Jose Mourinho’s side head into the game on an eight-match unbeaten run in all competitions and with a healthy five-point lead at the top of the Premier League table
Browsing: UEFA Champions League
The visitors had the first chance of the night as Max Meyer played the ball forward for Eric Choupo-Moting, but his finish was a fraction wide
The German side were first to threaten and Lars Bender fired in a low effort that went just wide, but the midfielder should have perhaps have fed teammate, Karim Bellarabi
It will take more than courage for Arsenal to reverse the tide in the return fixture of the Champions League
Juventus takes a slim lead into the second leg next month
City must now score at least twice when the two sides meet for the second leg at the Camp Nou next month
In the final minute of stoppage time, PSG almost stole the lead, but Ibrahimovic saw his header turned behind by Courtois to ensure that the Blues took a slim advantage into the second leg at Stamford Bridge
Mikel, who was in the starting line up, controlled the game from the midfield alongside Nemanja Matic
Atletico youth team graduate, Roberto Jimenez, endured a moment to forget in the Olympiacos goal when he gifted Raul Garcia the opener before Mandzukic put some early misses behind him to take centre stage
Injuries were compounding inconsistent form but up stepped Sanogo, signed in the summer of 2013, but marginalised after a misfiring start to his career at the club
The Ligue 1 champions were without talismanic striker, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, as well as Thiago Silva and Ezequiel Lavezzi, but held off late Barca pressure to end the visitors’ unbeaten start to the campaign and dampen an historic occasion for midfielder Xavi
Nigerian international, John Obi Mikel joined Chelsea’s party to keep a date with Sporting Lisbon in Match Day 2 of the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.
Bayern Munich have control of their UEFA Champions’ League group, but only just barely. They needed a 90th minute miracle goal from a defender to down Manchester City, but they all count the same, and the Bavarians have three points after a 1-0 victory.
Nigerian winger Ahmed Musa was on target as AS Roma whitewashed his CSKA Moscow side last on Wednesday in the UEFA Champions League tie in Italy.
The 4-1 final score was hardly a fair representation of the match, as Real Madrid pulled away in extra time, thanks to a goal from Marcelo and penalty by Cristiano Ronaldo
Real Coach Carlo Ancelotti said that Ronaldo “doesn’t have any problems” but acknowledged that he had lingering doubts about Ronaldo’s strike partner, Karim Benzema, and defender Pepe
Martino leaves based on a mutual consent with the club
The visitors somehow managed to weather the remainder of the early storm and settle into their usual rhythm, driving Atlético back towards their own goal
United opened the second half looking a bit more adventurous on the attack, which makes sense as they needed a goal to avoid elimination
Losing 2-0 in Westfalia, Carlo Ancelotti’s team still advances with a 3-2 (aggregate) win, but with an error-prone defence and a midfield incapable of slowing down the quicker Germans, the Merengues looked more like survivors than victors