Xabi Alonso walking thin line at Madrid even with dressing room backing
Despite signs of renewed intensity, Real Madrid fell to their second loss in four days against Manchester City. How long can a positive reaction make up for negative results?
Champions League review: Liverpool sidestep Salah saga as Chelsea slip up
Manchester City conquer the Bernabéu, Liverpool survive without Mohamed Salah and Atalanta find Chelsea’s flaws
Losing grip on games is worry for Guardiola despite City finding way past Madrid
Youthful side struggles off the ball and head coach knows more control on matches is needed to take prizes this season
Unai Emery aims to craft ‘a new era’ at Aston Villa on special return to Basel
At the scene of one of his Europa League final triumphs, the manager is setting targets to achieve success with Villa
‘It can be brutal’: Gian van Veen learns to fly with the stars after dartitis
Dutch rising star has gone from not knowing ‘how to grip the dart’ to a dark horse for the PDC world championship
‘That level is not enough’: Guardiola wants more despite City win in Madrid
The head coach said Manchester City will need to improve if they want to beat PSG, Arsenal and Liverpool away after a 2-1 victory at Real Madrid
Real Madrid show fight but another setback leaves Xabi Alonso’s future on knife-edge
The hosts battled against Manchester City but a second successive home defeat pushes manager towards exit
Real Madrid 1-2 Manchester City: Champions League – as it happened
Minute-by-minute report: City came from behind for a deserved win that puts Real coach Xabi Alonso under further pressure. Scott Murray was watching
Champions League: Club Brugge 0-3 Arsenal, Leverkusen 2-2 Newcastle, and more – as it happened
Clockwatch: Arsenal eased to a 3-0 win in Bruges, Newcastle conceded a late goal at Bayer Leverkusen and Benfica beat Napoli 2-0
Grimaldo’s late strike for Leverkusen denies Newcastle comeback victory
Newcastle were denied a comeback Champions League win against Bayer Leverkusen as Alejandro Grimaldo’s late strike made it 2-2
Haaland seals Manchester City win at Real Madrid to leave Alonso on brink
Goals from Nico O’Reilly and Erling Haaland helped Manchester City fight back to win 2-1 at Real Madrid and leave Xabi Alonso under huge pressure
Madueke and Martinelli magic makes it perfect six for Arsenal at Club Brugge
Arsenal records fell as Noni Madueke scored twice and Gabriel Martinelli curled in from 20 yards to secure a 3-0 victory against Club Brugge
Arne Slot full of praise for Liverpool efforts after gritty win against Inter
As Arne Slot skirted around the Mohamed Salah issue, the manager said: ‘We couldn’t have asked for more,’ after their win in Italy
Atalanta 2-1 Chelsea, Tottenham 3-0 Slavia Prague: Champions League as it happened
Chelsea slipped to defeat in Bergamo, Spurs earned a welcome home win and Barcelona fought back to deny Frankfurt
Inter 0-1 Liverpool: Champions League – as it happened
Dominik Szoboszlai’s late penalty gave Liverpool a deserved victory after a strong performance in Milan