Steve Nicol says Jurgen Klopp can use Liverpool’s lapse against Salzburg to wake up his side. UEFA has charged Liverpool for a fan running on the field at the end of a 4-3 win against FC Salzburg on Wednesday, with the Austrian club being charged for fans throwing objects. The European football governing body has
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3:01 PM ET Achraf Hakimi was the Borussia Dortmund hero with two goals. Getty Two Achraf Hakimi goals gave Borussia Dortmund a 2-0 win over Slavia Prague in Champions League Group F on Wednesday, a fast-paced match in which both sides spurned chances. Defender Hakimi broke the deadlock in the 35th minute following a counter-attack, cutting
When the first half ended in Real Madrid’s Champions League meeting with Club Brugge on Tuesday night, Thibaut Courtois made his way off the pitch, the whistling loud in his ears, and everyone else’s, too. Real were losing 2-0, and the goalkeeper who had conceded twice headed down the tunnel, into the dressing room and
Craig Burley and Ale Moreno don’t hold back their criticisms of Real Madrid’s senior players of Sergio Ramos and Luka Modric. ESPN FC’s Sid Lowe disagrees with Zinedine Zidane’s assessment of Real Madrid’s second-half performance in their 2-2 draw vs. Club Brugge. Shaka Hislop presents his weekly Power Rankings and you’ll be quite surprised with
Craig Burley says Mauricio Pochettino got his tactics wrong and should shoulder the blame for Tottenham’s record-setting defeat against Bayern. The FC crew examine how Serge Gnabry has come into his own at Bayern Munich as they review his four-goal performance against Tottenham. LONDON — Mauricio Pochettino called for “calm” after his Tottenham Hotspur team
BARCELONA – Marc-Andre ter Stegen said Barcelona striker Luis Suarez ”shut a lot of mouths” with his match-winning performance against Inter Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday. Suarez, 32, scored twice in the second half as Barca came from behind to beat the Serie A leaders 2-1 at Camp Nou en route to their first win
Bayern’s Serge Gnabry leads the way in our XI. With the second set of Champions League group stage games finished, we look at who stood out from this week’s performances. GK: Andre Onana (Ajax) Among all the deserved plaudits that Ajax’s players received in their run to the semifinals last season, it felt like goalkeeper
3:01 PM ET Napoli paid the price for playing a weakened side as they dropped Champions League points in 0-0 draw away at Racing Genk on Wednesday. After beating holders Liverpool in their opening Group E game, coach Carlo Ancelotti left out Lorenzo Insigne and dropped Dries Mertens to the bench against the Belgian champions,
Christian Pulisic has only played in one of Chelsea’s last five games, but Steve Nicol isn’t hitting the panic button yet. Chelsea’s Christian Pulisic has struggled to get playing time, but ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti says the midfielder is still young and can grow from this experience. Former USMNT coach Jurgen Klinsmann offers his opinion
5:10 PM ET Mauro Icardi scored his first goal for Paris Saint-Germain as they beat Galatasaray 1-0 away to take control of Champions League Group A on Tuesday. Icardi touched the ball home from close range in the 52nd minute after being teed up Pablo Sarabia whose superb pass beat Galatasaray keeper Fernando Muslera. –
3:05 PM ET Shakhtar earn their first Champions League win with victory over Atalanta. Emilio Andreoli/Getty Images A goal deep into stoppage time by substitute Manor Solomon snatched all three points for Shakhtar Donetsk as they beat Atalanta 2-1 in their Champions League Group C clash in Milan on Tuesday. The Italians were looking to bounce
5:08 PM ET MOSCOW, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Atletico Madrid’s 126-million-euro forward Joao Felix scored his first goal in the Champions League to help his side earn a 2-0 win at Lokomotiv Moscow in Group D on Tuesday. The Portugal international broke the deadlock early in the second half of a tight game, sliding to
ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol explains how Liverpool’s defence will be the key in topping Man City and ending their 30-year title drought. Manchester City kept pace behind league-leaders Liverpool with a 3-1 win over Everton at Goodison Park. After Liverpool’s 16th consecutive Premier League win, ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol has his say whether or not
Alexis Nunes and Don Hutchison break down Man City’s win over Everton and discuss if they need to address their defence in the transfer window. Man City manager Pep Guardiola came to the defence of Bernardo Silva over his controversial tweet. Following Man City’s simple win over Preston, Pep Guardiola praised his young defence that
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi says hard work and a desire for more titles has given him longevity at the top after winning best men’s player at FIFA’s The Best awards. Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk says he was proud to even be nominated as he lost out to Barcelona forward Lionel Messi at FIFA’s The
UEFA has picked St. Petersburg, Munich and London to host the Champions League finals from 2021 through 2023. The decision was announced after an executive committee meeting on Tuesday. UEFA has made good on its strategy of focusing on long-term planning for the biggest game in world football. It has typically awarded the hosting rights
ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol cannot find a positive thing to say about Real Madrid’s performance in their 3-0 defeat at PSG. Frank Leboeuf joins the ESPN FC crew to break down how Paris Saint-Germain came together as a team to defeat Real Madrid 3-0 in the Champions League. Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane fumed at
The Champions League group stage is back, but who were the stars this week? Here’s the best XI from the first games. The Champions League’s best performers from this week. Goalkeeper: Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona) Barcelona were well under par in their 0-0 draw against Borussia Dortmund so it was fortunate they had a goalkeeper
KHARKIV, Ukraine — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has suggested he will keep searching for a solution to his defensive crisis because Fernandinho and Nicolas Otamendi are too old to play every game. Fernandinho slotted in for the 3-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk after injuries to Aymeric Laporte and John Stones but Guardiola admitted afterwards
4:56 PM ET Bayern Munich kicked off their Champions League campaign by easing to a 3-0 victory over Red Star Belgrade on Wednesday in a one-sided Group B encounter. Kingsley Coman headed them into the lead in the 34th minute from a fine Ivan Perisic cross and the Bundesliga’s leading scorer Robert Lewandowski slid in