Neymar, Messi and Mbappe on form as Maccabi Haifi on end of unlucky 7-goal rout
October 26 – Paris Saint-Germain clobbered Maccabi Haifa for seven in a resounding Champions League win to progress to the knockout stage.
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Milan venue for Madrid derby to decide the Champions League
May 5 – One of Europe’s most iconic stadiums, the San Siro in Milan, will play host to the second all-Madrid Champions League final in as many years on May 28 after 10-time titlists Real joined Atletico in a repeat of their 2014 showdown.
TV records broken as 1.5 million German hit the bars to watch CL triumphs
April 30 – One and a half million happy German football fans watched the first round of the Champions League semi-finals in Sky Sports Bars. The figure includes 1.02 million viewers who watched the victory of FC Bayern over Barcelona.
Watching the Champions League costs 50% less in Germany than Spain
By Monica Villar
April 22 – The first leg of the Champions League semi-finals take place this week with the giants of Germany facing the giants of Spain – Bayern vs Barça and Dortmund vs Real Madrid. Tickets are hard to get but if you are going to one of the German legs you will likely pay half the amount for a similar ticket in Spain.
Malaga clears its debt but its CL fairy tale ends as a horror story
By Chloé A. Añón Pasleau
April 15 – “It was always difficult to imagine that UEFA would allow a team that they have punished to reach the final,” said Málaga’s manager Manuel Pellegrini in his post-match press conference after Málaga´s controversial 3-2 Champions League quarter-final defeat to Borussia Dortmund.
PSG vs Barça ignites Parisian ticket frenzy
By Tom Parsons
March 22 – Paris St Germain has received record ticket requests in anticipation of their mouth watering Champions League quarter-final tie against Spanish giants Barcelona on April 2.
UEFA to take United to task over failure to meet ‘obligations’
By Andrew Warshaw
March 7 – UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Manchester United following their highly contentious Champions League defeat by Real Madrid on Tuesday.
Germans don’t like playing The Drog
February 22 – German club Schalke are reported to have officially appealed against Didier Drogba’s inclusion in the Galatasaray team when the clubs drew 1-1 in the Champions League this week.
Champions League final ticket sales start Monday
February 8 – 9,000 tickets for the Wembley UEFA Champions League final to be held on May 25, go on sale exclusively on UEFA.com from Monday at 12.00 CET.
Dinamo Zagreb fans banned from PSG match
By Andrew Warshaw
November 5 – Dinamo Zagreb fans have been barred by the French Government from attending the Champions League group game against Paris St Germain tomorrow.
City should be disqualified for unfair financial advantage, claims Watzke
By Andrew Warshaw
October 5 – The boss of German champions Borussia Dortmund wants Champions League rivals Manchester City thrown out of the competition because of what he claims is their unfair financial advantage.
UEFA’s Infantino warns clubs not to overspend at Champions League draw in Monaco
By Andrew Warshaw in Monaco
August 31 – UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino used the high-profile draw for the Champions League group stage to stress to Europe’s top teams today that they must comply with strict new rules on overspending.
No goal-line technology in next season’s UEFA competitions
By Andrew Warshaw
July 14 – UEFA President Michel Platini’s disdain for the advent of goal-line technology has been made abundantly clear with the announcement that his preferred “human” system of two additional assistants will continue in the Champions League and Europa League next season.
Gazprom adds name to roster of UEFA Champions League backers
By David Gold
July 10 – Russian state-owned gas company Gazprom will be a UEFA Champions League sponsor for the next three years.
Exclusive: UEFA’s Michael van Praag stands firm on Champions League yellow card rule
By Andrew Warshaw
May 10 – UEFA’s refusal to change the rules to allow a raft of suspended players to take part in the Champions League final was entirely correct according to the competition’s leading administrator.