Barcelona president Joan Laporta did not force coach Xavi Hernández to make changes to the squad for Wednesday’s Champions League fixture against Antwerp, sources have told ESPN.
Saudi Arabia’s massive investments in golf, soccer and other high-profile events — what critics call sportswashing — has ramped up over the past couple of years but has been decades in the making.
The first-ever draw in the new UEFA Champions League format is complete, with teams now knowing their eight league phase opponents. How did the big clubs fare?
