The first warning sign came in the prematch warm-up at the Groupama stadium in Lyon, France. Leonardo Bonucci did not like what he was seeing.

The intensity he expects, particularly on a Champions League night, was missing from Juventus' backups. To his mind, they were too casual, and he didn't hesitate to tell them in front of a crowd of 60,000 fans. When the game kicked off, the Juventus starting XI did not set a much better example. Adrien Rabiot wasted a 3-on-2 on the counterattack and never...

Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte is facing a race to be fit for the return Champions League clash with Real Madrid, sources have told ESPN.

The centre-back lasted just half an hour of the first leg in the Bernabeu before limping off with a hamstring injury. City came from behind to win 2-1 to put themselves in pole position to qualify for the quarterfinals but manager Pep Guardiola is sweating on the fitness of Laporte.

The 25-year-old is set to undergo more tests on Friday to determine...

Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos picked up his 26th career red card in the Champions League loss to Manchester City, but he's still a long way off the world record ...

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Manchester City should have inflicted more damage on Real Madrid, according to midfielder Rodri.

Pep Guardiola's side have put themselves in the driving seat to progress from their round-of-16 tie after a 2-1 win in the Bernabeu on Wednesday. Rodri hailed the result and said afterwards it could have been even worse for Zinedine Zidane's men.

"They dropped in the last 10 minutes, we detected that and if the game had lasted a little longer, we could have done more damage still," Rodri said. "But...

Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior said "everyone knows" Manchester City forward Gabriel Jesus fouled Sergio Ramos in scoring the crucial equaliser in City's 2-1 Champions League win at the Bernabeu on Wednesday.

The visitors were trailing 1-0 to Isco's second-half goal in the round-of-16 first-leg match when Jesus beat Madrid captain Ramos in the air to head Kevin De Bruyne's cross past Thibaut Courtois.

"Jesus commits the foul, and everyone knows it was a foul," Vinicius said, speaking in...