Fans of the UEFA Champions League around the world can look forward to even more great coverage of the competition after UEFA announced plans to stream live video in the build-up to matches, starting with the round of 16.Coverage starts with two-time UEFA Champions League winner Míchel Salgado joining the on-site team at the Santiago Bernabéu on Tuesday ahead of his former club Real Madrid's first leg against Napoli. "I'm very excited to be involved in this new project with UEFA," said Salgado. "This is a magical competition and we've got some really great stuff planned for Madrid that will
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Champions League group stage at a glance
Group winners: Arsenal (ENG), Atlético Madrid (ESP), Barcelona (ESP), Borussia Dortmund (GER), Leicester City (ENG), Juventus (ITA), Monaco (FRA), Napoli (ITA)Group runners-up: Benfica (POR), Bayern München (GER), Bayer Leverkusen (GER), Manchester City (ENG), Paris (FRA), Porto (POR), Real Madrid (ESP, holders), Sevilla (ESP) ROUND OF 16 SCHEDULETotal games: 96Total goals: 278Who makes your Team of the Year?GROUP STAGE STATISTICSMost po... UEFA.com - News
Who is in Monday’s live Champions League round of 16 draw?
The UEFA Champions League round of 16 draw in Nyon will be streamed live on UEFA.com from 12:00CET on Monday 12 December, with holders Real Madrid among seven former winners involved. Group winners: Arsenal (ENG), Atlético Madrid (ESP), Barcelona (ESP), Borussia Dortmund (GER), Leicester City (ENG), Juventus (ITA), Monaco (FRA), Napoli (ITA) Group runners-up: Benfica (POR), Bayern München (GER), Bayer Leverkusen (GER), Manchester City (ENG), Paris (FRA), Porto (POR), Real Madrid (holders, ESP), Sevilla (ESP)Two seeding pots have been formed: one consisting of gr... UEFA.com - News
Where does Beşiktaş rank among great Champions League comebacks?
Beşiktaş pulled off a stunning UEFA Champions League comeback to deny Benfica a first win on Turkish soil on Wednesday. The hosts were 3-0 down at half-time but stormed back to earn a Group B draw that keeps both teams' last-16 hopes intact. So where does that rank against the competition's finest recoveries? Here are five of the best.2005: AC Milan 3-3 Liverpool (Liverpool win 3-2 on pens)The most famous of them all, the original 'miracle of Istanbul'. Trailing 3-0 at the break, Rafael Benítez's side stormed back in the second half with three goals in seven minutes to set up a dramatic shoot-out triumph.
Champions League stars’ extra-European exploits
ARSENALAlexis Sánchez could find no way past club-mate David Ospina as Chile held Colombia to a 0-0 draw on Thursday but – despite heavy strapping on a thigh injury – scored twice in the space of 16 second-half minutes in Monday's 3-1 win against Uruguay. Those goals moved him on to 36 international goals, one shy of Marcelo Salas's national record. Ospina subsequently warned there was "no way to stop Messi" ahead of his side's encounter with Argentina – the Barcelona man duly beating him with a superb free-kick and setting up two more goals in a 3-0 win. Mohamed Elneny, meanwhile, featured for ... UEFA.com
Who could go through on Champions League matchday five?
Five teams are through to the UEFA Champions League round of 16, and 12 more go into the fifth set of group fixtures on 22 and 23 November able to join them with a match to spare. UEFA.com explains the permutations.Through: Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain, Atlético Madrid, Bayern München, Borussia DortmundCan qualify on matchday five: Benfica, Napoli, Beşiktaş, Barcelona, Manchester City, Monaco, Bayer Leverkusen, Real Madrid, Leicester City, Porto, Sevilla, JuventusCannot finish in top two: Ludogorets Razgrad, Basel, PSV Eindhoven, Rostov, Brugge, Dinamo Z... UEFA.com - News
Champions League podcast: Four through, City revenge
Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain, Atlético Madrid and Bayern München went through and Manchester City beat Barcelona on a thrilling Tuesday night: in the UEFA Champions League podcast as host Rob Daly is joined by European football expert Andy Brassell and commentators Adam Summerton and Steve Wyeth to review the action.Download the podcast from iTunes or listen in the official competition app. Matchday Live returns with commentary and updates from 19:30CET on Wednesday with Tottenham Hotspur facing Bayer Leverkusen in the featured game. ... UEFA.com - News