The away side held a convincing and fully deserved lead at the interval, with McGinn’s opening goal taking his European tally for the club to a record 12. Buendia also found the net before Jackson scored his first Villa goal, taking advantage of an ill-judged charge from Yann Sommer to put the visitors firmly in […]
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Arsenal’s build-up to their opening Champions League fixture against Napoli was interrupted by widespread travel disruption at airports throughout the United Kingdom. An air-traffic control problem caused a lengthy delay to Arsenal’s flight, forcing Mikel Arteta to cancel Tuesday’s pre-match press conference at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. After completing their usual morning training session, […]
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Como president Mirwan Suwarso and a number of club directors will hand their tickets to older supporters for the team’s first Champions League fixture. The Serie A side are set to welcome RB Leipzig on Thursday at 20:00 BST, having secured a place in the European tournament for the first time in the club’s 119-year […]
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Julien Laurens: Here are my five players to follow in this season’s Champions League. The first is Jude Bellingham. It could be a defining campaign for him, both personally and as part of Real Madrid’s team under Mourinho. The number 10 position appears to suit him perfectly. Following an impressive World Cup, he should be […]
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Arsenal have been paired with defending champions Barcelona and record eight-time winners Lyon in the Women’s Champions League league stage. Chelsea will visit Lyon, while Manchester City are set to meet last season’s semi-finalists Bayern Munich. Arsenal’s home fixtures will be against Lyon, Benfica and Danish club HB Koge, whom they defeated both home and […]
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Each club is required to submit two squads, known as ‘List A’ and ‘List B’. List A The submission deadline for this squad was Wednesday evening. List A may include up to 25 players, at least eight of whom must qualify as ‘locally trained’. Within that group of eight, a maximum of four may be […]
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Celtic have been under pressure from their fans since last summer because of the club’s limited transfer activity before the Champions League play-offs. They also missed out at the same stage last season after losing to Kairat Almaty. Kasper Hogh, Camilo Duran, Haissem Hassan and Mika Baur joined the club before the match against LASK. […]
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When Kane moved from Tottenham to Bayern on a four-year contract in 2022, many people, particularly in England, expected him to return home once the agreement expired. Kane had not lifted a trophy with either Tottenham or England, making the opportunity to join a side accustomed to winning silverware almost every season especially appealing. However, […]
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European disappointment for Celtic and one final opportunity for Hearts in Vienna Celtic miss out on the Champions League for a second consecutive season. How could this setback affect the remainder of their campaign? Will it prompt a different approach to recruitment before the transfer window closes, and what are the consequences for Scotland’s coefficient? […]
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McGregor broke the deadlock with a deflected effort, putting his side 4-0 ahead on aggregate. LASK had made an encouraging start, but conceding appeared to knock the wind out of them. They had created opportunities in Glasgow and again during the opening stages in Linz, yet still found themselves four goals behind overall. It seemed […]
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