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Champions League

The UEFA Champions League is Europe's top club competition and one of the most prestigious in world football.

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Thiago against Villarreal

Liverpool’s Thiago orchestrating chance at slice of history

Thiago could become only the second player in Champions League history to win the title with three different teams.
SportsApril 28, 2022
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin holds the Champions League trophy

Europe’s 'middle class' battle to save Champions League

UEFA's proposed revamp of the Champions League has seen Europe's middle-ranking clubs combine to fight the reforms.
SportsApril 27, 2022
Fußball PFK Ludogorez Rasgrad

Europe's serial champions: Bayern Munich join the 10+ club

We look at the other members of the '10+ club' that Bayern Munich have now joined.
SoccerApril 24, 202211 images
Fußball Frauen UEFA Champions League | FC Barcelona v VfL Wolfsburg

Barcelona brush Wolfsburg aside in front of new record crowd

Wolfsburg's treble dreams are as good as over following a comprehensive thrashing in Barcelona.
SportsApril 22, 2022
Fridolina Rolfö

Unfinished business for Barcelona's Fridolina Rolfö

Fridolina Rolfö swapped Wolfsburg for Barcelona last year in pursuit of the one domestic trophy that has evaded her.
SoccerApril 20, 2022
Christopher Nkunku and Dominik Szoboszlai celebrate

Nkunku again offers spark as RB tighten grip

Christopher Nkunku came off the bench to lay on Dominik Szoboszlai's goal in RB Leipzig's 1-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen.
SoccerApril 17, 2022
Emre Can is hugged by Marius Wolf as Tom Rothe and Erling Haaland smile nearby

Dortmund win big to secure Champions League qualification

Borussia Dortmund's goal festival against Wolfsburg allowed them to meet their main season objective.
SoccerApril 16, 2022
Jürgen Klopp celebrates

Klopp and Liverpool keep quadruple hopes alive

Liverpool quadruple-winning credentials were bolstered as they booked their ticket to the Champions League semifinals.
SportsApril 14, 2022
Meadows Mark Kommentarbild App

Opinion: Bayern's recruitment to blame for exit, not tactics

Mark Meadows
Bayern's years of odd transfer dealings hasn't helped Julian Nagelsmann's cause, writes Mark Meadows.
SoccerApril 13, 2022
Julian Nagelsmann frustrated

Champions League exit another bump in Nagelsmann's road

Upsets have been a recurring theme in Nagelsmann’s first season in charge and he admits expectations have not been met.
SportsApril 13, 2022
Manuel Neuer

Bayern fortunate to escape with narrow loss

It's rare that Bayern Munich lose. It's rarer still that they are outplayed. Both happened on Wednesday.
SoccerApril 6, 2022
Manchester City Manager Pep Guardiola

Patience and subs pay off for Pep and City

Atletico Madrid made Manchester City work for a 1-0 win. Pep Guardiola is on track in the competition that defines him.
SoccerApril 5, 2022
FC Barcelona Womens Champions League Celebration

Record Clasico attendance paper over problems

A record 91,553 attended Barcelona vs. Real Madrid on March 30, but questions about sustainability linger.
SoccerApril 1, 2022
Sveindis Jane Jonsdottir celebrates Wolfsburg's second goal in the UEFA Women Champions League game against Arsenal

Jonsdottir impresses as Wolfsburg oust Arsenal

Wolfsburg ousted Arsenal to set up a mouthwatering Champions League semifinal with Barcelona.
SoccerMarch 31, 2022
Bayern Munich's Klara Bühl holds her head in her hands as PSG win their UEFA Women's Champions League game

Extra time heartbreak for Bayern women in Paris

PSG kept their hopes of a first Champions League alive with Bayern’s European dreams dashed for another season.
SportsMarch 30, 2022
Barcelona celebrate a goal against Real Madrid in the UEFA Womens Champions League

Record attendance as Barcelona women beat Real Madrid

Barcelona put five goals past Real Madrid in the most-attended women's club game ever — with 91,553 fans at Camp Nou.
SportsMarch 30, 2022
Freiburg in action against Potsdam

Freiburg building and Hegerberg back

Freiburg have rarely caught the eye in the Women's Bundesliga but something is happening in the Black Forest.
SportsMarch 27, 2022
Arsenal WFC v VfL Wolfsburg

Wassmuth leads Wolfsburg again in London

Tabea Wassmuth's goal was enough to earn Wolfsburg a vital 1-1 draw at Arsenal. She may not be finished in London.
SportsMarch 23, 2022
Sara Däbritz on the ball against Bayern Munich

Däbritz plays part in PSG win over Bayern

Sara Däbritz created Paris Saint-Germain's opener as the French team beat Bayern Munich 2-1 in the Allianz Arena.
SoccerMarch 21, 2022
UEFA Champions League | Bayern München v FC Salzburg

Champions League: Bayern get Villarreal in quarterfinals

The Bundesliga leaders will be away for the first leg in April. The prospective semifinal draw has also been made.
SportsMarch 18, 2022
Karim Benzema celebrates a goal by pointing his index fingers to the sky and smiling

Benzema keeps Real Madrid eyes on the here and now

Kylian Mbappe put PSG in the driving seat, but Real Madrid's Karim Benzema and Luka Modric proved they're not done yet.
SportsMarch 9, 2022
Robert Lewandowski celebrates his hat-trick by holding up three fingers on his right hand

Lewandowski sets standard amid Bayern speculation

Robert Lewandowski added more evidence to a case that suggests Bayern need to break club policy to retain his services.
SoccerMarch 8, 2022
Players from Finnish side Jokerit standing on the blue line

Russian invasion of Ukraine: The sporting reaction

The sporting world has taken action against Russia due to the country's military operations in Ukraine.
SportsMarch 1, 20227 images
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After invasion of Ukraine: Sport takes notice

Marko Langer
It's nice that leagues and associations are criticizing Russia, DW's Marko Langer writes, but it's also a bit late.
ConflictsFebruary 25, 2022
The Allianz Arena in Munich lit up in the colors of Ukraine

Sporting world reacts to Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Sport is insignificant in the face of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but those connected with it have been speaking up.
SportsFebruary 25, 2022
An official carries the Champions League trophy on to the pitch at the 2021 final

UEFA moves Champions League final to Stade de France

UEFA has stripped Saint Petersburg of the Champions League final hosting rights following the invasion of Ukraine.
SoccerFebruary 25, 2022
Chelsea's Kai Havertz shouts during their Champions League last 16 victory over Lille

Champions League: Havertz 'steps up' for Tuchel's Chelsea

Chelsea’s defense of the Champions League is on course after Kai Havertz elevated his performance when it mattered.
SoccerFebruary 23, 2022
Gerard Pique

The rise and fall of FC Barcelona

What made Barça so great, and where did it all go wrong?
SportsFebruary 19, 202212:31 min
FC Salzburg - FC Bayern München

Champions League: Coman rescues Bayern in Salzburg

Bayern Munich were rewarded for a dominant second half with a late equalizer. But the first half wasn't so impressive.
SportsFebruary 16, 2022
Kylian Mbappé celebrates his crucial winning goal for PSG against Real Madrid in the Champions League

Mbappé's last-minute mastery offers Real glimpse into future

Kylian Mbappé's sublime stoppage time winner gave PSG the edge over Real Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League.
SoccerFebruary 16, 2022
Action from the Tehran Derby between Persepolis and Esteghlal

How the state is holding Iranian football back

Football is massive in Iran, but close ties between clubs and the state are holding it back. Privatization is far off.
SportsJanuary 26, 2022
Bayern players clelebrate their first goal against Bremen

Women's CL: Bayern to face PSG, Wolfsburg draw Arsenal  

The German champions are to meet the French champions in the quarterfinals of the Women's Champions League.
SportsDecember 20, 2021
Tabea Wassmuth in Wolfsburg jersey

Tabea Wassmuth key to Wolfsburg's Champions League hopes

Wolfsburg will be counting on Tabea Wassmuth's goals to help them advance to the Champions League quarterfinals.
SoccerDecember 14, 2021
Andrey Arshavin at the Round of 16 draw

Champions League: Bayern to face Salzburg after UEFA redraw

Six-time winners Bayern Munich will face RB Salzburg in the Champions League last-16 after mistake forced a redraw.
SportsDecember 13, 2021
Domenico Tedesco gives instructions to his players

RB Leipzig appoint Tedesco as new coach

The 36-year-old has been thrust into the hot seat after the sacking of American Jesse Marsch last weekend.
SoccerDecember 9, 2021
Leroy Sané scores from range for Bayern against Barcelona

Bayern aside, Bundesliga disappoints in Champions League

Other than Bayern Munich, Bundesliga teams in the 2021/22 Champions League season endured rather than enjoyed.
SoccerDecember 8, 2021
Tabea Waßmuth challenges for a ball against Servette

Wolfsburg beat Servette to set up finale against Chelsea

Wolfsburg just about met expectations against Servette, setting up a must-win game against Chelsea.
SoccerDecember 8, 2021
Saki Kumagai of Bayern Munich

Kumagai: The key to Bayern's WCL quest

Saki Kumagai has won the Champions League five times with Lyon but now hungers to win it with new club Bayern Munich.
SoccerDecember 8, 2021
Fans at a Borussia Dortmund match in Japan

Asian football trying to overcome lure of Europe

Asian teams struggle to match the glamor and star power of European football. How can that be changed?
SoccerDecember 8, 2021
Zach Steffen clears a cross from RB Leipzig

RB Leipzig beat Manchester City to secure Europa League spot

RB Leipzig's win over City was a reminder of what might have been for the Bundesliga club in Europe this season.
SportsDecember 7, 2021
Fußball Aisha Buhari Cup | Südafrika

South Africa women emerging as a continental football force

South African women's football is reaping the rewards of the country's strategy to grow the women's game.
SportsNovember 30, 2021
Sporting CP fans hold up scarves ahead of their side's Champions League game against Borussia Dortmund

European stadiums full as Germany battles COVID

Borussia Dortmund fans in Lisbon got one last live look before pandemic restrictions come back into effect at home.
SoccerNovember 25, 2021
Dortmund's dejected players stand around after Sporting's second goal

Punch-drunk Dortmund stumble out of the Champions League

Borussia Dortmund are out of the Champions League in the group stage, losing heavily in Lisbon to Sporting Club.
SoccerNovember 24, 2021
Robert Lewandowski scores a spectacular overhead kick for Bayern Munich against Dynamo Kyiv in the Champions League

Lewandowski's artistry seals top spot for Bayern

Bayern Munich have secured their path to the last 16 of the Champions League in snowy Kyiv.
SoccerNovember 23, 2021
Nicole Billa celebrates a goal in the Women's Champions League

Billa and Hoffenheim suffer Barcelona reality check

Hoffenheim's rise to the Champions League is due in large part to the development of star striker Nicole Billa.
SportsNovember 11, 2021
Mats Hummels leaves the field after being sent off

Dortmund undone by Mats Hummels red card

Billed as a revenge game for the Bundesliga side, a refereeing decision ended up costing Borussia Dortmund.
SoccerNovember 3, 2021
Julian Nagelsmann and Robert Lewandowski

Nagelsmann returns as Bayern qualify for knockouts

Lewandowski hit a hat trick to welcome coach Nagelsmann back to the dugout and send Bayern into the knockouts.
SportsNovember 2, 2021
Deutschland Bundesliga | Joshua Kimmich

The Kimmich non-vacc controversy

FC Bayern player Joshua Kimmich is not vaccinated against COVID-19. Kimmich’s words seem at odds with 'We Kick Corona'. A campaign he founded with teammate Leon Goretzka.
SoccerNovember 1, 202101:51 min
Leroy Sané celebrates his goal

Leroy Sané delivers win for patient Bayern Munich

In an entertaining European encounter, Bayern Munich sealed the win expected of them.
SportsOctober 20, 2021
Gregor Kobel tries in vain to stop Ajax from scoring

Borussia Dortmund outclassed by awesome Ajax

Borussia Dortmund were shocked in Amsterdam by a stunning performance from hosts Ajax.
SportsOctober 19, 2021