Aston Villa’s hopes of automatic qualification for the Champions League round of 16 took a blow after a 1-0 loss to Monaco on Tuesday, while Atalanta won big to keep up its strong campaign.

Barcelona's spectacular fightback against Benfica meant Liverpool would have to wait another week to be confirmed winner of the league phase of the new look Champions League.

Barcelona are the favourites to continue their impressive form in the Champions League group stage as they go to Portugal looking to pick up their sixth win in the contest

Benfica are second in their domestic league, Primeira Liga, three points behind cross-city rivals Sporting Lisbon, but are 15th in the 36-team league stage in Europe. Barcelona are second in Europe with five wins and one defeat to date but are third in the Spanish top flight, seven points behind table-topping Real Madrid.

Lisbon will hold its 4th annual Blizzard Battle Cheer Competition this Saturday. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. with the competition starting at 9 a.m. High school and junior high teams will be competing from Lisbon,

As they surpassed the defensive efforts of any of their European Cup-winning teams, they booked a place in the last 16 of the new-look Champions League. It took an improbable comeback by Barcelona against Benfica to mean they still need another point to become the inaugural winners of the 36-team group stage.

Goals from Mohamed Salah and Harvey Elliott gave Liverpool a 2-1 win over Lille and secured progress to the UEFA Champions League Round of 16.

Liverpool beat Lille 2-1 on Tuesday to maintain their perfect record in this season's Champions League and clinch qualification for the last 16, while Barcelona produced a stunning comeback to beat Benfica 5-4 in a classic to secure their own place.

Erling Haaland spoke about his bumper new Manchester City contract on Tuesday (Peter Byrne/PA) Erling Haaland has insisted Manchester City’s Premier League charges never crossed his mind as he committed his future to the club with an extraordinary nine-and-a-half-year contract.

LISBON, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) – James J. “Jim” Leake, 86, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 20, 2025 at Mercy Health’s St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. Jim was born May 22, 1938 in East Liverpool, Ohio, a son of the late James Edwin Leake and the late Dorothy (Pickeral) Mullins and had lived in the area all of his life.