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Hot Streak: Kimmich carrying sleeping Bayern into Gladbach game

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Hot Streak: Kimmich carrying sleeping Bayern into Gladbach game After last weekend’s 2-2 draw with 10-man Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayern boss Carlo Ancelotti was not a happy man. It’s not entirely surprising either. Despite topping the table once more the Bundesliga champions are yet to convince this time around, bar one exception: Joshua Kimmich.While ...

Best XI: Arsenal dominate Champions League team of the week

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Best XI: Arsenal dominate Champions League team of the week Arsenal dominate WhoScored.com’s Champions League team of the week, with no fewer than six Gunners players included. Teammates Mesut Ozil and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain both secured perfect 10s as Arsene Wenger’s side romped to a 6-0 win over Ludogorets on Wednesday night, with former scori...

Barcelona vs Manchester City: Guardiola aiming to avenge Camp Nou humiliation

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Barcelona vs Manchester City: Guardiola aiming to avenge Camp Nou humiliation When the Champions League group stage draw was made last month, all eyes were quickly drawn to the prospect of Barcelona and Manchester City facing off. Pep Guardiola returns to Camp Nou for the second time as opposing manager, hoping for a much-improved performance after his first trip back to Barc...

Arsenal duo shine in Champions League Team of the Week

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Arsenal duo shine in Champions League Team of the Week The second instalment of Champions League group stage matches has come to close and there were plenty of thrilling encounters, as WhoScored.com take a run through the players that forced their way into the latest Champions League Team of the Week.Salvatore Sirigu made a complete mess of his Sevilla ...

Simeone's defence to halt Ancelotti's perfect start at Bayern?

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Simeone's defence to halt Ancelotti's perfect start at Bayern? For all the plaudits that Pep Guardiola’s teams deservedly receives, Carlo Ancelotti's record breaking start at Bayern Munich has almost slipped under the radar. He has won each of his opening 8 fixtures with Bayern Munich - with his players scoring 27 and conceding just a single goal.As ever,...

Will Oblak or Neuer come out on top in tight Atletico-Bayern clash?

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Will Oblak or Neuer come out on top in tight Atletico-Bayern clash? While packing all the prestige of Tuesday's clash between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid, Wednesday's battle of La Liga and the Bundesliga between Atletico and Bayern promises to be a different prospect entirely. It's a meeting in which the visitors will be keen to exact revenge for their exit to...

Can Madrid cope without Casemiro against free scoring Dortmund

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Can Madrid cope without Casemiro against free scoring Dortmund Meeting for the seventh time in the Champions League in the space of four years, a rivalry of sorts has been forged between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid. The holders were able to get their revenge on Die Schwarzgelben under Jurgen Klopp having been dumped out by the Germans in the semi-finals i...

Barca's Famous Trio Star in Champions League Team of the Week

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Barca's Famous Trio Star in Champions League Team of the Week The Champions League is back. The famous music has returned, with Europe’s top performers plying their trade once more the club football’s grand stage. There was mixed success for the British teams from gameweek one. Manchester City and Leicester secured comfortable wins, Arsenal somehow...

Arsenal to Reap the Rewards against an Ibra-less PSG

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Arsenal to Reap the Rewards against an Ibra-less PSG Leave it to Arsenal to begin their Champions League in the most difficult way possible. In the tie of the round, Arsenal travel to Paris to face French champions PSG. After last season, Arsenal know they’ll be able to progress even if they stumble tonight. However, they’ll want to set th...

Baptism of Fire for Expected PSG Debutant Areola

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Baptism of Fire for Expected PSG Debutant Areola Unai Emery hasn’t enjoyed the finest start to life as PSG boss, it must be said. Granted, he oversaw the 4-1 thrashing of Lyon in the French Super Cup last month, but Robert Beric’s late equaliser in Friday night’s 1-1 draw with Saint Etienne means the Parisian giants have taken ju...