Paris Saint-Germain manager Christophe Galtier has warned the superstar trio of Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar that they need to accept a role on the bench, whether they like it or not. While former manager Mauricio Pochettino would rarely make rotations, successor Galtier didn’t hesitate to put Neymar on the bench Saturday, three days … Read more
Check out every fixture in this season’s Champions League, with the first group stage games being played on Tuesday, Sept. 6. – Predictions, must-see games and more– UCL draw: Barcelona-Bayern Munich, Man City-Dortmund– Putellas UEFA’s top women’s player | Benzema gets men’s prize JUMP TO: Group-by-group fixtures BY DATE Games kick off at 8 p.m. … Read more
Finally, it’s time for the UEFA Champions League group stage! The road to the final began back in June with the first qualifying round, and now, the field of 78 teams has been whittled down to 32 and the groups have been drawn. Now we know where the narratives are, and there are plenty — … Read more
European football has been back for some time. The Premier League, Bundesliga and Ligue 1 have been underway for nearly three weeks now. But the start of another Champions League season, when the continent’s premier clubs square off under the floodlights on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, that’s when the term “European football” truly comes to … Read more
7:00 AM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Real Madrid‘s UEFA Super Cup triumph in Helsinki on Wednesday — with David Alaba and Karim Benzema scoring in a 2-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt — was the first of six possible trophies that Los Blancos will be hoping to lift this season, with LaLiga, the Copa del Rey, … Read more