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Liverpool dominate our Champions League best XI

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Liverpool dominate our Champions League best XI After their 7-0 thumping of Maribor, Liverpool absolutely dominate our Champions League team of the week, with five representatives in the best XI, while the player of the week also plies his trade for the Merseyside outfit. Liverpool rebuffed multiple Barcelona offers for Philippe Coutinho over the...

Chelsea stumble against Roma as problems mount for Conte

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Chelsea stumble against Roma as problems mount for Conte The last time Chelsea lost back-to-back Premier League matches came back in the infancy of Antonio Conte’s time in charge of the Blues. The second of those two defeats, a 3-0 loss at Arsenal, prompted Conte to change to a three-man defence and kickstarted that record-matching 13-game winning r...

Chelsea vs Roma: The missing players ahead of Stamford Bridge showdown

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Chelsea vs Roma: The missing players ahead of Stamford Bridge showdown Yesterday Chelsea fans will have been buoyed by Antonio Conte’s pre-match press conference ahead of the Champions League visit of Roma after the Italian confirmed that Alvaro Morata was in contention to start.When the Spaniard was forced off in Chelsea’s defeat to Manchester City with a ...

Champions League Tipster: Manchester City and Manchester United in huge accumulator

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Champions League Tipster: Manchester City and Manchester United in huge accumulator The Champions League returns this week, so too does our tipster, this time weighing in on how many goals will be scored in four matches across Tuesday and Wednesday’s fixtures.Manchester City vs Napoli – match preview This has the ingredients to be one of the games of the season. Between...

Sevilla hat-trick hero sets the standard in Champions League best XI

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Sevilla hat-trick hero sets the standard in Champions League best XI After a midweek hat-trick in the 3-0 home win over Maribor, Sevilla forward Wissam Ben Yedder is our Champions League player of the week. The 27-year-old may be struggling for domestic game time and goals for the La Liga side, but Ben Yedder has been in fine form in Europe’s elite club competi...

Manchester City defender leads the way in Champions League best XI

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Manchester City defender leads the way in Champions League best XI There were 54 goals scored across the opening 16 games of the 2017/18 Champions League season, an average 3.38 per game. Needless to say, Europe’s elite club competition returned with a bang. Four of the representatives in the first team of the week scored two or more goals in their respective...

5 observations from Tottenham 3-1 Borussia Dortmund

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5 observations from Tottenham 3-1 Borussia Dortmund Serge Aurier Enjoys Fine Tottenham DebutThere weren’t any real talking points from Mauricio Pochettino’s XI on Wednesday, but the inclusion of Serge Aurier would have been welcomed by fans. Kieran Trippier has endured an indifferent start to the season, and with Aurier better suited to t...

Long odds on likely outcomes in tonight's Champions League action

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Long odds on likely outcomes in tonight's Champions League action After 28 goals from the first eight matches of the Champions League campaign last night, and three out of five correct tips yesterday, we’re aiming to improve upon that score, going for four from four in tonight’s big fixtures.Liverpool vs Sevilla - match previewKeen to bounce back from ...

QUIZ: Can you name the Champions League's top creators?

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QUIZ: Can you name the Champions League's top creators? The Champions League returns tonight, and about time too! So, to gear up for the big kick off, you've got 90 seconds to rattle off the 12 players to register 10 or more assists since the 2012/13 season.On your marks, get set......

Juventus vs Real Madrid: Alves and Sandro can deliver European glory

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Juventus vs Real Madrid: Alves and Sandro can deliver European glory The big game is finally upon us. Real Madrid, who are looking to make history, will face off against Juventus in the Champions League final. Los Blancos are striving to become the first time to successfully defend their Champions League crown, yet there’s a certain Old Lady standing between th...