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Eric Bailly feels ‘lucky’ to play with Romelu Lukaku

Manchester United play Benfica in Champions League on Tuesday eveningThey have recorded three wins from three and top their group at midway pointDefender Eric Bailly [...]

Tottenham star Harry Kane in the frame to face Real Madrid

Harry Kane has missed Tottenham's last two matches with a hamstring injuryThe England striker suffered the problem in the 4-1 win over LiverpoolMedical staff will [...]

Alvaro Morata pledges Chelsea future despite London woes

Alvaro Morata pledged his future to Chelsea for the next decade as he attempted to ease fears that he was not keen on life in [...]

Benfica’s Rui Vitoria backs Mile Svilar for Man Utd clash

Rui Vitoria has backed Benfica keeper Mile Svilar to respond to his 'trial by fire'The Benfica boss put his squad, including Svilar, through their paces [...]

Napoli ban belts Champions League tie with Manchester City

Manchester City will face Napoli in the Champions League on TuesdayNapoli will not allow supporters, staff or media to wear belts for the tie It comes [...]

Pep Guardiola puts Man City stars through their paces

Manchester City returned to training on Monday ahead of their midweek gamePep Guardiola's side face the threat of Serie A league leaders NapoliCity are top [...]

Bayern Munich train at Parkhead ahead of Celtic clash

Jupp Heynckes has warned Celtic he has the 'solution' to Bayern Munich's attacking injury problems for their Champions League clash on Tuesday night.Germany World Cup-winner [...]

Roma boss Di Francesco confirms Schick is still not ready

Eusebio Di Francesco's Roma host Chelsea in Champions League on Tuesday Di Francesco has confirmed that Patrik Schick is still not ready to play for RomaThe [...]

Atletico Madrid train at Vicente Calderon ahead of Qarabag

Atletico Madrid were held to goal-less draw against Qarabag in away fixture Spanish side prepared for return fixture with session at Vicente Calderon Players seemed to enjoy [...]

Barcelona’s Ernesto Valverde emotional for Olympiacos game

Barcelona could secure their place in the knockout stages of the Champions League on Tuesday night in what coach Ernesto Valverde admits will be an [...]

Celtic buoyant for Bayern Munich test, says Dedryck Boyata

Bayern Munich travel to Glasgow to take on Celtic at Parkhead on Tuesday nightCeltic's Champions League campaign is sitting on a knife edge ahead of [...]

Man United stars in high spirits ahead of Benfica clash

By Jonathan Spencer For Mailonline Published: 16:07 GMT, 30 October 2017 | Updated: 17:09 GMT, 30 October 2017 Manchester United stars were in high spirits [...]

Roma star Radja Nainggolan never considered Chelsea move

Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan insists he had no doubts about remaining with the Italian club despite summer interest from Tuesday night's Champions League opponents Chelsea.Nainggolan, [...]

Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola wary of Napoli challenge

By Nick Mashiter, Press Association Sport Published: 14:09 GMT, 29 October 2017 | Updated: 14:09 GMT, 29 October 2017 Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has [...]

Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski hopes to face Celtic

Robert Lewandowski hopes to face Celtic in the Champions League on TuesdayThe striker was taken off with a minor injury during Bayern's match on SaturdayBayern [...]

KRIS COMMONS: Rodgers has choice of Dembele or Griffiths

Brendan Rodgers has a choice to make now. But the Celtic manager would be the first to admit it’s a beautiful one.Moussa Dembele or Leigh [...]

Eugenie Bouchard makes the most of holiday in Ireland

Eugenie Bouchard has travelled the world as a professional tennis player but one place that isn't as familiar to her despite having family there is [...]

Tottenham boss Pochettino says Carabao Cup not a priority

Mauricio Pochettino has boldly claimed his Tottenham Hotspur team have aspirations of winning the Champions League while admitting the Carabao Cup is firmly at the [...]

Gigo Buffon: Juve must win Champions League or I’ll retire

By Tom Bassam For Mailonline Published: 20:28 BST, 24 October 2017 | Updated: 20:28 BST, 24 October 2017 If Juventus needed any further motivation to [...]

Celtic fined £9,000 for pitch invader in 5-0 PSG loss

December 2011: Celtic are fined £12,700 after fans sing pro-IRA chants during a Europa League clash with Rennes in Glasgow.March 2012: A £21,000 penalty is [...]

Thomas Muller to miss Leipzig, Celtic and Dortmund games

Thomas Muller suffered a thigh muscle rupture with Bayern Munich on SaturdayGermany star is now ruled out for three weeks and misses a big series [...]

Real Madrid asked Tottenham for Harry Kane asking price

Real Madrid have formally asked Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy for a valuation on Harry Kane, a Spanish radio station has reported. The England striker has been [...]

Rangers and Leeds’ Battle of Britain was 25 years ago

Scotland vs England always gets the juices flowing but, for many fans, one Battle of Britain 25 years ago tops the lot.Rangers against Leeds in [...]

Liverpool star Emre Can dismisses commitment issues

Emre Can is into the final nine months of his current deal at LiverpoolHe is eligible to sign a pre-contract for next summer with other clubs [...]

UEFA open disciplinary proceeding over Roma monkey chants

Chelsea and Roma drew 3-3 in their Champions League game on WednesdayDisciplinary proceedings have begun following racist chanting by Roma fansUEFA's charge says Roma fans [...]

Barcelona technical director ‘watches Anthony Martial’

Robert Fernandez did not attend Barcelona's victory over Olympiakos this week Instead, the Barca technical director flew to Portugal to see Manchester UnitedReports in Spain have [...]

Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling puts in hard graft

Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling has been working hard in the gymThe England star shared several video clips of a recent weight sessionHe lifts an [...]

Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers will keep attacking in Europe

Brendan Rodgers insists people have got 'the wrong man' if they expect his Celtic team to park the bus in a bid to nick Champions League [...]

Nelson shows fighting spirit McGregor would be proud of

Reiss Nelson had been told about the atmosphere at Red Star Belgrade's Rajko Mitić Stadium. He would have been warned that many players more experienced than [...]

Paul Pogba uses Instagram post to show he nears return

Paul Pogba appears to be coming on leaps and bounds as the Manchester United midfielder posts an injury update on his Instagram account. The French midfielder [...]

Manchester City star Garbiel Jesus reveals new tattoo

Gabriel Jesus has celebrated his side's Champions League victory over Napoli by adding more ink to his elaborate tattoo collection.Jesus, 20, scored his eighth goal [...]

Chelsea mood is not the best, admits Cesar Azpilicueta

Cesar Azpilicueta has admitted morale at Chelsea is low as a result of their three-match winless run.Chelsea, since winning impressively at Atletico Madrid last month, [...]

Manchester United return home from Lisbon after CL win

It was far from vintage Manchester United, but Jose Mourinho's side got the job done as they beat Benfica 1-0 in Lisbon to keep their [...]

Barcelona star Lionel Messi ‘takes glucose tablet’

Barcelona beat Olympiacos 3-1 with Lionel Messi scoring a free-kick Messi was seen taking something from his sock in the 10th minuteThe Argentine's goal was his [...]

Ernesto Valverde defends Gerard Pique after red card

Barcelona beat Olympiacos 3-1 in the Champions League on WednesdayGerard Pique was sent off in the first half after receiving two yellow cardsThe second of those [...]

Scott Brown urges Celtic fans to scare Bayern on Halloween

Scott Brown wants Celtic to scare Bayern Munich when they meet on Halloween The Scottish champions lost 3-0 in Bavaria in their Champions League encounterCeltic play [...]