# Champions League

Last year

2022

# reset

Battered Liverpool have to 'reinvent' themselves, says Klopp

“We were not working as a team.”

8.3k

Sep 7th 2022, 11:14 PM

# france 2023

'Confidence' about Rugby World Cup despite Champions League fiasco

Supporters at the Champions League final struggled to get through bottlenecks accessing the ground and were repelled by teargas fired by local police.

6.9k

Sep 7th 2022, 11:10 PM

# Champions League

Lewandowski scores historic hat-trick, Sane helps Bayern ease to comfortable win

Lewandowski became the first player to score a hat-trick for three different teams in the Champions League.

7.0k

Sep 7th 2022, 10:42 PM

# up against it

Giovanni van Bronckhorst: Rangers cannot compete with Champions League’s best

The Light Blues suffered a 4-0 defeat by Ajax in their first group game in 12 years.

5.8k

Sep 7th 2022, 10:41 PM

# On the double

Richarlison scores twice as Tottenham win on Champions League return

The summer signing scored two headers in the space of five second-half minutes to get Spurs out of trouble of their Group D opener.

6.6k

Sep 7th 2022, 10:10 PM

# stuttering start

Liverpool suffer Champions League humiliation against Napoli

The Reds shipped four goals in Naples.

47.5k

Sep 7th 2022, 10:07 PM

# Outclassed

Rangers hammered by Ajax on Champions League group-stage return

The Glasgow side lost 4-0 at the Johan Cruyff Arena.

9.5k

Sep 7th 2022, 7:53 PM

# Axed

Domenico Tedesco sacked by RB Leipzig as he pays price for thrashing

The decision was made the morning after losing 4-1 to Shakhtar Donetsk in the opening Champions League group game.

7.7k

Sep 7th 2022, 10:00 AM

Haaland scores twice in Man City rout, lethal Mbappe helps PSG beat Juventus

Elsewhere, Shakhtar Donetsk pulled off a remarkable victory away to RB Leipzig.

8.7k

Sep 6th 2022, 10:16 PM

# exasperated

Everything is missing – Thomas Tuchel frustrated as Chelsea falter again

The Blues fell to a shock 1-0 loss to Dinamo Zagreb tonight.

7.1k

Sep 6th 2022, 9:19 PM

# Champions League

'I have built a career on winning things' - Postecoglou welcomes Real Madrid challenge

Champions League holders Real Madrid visit Celtic Park for the first time in 42 years this evening.

4.3k

Sep 6th 2022, 9:29 AM

# Preview

Celtic one of the few potential surprise packages as Champions League shadow-boxing returns

We preview the group stages that kick off tomorrow evening.

25.4k

Sep 5th 2022, 9:28 PM

# match-ups

Real Madrid to begin Champions League defence against Celtic as fixtures announced

The 14-time victors travel to Glasgow for their Group F clash on 6 September.

5.9k

Aug 27th 2022, 10:48 AM

# primer

All you need to know ahead of today's Champions League group stage draw

Liverpool, Chelsea, and Spurs face tricky draws, while daunting prospects await Celtic and Rangers.

6.4k

Aug 25th 2022, 6:30 AM

# Flashback

'It was like playing against a fella who had a calculator to work it all out. We were trying to do it in our heads'

As Shamrock Rovers prepare to travel to Budapest this week, members of the last Hoops side to play there recall getting taught a lesson by Honved in 1985.

37.6k

Aug 15th 2022, 8:01 PM

# revival

Rangers into Champions League play-off with stunning comeback

Malik Tillman’s goal capped a thrilling 3-0 win to overturn a 2-0 first-leg deficit against Union Saint-Gilloise.

10.6k

Aug 9th 2022, 10:30 PM

# Wrap

Rangers lose in Belgium, Monaco need late equaliser in Champions League qualifiers

Rangers have it all to do next week following a 2-0 defeat to Union Saint-Gilloise.

7.2k

Updated

Aug 2nd 2022, 10:33 PM

# loi in europe

Shamrock Rovers to face Hungarian or Azeri giants should they progress in the Europa League

The Hoops have learned their path to the Conference League group phase too, along with St Patrick’s Athletic and Sligo Rovers.

6.0k

Aug 2nd 2022, 1:40 PM

# Reaction

'The fourth official and the linesman were saying it was a foul, but somehow the referee points the other way'

Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Bradley was proud of his side’s performance while also frustrated by a referee decision in Champions League exit to Ludogorets.

8.6k

Jul 26th 2022, 11:22 PM

# brave effort

Shamrock Rovers out of the Champions League despite superb home victory against Ludogorets

Rovers beat the Bulgarian champions 2-1 at Tallaght, but exited 4-2 on aggregate.

34.7k

Jul 26th 2022, 10:11 PM

# Reaction

Stephen Bradley rues 'naive' late goal that leaves Champions League progress 'almost impossible'

Shamrock Rovers conceded with the game’s final act in a 3-0 defeat to Ludogorets.

7.4k

Jul 19th 2022, 9:27 PM

# loi in europe

Last-gasp goal a sickener for Shamrock Rovers in Champions League defeat to classy Ludogorets

Rovers fell to a 3-0 loss in Bulgaria.

32.1k

Jul 19th 2022, 8:59 PM

AS IT HAPPENED

Shamrock Rovers v Ludogorets, Champions League qualifying

The next stage in Europe beckons for Stephen Bradley’s team.

22.0k

Jul 19th 2022, 6:00 PM

# loi in europe

Preview: Shamrock Rovers head to Bulgaria for daunting Champions League task

The Hoops face Ludogorets in the first leg of their Champions League second qualifying round tonight.

3.5k

Jul 19th 2022, 6:00 AM

# NOt plane sailing

Travel issues put Rovers at a disadvantage ahead of difficult Champions League task

The Hoops face Ludogorets of Bulgaria in their Champions League second-round qualifier tomorrow night.

6.7k

Jul 18th 2022, 6:38 PM

# Draw

Shamrock Rovers could meet Dinamo Zagreb in Champions League qualifiers

The Hoops are away to Ludogorets in the second qualifying round tomorrow evening.

4.7k

Jul 18th 2022, 11:38 AM

# plane speaking

'Tricky' travel options set to complicate Shamrock Rovers' Champions League task in Bulgaria

Stephen Bradley hailed his side’s professional performance against Hibernians in Malta as they tonight secured progression to the competition’s second qualifying round.

25.9k

Jul 12th 2022, 10:07 PM

# Job Done

Drab goalless draw in Malta seals Shamrock Rovers' progression in the Champions League

Stephen Bradley’s side are now in a strong position to secure group-stage football after a professional job against Hibernians.

5.5k

Jul 12th 2022, 8:57 PM

# Preview

'No excuses' as Rovers go to Malta to seal Champions League progression

The Hoops hold a three-goal first-leg advantage against opponents who have changed manager since the game in Tallaght.

2.5k

Jul 12th 2022, 6:00 AM

# Injury Update

Byrne and Burke give Shamrock Rovers big boost ahead of Champions League tie in Malta

Rovers hold a commanding three-goal lead from the first leg.

3.8k

Jul 11th 2022, 2:30 PM

# fear

Jurgen Klopp reveals family were caught up in Champions League final chaos

“My family sent me messages before the game, ‘We are in the stadium, good luck’ – but they were not. These kind of necessary lies you receive.”

5.4k

Jul 8th 2022, 8:07 PM

# relentless

Then and now: Ronan Finn closing in on European history for a League of Ireland player

‘You get sick of moral victories when you do well but it’s just not good enough. It’s almost typical League of Ireland, you do well and then you fall.’

16.8k

Jul 6th 2022, 11:00 PM

# Reaction

'I didn't mean to kick him in the face. Not at 2-0 up anyways. If I was 2-0 down maybe!'

Shamrock Rovers striker Rory Gaffney insists there was no malice intended when he connected with a kick to the face of Gabriel Izquier Artiles

36.6k

Jul 6th 2022, 8:00 AM

# straight talking

No time for Kerry 'cute hoorism' as Gary O'Neill eyes Champions League progress with Rovers

Hoops midfielder accepts progress in Europe is a driving force as club bid to build on domestic dominance.

15.9k

Updated

Jul 5th 2022, 12:00 PM

# Spirit of Shankly

Liverpool fans urge French minister to resign after Champions League final chaos

Fans were tear-gassed as they tried to enter the stadium.

3.9k

Jun 21st 2022, 7:19 PM

# Hoops dreams

Postecoglou: Champions League is where Celtic 'needs to be'

The Hoops go straight into the September group stages of the tournament next season.

4.6k

Jun 16th 2022, 7:30 PM

# Chaos

French government report into Paris chaos highlights ‘multiple failures’

The report blamed failures in crowd management and communication.

3.1k

Jun 10th 2022, 6:15 PM

# Fallout

Liverpool fans ‘mistreated and wronged’ in ‘scary’ Champions League final, MPs told

Labour’s shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell has demanded further pressure be put on Uefa.

3.9k

Jun 6th 2022, 6:27 PM

# Probe

Real Madrid question decision to hold Champions League final at Stade de France

The Spanish club has also called for answers on the chaotic scenes outside before kick-off.

6.3k

Jun 3rd 2022, 11:10 AM