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The numbers from the first round of the league phase point to Italian teams struggling even if Inter impressed in defeat at Real Madrid The 2026-27 Champions League is under way. There are still 126 matches to play until we know which 24…
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Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Lars Sivertsen and Nedum Onuoha to round up the week’s Champions League action, and look ahead to the weekend’s Premier League fixtures Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts and join the…
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The league phase has begun. From Olise’s brilliance to Sabah’s pub cleaner turned quiz contestant turned manager, there was plenty to talk about The league phase has been previewed as Barcelona’s first step toward reclaiming a crown last…
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Forward’s spurned opportunity to level the match proved decisive in the Champions League newcomers’ loss to Manchester United Football – like much of life – can be a story of what might have been, and on 39 minutes Joy-Lance Mickels had an…
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Benjamin Sesko's return to Manchester United's starting line-up is well timed ahead of Sunday's Premier League encounter with Manchester City
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Champions League analyst Stephen Warnock and European football journalist Julien Laurens look at the performance of Patrick Dorgu during Manchester United's 4-0 win over Sabah at Old Trafford.
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Ismail Kartal tells reporters he will leave ‘never to return’ Club president: ‘I am his senior, I told him to continue’ The Fenerbahce head coach, Ismail Kartal, announced his resignation on Thursday after his team drew 1-1 at home to…
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Lens score two goals in stoppage time as they come from behind twice to beat 10-man Slavia Prague at the Fortuna Arena.
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Bayern Munich 5-0 Bodø/Glimt, Como 4-1 Leipzig Lens win 3-2 at Slavia Prague with last-gasp double Bayern Munich opened their Champions League campaign with a 5-0 thrashing of Norway’s Bodo/Glimt. The six-times winners were frustrated…
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England captain Harry Kane scores his 55th Champions League goal and Michael Olise strikes twice as Bayern Munich begin their campaign by comfortably beating Bodo/Glimt.
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Como made an impressive Champions League debut by defeating visitors RB Leipzig 4-1 in their opening league-phase outing at Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia.
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Ismail Kartal resigns as Fenerbahce's head coach just minutes after the Turkish side's 1-1 draw with Roma in the Champions League.
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It was a night for romance given the astonishing story that Sabah brought with them to Old Trafford for their Champions League debut. This is a club that did not even exist a decade ago and nobody saw their bolt to the title in Azerbaijan…
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Englishman Archie Brown scores as Fenerbahce begin their return to Champions League football by holding Roma to a draw.
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Manchester United recorded their biggest Champions League victory since 2020 as they swept Sabah FK aside at Old Trafford.
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PSV Eindhoven and Shakhtar Donetsk played out a 1-1 draw to open their Champions League campaign at Philips Stadion.
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Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes rounds off a brilliant team move to double his side's lead over Sabah at Old Trafford.
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⚽️ Champions League updates from the 8pm BST kick-off ⚽️ Live scoreboard | Read Football Daily | And mail Daniel Latest scores: Fenerbahce 1-1 Roma, PSV 1-1 Shakhtar. Manchester United (4-2-3-1): Lammens; Mazraoui, Yoro, Martínez, Dorgu;…
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Valdas Dambrauskas takes Sabah to Manchester United after journeying from Lithuania and a game show win, via London pub work Valdas Dambrauskas can reel off the questions and answers without a moment’s pause. Who won the first Academy…
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After saying he was "very sad" at the lack of a contract offer from Liverpool, Alexis Mac Allister proved his worth against Atletico Madrid.
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Match of the Day pundits Nedum Onuoha and Rory Smith discuss Martin Odegaard's performance in Arsenal's Champions League match against Napoli as well as his prospects for the season.
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Match of the Day pundit Stephen Warnock praises an "exceptional" Alexis Mac Allister as the Argentinian midfielder scores a brilliant winner in Liverpool's 2-1 Champions League win over Atletico Madrid at Anfield.
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Brazilian scores twice in 5-1 victory at Camp Nou Torres scores hat-trick as PSG thump Slovan Bratislava Raphinha let his goals do the talking after being omitted from the Ballon d’Or shortlist, striking twice as Barcelona eased to a 5-1…
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Ferran Torres scores a hat-trick as Paris St-Germain get their Champions League title defence off to a winning start against Slovan Bratislava.
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Martin Odegaard's excellent start to the season continues as the Arsenal captain scores the only goal of the match against Napoli in Naples.
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Alexis Mac Allister scores an emphatic winner as Liverpool began their Champions League campaign with a win over Atletico Madrid at Anfield.
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It was the time and place for Alexis Mac Allister to do his talking on the pitch and the disgruntled Liverpool midfielder delivered on cue. “Very sad” over Liverpool’s refusal to offer him a new contract, while Dominik Szoboszlai and Ryan…
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After their record-breaking feats last year in the Champions League, Arsenal are at it again. But having been delayed along with hundreds of travelling supporters by travel chaos on Tuesday, Mikel Arteta’s side had to bide their time…
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Erling Haaland scores twice as Manchester City open their Champions League campaign with a comfortable 2-0 victory away to Porto.
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Raphinha continued his remarkable goalscoring start to the season with another double as Barcelona turn on the style against Feyenoord in the Champions League.
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The ball falls to Alexis Mac Allister on the edge of the box who hits it first time past Jan Oblak to give Liverpool the lead.
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Dominik Szoboszlai equalises for Liverpool against Atletico Madrid after a brilliant assist from Ronald Araujo.
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⚽ Champions League and Carabao Cup match updates ⚽ Live scoreboard | Read Football Daily | And mail Daniel In our early games, Barcelona are 2-0 up at home to Feyenoord and and Stuttgart lead Viking 3-1. Sometimes, what a game shows is…
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⚽ Champions League updates from the 8pm BST kick-off ⚽ Live scoreboard | Read Football Daily | And email Scott Arsenal make four changes to their starting XI following the 2-1 victory over Chelsea. Typically, having just posted a large…
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United play Sabah, then Manchester City on Sunday ‘To win the Champions League was the ultimate’ Michael Carrick is excited to lead Manchester United on their return to the “magical” Champions League but admitted playing on Thursday night…
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Forward says incident was ‘a little interesting’ Heading practice with Alf Inge helped with opener Erling Haaland has claimed Pablo Rosario “grabbed my bottom” during Manchester City’s 2-0 win at Porto on Tuesday. The incident occurred in…
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Our Ask Me Anything team looks at which players have scored the most goals in the Champions League.
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Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini and Archie Rhind-Tutt to discuss the return of the Champions League Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini and Archie Rhind-Tutt to discuss the return of the…
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Paris St-Germain are eyeing a third successive Champions League crown, but where do they rank against Europe's most dominant clubs?
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Trent Alexander-Arnold started in midfield for Real Madrid's win over Inter - but Jose Mourinho says it is not his best position.
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Ayyoub Bouaddi belies his age with a mature Champions League performance on his first Manchester City start to showcase why the club were so intent on signing the 18-year-old.
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Sometimes football is silly, sometimes it doesn’t make much sense, and sometimes it’s fun for it. On a night when there were 37 shots and the goalkeepers shared 13 occasionally absurd saves between them, José Mourinho’s current side beat…
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Enzo Maresca admitted a liking for the “boom-boom” of house music in the buildup to this match, then enjoyed the sweet notes of victory having overseen a gritty performance from his Manchester City side in incessant rain. City had lost six…
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Aston Villa were 3-1 up after 43 minutes but were made to sweat for their first win of the season, emerging victorious from an entertaining Champions League opener with Club Brugge. John McGinn, who struck the only goal when Villa…
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Team arriving late at their hotel in southern Italy Jurriën Timber in squad for first time since May Arsenal’s preparations for their opening Champions League game against Napoli have been disrupted after they were caught up in the travel…
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⚽ Champions League news from the 5.45pm BST kick-off ⚽ Live scores | Follow us on Instagram | Read Football Daily Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice have been nominated for this year’s men’s Ballon d’Or while Alessia Russo and…
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⚽ Champions League updates from the 8pm BST kick-off ⚽ Live scores | Read Football Daily | And you can mail Niall Pre-match reading from our man in Porto, Jamie Jackson. Manchester City’s Enzo Maresca era has got off to a decent start,…
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Champions League: Lille v Betis, Dortmund v Villarreal Carabao Cup: Palace v Middlesbroigh, Sunderland v Hull Live scores | Read Football Daily | And email Daniel And the race for the County Championship is intensifying. There’s a classic…
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Como president Mirwan Suwarso and several directors are giving up their tickets for the club's Champions League debut to allow elderly supporters to attend.
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Jose Mourinho begins his second Real Madrid spell in the Champions League against former club Inter Milan, 16 years after winning the trophy with Inter at the Bernabeu. Will he finally deliver European glory in Madrid?
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Luis Enrique, Vincent Kompany and Mikel Arteta are among the favourites to lead their sides to victory, but more recent appointments should not be counted out A delve into the history of the Champions League shows that managers can and do…
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Porto boss Francesco Farioli is one of the most highly regarded young managers and on Tuesday he takes charge in the Champions League for the first time.