Hosts Rob Daly and Chris Parrott are joined by a team of journalists to discuss the biggest stories from the UEFA Champions League. Listen to our live show every matchnight for full match radio commentary of the biggest games. We are on air from 2045 CET. Listen on https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/ and on the official UEFA Champions League App
Enthralling quarter-final first leg contests leave ties perfectly poised
Apr 10, 2024
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The second night of UEFA Champions League quarter-final action lived up to the first, with drama aplenty across the two ties. In the French capital, Paris and Barcelona shared five goals between them, with the Spanish side securing a 3-2 win and a narrow advantage to take into next week’s second leg. Meanwhile, a tight contest at Estadio Metropolitano saw Atletico beat Dortmund 2-1, with Julian Brandt hitting the woodwork in the final moments of the game. We hear from Dortmund goal scorer Sebastien Haller and Atletico defender Cesar Azpilicueta.
Quarter-finals start in style with two classics
Apr 09, 2024
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The quarter-final first legs began with a bang this evening with brilliant goals aplenty in both Madrid and London. At the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, the 2022 and the 2023 champions played out a thrilling 3-3 draw, with Real Madrid twice coming from behind to peg back Manchester City. We hear from City manager Pep Guardiola as well as surprise goalscorer Josko Gvardiol. Meanwhile, in North London, Harry Kane came back to haunt Arsenal again scoring a nerveless penalty as Bayern earnt a hard fought 2-2 draw. We hear from Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, goalscorer Leandro Trossard and Bayern winger Leroy Sane.
Dortmund and Atletico complete quarter-final line-up
Mar 13, 2024
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After a night of high drama and late goals, the quarter-final line-up for this year’s UEFA Champions League is now complete. Dortmund overcame a spirited PSV 2-0 in their last 16 second leg, courtesy of goals from Jadon Sancho and Marco Reus, winning 3-1 on aggregate. Elsewhere, Inter looked set for the quarter-finals, before a late Memphis Depay goal for Atletico levelled the tie at 2-2. After extra time it took penalties to separate the sides, with Atletico coming out on top at Estadio Metropolitano We hear from the victorious Dortmund camp with Jadon Sancho and Gregor Kobel, as well as defeated PSV boss Peter Bosz. The two goalkeepers involved in the penalty shootout between Atletico and Inter, Jan Oblak and Yann Sommer, also share their thoughts.
Joy for Arsenal in shoot-out and job done for Barca
Mar 12, 2024
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After 90 minutes and extra-time, Arsenal finally booked their place in the quarter-finals as David Raya denied Porto twice in the Champions League’s first penalty shoot-out since 2016. Elsewhere, Barcelona booked their return to the next stage as goals from Fermín López, João Cancelo and Robert Lewandowski saw them beat Napoli 3-1 on the night, 4-2 in the tie. We hear from Raya, Mikel Arteta and Xavi.
Madrid and City secure last 8 spots
Mar 06, 2024
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Another two clubs have secured their spots in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals! In a pulsating game at the Bernabeu, Leipzig gave it everything to overturn a narrow 1-0 deficit against Real Madrid, but it was the 14-time European champions who progressed to the last eight after a 1-1 draw on the night made it 2-1 on aggregate. Meanwhile, Manchester City repeated their 3-1 first leg victory over Leipzig to secure an emphatic 6-2 aggregate win and keep their title defence on track. We hear from Madrid’s midfield star Jude Bellingham, as well City boss Pep Guardiola, and one of their goal scorers, who was also UEFA Player of the Match, Manuel Akanji. We also look ahead to the remaining last 16 encounters in this year’s competition.
Bayern and Paris cruise into Quarters
Mar 05, 2024
Show notesThe first two Champions League quarter-finalists were decided tonight in emphatic fashion. In Munich, Bayern made light work of their Round of 16 first leg deficit cruising to a 3-0 victory over Lazio, progressing 3-1 on aggregate, thanks to a Harry Kane brace and Thomas Muller strike. In the night’s other last 16 encounter, Kylian Mbappe inspired Paris to an impressive 2-1 win over Real Sociedad in San Sebastian, netting both his side’s goals to seal a comfortable 4-1 aggregate victory. We hear from both match winners, Mbappe and Kane, as well as Bayern’s Matthijs de Ligt and Thomas Muller. Plus we look ahead to Wednesday’s Round of 16 second legs, with Manchester City and Real Madrid in control of their ties against Copenhagen and Leipzig respectively.
Porto leave it late, Napoli bounce back against Barca
Feb 21, 2024
Show notesThe Round of 16 first legs culminated with late drama, as Porto’s talisman Galeno struck an injury time stunner to break Arsenal hearts. Elsewhere in Italy, it was a battle of the goalscoring number nines as Victor Osimhen cancelled out Robert Lewandowski’s first half strike to earn Napoli a 1-1 draw with Barcelona. We hear from Barca midfielder Ilkay Gundogan on the two world class strikers as well as Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta and Declan Rice, who is optimistic ahead of the 2nd leg despite his side’s narrow defeat.
Inter edge Atletico, PSV held by Dortmund
Feb 20, 2024
Show notesThe Round of 16 continued with two more absorbing first leg encounters. In Milan, Inter overcame Atletico 1-0 at the San Siro courtesy of a late Marko Arnautovic strike. While in Eindhoven, PSV and Dortmund played out a evenly fought 1-1 draw with a Luke de Jong penalty cancelling out an early Donyell Malen strike for the Germans. We hear from Arnautovic as well as team-mate Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak. We also look ahead to Wednesday’s first leg encounters and hear from Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta.
Paris and Lazio make home advantage count
Feb 14, 2024
Show notesParis Saint-Germain began the knockout stage with an impressive 2-0 home victory in their round of 16 first leg tie against Real Sociedad, with Kylian Mbappe and Bradley Barcola on the scoresheet. Meanwhile, Lazio surprised 10 man Bayern in Rome, winning 1-0 at the Stadio Olimpico, thanks to a Ciro Immobile penalty. We hear from Paris’ Player of the Match Kylian Mbappe, as well as Bayern forwards Harry Kane and Thomas Muller.
City and Real take first leg control
Feb 13, 2024
Show notesThe Round of 16 got underway in style with impressive first leg away victories for the competition’s last two winners, Manchester City and Real Madrid. City overcame a determined Copenhagen side 3-1 in Denmark thanks to goals from Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva and Phil Foden. While in Germany, a second half Brahim Diaz strike put Real in control of their tie against RB Leipzig. We hear from City manager Pep Guardiola, Copenhagen’s goalscorer Magnus Mattsson and Real Madrid’s French midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni.
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