's Thibaut [...]

Lionel Messi reaches 100 Champions League goals against Chelsea

Lionel Messi scored twice against Chelsea to reach another career milestoneMessi's brace meant he achieved the 100 goal landmark in just 123 appearancesIt is 14 games fewer [...]

Chelsea’s organised collective of last season looked anarchic

The greatest trick Antonio Conte ever pulled was the transformation of Chelsea’s defence. Last season Chelsea conceded nine in their first six Premier League games, looking [...]

Barcelona 3-0 Chelsea: Messi masterclass dumps Blues out of Europe

This stuff doesn’t happen by accident, you know. The first time Lionel Messi stuck the ball through Thibaut Courtois legs from a seemingly impossible angle [...]

Lionel Messi remains the only player that can mesmerise us regularly

The press box at the Nou Camp is situated high up on the third tier of four which can make observers feel detached from the [...]

Barcelona 3-0 Chelsea (agg 4-1) PLAYER RATINGS

Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona beat Chelsea 3-0 to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Wednesday night.The Argentine opened the scoring in [...]

Champions League quarter-final guide: Who’s qualified and draw info

Champions League quarter-final draw starts on Friday 16th MarchNo seedings or country protection so all teams can face each otherFollow Sportsmail LIVE commentary of the [...]

Diego Costa takes swipe at Antonio Conte prior to Barcelona clash

Diego Costa has reignited his fued with Antonio Conte by taking a swipe at his former boss prior to Chelsea's Champions League clash with Barcelona. Before [...]

Shakhtar’s Facundo Ferreyra apologises for ball boy incident

Facundo Ferreyra reacted angrily to a ball boy on Tuesday nightHe shoved him over an advertising hoarding for holding onto the ballThe incident provoked a [...]