Manchester City striker Erling Haaland remains a doubt for the Premier League match against Liverpool as he recovers from a knee injury, manager Pep Guardiola said Friday. Haaland hurt his right knee late in the 4-0 win over Newcastle in the league last weekend and didn't play in the 3-1 loss at Real Madrid on Wednesday,

Now the jeopardy really kicks in for the Champions League with a title chase, pride and hard cash on the line. At least four former European champions will be among eight teams eliminated when the new knockout playoff round ends this week.

Coach Carlo Ancelotti is not buying Manchester City rival Pep Guardiola's suggestion that his own side has only a 1% chance of eliminating Real Madrid in the Champions League playoffs on Wednesday.

Kylian Mbappé scored a hat trick, Erling Haaland stayed on the bench injured and Real Madrid has dumped Manchester City out of the Champions League. Mbappé's stellar trio of goals in the fourth, 33rd and 61st minutes in a 3-1 win padded Madrid's lead to 6-3 on aggregate in their knockout playoff.

Kylian Mbappé scored a hat trick, Erling Haaland stayed on the bench injured and Real Madrid has dumped Manchester City out of the Champions League. Mbappé's stellar trio of goals in the fourth, 33rd and 61st minutes in a 3-1 win padded Madrid's lead to 6-3 on aggregate in their knockout playoff.

Coach Carlo Ancelotti is not buying Manchester City rival Pep Guardiola’s suggestion that his own side has only a 1% chance of eliminating Real Madrid in the Champions League playoffs on Wednesday. Madrid rallied late to beat City 3-2 in the first leg last week in England to seize control ahead of its home match at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

Erling Haaland was left out of the Manchester City squad for Sunday's Premier League clash with Liverpool after failing to recover from injury in time. The Norway international was an unused substitute against Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday,

Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe checks on the condition of Manchester City's Manuel Akanji after he picked up an injury during the Champions League playoff first leg soccer match betw

Erling Haaland faces a late fitness test to see if he has recovered from a knee injury ahead Manchester City’s Premier League game against Tottenham. Haaland missed City’s losses to Real Madrid and Liverpool last week because of the injury.

Kylian Mbappé had his best night so far in a Real Madrid shirt on Wednesday as his hat-trick propelled Los Blancos to a 3-1 win – 6-3 on aggregate – over Manchester City and into the Champions League round of 16.

Real Madrid vs Manchester City was a Kylian Mbappe show, with Los Blancos winning 3-1 at the Bernabeu. Carlo Ancelotti's side progressed to the Round of 16 with