El Shaarawy strike twice as Chelsea crumble
Stephan El Shaarawy’s first-half brace set Roma on the way to a resounding 3-0 win over Chelsea that displaced their visitors at the top of Champions League Group C.
Mbappe could make way on Neymar’s PSG return
Neymar’s qualities as a team player were praised by Unai Emery but the Paris Saint-Germain boss refused to rule out leaving Kylian Mbappe on the bench for Tuesday’s Champions League match against Anderlecht.
Kante, Drinkwater available for Chelsea’s trip to Roma
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is set to call on fit-again midfield pair N’Golo Kante and Danny Drinkwater for Tuesday’s crunch Champions League clash away to Roma.
Zidane heaps praise on ‘amazing’ Ronaldo
Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane lauded the “amazing” Cristiano Ronaldo after the star forward claimed the Best FIFA Men’s Player award.
Ronaldo wins Fifa Best Men’s Player award
Cristiano Ronaldo was named as the Fifa Best Men’s Player for the second year running on Monday after helping Real Madrid to a La Liga and Champions League double last season.
We played better against Atletico – Hazard
Eden Hazard admitted Chelsea played better in their win over Atletico Madrid than they did in Wednesday’s thrilling 3-3 draw with Roma, despite scoring his first two goals of the season against the Italians.
Celtic outclassed on Heynckes’ return to Europe
Jupp Heynckes carried on where he left off in the Champions League as Bayern Munich eased to a 3-0 win over Celtic on Wednesday.
Mbappe takes one record as Cavani closes on another
Kylian Mbappe became the Champions League’s highest-scoring teenager, and Edinson Cavani netted in a seventh consecutive European match as Paris Saint-Germain’s procession towards the knockout stages continued with a 4-0 defeat of Anderlecht.
Ton-up for Messi as Pique sees red
Lionel Messi brought up 100 goals in European club competitions as Barcelona made light of Gerard Pique’s red card to cruise to a 3-1 Champions League Group D win over Olympiacos.
Rashford goal settles poor game after woeful Svilar error
A horrible error from Benfica’s young record-breaking goalkeeper Mile Svilar gifted Manchester United a 1-0 win at the Estadio da Luz as Jose Mourinho’s men made it three victories from three in Group A.