Liverpool see alternative route to Champions League in Besiktas tie

Why does everyone think Real Madrid can't be the first Champions League winner to defend their title? Graham Hunter explains why past European victories bode well for them in 2014.

A late Danilo penalty gave FC Porto a precious away goal and a 1-1 draw against Basel on a chilly evening in Switzerland on Wednesday in Champions League play. Derlis Gonzalez had opened the scoring in style, latching on to a through ball and slotting 

The two teams met at the same stage of the Champions League last season with Real Madrid coming out on top in both legs. Madrid emphatically beat Schalke 6-1 in Germany and again dispatched their German opposition again, 3-1 in Spain, for a 9-2 

Stubborn resistance and a Branislav Ivanovic header earned Chelsea a 1-1 draw in the Champions League last-16 first leg with Paris St Germain at Parc des Princes. Jose Mourinho's men are well placed to advance to the quarter-finals after Ivanovic

This season's Champions League round of 16 continued on Wednesday as Real Madrid and Porto each edged toward claiming their places in the final eight, clinching results against Schalke and Basel, respectively. Los Merengues have one foot in the