The eight UEFA Champions League round of 16 ties are intriguingly poised after the first legs.There were three home wins, three away wins and two 0-0 draws. We looked at every past first leg in European Cup history with an identical scoreline to the current round of 16 ties and noted which sides went though. Tuesday 5 March
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Champions League round of 16: nicknames, stats and fun
Group winners (seeded): Barcelona (ESP), Bayern München (GER), Borussia Dortmund (GER), Juventus (ITA), Manchester City (ENG), Paris Saint-Germain (FRA), Porto (POR), Real Madrid (ESP)Group runners-up (unseeded): Ajax (NED), Atlético Madrid (ESP), Liverpool (ENG), Lyon (FRA), Manchester United (ENG), Roma (ITA), Schalke (GER), Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) Manchester United v ParisManchester United (ENG)UEFA ranking: 15Group stage: W3 D1 L2 F7 A4Top scorer: Paul Pogba (2)Last season: round of 16 European Cup best: winners x3 (1968, 1999, 2008)< ... UEFA.com - News
Champions League squad changes: no players are cup-tied
What are the rules?As has been the case for a few seasons now, each of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 hopefuls is allowed to register a maximum of three new eligible players. Unlike previous seasons, however, it no longer matters if those players have already played in the competition for another club, or for another club still in the competition. When will squad changes be confirmed?Clubs must communicate their desired squad changes by 24:00CET on 1 February at the latest. Once all 16 teams' changes are approved by UEFA, the full list of ins and outs will be published on UEF... UEFA.com -
Petr Čech to retire: Champions League’s greatest goalkeepers
After Petr Čech's announcement that he is set to retire at the end of the season, UEFA.com takes a look at where the 36-year-old stands in the pantheon of UEFA Champions League goalkeeping greats.2012 FINAL: ČECH’S FINEST HOUR Goalkeepers: Most European Cup appearances European Cup (ECCC)/UEFA Champions League (UCL) games including qualifying; Totals in brackets is group stage to final only Appearances/player< ... UEFA.com - News
Petr Čech to retire: Champions League’s greatest ever goalkeepers
After Petr Čech's announcement that he is set to retire at the end of the season, UEFA.com takes a look at where the 36-year-old stands in the pantheon of UEFA Champions League goalkeeping greats.2012 FINAL: ČECH’S FINEST HOUR Goalkeepers: Most European Cup appearances European Cup (ECCC)/UEFA Champions League (UCL) games including qualifying; Totals in brackets is group stage to final only Appearances/player< ... UEFA.com - News
All the Champions League teams’ winter transfers
Latest major transfers Real Madrid snap up Man. City prospect Brahim Díaz Dominic Solanke, Nathaniel Clyne swap Liverpool for Bournemouth Porto complete signing of Fernando Andrade Naldo leaves Schalke for Monaco VOTE FOR YOUR TEAM OF THE YEAR Ajax (NED)In: Lisandro Magallán (Boca Juniors), Mateo Cassierra (Groningen, end of loan)OutUEFA.com - News
Champions League breakthrough team of 2018
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 2018 or only limited prior experience and made a major leap this year. The question is: How would this team far against the UEFA Europa League breakthrough XI?Goalkeeper: Odisseas Vlachodimos, 24 (Benfica)Has made a string of impressive saves and been one of Benfica's brightest sparks in a testing group stage campaign.Defender: Milan Škriniar,... UEFA.com - News