Dec 14, 2023, 04:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The draw for the round of 16 of the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League will be made at 11 a.m. GMT / 6 a.m. ET on Monday, Dec. 18. This is the final season of the traditional format, before it becomes a 36-team competition with one knockout
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Cesar Hernandez Dec 13, 2023, 08:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Liga MX Clausura champions Tigres Canadian champions Vancouver Whitecaps will square off in the opening round of the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup. The draw for the rebranded tournament formerly known as the Concacaf Champions was held on Wednesday, with a pair of top MLS
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Dec 13, 2023, 07:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ferran Torres says people want to “destroy” Barcelona after the Spanish champions suffered a fourth defeat in nine games, losing 3-2 against Antwerp in the Champions League on Wednesday. Barça had already sealed their place in the round of 16 and progress
Open Extended Reactions NEWCASTLE — The Champions League can be as brutal as it can be glorious, and Newcastle United have learned the hard way that club football’s biggest competition can never be taken for granted. In the space of 90 minutes against AC Milan at St James’ Park on Wednesday, Eddie Howe’s team found
Dec 13, 2023, 02:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Champions League soccer is back for the final match day! Europe’s premier club competition has provided plenty of exciting matchups, top talent and drama in the 2023-24 season. With eight matches on Wednesday across the continent, we’ll know who advances to the round of 16, who
Paris Saint-Germain drew 1-1 at Group F winners Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday to secure second place and a spot in the Champions League knockout stage in their final group match. Both sides squandered numerous golden chances in a surprisingly goalless first half before Karim Adeyemi finally broke the deadlock for the already-qualified hosts in the
AC Milan‘s 2-1 win at Newcastle United in the Champions League proved to be in vain as both teams were eliminated from the competition on Wednesday, though the Italian club claimed the consolation prize of dropping into the Europa League playoff round. Samuel Chukwueze‘s 84th-minute winner lifted Milan, a semifinalist last season, above Newcastle into
Royal Antwerp won a first Champions League game on Wednesday with a surprise 3-2 home victory over Barcelona, securing their first points in Group H although it was not enough for them continue in this season’s European club competition. Teenager Arthur Vermeeren had Antwerp ahead after 90 seconds but Barcelona equalised 10 minutes before halftime
Manchester City academy graduate Micah Hamilton scored on his senior debut as they stretched their unbeaten run in Europe to 20 games with a 3-2 Champions League victory over Red Star Belgrade in their group stage finale on Wednesday. Oscar Bobb also netted his first goal for the senior side and Kalvin Phillips scored from
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 13, 2023, 10:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United are expecting multiple departures from Erik ten Hag’s first-team squad in the January transfer window following their exit from European competition this season, sources have told ESPN. United were dumped out of the Champions League with a 1-0 defeat to Bayern Munich