Champions League

Barcelona, Dec 31: Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has said that they would try to improve on their stupendous performance in 2015 after scoring in his 500th appearance for the Catalan football giants in a 4-0 win against Real Betis in La…

Leverkusen, Dec 10: Lionel 80th Champions League goal - leaving him eight behind Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo - was cancelled out by Javier Hernandez as the holders, already assured of top spot, dropped points in Group E for the second…

Athens, Dec 10:Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has hailed his side's comprehensive victory over Olympiakos and subsequent qualification for the knock-out stages of the Champions League as a "great escape". France striker Olivier Giroud…

Madrid, Dec 9: Cristiano Ronaldo scored four times and Karim Benzema a hat-trick as Real Madrid hammered Malmo 8-0 in a Champions League football match. Despite having already secured top spot in Group A, there was no let-up from Madrid,…

London, Nov 30 (IANS) The following are the English Premier League standings after the matches on Sunday (tabulated under matches played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points), according to Xinhua news agency. Man City 14 9…

Madrid, Nov 30: Nuno Espiritu Santo resigned as Valencia coach after his side's 1-0 defeat to Sevilla on Sunday night. Nuno leaves the club after a season and 13 games in charge. He led the side to qualification to the Champions League…

Lisbon, Nov 30: The following are the Portuguese soccer league standings after Sunday's matches (tabulated under matches played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points), according to Xinhua news agency. Sporting CP…

Malmo, Nov 26: Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, Atletico Madrid and Benfica have qualified for the knockout stage of the Champions League. In Wednesday's action, Swedish international Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored against his former club and…

Berlin, Nov 26: Borussia Monchengladbach overcame a resilient Sevilla 4-2 in the fifth round of Champions League's group stage. The German side ended Sevilla's hopes of advancing to the knockout stages as Lars Stindl's brace helped the…

Paris, Nov 4: Following are the UEFA Champions League standings after Tuesday's matches (tabulated under matches played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points), according to Xinhua news agency. Group A Real Madrid 4 3 1 0…