A condensed version of the Champions League group stage finally gets under way Tuesday, with COVID-19-related disruptions an ever-present threat hanging over the competition. The 32-team contest will start one month later than usual, a knock-on effect of the pandemic interrupting last...

Spanish champions Real Madrid suffered a shock 1-0 loss at home to promoted Cadiz Saturday, their first La Liga defeat in over seven months. Honduran forward Anthony Lozano put Cadiz ahead in the 16th minute, darting between Madrid defenders Sergio Ramos and Raphael Varane to meet a...

Barcelona fell to their first defeat in La Liga under new coach Ronald Koeman as they lost 1-0 at Getafe Saturday, hours after champions Real Madrid slipped to a shock 1-0 defeat at home to promoted Cadiz. Getafe forward Jaime Mata sent Barca goalkeeper Neto the wrong way from the...

Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Mueller both scored twice as Bayern Munich banished their early-season blues with a thumping 4-1 win over Bundesliga minnows Arminia Bielefeld Saturday. Treble winners Bayern started the day in mid-table following a shock defeat to Hoffenheim last month, but...