A solitary goal from Olivier Giroud hands Chelsea an away advantage against Atletico Madrid.

 

Toni Kroos admits ‘it’s going to be a complicated game’ for Real Madrid against Atalanta in the Champions League. ‘We’re going to have to defend too.’ “We always try to control the match and keep possession. We’re facing a team that plays differently. It’s going to be a complicated game, but we knew that already.

Mino Raiola says he did not want to cause problems for Paul Pogba when he declared that the midfielder's time at Manchester United was "over".

Bayern Munich cruise to 4-1 victory against Lazio in Italy yesternight.

Joe Cole on Atlético Madrid vs. Chelsea: "If that's the best LaLiga has to offer, then it must be in trouble. Chelsea cruised through that." 

Robert Lewandowski passes Raul to become the third all-time top goalscorer in the Champions League.

Atlético Madrid player Koke on yesternight defeat, “We have to go to London to win, there’s no other choice,” he said. “We mustn’t think about away goals. If we score two goals we go through. We have to go there with the mentality of winning.”

Mino Raiola to BBC: “Only 10 clubs in the world have the economic power to buy Haaland and four of them are teams of the Premier League. I don't think there's a manager or sports director in the world who would say that he’s not interested in Haaland.”.

Luis Muriel is in the form of his life and confident Atalanta can shock Real Madrid in the Champions League. ‘If we give our all and believe in ourselves, we can beat anyone.’

Diego Simeone: “I trust the team we have” “Looking three weeks ahead is too far,” “We have a lot of games until then. We’ll be playing against an opponent with speed and will need to be able to stop it, to deal with forwards like Giroud and other powerful players.

Joe Cole speaking about Timo Werner on BT Sport: "It's like a young Theo Walcott: He was so exciting, and there was so much talent but it wasn't until the latter stages of his career where he put it all together to score goals regularly." 

Olivier Giroud has scored 15 goals in his 16 starts for Chelsea across the UEFA Champions League and Europa League. 

 Thomas Tuchel has conceded just two goals in eight games as Chelsea manager; in the club's history, the only coach to concede fewer goals after eight games in charge is José Mourinho (one).

Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel expressed his happiness with his side's performance against a defensive Atletico Madrid side, as the Blues pulled out a 1-0 Champions League win on Tuesday.

Olivier Giroud: "Football is something that eternally restarts, we must not rest on our laurels!"

“I’m not the right person to answer this,” Toni Kroos said when asked about Madrid’s spate of injuries “I’m almost never injured and I don’t know what injured players do. I don’t know what they do at home, how they do their rehabilitation. I’m not in their bodies. I know what I do, but I don’t know what happens with them. It bothers us to have so many injuries, of course.”

Joshua Kimmich has set a Champions League record for most wins in his first 50 games in the competition as Bayern Munich beat Lazio on Tuesday.

Celtic are on the look out for a new permanent manager with Neil Lennon having his role as manager. John Kennedy is set to take charge in an interim position.

Borussia Monchengladbach head coach Marco Rose has admitted that the fan anger over his impending move to Borussia Dortmund has affected him.

Chelsea were impressive in their Champions League win over Atletico Madrid on Saturday night, but Rio Ferdinand was left less than impressed by Timo Werner's performance.

Jamal Musiala is the youngest English player in Champions League history to score a goal in the Uefa Champions League.

Édouard Mendy has kept more clean sheets than any other goalkeeper in the UEFA Champions League this season (5). 

Tottenham and Borussia Dortmund lead a list of potential suitors if Dean Henderson leaves Manchester United this summer.

Atlético Madrid yesternight had just one shot in the first half, their lowest total after 45 minutes in a UEFA Champions League match since the 2016-17 semi-final first leg against Real Madrid (also one). 

Thomas Tuchel became the third Chelsea manager to win his first UEFA Champions League game in charge when the game took place in the knockout stage, after Roberto Di Matteo and Guus Hiddink. 

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho wants Spurs chief Daniel Levy to sign young goalkeeper Dean Henderson from Manchester United this summer, according to reports. 

Manchester United wonderkid Shola Shoretire who made his senior debut for the club on Sunday in the Red Devils' 3-1 win over Newcastle spent time in the Manchester City academy when he was younger and also having a trial with Barcelona while out on holiday.

Bayern Munich coach Hansi Flick identifies the high press as the key to their 4-1 win over Lazio. ‘We wanted to put them under pressure from the start.’

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has sounded a note of caution around the return of supporters to sports venues.

Premier League sides Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham are among those monitoring Dybala's situation.

Lucas Leiva insists Lazio ‘know that we are better than this’ after a 4-1 defeat to Bayern Munich and reassures Mateo Musacchio.

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho says Gareth Bale has nothing to prove, insisting his "special qualities" can help the club between now and the end of the season.

Simone Inzaghi admits Lazio were up against ‘the Club World Cup winners and scored three out of four goals for them’ in a 4-1 defeat to Bayern Munich.

Tiger Woods is currently "awake, responsive and recovering in his hospital room" following surgery on serious leg injuries suffered in a car crash on Tuesday.

Zinedine Zidane praises ‘very attacking side’ Atalanta and coach Gian Piero Gasperini, but Real Madrid ‘wouldn’t settle for a draw’ in the Champions League.

Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan insists last season's disheartening Champions League exit will not provide an extra source of motivation this year.

According to La Repubblica, Andrea Belotti is among the seven Torino players diagnosed with COVID, so the game with Sassuolo could be postponed.

Manchester United could be given the chance to sign Eintracht Frankfurt's 25-year-old Portugal striker Andre Silva in the summer transfer window.

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel hailed the longevity of Olivier Giroud after the striker struck a fine winner against Atletico Madrid in their Champions League last 16 first leg on Tuesday.

Arsenal will listen to offers for English midfielder Reiss Nelson, 21, at the end of the season.

Real Madrid could reportedly rival Tottenham Hotspur for RB Leipzig head coach Julian Nagelsmann.

Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly eyeing up Burnley.