Atalanta held on to third place in Serie A on Sunday after beating high-flying Bologna 2-0 to recharge their bid for Champions League football next season. Gian Piero Gasperini’s side are four points above Bologna, who are fifth, thanks to a third-minute tap-in from Mateo Retegui and Mario Pasalic’s first league goal since November not long afterwards. Retegui’s early strike …

Pep Guardiola said he cannot see Manchester City winning the UEFA Champions League on current form, but believes his side would be better when they face the might of either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich next month. Defending champions, City needed a second-half fightback from 0-1 down to beat Club Brugge 3-1 on Wednesday to avoid crashing out before the …

Arsenal and Manchester City’s exits from the UEFA Champions League this week has seen both clubs lose up to €32.5m (£28m) each in prize money. The Gunners lost 0-1 at Bayern Munich, after drawing 2-2 at the Emirates. Real Madrid needed a penalty shoot-out to eliminate City from the competition. This means both Arsenal and City have lost additional revenue …

Nigeria crashed out of the continent’s elite football club competition, the CAF Champions League on Sunday in the first round. Nigerian champions Enyimba were eliminated following a goalless outcome against Al-Ahly Benghazi of Libya in Aba in the second leg. The Libyans scaled through on a 4-3 aggregate. For Remo Stars, playing at home in Ikenne-Remo could only enable them …