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Leicester City’s Champions League Qualification Could Be Curse In Disguise

We’ve been wrong about Leicester City before and we’re willing to miss the mark again. So here goes. The UEFA Champions League could do more to knock Leicester City off the Premier League summit next season than any other factor. Leicester City achieved automatic qualification to the group stage of the 2016-17 Champions League on Sunday, adding another chapter to the story of the Foxes’ fairy-tale rise in English soccer. Leicester City, the favorite to win this season’s Premier League title, fully deserves the plaudits and riches that accompany participation in the Champions League. The Foxes could face one or more of Europe’s ...

Women’s Champions League: the story so far

Quarter-finals (23 & 30 March)Wolfsburg (GER) v Brescia (ITA)Rosengård (SWE) v FFC Frankfurt (GER, holders)Lyon (FRA) v Slavia Praha (CZE)Barcelona (ESP) v Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)Semi-finals (23/24 April & 30 April/1 May)1 Lyon or Slavia v Barcelona or Paris2 Wolfsburg or Brescia v Rosengård or FrankfurtFinal (26 May, Stadio Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia)Winner Semi-final 2 v Winner Semi-final 1

Vote for your Champions League Goal of the Week

Vote for the Goal of the Week and you could win a Nissan Juke Visia car at the end of the season, with other fantastic prizes also available throughout the 2015/16 campaign. Goal of the Week presented by Nissan returns this season and the prizes have got even better.While the prize for each Goal of the Week (and Goal of the Group Stage) vote during the season is still a fantastic official UEFA Champions League adidas match ball, there is a special grand prize on offer for the season-ending Goal of the Tournament...Grand prizeVote for that goal, and at any stage during the season, and you will be ent...

Champions League quarter-final draw in depth

Eight clubs from five countries will feature in the draw for the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, streamed live on UEFA.com from 12.00CET on Friday. Bayern München – with a dramatic comeback against Juventus – and holders Barcelona claimed the last two places on Wednesday.Qualified: Atlético Madrid, Bayern München, Barcelona, Benfica, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Wolfsburg.The draw will be open, meaning, for example, that Real Madrid and Barcelona can meet.Watch live on UEFA.com via our DrawCentre, which will also bring you the build-up and post-draw reaction from Nyon, starting at...

Bale, Schürrle in official UEFA Champions League podcast

Hear from Gareth Bale and André Schürrle as our panel – host Rob Daly, Chris Parrott, Richard Kaufman and Richard Connelly – review Real Madrid and Wolfsburg's UEFA Champions League round of 16 second-leg successes and preview Wednesday's action in the official podcast. You can listen in the player above or via Soundcloud, or download the podcast from iTunes.UEFA Champions League Matchday Live returns on Wednesday at the earlier time of 19.00CET with live second-half commentary of Zenit against Benfica and the full game between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain in our MatchCentre and the official competition app. ...