Champions League

Sam Bunce Arsenal vs Manchester City on the first Sunday of February was when we saw Thierry Henry, Jamie Carragher, and Micah Richards join presenter David Jones on the panel for the Sky Sports coverage of the showdown between the reigning champions and the Premier League’s title chasers Arsenal....

Sam Bunce Football fans were spoiled for choice with 18 UEFA Champions League games being played at the same time across Europe on Wednesday. The top 8 automatically qualified for the next phase, while the teams that finished between 9th and 24th secured a spot in the knockout play-offs....

Tomos Millward Pep Guardiola is the greatest manager in history, but has he ruined football? Though Guardiola has coached some of the greatest teams and players of all time, he has created two of the greatest issues in the sport today.  Firstly, football is a victim of Guardiola’s success....

Rhys Thomas This year’s Champions League final was BT Sport’s last dance before the channel transitions to TNT Sports later this year. Rather than generating a standing ovation from millions of onlookers, though, BT Sport’s farewell ended with tomatoes strewn across their multiple stages. From the carnage (and not...

Matthew Boyd Before discussing the matchups for the four English teams in the competition, it is important to note that these are the first Champions League games for three months. During this hiatus from the competition, there has been an incredible amount of football, including the World Cup, of...

Ewan James Ewan James picks out the takeaways from the half-way stage of the Champions League Round of 16… Out With The Old In With The New? While we are so used to watching Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo dominate on the European stage, in this first leg of...

Rachel Roberts Nottingham is a proud sporting city, but surprisingly three of it’s largest sporting institutes are all situated along the same spot of the River Trent, no more than a 15-minute walk away from each other. Rachel Roberts offers an overview into the history of these grounds and...