Plenty of goals!

Spurs’ run to last season’s final was littered with great escapes and last-ditch turnarounds but their group stage this term looked like getting off to a winning start in Athens.

Celtic have signed Republic of Ireland Under-19 international Jonathan Afolabi.

The draw has been made for the next stages of the Champions League qualifiers.

Dundalk will face a trip to Albania or Azerbaijan in the second qualifying round of the Champions League, should they defeat Riga FC.

Arsenal will play their second leg at the Emirates on a Wednesday at 5pm.

Even at a club where there are many great European nights to choose from, this feels a bit special. Liverpool’s match against Napoli tonight, for a place in the Champions League knockout stages, has the potential to be one of those great occasions that will be talked about for years.

The past week or so has been so tricky for some of Europe’s elite clubs that they might be looking forward to the Champions League as a welcome diversion, writes David Shonfield

"We are going for an indefinite suspension."

Savvidis, who was a sergeant major in the Soviet Army, was restrained by bodyguards as he came close to the referee.

Here's a full list of the ins and outs of the January transfer window.

Everton forward Kevin Mirallas has joined former club Olympiacos on loan until the end of the season.

A scintillating display of football from Liverpool’s ‘Fab Four’ saw Jurgen Klopp’s side blaze their way into the Champions League knockout phase with a 7-0 victory over Spartak Moscow.

A scintillating display of football from Liverpool's 'Fab Four' saw Jurgen Klopp's side blaze their way into the Champions League knockout phase with a 7-0 victory over Spartak Moscow.

Lionel Messi scored his 100th European goal tonight.

Paris St Germain pair Neymar and Edison Cavani put their differences aside to inspire an emphatic 3-0 win over Bayern Munich in Champions League Group B.

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.

Liverpool 4 Hoffenheim 2 (Liverpool win 6-3 on agg): Liverpool overpowered Hoffenheim 4-2 at Anfield to ease into the Champions League group stages with a 6-3 aggregate play-off victory last night.

Serbia have recalled Torino attacker Adem Ljajic to their squad for the upcoming World Cup qualification double-header against Moldova and Ireland.

Barcelona have named Ernesto Valverde as their new head coach.

Kevin Mirallas wants to win a trophy with Everton after signing a new three-year contract.

Barcelona completed what was the greatest-ever comeback in the history of the Champions League knockout stages when they overturned a four-goal first-leg deficit against Paris St Germain but now they have to perform another escape act against Juventus.

Crystal Palace have signed defender Mamadou Sakho on loan from Liverpool for the rest of the season.

Abel Hernandez and local boy Josh Tymon struck second-half goals to give Hull's new head coach Marco Silva a winning start against Swansea in the third round of the FA Cup.

Hull have confirmed the appointment of Marco Silva as the club’s new head coach.

PSG 1 Arsenal 1: Arsene Wenger surprised Group A favourites Paris St Germain before kick off by selecting a second-rate starting line-up.

Dundalk manager Stephen Kenny says he has no regrets about missing out on glamour opposition as yesterday’s Europa League draw placed the Irish champions in a testing and long-haul group comprising Russian giants Zenit St Petersburg, Dutch side AZ Alkmaar and Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv.

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.

An international footballer, who was kidnapped in Mexico, has been rescued, according to authorities in the country.

Mexican footballer Alan Pulido has been kidnapped in the country's northern border state of Tamaulipas.

Arsene Wenger has backed David Ospina to one day replace Petr Cech as Arsenal’s first-choice goalkeeper. The 27-year-old has not featured for the Gunners since making a costly mistake in the 3-2 Champions League defeat to Olympiacos in September.

Who pushed the boundaries this year?

On Thursday morning, Arsene Wenger let out a rare public expletive. 

Arsene Wenger believes his Arsenal side are now proving they have the character to fight for the Premier League title.