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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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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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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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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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Pep Guardiola wary of RB Leipzig threat ahead of Champions League opener

Ilkay Gundogan of Manchester City speaks with Pep Guardiola, manager of Manchester City during a training session at Manchester City Football Academy on September 09, 2021 in Manchester, England.The Premier League champions get their European campaign underway against the German outfit at the Etihad Stadium after a crucial win over Leicester City at the weekend.With City set to play five times in the space of two weeks before the end of the month, Guardiola will be looking to shuffle his pack after his side have recovered from a shaky start to the season with three wins on the spin.However, ahead of City's Champions League group-stage opener against Leipzig, the Catalan boss is not downplaying the danger posed by the Bundesliga side, who will be aiming to bounce back after suffering a 4-1 ...
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Lukaku’s Chelsea UCL debut – How Chelsea could line up against Zenit

Romelu Lukaku of Chelsea FC celebrates scoring his teams first goal during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on September 11, 2021 in London, England.Over 10 years on from the day he first signed for the club, Romelu Lukaku will finally pull on a Chelsea shirt on a Champions League night when the defending champions host Zenit St. Petersburg on Tuesday night.The Belgian featured in the Super Cup in 2012 but never made another European appearance before moving on with Everton, Manchester United and Inter.The 28-year-old has started in blistering form in the Premier League with three goals in as many games and he will be looking to carry that form into midweek action.Thomas Tuchel could opt to make a change in goal, bringing in Kepa Arrizabalaga for ...
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Report: Barcelona top scorer ruled out of Bayern Munich clash

Martin Braithwaite of FC Barcelona during Spanish La Liga match between FC Barcelona and Cadiz CF on February 21 of 2021, Barcelona, Spain.Barcelona prepare to face their biggest test of the post-Lionel Messi era next week when they take on Bayern Munich in their first UEFA Champions League game of the season.The Catalans do not have very fond memories of coming face-to-face with the record German champions last time. And going into the game without Messi, Antoine Griezmann et al. was always going to be difficult.To top that, manager Ronald Koeman has been hit with a few other injury problems heading into the contest. According to a report from AS, striker Martin Braithwaite is practically ruled out of the contest, due to a knee issue.Braithwaite is currently Barcelona’s joint-top scorer f...
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AC Milan handed double injury boost ahead of Liverpool Champions League fixture

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (L) and Franck Kessie of AC Milan attend the Serie A football match between AC Milan and Cagliari Calcio. AC Milan won 4-1 over Cagliari Calcio.AC Milan have received a double injury boost ahead of next week’s Champions League clash with Liverpool.The Reds kick-off their European campaign against the Italian giants at Anfield next Wednesday.A 2-0 win against Crystal Palace on the final day of last season saw Jurgen Klopp’s side secure third and Champions League football for this season.At one stage, that appeared extremely unlikely for the Reds, but a fine sequence of results, accompanied by Leicester City's downturn in form, saw the tide change.The Reds will now start their campaign at home to AC next week before travelling to Portugal to take on FC Porto on Tuesday, Se...
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Mason Greenwood not included in Man Utd’s Champions League squad – but will still play

Mason Greenwood of Manchester United celebrates scoring a goal to make the score 1-3 during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on April 11, 2021 in London, United Kingdom.Mason Greenwood will be eligible to feature for Manchester United in the Champions League this season despite fears the teenager had been omitted from their squad.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was required to submit a 25-man squad list for the upcoming group stages, which began after the conclusion of the international break.Some high-profiles names including Phil Jones were absent from the final list, despite the 29-year-old holding the status of a homegrown player.Summer signings Cristiano Ronaldo, Jadon Sancho, Raphael Varane and Tom Heaton have all been include...
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Juventus announce Champions League squad list

A view shows the logo of the Juventus Italian Serie A football club on April 21, 2021 at the Juventus stadium in Turin.After the official Champions League draw and with the closure of the transfer market, the official Juventus squad list for the 2021/22 Champions League has been finalised.Massimiliano Allegri has released the list of 23 Bianconeri who will take part in Juve's Group H with Chelsea, Zenit and Malmö, which will begin on Wednesday 14th September in Sweden.Here is the list in full:1. BENTANCUR2. BERNARDESCHI3. BONUCCI4. CHIELLINI5. CHIESA6. CUADRADO7. DANILO8. DE LIGT9. DE SCIGLIO10. DYBALA11. KEAN12. KULUSEVSKI13. ALEX SANDRO14. LOCATELLI15. MCKENNIE16. MORATA17. PERIN18. PINSOGLIO19. RABIOT20. ARTHUR21. RAMSEY22. RUGANI23. SZCZESNY
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Champions League draw: PSG draw Manchester City; Bayern Munich, Barcelona to meet in group stage

A view of the draw results as shown on the big screen following the UEFA Champions League 2021/22 Group Stage Draw on August 26, 2021 in Istanbul, Turkey.Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City, two of the leading candidates to win the Champions League, will face each other in the group stage of this season's competition after coming out together in Thursday's draw.Pep Guardiola's City beat PSG in the semi-finals of last season's Champions League on the way to losing the final to Chelsea in Porto.Qatar-owned Paris responded to that disappointment by signing Lionel Messi and there is a chance that the two meetings of the clubs could see the Argentine come up against his great rival Cristiano Ronaldo.The Portuguese forward is being strongly linked with a move to Abu Dhabi-owned City from Juv...
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‘I worked 15 years for this’ says Chelsea’s Havertz

Kai Havertz of Chelsea celebrates with the Champions League Trophy following their team's victory during the UEFA Champions League Final between Manchester City and Chelsea FC at Estadio do Dragao on May 29, 2021 in Porto, Portugal.German forward Kai Havertz said he had "worked 15 years" for the moment when he scored the goal that won the Champions League for Chelsea against Manchester City on Saturday.Havertz's 42nd minute strike -- his first goal for the club in the Champions League -- gave Chelsea their second European crown nine years after they beat Bayern Munich to win their first."I don't know what to say, I waited a long time. I've worked 15 years for this moment, I am overwhelmed," 21-year-old Havertz told BT Sport.Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta hailed the young forward."Havert...
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Edouard Mendy, N’Golo Kante return to training ahead of Champions League final

Edouard Mendy of Chelsea passes the ball during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Leicester City at Stamford Bridge on May 18, 2021 in London, England.Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has received a boost ahead of Saturday's Champions League final showdown with Manchester City after Edouard Mendy and N'Golo Kante returned to training.The club posted photographs of the pair working with their team-mates at its Cobham training headquarters on Wednesday evening.Keeper Mendy was replaced by Kepa Arrizabalaga at half-time in Sunday's 2-1 Premier League defeat at Aston Villa after suffering a rib injury when he collided with a post. Porto preparations! #UCLFinal pic.twitter.com/27pOzzKQhv— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) May 26, 2021 Midfielder Kante missed that game as a precaution after limping ...
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Manchester City vs Chelsea Champions League Final moved from Istanbul to Porto

UEFA Champions League logo displayed on a phone screen and The Super League logo displayed on a screen are seen in this multiple exposure illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on April 20, 2021.UEFA announced on Thursday that the Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea had been moved from Istanbul to Porto. The match on May 29 has been switched to allow English spectators to attend as travel between the UK and Turkey is suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier, European football's governing body announced up to 6,000 supporters from each club will be able to attend. "We accept that the decision of the British Government to place Turkey on the red list for travel was taken in good faith and in the best interests of protecting its citizens from...
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Chelsea reach Champions League semi-finals despite second-leg loss to Porto

Sergio Oliveira of FC Porto, Mason Mount (FC Chelsea) and Wilson Manafa of FC Porto battle for the ball during the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Second Leg match between Chelsea FC and FC Porto at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on April 13, 2021 in Seville, Spain.Chelsea have reached the Champions League semi-finals for the first time since 2014 thanks to a 2-1 aggregate win and despite Porto grabbing a late consolation goal in their quarter-final second leg.Thomas Tuchel's men laid the groundwork in the opening tie a week ago, when Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell scored to hand the Blues two important away goals. ft. WE'RE THROUGH TO THE #UCL SEMI-FINALS! #CHEPOR pic.twitter.com/EmX9uf7377— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) April 13, 2021 However, Mehdi Taremi netted a stunning overhead kick in ...
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UEFA to make Champions League reforms decision on Wednesday: European Leagues

UEFA Ambassador Ian Rush with the Champions League Trophy in Cardiff ahead of the Men's final on Saturday.UEFA will decide next week on a revised format for the Champions League which will likely overhaul Europe's top football competition from 2024, European Leagues revealed on Friday.Lars-Christer Olsson, the president of a body which brings together professional leagues and club associations from 30 European nations, told reporters that UEFA would make its decision "during its executive committee on (Wednesday) 31 March".Olsson said the meeting will be preceded the previous day by a "club competitions commission" charged with defining the details of the reforms.Among the potential changes are an increase of participating clubs from 32 to 36 and the end of the current group stage, in whic...
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Haaland fires Dortmund into Champions League quarter-finals

Diego Carlos of FC Sevilla and Erling Haaland of Borussia Dortmund battle for the ball during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 match between Borussia Dortmund and Sevilla FC at Signal Iduna Park on March 9, 2021 in Dortmund, Germany.Erling Braut Haaland scored his 19th and 20th goals in 14 Champions League appearances as Borussia Dortmund drew 2-2 with Sevilla to progress to the quarter-finals 5-4 on aggregate.The 20-year-old striker opened the scoring on 35 minutes with what was his only touch in the opposition's box in the first half, Marco Reus' pull-back finding the Norwegian for an easy tap-in past goalkeeper Yassine Bounou. YEEESSSSSSSSSS!!! pic.twitter.com/1V1MaAnEgz— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) March 9, 2021 If Haaland's 19th Champions League goal was simple, his 2...
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