Check out the key statistics from every match, with places in the semi-finals up for grabs on Tuesday and Wednesday. All kick-off times are 9pm CET. Tuesday Atleti v Barcelona (2-0) All previous Uefa competition meetings between Barcelona and Atleti have come in the Champions League quarter-finals, with Atleti winning both ties – 2-1 on aggregate in 2013/14 (1-1 away, 1-0 home) and 3-2 on aggregate in 2015/16 (2-1 away, 2-0 home). Atleti are unbeaten in their 10 previous Uefa

Will De Zerbi tweak his methods to save Spurs from relegation? Tottenham Hotspur have have turned to Roberto De Zerbi, whose brand of adventurous attacking football marks a significant shift in style away from previous head coaches Igor Tudor and Thomas Frank and back towards – or maybe even beyond – Ange Postecoglou. Any appointment at this stage of the campaign inevitably comes with risks and this one is no different. De Zerbi has recent experience of taking charge of a Pre

Makabi Lilepo and Flávio Silva. Openfield After a difficult start to the year, Kaizer Chiefs have taken to heart the message given to them by the man who has spent a lifetime helping teams and players through challenging stretches and which is now showing as they’ve climbed into third place in the Betway Premiership. It’s a message that started on Chiefs’ Vodacom Tsamaya Pre-Season Tour to the Netherlands last year and it was given to the players by Dr Henning Gericke, a mast

Get the lowdown on every Uefa Champions League quarter-final first legs, check out the key statistics from every match as they kick-off at 9pm this week (CET time). Tuesday Real Madrid v Bayern No two teams have met as often in Uefa competition as Real Madrid and Bayern, with the sides facing each other 28 times – all in the European Cup/Champions League. The Spanish side lead the head-to-head with 13 wins to Bayern's 11, along with four draws. Real Madrid are competing in th

The Uefa Women's Champions League quarter-finals resume with Bayern München hosting Manchester United, Chelsea at home to Arsenal, Real Madrid travelling to Barcelona and Wolfsburg facing OL Lyonnes in the second legs. Arsenal, Barcelona, Bayern München and Wolfsburg have leads to defend after winning the first legs of their ties. We preview the four quarter-final second legs on the road to Oslo. Wednesday (All times CET) Bayern München v Manchester United (6.45pm) "We're not

Unexpected defeats for Liverpool and Chelsea on Saturday have combined to condense the race for Uefa Champions League qualification next season. Just three points separate Liverpool in fifth and Everton in eighth, with Chelsea and Brentford - who drew 0-0 against Leeds United - nestled between in sixth and seventh, respectively. Saturday's results put Manchester United’s draw at AFC Bournemouth the previous night in a new light, with that point helping them open up a seven-po

The Uefa Women's Champions League advances to the quarter-finals this week, as Wolfsburg resume their rivalry with OL Lyonnes, Manchester United face Bayern in their debut quarter-final and all-Spanish and all-English ties pit domestic competitors against each other with the first legs on Tuesday and Wednesday, while the second legs take place the following week to decide the competition's last four. The top four teams in the new league phase – Barcelona, OL Lyonnes, Chelsea

Can in-form Fernandes end Bournemouth’s five-game unbeaten run against Man Utd? AFC Bournemouth are a tough nut to crack. They are unbeaten in their last five games against Manchester United (W2 D3) and have drawn each of their last four matches in the Premier League, three of which have been goalless. This has the feel, then, of a game in which Man Utd could struggle to create chances … or at least that is the conclusion we would draw if it wasn’t for Bruno Fernandes. Fernan

Check out the key statistics from every match with places in the quarter-finals up for grabs. All kick-off times are 9pm CET unless stated. Tuesday Sporting CP v Bodø/Glimt (6.45pm CET) Sporting CP have lost their two previous Round of 16 ties in the Champions League – against Bayern in 2008/09 and Manchester City in 2021/22 – and have reached the quarter-finals of Europe's top competition just once, in the 1982/83 European Cup. The Lisbon club have overturned a three-goal de

Preliminary research numbers released by independent research agencies have shown a 61% growth in viewership for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025, making AFCON one of the biggest growing sporting properties globally. The full report of the TotalEnergies CAF AFCON Morocco 2025 will be released by independent global research agency, Nielsen in the coming weeks. Record breaking global coverage secured across leading media platforms in Europe and o

Can Nuno mastermind another victory against Guardiola? Pep Guardiola will be wary of the threat a Nuno Espirito Santo team can cause. He’s been burnt before. Nuno has won four of his 13 matches against Guardiola, with only Jurgen Klopp (five) winning more league games against Guardiola in his top-flight career. That statistic ought to embolden the West Ham United team, who will hope for another Nuno masterclass: a deep block and a counter-attacking set-up that can do a number

Tuesday's matches see Liverpool and Barcelona away to opponents they visited in the league phase with contrasting results while new chapters will be written in two modern-day rivalries on Wednesday when Paris meet Chelsea and Real Madrid face Manchester City. Check out the key statistics from every match as the Round of 16 kicks off. All kick-off times are 9pm CET unless stated. Tuesday Galatasaray v Liverpool (6.45pm CET) The hosts are in the Champions League round of 16 for

Arsenal have moved five points clear of second-placed Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table after Sunday's 2-1 win against Chelsea. Man City had reduced the gap to two points on Saturday when they beat Leeds United 1-0 but Arsenal restored their advantage just 24 hours later, although they have played one match more than their title-race rivals. Fourth-placed Aston Villa are 13 points off the top and suffered a huge blow on Friday night when they were beaten

Vodacom, Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs have announced Season 2 of the most exclusive fan experience in the history of South African football – the 2026 Vodacom Tsamaya Pre-Season Tour, where a select group of fans will travel with the teams on their pre-season tours to Europe. After the overwhelming success of the 2025 Vodacom Tsamaya Pre-Season Tour, Vodacom, Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs are about to take this annual fan experience to even greater heights when a VIP

Will set-pieces help Arsenal breathe easier? An emphatic victory over Tottenham Hotspur last weekend, defined by the fluency of their attacking football, was exactly what Arsenal needed to reset following the 2-2 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers. Now, after enjoying a rare midweek break, Mikel Arteta’s side will be hoping they can put some difficult results behind them. But it’s not that straightforward. Arsenal have won just four of their nine Premier League matches in 2026

Tactical issues and fatigue reveal extent of Tudor’s task Although Arsenal’s emphatic victory eased some of the tension for the league leaders and restored their five-point lead over Manchester City, arguably the bigger story was Tottenham Hotspur's inability to raise their performance levels on Igor Tudor’s debut. Spurs are now just four points above the relegation zone and, after a tactically difficult first half followed by an exhausted second, the new head coach will appr

Will Tudor’s aggressive approach pounce on Arsenal nerves? Tottenham Hotspur have turned to Igor Tudor, the “ferryman” renowned for taking clubs in choppy water safely to shore. Tudor always hits the ground running, winning at least six of his opening 10 games in each of his last three jobs, doing so through a combination of aggressive hard-pressing football and a hard-line approach to player management. In other words: through sheer discipline on the pitch and off it. The no

The first-ever Uefa Women's Champions League knockout phase play-offs conclude on Wednesday and Thursday. Eight teams are competing to join Barcelona, Bayern München, Chelsea and OL Lyonnes in the quarter-finals, for which the draw is already made with the knockout phase bracket set to the final. On Wednesday, Real Madrid and Arsenal defend leads at home to Paris FC and OH Leuven respectively, then, the following night, Juventus welcome Wolfsburg with the score at 2-2 and Atl

Old feeling of invincibility may return for Man City For Manchester City what matters even more than the result is the swaggering ease of the performance; is the way they simply swept Fulham aside in the first half and cantered to victory in the second. This was Man City the well-oiled machine, the ruthless Pep Guardiola team. As they look to apply pressure to Arsenal and look to build on the morale-boosting late win at Liverpool, it is precisely what they needed. A lot has b

Can Man City play with renewed focus and pile pressure on Arsenal? Manchester City’s extraordinary comeback victory at Anfield was one of the craziest games in Premier League history – and it could just be the catalyst they need to become energised and laser-focused, for the title battle ahead. It wasn’t just the result, nor even Erling Haaland's stoppage-time winner. There was something about the frantic emotional energy of Pep Guardiola – flying like Gianluigi Donnarumma af