Rodgers' Celtic will meet Roberto Mancini's Zenit St Petersburg this evening.

Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham all won on a historic Champions League night for English football.

Sadio Mane is confident Liverpool will continue to cause problems for defenders in the latter stages of the Champions League — although first they have to get into the knockout stages.

Liverpool showed their two faces again last night, throwing threw away a three-goal lead as Sevilla fought back to earn a dramatic 3-3 draw deep into stoppage time.

When Jurgen tells the band to play, they’re always guaranteed to raise a smile.

Any port in a storm, they say. Even Huddersfield.

You can set your watch by the smarmy self-confidence of a Liverpool manager.

Maribor 0 - Liverpool 7: Liverpool finally found their form in front of goal in a record-breaking 7-0 European away victory against hapless Maribor to finally kick-start their Champions League campaign.

Liverpool’s deadline-day signing Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain could be in line for his first Champions League start for the club after impressing manager Jurgen Klopp.

Spartak Moscow have been charged with racist behaviour by UEFA after Liverpool striker Bobby Adekanye was targeted during last week's Youth League match.

Spartak Moscow's fans are in trouble with UEFA again after European football's governing body opened proceedings against the club for incidents during yesterday's 1-1 Champions League draw with Liverpool.

Champions League round-up... Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as holders Real Madrid secured a 3-1 win at Borussia Dortmund to maintain their 100% record in Champions League Group H.

Tottenham’s Harry Kane is relishing the prospect of facing Real Madrid following a Champions League draw which also saw Chelsea handed a showdown with Diego Costa’s former club Atletico Madrid.

Stephen Kenny will be in Poland tomorrow to watch Legia Warsaw host Piast Gliwice as Dundalk accelerate preparations for their huge Champions League play-off games against the Polish champions at Aviva Stadium on August 17 and in Warsaw on August 23.

Ronny Deila has put his trust in his Celtic side to overcome Malmo in their crunch Champions League play-off tie.

Although delighted that the club are back in Europe for the first time since 2008, Cork City boss John Caulfield admits to mixed feelings about drawing Iceland’s KR Reykjavik in the Europa League.

Dundalk face a tough test against BATE Borisov, the champions of Belarus in the second qualifying round of the Champions League.

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Serious Champions League business begins for Chelsea in February after Jose Mourinho's men completed their unbeaten Group G campaign with a 3-1 win over Sporting Lisbon.

Captain John Terry, Eden Hazard and Willian were absent as Chelsea finalised preparations for their Champions League clash with Sporting Lisbon.

The Champions League group stage was due a knife-edge finale and it has duly arrived. Just four group winners have been decided and only one runner-up.

Lionel Messi became the record goalscorer in Champions League history as he led Barcelona to a 4-0 victory over APOEL Nicosia.

Jose Mourinho insists he is not motivated by the thought of matching Roberto Di Matteo’s achievement of winning the Champions League with Chelsea.

Jose Mourinho insists Chelsea versus Schalke on Tuesday night should not be billed as a clash between him and his opposite number Roberto Di Matteo.

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Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has seen at first hand how captain Steven Gerrard bounces back from "hard moments" and the midfielder will be looking to make up for a double disappointment this weekend.

Jose Mourinho took responsibility for Chelsea’s complacency but also pointed the finger at the officials after a 1-1 draw at Champions League minnows Maribor.

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Chelsea must wait to secure qualification from Champions League Group G after Eden Hazard missed a late penalty in a 1-1 draw against minnows Maribor.

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Jose Mourinho has continued his scathing attack on Chelsea’s supporters – but refused to endorse Roy Keane’s ’prawn sandwich’ critique.

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“I’m nobody to stand in the way. I cannot stop him from going.”

Manchester United versus Chelsea at Old Trafford — tomorrow’s game, as we’ve come to expect, is being billed as a ‘Super Sunday’ occasion, one of those blue-chip Premier League match-ups, two big title rivals of the modern era going head to head again in of the great football theatres of the world.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is prepared to risk Diego Costa’s fitness at Manchester United on Sunday, providing the striker can train in full on Saturday.

Louis van Gaal has played down his role in the development of Jose Mourinho, insisting the Chelsea manager became the Special One all by himself.

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“You are not happy when you give players in good conditions and you receive the players in bad conditions.”