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Konsa bullish about Arsenal’s Champions League hopes as Bayern clash looms

Centre-back has settled right in at Arsenal and is looking ‘to win everything’, starting with Wednesday’s duel against Harry KaneFor Ezri Konsa, it was just a wo...

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Brighton are the apex B club – their next target should be a Champions League place | Jonathan Wilson

Diego Gómez’s wondergoal in a five-star demolition is just the latest in an impressive run of results for the south coast teamSign up for our free newsletter hereFo...

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García, Koundé to miss PSG-Barça ahead of Clásico

Eric García and Jules Koundé have both been ruled out of Barcelona's Champions League game against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday.

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‘I suffer a lot’: Villarreal owner Fernando Roig on not enjoying games and the prospect of Liverpool | Sid Lowe

It will be a tense time for Europe’s longest serving president, despite the Champions League game at Anfield offering a symbol of how far they have come The first ti...

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Houthi conflict casts shadow as Saudi Arabia scales back sporting pipe dreams

A match delayed by missile attack warnings is not what Cristiano Ronaldo and co signed up for but it’s the new reality; the Saudi sporting juggernaut is stallingCris...

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Serie A Matchweek 7: Can Inter, AS Roma, Como and Napoli recover after disastrous Champions League week?

All four Italian teams lost in their second game of the league phase in Europe

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Carrick brushes off Martínez’s failure to apologise publicly to United director Wilcox

Manchester United coach accepts defender’s apology‘He’s realised he’s made a mistake and that’s enough’Michael Carrick brushed off Lisandro Martínez’s f...

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The Florian Wirtz mystery: why has he not found Leverkusen form at Liverpool?

Two of our writers pick over the German’s contribution to Liverpool and what the £116m forward could yet produceSome criticism has been OTT and a fee rising to £11...

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‘It’s really not a drama’: Carrick sticks to the script after Martínez storm

Manchester United head coach produced a masterclass in dialling down emotion before a tricky trip to LeedsMichael Carrick returned his most impressive performance prec...

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Shakhtar's Champions League win vs. AEK was more than just a game

Shakhtar Donetsk haven't played at home since 2014 due to the war; a reminder of how absurd their situation is.

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UCL Matchday 2: Cheers to Viking! Man United mess; Barcelona and PSG impress

The Chaaaaaampions! Europe's top competition returned with a ton of goals, a ton of big results and plenty to talk about. Let's start with the tiny Norwegian team that...

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Champions League Power Rankings: PSG, Arsenal and Barcelona pull away from the pack

Bayern Munich and Manchester City stumble while Manchester United plunge deeper into crisis after a chaotic second matchday across Europe