Arsene Wenger’s managerial cv is scarred by the absence of a European trophy - and he admits the failure to win the Champions League also represents a gap in Arsenal’s rich history.
So it will be with a sense of personal and professional mission that Wenger sends Arsenal out to face Manchester United in the Champions [...]

Manchester United hold the edge in the battle for a place in the Champions League final after John O’Shea’s early goal gave them victory in an absorbing encounter with Arsenal.
O’Shea scored from close range after Arsenal failed to clear a corner - giving United a slender but fully deserved advantage to take into the semi-final [...]

Dogged performance: Sebastian Giovinco (right) battles for the ball in Minsk Photo: Reuters

BATE, playing their first home game in the Champions League proper, raced into a surprise 2-0 lead in Minsk to show they will not be the whipping boys in Group H.
Juve were heading for the same fate as fellow Serie A side Roma, [...]

Relief: Bayern Munich coach Jurgen Klinsmann after Ze Roberto’s goal ensured a 1-1 draw with Lyon in the Champions League Photo: AP

A Martin Demichelis own goal gave Claude Puel’s Lyon side a first-half lead in Munich before a header by the Brazilian, Ze Roberto, levelled matters seven minutes into the second half. The result left [...]

Saver: Motherwell goalkeeper stops a penalty in the first leg against AS Nancy in France Photo: Getty Images

Assuming the lottery of a penalty shoot-out is to be avoided, the home side must win by at least two goals tonight and McGhee makes no secret of his desire to compete in the group stage of the [...]

Stuff of nightmares: Marcos Senna celebrates his winner against Celtic in the Champions League group stages Photo: Getty Images

After five group stage campaigns and the opening awayday of their sixth in Villarreal, Celtic’s travels have turned into an ongoing car wreck, so that watching them on their travels involves a sort of ghastly compulsion. For [...]

Still looking for positives: Juande Ramos knows his Tottneham side need to progress against Wisla Krakow to save their season Photo: EPA

This intimidating visit to Krakow to play the Polish champions represents a pivotal juncture in Ramos’ short Tottenham tenure.
It is bad enough that Champions League ambitions seemed to have been stymied for another year, [...]

Pain game: Didier Drogba in Cluj-Napoca Photo: Getty Images

What is going on? Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari looks on with frustration as his team are unable to break down CFR Cluj in Romania Photo: AP

Chelsea’s season took an unexpected twist when Didier Drogba was carried off early in the second half with medial ligament problems, [...]

Flying start: Dirk Kuyt celebrates opening the scoring against his Dutch compatriots at Anfield Photo: Getty Images

Try it in red: Robbie Keane celebrates his first goal in a Liverpool shirt since his summer move Photo: PA

Landmark: Steven Gerrard celebrates becoming the 16th Liverpool player to score 100 goals in the club’s 116 year history Photo: [...]

Hard to take: Jose Mouriho after the derby defeat Photo: Getty Images

The Champions League Group B clash gives the Italian champions an immediate opportunity to forget the derby loss, their first defeat under Mourinho, and to work on their malfunctioning forward line.
Mourinho, whose side won 2-0 at Panathinaikos in their opening group game, won two [...]