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With the Champions League play-off round now concluded, we know the 16 teams that will head into the knockout stage, with the draw to decide who each team will face coming this Friday. Once again many of the historical big-hitters will go head-to-head in pursuit of getting their hands on the prestigious trophy. Liverpool finished first in this season's re-formatted league phase table, but since th...

Whilst the second half of Arsenal's season threatens to be derailed by an injury crisis up-top, the sensational form of their former striker Mika Biereth will offer little solace. Both Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus have been ruled out of the remainder of the 2024/25 campaign. But since leaving the Emirates last summer, Biereth has now been regularly finding the back of the net at two different Eur...

UEFA confirmed the fixtures for the Last 16 of the Champions League on Friday, with a number of European football’s biggest clubs set to lock horns in the coming weeks. With a number of the clubs seeded based on where they came in the group stage, the next round of the tournament has in turn thrown out some fascinating fixtures that could see some serious contenders for the trophy drop out before ...

With the serious stage of the season in the top leagues and the Champions League almost here, the main domestic cups in Europe's top-five leagues are also beginning to heat up. Barcelona drew 4-4 to Atlético Madrid in their Copa del Rey semi-final 1st leg, whilst Real Madrid will take a 1-0 lead away at Real Sociedad back to the Santiago Bernábeu. AC Milan, Inter Milan, Bologna and Empoli booked t...

On Wednesday Arsenal will look to put themselves in a fantastic position to achieve something that the club have only managed to do once in the last 16 seasons: get beyond the last 16 of the Champions League. Despite being one of the richest clubs in the world, the North London side have often struggled to match expectations with results in Europe, but this season’s clash with Eredivisie giants PS...

It was a famous night for Arsenal in the Champions League as they demolished PSV Eindhoven 7-1 in the Netherlands. Mikel Arteta’s men made history as they recorded their biggest ever win in the knockout stages of the Champions League with their previous record being the 5-0 triumph over Porto in the last 16 during the 2009/10 season.

Arsenal fans would have been forgiven for going into their Champions League round of 16 tie at PSV with an element of fear. The Gunners had failed to score in their last two games against West Ham and Nottingham Forest, and continue to be severely depleted up-front. Central midfielder Mikel Merino would once again start as striker against the Eredivisie champions. However, Mikel Arteta's team sent...

We have already been treated to some enthralling ties in the opening legs of the Champions League round of 16 games, as Europe's elite look to book themselves a place in the last eight. Arsenal blew away PSV winning 7-1 win in a historic night in Eindhoven, while Real Madrid edged rivals Atlético Madrid 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu. But which nations have been the most dominant in the modern era i...

The current season may be far from over but we’re already seeing a number of transfer rumours build up momentum and run the risk of becoming full-blown transfer sagas before the summer window has even opened. One such story revolves around the future of RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko and where he may be playing his football next season. Signed from sister club RB Salzburg for just €24 million i...

While football is clearly a sport that is defined by the quality of the players on the pitch, over the course of the last three or four decades it has come to resemble an arms race that has often been fuelled by which clubs are capable of outspending their domestic and continental rivals. That typically takes the form of transfer fees, but a more covert way for some of Europe’s richest clubs to do...