4 d. ago Revamped Women’s Champions League: what has changed and who will win it?

As the new league phase kicks off we look at what to expect from a tournament full of even more European club talentFour years after the introduction of a group stage to bring the Women’s Champions League in line with the men’s competition, change is afoot again with a new 18-team league phase replacing the 16-team group stage. In the new league phase, each team will play six matches against six different opponents with three at home and three away. Only the top four teams in the league will automatically reach the quarter-finals, with fifth to 12th competing in playoffs for the remaining four places. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Galatasaray fans set off enormous fireworks display right outside Liverpool team hotel before Champions League clash

LIVERPOOL stars were given a rude awakening after Galatasaray fans set off fireworks outside their team hotel in the middle of the night. Arne Slot’s Reds are in Turkey to face the Super Lig kings in Tuesday’s Champions League group stage clash. But there could be some tired eyes among the visitors after their sleep...

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2 w. ago Celtic enter final stage of Champions League grief as Brendan Rodgers gives stars a lesson in acceptance

There could be some fun to be had in the Europa League and Rodgers doesn’t need a reminder about what could happen.

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3 w. ago Bayer Leverkusen snatch dramatic draw as Club Brugge demolish Monaco in Champions League

Leverkusen needed an injury-time goal to draw 2-2 with FC Copenhagen while Club Brugge beat Monaco 5-1 and Kairat Almaty lost heir first-ever Champions League group-stage match to Sporting CP

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3 w. ago Newcastle v Barcelona live: Rashford scores stunning goal to double lead in Champions League

Newcastle and Barcelona have a history in the Champions League as the Magpies stage a sensational opening match

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3 w. ago Newcastle v Barcelona live: Magpies push for opening goal in ferocious Champions League atmosphere

Newcastle and Barcelona have a history in the Champions League as the Magpies stage a sensational opening match

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3 w. ago Newcastle v Barcelona live: Magpies set for blockbuster return to Champions League at St James’ Park

Newcastle and Barcelona have a history in the Champions League as the Magpies stage a sensational opening match

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3 w. ago Newcastle vs Barcelona live: Magpies set for blockbuster return to Champions League at St James’ Park

Newcastle and Barcelona have a history in the Champions League as the Magpies stage a sensational opening match

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3 w. ago Newcastle United vs Barcelona Champions League prediction, odds and betting offer

The Magpies return to the Champions League stage and welcome heavyweights Barcelona who will be looking for a similar performance as last year's group stage campaign

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3 w. ago Ajax vs Inter Milan Champions League prediction, odds and betting offer

Ajax return to the Champions League stage and welcome Serie A side Inter Milan to the Johan Cruyff Arena

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3 w. ago Liverpool could get huge boost from UEFA rules after Real Madrid's Trent Alexander

Arne Slot's Liverpool are set to face Real Madrid in the Champions League group stage in November, but the Spanish giants could be without both of their senior right-backs

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3 w. ago Liverpool announce Champions League squad change as Alexander Isak hint dropped

Liverpool have confirmed their 24-man squad for the Champions League group stage, with two players added to the list ahead of the Reds' opening fixture against Atletico Madrid

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3 w. ago Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid Champions League prediction, odds and betting offer

Arne Slot meets Diego Simeone again on the Champions League stage with Atletico going to Anfield in dire form in La Liga while the Premier League champions keep winning late on

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3 w. ago Olympiacos vs Pafos Champions League prediction, odds and betting offer

Former Europa Conference champions Olympiacos return to the Champions League and start their group stage campaign against Pafos of Cyprus

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3 w. ago Sky Bet offer: Get a £10 free bet for every Liverpool shot on target against Atletico Madrid

Sky Bet is offering new customers £10 for every shot on target Liverpool register against Atletico Madrid in their Champions League group stage opener

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3 w. ago Kylian Mbappé delivers Real Madrid win amid high drama against Marseille

Kylian Mbappé converted two penalties to secure Real Madrid a 2-1 victory against Marseille in their Champions League group-stage opener despite playing the final stages with 10 men after their captain, Dani Carvajal, was sent off.Carvajal had not started the match, coming on after five minutes when Trent Alexander-Arnold pulled up with an apparent hamstring injury. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Arsenal player ratings vs Athletic Club as Martinelli and Trossard shine and 5/10s bailed out

Arsenal secured a 2-0 win over Athletic Club in their opening Champions League group stage match, with Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli on the scoresheet

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3 w. ago Why is Man City vs Napoli on a Thursday? Strange Champions League fixtures explained

The Champions League group stage is back this week, with Manchester City in action on Thursday night.

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3 w. ago Football Daily | The Champions League returns! Only 144 games until the knockout stage

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!After enduring the slog of one season of Bigger Cup with its “Swiss Model” 36-strong league table, where each team plays eight matches against different sides, Football Daily still hasn’t decided if Uefa’s experimental new format is better, worse or much the same as the fairly jeopardy-free group stage it replaced. Instead of needing what seemed like an already excessive 96 matches to whittle the 32 competing teams down to 16, as its name suggests, Bigger Cup now requires a whopping 144 matches to eliminate just 12 of the 36 teams lining up on this season’s grid. A $uper €eague in all but name, Uefa is painfully aware its flagship club competition is now an even more unwieldy, bloated mess that places unreasonable and unnecessary demands on the bodies of exhausted footballers but doesn’t appear to care. When it means it gets to pit Manchester City against Real Madrid for the 11th time in six seasons and the cash keeps rolling in, th...

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