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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Here's why John Terry has to be my No 1 in central defence... he wasn't just a stopper, he could pass the ball too

21/04/17 20:38

JAMIE CARRAGHER: An era is coming to an end after John Terry announced he will leave Chelsea at the end of the season. I've spoken about his qualities many times in these pages, so to look at what he has added to our game in a different way, I've decided to name my top 10 centre backs who have played in the Premier League. This is something I've enjoyed compiling, because I've reflected on so many different centre backs, but it has also had a bittersweet feel, given the desperately sad news of Ugo Ehiogu's premature passing. ...read

21/04/17 16:28

Divock Origi believes that if Liverpool can maintain their current good run of form then they will put themselves in a great position to finish in the top four.

21/04/17 15:28

One punter backed Monaco to beat Borussia Dortmund in Wednesday night's Champions League tie with a £7,000 stake, and thought he'd hit the jackpot when the French side won.

21/04/17 15:14

Monaco wonderkid Kylian Mbappe was left in awe this week after getting the opportunity to meet one of world football's living legends, Roma club icon Francesco Totti. 

21/04/17 15:05

Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Juventus and Monaco have impressed in making it this far, and are now three games from lifting the trophy. Here, Sportsmail gives its verdict on who will go through.

21/04/17 13:50

Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will meet in the semi-final of the Champions League with Juventus playing Monaco. The first legs will take place on 2 and 3 May.

21/04/17 12:09

The Champions League semi-final draw has taken place with Real Madrid taking on rivals Atletico and Monaco hosting Juventus in the first leg. Re-live how the draw in Nyon unfolded here.

21/04/17 11:32

Your challenge is to identify as many of the 20 footballers by their more familiar nickname that we've listed full names for. How many can you get correct?

20/04/17 21:05

Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is hoping to return to action for the start of next season after suffering a broken foot which ruled him out for the rest of the current campaign. 

20/04/17 16:49

PETE JENSON: The image of Lionel Messi falling flat on his face on to the Camp Nou turf during Wednesday night's draw seemed to sum up Barcelona’s exit and their current state.

20/04/17 16:22

Monaco starlet Kylian Mbappe continued his meteoric ascent to the top of European football with another crucial Champions League against Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday.

20/04/17 16:09

Alessandro Del Piero hailed Juventus after they knocked Barcelona out of the Champions League and believes his former side can go on to win the competition for the first time since 1996.

20/04/17 15:27

LAURIE WHITWELL: Amid all the statistics that have been sent tumbling by Juventus this season, the defining number of Massimiliano Allegri’s ability as a manager may be just two.

20/04/17 14:58

Ever the perfectionist, Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri still sees room for improvement after Barcelona were taught a lesson in how to play a two-leg European tie.

20/04/17 14:57

After 120 matches packed full of quality and drama, we're down to the last four in the Champions League. We asked our team of reporters who they think will be triumphant on June 3 in Cardiff.

20/04/17 13:53

Monaco wonderkid Kylian Mbappe was almost reduced to tears after facing PSG defender Thiago Silva in the French league cup final, his team-mate Danijel Subasic has revealed.

20/04/17 13:10

CRAIG HOPE IN MONACO: Monaco produced a display of ruthless attacking football to put Borussia Dortmund to the sword and advance to the Champions League semi-finals.  

20/04/17 12:52

The four Champions League semi-finalists are Real Madrid, Juventus, Atletico Madrid and Monaco, but which team do you think will lift the trophy in Cardiff in June?

20/04/17 12:49

'Four balls and a funeral' proclaimed Spanish newspaper Marca following Barcelona's feeble exit from the quarter-final stage of the Champions League.

20/04/17 12:25

PETE JENSON AT THE NOU CAMP: Miracles don't usually come in twos and so it proved with Barcelona knocked out of the Champions League by Juventus on Wednesday night.

20/04/17 12:04

Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has revealed the team Juventus are hoping to avoid in Friday's Champions League semi-final draw.

20/04/17 10:54

Juventus progressed to the Champions League semi-finals after beating Luis Enrique's side 3-0 on aggregate in the last-eight, drawing 0-0 in the second-leg on Wednesday night.

20/04/17 10:51

Barcelona will be without Neymar for this weekend's clash against Real Madrid, but Ivan Rakitic says the side will do all it can to prove they can win El Clasico without the suspended striker. 

20/04/17 10:32

The on-field action was engrossing at the Nou Camp as Juventus earned a second consecutive clean sheet against Barcelona. Don't worry if you missed the game's finer details, Sportsmail has it covered.

20/04/17 10:30

After their 3-0 win in Turin, Juventus were defiant at the Nou Camp, with Alves key in a defensive masterclass that shut out his ex-club to see the Old Lady into the Champions League final four.

20/04/17 09:48

Monaco manager Leonardo Jardim insists his free-scoring team are not among the favourites for Champions League success despite seeing off Borussia Dortmund 3-1 at Stade Louis II.

20/04/17 09:10

CRAIG HOPE IN MONACO: The squad were held on their bus for around 20 minutes outside of the team hotel before Wednesday night’s Champions League quarter-final second leg.

20/04/17 00:26

Marc Bartra, who suffered a broken wrist when Borussia Dortmund's team bus was the target of a bomb attack last week, travelled with his side to Monaco to watch the match from the stands.

20/04/17 00:22

Dortmund players were delayed for 20 minutes en route to their Champions League quarter-final in Monaco - just over a week since a pipe bomb attack on their bus prior to the home-leg in Germany.

19/04/17 23:54

The Premier League leaders have been keeping a keen eye on the progress of Monaco's young stars this season. But Monaco are understood to be ready to quote high valuations.

19/04/17 23:51

Neymar may have drawn widespread praise for his performances this season but one stat on Wednesday night is brutally damning for the Brazilian. He gave the ball away 46 times in a game.

19/04/17 22:05

Monaco defeated Borussia Dortmund 3-1 at the Stade Louis II on Wednesday to reach their first UEFA Champions League semi-final since 2004.

19/04/17 21:52

Two Spanish teams are already through to the UEFA Champions League semi-final but Barcelona face a huge task to make it three out of four when they host Juventus at the Nou Camp. Follow live here.

19/04/17 17:43

Marc Bartra will deliver the Borussia Dortmund team talk ahead of their crunch Champions League quarter-final clash against Monaco on Wednesday just days after leaving hospital.

19/04/17 17:19

Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos has posted a video of the team bus arriving before his milestone appearance in Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final win over Bayern Munich.

19/04/17 16:57

KIT HOLDEN: In the aftermath of Bayern's Champions League exit, all the talk in Germany is of a certain Viktor Kassai. The reality is that Real Madrid deserve their place in the semi-final.

19/04/17 16:55

The first time it happened Diego Simeone lost his head and ran onto the pitch to confront Raphael Varane in the middle of play. The second time he was simply distraught.

19/04/17 16:44

Leicester's elimination means that no English manager has reached the semi-final stage of the competition since Sir Bobby Robson guided Porto to the last four back in 1994.

19/04/17 16:13

Armed with batons and wearing full face masks, police were seen entering the top tier of the stadium during half-time of the second leg of the tie between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.

19/04/17 16:11

Scatenate L'inferno - Unleash Hell. That's what Italian newspaper Tuttosport demanded of Juventus on Wednesday ahead of their second leg against Barcelona at the Nou Camp.

19/04/17 16:02

LAURIE WHITWELL: Bruges, Copenhagen, Porto, Seville, Madrid. In terms of a Grand Tour, it was nigh-on perfect. Sportsmail gives a first-hand account of one reporter's experience.

19/04/17 15:30

After a week of emotional turmoil following the attack on their team bus eight days ago, attention is now slowly turning back to the good and simple things in life.

19/04/17 13:46

Leicester may have seen their Champions League dreams come to an end on Tuesday night, but defender Danny Simpson believes Craig Shakespeare has proved he's the man for the job.

19/04/17 13:10

Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos has fired back at Spain team-mate Gerard Pique after the Barcelona defender posted a cryptic tweet during his team's victory over Bayern Munich.

19/04/17 12:49

The Brazil full back put in a sterling performance on his 400th appearance for Madrid as the La Liga leaders ran out 4-2 winners after extra time at the Bernabeu for a 6-3 aggregate victory.

19/04/17 12:47

A raging Arturo Vidal branded the referee a 'clown' who had 'robbed' Bayern Munich of a place in the Champions League semi-finals after the Germans were knocked out by Real Madrid.

19/04/17 12:31

Kassai made a number of controversial calls at the Bernabeu - most notably deciding to send off Arturo Vidal for what appeared to be a fair challenge on Marco Asensio.

19/04/17 12:26

Now, 19 years after his altercation with David Beckham in St Etienne, it is a different sort of dark art that has helped build Simeone's popularity.

19/04/17 12:23

Bayern Munich's night went from bad to worse with the news that goalkeeper Manuel Neuer may be sidelined for the rest of the season.

19/04/17 11:58

Some of sports' longest curses have been lifted in the past year - the Chicago Cubs won the World Series, Hibernian won the Scottish Cup - but the most famous one in Europe still stands.

19/04/17 11:14

LAURIE WHITWELL AT THE KING POWER STADIUM: Despite Jamie Vardy's equaliser and late pressure, the Foxes were unable to undo the damage caused by Atletico's early away goal.

19/04/17 11:10

Police clashed with Bayern Munich fans at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday night as tempers flared during their Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid.

19/04/17 10:48

Everton goalkeeper Joel Robles was all smiles as he toasted Atletico Madrid's progress in the Champions League at Leicester City on Tuesday night from the stands in King Power Stadium.

19/04/17 10:14

IAN LADYMAN AT THE KING POWER STADIUM: It would be interesting to know what Griezmann makes of English football now as he moves closer to another shot at Champions League glory.

19/04/17 09:29

There were a number of controversial decisions as Real progressed into the Champions League semi-final with a 4-2 win over Bayern (6-3 agg), with the game secured by three goals in extra time.

19/04/17 09:26

Ronaldo notched his 99th Champions League goal and his second of the evening after picking up a Sergio Ramos pass and shooting right footed past Bayern Munich keeper Manuel Neuer.

19/04/17 09:23

MARTIN SAMUEL AT THE KING POWER STADIUM: What a ride it has been. What thrills and surprises, all the way through to the final 30 minutes here when Leicester needed two goals.

19/04/17 08:59

LAURIE WHITWELL AT THE KING POWER STADIUM: Leicester's European dream ended but only after staging a rousing fight-back that had Atletico Madrid scared of a stunning upset.

19/04/17 08:38

PETE JENSON AT THE BERNABEU: A man stood on the pitch pointing at his chest having just scored the deciding goal in the Champions League quarter-final. Of course it was Cristiano Ronaldo.

18/04/17 23:45

Real Madrid took a step closer to becoming the first team to defend the UEFA Champions League title as they beat Bayern Munich at the Bernabeu.

18/04/17 23:45

French starlet Kylian Mbappe netted twice against the Bundesliga outfit last week before Sven Bender added a third. But Dortmund fought back with two goals to keep themselves in the tie.

18/04/17 23:29

LAURIE WHITWELL AT THE KING POWER STADIUM: Leicester's Champions League campaign came to an end after being held 1-1 on the night with Atletico Madrid progressing on aggregate.

18/04/17 22:06

CRAIG HOPE IN MONACO: The Bundesliga side trail Monaco 3-2 ahead of Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final tie here at Stade Louis II on the French Riviera.

18/04/17 21:49

Having frustrated Atletico Madrid away to only trail 1-0, Leicester City host the Spanish side knowing a spot in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals is still within their grasp.

18/04/17 20:21

Juventus' former Barcelona wing-back Dani Alves made his side slight favourites to reach the Champions League semi-finals, but was taking nothing for granted ahead of Wednesday's match.

18/04/17 18:28

Monaco were put through their paces by manager Leonardo Jardim ahead of the side's Champions League quarter-final second leg against Borussia Dortmund at Stade Luis II.

18/04/17 16:55

The phrase 'biggest game in Leicester City's history' has been used a lot over the past year, and it applies again as they prepare to host Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.

18/04/17 16:29

Luis Enrique has told Barcelona fans not to leave the Nou Camp early during their Champions League quarter-final tie against Juventus... because there could be a repeat of the miracle PSG comeback.

18/04/17 16:20

Paulo Dybala's brace and a powerful header from Giorgio Chiellini put Massimiliano Allegri's men firmly in control of the tie after the quarter-final first-leg in Turin.

18/04/17 14:48

Barcelona fans will hold up a mosaic reading 'More than a club' as they bid to inspire their team to another dramatic Champions League comeback against Juventus.

18/04/17 14:45

Barcelona stars were put through their paces on Tuesday afternoon as they prepare another gargantuan Champions League comeback attempt against Juventus.

18/04/17 14:32

While Chelsea and Tottenham are all but guaranteed Champions League football next season, there is a massive battle behind them to see who will join them to share the global prestige.

18/04/17 14:06

Leicester captain Wes Morgan missed the quarter-final first-leg match at the Vicente Calderon with an ongoing back problem as the Foxes were defeated 1-0 last week.

18/04/17 13:32

Paulo Dybala has played down comparisons with Lionel Messi, claiming the Barcelona star is a one-off like their Argentine compatriot Diego Maradona.

18/04/17 13:15

Borussia Dortmund have a slim chance of overturning the 3-2 home loss to Monaco in their Champions League quarter-final first leg, club CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke said on Tuesday.

18/04/17 13:09

Overturning a 2-1 deficit from the first leg may be a near-Herculean task, but then Bayern are a very good, and equally self-confident football team.

18/04/17 12:46

‘To be or not to be’ was the headline on Diario AS’s preview of Tuesday’s Leicester v Atletico Madrid. The Spanish have had some fun with Craig Shakespeare’s surname over the last week.

18/04/17 12:09

Real Madrid will be without Gareth Bale in their Champions League quarter-final against Bayern Munich on Tuesday. The Welshman has failed to recover from a muscle injury in time.

18/04/17 12:05

If Bayern Munich are to have any chance of a sixth straight semi-final appearance in the Champions League they will have to do something that only one team has achieved this season.

18/04/17 12:03

Leicester's defenders have benefitted from facing Antoine Griezmann in the flesh and are better prepared to cope with his movement in the second leg, according to defender Christian Fuchs.

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