By Emmanuel Okogba Last season’s semi-finalists, Chelsea and Real Madrid will meet a stage earlier this time around after Friday’s draw brought both teams together in what promises to be a keenly contested tie. Title holders, Chelsea will face the most successful side in the competition, who rode on the shoulders of Karim Benzema into […]

By Emmanuel Okogba Barcelona have agreed to sign forward Ferran Torres on a five-year deal from Manchester City for €55m plus €10m add-ons. The move for the Spaniard, 21, is a return to the league he competed in with Valencia before the 2020 switch to Premier League football. The deal is a push by the […]

Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne says he is willing to sign a contract extension amid reports the Belgian is close to agreeing a new deal. De Bruyne has two-and-a-half years to run on his current deal, but it was claimed this week that City are in talks with him over a lucrative two-year extension […]

Manchester City were forced to settle for a pulsating 1-1 draw against Leeds as Rodrigo punished Ederson’s mistake, while Chelsea’s big spending began to bear fruit as they thrashed Crystal Palace 4-0 on Saturday. While Chelsea clicked into gear and City struggled to find their rhythm, James Rodriguez guided Everton to the top of the […]

Jamie Vardy’s hat-trick dealt an early blow to Manchester City’s hopes of wrestling back the Premier League title as they conceded three penalties in a 5-2 defeat to Leicester, while Newcastle’s late spot-kick to snatch a 1-1 draw at Tottenham sparked fresh debate over the handball rule. City were without a host of first-team regulars […]

Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan has tested positive for coronavirus, the Premier League club announced on Monday, hours ahead of their first match of the new campaign. The Germany international is now in self-isolation as the club prepare to play Wolves at Molineux. “Ilkay is now observing a 10-day period of self-isolation in accordance with […]

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola on Saturday said his side lost 3-1 to Olympique Lyonnais to exit the UEFA Champions League because they lacked the perfection needed in Europe’s top competition. Manchester City fell behind to Maxwel Cornet’s strike in a sloppy first half of the quarter-final match. They then looked like their usual selves […]

Pep Guardiola warned Manchester City that the straight knockout format of the Champions League final stages in Lisbon means being favourites counts for little ahead of their quarter-final clash with Lyon on Saturday. City can reach the last four for just the second time in the club’s history and the first since Guardiola arrived in […]

Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus says he can imagine his hands round the Champions League trophy and he and his team-mates are stronger for previous disappointments in the competition coveted by their Abu Dhabi owners above all others.

Pep Guardiola came out on top in his duel with Zinedine Zidane on Friday and then reminded his Manchester City players that their 2-1 win over Real Madrid that took them into the Champions League quarter-finals was just “one step” in their quest for European success. City capitalised on two shocking mistakes by Raphael Varane […]

French defender, Raphael Varane, insisted on facing up to his two mistakes that helped Manchester City knock his Real Madrid side out of the Champions League on Friday and admitted: “This is on me. I failed.” City won 2-1 on the night for a 4-2 aggregate victory to reach the quarter-finals where they will face […]

Starting line-ups in the UEFA Champions League last 16, second leg between Manchester City and Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium on Friday (kick-off 1900 GMT; City won first leg 2-1): Manchester City (4-3-3) Ederson; Kyle Walker, Fernandinho, Aymeric Laporte (capt), Joao Cancelo; Ilkay Gundogan, Rodri, Kevin De Bruyne; Phil Foden, Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling […]

Manchester City announced the signing of Valencia winger Ferran Torres on a five-year deal on Tuesday.

The 20-year-old has signed a five-year contract, for a reported initial fee of £20.9 million ($27 million).

Manchester City can breathe easy after avoiding the painful consequences of a two-season ban from European competition as a result of their successful appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The club can now look forward to the return of this season’s Champions League in August safe in the knowledge that it is not […]

Manchester City’s two-year ban from European football has been overturned by the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS), the Lausanne based court said on Monday.