FC Barcelona captain Marc-Andre Ter Stegen is in the final phase of his recovery after undergoing back surgery in July, and all indications suggest that he will be ready to play again from January.

Tradition-busting plans for Barcelona to play a league game in Miami and AC Milan to feature in Australia should now be able to go ahead.

The promise of the new UEFA Champions League format, now in its second season, was that high-caliber matches would be scattered around the schedule from the get-go. Wednesday's clash between Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain,

Real Madrid legend Toni Kroos spoke candidly about the state of former bitter rivals Barcelona warning the Blaugrana they are doomed to extend their Champions League title drought if changes aren’t made.

Arsenal has started its Women’s Champions League defense with a 2-1 loss to Lyon on Tuesday. Alessia Russo gave Arsenal an early lead, but Melchie Dumornay scored twice for Lyon.

The Spanish champions have insisted for months that they are close to returning to the Camp Nou but have yet to receive council approval.