Liverpool became the first team to guarantee a place in the last 16 of the new Champions League format by beating Lille 2-1 on Tuesday, while Barcelona fought back from two goals down to stun Benfica ...

Aston Villa’s hopes of automatic qualification for the Champions League round of 16 took a blow after a 1-0 loss to Monaco on Tuesday, while Atalanta won big to keep up its strong campaign.

Lille's Aissa Mandi was sent off in the second half, but they still found a way to equalize in the 62nd minute through Canada's Jonathan David. It proved to be just five minutes of hope as Harvey ...

GARY Breen soundtracked Lille player Aïssa Mandi's sending off with a brilliantly timed quoting of...Barry Manilow. As the Algerian trudged off during their 2-1 defeat to Liverpool, Breen ...

It looked as if it would be a long night for Lille when Aïssa Mandi already on a yellow card cynically brought Luis Díaz down. It was an easy decision for the referee and the right-back was sent off ...

And when Lille’s Aissa Mandi was sent off just before the hour mark, Liverpool looked certain to extend its 100% record in the league phase. But Anfield was stunned when Canada striker Jonathan ...