Official Uefa Champions League Podcast

Liverpool were stunned at Anfield as Real Madrid completed a remarkable comeback, recovering from 2-0 down to run out eventual 5-2 winners. Vinicius Junior and Karim Benzema both struck twice as the 14 time champions put one foot in the quarter finals. Elsewhere Napoli took control of their Round of 16 tie, overcoming 10 man Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 in Germany. We hear from defeated managers Oliver Glasner and Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson and victorious Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti.

Karim Adeyemi’s solo effort was the difference between Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea at a rocking BVB stadium in their Round of 16 first leg. In the night’s other match, Benfica put on yet another impressive Champions League performance, and return to Portugal with a 2-0 lead over Brugge in the reverse fixture. We hear from Jude Bellingham, Emre Can, Graham Potter, Tajon Buchanan and Fredrik Aursnes.

The knockout stage resumed with two narrow victories for European giants Bayern Munchen and AC Milan. The six time winners edged out Paris St Germain in an entertaining encounter in France thanks to a first half Kingsley Coman strike. We hear from his German teammate Jamal Musiala. The other Round of 16 first leg saw seven time winners Milan overcome Spurs 1-0 at the San Siro courtesy of a close range Brahim Diaz header. We hear from their Belgian winger Alexis Saelemaekers as well as defeated Spurs boss Antonio Conte.

On the final night of group stage action, Leipzig defeat Shakhtar in Poland to secure their place in the round of 16, and Milan win 4-0 at San Siro against Salzburg to book their route through. Elsewhere, Benfica pip Paris to top spot in Group H by the finest of margins, while there were also victories for Real Madrid, Chelsea and Manchester City. We hear from Leipzig midfielder Emil Forsberg, Milan goalscorer OIivier Giroud, Chelsea boss Graham Potter and Paris player of the match Kylian Mbappe.

Group D went down to the wire, with Tottenham beating Marseille in a nervy encounter, while Frankfurt booked their spot in the Round of 16 with a win at Sporting. Elsewhere, Porto secured top spot of Group B with a win over Atletico. There were also victories for Liverpool, Ajax, Bayern and Barcelona. In the show, we hear from Clement Lenglet, Mo Salah and Julian Nagelsmann.

Liverpool secure their spot in the knockout stage with a 3-0 win over Ajax, which ended their opponent's UEFA Champions League dreams. Porto also qualify for the last 16 with a convincing win over Club Brugge, whilst Inter progress after scoring 4 past Plzen. There was high drama in Group D as Tottenham drew with Sporting, and Frankfurt beat Marseille, meaning it’s all to play for on Matchday 6. Napoli win at home to Rangers, whilst Barcelona and Atletico are out. We hear from a disappointed Ajax captain Dusan Tadic, Sporting’s Marcus Edwards, Tottenham defender Matt Doherty and Porto striker Mehdi Taremi.

Benfica end Juventus’ Champions League dreams with a 4-3 win in Lisbon, which saw the Portuguese side confirm their spot in the knockout stage. Chelsea progress after a 2-1 victory against Salzburg, whilst Dortmund and Paris also secure their place in the last 16. Elsewhere, Milan, Sevilla and Leipzig all register wins, and Shakhtar still remain hopeful of advancing following a 1-1 draw with Celtic.  We hear from Chelsea boss Graham Potter, two of his star midfielders Mateo Kovacic and Conor Gallagher, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and Shakhtar Donetsk’s Taras Stepanenko.

Barcelona came back from the brink of Group Stage elimination thanks to a 92nd minute Robert Lewandowski equaliser rescued a 3-3 draw against Inter at Camp Nou. Liverpool end Rangers’ Champions League dream, striking seven times at Ibrox. Elsewhere, Club Brugge, Napoli and Bayern secure their places in the last 16 and in Group D it’s all still to play for after crucial wins for Tottenham and Marseille. We hear from Antonio Conte, Son Heung-min, Jurgen Klopp and Virgil van Dijk after a goal-laden night of Champions League football!

Maccabi Haifa registered their first Champions League win in 20 years with a memorable 2-0 victory over Juventus, Shakhtar Donetsk were denied another win over Real Madrid by a goal deep in added time, while Leipzig beat Celtic in Glasgow. Chelsea secured victory at San Siro, while things finished all square in the rest of the night's games. We hear from Mason Mount, Haifa's Neta Lavi, Oleksandr Zubkov and Toni Kroos.

On a night of high drama in the Champions League, Chelsea beat AC Milan 3-0 at Stamford Bridge, Erling Haaland yet again inspires Manchester City as they comfortably defeat Copenhagen 5-0, and Benfica hold Paris. There were also victories for Leipzig, Salzburg, Dortmund, Real Madrid and Juventus, while we hear from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Jack Grealish and Jude Bellingham.

Inter take a big step towards knockout stage football with a 1-0 victory over Barcelona at San Siro. Elsewhere in that section, Bayern continue their 100% start with a 5-0 victory over Plzen and we hear from one of their goalscorers Sadio Mane. In Group A, Napoli stun Ajax in Amsterdam while Liverpool cruise past Rangers at Anfield – we hear from Jurgen Klopp, Mo Salah and Allan McGregor. There were also impressive wins for Club Brugge, Porto and Marseille.

Erling Haaland scored a late winner against his former employers as Manchester City come from behind to overcome Dortmund 2-1. Elsewhere, Benfica beat Juventus 2-1 in Turin and Chelsea were held at home by Salzburg in Graham Potter’s first game in charge. There were also comfortable victories for Real Madrid, Paris, Napoli and Milan. We hear from City’s hero Haaland, disappointed Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham, Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou as well as new Chelsea boss Graham Potter.

Robert Lewandowski’s return to Bayern ends in defeat, as Barca lose 2-0. Meanwhile, Sporting stun Tottenham with two added time strikes, and Liverpool leave it late to narrowly beat Ajax 2-1. There were also impressive victories for Eintracht Frankfurt, Inter, Bayer Leverkusen and Club Brugge, who beat Porto 4-0 in Portugal. We hear from Brugge’s player of the match Ferran Jutgla, Bayern matchwinner Leroy Sane, defeated Spurs boss Antonio Conte, as well as Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp and Virgil van Dijk.  

It's goals galore on the second night of this year’s UEFA Champions League. Napoli stun Liverpool 4-1 in Italy, thanks to a Piotr Zielinski brace. Robert Lewandowski scores a hat-trick as Barcelona cruise past Plzen, while Ajax and Sporting also secure big opening game victories. Leroy Sane opens the scoring as Bayern beat Inter 2-0, and Richarlison scores twice as Tottenham secure three points against Marseille. We hear from Jurgen Klopp in the Liverpool camp, Tottenham’s Antonio Conte, Harry Kane and Ivan Perisic, plus Ajax’s Player of the Match Mohammed Kudus.

The UEFA Champions League returns with a shock on the opening night. Dinamo Zagreb defeat Chelsea 1-0 in Croatia, thanks to Mislav Orsic’s first half strike. There were no such problems for 14-time European Champions Real Madrid who beat Celtic 3-0 in Scotland, while a Kylian Mbappe inspired Paris Saint-Germain edge past Juventus, and Manchester City cruise to victory over Sevilla thanks to a Erling Haaland brace. We hear from Kevin De Bruyne in the City camp, Celtic’s Callum McGregor, Los Blancos boss Carlo Ancelotti, as well as Chelsea’s Thomas Tuchel and Mason Mount.  

Real Madrid seal their 14th European title with a 1-0 win over Liverpool thanks to a second half goal from Vinícius Jr. We hear from the jubilant Madrid camp, including player of the match Thibaut Courtois, Luka Modrić and manager Carlo Ancelotti.

Real Madrid continue their sensational run in this season’s UEFA Champions League, leaving it late to come from behind and beat Manchester City 3-1 after extra time in Spain. It means Los Blancos progress 6-5 on aggregate and will face Liverpool in the final on May 28th. We review an incredible night of drama at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, and preview the showpiece event in Paris.  

Liverpool made it through to their third Champions League final in five years after coming back from 2-0 down at half time to beat Villarreal 3-2 on the night and 5-2 on aggregate. We hear from manager Jurgen Klopp as well as Fabinho and Trent Alexander-Arnold. Plus we look ahead to Wednesday night’s other semi-final second leg encounter where Manchester City travel to Real Madrid with a narrow 4-3 advantage.

Sadio Mane helped Liverpool to a 2-0 win over Villarreal in the first leg of the semi-finals. We hear from Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp, as well as Virgil van Dijk, Jordan Henderson and Andy Robertson. Plus we get the thoughts from the Villarreal camp, hearing from Arnaut Danjuma and Etienne Capoue. 

The semi-finals kicked off in style as Manchester City overcame thirteen-time winners Real Madrid 4-3 in England. We hear from City goalscorers Bernardo Silva and Phil Foden as well as manager Pep Guardiola and Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. Plus we hear from Jurgen Klopp previewing Wednesday’s semi-final first leg between Liverpool and Villarreal at Anfield.