FC Porto edged Arsenal 2 goals to 1 in a Champions League Last-16 first leg match at Estadio do Dragao

An own goal by keeper Lukasz Fabianski gave Porto the lead on 10 minutes when he spilled Silvestre Varela’s cross.

The Gunners hit back as Campbell nodded in after Tomas Rosicky headed across Cesc Fabregas’s flicked-on [...]

Former Manchester United midfielder David Beckham has expressed his desire to beat Manchester United

Beckham has pledged to put emotion to one side and focus on the task of beating United to ensure that AC Milan progress to later stages of the Champions League

“It’s going to be emotional but, as a United fan, it’s the first [...]

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson hailed Michael Owen after the striker’s hat-trick in their 3-1 Champions League win at Wolfsburg.

United secured top spot in group B with three fine finishes from the 29-year-old, who still harbours hopes of making England’s 2010 World Cup squad.

“It was a fantastic performance,” said Ferguson. “Michael’s finishing and positional [...]

Debreceni VSC 0-1 Liverpool FC
ACF Fiorentina 1-0 Olympique Lyonnais
FC Rubin Kazan 0-0 FC Dynamo Kyiv
FC Barcelona 2-0 FC Internazionale Milano
Rangers FC 0-2 VfB Stuttgart
FC Unirea Urziceni 1-0 Sevilla FC
AZ Alkmaar 0-0 Olympiacos FC
Arsenal FC 2-0 R. Standard de Liège

Group-E

Fiorentina [...]

Cristiano Ronaldo looks set to make his return from injury after being included in the Real Madrid squad for their Champions League tie against FC Zurich.

The winger has missed Real’s last nine games with an ankle injury that also kept him out of Portugal’s World Cup play-off against Bosnia-Hercegovina.

However, the 24-year-old returned to full training [...]

Liverpool chief executive Christian Purslow has insisted manager Rafael Benitez’s position is safe, despite the club’s early Champions League exit.

Liverpool failed to make it past the group stages for the first time in six years, despite a 1-0 win over Debrecen.

But Purslow said Benitez would remain and added: “He is under no threat.

“I’m on the [...]

Didier Drogba, Michael Ballack and Deco are included in the Chelsea squad for Wednesday’s Champions League clash against Porto.

Chelsea will finish top of Group D if they secure their first ever victory at Porto’s Stadium of the Dragon, although both clubs have already qualified for the next round.

Chelsea have 10 points from four games, one [...]

Dimitar Berbatov could make a surprise return for Manchester United in Wednesday’s Champions League encounter with Besiktas at Old Trafford.

Bulgarian international Berbatov, 28, missed matches either side of the international break with a knee injury and Sir Alex Ferguson stated on Saturday his £30.75m forward would miss the game against the Turkish champions.

However, Berbatov was [...]

Jose Mourinho’s Inter Milan lead the way in Champions League group F after a late fightback to win 2-1 at Dynamo Kiev on Wednesday.

GROUP F

Italian champions Inter Milan scored twice in the final four minutes to seal a thrilling comeback victory to win 2-1 at Dynamo Kiev.

Rubin Kazan frustrated defending champions Barcelona by holding [...]

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez refused to concede his side’s hopes of reaching the last 16 of the Champions League were over after a 1-1 draw at Lyon

“It is difficult for us to qualify, but not impossible,” said Benitez.

“We have to win our game and see what happens with Fiorentina and Lyon. Then we will approach [...]