Real Madrid are exploring an alternative transfer in case they cannot secure Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold this summer.

The real Champions League play-off draw is set for around 11 am on Friday in the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland

Kylian Mbappé’s arrival at Real Madrid has definitely changed the dynamic among the team’s wingers, pushing some players further down the pecking order. From the start, there were worries about

Liverpool has had a stellar run in the Champions League group stage, topping the table under the guidance of Arne Slot. The Reds only suffered one defeat and secured victories in their last seven matches.

Liverpool ended the league phase of the Champions League top of the table and is the favourite in the odds to lift the trophy.

Alexander-Arnold is expected to join Real Madrid this summer on a free transfer after he rejected Liverpool’s offers to tie him down to a new deal. However, there could be a problem now. Real Madrid were free to open talks with Alexander-Arnold over a pre-contract at the start of January.

The UEFA Champions League's first-ever league phase is over, and the knockout stage outlook is now much clearer. Manchester City avoided disaster, Liverpool topped the league-phase table, and we will get Manchester City against either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the playoffs.

Trent Alexander-Arnold is one of three big-name Liverpool players out of contract in the summer but Real Madrid had been attempting to force a move through a few months early

UEFA has declared the new Champions League format a resounding success, citing increased unpredictability and excitement

A Champions League supercomputer has predicted the knock-out stage draw, revealing Arsenal and Liverpool's likely opponents in the last-16 of the competition.

THE group stage of European club football’s two largest tournaments – the Champions League and the Europa League – wrapped up this week, and I am not entirely sure I like, or agree, with this season’s new format.