More than £7.7m were paid to two agents in 2019Investigation part of ‘Operation Red Card’ in PortugalPortuguese authorities are investigating the €9m (£7.7m) that was paid to two agents as part of the €50m transfer that saw Brazil defender Éder Militão…
Chelsea in the last four for first time since 2014Tuchel: ‘Once you are there you play for the final’Thomas Tuchel urged Chelsea to treat the Champions League like an adventure after they survived a late scare against Porto and reached the semi-finals …
Chelsea’s manager set up his team in such a way as to give Porto no hope and can now picture a Champions League triumphAnd so the Tuchel revolution roars on. In a manner of speaking. The second-best thing anyone could say about the second leg of Chelse…
Chelsea went back to Seville six days on and back to the Champions League semi-final seven years later. A 2-0 win over Porto here last week was enough, Thomas Tuchel’s team returning to the same stadium to defend that lead and ease their way into the n…
Updates from the second leg kicking off at 8pm BSTPSG v Bayern Munich – live!Live scoreboard: the latest from all Tuesday’s matchesAnd you can get in touch with Barry by email or on Twitter 7.09pm BST Chelsea: Mendy, Azpilicueta, Thiago Silva, Rudiger,…
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Chelsea won Champions League quarter-final first leg 2-0Tuchel: ‘There is no match other than the next game’Thomas Tuchel has warned Chelsea that they will be in danger of squandering their commanding 2-0 lead over Porto if they lose themselves in drea…
Chelsea beat Porto in Champions League quarter-final first legWest Brom had inflicted first defeat under Tuchel at weekendA happy Thomas Tuchel praised Chelsea’s reaction to adversity after they took a potentially decisive 2-0 win from the away leg of …
The Chelsea midfielder demonstrated his full range of qualities: good movement, quick thinking and deft footwork in the Champions League win over PortoA common misconception about Mason Mount is that he saves his best work for off the ball, winning ove…
Thomas Tuchel had referred to defeat against West Brom, his first since becoming Chelsea coach, as a “slap in the face” and four days later his team might have been hit even harder in Seville. Porto though couldn’t land the punch they kept trying to th…
Champions League updates from the 8pm BST kick-offFollow Bayern Munich v PSG live with Rob Smyth!And you can email Luke or tweet @LukeMcLaughlin 6.25pm BST I’ll bring you tonight’s teams as soon as they’re released. What we do know is that Porto will b…
Manager has built a tough team on scant resources and a recent touchline contretemps highlighted his fiery natureA few of the Champions League quarter-finalists this week had difficulty fully focusing on domestic matters this weekend – but that wasn’t …
Manager has built a tough team on scant resources and a recent touchline contretemps highlighted his fiery natureA few of the Champions League quarter-finalists this week had difficulty fully focusing on domestic matters this weekend – but that wasn’t …
‘They sorted it out in a very honest, humble way,’ says TuchelChelsea meet Porto in Champions League on Wednesday nightThomas Tuchel has praised Antonio Rüdiger and Kepa Arrizabalaga for making up after confirming they were involved in a “serious” trai…
City manager says Dortmund striker one of world’s bestChelsea face Porto and Liverpool meet Real MadridPep Guardiola has said Erling Haaland is one of the best players in the world but he refused to discuss his interest in the striker after Manchester …
Three years ago Juventus gambled on Cristiano Ronaldo lifting them to Champions League glory. Since then they have laboured against underdogs in the knockout stages, losing to Ajax in the last eight in 2019, to Lyon in the last 16 last season and now t…
Updates from the 8pm GMT kick-off (first leg 1-2)Dortmund v Sevilla | Football Weekly: Euro roundupFeel free to email Scott with your thoughts 7.39pm GMT Pre-match postbag. “Here’s hoping that Porto do complete the job,” begins Ursolin Waxoh. “Nothing …
Updates from the 8pm GMT kick-off (first leg 1-2)Dortmund v Sevilla | Football Weekly: Euro roundupFeel free to email Scott with your thoughts 7.39pm GMT Pre-match postbag. “Here’s hoping that Porto do complete the job,” begins Ursolin Waxoh. “Nothing …
Goals from Mehdi Taremi and Moussa Marega propelled Porto to their first ever victory over Juventus in the Champions League after they secured a 2-1 win over the Italian champions in the first leg of their last 16 tie on Wednesday.On a night when very …
Goals from Mehdi Taremi and Moussa Marega propelled Porto to their first ever victory over Juventus in the Champions League after they secured a 2-1 win over the Italian champions in the first leg of their last 16 tie on Wednesday.On a night when very …
