Zidane Risks Of Missing Juve Game

The French midfielder suffered a muscle injury which has jeopardized his availability for the second leg match against the Bianconeri.

Robben may face Barca, says Doc

The doctor treating Arjen Robben hopes the Chelsea winger will be fit to face Barcelona in the Champions League at Stamford Bridge.

Mourinho reveals Barcelona gripe

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho claims he saw Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard enter referee Anders Frisk's dressing room during half-time at the Nou Camp.

Deisler scores the winner for Bundesliga leader Bayern

Sebastian Deisler scored the winning goal Saturday to give Bayern Munich a 1-0 win over Freiburg and lift the team into a three-point lead in the Bundesliga.

UEFA Cup Action, Feb. 24 Photo gallery

Disappointed Koeman Resigns

The former Holland and Barcelona player has resigned as manager of Ajax Amsterdam.

Barca slam 'pathetic' losers Chelsea

Chelsea have been accused of being 'pathetic' bad losers following their Champions League defeat by Barcelona - and are set to face further embarrassment if UEFA throw out a claim that the Spanish club's coach Frank Rijkaard entered referee Anders Frisk's dressing room at half-time.

Crowd trouble halts Feyenoord match

The UEFA Cup first knockout round, second leg tie between Feyenoord and Sporting Lisbon was halted for 20 minutes in the second half on Thursday when Sporting's Rui Jorge was hit by an object thrown from the crowd.

Uefa Cup Wrap: Valencia, Ajax Crash; Newcastle Cruise

Second leg matches in the inelegantly if accurately named ‘round of 32’ of the Uefa Cup saw Valencia, Benfica and the Dutch giants Ajax and Feyenoord crash out. But Alkmaar, Auxerre, Parma, Partizan Belgrade, Sporting Lisbon, Lille, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Real Zaragoza, Shakhtar Donetsk, Olympiacos, CSKA Moscow, Sevilla, Villarreal and Steaua Bucharest are all into the last 16.

UEFA Cup last 32: Star academies go to war

Two of Europe's greatest talent pools face off on Thursday in a UEFA Cup clash that promises to warm up a freezing night in Burgundy. Elsewhere, Schalke defend a one-goal lead against Shakhtar Donetsk and Sochaux bid to overcome a 1-0 deficit against Olympiakos.

Eurosport Champions League First XI!

Eurosport's Champions League player of the week is Barcelona substitute Maxi Lopez, who made a stunning debut in the competition, sparking the Catalans to a 2-1 comeback victory over Chelsea.

Chelsea to file complaint over Rijkaard's contact with referee

Chelsea said Thursday it will file a complaint with UEFA over Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard's discussion with the referee at halftime of their European Champions League match, but both clubs could face sanctions for their actions at the game.

Blasi: We’re Not Real, But…

The Juventus midfielder is confident that the Bianconeri can get back on track, both in Serie A and in the Champions League.

Moratti: We Always Lack Something

Inter’s Patron was disappointed by his team’s umpteenth draw of the season on Wednesday night at Oporto.

Ancelotti keeps cool

Carlo Ancelotti has conquered Manchester United, but urged his players to remember that Milan aren’t through yet.

Parma's Uefa Cup hope

Parma are confident they can overcome Stuttgart in their Uefa Cup tie on Thursday.

Maldini joy at win

Paolo Maldini felt Milan deserved to edge their UEFA Champions League tussle with Manchester United.

Bayern prepare to loan out Deisler

Bayern Munich president Franz Beckenbauer has indicated the club are willing to loan out German international Sebastian Deisler to enable him to get some first team action under his belt.

Nedved injury not serious

Juventus coach Fabio Capello believes that the injury which forced Pavel Nedved out of last night's Champions League tie with Real Madrid, is not that serious.

Chelsea Lodge Official Complaint After Mystery ‘Tunnel Incident’

Chelsea have made an official complaint to Uefa following an alleged incident in the players' tunnel at half-time in their 1-2 Champions League defeat by Barcelona.

Fergie Rues Lack Of Composure; Maldini Hails Victory

Sir Alex Ferguson felt that his Manchester United side were not cool enough to put away their chances during a compelling Champions League clash with AC Milan at Old Trafford.

Barca, Milan too good for English

The controversial sending off of Chelsea striker Didier Drogba saw Barcelona come back from 1-0 down to beat the English Premiership leaders 2-1 in their Champions League first knockout round first leg clash on Wednesday.

CL Wrap: Lyon And Milan Edge Closer To Quarters

The games have ended with important away wins for Milan and Lyon while Barca managed to overturn a first half deficit against Chelsea to triumph 2-1. In the last match of the night Porto and Inter shared the spoils in a 1-1 encounter.

Sevilla Want Intimidating Atmosphere

Sevilla president Jose Del Nido has called on the club's fans to create an intimidating atmosphere for their Uefa Cup clash with Panathinaikos on Thursday.

Champions League preview

Europe is buzzing at the prospect of some top quality UEFA Champions League action on Wednesday night.

Crespo targets United goal

Milan's Hernan Crespo is targeting a goal at Old Trafford in the UEFA Champions League tie with Manchester United.

Mourinho gives lesson in free-speech

Frank-speaking Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho has stoked the flames ahead of Wednesday's epic Champions League clash against Barcelona by claiming, in a press conference, that the achievements of Barça's boss Frank Rijkaard's are nothing compared to his own.

Member of AC Milan staff arrested on indecent exposure allegation

A member of the AC Milan staff was arrested Wednesday after allegedly exposing himself to a female employee of a Manchester-area hotel.

Vieira: Don't blame Kolo

Patrick Vieira has urged fans not to blame Kolo Toure for Arsenal's disastrous UEFA Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich.

Luxemburgo Praises Attitude

Real Madrid coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo praised his players after the 1-0 win over Juventus at the Bernabeu.

Selling Me Was A Mistake - Stam

Jaap Stam has raised the temperature ahead of tonight's Champions League between AC Milan and Manchester United by saying Sir Alex Ferguson made a mistake in selling the Dutchman.

Bayern Let Arsenal Off The Hook - Magath

Bayern Munich coach Felix Magath believes his team have given Arsenal a modicum of hope in their Champions' League second round tie after allowing the Gunners' a crucial away goal at the Olympiastadion.

Ranieri tips Chelsea

Claudio Ranieri has backed former club Chelsea to prevail their eagerly-anticipated UEFA Champions League showdown with Barcelona.

Mixed news for Mourinho

Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho has confirmed that Didier Drogba is fit to play in Wednesday's Champions League clash with Barcelona, but the return of the striker was offset by the loss of Damien Duff.

Ferguson: Milan Can Replace Shevchenko

Aelx Ferguson believes that Milan have the players to make up for the absence of Andriy Shevchenko.

We Can Do It-Capello

Juventus coach Fabio Capello is pretty confident his players can overturn the 1-0 result mighty Real inflicted to them tonight.

Ronaldo Confident Real Will Score In Second Leg

Ronaldo is sure that the one goal advantage his team will bring to Turin is more than enough given the fact that Real Madrid’s offense always finds the net.

Rafa rues late goal

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez admitted that Franca's late goal for Bayer Leverkusen had put a dampener on an otherwise glorious European night at Anfield.

Wenger: Our worst performance

Arsene Wenger admitted Arsenal's defensive collapse in Munich amounted to their worst ever Champions League display as their chances of reaching the quarter-final plummeted.

Bayern, Liverpool, PSV & Real In Control

In second round, first leg games in Munich, Liverpool, Eindhoven and Madrid, the home sides all won to take possibly significant advantages into the second legs. Arsenal were well beaten 3-1 by Bayern Munich. Liverpool won by a similar score against Bayer Leverkusen, while Real Madrid beat Juventus 1-0 and PSV beat Monaco by the same margin.

Recoba and Davids dropped

Alvaro Recoba and Edgar Davids have been left out of Inter’s squad for the Champions’ League tie at Porto.

Kaka: I'll do the Double

Kaka is fired up for the next three days of crunch matches and pledged to score against both Manchester United and Inter.

Ferguson salutes loyalty of veteran stars

With a combined 35 years' action for their clubs, Ryan Giggs and Paolo Maldini are great examples of loyalty in soccer.

Rooney can't wait for Milan

Wayne Rooney has admitted the prospect of tackling Europe's finest was one of the major factors behind his controversial £27million switch from Everton to Manchester United.

'Jens will win grudge match' - Wenger

Arsene Wenger backed Jens Lehmann to thrive amid the pressure of tonight's Champions League tie at Bayern Munich in a direct confrontation with his arch-rival Oliver Kahn.

Ljungberg: 'Knock-out stages suit us'

Freddie Ljungberg says Arsenal's high-speed attacking football will come into its own in the Champions League knock-out stages. The Sweden midfielder told Eurosport that despite the side's lukewarm displays in the group phase, he expects them to turn on the style against Bayern Munich on Tuesday.

Porto’s Couceiro: Inter? Respect, But No Fear

The Portuguese side’s coach respects the Nerazzurri but does not fear the Italian club

Duff Ruled Out Of Barcelona Tie

Chelsea's injury woes have worsened with the confirmation that Damien Duff will miss tomorrow's Champions League tie with Barcelona.

Gerrard writes off Euro Cup

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has written off his side's chances of winning this season's UEFA Champions League.

Preview : Barcelona v Chelsea (Wed.)

The best of England and Spain collide in an encounter that is their biggest test yet, with local opposition not proving very strong this season. Few would disagree that these are two teams most likely to go all the way!

Preview: Manchester Utd. v AC Milan (Wed.)

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson says he's unsure whether to play Ruud van Nistelrooy against AC Milan in the Champions League on Wednesday, while Shevchenko will miss the game.

Preview: Bremen v Lyon (Wed.)

All forwards on Werder Bremen's roster are healthy again before the Champions League match against French leader Lyon and this could create a dilemma for coach Thomas Schaaf.

Preview: Porto v Inter (Wed.)

It's time for Adriano and Luis Fabiano to start producing some fireworks.

Benitez: Anfield must help us

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez is confident they can get the desired result in their UEFA Champions League clash with Bayer Leverkusen tonight - providing the Anfield faithful help them.

Del Piero Replies To Ronaldo

Alessandro Del Piero reacted angrily at Ronaldo’s insinuations and responded by hinting that Real are actually favoured by referees in the European competitions.

Hoyzer Set For Life Ban

Disgraced ex-referee Robert Hoyzer is likely to receive a life ban and a large fine when the Deutsche Fussball Bund's sports tribunal sits in judgement of the man at the centre of the notorious German match-fixing and betting scandal.

Stam relishes United return

Milan defender Jaap Stam has admitted he is relishing returning to his old club Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League.

Helguera: Real Madrid will dump Juventus

Real Madrid defender Ivan Helguera is confident Saturday's defeat by Athletic Bilbao was only a blip and that "we will eliminate Juve" in their Champions League clash tonight.

Deco Happy With One Goal Win

Deco has announced that winning 1-0 against Chelsea would be a good result for Barcelona as the two clubs prepare to meet in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Ronaldo: "We Must Play The Game Of Our Lives"

Ronaldo has admitted that Real Madrid's players are ready to play the game of their lives when they face Juventus in the Champions League on Tuesday evening.

Wenger: we must win Champions League

Arsenal, unbeaten in six European ties this season, restart their Champions League campaign on Tuesday with a tricky away match at Bayern Munich, and manager Arsene Wenger has told Eurosport that winning the Holy European Grail is "the minimum required by everyone" at Arsenal.

Sheva surgery a success

Andrei Shevchenko's surgery on his facial injury was a success with Milan hoping their star striker will be able to figure in the UEFA Champions League second leg with Manchester United.

Capello wary of wounded Real

Juventus coach Fabio Capello believes Real Madrid's defeat by Athletic Bilbao will make them determined to win Tuesday's Champions League clash. "They were missing four important first-choice players on Saturday, so for me that game wasn't a true reflection of the strength of Real Madrid," he said.

Inter’s Veron Wary Of Porto

The Argentinean midfielder does not believe that Inter will have an easy task when they face Porto in the Champions League.

Ancelotti Wants To See More Character

A determined Carlo Ancelotti spoke about Wednesday’s Champions League encounter between Milan and Manchester United.

Preview: Real Madrid v Juventus

Having been paired together five times in UEFA competition, Real Madrid CF and Juventus FC are familiar foes with honours evenly spread.

Preview: PSV v Monaco

PSV is on revenge mission, a 1-1 draw with PSV Eindhoven at Stade Louis II on 25 November 2003 effectively guaranteed AS Monaco FC a place in the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League, an opportunity Didier Deschamps's side would take as they advanced to the final before losing to FC Porto.

Preview: Bayern Munich v Arsenal

Arsenal's Ashley Cole faces a race against time to prove his fitness ahead of the club's Champions League match against Bayern Munich

Preview: Liverpool v Bayer Leverkusen

Liverpool will be under-strength for the first leg of their Champions League tie on Tuesday versus Bayer Leverkusen.

Kahn and Lehmann resume hostilities

There will be a new round in the battle between Oliver Kahn and Jens Lehmann for the Germany No1 shirt when FC Bayern M�nchen and Arsenal FC come face to face in the UEFA Champions League over the next few weeks.

Ballack expected to miss Arsenal tie

Germany captain Michael Ballack is expected to miss Bayern Munich's Champions League clash with Arsenal on Tuesday because of a thigh muscle strain.

Hopefuls hit by serious setbacks

AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko, Bayer 04 Leverkusen defender Carsten Ramelow and Chelsea FC full-back Wayne Bridge all suffered serious injuries at the weekend to dash their hopes of starring in this week's UEFA Champions League first knockout round matches.

Real Trez blow for Juve

Juventus will be without David Trezeguet for Tuesday night's game with Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League.

Spain beats Russia to win Futsal European Championships

World Champion Spain beat Russia 2-1 to win the UEFA Futsal European Championships on Sunday.

Interview: Angry Santini blasts former team

Former France soccer coach Jacques Santini broke a long silence Sunday, saying in an interview that his players were undisciplined and single-minded at Euro 2004.

Salgado doubtful for Juventus game

Real Madrid right back Michel Salgado is rated as doubtful for his team's Champions League game with Juventus, news reports said Sunday.

Champions League ready to restart

The Champions League gets underway again on Tuesday and Wednesday with 16 of Europe's biggest clubs preparing for the first leg of their knock-out round meetings.

Sheva out of United clash

Andrei Shevchenko has been ruled out of Milan's crucial UEFA Champions League clash with Manchester United next Wednesday.

Marseille second after win at Bastia

A fantastic goal by France midfielder Benoit Pedretti gave Olympique Marseille a 1-0 win in Bastia on Saturday and returned them to second place in Ligue 1.

Makaay leads Bayern Munich rout

Dutch international striker Roy Makaay scored a hat-trick and set up two more goals to lead Bayern Munich to a crushing 5-0 win at home to crisis club Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.

Ancelotti: Rooney can be great

Milan boss Carlo Ancelotti has insisted that Manchester United's Wayne Rooney can become a world great - ahead of the two sides' clash in the UEFA Champions League.

French 1998 World Cup star Djorkaeff to play for MetroStars

French midfielder Youri Djorkaeff, a member of Les Bleus' 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championship winners, has signed with the MetroStars, the highest profile non-American player to move to Major League Soccer since 2000.

You Can't Compare Rijkaard To Me - Mourinho

Ahead of next week's Champions League clash with Barcelona, Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho insists comparison's with his Catalan counterpart Frank Rijkaard are worthless.

Campbell Out Of Bayern Clash

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Sol Campbell will miss next week's Champions League second round first-leg against Bayern Munich with an ankle injury.

UEFA Cup Action, Feb. 17 - Pictures

Uefa Cup: Zaragoza seal away win

Former England striker Alan Shearer netted his sixth UEFA Cup goal in four games as last season's semi-finalists came from a goal down to beat Heerenveen 2-1 in the first leg of their last 32 tie on Thursday.

Aimar inspires holders

A Pablo Aimar free-kick and an instinctive Marco di Vaio strike gave Valencia a 2-0 first-leg win over Steaua Bucharest on Wednesday as the Spanish side began their UEFA Cup defence. Earlier, Maxwell's first-half goal gave Ajax a slender 1-0 win over Auxerre while Sporting Lisbon beat Feyenoord 2-1.

Barthez Risks Long Suspension Following Referee Spit!

The Marseille shot-stopper was involved in a brawl during a friendly match in Morocco which resulted in the former world champions spitting at the referee.

Ballack Lauds Cool Klinsmann

German skipper Michael Ballack has lauded the impact of coach Juergen Klinsmann on the national team in an interview with a German magazine.

Beckenbauer says scandal disrupting World Cup preparations

Germany's match-fixing scandal is disrupting preparations for next year's World Cup, Franz Beckenbauer, president of the organizing committee, said Tuesday.

Capello: Real Are Lucky

The Juventus coach, ahead of the Champions League encounter between his side and the Spanish giants, believes that luck has been on Real’s side in recent matches.

Injured Nedved in fitness battle

Pavel Nedved is in a race against time to prove his fitness ahead of the Champions’ League clash against Real Madrid.

Figo: Real have one option

Luis Figo admits Real Madrid only have one option ahead of their massive UEFA Champions League tie with Juventus.

Referee error leads to replay

The Turkish Football Association (TFF) has ordered that the recent league match between Besiktas JK and Gen�lerbirligi SK be replayed because of a refereeing error which led to a goal.

Legality of Uefa plan is doubted

Sports lawyer Mike Townley believes it is unlikely Uefa will be able to implement its plans to limit the number of foreign players in teams.

Eto'o tipped to become African Player of the Year

Samuel Eto'o is expected to be named African Footballer of the Year on Tuesday for the second year running.

Drogba has no French regrets

Didier Drogba has insisted he has no regrets about rejecting the chance to represent France.The Chelsea striker pledged his international allegiance to the country of his birth, Ivory Coast, and he has no doubts he made the right decision.

Anelka scores first goal

French striker Nicolas Anelka scored his first goal for his new club Fenerbahce at the weekend as his team stayed top of the Turkish League and chalked up their tenth successive home win since the start of the season.

Buckley to miss tsunami match

South Africa striker Delron Buckley has been refused permission by his German club Arminia Bielefeld to play in Tuesday's FIFA tsunami benefit match. The 27-year-old Buckley scored twice for Bielefeld as they upset Bundesliga leaders 3-1 Bayern Munich on Sunday and the club wants him to rest.

The Hoyzer Affair: Anatomy Of A Scandal

Something is rotten in the state of German football. The match-fixing and betting scandal that has tainted the game and dominated the headlines continues to deepen. Here’s how GOAL.com has covered the affair with each daily report published as it happened.

Germany: Bayern slip delights Schalke

Bayern Munich were left clinging onto the Bundesliga leadership on goal difference after suffering a 3-1 defeat at Arminia Bielefeld on Sunday.

AC Milan's Stam: I don't need Man Utd revenge

AC Milan defender Jaap Stam insists he isn't looking for revenge over former club Manchester United when they clash in the Champions League later this month.

Bundesliga: Schalke Level At Summit

Schalke 04 took advantage of Bayern Munich's inactivity to move joint top of the 1. Bundesliga with a 3-0 win over VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday.

HSV Compensated For match fixing Fraud

Hamburger SV have been compensated by the Deutsche Fussball Bund (DFB) for the corrupt officiating of Robert Hoyzer in their 4-2 DFB-Pokal defeat to Paderborn in August.

Weekend Bundesliga Preview

Bayern Munich have been edging towards the Bundesliga title in recent weeks. Spieltag. 21 sees the Bavarians in Bielefeld with stuttering rivals Schalke and Stuttgart desperate to make up some lost ground.

Sticky: Talent is Priceless!

Brazilian wonder kid Jean Carlos Chera, only 9 years old, have been linked with major European clubs, mainly Manchester United, for the past year. eurosoccerblog.com is happy to bring you the magic of this wonder kid. To download the video of this little magician, Please download the file here, you may however need a video codec to play this file.

Extra Champs League spot for Portugal

Two Portuguese clubs will qualify automatically for the group stage of next season's Champions League as a result of Porto's triumph in the competition last May, UEFA announced on Friday.

Trez targets Platini record

David Trezeguet is confident that he can overtake Michel Platini to become France’s all-time greatest goalscorer.

Simonet steps down

Claude Simonet will step down as president of the French Soccer Federation (FFF) on Saturday after a decade in charge.

German World Cup Win Equals €250,000 Per Man

Germany's World Cup squad stands to earn a possible €250,000 per man if successful at next year's World Cup finals.

Sammer: No Time To Worry

VfB Stuttgart coach Matthias Sammer has admitted that tension pervades the Swabian club after a disappointing restart to the season.

AC Milan make quick Bodmer bid to beat Arsenal, Real Madrid

AC Milan have made a bid for Lille midfielder Mathieu Bodmer. Milan chief Ariedo Braida has offered £2.5 million for the Frenchman, while Lille are holding out for £4 million.em>

Svensson heading back to Sweden

Southampton's Sweden midfielder Anders Svensson looks set to return to his old club Elfsborg at the end of the season.

Referee formally suspended in German soccer scandal

The referee who took bribes to fix games was suspended by the German Soccer Federation on Thursday in the country's worst corruption scandal in the sport in more than 30 years.

Pekerman Aglow From Germany Show

Argentina tactitician JosNtor Pekerman was feeling fully chuffed after the Abliceleste rallied twice for an exciting 2-2 draw with hosts Germany on Wednesday night, singling out red-hot Villareal star Juan Roman Riquelme for praise.

Thoughts turn to S&M for Spanish

Spain, with an efficient 5-0 win over San Marino in the bag, are now firmly focused on next month's World Cup qualifier against group leaders Serbia & Montenegro.

Russia win gives Lippi food for thought

Italy coach Marcello Lippi is no closer to deciding on his first-choice line-up after watching his side beat Russia 2-0 in a friendly in Cagliari on Wednesday.