Paris Saint-Germain defeated Arsenal 2-1 on Wednesday night, sealing their place in the Champions League final at the end of May in Munich. They will face Inter Milan, the survivors of a frenetic battle royale against Barcelona on Tuesday.
Reds supporters were tear-gassed and pepper-sprayed by police as they gathered in large and slow-moving queues prior to the showpiece match at the Stade de France.
It was a day on which one could see the best and worst of France. And the best and worst of modern sport.
A perfect world tour that would strike the perfect balance between travel and sport
The Champions League final hosts two sides that have perfected the art of controlling space
Florentino Pérez, the president of Real Madrid and would-be chairperson of Super League
The welcome ring of the Champions League anthem next week will be tainted by developments off the pitch
El Cholo remains true to himself — consistent, totally committed and prepared to graft — and these values are retained by the team
Predicting who will qualify for Europe next season is now shamefully a fool’s errand
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola conceded the Premier League title to Liverpool long ago, but his side’s profligate attack and porous defence are becoming worrying trends. A sixth defeat of the campaign, at Tottenham on Sunday, means City have now lost as many times this season as in their previous 84 league games under Guardiola […]
The Liverpool manager has his side playing unstoppable football but it’s the attention to detail off the field that has bred the success
The former player warned against expecting too much, too soon, from young players
The final is increasingly shaping up to be power versus guile
The club could become the first in history to win the men’s and women’s highest European honours
Messi has shown many facets during his spell-binding career but in Barcelona’s win over Liverpool on Wednesday, the dominant one was of a leader
Winning the Champions League may be the only way that the young squad can be kept together
The days of dominance are long gone for the Red Devils with just a place in the top four and Champions League qualification their target
The Argentine struck twice as the Blaugrana beat Man United 3-0 to end their quarterfinal drought
Two weeks on from smashing Chelsea 6-0, City will be heavy favourites to retain the League Cup this weekend
Four semifinal fails in the past five iterations of the competition prove their nearly-there-but-not-quite status
Pep Guardiola has some experience of being involved in a tight title race while contending in six competitions as Barcelona manager
Bruno Genesio’s Lyon needed to avoid defeat against Shakhtar to progress from Group F with Manchester City
PSG finished the group stage on 11 points, two ahead of second-placed Liverpool and Napoli, who were eliminated due to their defeat at Anfield
The United manager says if some players performed better, they could stay in touch with the top four
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hit out at the referee and Neymar as his side slumped to a 2-1 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday
The Premier League leaders clinched a place in the last 16 for the sixth season in a row
The statue was unveiled with pomp and ceremony at the World Youth Forum in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh
In a full-blown crisis under previous coach Julen Lopetegui, Real Madrid looks a new side under caretaker manager Santiago Solari
The league favourites are not yet at a comfortable level to deliver consistent, convincing wins
Liverpool’s Georginio Wijnaldum said it was a "reality check" before next Sunday’s Premier League top-of-the-table clash with Manchester City
A tearful Ronaldo left the pitch in disbelief in the 29th minute, having aimed a petulant kick at Valencia defender Jeison Murillo
The new Premier League season kicked-off on Friday night after this summer’s English transfer window closed three weeks earlier