Barcelona President Joan Laporta has revealed that the club were on the brink of being banned from the UEFA Champions League over repeated Financial Fair Play breaches before negotiating a reduced fine of 15 million euros.
Bayer Leverkusen are facing another injury crisis ahead of their crucial UEFA Champions League meeting with Paris Saint-Germain at the BayArena on Tuesday night.
Eddie Howe has underlined that results will ultimately define his tenure as Newcastle United prepare for their away clash against Union Saint-Gilloise in the UEFA Champions League.
The UEFA Champions League league phase last night delivered a pair of one-sided scorelines, as Bayern Munich defeated Pafos in Cyprus while Atletico Madrid destroyed Eintracht Frankfurt in Spain.
Real Madrid were ruthless in their 5-0 thrashing of Kairat Almaty in their first UEFA Champions League clash in Kazakhstan on Tuesday night.
Eintracht Frankfurt stormed to a 5-1 home victory over Galatasaray, while Bayer Leverkusen showed late resilience to snatch a 2-2 draw away at Copenhagen on a thrilling night of Champions League action.