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Declan Rice celebrates as he put Arsenal ahead

Rice sets Arsenal on way to victory over Zagreb

Declan Rice scored after just 104 seconds as Arsenal recorded a 3-0 win over Dinamo Zagreb at the Emirates Stadium to put them on the brink of automatic qualification for the Champions League last 16.

Soccer • 22 Jan

Maxime Bernauer of Dinamo Zagreb lies on the turf as Celtic scramble clear

Celtic dig deep to earn valuable point in Zagreb

Celtic fought out a goalless draw in their Champions League clash at Dinamo Zagreb to take a valuable point in their bid to reach the knockout stages.

Soccer • 10 Dec 24

Celtic haven't won away in the Champions League since 2017

Rodgers: Celtic prepared for next step against Zagreb

Brendan Rodgers believes his in-form Celtic side are primed to pull off their first away win in the Champions League for more than seven years when they face Dinamo Zagreb in the Croatian capital later today.

Soccer • 10 Dec 24

Kasper Schmeichel is looking for a big European performance from Celtic

Schmeichel backs Celtic to adapt for Dinamo clash

Kasper Schmeichel believes Celtic have the bank of experiences to allow them to go into Tuesday night's Champions League clash with Dinamo Zagreb with confidence.

Soccer • 08 Dec 24

Lille's players celebrate as Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric looks on

Champions League wrap: Real Madrid stunned by Lille

A first-half penalty earned Lille a shock 1-0 home victory over holders Real Madrid in the Champions League group phase on Wednesday, ending the 15-times European Cup winners' 14-game unbeaten run in the competition.

Soccer • 03 Oct 24

Denis Zakaria opened his Chelsea account

Zakaria grabs debut goal as Chelsea beat Dinamo Zagreb

Denis Zakaria scored the winner on his Chelsea debut as Graham Potter's side finished top of Champions League Group E with a 2-1 victory over Dinamo Zagreb at Stamford Bridge.

Soccer • 02 Nov 22

Boehly suggested a more forensic approach to player development from the first team down to the academy was behind the change of manager

Boehly: Lack of shared vision led to Tuchel axing

Chelsea's American owner Todd Boehly said sacking manager Thomas Tuchel last week had nothing to do with losing to Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League but was because the German did not share the same vision for the club.

Soccer • 14 Sep 22

Thomas Tuchel's frustration on the touchline was clear to see

'Everything is missing' for Chelsea in Dinamo defeat

Thomas Tuchel admitted Chelsea are missing "everything" in the wake of a worrying 1-0 Champions League defeat at Dinamo Zagreb.

Soccer • 06 Sep 22

Dinamo Zagreb players celebrate after a famous win

Chelsea fall to shock defeat at Dinamo Zagreb

Mislav Orsic's early goal condemned listless Chelsea to a chastening 1-0 Champions League defeat at Dinamo Zagreb.

Soccer • 06 Sep 22

Mislav Orsic is mobbed by his Dinamo Zagreb team-mates after his goal

Euro round-up: Hammers beaten but into last-16

Dinamo Zagreb sealed a playoff berth in the Europa League knockout stages after a stunning early goal from Mislav Orsic gave them a 1-0 win at a second-string West Ham United in Group H.

Soccer • 09 Dec 21

Antonio opened the scoring for the Hammers

Antonio and Rice score as West Ham start with a win

West Ham announced themselves on the Europa League stage as goals from Michail Antonio and Declan Rice secured a 2-0 victory at Dinamo Zagreb.

Soccer • 16 Sep 21

Leicester face trips to Italy, Russia and Poland

Leicester drawn with Napoli and Spartak in Europa

Leicester, who missed out on Champions League qualification on the final day of last season, are back in the Europa League for the second year running.

Soccer • 27 Aug 21

Jose Mourinho congratulates Kevin Theophile-Catherine of Dinamo Zagreb

Seething Mourinho questions attitude & professionalism

Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho accused his players of lacking professionalism as they crashed out of the Europa League with a 3-0 defeat to Dinamo Zagreb.

Soccer • 19 Mar 21

Dinamo Zagreb's players celebrate wildly at the final whistle

Spurs' European hopes in ruins after Zagreb collapse

Dinamo Zagreb sent Tottenham crashing out of the Europa League after a stunning hat-trick by forward Mislav Orsic gave the Croatian champions a 3-2 aggregate win over the English side in their last-16 encounter.

Soccer • 18 Mar 21

Zoran Mamic on the sideline against Tottenham Hotspur last week

Zagreb coach Mamic quits as fraud jail term confirmed

Dinamo Zagreb coach Zoran Mamic has resigned ahead of the club's Europa League clash with Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday after having a four-and-a-half-year prison sentence for fraud confirmed.

Soccer • 16 Mar 21

Harry Kane on the ground after taking a bang on the knee against Zagreb

Mourinho expects Kane to be fit for derby showdown

Jose Mourinho expects Harry Kane to be fit for Sunday's north London derby against Arsenal after he picked up a knock in Tottenham's 2-0 Europa League win over Dinamo Zagreb.

Soccer • 12 Mar 21

Harry Kane scores past Dinamo Zagreb goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic

Kane brace puts Spurs in driving seat against Zagreb

Harry Kane's sensational season continued as his two goals put Tottenham on course for the Europa League quarter-finals as they beat Dinamo Zagreb 2-0 in the last-16 first leg.

Soccer • 11 Mar 21

Jose Mourinho insists he is relishing the pressure

Mourinho relishing the pressure as it grows at Spurs

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho says that being under pressure is like oxygen to him.

Soccer • 26 Feb 21

Gabriel Jesus volleys home to complete his hat-trick in the Croatian capital

Clinical Jesus hits hat-trick in Manchester City win

Gabriel Jesus hit a hat-trick as Manchester City wrapped up their Champions League Group C campaign with a convincing 4-1 win at Dinamo Zagreb.

Soccer • 11 Dec 19

Manchester City's Raheem Sterling celebrates

Manchester City make hard work of Zagreb

Raheem Sterling came off the bench to provide the spark Manchester City needed to claim a hard-fought but deserved 2-0 Champions League victory over Dinamo Zagreb.

Soccer • 01 Oct 19

Mislav Orsic had a night to remember in his hometown

Champions League wrap: Dinamo Zagreb drub Atalanta

Dinamo Zagreb made a magnificent start to their Champions League Group C campaign with a 4-0 win in Croatia over Italian rivals Atalanta.

Champions League • 18 Sep 19

Dinamo Zagreb have one foot in the group stage of the Champions League

Dinamo Zagreb on track for Champions League return

Dinamo Zagreb are right on track to make a first return to the Champions League group stage since 2016-17 following their 2-0 first-leg play-off win over Rosenborg.

Soccer • 21 Aug 19

Reds defender faces up to five years if found guilty

Croatia and Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren is caught up in the same case as Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric in their home country.

Soccer • 19 Sep 18

Gonzalo Higuain helped Juventus finish top of Group H

Juve wrap up top spot with Dinamo victory

Juventus finished as winners of Champions League Group H thanks to a 2-0 win over Dinamo Zagreb, who became just the third team to fail to score during the group stage.

Soccer • 07 Dec 16

Legia Warsaw's Miroslav Radovic celebrates his goal

Round-up: Legia rattle Real in Warsaw thriller

Mateo Kovacic's late strike avoided embarrassment for Real Madrid as the European champions surrendered a two-goal lead before drawing 3-3 with Legia Warsaw - conquerors of Dundalk in the play-off stage - in an enthralling Champions League game played amid an empty stadium.

Soccer • 02 Nov 16