Tag: Champions League
Barcelona briefing: Marc-Andre ter Stegen's serious injury overshadows Villarreal rout
Barcelona returned to winning ways in style after their midweek Champions League defeat to Monaco — but their 5-1 rout of Villarreal was...
Arsenal's long-ball approach against Atalanta was flawed – and failed
Pep Guardiola once compared playing Atalanta to going to the dentist — watching Arsenal’s build-up in Bergamo was like pulling teeth.Context is important....
Atletico Madrid's Diego Simeone on new Champions League format: 'It forces us to win'
Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone says the new Champions League format “forces us to win”.The new-look 36-team league phase of Europe’s elite club...
Aitana Bonmati exclusive: Barcelona's Ballon d'Or winner tells it like it is
When Aitana Bonmati won the Ballon d’Or last year, it brought a global spotlight to a player whose genius was crying out to...
Arsenal's David Raya is unflustered, unfussy – and no longer under appreciated
Like all slow burns, appreciating something that took time to grasp gives the heat a different kind of depth. David Raya, whose signing...
Champions League briefing: Michael Jordan meets Lamine Yamal, wonder saves and 'no-look' genius
Champions League on a Thursday? It will take a while to get used to but the revamped version of Europe’s elite competition served...