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Manchester United stunned Juventus with late comeback win

Manchester United created a stunning late comeback to thrash Juventus 2-1 on Wednesday in what could be a turning point in their Champions League campaign.  Juventus were within seconds of confirming their spot in the last-16 after Cristiano Ronaldo put them ahead in Turin with a superb volley in the 65th minute.The hosts had already hit the woodwork twice before that and should have been out of sight before Juan Mata equalised from an 86th-minute free-kick. The turnaround was completed in the 90th minute when Leonardo Bonucci scored an own-goal, and United boss Jose Mourinho delighted in taking to the field at the end, cupping an ear towards the home support.United coach said it was a response to insults from Juventus supporters, and Manchester United  are now two p...
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Harry Kane helped Tottenham Hotspur bid Champions League knockout stage

Harry Kane kept Tottenham hopes of qualifying for the Champions League last 16 alive after a 2-1 win over  PSV Eindhoven. With 12 minutes remaining spurs looked down before kane helped his team fortunes around with two goals. This win means Spurs sit third in champions league group B, three points behind second place Inter milan, who come to Wembley next. Spurs then travel to Spain to face Barca.
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Barcelona qualify for UEFA Champions League last 16 without messi

Barcelona qualify for Uefa champions League last 16 following a 1-1 draw against Inter Milan at San Siro stadium. Lionel messi once again was not involved in the match,as for Barca previous four matches, Messi, who has been recovering from fractured arm, returned to training last week and had travelled with his team-mates to italy. The match was scoreless until the last 10 minutes, when the Brazilian striker Malcom opened the scoring for the Visitors with a low shot inside the box.But, Barcelona lead didn't last long as the Argentine striker Mauro Icardi slotted home from close range in the final 3 minutes. Barcelona top their group with 10 points and Inter Milan are behind them with 7.
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Borussia Dortmund are set to secure Champions League progress with win over Atletico Madrid

Borussia Dortmund will face Atletico Madrid away on Tuesday night as they set to qualify for the Knockout stage of the Champions League. Dortmund  have been in impressive form recently, winning nine of their last ten games in all competitions. Dortmund's stars, including winger Marco Reus, were spotted training at the Wanda Metropolitano on Monday.Dortmund have won all three of their Champions League group games so far, prevailing past Club Brugge, Monaco and Atletico Madrid.  Dortmund warmed up for the game against Atletico by beating Wolfsburg 1-0 away in the Bundesliga at the weekend.Dortmund winger Sancho, who made his senior England debut last month, has enjoyed an excellent start to the season for Dortmund, scoring five goals and providing eight assists i...
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Lionel Messi in Barcelona squad for Champions League game against Inter Milan

Lionel Messi has been included in Barcelona squad for Tuesday Champions League game away to Inter Milan but medical staff have not given him the all-clear to return from a broken arm, the club has announced.Messi was initially ruled out for three weeks after sustaining the injury against Sevilla on 20 October, although he returned to training last week. Since losing Messi, Barcelona have won four matches in succession across all competitions, including a 5-1 Clasico victory over Real Madrid. The first game of Messi absence was a 2-0 triumph over Inter at Camp Nou last month, and the return match is up next for the Catalans on Tuesday.
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Jadon Sancho scores his first ever Champions League goal as Borussia Dortmund grab a 4-0 win over Atletico Madrid

Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho scored his first Champions League goal as Borussia Dortmund thrashed Atletico Madrid 4-0 at Signal Iduna Park.The Winger came off the bench late in the match to give home Dortmund’s third of the night and seal all three points against a surprisingly fallible Diego Simeone team. It was Atletico Madrid biggest defeat under the Argentine, after Raphael Guerreiro added another late goal to give Dortmund a deserving 4-0 win.
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2018 UEFA Champions League: Barcelona vs Inter milan, Predicted Lineup

Barcelona displayed a solid performance in spain by topping the La Liga table against Sevilla but the match was damaged by Lionel Messi injury, Barcelona now start a three week life without their best player, and the first two games will be real tests.There is El Clasico on Sunday, and it doesn’t matter how good or bad Real Madrid are playing. That will be a tough match, especially without Messi.Before that Barcelona will welcome Inter Milan at Camp Nou on wednesday in the Champions League, a matchup between the two perfect leaders of Group B.Barca and inter will face each other twice in a row, which will most likely determine the winner of the group. Inter are on fire, winning seven consecutive games in Italy and Europe and having just beaten their biggest rivals, AC Milan, with a la...
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Real madrid thrashed Viktoria Plzen 2-1 to earn their second win in 2018 champions League group game

Real Madrid grab their second win in Group G of the 2018 UEFA Champions League after thrashing Viktoria Plzen 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday night.Karim Benzema gave Real Madrid the lead before Marcelo scored, but Plzen got a goal in  12 minutes remaining through Patrik Hrosovsky.Plzen midfielder Milan Petrzela missed  two excellent opportunity before Benzema opener, with the second a particularly glaring miss. On both occasions, Plzen had carved a hole in the right side of Real madrid back four where winger Lucas Vazquez was playing as an auxiliary full-back.Real Madrid held on to offer a temporary relief for their manager Julen Lopetegui before Sunday El Clasico against  rivals Barcelona.
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Thierry Henry believes Champions League is a dream as Monaco face Club Bruges on Wednesday

Monaco boss Thierry Henry admit the Champion League is dream for his club as Monaco travel to Jan Breydel Stadium to play Club Bruges on wednesday.Henry stated in press conference:“We are not in a situation that allows us to laugh but we work in humility, respect and joy. We produced a game in Strasbourg but that did not turn in our favor with the injury of Falcao, the red card of Grandsir, We seek a victory to seek more confidence. We are here to work.“Club Brugge is a team that fights from beginning to end. They defend together, they attack together. We will try to block them. After Strasbourg it’s good to play again quickly. The Champions League is a dream, we must take this competition as a chance to regain confidence.”
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Paul Pogba is set for Juventus emotional reunion at Old Trafford

Paul Pogba has revealed he is set for an emotional reunion with Juventus in the Champions League as Manchester United welcome the Serie A champions on Tuesday at Old Trafford, which means Pogba will play the club he left in a then world record deal in 2016.Pogba started his career at Manchester United but initially didn't achieve a breakthrough at Old Trafford before rejoining the club after winning four trophy for Juventus.The French international, who has been linked with a return to Juventus following rumours over his relationship with Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho, has revealed he is settled in Manchester. Pogba stataed in a UEFA interview:"I have spoken to my brother about it, And we said: 'Can you imagine what it will be like if we are drawn i...
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Cristiano Ronaldo returns to Old Trafford as Juventus face United in Champions league group game

Cristiano Ronaldo established himself in Manchester United, scoring 118 goals, winning three Premier League titles and the first of his five Champions Leagues before a then world record move to Real in 2009. On Saturday, he scored against Genoa in Serie A to become the first player to net 400 goals across Europe’s top five leagues.Tuesday is Ronaldo second trip back to Manchester United, the first being with Real in 2012-13, and Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny believes it will be another special occasion for the Portugal star.Szczesny said :“We all know how important things he has done there, but he is now a Juventus player and we are also really appreciating what he is doing here, It will be a great Champions League night, United are strong, and like us they will...
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Alexis Sanchez absent in Manchester United training session at Carrington ahead of Champions League clash against Juventus

Alexis Sanchez is among the five players left out in Manchester United open training session at Carrington ahead of their Champions League group stage clash with Juventus at Old Trafford on Tuesday.Jesse Lingard, Marouane Fellaini, Phil Jones and Diogo Dalot are also uncertain to feature, but Sanchez's absence made fans worry following speculation about his happiness at United amid a prolonged slump in form intensifies.Sanchez has netted three goals in 19 Premier League appearances for Manchester United, was left out of Jose Mourinho starting XI for Saturday match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, coming on for Marcus Rashford in the 85th minute as the two teams played out an entertaining 2-2 draw. Mourinho afterward explained that he decided to put Sanchez on the be...
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Neymar claim hat trick against Red Star as Messi damage Tottenham after scoring twice for Barcelona

Barcelona star Lionel Messi scored two times in Champions League game over Tottenham to claim a 4-2 victory at Wembley on Wednesday, while Brazil star Neymar hit a brilliant hat- trick in Paris Saint-Germain's 6-1 win against Red Star Belgrade. Philippe Coutinho scored after just two minutes for the Catalans, who arrived in London winless in three La Liga matches, with Ivan Rakitic scoring  a brilliant second.Lionel Messi, who had earlier twice hit the post, then got on the scoresheet in between goals from Harry Kane and Erik Lamela, before the Argentina superstar grabbed his second late on to seal victory.Barcelona head Group B on six points alongside Inter Milan, but Tottenham Hotspur  face a important double-header against PSV Eindhoven after failing to collect a poi...
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Real Madrid suffers defeat again as Juventus grab victory without Cristiano Ronaldo over Young Boys

Real Madrid faces setback with scoring after the exit of Cristiano Ronaldo in the  team. But, Ronaldo new club, Juventus, performed well  without him on Tuesday Champions league clash against the Young Boys. For the first time, Real Madrid has gone three straight games without a goal after losing 1-0 at CSKA Moscow as result of poor defense in the Champions League.Real Madrid are having some problems in the post-Ronaldo era, having won only two of its last six games in all competitions. They arrived at Luzhniki stadium where Spain lost to Russia in the last 16 of the World Cup, having also failed to score in its last two Spanish league games. Not since January 2007 has Real Madrid gone scoreless in three consecutive games.Ronaldo, who moved to Juventus from Real Madrid in a contr...
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Juventus Lineup for Champions League game against Young Boys

Juventus has elevated themselve after grabbing their 8th straight win to start the year, The Serie A champions still need a creative lineup to tackle their future challenge. Juventus is 8 for 8 to begin the season for the first time in over 80 years and has the opportunity at their first 9 for 9 start in team history. This early season run culminated in Saturday’s win over second place Napoli.Young Boys is off to a similarly hot start in their league. They’ve won all 9 of their matches including a 7-1 destruction of Basel. However, they did have a hiccup in their first Champions League match. They were dominated by Manchester United en route to a 3-0 loss.Juventus will be starting an unfamiliar lineup as their list of unavailable players seems to be getting longer by the match. We already ...
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Cristiano Ronaldo could miss Juventus next Champions league clash against his former club Manchester United

Cristiano Ronaldo might miss Juventus next Champions league game against his Former Premier league club Manchester United after being sent off for the first time in his Champions League career.The Portugal international player was making his first feature for Juventus in the Champions League but saw red in the 29th minute of the 2-0 win over Valencia for an off-the-ball incident in the penalty area and left the pitch in tears.The main thing is that Ronaldo's new team was placed in the same group as his former club Manchester United. He stands to miss Juventus next game at home to BSC Young Boys on October 2 but if UEFA increases the suspension, which is typical for an offence of violent conduct, he will have to sit out one or both of the matches againstUnited.
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2018/19 Champions league highlights and result after Tuesday group game

Liverpool defeat Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield. Daniel Sturridge and James Milner were also on the scoreboard for the Reds, before Les Parisiens level up after being 2-0 down, with Kylian Mbappe finding the net. Then, Roberto Firmino came off the bench to score the late win for the Reds.Barcelona star Lionel Messi was in his best performance as he scored a hat- trick to secure a 4-0 victory for Barcelona against PSV Eindhoven in Group B of the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League at the Camp Nou on Tuesday.Barcelona won on a night  as  Tottenham Hotspur lose against Inter Milan at the San Siro. while, 2016 finalists Atletico Madrid came from a goal down to win in Monaco. Borussia Dortmund were also winners after Christian Pulisic scored late on to see off Club Brugge.Tuesdays Highlight...
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Jurgen Klopp: Last season champions league defeat did Liverpool no harm

Liverpool Head coach Jurgen Klopp reveals that  last season Champions League final defeat did the club no harm at all. Klopp says the The Reds are ready this season to restarts their champions league campaign as they face Paris St Germain.Last season campaign in champions league final in Kiev saw the Reds lose 3-1 to Real Madrid after suffering the blow of losing Mohamed Salah, in record goal-scoring form, to injury early in the first half and then goalkeeper Loris Karius making two big mistakes.Despite the devastating experience in Kiev, Klopp believes they are in an even better place as a result.He said:No damage, No, absolutely not, I think we got a lot of respect because of the way we played last season and I think everyone who saw the final saw that we could have won it against a...
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UEFA Champions League fixtures for 2018/2019 kickoff on Tuesday 18 September

Tuesday 18 SeptemberGroup A : Club Brugge v Dortmund, Monaco v AtleticoGroup B : Barcelona v PSV Eindhoven,  Inter v TottenhamGroup C : Liverpool v Paris ,  Crvena zvezda v NapoliGroup D : Galatasaray v Lokomotiv Moskva ,  Schalke v PortoWednesday 19 SeptemberGroup E : Ajax v AEK Athens,  Benfica v Bayern MunchenGroup F : Shakhtar v Hoffenheim,  Manchester City v LyonGroup G : Real Madrid v Roma ,  Viktoria Plzen  v CSKA MoskvaGroup H : Young Boys v Manchester United,  Valencia v Juventus
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Real Madrid reveals squad list for 2018/19 UEFA Champions League season

Real Madrid are set to defend the UEFA champions league title they won last season against Liverpool, on September 19th Real madrid will face Roma at the Santiago Bernabeu in the Group Stage . REAL MADRID SQUAD FOR UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUEGoalkeepers : Keylor Navas, Thibaut Courtois, Kiko Casilla , Luca Zidane.Defenders : Dani Carvajal, Jesus Vallejo, Raphael Varane, Sergio Ramos, Nacho, Marcelo, Sergio Reguilon, Alvaro Odriozola, Adri, Javier Sanchez, Sergio Lopez.Midfielders : Casemiro, Marcos Llorente, Toni Kroos, Luka Modric, Dani Ceballos, Isco Alarcon, Fede Valverde, Jaime Seoane, Franchu.Attackers : Gareth Bale, Lucas Vazquez , Karim Benzema, Marco Asensio, Mariano Diaz, Vinicius Junior, Cristo Ramon Gonzalez Perez.
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