Mark Chapman presents highlights from the first round of games in Europe’s elite club competition, including Atalanta v Arsenal.
Highlights as the UEFA Champions League gets under way with a host of Europe’s biggest clubs in action in the competition’s new league format.
Mark Chapman presents highlights from the second round of games in Europe’s elite club competition, including the eagerly anticipated match between Aston Villa and Bayern Munich. The match at Villa Park is a repeat of the 1982 European Cup final, won 1-0 by the English side. Six-time winners Liverpool are also playing on Wednesday, hosting Italian club Bologna at Anfield, while there is also the best of the action from Tuesday’s fixtures, in which Borussia Dortmund play Celtic, Manchester City visit Slovan Bratislava and Arsenal take on Paris St-Germain.
Mark Chapman presents highlights from the third round of matches in Europe’s elite club competition as the five British clubs once again face tricky fixtures. Liverpool have a difficult trip to Germany to take on RB Leipzig, Celtic are at Europa League champions Atalanta and Manchester City take on Sparta Prague. There is also the best of the action from Tuesday’s fixtures, in which Arsenal hosted Shakhtar Donetsk and Aston Villa welcomed Bologna to Villa Park.
Mark Chapman presents highlights from the latest round of fixtures of Europe’s elite club competition, with some standout matches taking place over the last two evenings. Amongst the host of big names facing one another were a Liverpool team hosting last year’s Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen, Manchester City’s trip to Portugal to take on Sporting Lisbon, and Arsenal’s visit to Inter Milan. There was also a blockbuster match at the Bernabeu as 15-time winners Real Madrid welcomed seven-time champions AC Milan.
Mark Chapman presents highlights from the fifth round of games in Europe’s elite club competition, including Aston Villa against Juventus and Liverpool v Real Madrid. Unai Emery’s men have won their first two Champions League home games, impressively defeating both Bayern Munich and Bologna. They now face Italian giants Juventus, who ended Villa’s reign as European champions by knocking them out over two legs in 1983. Real Madrid, meanwhile, beat Liverpool in the 2018 and 2022 Champions League finals, but the Reds overcame the Spaniards to win the European Cup final in 1981. Wednesday night also features a crucial game for Celtic against Club Brugge, while Manchester City and Arsenal both play on Tuesday.
Mark Chapman presents highlights from the latest round of matches in Europe’s elite football competition, featuring Juventus against Manchester City and Arsenal versus Monaco. City won their maiden Champions League title in 2023, but Pep Guardiola’s side have been beset by injuries this season. They travel to Turin to face two-time winners Juventus, who won the only previous meetings between the two sides in this competition, back in 2015. Arsenal have never won this tournament, although they reached the quarter-finals for the first time in 14 years in the 2023/24 season. They also last met Monaco in the Champions League nine years ago, losing 3-1 at the Emirates before winning the return fixture. You can also see what happened in key games for Aston Villa, Celtic and Liverpool on Tuesday night.
Highlights from the penultimate round of fixtures in the league stage of the Champions League, with Liverpool heading the teams aiming to book their place in the last 16. The Reds, who are the only team with a 100 per cent record in the revamped competition, welcome Lille to Anfield. Premier League champions Manchester City are also up against French opposition, with a tricky visit to Paris to face PSG. Arsenal welcome Dinamo Zagreb to the Emirates Stadium. Like the Gunners, Aston Villa have won four of their six matches so far – Unai Emery’s side are at Monaco. Celtic are aiming to pick up three points as they host Swiss team Young Boys, who sit bottom of the 36-team table after six consecutive defeats.
Highlights from a thrilling, final round of fixtures in the league stage of the Champions League as teams battle to secure a place in the knockout rounds. The top eight teams go straight through to the round of 16, sides placed ninth to 24 qualify for a two-legged knockout stage, with the remaining 12 clubs eliminated. All five British clubs are in action, with two meeting at Villa Park as Celtic travel to Birmingham to take on Aston Villa for the first time in a competitive fixture. Six-time winners Liverpool are away at Dutch club PSV Eindhoven, Arsenal travel to Spanish minnows Girona, and Manchester City welcome Belgian side Club Brugge to the Etihad.