Champions League | 25/26 season

This is the place for all the news and stories from the Champions League 

The stories are from across the Super News network

Qualifying Rounds

Kairat 0 - 0 Celtic (The match finished 0-0 on aggregate) Kairat won 3-2 on penalties

Celtic’s Champions League hopes came to a shuddering halt in Kazakhstan as Brendan Rodgers’ side crashed out on penalties to Kairat Almaty, failing to score across 210 minutes of football.

Celtic 0 - 0 Kairat

Celtic’s Champions League prospects remain finely poised after they were held to a goalless draw in Glasgow by a spirited Kairat side.

Champions League | Celtic fans v Kairat

Bodø/Glimt 5-0 Sturm Graz 

Bodø/Glimt are within touching distance of a first-ever place in the Champions League group stage after dismantling Sturm Graz with a ruthless attacking display. The Norwegian champions flew out of the blocks, Kasper Høgh opening the scoring with a deft chip before Odin Bjørtuft’s header doubled the lead inside the opening minutes. 

Champions League 25 26 | Bodø/Glimt v Sturm Graz

Rangers 1 - 3 Club Brugge 

Rangers’ hopes of reaching the Champions League group stage were left in tatters after a shambolic opening spell allowed Club Brugge to seize control

Viktoria Plzeň 2 - 1 Rangers (Rangers won 4-2 on aggregate)

Rangers reached the Champions League play-off stage after surviving a testing night against Viktoria Plzen

Rangers 3-0 Viktoria Plzen

Rangers took a huge towards progression to the Champions League play-offs after a comfortable win over Viktoria Plzen.

Panathinaikos 1 - 1 Rangers (Rangers won 3-1 on aggregate)

Not the best performance for Rangers but they got the job done in Athens. The Ibrox club are now guaranteed European football until into 2026. 

Rangers 2 - 0 Panathinaikos

Goals from Findlay Curtis and Djeidi Gassama secured a 2-0 victory over Panathinaikos in the first leg of their Champions League second-round qualifier.

Linfield 1 - 1 Shelbourne (Shelbourne won 2-1 on aggregate)

Shelbourne booked their place in the second qualifying round of the Champions League after eliminating ten-man Linfield.

The winners of this tie now face Qarabag in the next round, while Linfield drop into the Europa Conference League, where they will meet Lithuanian champions Žalgiris.

Champions League 25 26 | Shelbourne at Linfield

How the 2024/2025 Champions League was won

The French champions produced a dominant display to dismantle Inter Milan in what will be remembered as one of the most one-sided finals in the competition's history.

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