#champions-league

#champions-league

It's a big game for both teams. We played against each other already in the group phase. It will be a really nice game to watch and a nice game to be involved in. Of course it's like a final. We are happy to go there again and to have this kind of opponent and these kind of games.

The first leg will be away from home at St. James' Park on Tuesday 10 March, kick off 9pm CET, and the second at Spotify Camp Nou on Wednesday 18 March with kick off at 6.45pm CET.

Spurs finished fourth in the league phase, defying their domestic form by winning five of their eight Champions League games under the Dane, drawing two and losing one. Spurs also boasted the joint-second best defence and were only outscored by six teams in the 36-club league phase, putting actual smiles on actual Spurs faces.

The transition to the Swiss Model' for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 seasons has fundamentally changed how the Champions League knockout stage is structured. The process begins with the knockout phase draw taking place on February 27, 2026 which features 16 teams. This group consists of the top eight finishers from the league phase, who are seeded and received a bye,' and the eight winners from the knockout playoffs.

Newcastle were the only English club to even need a play-off to reach the last 16, with the other five all finishing inside the top eight in the group stage to book their place automatically and become seeded. Eddie Howe's side made short work of Qarabag 9-3 on aggregate to join the party.

I don't usually bet, but I could make an exception for Ahanor. I feel confident saying that by the age of 20, he will be one of the best in the world in his position.

Bodø/Glimt were already admired for their ascent through the Norwegian system-returning to the top flight only in 2017 and winning four league titles in the years that followed. But their leap into the Champions League spotlight this season has been extraordinary. As tournament debutants, they arrived with curiosity surrounding them-but they quickly replaced intrigue with astonishment.

I was sometimes surprised at how everything turned out. But I always thought I could do it. So I persevered and worked hard. I'm very satisfied, but of course there's always room for improvement. Hopefully I can score more goals, provide more assists, and deliver even better performances.

Real Madrid have banned a club member for performing the Nazi salute during the Champions League playoff second-leg against Benfica, a game already overshadowed by allegations of racism. Madrid said in a statement that it had urgently requested the club's disciplinary committee to start an immediate expulsion procedure for the member, who was caught on TV cameras doing the gesture in the stands before kickoff.

They are two of the best teams in Europe, they play at the same level. That's great. We want to play against the best. We're looking forward to this big challenge. Four games in one month against Bayern? With Arsenal, there might be a bit of variety.

He [Beckham] messaged me on Instagram about it. That was crazy, because he had some of the biggest moments ever with free-kicks. I remember the first time I met Beckham was in Qatar. We all approached him. Every player was like, he was a god, you know, because it's Becks.

Of course, I had to settle in first. I had an adjustment period, so things didn't quite go as planned on the pitch at the beginning. I had to get to know my teammates, and they had to get to know me - how to interact on the pitch, how to play together. That took a little while. But now, in the last few games, I'm very happy with my performances and how I've played.