#champions-league

#champions-league

Liverpool's form throughout the second half of 2025 has been noticeably poorer than the displays which helped secure the Premier League title last season. The Reds were comfortably beaten by would-be title rivals Manchester City last weekend and despite a recent Champions League triumph over Real Madrid, Arne Slot's side have largely been out-of-sorts since spending heavily in the summer transfer window.

Leading up to the game, though, Chelsea have been dealt a fresh injury blow as midfielder Romeo Lavia will be unavailable due to injury, reports Mundo Deportivo. The Belgian midfielder sustained a quadriceps injury that will keep him sidelined for approximately one month. Lavia suffered the injury last Wednesday during Chelsea's European fixture against Qarabag in Azerbaijan, which ended in a 2-2 draw. He was forced off in the eighth minute and replaced by Moises Caicedo.

We're a team that creates a lot of opportunities, we can move the ball high up the pitch so then it's down to finish them,

They gave me another chance, and I was grateful for that, he tells FourFourTwo. The first three months were hard, I wasn't getting on the pitch, but I felt ready to help the team. Then I made a few appearances and started scoring some goals.

Diaz apologized for the incident after the match, but Hakimi will now face a spell on the sidelines for PSG with what's been officially diagnosed as a "severe ankle sprain" by the club and Diaz will now miss Bayern's next Champions League clash against Mikel Arteta's high-flying Arsenal side. The Gunners, much like Bayern, have a perfect record to start the competition, having won all four of their opening matches.

Football management used to be really difficult: you used to have to actually take the footballers in your squad and get some kind of performance from them. Not anymore. Ever since rich billionaires started buying football clubs, it's been easier than ever. We jest of course there's more to coaching than spending money. But looking at some of the figures thrown about by these bosses in this quiz, it looks like some people really do believe that a few signings will solve all your problems

It was very reminiscent of the cup final, wasn't it? A header from distance, a training ground move, so well done to all the coaches involved with that.

Spanish giants Barcelona needed to come from behind three times to earn a 3-3 draw at Club Brugge in the Champions League, with teenage winger Lamine Yamal back to his best for Hansi Flick's side to help them earn a point in a gripping clash in Belgium. Barca's defence was shredded on multiple occasions on Wednesday by the hosts as Brugge winger Carlos Forbs struck twice and set one up for Nicolo Tresoldi.