⚽️ Champions League updates from the 8pm GMT games ⚽️ Live scores | Qarabag v Chelsea – live | And email Scott There are two 5.45pm GMT kick-offs, and those matches have both just reached half-time. Pafos and Villarreal are goalless at the break in Cyprus, while in Azerbaijan, Chelsea trail Qarabağ 2-1, having led early doors. And they’ve also lost Romeo Lavia to injury. John Brewin has the latest from Baku. It’s another busy night in the Champions League. Busy, if not particularly laced with jeopardy, such is the nature of the sprawling Swiss behemoth, but let’s not start pulling at those threads now. Here’s this evening’s card … Ajax v Galatasaray Benfica v Bayer Leverkusen Brugge v Barcelona Internazionale v Kairat Manchester City v Borussia Dortmund Marseille v Atalanta Newcastle United v Athletic Club Continue reading...

The knowledge that this was an evening in the company of an Ajax team not fit to lace the boots of the giants who represented the Dutch side in years gone by did not dull Chelsea’s delight in seeing further vindication of their faith in youth. History was made more than once by the youngest team in the Champions League. There was Marc Guiu becoming Chelsea’s youngest scorer in the competition, only for the forward aged 19 years and 291 days to end up in third place by full-time. His record lasted all of 33 minutes, ending when the 18-year-old Brazilian winger Estêvão Willian scored just before half-time, and Guiu tumbled further down the list when Tyrique George – 19 years and 260 days – rounded off a 5-1 win for Enzo Maresca’s side early in the second half. Continue reading...

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Chelsea have registered 33 academy players for their Champions League group stage clash against Ajax on Wednesday.

Chelsea are bottom of Premier League fair play table ‘I prefer to help them understand, and do the right things’ Enzo Maresca has admitted Chelsea’s disciplinary record must improve but the head coach is adamant he will never punish his players for getting red cards. Chelsea, who will be without the suspended João Pedro when they host Ajax in the Champions League on Wednesday night, were reduced to 10 men for the fourth time this season when Malo Gusto received a needless second yellow card during the closing stages of last Saturday’s 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest. Continue reading...

Veteran struggled with Liverpool ‘break-up’ but leadership skills and Brentford form justify his recall With Jordan Henderson, it is always tempting to focus on the rebound relationship, what he did after his departure from Liverpool in the summer of 2023. Because goodness knows, if the move to Al-Ettifaq in Saudi Arabia seemed like a bad idea, the reality was even worse. Henderson’s reputation was trashed after he was accused of putting financial gain before his support of LGBTQ+ rights. He was booed on England duty by the Wembley crowd. Even after jumping back to Ajax in January 2024, it felt as if the collateral damage continued. Henderson, who is now at Brentford, was overlooked by Gareth Southgate for his Euro 2024 squad, having been involved throughout qualification. It was the beginning of a long international exile. Continue reading...

2024-25 finalists get campaigns off to winning starts Pafos and Bodø/Glimt both earn draws away from home Paris Saint-Germain picked up where they left off following last season’s triumph as they kicked off their new Champions League campaign with an impressive 4-0 win over Atalanta at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday. Marquinhos opened the scoring inside the first three minutes, and PSG followed that up with goals from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Nuno Mendes and substitute Gonçalo Ramos, demonstrating the high pressing and fluid play that have become hallmarks of their game. Continue reading...

The 18-year-old US international marked her debut in France with a goal – continuing her fast start to life as a professional Lily Yohannes wastes no time. The 18-year-old scored on her international debut for the US at age 16 last year, having become a starter for Ajax before that. Now, with a move to European power OL Lyonnes over the summer, Yohannes scored a goal and was named player of the match in her debut for the club, a 3-1 win over Olympique Marseille. Born in Springfield, Virginia, to Eritrean parents, Yohannes was 10 when she moved to Europe after her father accepted a job in Amsterdam. She played on an amateur boys’ team and quickly earned the attention of Ajax, who signed her to their youth academy at 13 years old. Continue reading...

Watch PSV Eindhoven fans react to the news that Ajax conceded a late equaliser against Groningen meaning they move to the top of the Eredivisie.

Ajax conceded a 99th-minute equaliser against Groningen on Wednesday which has left their Eredivisie title hopes on the brink in one of the most monumental collapses in football history.

Ajax Amsterdam relinquished top spot in the Dutch league to PSV Eindhoven on the penultimate match day on Wednesday after they were held to a 2-2 draw following a late equaliser by Groningen.

Ajax's director of football has opened the door to Christian Eriksen's possible return to the club when his Manchester United contract expires.

Antony was linked with joining Liverpool in 2022 before Mo Salah signed a new contract, giving rivals Manchester United a free run to sign him from Ajax for £86million

Erik ten Hag spent more than two years as Manchester United manager but the former Ajax boss has yet to return to management following his sacking in October 2024