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Teenager Palmer among goals as superb Manchester City beat Club Brugge

Manchester City players celebrate 0-4 against Cole Palmer of Manchester City FC during the UEFA Champions League match between Club Brugge and Manchester City FC at the Jan Breydel Stadium on October 19, 2021 in Bruges, Belgium. Riyad Mahrez scored twice and Cole Palmer got his first Champions League goal for Manchester City as Pep Guardiola's side put in a superb performance to sweep aside Belgian side Club Brugge.The visitors were slick and confident from start to finish as they moved top of Group A with their second win in this season's competition.City had been dominant from the outset but their opening goal did not arrive until the 30th minute when Joao Cancelo latched onto Phil Foden's brilliant ball to slot through the legs of former Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet.Mahrez then a...
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Hazard ruled out; Casemiro, Gutierrez start – Predicted Real Madrid lineup against Shakhtar Donetsk

07 Eden Hazard of Real Madrid during the La Liga Santader match between RCD Espanyol and Real Madrid at RCD Stadium on October 03, 2021 in Barcelona. Eden Hazard misses out with another injury while Miguel Gutierrez and Casemiro are set to start when Real Madrid face Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League.Real Madrid will be raring to get back to winning ways when they lock horns with Shakhtar Donetsk in Group D of the UEFA Champions League at the NSC Olimpiyskiy in Kyiv on Tuesday night.Heading into the game, manager Carlo Ancelotti has been handed a few injury boosts as Ferland Mendy is fit and available for selection again while Marco Asensio has shaken off his niggle to be in contention as well. However, Eden Hazard misses out yet again after picking up another fresh injury.Speaking ...
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Barcelona future not in my hands says Koeman after dismal Benfica loss in Champions League

Coach Ronald Koeman of FC Barcelona during the UEFA Champions League match between Benfica v FC Barcelona at the Estadio da Luz on September 29, 2021 in Lisbon Portugal.Ronald Koeman has insisted that a decision over his Barcelona future is out of his hands after another chastening night in the Champions League.Having already been brushed aside 3-0 by Bayern Munich in their Group E opener earlier this month, the crisis-stricken LaLiga giants went down by the same scoreline against Benfica in Portugal on Wednesday night after a brace from Darwin Nunez and Rafa Silva effort.Such a dismal pair of losses mean that five-time winners Barcelona have now made their worst-ever start to a Champions League campaign.The Blaugrana already sit five points adrift of leaders Real Madrid in LaLiga after on...
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Robert Lewandowski nets twice in Bayern Munich win over Dynamo Kyiv

Robert Lewandowski of FC Bayern Muenchen scores their side's first goal from the penalty spot during the UEFA Champions League group E match between FC Bayern München and Dinamo Kiev at Allianz Arena on September 29, 2021 in Munich, Germany.Robert Lewandowski scored twice as Bayern Munich made it two wins from two in the Champions League group stage with victory over Dynamo Kyiv.Lewandowski netted for the sixth successive Champions League game when he opened the scoring from the spot.And the prolific forward soon doubled Bayern's lead by firing past Georgiy Bushchan from Thomas Muller's pass. Serge Gnabry thumped in a third before Leroy Sane and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting wrapped it up.Bayern have now scored eight goals in their opening two Group E games.They sit top with maximum points and...
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Cristiano Ronaldo scores in 95th minute as Manchester United defeat Villarreal

Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United celebrates scoring their second goal during the UEFA Champions League group F match between Manchester United and Villarreal CF at Old Trafford on September 29, 2021 in Manchester, England.Cristiano Ronaldo scored an injury-time winner as Manchester United came from behind to beat Villarreal in an action-packed Champions League Group A contest.The repeat of last season's Europa League final, which the Spanish side won on penalties, looked to be heading for a draw after another disappointing United performance but summer signing Ronaldo stroked home from Jesse Lingard's lay-off to spark jubilant scenes at Old Trafford.However, Unai Emery will be left wondering how his side did not come away with all three points themselves.United started off brightly w...
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Atalanta 1-0 Young Boys : Matteo Pessina Goal Does the Trick

Matteo Pessina of Atalanta fights for the ball with Mohamed Ali Camara of Young Boys during the UEFA Champions League football match between Atalanta and Young Boys at Gewiss Stadium on September 29, 2021 in Bergamo, Italy.Atalanta took care of business at home in the second Champions League game versus Young Boys, improving to four points in Group F. The Bergamaschi had some issues breaking the deadlock but were mostly in control and gave up just one major chance. They eventually broke through midway through the second half with a tap-in by Matteo Pessina after a relentless action by Duvan Zapata.Gian Piero Gasperini went with his standard lineup, minus José Luis Palomino, who is injured. Merih Demiral filled in, while Matteo Pessina joined Ruslan Malinovskyi in a supporting role, an...
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Jurgen Klopp hails ‘top-class’ Curtis Jones after Champions League rout

Mohamed Salah of Liverpool FC celebrates after scoring his team's third goal with his teammates Curtis Jones and Jordan Henderson during the UEFA Champions League group B match between FC Porto and Liverpool FC at Estadio do Dragao on September 28, 2021 in Porto, Portugal.Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp praised midfielder Curtis Jones after the academy graduate put in a stellar performance in the 5-1 win over Porto.The 20-year-old was at the heart of all the Reds’ best attacking moves and it was his parried shot which produced the early breakthrough goal from Mohamed Salah.Jones continued to have a significant influence as Sadio Mane, Salah again and substitute Roberto Firmino all scored and Klopp’s side made it 14 goals in their last three visits to the Estadio do Dragao since 2018.What wa...
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Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti in shock after home defeat by Sheriff Tiraspol

Real Madrid's Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti reacts after the UEFA Champions League first round group D footbal match between Real Madrid and Sheriff Tiraspol at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, on September 28, 2021.Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti struggled to explain how his side were shocked 2-1 at home by rank outsiders Sheriff Tiraspol in the Champions League after dominating the match.Luxembourg midfielder Sebastien Thill scored an outstanding late half volley to snatch an unlikely victory for Sheriff, who reached the Champions League group stage for the first time this season after winning four qualifying rounds.Sheriff took the lead against the run of play with a header from Jasurbek Yakhshiboev while Karim Benzema equalised for the 13-times European champions with a secon...
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Lionel Messi scores superb first PSG goal in win over Manchester City

Lionel Messi of Paris Saint-Germain celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the UEFA Champions League group A match between Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City at Parc des Princes on September 28, 2021 in Paris, France.Lionel Messi scored his first Paris St-Germain goal in stunning fashion as they beat Manchester City in an enthralling Champions League group game.Messi, making his fourth appearance for PSG since leaving Barcelona, ran from the halfway line before playing a one-two with Kylian Mbappe and leaving Ederson rooted to the spot with a lovely 20-yard shot.The roar from the Parc des Princes crowd was deafening as the Argentine, on his return from injury, added one PSG goal to the 672 he managed for Barca.Idrissa Gueye had given last season's French runners-up an ...
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Shakhtar Donetsk battle to hold Inter Milan as both sides pick up first point

Nicolo Barella of FC Internazionale in action during the UEFA Champions League group D match between Shakhtar Donetsk and Inter at Metalist Stadium on September 28, 2021 in Kiev, Ukraine.In a game where profligacy proved a key and recurring theme, Inter Milan were held to a 0-0 draw by Shakhtar Donetsk in Kiev, as both sides finally put a point on the Group D table.The Italian champions were poor throughout; their caution their particular downfall as the rigidity of their 5-3-2 shape didn't allow them any sort of transitional fluidity between phases, and they suffered wave after wave of pressure as the home crowd roared Shakhtar on.It would be a match with plentiful chances for both sides: Nicolo Barella rattling the crossbar with a curling effort and Edin Dzeko missing a sitter at the bac...
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Chelsea without four key stars for Juventus clash as N’Golo Kante tests positive for Covid

N'Golo Kante, Thomas Tuchel and Trevoh Chalobah of Chelsea during a training session at Chelsea Training Ground on September 16, 2021 in Cobham, England.Chelsea will be without N'Golo Kante for their Champions League clash with Juventus after the Frenchman tested positive for Covid.The midfielder is one of four key men Thomas Tuchel will have to do without as his side travel to Turin.Christian Pulisic, Mason Mount and Reece James will also miss the trip through injury.The latter is likely to miss the clash with Southampton this weekend as will Kante, whilst he quarantines and recovers from the virus.The absences mean the likes of Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Kai Havertz will be pushing for starts having both begun on the bench at the weekend.With James missing Cesar Azpilicueta will likely shift...
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Jurgen Klopp not worried by Liverpool defensive slip-ups at Brentford ahead of Porto clash

Manager Jurgen Klopp of Liverpool during a training session at AXA Training Centre on September 27, 2021 in Kirkby, England.Jurgen Klopp insists he has no concerns about Liverpool's defensive reliability, despite their chaotic 3-3 Premier League draw with Brentford at the weekend.Liverpool take on Porto in a Champions League Group B match on Tuesday having defeated AC Milan 3-2 at Anfield in their opening game.And they also sit top of the Premier League - one point ahead of Manchester City, Chelsea, Manchester United and Everton - despite the uncharacteristically sloppy performance against Brentford where they twice threw away the lead.Before that game in London, Liverpool had conceded just a single league goal in their first five games. “It's not that much of a concern,” Klopp said on Mon...
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Champions League: Diego Simeone calls for Atletico Madrid to ‘evolve and change’

Atletico Madrid's Argentinian coach Diego Simeone heads a training session at the club's training ground in Majadahonda on September 27, 2021 on the eve of the UEFA Champions League first round group B footbal match between Milan and Atletico Madrid.Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone said Monday his team needs to "evolve and change" to prevent opponents from designing specific plans to frustrate the Spanish champions."We're coming off a season in which teams got to know us and they're working as a result on our strong points," Simeone told a news conference ahead of Tuesday's Champions League match at AC Milan."We will have to evolve, change and look for other ways when these situations appear," Simeone said, two days after Atletico suffered a 1-0 loss to Alaves, their first defeat of the...
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Ajax’s Haller scores four goals in UCL debut

Ruben Vinagre of Sporting CP (L) vies with Sebastien Haller of AFC Ajax (R) for the ball possession during the UEFA Champions League group C match between Sporting CP and AFC Ajax at Estadio Jose Alvalade on September 15, 2021 in Lisbon, Portugal.Ajax added to its scoring spree early in the season with debutant Sébastien Haller finding the net four times in the team’s 5-1 win at Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League on Wednesday.Making his Champion League debut, Haller scored twice in the first 10 minutes and twice again in the second half to help Ajax reach 18 goals in its last five matches.Steven Berghuis also scored for the Dutch champions at the José Alvalade Stadium in Lisbon.The victory ended a 22-match unbeaten home streak in all competitions for Sporting, which is back in the Cha...
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Messi kept quiet as PSG draw at Bruges

Lionel Messi of Paris Saint-Germain is challenged by Eder Alvarez Balanta of Club Brugge during the UEFA Champions League group A match between Club Brugge KV and Paris Saint-Germain at Jan Breydel Stadium on September 15, 2021 in Brugge, Belgium.Lionel Messi's main task at Paris St-Germain will be to help deliver an elusive Champions League, but for all the fanfare surrounding the Argentina star's first start it proved a frustrating evening as the club began their European campaign with a draw at Club Bruges.Messi struck the crossbar but struggled to make a serious impact on his full debut and it was instead Ander Herrera who netted the opener after great work down the left from Kylian Mbappe.Hans Vanaken scored a deserved equaliser before the break to get the 29,000-seater Jan Breydel St...
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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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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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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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