Mohammed Salisu endured a difficult night in the UEFA Champions League as AS Monaco suffered defeat at home to Benfica in the first leg of their playoff.

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Benfica, who are currently second in the Portuguese league behind Lisbon rivals Sporting, were hoping for a repeat of their victory in Monaco in the league phase in late November. They came from ...

Benfica took a big step towards the Champions League last 16 with a 1-0 victory at 10-man AS Monaco in the first leg of the ...

Harry Kane was on target as Bayern Munich beat Celtic 2-1 in Glasgow in the first leg of their Champions League play-off on ...

Vangelis Pavlidis completes his #UCL hat-trick against ... 96th minute of play to score the winner. The ball went from scuffle in Barcelona's own box where Benfica wanted a penalty to Ferran ...

Raphinha struck a dramatic winner in stoppage time as Barcelona came from behind to beat Benfica 5-4 in a wild match on Tuesday and virtually ensure direct qualification to the Champions League ...

The return legs are scheduled for next week, with everything still to play for in Europe's elite competition.The first-leg matches of the UEFA Champions League play-offs wrapped up on Wednesday night, ...

Monaco will host Benfica at the Stade Louis II in the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 playoff on Wednesday.

Bayern are hoping to go all the way to this season's final, which will be played at their own Allianz Arena in Munich on May ...