70 m. ago Aston Villa have all the tools to establish themselves among the elite

Unai Emery has built a side with high standards and a squad with depth – they’ll need both in the coming weeksSign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson hereMost teams in the battle for Champions League qualification are staggering to the line, battered, exhausted, done in by a season that feels like it finished in February but somehow still has a month to run. But as they falter, Aston Villa have seemingly found another gear.Liverpool are secure in the Champions League qualification slots and Arsenal soon will be, which leaves the remaining three places between five contenders who are separated by just two points, although Nottingham Forest face Tottenham on Monday. Forest, though, have won just three of their last eight in the league. Newcastle had won six in a row in all competitions before Saturday’s 4-1 defeat to Villa. Manchester City are unbeaten in five in the league. Chelsea have won five of their last 11 in the league and have a notably tough run-in. But Villa have won 10 of ...

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2 h. ago Virgil van Dijk plans Liverpool squad get together for Arsenal game that could decide title

Liverpool are on the verge of being crowned Premier League champions, with the Reds needing just one win, or an Arsenal loss to Crystal Palace this week, to confirm their title

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3 h. ago Pep Guardiola laments letting ‘exceptional’ Morgan Rogers leave Manchester City

Rogers has thrived for Aston Villa and could come back to haunt his former club in a crucial Premier League clash

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3 h. ago Pep Guardiola calls on Manchester City fans to be loud for Aston Villa ‘final’

City host Villa, one point behind them, on TuesdayGuardiola asks for crowd to help ‘from minute one’Pep Guardiola has stated Manchester City desperately need their fans to be noisy for Aston Villa’s visit in Tuesday’s “final” in the chase for Champions League qualification.City are fourth on 58 points, three places but only one point ahead of Villa, with the top five guaranteed Champions League berths. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Pep Guardiola makes bold Man City Champions League claim for next season

Man City are still not certain of Champions League football, but Pep Guardiola claims his side can lift the trophy next season, provided their fans get fully behind their team

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3 h. ago Women’s Champions League and Super League: weekend talking points

Chelsea change under the spotlight, twins have Manchester City seeing double and Holland shines for LiverpoolWere Chelsea wrong to make a substitution while preparing to defend a corner? The former England midfielder Fara Williams criticised Chelsea for doing so in the 81st minute, when Nathalie Björn was replaced by Naomi Girma seconds before Barcelona scored their third goal, a far-post header from an unmarked Irene Paredes, with Williams telling TNT Sports, “You can see that there is a bit of confusion” in Chelsea’s organisation for the set piece. Sonia Bompastor said she had been forced to withdraw Björn because of an injury, and played down the incident. “I don’t think the substitution had an impact on the goal we conceded,” the head coach said. “When I talk about not making mistakes, maybe we didn’t have to concede that corner. If you have a better clearance from the goal and don’t concede that corner, you don’t give Barcelona the opportunity to score. I don’t think the substi...

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4 h. ago Richard Keys bizarrely dismisses Liverpool title win in angry rant at Arne Slot claim

Liverpool are three points away from being crowned Premier League champions, though broadcaster Richard Keys has not been as impressed as others have with the Reds' title charge

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4 h. ago Liverpool one victory from title and Villa win big in race for top five – Football Weekly

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Barney Ronay and Jonathan Wilson as Aston Villa, Manchester City and Chelsea secure important wins in the race for the five Champions League spotsMax Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Barney Ronay and Jonathan Wilson as Aston Villa, Manchester City and Chelsea secure important wins in the race for the five Champions League spots.Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Man City XI vs Aston Villa: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup, injury latest for Premier League

Changes expected for a huge clash in the Champions League race

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6 h. ago Marcus Rashford drops Manchester United future hint with latest Aston Villa move

Marcus Rashford is embracing life in Birmingham as speculation grows over a permanent £40m switch to Aston Villa this summer

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6 h. ago Alan Shearer issues Premier League top five prediction with warning to Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca

Alan Shearer has pinpointed Chelsea's final games as the toughest among the Champions League hopefuls and believes they could be one of those to miss out on the top five

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7 h. ago Former Chelsea star and Champions League winner looks unrecognisable after shocking new photo goes viral, as stunned fans say:'Is this real!?'

The defender, 37, had two spells at Chelsea between 2011 and 2019, and won the Premier League, Champions League, two FA Cups and the Europa League twice with the club.

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7 h. ago The way Athletic can boost Rangers’ Champions League hopes and soften blow of painful exit

The Ibrox side are due to enter Europe's elite competition in the second round qualifier but could skip a round

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8 h. ago Kylian Mbappe gets damning response from Real Madrid fans that tells own story

Kylian Mbappe has enjoyed a very impressive first season with Real Madrid on a personal point of view but all does not seem well at the Santiago Bernabeu after their Champions League exit

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9 h. ago Arsenal ace Declan Rice given touching gift from Ed Sheeran and jokes about linking up

Declan Rice has enjoyed a memorable few weeks on the Champions League stage and the Arsenal star has received some memorabilia from Ed Sheeran after a previous duet together

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10 h. ago Roy Keane agrees with Ruben Amorim as Man Utd eye Marcus Rashford swap deal

Manchester United are eyeing up a summer swoop for Ollie Watkins, which could see Marcus Rashford head the other way, with Roy Keane among those to praise the Aston Villa striker

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11 h. ago Egyptian billionaire Sawiris says ‘Tory incompetence’ forced him to quit UK

Aston Villa co-owner blames past Conservative governments, not the Labour chancellor, as he redomiciles to Italy and Abu Dhabi

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19 h. ago Barcelona show gulf in quality again as stunned Chelsea hope for miracle | Sophie Downey

It was not how the script was meant to go for the Blues in their quest for an elusive Champions League trophyAs the final whistle blew at the Estadi Johan Cruyff, the frustration on the faces of the Chelsea players shone through. Lucy Bronze chucked her headband on to the floor in anger; Erin Cuthbert shared frustrated words with the referee; the rest meanwhile just stood on the pitch looking stunned with the cacophony of noise from jubilant Barcelona fans rubbing salt in the freshest of wounds.This was not how the script was meant to go. Defeat at the hands of Barcelona – with such a gulf in quality on the field – was meant to be a thing of years gone by; a distant memory buried in the history books of that painful final of 2021. For Chelsea have been building a squad with the clear intention of lifting the coveted Champions League trophy themselves. Big money has been spent on coveted assets – the acquisition of Mayra Ramírez and N...

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21 h. ago Barcelona put four past stunned Chelsea in Women’s Champions League semi

Barcelona 4-1 Chelsea: Reigning champions leave Chelsea with a mountain to climb in the second leg

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23 h. ago Manchester United star Marcus Rashford fires warning ahead of Man City return

Marcus Rashford continues to feature for Aston Villa following his loan move from Man United.

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