With the Premier League race over, PSG running away with Ligue 1 and Bayern and Juventus seemingly in charge of the Bundesliga and Serie A, respectively, we might have to look to the UEFA Champions League for our soccer drama between now and May. The action returns in force this week with the start of the last-16: All 16 teams still standing are from Europe's top five leagues, and there's upset potential up and down the draw.

Will holders Liverpool successfully defend their crown or are we destined...

Jurgen Klopp has warned his Liverpool players that their Champions League round-of-16 clash against Atletico Madrid will be "one of the most difficult things in the life of a footballer" after admitting that Diego Simeone's team can end his unbeaten record in European knockout ties at the club.

Liverpool have not lost a two-legged tie in Europe since Brendan Rodgers' team suffered a penalty shootout defeat against Besiktas in the Europa League round of 32 in February 2015.

Since that loss,...

If he is lucky, Thomas Lemar might just find himself sitting among the Atletico Madrid substitutes for Tuesday's Champions League round-of-16 clash against Liverpool. Had he been even luckier, the French forward would have been preparing to take on Diego Simeone's team as a key cog in Liverpool's attempts to defend the European Cup.

As it stands, Lemar, 24, is simply waiting for his nightmare in Madrid to come to an end after securing a dream move to the Wanda Metropolitano in July 2018.

Lemar's...

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Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has said he will be keeping a close eye on whether the English Premier League punishes Manchester City for breaching financial regulations.

City have been banned from European competition for the next two seasons and fined €30 million ($32.52m) by UEFA after an investigation into alleged breaches of Financial Fair Play rules.

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