Chelsea pay Champions League penalty as Barkley misses late spot kick

Ross Barkley fluffed a late penalty as Frank Lampard suffered defeat on his Champions League debut as Chelsea manager.

Reus misses penalty in goalless draw with Barcelona

Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen’s double save from a Marco Reus penalty helped earn a 0-0 draw in their Champions League opener at Borussia Dortmund.

Klopp: Man City are the best team in the world

Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool cannot be called the best team in Europe because Manchester City are better.

Neymar ban reduced by CAS

Neymar has had his three-match Champions League ban for insulting match officials reduced to two games by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

5 talking points as the Champions League returns

The Champions League group stage gets under way this week as Liverpool start the defence of the title they won with victory over Tottenham in Madrid.

Barcelona to make late decision on Lionel Messi

Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde will make a late decision on whether to include Lionel Messi for Tuesday’s Champions League clash with Borussia Dortmund.

Klopp wary of ‘stubborn’ Napoli ahead of Champions League encounter

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is wary of a Napoli side he describes as ‘stubborn in a very positive way’ as the Reds begin the defence of their Champions League crown at the Stadio San Paolo.

Champions League is world’s best – Lampard

Chelsea boss Frank Lampard is relishing the prospect of his first Champions League match as a manager.

Cantona eternal life speech leaves everyone stumped

Eric Cantona delivered a bizarre speech which talked about the possibility of eternal life as he accepted the President’s Award at Uefa’s prize-giving ceremony in Monaco on Thursday.

VVD caps stunning year with Uefa prize

A ‘passion’ for preventing goals, great coaching and Liverpool’s ‘world-class forwards’ are what Virgil Van Dijk believes helped him become the first defender to win Uefa’s Men’s Player of the Year award on Thursday.