For Newcastle and Manchester United, it's opening night visits to football theatres in Milan and Munich, while Arsenal have big No 1 decisions to make ahead of hosting PSV

Shelbourne are out of the Uefa Women’s Champions League after a 2-0 loss to Scottish giants Glasgow City at the Siauliai Central Stadium in Lithuania

Shels will face Scottish giants Glasgow City in the Women’s Champions League, with kick-off set for 10am (Irish time) on Wednesday at Siauliai Central Stadium in Lithuania

UEFA insists it has established a process to avoid destruction of stadium CCTV footage in the event of problems

Champions League debacle

The fact that innocent parties were blamed only underlines Uefa’s haste to abdicate its responsibilities.

A new report into violent scenes in Paris at the European Champions League final in May has found that there were “abject failings” by UEFA, while there was aggressive policing before, during, and after the match.

There is something for everyone as the prizes range from soccer to GAA, golf to wrestling and tennis to Formula 1

Gérald Darmanin, the French interior minister, said: 'If there was something that went wrong at the Stade de France, it was the fight against delinquency'

The former Chelsea goalkeeper make five or six outstanding saves

The Real Madrid keeper hit out at his perceived critics, 'especially in England'

With Toni Kroos and Luka Modric blocking his path, the 19-year-old has had to bide his time in Spain but there is no player of whom Liverpool will be more wary

Liverpool are due to take on Real Madrid in the showpiece game on May 28, with tickets like golddust

There are some intriguing subplots to what should be a fascinating encounter between two of Europe's most decorated clubs.

Kevin de Bruyne's masterclass was one of many on a night when Real and City delivered on all of the hype — and then some

Examining the credentials of the Champions League final eight ahead of Friday's quarter-final draw

Boris Johnson has signalled Russia should be stripped of hosting this season’s Champions League Final following the “renewed invasion” of Ukraine.

A last-minute moment of brilliance from Kylian Mbappé, the player who is expected to move to Real Madrid this summer, helped bolster Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League dream

An outstanding, clinical performance, capped by a fine display from Bernardo Silva, rendered the second leg of this last 16 tie little more than a formality

With‌ ‌not‌ ‌a‌ ‌huge‌ ‌amount‌ ‌of‌ ‌live‌ ‌sport‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌ ‌telly‌ ‌at‌ ‌present,‌ ‌and‌ ‌Covid‌ ‌puncturing‌ ‌those‌ ‌fixtures‌ ‌that‌ ‌are‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌schedule,‌ ‌at‌ ‌least‌ ‌we‌ ‌have‌ ‌plenty‌ ‌of‌ ‌media‌ ‌about‌ ‌sport‌ ‌to‌ ‌keep‌ ‌us‌ ‌ticking‌ ‌over.‌ ‌Here‌ ‌are‌ ‌some‌ ‌forthcoming‌ ‌highlights‌ ‌to‌ ‌watch‌ ‌out‌ ‌for‌ ‌in‌ ‌2022

Two international tournaments, the women’s Euro finals and men’s World Cup, will be played out without Irish representation but there’s a myriad of activities to consume the footballing public in 2022

Technical problems and a material error resulted in the original draw being declared void

Champions League qualification secured but the real test for Rangnick begins now in less glamorous locations

Ralf Rangnick continued to assess his first team squad in a Manchester United performance that will have done little to advance the causes of most of his fringe stars.

Klopp had made eight changes from the last-gasp win at Wolves on Saturday with only Alisson Becker, Salah, and Sadio Mane retained

Salah is shaping up for a season for the ages and his 20th goal of the campaign summing up a striker operating at the peak of his skills.

Pep Guardiola refused to reveal what would be said in the dressing room after Kyle Walker was sent off in Manchester City’s Champions League loss at RB Leipzig.

With top spot in Group A already assured, the result ultimately mattered little for Pep Guardiola’s side

N’Golo Kante remains sidelined with a knee issue, while Jorginho has been forced to play through the pain of a back niggle and will now miss Wednesday’s Champions League trip to Zenit

Chelsea defender Azpilicueta is believed to be nearing his exit from Stamford Bridge, while Manchester United have joined Newcastle in the race for Barca's Ousmane Dembele

Salah is approaching the final 18 months of his current deal and talks have been ongoing for some time but the impasse appears to be the 29-year-old’s wage demands

Liverpool fans will have the right of consent on issues such as a ground move or defection to a breakaway league

Jurgen Klopp's team went into the game having already set one club record by winning their first four group games for the first time

Victory guaranteed City first place in Group A and marked a ninth consecutive year that the Premier League side have made the knockout stages of the Champions League

A ruling from judge Mrs Justice Tipples has upheld Abramovich’s claims of nine defamatory statements made against him in Belton’s book Putin’s People

Meanwhile, Christian Pulisic‘s future at Chelsea is increasingly uncertain as Liverpool look to bolster their attack

Pochettino has been linked with the new managerial vacancy at Manchester United but his only silverware as a boss came in the Coupe de France last season

With at least eight players already injured or doubtful for the match, Liverpool boss Klopp knows he has to manage his options with 12 games in 40 days

Reports in Spain have claimed Barcelona’s new coach Xavi wants to bring his former team-mate Thiago back to the Nou Camp

What the papers sayManchester United will have to pay Paris St Germain £10million to secure Mauricio Pochettino‘s signature, according to the Mirror.

Manager Pep Guardiola revealed the Belgium playmaker tested positive for coronavirus earlier in the week

The first half, in particular, was classic Liverpool – and it felt like we really were back in 2019-20, before the pandemic darkened our days.

Just like at the Wanda Metropolltano Stadium two weeks earlier, Klopp's men made a flying start but this time they didn't allow Atletico back in the game.

Phil Foden, Riyad Mahrez and Gabriel Jesus were on the mark, as was Raheem Sterling