New four-man Arsenal injury update issued before Leverkusen showdown Declan Rice and Gabriel among Gunners players carrying fitness issues Evening Standard · Mar 8
Kane and Bayern effectively end Dortmund’s season in cracking Klassiker Hosts held a half-time lead and thought they had salvaged an unlikely draw, but title and multiple records now loom for Bayern The Guardian - UK · Mar 2
Champions League last 16: tie-by-tie analysis and predictions Arsenal and Liverpool will fancy their chance of making the quarter-finals, while Manchester City and Newcastle face tougher routes The Guardian - UK · Feb 27
Premier League clubs in Champions League triple-header as last-16 fixtures and kick-off times confirmed Arsenal and Manchester City face hectic runs of fixtures before meeting in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday 22 March The Independent UK · Feb 27
Arsenal’s Route to the 2025–26 Champions League Final The Gunners are the current favorites to win their first Champions League crown. Sports Illustrated · Feb 27
Arsenal handed Bayer Leverkusen Champions League tie as they aim to avoid Liverpool curse IN FULL The Independent UK · Feb 27
Why Bayer Leverkusen want Arsenal - not Bayern Munich - in Champions League last 16 Bundesliga outfit would prefer Gunners clash to more games against domestic rivals Bayern Munich Evening Standard · Feb 26
Can Piero Hincapie play for Arsenal against Bayer Leverkusen in Champions League? Ecuador defender is currently on loan with the Gunners, who face his parent club in the last 16 Evening Standard · Feb 25
Bayer Leverkusen vs. Olympiacos: Preview, Predictions and Lineups The German side are in complete control of this Champions League knockout tie as it stands. Sports Illustrated · Feb 23
UEFA Champions League Predictions: Matchday 2/18 Four more playoff games on Wednesday conclude the first legs. Sports Illustrated · Feb 18
Olympiacos vs. Bayer Leverkusen: Preview, Predictions and Lineups The hosts beat Leverkusen 2–0 on the penultimate league phase matchday. Sports Illustrated · Feb 18
Real Madrid need reinvention as special circumstances are needed to rule Europe Carlo Ancelotti and Zinedine Zidane’s impact is clear but where the Spanish giants go post-Xabi Alonso only Florentino Pérez knows The Guardian - UK · Feb 17
St Pauli plotting their next miracle in tantalising Bundesliga survival battle An unlikely win over Stuttgart was an overdue reminder that unity remains St Pauli’s greatest strength in defying the odds again The Guardian - UK · Feb 9
‘The captain’s armband looks nice, but you don’t need it. A real leader has the power without the armband’ Granit Xhaka on being named Sunderland skipper The former Arsenal man was immediately handed the captain’s armband at the Stadium of Light FourFourTwo · Jan 31
Sports Illustrated · Jan 27 Champions League Bracket 2026: Projected Teams, Knockout Playoff Matchups The all-important next phase is on the horizon after a thrilling league phase.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 27 Champions League permutations: who needs what from final night of fixtures? A staggering 32 of 36 teams go into the final set of matches with their hopes of staying in the competition still alive
The Guardian - UK · Jan 26 Lucas Vázquez leads way for old-timers to give Leverkusen lift-off in 2026 Team with an average age of just under 29 finally ended their losing streak since turn of the year
FourFourTwo · Jan 25 ‘I had the same feeling with Sunderland as I had when I went to Leverkusen – that there could be something very special about this team’ Granit Xhaka on the Black Cats' similarities to Leverkusen’s title winners The Swiss veteran claimed a remarkable Bundesliga win when his Leverkusen side went unbeaten in 2023/24
The Guardian - UK · Jan 19 Bayern go into Darth Vader mode as second-half power play floors Leipzig Relentless 5-1 comeback win was ominous and made one wonder how many goals champions could score this season
FourFourTwo · Jan 18 ‘Jermain Defoe and Lorik Cana convinced me to join Sunderland. It’s the greatest challenge of my career’ Granit Xhaka on why he returned to the Premier League The former Arsenal midfielder was signed by the newly-promoted Black Cats in the summer
Sports Illustrated · Jan 15 Six Potential Destinations for Xabi Alonso After Real Madrid Exit The Spaniard will likely not be out of a job for long despite his failed tenure at the Bernabéu.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 12 Super Stuttgart sweep Leverkusen aside with in-demand Leweling to the fore Plenty of prospective candidates for Germany’s World Cup squad caught the eye in a 4-1 cruise at the BayArena
The Guardian - UK · Dec 22, 2025 Leverkusen level up as Hjulmand oversees rebuild after Ten Hag debacle A fightback win over RB Leipzig before the Christmas break is just reward for coach who faced a thankless task
The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2025 German World Cup winner explains why Florian Wirtz is struggling at Liverpool Benedikt Howedes says Wirtz is ‘too good to fail’ but needs time to earn the trust of his teammates and the supporters at Liverpool
Sports Illustrated · Dec 17, 2025 The Longest Unbeaten Runs in Soccer History Some teams in history have refused to be beaten.