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Onana’s added-time penalty save gives Man Utd win

 Andre Onana and Harry Maguire of Manchester United celebrate after saving a penalty from Jordan Larsson of FC Copenhagen (not pictured) during the UEFA Champions League match between Manchester United and F.C. Copenhagen at Old Trafford on October 24, 2023 in Manchester, England.Andre Onana saved a penalty in added time to give Manchester United a priceless Champions League victory against Copenhagen.On an emotional night that began with a lone piper walking out playing the United anthem 'We'll Never Die' as Old Trafford paid its respects to Sir Bobby Charlton, United fans thought Harry Maguire's first goal since February 2022 had given them the win they craved.But with the allotted four minutes of added time played, Scott McTominay conceded a penalty by swinging a high boot dangerou...
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Bellingham scores again as Real Madrid win at Braga

 Jude Bellingham of Real Madrid scores the team's first goal during the UEFA Champions League match between SSC Napoli and Real Madrid CF at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on October 03, 2023 in Naples, Italy.Jude Bellingham continued his brilliant start to the season with another goal to help Real Madrid claim a narrow Champions League win at Braga.After Rodrygo's first-half opener, Bellingham found the bottom corner in the 61st-minute with a fine, curling finish.The England midfielder now has 12 goals in 15 matches for club and country this season.Alvaro Djalo pulled a goal back for Braga but Real held on in Group C.Vinicius Junior thought he had added a third late on for the visitors, but his strike was ruled out for offside.Rodrygo also had a first-half effort disallowed as Real Ma...
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Sanchez scores as Inter beat Salzburg

 Alexis Sánchez of Internazionale (L) plays against Strahinja Pavlovic of Salzburg (R) during the UEFA Champions League Group Stage match between FC Internazionale and FC Salzburg at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on October 24, 2023 in Milan, Italy. Alexis Sanchez scored his first goal since returning to Inter Milan as his side edged past Red Bull Salzburg in Group D in the Champions League.The 34-year-old, who re-joined Inter on a 12-month deal this summer, opened the scoring in the 19th minute with a cool side-footed finish.Oscar Gloukh levelled for the visitors in the second half.Hakan Calhanoglu sealed Inter's win from the spot after Lucas Gourna-Douath fouled Davide Frattesi in the area.The hosts finished strongly and could have had a third only for Lautaro Martinez to have an 81st...
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Kane strike helps Bayern claim win at Galatasaray

 Harry Kane of Bayern Munich celebrates with teammates after scoring the team's second goal during the UEFA Champions League match between Galatasaray A.S. and FC Bayern München at Ali Sami Yen Arena on October 24, 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey. Harry Kane scored and assisted to help Bayern Munich claim victory at Galatasaray in the Champions League.The England captain converted an easy tap-in after 73 minutes to give Bayern a 2-1 lead before assisting Jamal Musiala six minutes later.In the first half, Argentine forward Mauro Icardi cancelled out Kingsley Coman's eighth-minute opener with an audacious Panenka penalty.Victory extends Bayern's winning streak in Champions League group games to 16.They maintain their lead at the top of Group A with three wins from three.
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Shakhtar fire manager ahead of Barca UCL clash

 Head Coach Patrick van Leeuwen of Donetsk looks on prior to the UEFA Champions League match between FC Shakhtar Donetsk and FC Porto at Volksparkstadion on September 19, 2023 in Hamburg, Germany. Shakhtar have fired manager Patrick van Leeuwen just over a week before they are due to face Barcelona in the Champions League.Van Leeuwen has gone and been replaced by former Croatia defender Darijo Srna who takes over as caretaker boss for now.Shakhtar will play Barcelona next Wednesday at Montjuic and then face the Catalans again in Hamburg on 7 November in the group stages.The Ukrainian side have three points from their first two games so far having beaten Antwerp 3-2 but lost to Porto 3-1.Barcelona have six points from six and know that two more wins over Shakhtar will likely guara...
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Alvarez and Doku help Man City to late Leipzig win

 Manchester City's Norwegian striker #09 Erling Haaland (C-L) congratulates Manchester City's Argentinian striker #19 Julian Alvarez (C-R) after he scored the 1-2 goal during the UEFA Champions League Group G football match between RB Leipzig and Manchester City in Leipzig, eastern Germany on October 4, 2023. Substitutes Julian Alvarez and Jeremy Doku scored late goals as Manchester City recovered from back-to-back defeats to beat Leipzig in the Champions League.Defending champions City, who came into the game on the back of losses to Newcastle in the Carabao Cup and Wolves in the Premier League, looked in complete control in the first half.Phil Foden gave them a deserved lead with a difficult shot on the bounce following a cutback by Rico Lewis, who impressed in a central midfie...
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Dominant Newcastle roar to home victory over PSG

 Alexander Isak of Newcastle United and Goncalo Ramos Ramos of Paris Saint-Germain in action during the UEFA Champions League match between Newcastle United and Paris Saint-Germain at St. James' Park on October 4, 2023 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England. Newcastle United welcomed Champions League football back to St James' Park in style as Paris St-Germain were overpowered in a highly charged atmosphere on Tyneside.The French champions - including superstar Kylian Mbappe - found the atmosphere and intensity on and off the pitch just too much as Eddie Howe's side secured a richly deserved win in Newcastle's first home game in Europe's elite competition since a 2-0 defeat by Barcelona in March 2003.The Toon Army had already transformed St James' Park into four walls of black and white...
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Bellingham strong start continues for Real Madrid

 Real Madrid's English midfielder #5 Jude Bellingham (R) celebrates with teammates after scoring Madrid's second goal during the UEFA Champions League 1st round day 2 Group C football match Napoli vs Real Madrid at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples on October 3, 2023.Real Madrid's season has not always gone according to plan, but Jude Bellingham has been there to rescue his team from trouble on just about every occasion. The same was true on Tuesday for the team's 3-2 win over Napoli in the Champions League when Real Madrid came from behind after conceding in the 19th minute. The comeback was almost instantaneous as Bellingham assisted Vinicius Junior's 27th-minute equalizer and then scored seven minutes later to give his side the lead. His assist saw him first re...
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Arsenal welcome midfielder Partey back ahead of Lens clash

 Thomas Partey of Arsenal during a training session at London Colney on October 02, 2023 in St Albans, England.Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey will be included in the squad to play at Lens in the Champions League on Tuesday after being sidelined for the past six matches, manager Mikel Arteta said.The 30-year-old Ghana international has not played since suffering a groin injury in training in early September."He’s been progressing really well in the last two weeks, and he managed to train the last two or three days with the team. That’s great news for us, obviously," Arteta said on the team's official website on Monday."He’s progressing and has been very good in the past week. He is a big player, and we know what he brings to the team."Arteta also gave an update on Bukayo Saka's condi...
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Madrid coach Ancelotti returns to Napoli with point to prove

Carlo Ancelotti coach of Real Madrid FC during Press conference head a their Champions League football match against Napoli at Stadio Maradona Italy on 02 October 2023 .Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti is not a man to hold a grudge, as reflected by his return to the Spanish capital despite being harshly sacked by Los Blancos chief Florentino Perez in 2015.However the 64-year-old veteran would doubtless enjoy proving a point when his Madrid side visit Napoli in the Champions League on Tuesday at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium.Ancelotti was axed by president Aurelio De Laurentiis in December 2019, less than an hour after helping Napoli reach the Champions League knock-out stages with a 4-0 thrashing of Genk.The Italian side were struggling in seventh in Serie A at the time and won their...
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Alexander Isak makes Champions League prediction ahead of Paris St Germain game

 Alexander Isak of Newcastle United celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Aston Villa at St. James Park on August 12, 2023 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Alexander Isak cannot wait to experience a Champions League night at St James’ Park – and is confident Newcastle United are capable of competing on four different fronts this season.After an absence of more than two decades, Champions League action returns to Tyneside on Wednesday when Newcastle host French champions Paris St Germain.The atmosphere at St James’ is set to be spine-tingling, and after being roared on by more than 4,000 travelling fans in the San Siro last month, Isak is expecting an unforgettable evening in front a sold-out home crowd.“I can’t...
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Erik ten Hag: Man Utd made it easy for Bayern Munich

Erik ten Hag, Manager of Manchester United, speaks to the media prior to the UEFA Champions League match between FC Bayern München and Manchester United at Allianz Arena on September 20, 2023 in Munich, Germany.Erik ten Hag admitted that Manchester United need to "look in the mirror" after losing their fourth game of the season on Wednesday evening.The Red Devils were beaten 4-3 by Bayern Munich in their opening Champions League group stage game of the season as goals from Leroy Sane, Serge Gnabry, Harry Kane and Mathys Tel rendered strikes from Rasmus Hojlund - his first for United - and Casemiro (2) inconsequential.Wednesday's defeat to Bayern was the Red Devils' fourth of the season already and second in four days - United were comprehensively beaten by Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1 at...
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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta points out what made the difference in “beautiful” PSV win

 Headcoach Mikel Arteta of Arsenal coaches his players during the UEFA Champions League Group B match between Arsenal and PSV at Emirates Stadion on September 20, 2023 in London, United Kingdom.Mikel Arteta enjoyed a “beautiful night” after Arsenal’s first Champions League game in seven years.The Gunners blitzed PSV Eindhoven with goals from Bukayo Saka, Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Jesus and Martin Odegaard. Arteta believes the win is perfect preparation for the North London derby on Sunday and shows Arsenal are ready to compete on the biggest European stage.Arsenal boss Arteta said: “It was a beautiful night after such a long time. We wanted to produce the right performance to win the game.“It was great to see the atmosphere and the Champions League music. Everyone was getting a bit em...
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Kane penalty sinks United, Bellingham wins it for Real

Harry Kane of FC Bayern München scores their third goal from the penalty spot during the UEFA Champions League match between FC Bayern München and Manchester United at Allianz Arena on September 20, 2023 in Munich, Germany. Harry Kane was among the scorers as Bayern Munich beat Manchester United 4-3 in their heavyweight Champions League clash on Wednesday, while Jude Bellingham snatched a dramatic late winner for Real Madrid and Arsenal began their campaign with a big victory.The meeting between German champions Bayern and a struggling United side was the biggest game of the opening round of matches in this season's competition and it did not disappoint.Leroy Sane gave Bayern the lead at the Allianz Arena with a shot that squirmed through the grasp of United goalkeeper Andre Onana, an...
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Felix scores scores twice as Barca demolish Antwerp

 Joao Felix goal celebration during the match between FC Barcelona and Royal Antwerp FC, corresponding to the week 1 of the Group H of the UEFA Champions League, played at the Olympic Stadium Lluis Companys, in Barcelona, on 19th September 2023.Barcelona coasted to victory in their opening Champions League game with a comfortable win over Royal Antwerp.Xavi's side were three goals ahead after just 23 minutes thanks to strikes from Joao Felix and Robert Lewandowski, plus an own goal from Jelle Bataille.Gavi added a fourth before Felix got his second after the break to give Barca's campaign the perfect start.The La Liga champions were eliminated in the group stage of their past two Champions League campaigns.Antwerp, who won the Belgian title last season to reach the Champions League fo...
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Alvarez star as Man City come back to beat Red Star

 Julian Alvarez of Manchester City and Cherif Ndiaye of FK Crvena Zvezda in action during the UEFA Champions League match between Manchester City and FK Crvena Zvezda at Etihad Stadium on September 19, 2023 in Manchester, England. Manchester City came from behind and Julian Alvarez scored two second-half goals as Pep Guardiola's men began the defence of their Champions League title with a win against Serbian champions Red Star Belgrade.European Cup winners themselves in 1991, Red Star threatened a famous win when Osman Bukari put them in front at the end of the first-half.But City took less than 90 seconds to level after the restart as Alvarez raced onto Erling Haaland's return pass, rounded Red Star keeper Omri Glazer with a superb piece of deception and squeezed the ball home f...
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Newcastle draw at Milan on Champions League return

 Olivier Giroud of AC Milan competes for the ball with Fabian Schär of Newcastle United FC during the UEFA Champions League match between AC Milan and Newcastle United FC at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on September 19, 2023 in Milan, Italy. Newcastle marked their return to the Champions League after a 20-year absence with a creditable draw at AC Milan.Eddie Howe's side are back in Europe's elite club competition after finishing fourth in the Premier League last season, and this was their first match in a tough Group F that also contains French champions Paris St-Germain and German giants Borussia Dortmund.They were given a reminder of the difficulty of games in this competition as Milan dominated the first half, with Nick Pope saving well from Olivier Giroud and Theo Hernandez.Rafael ...
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Newcastle face PSG, Dortmund & AC Milan on Champions League return

 August 31, 2023,This shows a screen displaying the fixtures for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League football cup after the draw for the 2023/2024 UEFA Champions League football tournament at The Grimaldi Forum in the Principality of Monaco. Newcastle United will play European giants Paris St-Germain, Borussia Dortmund and AC Milan in Group F of the 2023-24 Champions League.The Magpies, in the group stage for the first time since 2002-03, face three sides who have all at least reached the final in the past 16 years.Manchester United will play Bayern Munich, while holders Manchester City are in the same group as RB Leipzig.Arsenal have been paired with Sevilla and Celtic face Atletico Madrid.Group stage draw in fullGroup A: Bayern Munich, MANCHESTER UNITED, FC Copenhagen,...
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Inter Milan boss Simone Inzaghi hints at plan to stop Man City striker Erling Haaland

 Simone Inzaghi is training ahead of the UEFA Champions League 2022/23 final in Istanbul, Turkey on June 9, 2023.Inter Milan have worked on a specific plan to try and limit Erling Haaland’s influence in the Champions League final, with the striker seeking to add to his 52 goals for Manchester City this season. The Norwegian is going to be a major threat to Inter, who are underdogs in Istanbul, but Simone Inzaghi has a good record in cup finals and he’s come up with a tactical plan to try and stop Haaland. Inzaghi is well aware that City have more threats than just Haaland, but his goalscoring record this term has been incredible and Inter will have to stay alert to try and keep him out. “We know how strong Manchester City is, we know what a player Haaland is. We’ll have a special eye ...
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Winning Champions League a ‘dream’ and an ‘obsession’ for Manchester City

 Pep Guardiola the manager of Manchester City FC during a training session ahead of the UEFA Champions League 2022/23 final on June 09, 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey.Pep Guardiola said it is his “dream” and “obsession” to win Manchester City’s first Champions League title as the Premier League champions bid to achieve a ‘treble’ by defeating Inter Milan in Saturday’s final in Istanbul. City, who were beaten 1-0 by Chelsea in their only preview Champions League final appearance in 2021, face three-time European champions Inter having already won the league and FA Cup this season. Victory at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium would see City emulate Manchester United’s achievement in 1999 as the only English club to date to do the treble. Having been hired by City in 2016 to turn City into Champions...
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