Chelsea secured their place in the Champions League in convincing fashion as Mason Mount and Olivier Giroud sealed a 2-0 win over Wolves on the final day of the Premier League season.
Frank Lampard does not believe qualification for the Champions League is critical to Chelsea’s mission to close the gap on their Wednesday night opponents Liverpool, but he admits the competition’s ‘prestige’ would help that process.
Pep Guardiola has defended Manchester City’s huge spending in the transfer market and says the club has earned the right to be regarded among Europe’s elite after the club’s European ban for allegedly breaking Financial Fair Play rules was overturned by CAS.
Manchester City will be able to play in next season’s Champions League after their two-year ban from Uefa competitions was lifted by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has confirmed it will announce a decision on Manchester City and their appeal against a Champions League ban on 13 July.
Zinedine Zidane has no issues with adapting to the new, condensed Champions League format to take place in August, should Real Madrid progress past Manchester City.
PSG are motivated in their quest to win their first-ever Champions League title, according to goalkeeper Keylor Navas.
Milan great Kaka has admitted that he and his colleagues feared a repeat of Istanbul during the 2007 Champions League final, in which they claimed a 2-1 win over Liverpool.
Manchester City’s appeal against the club’s two-year ban from European football will be heard by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on 8-10 June.