Liverpool manager Arne Slot defends the club's record-breaking $600 million spending spree in the summer of 2025, citing substantial player sales and a strategic focus on youth.
Kylian Mbappe suggests the handball rule leading to penalties is confusing for players, citing the penalty he benefited from against Marseille in the Champions League.
Manager Mikel Arteta praised the impact of his substitutes after Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard came off the bench to score in Arsenal’s Champions League opening win against Bilbao.
Substitutes Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard scored to give Arsenal a 2-0 victory over Bilbao in their first Champions League match of the 2025-2026 season.
The first round of the 2025-2026 Champions League group stage will feature a series of compelling matches, as European football giants face tough challenges.
Apart from Leicester City's quarter-final run in the 2016-2017 season, most Champions League debutants have faced early exits or settled for a Europa League spot.
Liverpool's clash with Atletico Madrid, Barca's visit to Newcastle, and Bayern Munich's encounter with Chelsea are among the most anticipated matches of this week's Champions League group stage opening round.
In an interview with France Football, the Inter Milan captain discussed his life's trials, from a difficult childhood in Argentina to recent Champions League final defeats and the 2025 Ballon d'Or.
Barca versus PSG and Chelsea, while Real clashes with Man City, Liverpool, and Juventus... are all considered key matches in the 2024-2025 Champions League season.
Real Madrid face the longest travel distance of any Spanish team in the 2025-2026 Champions League group stage, but still trail Olympiacos and newcomer Kairat.
