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Man City beat RB Leipzig in nine-goal thriller

Jack Grealish of Manchester City scores their side's fourth goal during the UEFA Champions League group A match between Manchester City and RB Leipzig at Etihad Stadium on September 15, 2021 in Manchester, England.Jack Grealish scored a wonderful goal on his Champions League debut as Manchester City scored six past RB Leipzig to put the pain of losing last season's final behind them.City produced a stunning attacking display to overcome last season's Bundesliga runners-up and get their Group A campaign off to a winning start.Grealish, the British record £100m signing from Aston Villa, illuminated Etihad Stadium after cutting inside from the left before curling home to make it 4-2.In an extraordinary game, Nathan Ake had put Pep Guardiola's side ahead with a powerful header - the 10th diffe...
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Liverpool comeback sinks Milan in epic

Fikayo Tomori of AC Milan passes the ball during the UEFA Champions League group B match between Liverpool FC and AC Milan at Anfield on September 15, 2021 in Liverpool, England.Liverpool had to come from behind to win a Champions League thriller against AC Milan at Anfield.Jurgen Klopp's team laid siege to Milan's goal from the start, taking a deserved early lead when former Chelsea defender Fikayo Tomori deflected a cross from Trent Alexander-Arnold into his own net.Liverpool, who missed the chance to double their advantage when Mohamed Salah's penalty was saved by keeper Mike Maignan, were stunned when Milan struck twice in the space of seconds right on half-time after being completely outplayed to take the lead through Ante Rebic and Brahim Diaz.Klopp's side regrouped to subject Milan ...
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Bellingham shines as Dortmund beat Besiktas

Jude Bellingham of Borussia Dortmund celebrates after scoring their side's first goal during the UEFA Champions League group C match between Besiktas and Borussia Dortmund at Vodafone Park on September 15, 2021 in Istanbul, Turkey.English teenager Jude Bellingham shone for Borussia Dortmund as he opened the scoring in German side's Champions League Group C victory at Besiktas.The 18-year-old midfielder chested Thomas Meunier's lofted ball into his path before firing through keeper Ersin Destanoglu's legs from a tight angle.A smart run from Bellingham then teed up Erling Braut Haaland to double Dortmund's lead before the break.Javi Montero's late header for the hosts then set up a nervy finish.Haaland's strike was his 21st goal in 17 games in the Champions League across spells with Red Bull...
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PSG Sporting Director: ‘I Don’t See Mbappé Leaving’

Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian sporting director Leonardo speaks with Paris Saint-Germain's French forward Kylian Mbappe prior to a training session at the Camp des Loges Paris Saint-Germain football club's training ground in Saint-Germain-en-Laye on August 28, 2021.Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo said that he expects Kylian Mbappé to remain at the club after this season despite Real Madrid's attempts to sign the French star. The 22-year-old has yet to sign a contract extension despite multiple offers from the club and his current deal expires at the end of the season, meaning that he is free to sign a pre-contract agreement with clubs outside of France in January. "I don't see Mbappe leaving at the end of the season," Leonardo told French TV outlet Canal+ on Tues...
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Koeman: Bayern defeat is ‘very difficult to accept’

Ronald Koeman, Manager of Barcelona throws the ball to Sergi Roberto of Barcelona during the UEFA Champions League group E match between FC Barcelona and Bayern Muenchen at Camp Nou on September 14, 2021 in Barcelona, Spain.Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman said he found it “very difficult” to accept Tuesday’s 3-0 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League.The visitors cruised to a convincing and deserved victory at the Camp Nou to hand Barca a disappointing start to their European campaign.Koeman couldn’t fault his players’ attitude after the match but conceded there was a big difference in quality between the two teams.“There were only three strikers available,” he said.“Tactically there were moments in which we were in control. Bayern’s game is in the middle third and you have to fill ...
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Former Barcelona defender offers himself to Atletico Madrid

Dani Alves of Sao Paulo competes for the ball with Wesley Ribeiro of Palmeiras during a quarter final second leg match between Palmeiras and Sao Paulo as part of Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores 2021 at Allianz Parque on August 17, 2021 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.Former Barcelona defender Dani Alves has reportedly offered himself to Atletico Madrid, who could be in for a right-back.According to a report by Spanish outlet Fichajes, Dani Alves is eager to make a big return to La Liga after leave Sao Paulo FC as a free agent. To that end, the former Barcelona defender has offered himself to the Blaugrana’s title rivals Atletico Madrid, who might not be able to sign him till the January transfer window.Dani Alves is the most decorated footballer of all time, having won a staggering 43 trophies with club a...
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Barcelona offer Jordi Alba injury update

Bayern Munich's Canadian midfielder Alphonso Davies vies for the ball with Barcelona's Spanish defender Jordi Alba (R) during the UEFA Champions League first round group E football match between Barcelona and Bayern Munich at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on September 14, 2021.Barcelona have confirmed that Jordi Alba suffered a hamstring injury during Tuesday’s Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich at the Camp Nou.The left-back was a doubt before the match, and didn’t take part in the morning’s activation session, but still started the game against the Bundesliga champions.However, Alba asked to be taken off late off and was replaced by Alex Balde for the last 15 minutes of the clash.Barca confirmed afterwards that Alba has a hamstring problem and needs further tests to determine th...
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Pep Guardiola believes Champions League final loss can drive Manchester City

Pep Guardiola, manager of Manchester City speaks with his players during a UEFA Champions League open training session at Manchester City Football Academy on September 14, 2021 in Manchester, England.Pep Guardiola believes the hurt of losing May’s Champions League final will fuel Manchester City as they open this season’s campaign at home to RB Leipzig on Wednesday.City were defeated 1-0 by Chelsea in Porto and Guardiola, who has spoken regarding how the quarter-final loss to Lyon in the 2019-20 competition was a pain that lingered, feels that disappointment could help his team.“The players have feelings and soul and you know it hurts when you cannot achieve,” he said. “For them now it’s a new, new challenge to try. These guys win three Premier Leagues in the last four years, and every yea...
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Morata inspires Juventus to beat Malmo

Alvaro Morata of Juventus FC celebrates after scoring his team's third goal with teammates during the UEFA Champions League group H match between Malmo FF and Juventus at Malmo New Stadium on September 14, 2021 in Malmo, Sweden.Former Chelsea forward Alvaro Morata scored one goal and earned a penalty as Juventus launched their Champions League campaign by beating Malmo.Juve were under pressure early on in Sweden before Alex Sandro's low header gave the Italians the lead.Two goals in the space of 86 seconds at the end of the first half then took the game away from Malmo.Paulo Dybala scored from the spot after Morata, 28, was fouled by Lasse Nielsen before Morata's clever lob made it 3-0.It was Morata's 14th Champions League goal for Juventus, equalling Cristiano Ronaldo in fifth on Juve's a...
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Lukaku gives Chelsea winning start to Champions League defence

Romelu Lukaku of Chelsea celebrates after scoring their side's first goal during the UEFA Champions League group H match between Chelsea FC and Zenit St. Petersburg at Stamford Bridge on September 14, 2021 in London, England. Chelsea opened their defence of the Champions League with a victory as Romelu Lukaku finally pierced Zenit St Petersburg's stubborn resistance at Stamford Bridge.Lukaku, a £97.5m summer signing from Inter Milan, has already demonstrated his goal threat in the Premier League and was on the mark again with his first goal for Chelsea in the competition they won for the second time against Manchester City in June.Chelsea were made to work hard as Zenit dug in but manager Thomas Tuchel's side stepped up the pace after the interval, Lukaku breaking the deadlock when he...
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Muller haunts Barca again & Lewandowski scores twice as Bayern win

Robert Lewandowski, Lucas Hernandez and Marcel Sabitzer of Bayern Munich interact following the UEFA Champions League group E match between FC Barcelona and Bayern Muenchen at Camp Nou on September 14, 2021 in Barcelona, Spain.Goals from Thomas Muller and Robert Lewandowski settled a battle of the big two in Champions League Group E as Bayern Munich claimed a dominant opening-game victory at Barcelona.The German champions controlled the game, with Muller scoring his seventh career goal against Barca courtesy of a first-half effort that found the net off Eric Garcia's back.Lewandowski made sure of the win with a typical predatory finish, poking his 74th Champions League goal into an empty net after Jamal Musiala's drive had cannoned back off the post.His 75th came late in the game, as he on...
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Last-gasp Young Boys stun 10-man Man Utd despite Ronaldo goal

Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United takes on Mohamed Ali Camara of Young Boys during the UEFA Champions League group F match between BSC Young Boys and Manchester United at Stadion Wankdorf on September 14, 2021 in Bern, Switzerland.Manchester United conceded a dramatic stoppage-time goal as they lost to Young Boys despite Cristiano Ronaldo scoring on his Champions League return for the Red Devils.Ronaldo, who became the joint all-time Champions League appearance holder on his 177th appearance in the competition, fired United ahead after an exquisite pass from fellow Portuguese Bruno Fernandes.United played for almost an hour with 10 men after Aaron Wan-Bissaka's dangerous challenge on Christopher Martins earned the defender a straight red card.They looked set to hang on for a point in ...
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Ben Chilwell back in the Chelsea mix

Ben Chilwell of Chelsea in action during a Chelsea FC Training Session at Chelsea Training Ground on September 02, 2021 in Cobham, England.As he sat with Mason Mount and Reece James in the centre of the Estadio do Dragao pitch in the aftermath of Chelsea’s Champions League success, Ben Chilwell must have thought he was about to enjoy the best summer of his life.And yet it proved to be one of disappointment for the full-back, who has not played a minute of football since helping Chelsea beat Manchester City in the Champions League final at the end of May.The 24-year-old is the only Chelsea player to have started the final who is yet to play for the club this season, having also been one of only three outfield players not to make an appearance for England during the European Championship.Che...
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Demba Ba announces retirement

Axel Tuanzebe of Manchester United in action with Demba Ba of Istanbul Basaksehir during the UEFA Champions League Group H stage match between Istanbul Basaksehir and Manchester United at Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu on November 04, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey.Former Chelsea, Newcastle United and West Ham striker Demba Ba has called time on his 16-year playing career.He won the Turkish Super Lig title twice in recent seasons, with Besiktas in 2016/17 and Istanbul Basaksehir in 2019/20.Ba, who had two spells in China with Shanghai Shenhua and won 22 caps for Senegal, was without a club after leaving Swiss side FC Lugano in August."It is with a heart filled with gratefulness that I announce the end of my playing career," Ba tweeted.THE START... pic.twitter.com/oldRru5v4z— Demba Ba (@dembabaf...
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Milan dreaming big ahead of Champions League return at Anfield

Head coach AC Milan Stefano Pioli and Alexis Saelemaekers of AC Milan talk during a training session at Milanello on September 13, 2021 in Cairate, Italy.AC Milan make their long-awaited return to the Champions League this week on one of the biggest stages the game has to offer, a trip to Liverpool on Wednesday allowing them to dream of Europe's biggest prize once again.There will be 13 European Cups between the two teams at Anfield, but while Reds have become one of the continent's most feared sides under Jurgen Klopp, winning their most recent Champions league in 2019, the Italian side will run out for their first group fixture in the competition since 2013.They are in confident mood after a fast start to the new Serie A season which has earned them a perfect nine points from their openi...
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Barcelona keen on signing 21-year-old Dutch defender

Sven Botman of Holland U21 during the U21 Men match between Holland v Moldova at the De Adelaarshorst on September 7, 2021 in Deventer Netherlands.Barcelona are reportedly weighing up a potential move for 21-year-old Dutch defender Sven Botman, as they eye reinforcements at the back.According to a reports by Spanish outlet Fichajes, Sven Botman is the subject of interest from Barcelona over a move in a future transfer window. The 21-year-old Dutch defender is one of five centre-backs on the radar of the Blaugrana as they look to solidify their central defensive arsenal.Sven Botman joined Lille from Ajax last summer and has since gone on to establish himself as a key figure for the Ligue 1 giants. Having previously failed to make a mark for the Dutch heavyweights, the youngster’s performanc...
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Busquets urges Barca to move on from shock Messi exit as Bayern await

Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (R) and Barcelona's Spanish midfielder Sergio Busquets warm up before the Spanish League football match between FC Barcelona and Deportivo Alaves at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on February 13, 2021.Barcelona are still digesting the shock of losing Lionel Messi but are not yet counting out the chance of an unlikely tilt for the Champions League, captain Sergio Busquets said ahead of Tuesday’s meeting at home to Bayern Munich.Bayern dished out Barca’s worst ever European defeat little more than a year ago when they thrashed the Catalans 8-2 in the quarter-finals of the 2019-20 competition, leading to Messi first declaring his intention to leave.Messi’s departure for Paris St Germain came a year later due to the club’s colossal financial prob...
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Barcelona striker Braithwaite to miss at least 4 weeks after dislocating knee cap

Martin Braithwaite of FC Barcelona runs with the ball during the La Liga Santander match between FC Barcelona and Getafe CF at Camp Nou on August 29, 2021 in Barcelona, Spain.Barcelona striker Martin Braithwaite is set to undergo knee surgery.The Denmark international, 30, suffered injury to his left knee in the 2-1 win against Getafe on 29 August.Barcelona said the injury had not responded to “conservative treatment” and he will have surgery in the “coming days.”It adds to the club’s woes in attack with new signing Sergio Aguero yet to make his debut following a calf injury.Aguero, 33, is not expected to return until October.Spain forward Ansu Fati, 18, is also yet to feature for Barcelona this season as he continues to recover from knee surgery.Former Middlesbrough frontman Braithwaite h...
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Andros Townsend’s stunner helps Everton script comeback win over Burnley

Andros Townsend of Everton celebrates scoring his teams second goal during the Premier League match between Everton and Burnley at Goodison Park on September 13, 2021 in Liverpool, England.Everton moved level on points with the Premier League leaders after roaring back from a goal down to beat Burnley 3-1 on Monday.Ben Mee put the visitors deservedly in front at Goodison Park before a three-goal blitz in six minutes just after the hour continued Rafael Benitez's strong start as Everton boss.Michael Keane's header against his old club equalised before two of Benitez's signings Andros Townsend and Demarai Gray turned the game around.The Toffees have taken 10 points from their opening four league games under the Spaniard to move alongside local rivals Liverpool, Chelsea and top-of-the-table M...
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UEFA Champions League group stages to kick off Tuesday

This picture shows the UEFA Champions League logo prior to the draw for the 2021/2022 European football tournament in Istanbul on August 26, 2021.As the first games of the 2020-21 UEFA Champions League are set to kick off on Tuesday, Turkish club Besiktas aim to claim a home victory over Germany's Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday.Thirty-two teams will play in eight groups of the top division of European football while the first clashes of match week one will begin with Groups E, F, G, and H.Norwegian manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Manchester United will visit Berne's Stadion Wankdorf for the opening Champions League game against Swiss team Young Boys.New signing Cristiano Ronaldo will be on his first Champions League trip with the Red Devils since his last appearance in the 2009 league final...
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