Manchester City put in a once-in-a-blue-moon performance, as they were defeated 2-1 at home by Olympique Lyon in their opening Champions League fixture of the season. City’s lackadaisical possession and Lyon’s quick transitions led to the Premier League side’s fourth defeat in a row in the Champions League. City lined up in a classic 4-3-3 […]

AEK Athens was able to frustrate Ajax in the Johan Cruijff ArenA for exactly one half. After a quick opening goal after half-time, Ajax showed its abilities against an AEK that might not be a Champions League worthy opponent. Ajax had some demons to shake off tonight. The past four years were rough, from a […]

A late Roberto Firmino goal sends Liverpool to the top of group C with a 3-2 win in a game they dominated against a PSG side that is still far from their peak. The thirteenth game between Jürgen Klopp and Thomas Tuchel – and the first clash in the Champions League’s history between German managers […]

PSV Eindhoven occasionally showed their teeth and caused problems when FC Barcelona had to transition from attack to defense. Even though the gap in quality was simply too big to overcome, 4-0 was a harsh result for the Dutch champions. The Champions League has become a headache for FC Barcelona. The last three seasons they […]

In a tale of two teams inviting the other to do what they do best, Internazionale came out on top only because of bits of individual brilliance and some slices of luck in a frantic finale. Tottenham Hotspur travelled to Stadio Giuseppe Meazza to face Inter Milan in this opening Champions League Group B fixture […]