Barcelona President Joan Laporta has revealed that the club were on the brink of being banned from the UEFA Champions League over repeated Financial Fair Play breaches before negotiating a reduced fine of 15 million euros.
Bayer Leverkusen are facing another injury crisis ahead of their crucial UEFA Champions League meeting with Paris Saint-Germain at the BayArena on Tuesday night.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has expressed admiration for Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone ahead of their Champions League group stage clash on Tuesday night.
Scott McTominay has returned to full training with Napoli ahead of their Champions League trip to PSV Eindhoven, but Rasmus Hojlund will remain sidelined through injury.
Liverpool are bracing for another injury blow with goalkeeper Alisson Becker set to undergo a scan on Thursday after coming off in the second half of their shock 1-0 Champions League defeat against Galatasaray in Istanbul.
Barcelona have confirmed that their next UEFA Champions League match against Olympiacos will once again be staged at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys in Montjuic, rather than the redeveloped Spotify Camp Nou.