Champions League

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has warned that their potential last 16 opponents in the Champions League should be wary of the threat they pose.

Gareth Bale will miss the Champions League clash with Borussia Dortmund after the Real Madrid star suffered a new injury during the Copa del Rey draw against Fuenlabrada.

Jurgen Klopp is unperturbed by the upcoming visit of Everton and will play his strongest team when Liverpool host Spartak Moscow in the Champions League.

Georges-Kevin N'koudou, Luke Amos and Kazaiah Sterling are all set to feature for Tottenham when they welcome Crypriot champions Apoel Nicosia to Wembley.

Chelsea have already sealed qualification for the Champions League but Antonio Conte is concerned about the threat of Antoine Griezmann.

Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta will miss the Champions League clash with Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday night but Nelson Semedo and Gerard Deulofeu are back.

Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde has refused to rule out the signing of a new centre-back in January amid the links with Yerry Mina.

Antonio Conte has confirmed that David Luiz will be absent for Chelsea's clash against Atletico Madrid due to a knee injury.

Marco Asensio returned to Real Madrid training ahead of the Champions League clash with Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday night.

Nemanja Matic, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Eric Bailly, Phil Jones, Michael Carrick and Marouane Fellaini are all set to miss Manchester United's final Champions League Group A contest.

Atletico Madrid right-back Juanfran will miss the Champions League trip to Chelsea on Tuesday due to a hamstring injury.

CSKA Moscow can still qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League but have three injuries and two suspensions for their meeting with Manchester United.

Joel Matip will remain absent for Liverpool's Champions League meeting with Spartak Moscow, yet reports that he is set to miss the entire festive period could be wide of the mark.

Barcelona's Lionel Messi has chosen Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain as his favourites for the Champions League, but refused to rule out Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.

Guardiola criticised his players for being lazy after they secured a 17th straight win by beating Feyenoord 1-0.

Liverpool squandered a three-goal lead to end the game at 3-3, leading to a massive outcry from fans and pundits alike.

Michael Lang scored in the 89th minute at St Jakob-Park to hand Manchester United their first defeat in this season of the Champions League.

Chelsea played Qarabag in Baku on Wednesday evening and have a 5:30pm GMT kick-off against Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday.

Jose Mourinho says his entire team is to blame after Manchester United were made to wait to clam a place in the Champions League last 16 with defeat to Basel.

Barcelona need a point away to the Serie A Champions to be sure of their place in the last-16 and will be encouraged by their 3-0 victory over Juve in September.

Uefa have opened a disciplinary case against Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal for appearing to pick up an intentional yellow card during the 6-0 victory over APOEL.

Jose Mourinho insists the decision to drop Henrikh Mkhitaryan from his squad for the 4-1 win over Newcastle was motivated by a desire to pair Marcus Rashford with Anthony Martial.

Manager Raphael Wicky believes FC Basel will miss suspended midfielder Taulant Xhaka against Manchester United, but believes Serey Die and Luca Zuffi can succeed in his absence.

Klopp admits his side took the foot of the gas as they relinquished a three-goal lead against Sevilla.

The Reds surrendered a three-goal lead at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan and missed a chance to seal qualification to the Champions League knockout stages.

Phil Jones has been ruled out of United's upcoming clashes against Basel and Brighton in the Champions League and Premier League, respectively.

Bale, 28, has only made five La Liga appearances for Real this season and has not played for the club since September due to a calf problem.

After being 3-0 down at half-time against Liverpool, Eduardo Berizzo inspired Sevilla to comeback as the tie at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan ended in a 3-3 draw.

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte believes English football needs to change as his side face a disadvantage by travelling to Baku just three days before Anfield clash.

Manchester United trio Phil Jones, Michael Carrick and Eric Bailly will miss the the Champions League clash with FC Basel due to different injuries.