UEFA Champions League News

UEFA swiftly barred all Russian teams from competitions last year in response to Moscow's offensive in Ukraine, but eased the ban by readmitting Russia's national under-17 team on Tuesday.

Bayern Munich will be squaring off against Manchester United in the first Group A match of the Champions League on Thursday

Felix shone for the Spanish champions on a stroll on a warm night in the Catalan capital, helped on their way by an own goal, with Robert Lewandowski and Gavi also scoring.

The French champions had dominated the first half without overly troubling the Dortmund defence, but they went ahead four minutes after the break when Kylian Mbappe scored a spot-kick awarded for a Niklas Suele handball.

In Manchester, Pep Guardiola's City were stunned when Red Star's Osman Bukari opened the scoring in first half stoppage time.

Union Berlin make their Champions League debut at European royalty Real Madrid on Tuesday just four years after a first ever promotion to the German Bundesliga.

Manchester City begin their defence of the Champions League on Tuesday when the group stage kicks off in the last season in its current format as Europe's elite club competition gets ready for a radical change.

Manchester United and Bayern Munich will face each other in UEFA Champions League Group A while Borussia Dortmund, AC Milan, Newcastle United and PSG were put in a highly-competitive Group F.

Manchester City headline Pot A featuring Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Napoli, Paris Saint-Germain, Feyenoord, Sevilla and Benfica.

After several near misses in recent years, Pep Guardiola's side won the trophy for the first time when they defeated Inter Milan 1-0 in last season's final in Istanbul in June.

Braga won 1-0 against Panathinaikos in Greece to secure a 3-1 aggregate success.

Panathinaikos will next face Braga, with the winners to secure their first group-stage appearance in over a decade.

A Greek football fan was fatally stabbed during a brawl near Athens between rival fans, leading UEFA to postponed Tuesday's match between Greek hosts AEK Athens and Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb

Lionel Messi has called his start at former club Paris Saint-Germain "very tough", dubbing two successive failed Champions League bids a "massive disappointment".

Young opening batter Shubman Gill failed to leave a mark in the recently concluded World Test Championship final between India and Australia

Guardiola has now won the trophy three times as a coach after his previous triumphs with Barcelona in 2009 and 2011.

UEFA Champions League 2023 Final, Manchester City vs Inter Milan Highlights: Rodri guides Man City to maiden Champions League title.

It is the second Champions League final held at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium, situated on the European side of the Bosphorus, 25 kilometres from central Istanbul.