Bayern Munich were placed in the same section as Robert Lewandowski’s Barcelona in Thursday’s draw for the Uefa Champions League group stage in Istanbul, while Erling Haaland will face his former club as Manchester City were paired with Borussia Dortmund.
The day Thierry Henry became Arsenal’s all-time top goalscorer when he scored twice against Sparta Prague in the 2005-06 Champions League.
Armando Obispo spared Walter Benitez’s blushes as PSV Eindhoven rescued a 2-2 draw with Rangers in the Champions League playoffs first leg on Tuesday.
Two-time former champions Benfica will play Ukraine’s Dynamo Kyiv while Ruud van Nistelrooy’s PSV Eindhoven will face Glasgow Rangers after they all qualified for the final Champions League qualifying playoff round on Tuesday.
Rewind to when South African great Benni McCarthy scored a brace to inspire FC Porto to a 2-1 victory over Manchester United in the last 16 en route to winning the 2004 Champions League trophy.
Is this one of the greatest comebacks in football history?
La Liga confirmed it has filed complaints to Uefa about Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City “continuously breaching the current regulations of financial fair play”.
Rewind to when Bafana Bafana star Percy Tau produced an amazing assist against Real Madrid in their Champions League Group A encounter at the Santiago Bernabeu in Spain.
Uefa is considering introducing a four-team mini tournament at the start of each season, just before the Champions League group phase begins, European football’s governing body confirmed on Tuesday.
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is still hurting from his side’s Uefa Champions League final loss against Real Madrid as he insisted the Reds deserved to win but Thibaut Cortouis was the difference.