It was a night Arsenal fans will never forget. A dramatic 2-1 win against Real Madrid in a hostile Bernabeu secured the Gunners just a third Champions League semi-final – and a first since 2009 – after an impressive first-leg 3-0 win. Bukayo Saka’s saved early Panenka penalty and...

In the build-up to Wednesday’s night Champions League quarter-final tie at the Bernabeu against Arsenal, it felt like there was only one word on every Real Madrid fan’s mind – remontada. That is Spanish for comeback, and while Real Madrid sides of the past have produced stirring fi...

Gabon forward Boupendza’s football journey and sudden death leaves a void in African football It’s hard to describe the shock and sorrow felt across the footballing world when the news broke: Aaron Boupendza, the talented Gabon forward, has died at the age of just 28. Reports from China, whe...

Amorim backs Onana for Lyon second leg amid mounting pressure and high-stakes Europa League hopes In the theatre of dreams, every act matters—but for Manchester United’s under-fire goalkeeper André Onana, the next performance under the Old Trafford lights could be one of the most important of h...

Can Inter’s old guard derail Kane’s Champions League hopes? For Inter Milan, the memories of Istanbul still sting. That 1-0 loss to Manchester City in the 2023 Champions League final wasn’t just a defeat—it was a missed opportunity. A golden one. Yet, less than two years later, here they...

Can ‘La Remontada‘ become reality again, or is this comeback too far for Real Madrid? The Bernabéu has seen its fair share of miracles. Epic nights etched in football folklore, impossible dreams turned reality, and a team that never quite knows when it’s beaten. But as Real Madrid pre...

He may not have scored himself, but Marcus Rashford arguably provided the spark that almost led Aston Villa to one of the great Champions League comebacks against Paris St-Germain. The England forward had been fairly quiet in the first half as the French champions looked on course for a routine win,...

Among all the chaos around Manchester United’s season and the talk of summer transfer priorities, the goalkeeper situation had not been top of the list. Yes, Andre Onana’s £47.5m transfer was one of those “inherited” deals namechecked by co-owner Sir Jim Ractliffe, as part ...

Serhou Guirassy – a man with a modest career until two years ago – finds himself at the top of the Champions League scoring charts after his hat-trick against Barcelona, though it was not enough to prevent Borussia Dortmund going out. The striker, 29, has relegations from the German and ...

Unai Emery has enjoyed too much success in Europe to listen to talk of glorious failure but, if there is such a thing, Aston Villa delivered it on a night of pure theatre at Villa Park. Villa’s Champions League odyssey ended with defeat by Paris St-Germain, but the manner in which they unnerve...