After six rounds, the bloated Champions League is finally starting to take shape and while table toppers Liverpool are already all but assured of a place in the round of 16, the fate of most teams remains undecided going into this week's penultimate series of matches. Arsenal and Aston Villa could face a play-off round […]
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After more than a month, the Champions League is back. There are still two competition weeks to go in the new competition, the first of which starts on Tuesday. Liverpool currently lead the way in the league stage, with Arsenal and Aston Villa alongside them in the top eight. This season's competition has been tougher
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Donyell Malen has a simple message for Aston Villa's players in the Champions League: Dream big, it happened to me, it can happen here. Unai Emery made a trade by releasing Jaden Philogene to Ipswich Town and replacing him for a similar fee of £21 million with a Dutch international with plenty of experience and
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Youri Tielemans has set his sights on a return to the Champions League places after coming a long way to overcome their travel sickness. Aston Villa have placed themselves back among Europe's elite this season, but they have struggled for consistency this season amid their tough fixture list. But Villa won at Everton last week,
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TOTTENHAM have recalled young striker Dane Scarlett from Oxford but are set to loan him out again. Spurs' first team is agonizingly short of attacking options after Dominic Solanke and Brennan Johnson joined their huge injury list. But instead of Scarlett being brought back to bolster the numbers, the 20-year-old has been recalled due to
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There was a debate in the Newcastle press room this week about what was more important for the club: winning the Carabao Cup or qualifying for the Champions League. So the conclusion was: a big club, the club that Newcastle wants to be, would do both. Financially, the Champions League obviously surpasses the Carabao. A
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Theo Walcott admitted he famously celebrated Liverpool's Champions League victory in 2005, just months before signing for Premier League rivals Arsenal. But when the Gunners came calling, the former Southampton man, a lifelong Reds supporter, turned down his side for Arsene Wenger's team. Not long after joining Arsenal, he admitted: “When Liverpool won the Champions
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Barcelona are evaluating the options of bringing their Champions League knockout matches to different stadiums. The Blaugrana had planned to be back at Camp Nou but their renovation work is well behind schedule. Planning to return to the Spotify Camp Nou, Barcelona City Council has organized events at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys later this
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Manchester City's dismal run in the Champions League has already cost them almost £6 million in lost prize money. And the loss at Sporting last month, combined with the draw against Inter and the capitulation in conceding three late goals to Feyenoord, has had a significant impact on their financial gain from the competition. UEFA
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Manchester City's miserable Champions League campaign has already cost the pre-tournament favorites almost £6million in prize money. City won only two of the first six games after the 2-0 defeat against Juventus and also drew twice and suffered two defeats. Clubs will save £1.73 million for every group stage win and £580,000 for every draw.
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Mikel Merino believes Arsenal are ready to come of age in the Champions League this season. Gunners midfielder Merino says they have a “maturity” within the squad that could see them become real challengers in Europe this season. Merino pointed to the emergence of teenage full-back Myles Lewis-Skelly as well as the new midfield featuring
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Pep Guardiola admitted Manchester City are in a battle to avoid an early exit from the Champions League after another defeat on Wednesday evening. Juventus defeated the 2023 Treble winners with goals from Dusan Vlahovic and Leeds United flopped Weston McKennine, leaving City in 22nd place with two games remaining. The top 24 qualify for
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