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Getty Images As Bayer Leverkusen look to secure a top-eight finish in the league phase of Champions League play, it only took eight minutes for 21-year-old Folarin Wirtz to turn Tuesday’s match with RB Salzburg on its head. Wirtz scored from the penalty spot before then winning a free kick that Alejandro Grimaldo drove home for a 2-0 advantage in …

UEFA Champions League action continues on Wednesday with what should be a very exciting match between Liverpool and Real Madrid on Paramount+. The Reds enter Wednesday’s home match with their foot on the gas as they continue their success under new manager Arne Slot, having won five straight across all competitions and not losing a match of any kind since …

The UEFA Champions League returned this week and with only four games remaining in the league phase, the pressure is on several teams to perform as the race for the top eight spots heats up. Liverpool are the last team standing with a perfect record, though they might face their biggest test yet on Wednesday when they take on reigning …

Getty Images Paris Saint-Germain’s UEFA Champions League hopes hang by a thread after a 1-0 loss to Bayern Munich on Tuesday left Luis Enrique’s men mired in an elimination battle with just three games remaining in the league phase. Kim Min-jae’s first-half header was enough to beat the Ligue 1 giants at Allianz Arena despite Ousmane Dembele’s second-half dismissal and …

The headlining act of Matchday 5 of the UEFA Champions League takes place on Wednesday in England, where top-ranked Liverpool will take on reigning champions Real Madrid in a match that serves as a measuring stick for their current standing. Liverpool’s nearly perfect start under new manager Arne Slot means they enter Matchday 5 atop the league phase table, the …

Aston Villa host Juventus in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday with Unai Emery’s home side in faltering form of late. However, two wins from two at Villa Park in Birmingham has helped them to nine points from a possible 12 so far to sit ahead of Thiago Motta’s Bianconeri visitors who can leapfrog the Premier League outfit with a …

Getty Images In Barcelona’s 3-0 victory over Brest, not only did they move to second in the table during the league phase of the Champions League but their star striker Robert Lewandowski also made history. With his brace en route to his 100th and 101st Champions League goals, Lewandowski joined the company that only Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo shared. …

Getty Images Manchester City’s woes continue as they became the first team in Champions League history to fail to win a game after leading by three goals or more in the 75th minute in their 3-3 draw against Dutch side Feyenoord. Manager Pep Guardiola could be seen being visibly frustrated from the moment the first goal went in and well …

Manchester City’s winless streak grew to six games on Tuesday and in surprising fashion, blowing a 3-0 lead to tie 3-3 with Feyenoord in the UEFA Champions League. In the process, City became the first team in UCL history to fail to win a match after leading by three goals in the 75th minute, per Opta.   Though they did …

Another former Barcelona player is taking charge of the Herons following Tata Martino’s departure as manager of Inter Miami. Javier Mascherano, Lionel Messi’s former teammate for Argentina and Barcelona is the new boss on the sidelines. Mascherano has been currently coaching Argentina’s U-23 team who he oversaw at the Olympic Games in Paris.  While experience isn’t always the most important …