Chelsea on Wednesday announced that they have part ways with manager Thomas Tuchel. The announcement comes after Chelsea's shock 0-1 defeat to Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League on Tuesday. Under Tuchel, Chelsea won the Champions League in 2021, after beating Premier League rivals Manchester City in the final. Chelsea sits sixth in the Premier League table after six matchdays, with three wins, one draw and two defeats. During his time at the club, Tuchel won three trophies, including the Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, and Club World Cup. The English club issued a statement today, saying: "On behalf of everyone at Chelsea FC, the Club would like to place on record its gratitude to Thomas and his staff for all their efforts during their time with the Club. Thomas will rightly have a place in Chelsea’s history after winning the Champions League, the Super Cup, and Club World Cup during his time here. “As the new ownership group reaches 100 days since taking over the Club, and as it continues its hard work to take the club forward, the new owners believe it is the right time to make this transition.” The statement added. Chelsea’s coaching staff will take charge of the team for training and the preparation of our upcoming matches as the Club moves swiftly to appoint a new head coach. Tuchel led the Blues in 100 matches in all competitions, winning 60 matches, drawing 24, and losing 16 matches, and succeeded in winning several titles, most notably the European Champions League

Norwegian star and Manchester City's top scorer Erling Haaland has scored again tonight, and data have revealed that Norwegian is the greatest goal scorer in the history of the Champions League. Haaland was decisive once again with two goals as Manchester City comfortable saw off Sevilla 4-0 in Spain to open their Champions League campaign. Manchester City's top scorer achieved a remarkable achievement in the Champions League, after scoring two goals in City's 4-0 victory over Sevilla, in the first round of the group stage of the current season 2022-2023. Haaland made it 11 for the season tonight for Manchester City for the season, scoring his 24th goal in the competition in just his 20th game. The official website of the UEFA confirmed that Haaland became the fastest player in the history of the tournament to score 25 goals, in 20 matches, breaking the previous record held by Dutch star Ruud van Nistelrooy, the same number of goals, but in 30 games. Haaland has scored 25 times in 20 Champions League games, a tally that now includes goals on his debuts in the competition for City, distributed between Borussia Dortmund 15 goals, 8 goals with Red Bull Salzburg of Austria, and two goals with Manchester City.

Eden Hazard Real Madrid's winger came off the bench for Real Madrid to score his first European goal in 650 days after he scored a goal in a 3-0 victory over Celtic in the first round of the Champions’ League group stage of the current season. Hazard got his reward 13 minutes from time for his strong performance with his first European goal in 650 days and his first from open play in over five years. The winger has endured a nightmare spell in the Spanish capital since arriving from Chelsea in 2019. Hazard had appeared in the Celtic clash, replacing French star Karim Benzema, after suffering an injury and leaving the pitch half an hour after the start of the match.

Luka Modric, the Croatian star and Real Madrid's playmaker, has made his 100th Champions League appearance for Real Madrid in Glasgow against Celtic. The midfielder, who was on target against the Scottish side to make it 2-0 with an effort with the outside of his right foot, reaches this landmark in this, his 11th season at our club, where he has etched his name into football folklore after winning five European Cups. Modric scored Real Madrid's second goal against Celtic, during the centenary match of the Croatian star in the Meringue shirt in the Champions League, and he is the only player in the history of the competition who scored in his centenary match with Real Madrid. The Croatian star contributed 22 goals with the royal team in the European Champions League in 100 matches, scored 7 goals and provided 15 assists, and won the Champions League title with Real Madrid 5 times. Luka Modric has signed a five-year contract with Real Madrid after leaving Tottenham in a deal worth an estimated £35 million.

Kylian Mbappe produced two lethal first-half finishes as Paris Saint-Germain got their latest bid for Champions League success off to a winning start on Tuesday by beating Juventus 2-1 at the Parc des Princes, the stronghold of the Parisian team, in the first round of the Champions’ League group stage for the current season 2022-2023.  Mbappe's two goals were stunning, the first coming after an outrageous scooped assist by Neymar inside five minutes and the second at the end of a superb move midway through the first half. Mbappe, at 23 years and 260 days, became the youngest player to score 35 goals in the Champions League, breaking the record held by Lionel Messi at the age of 23 years and 307 days. Weston McKinney scored Juventus' goal against PSG in the 53rd minute of the match.

Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez revealed his squad that will play against guest against Czech side Viktoria Plzen at Camp Nou, scheduled for Wednesday in the first round of the Champions League group stage. Barca's line-up included the presence of all the team's stars led by the Polish striker Robert Lewandowski, while the new duo Marcos Alonso and Hector Bellerin were absent due to lack of physical readiness, in addition to the absence of the Bosnian Miralem Pjanic, who was close to moving to the ranks of Sharjah SC in UAE. Barcelona is in the group of death in the Champions League, along with Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, and Viktoria Plzen, the Czech Republic. Barcelona is in the Champions League group of death. Barcelona, Bayern, Inter Milan, Viktoria Plzen slotted into an intriguing Group C. Barcelona's line-up is as follows:

Portuguese star and Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo sits at the top of the list for all-time UEFA Champions League appearances with the most goals in the Champions League, before the start of the new season 2022-2023 on Tuesday evening. Ronaldo has 42 assists during his participation in the Champions League, to become the most goal-maker, surpassing Lionel Messi, the star of Paris Saint-Germain, who came in the runner-up with 36 assists, according to the statistic published by the official website of the European Football Association "UEFA".      Top 10 players with most assists in UEFA Champions League history:

  UK sports reports said that the injury suffered by Jordan Henderson, the captain of the Liverpool team, was not as strong as expected, and he will return to the stadium after 3 weeks. Jordan Henderson is expected to miss the remainder of September after suffering a hamstring injury in the 2-1 win over Newcastle, following scans last week. It was a setback that prompted Liverpool into late action in the transfer window, with Henderson joining a ridiculous list of injuries so early into the season. Jordan Henderson will reportedly miss three weeks of action after suffering a hamstring injury in Liverpool's victory against Newcastle last week. The 32-year-old was forced off in the 71st minute of their 2-1 victory over the Magpies on Wednesday last week and Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp described the injury as 'serious' after the match. The newspaper added that the Reds captain will only miss the matches of Wolverhampton and Chelsea in the English Premier League and Napoli, Italy, and Ajax in the Champions League.

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti is optimistic about the Spanish Real Madrid's chances of defending the Champions League title and the players' readiness to face Celtic, to be held on Tuesday evening, in the first round of the group stage of the Champions League, saying that all bookmakers have not picked them among the top-four favorites. Ancelotti said in his comments about the match, "We will play a difficult match against a good opponent. They have a good dynamic. They play with great intensity, press and attack. We are ready for this match and we are looking forward to it." He added: “Now we are only thinking about the group stage. We don’t know what will happen after the World Cup. Real Madrid is a respectable team and will remain so. The history of the club takes care of that. We are ready to defend our title in the best possible way.” He continued, “I think we will not have problems until the World Cup. The uncertainty is how the players will