#uefa-champions-league

#uefa-champions-league

We've proven this season that we can compete with the very best. We beat Chelsea, one of the best teams in the world.

Bayern lined up with Manuel Neuer in goal and Konrad Laimer, Dayot Upamecano, Tah and Josip Stanišić in defence. Aleksandar Pavlović and Kimmich anchored a midfield featuring Michael Olise, Karl and Gnabry, with Harry Kane up front. Raphaël Guerreiro, Hiroki Ito, Leon Goretzka, comeback kid Alphonso Davies and Nicolas Jackson took over from Karl, Stanišić, Pavlović, Gnabry and Kane late in the second half.

The Portuguese coach, who is currently in charge of Benfica, spent three years at the helm in Madrid between 2010 and 2013. Mourinho boasted a 76.3% win percentage in LaLiga, with his Los Blancos side emerging victorious in 87 of their 114 league matches under his guidance (D16 L11) and scoring 326 goals across those games. He won the league title in the 2011-12 season, while also lifting the 2011 Copa del Rey and 2012 Supercopa de Espana.

Dec 9, 2025, 06:49 AM ET Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembele and goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier will both miss Paris Saint-Germain's trip to Athletic Club in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday. PSG said Dembele is sick while Chevalier is still recovering from a right ankle injury. It's another setback for Dembele, who returned from a left calf injury against Tottenham Hotspur at the end of November and only made two more appearances in Ligue 1.

Luis Enrique's side are top of Ligue 1 at present and come into this one following a 3-0 home win over Le Havre at the weekend. Spurs will be looking for a response after they were hammered 4-1 by local rivals Arsenal and will have to be at their very best to beat the current holders on their own patch.

Chelsea's 3-0 win on Tuesday was the night when 18-year-old Estevao announced himself on the world stage, capped with a stunning goal that put his fellow young winger firmly in the shade. Of course, 18-year-old Yamal won't be too worried when the dust settles. He is a European Championship winner with Spain, a two-time LaLiga champion and a Ballon D'Or runner-up.

Following a dominant win over Athletic Club on their historic return to Camp Nou at the weekend, Barcelona travel to London for a massive European night as they face reigning Club World Cup champions Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in Matchday 5 of the league phase of this season's Champions League on Tuesday night. Barça come into this one knowing anything but a victory will all but end any realistic chance of them finishing in the Top 8 and securing automatic qualification for the Round of 16.

I realise I'm getting old! Every week is a milestone. Every season we have been there and hopefully next season we will be there too. It's special for the players, managers and everyone. To challenge yourself with the best teams in Europe is incredible, a huge experience. For the club, in terms of repetition, prestige, financial issues, it's massively important.

US media giant Paramount has won the rights to show Champions League matches in the UK from 2027. BBC Sport has been told the company will pay well in excess of the 1bn-a-year deal currently in place with TNT. The deal will run for four years to 2031. Amazon Prime will continue to show a game every Tuesday in the UK for four years.

Club Brugge are making their presence known in Europe's premier club competition this season. The Belgian side defeated AS Monaco 4-1 during the opening round of matches and came agonisingly close to an historic victory over LaLiga giants Barcelona more recently. Club drew 3-3 at the Jan Breydel Stadium and if not for a late VAR intervention ruling out a fourth home goal, would have taken all three points from Hansi Flick's side.

Barcelona could only salvage a 3-3 draw against Club Brugge in the UEFA Champions League last night as their matchday 4 game went completely away from plan and was unexpectedly tight. The Belgian side gave Barcelona a tough fight and developed a plan that saw them exploit the Catalans' defence. They went ahead thrice on the night and deserved the win more than Barcelona. Hansi Flick's side, however, fought and found the equaliser all three times but never went ahead. In fact, they were lucky to take away even a point for a late error by Wojciech Szczesny actually handed Club Brugge the win until VAR intervened and handed Barcelona a boost.