The draw for the Champions League playoffs sees sides who finished between ninth and 24th go head-to-head, while they have also be given their positions in the bracket

As they surpassed the defensive efforts of any of their European Cup-winning teams, they booked a place in the last 16 of the new-look Champions League. It took an improbable comeback by Barcelona against Benfica to mean they still need another point to become the inaugural winners of the 36-team group stage.

THE new-look Champions League group stage has finally been completed, with 24 teams now preparing to learn their fate in the competition. Arsenal, Liverpool, Aston Villa and Barcelona were among

An East Liverpool man accused of lying to investigators related to the 2021 shooting death of Brycen Douglas entered a not guilty plea to obstructing justice. Travis Kidder, 25, Bradshaw Avenue, appeared for arraignment Thursday in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court for the third-degree felony charge.

A SUPERCOMPUTER has sensationally predicted the winners of this season’s Champions League. And it’s NOT the most in-form team of the tournament, which has just wrapped up its revamped

Liverpool became the first team to guarantee a place in the last 16 of the new Champions League format by beating Lille 2-1 on Tuesday, while Barcelona fought back from two goals down to stun Benfica 5-4 in a thriller.

Bayer Leverkusen are through to the UEFA Champions League last 16, while Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund face a two-legged play-off to join them against Celtic and Sporting Lisbon respectively.

The Premier League leaders, spearheaded by Mohamed Salah, have won their six opening UCL games, taking them to the brink of qualification.

Barcelona’s spectacular fightback against Benfica meant Liverpool would have to wait another week to be confirmed winner of the league phase of the new look Champions League.

LONDON — Here's the state of play after the conclusion of the first stage of the Champions League: Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille, Aston Villa

While eight clubs have already booked their place in the Champions League's round of 16, another 16 - including some of the competition's biggest hitters - face a play-off round

Mail Sport explains how the Champions League knock-out stage is set to shape up ahead of the draw taking place on Friday at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.