Alexis Sánchez has left UEFA Europa League contenders Arsenal to join UEFA Champions League challengers Manchester United on a four-and-a-half-year contract. Does that mean he is ineligible for the rest of this season's competition? No. Since he has not played in the UEFA Champions League this season, Sánchez can be registered for the knockout rounds. Here are the relevant extracts from the competition regulations. 44.01 For all matches from the start of the round of 16, a club may register a maximum of three new eligible players for the remaining matches in the current competition. Such registrat... UEFA.com - News
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All the Champions League sides’ winter transfers
A UEFA Champions League club may register a maximum of three new eligible players for the remaining matches by 24:00 CET on 1 February (the transfer deadlines themselves are set by individual national associations) The full procedures around player registration can be found in Article 44 of the official competition regulations. Latest transfersRenato Steffen (Basel to Wolfsburg)Georges-Kévin N'Koudou (Tottenham to Burnley, loan)Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool to Barcelona)Cenk Tosun (Beşiktaş to Everton)Ross Barkley (Everton to Chelsea)Marko Pjaca (Juventus to Schalke, ... UEFA.com - News
Champions League breakthrough team of 2017
UEFA.com picks out a team of young players who have broken through in the UEFA Champions League this calendar year.In order to narrow the field, we set the following criteria: i) aged 24 or under; ii) UEFA Champions League debut in 2017 or only limited prior experience and made a major leap this year. This is what we came up with: Goalkeeper: Ederson (Benfica/Manchester City), 24Almost single-handedly won Benfica the first leg of their round of 16 tie against Dortmund earlier in the year and has gone from strength to strength at City. His comfort on the ball sets the tone
Madrid reach Club World Cup final, City win again
Real Madrid defeat Al-Jazira to reach FIFA Club World Cup final Cristiano Ronaldo becomes competition's record scorer with sixth goal Manchester City post new English top-flight record of 15 straight wins Victories for Chelsea and Beşiktaş on Tuesday evening Full guide to the Champions League round of 16 draw HAVE YOU PICKED YOUR TEAM OF THE YEAR? WednesdayAl-Jazira 1-2 Real Madrid (FIFA Club World Cup semi-final)Bayern ... UEFA.com - News
Ronaldo, Messi … who’s the next best Champions League scorer?
The Cristiano Ronaldo v Lionel Messi race for supremacy has dominated the elite football landscape over the past decade, not least in the UEFA Champions League.Ronaldo became the first man to reach a century of goals in the competition last season and it seems a question of when – not if – Messi will emulate him this term. Between them they have 208 UEFA Champions League goals, almost as many as the next five players combined! But who is their closest pursuer?
Champions League permutations: Who could go through?
Eleven teams will start the fourth set of UEFA Champions League fixtures on 31 October and 1 November able to seal round of 16 places with two games to spare. UEFA.com explains the permutations.Could qualify on matchday four: Manchester United, Basel, Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern München, Chelsea, Barcelona, Juventus, Manchester City, Beşiktaş, Tottenham Hotspur, Real Madrid Full standings All information in this article is subject to final confirmation from UEFA. The... UEFA.com - News
Champions League podcast: Hear from Džeko, Hazard, Matić
We hear from Edin Džeko, Eden Hazard, Nemanja Matić, Victor Lindelöf, Jürgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola as we review another superb week of action in the official UEFA Champions League podcast. Host Rob Daly is joined by UEFA.com's European football expert Paul Saffer and commentators Steve Wyeth and John Bradley toDOWNLOAD THE PODCAST NOW Download the podcast from iTunes or audioBoom, or listen in the official competition app.The UEFA Champions League matchnight radio show is back on Tuesday 31 October. Listen between 19:30CET and 23:30CET in our audioplayer or the app.