Ross Barkley's return to the top flight of English football is gaining momentum. That is the view of Aston Villa boss Unai Emery, who threw the ex-Chelsea midfielder a lifeline in the Champions League this summer. Barkley, 30, left Stamford Bridge two years ago after a stop-start spell with the Blues. He left for Nice […]
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Carlo Ancelotti has defended his record as Real Madrid manager this season despite their problems. Ancelotti, who is in his second spell with the Spanish giants, has won 14 trophies in 310 games with the club, including three Champions League titles. Real won the league in 2023/24 but Wednesday's 2-0 defeat to Liverpool left their
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Real Madrid are in serious danger of failing to reach the top eight of the Champions League group stages after recording just two wins in their first six games. However, Carlo Ancelotti has sent a message of confidence as he comes under renewed pressure. The storm had calmed somewhat after wins over Osasuna and Leganes,
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The first Swiss-style Champions League format has already proven highly unpredictable. But there are still three rounds of league matches to be played and no team's fate is yet set in stone. To achieve automatic qualification for the round of 16, teams must be in the top eight of the competition stage. Those ranked ninth
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Real Madrid's defense of the Champions League title has not started well. Carlo Ancelotti's team has already lost three times in the competition phase, the last of which was against Liverpool on Wednesday evening. Los Blancos have had a very challenging season so far, especially in European football's premier competition. However, there is still a
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Earlier this week, Robert Lewandowski became the third player in history – after Cristiano Ronald and Lionel Messi – to score 100 Champions League goals. His brace against Brest on Tuesday took him to 101, and he will be assessing his chances of getting a few more before hanging up his boots. There has been
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Jude Bellingham has admitted Liverpool were 'more looking forward to it' than Real Madrid in Wednesday night's heavyweight Champions League match. The Reds dominated proceedings at Anfield, maintaining their perfect record in the competition with five wins from five games and regaining top spot in the league stage of the tournament. Alexis Mac Allister and
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Celtic suffered the humiliation of a shock own goal in the first half of their Champions League clash with Club Brugge on Wednesday evening. The Scottish giants have once again been the best team domestically, but instead of their Champions League struggles, which have become all too regular in recent years, they have impressed this
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Feyenoord director Dennis te Kloese reportedly joked that he had sold one of the club's stars to Manchester City after their key role in the Dutch team's stunning comeback on Tuesday. Man City looked on course for a comfortable victory at the Etihad, with a goal from Erling Haaland and Ilkay Gundogan giving the home
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Pep Guardiola says Manchester City don't need to change after his side's winless run extended to six games, but is he right? City became the first team in Champions League history to throw away a three-goal lead after 75 minutes, having already suffered five defeats on the rebound before their late defeat to Feyenoord. City
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The USMNT midfielder will not feature for the Italian giants in their trip to Villa Park on Wednesday. Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie bounced back from a disappointing spell in England to establish himself as a regular for the Serie A giants. The 26-year-old has featured in three of Juventus' Champions League games so far this
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LORIS KARIUS has revealed he found it difficult to recover from his Champions League final and is considering retirement. The former Liverpool goalkeeper was left inconsolable after making a pair of high-profile mistakes in the 2018 Champions League final against Real Madrid in Kyiv at the NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium. Scans at Massachusetts General Hospital in
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