20 h. ago ‘We have to believe’: Emery calls on Aston Villa to produce PSG comeback

Manager wants Villa Park to be ‘a fortress’ on TuesdayVilla trail French champions 3-1 from first leg in ParisUnai Emery urged his Aston Villa players to “write history” by recording a memorable comeback victory over Paris Saint-Germain to advance to the semi-finals of the Champions League. Villa must overturn a two-goal deficit after a first-leg defeat in France and the Villa manager doubled down on his belief that his side can cause a shock, with Emery adamant the “fortress” atmosphere at Villa Park on Tuesday can help his players find a winning formula.Emery said PSG’s 3-1 lead does not alter the task at hand. “I have experiences coming back from results, positively and negatively,” he said. “Now it is something different, we want to write here the history with Aston Villa. Last year [we played] in the Conference League and this year in the Champions League and [now] hopefully for a long time in Europe. My experiences before were different sometimes losing away and winning at hom...

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41 h. ago Ruben Amorim’s tenure at Man United condensed into one sorry afternoon at Newcastle

Newcastle 4-1 Manchester United: Red Devils put on dismal showing as Newcastle boost Champions League hopes

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42 h. ago Enzo Maresca takes aim at Chelsea fans after side's failure to beat Ipswich

Chelsea's hopes of a Champions League spot were dealt a blow as they were held to a 2-2 draw by soon-to-be-relegated Ipswich Town, but did come from two behind to claim a point

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43 h. ago Familiar woes for tepid Chelsea against Ipswich as Champions League hopes weaken again

Champions League football edging away from Chelsea ahead of difficult run-in

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46 h. ago Roy Keane responds to brutal Andre Onana Man United decision with Ruben Amorim theory

Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana is a notable omission from the squad that will travel to St James' Park to take on Champions League hopefuls Newcastle

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63 h. ago Mikel Arteta fears 'significant' injury as Arsenal star left 'unable to breathe'

The visit of Brentford wasn't the comfortable Premier League win that Mikel Arteta had hoped for ahead of his side's visit to face Real Madrid in their Champions League quarter-final second leg next week

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64 h. ago Nuno's programme notes matched by lifeless Nottingham Forest in Everton defeat

Nottingham Forest's Champions League hopes took another hit with a 1-0 defeat at the hands of David Moyes' Everton, as Abdoulaye Doucoure scored a late, late winner at the City Ground

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69 h. ago Ederson DOUBLES old Premier League record in Man City's remarkable win over Crystal Palace

Ederson produced a fourth assist of the season as Manchester City battled from two goals down to defeat Crystal Palace and boost their hopes of Champions League qualification

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3 d. ago Kylian Mbappe seeks Champions League ban for PSG as £47m feud takes ugly turn

Kylian Mbappe has accused PSG of owing him £47million in unpaid wages, with his lawyers now reporting the Ligue 1 giants to UEFA in the hopes of seeing them banned from the Champions League

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5 d. ago Rasmus Hojlund picks side as Roy Keane disagrees with Gary Neville in Man Utd debate

Manchester United’s only hopes of silverware this season rests on their upcoming Europa League clash with Lyon and striker Rasmus Hojlund has spoken out ahead of the game

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5 d. ago Roy Keane disagrees with Gary Neville on Man Utd and Europa League

Manchester United's only hopes of silverware this season - and qualifying for the Champions League - rest on winning the Europa League

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5 d. ago Paulo Fonseca: ‘They want to make an example of me for French football’

Lyon’s manager reflects on his nine-month domestic ban for confronting a referee and his Europa League hopes against Manchester United“This kind of motivation can make miracles,” says Paulo Fonseca as he describes the glint in his Lyon players’ eyes before the visit of Manchester United. It is a clash of two giants who have lost their way – although something, at least, is stirring in France’s second city. They have won eight of their 11 games since Fonseca’s arrival less than two and a half months ago and that tells only part of a story with little precedent.The Europa League quarter‑final first leg on Thursday will be a rare opportunity for Fonseca to do what he enjoys best: manage his team from the technical area, cajoling and tweaking from the sidelines. Early in March he was given a nine-month ban from domestic games for aggressively confronting the referee Benoît Millot towards the end of a win against Brest. He is barred from the dugout and from communicating with his bench u...

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5 d. ago Spurs’ bid for Europa League glory is not driven by criticism – Brennan Johnson

Spurs’ last hope of being able to salvage a difficult campaign is Europa League success.

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6 d. ago Arsenal v Real Madrid LIVE: Gunners start brightly in blockbuster Champions League clash

Can Arsenal keep their hopes of a trophy alive against the Champions League holders?

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6 d. ago Arsenal vs Real Madrid LIVE: Bukayo Saka starts for Gunners in blockbuster Champions League clash

Can Arsenal keep their hopes of a trophy alive against the Champions League holders?

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6 d. ago Arsenal vs Real Madrid LIVE: Gunners face Bukayo Saka decision ahead of blockbuster Champions League clash

Can Arsenal keep their hopes of a trophy alive against the Champions League holders?

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8 d. ago European football: Pablo Barrios strikes late as Atlético keep leaders honest

Win over Sevilla closes gap to Real Madrid and BarcelonaGladbach’s teenage goalkeeper’s clean sheet streak endsPablo Barrios scored deep in added time to give Atlético Madrid a much-needed 2-1 La Liga win at Sevilla on Sunday that ended their month-long six-game winless run in all competitions.Eliminated from the Champions League in the round of 16 on penalties by old rivals Real Madrid and knocked out of the Copa del Rey in the semi-finals by Barcelona, Atlético kept their slim hopes of claiming the league title alive after the leaders, Barça, and Real both dropped points on Saturday. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Enzo Maresca’s rotation gamble fails as Brentford hold Chelsea to goalless draw

Enzo Maresca’s calculated gamble did not come off. Chelsea’s head coach turned into the Tinkerman, benching Cole Palmer, Pedro Neto and Nicolas Jackson in an attempt to keep his best forwards fresh for the run-in, but his side’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League were dented by their failure to summon any attacking inspiration before it was too late.In fairness a point against motivated opponents may not prove to be the worst result in the final reckoning. Even so Chelsea have not won on the road since December and victory here would have tightened their grip on fourth place. The sense that this was a missed opportunity lingered, even if a punchy and resolute Brentford had chances to end an eight-match winless run at home. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Ndiaye on the spot as Everton put further dent in slim Arsenal title hopes

Liverpool do not require favours to secure the Premier League title but their neighbours gave them one anyway. Everton denied Arsenal the victory they needed to maintain extremely thin hopes of challenging the league leaders courtesy of Iliman Ndiaye’s penalty.Leandro Trossard put Mikel Arteta’s visitors on course for a win their overall display just about deserved but a soft second-half spot-kick, awarded for a fall by Myles Lewis-Skelly into Jack Harrison, enabled Everton to secure a fifth draw in six Premier League matches. The upshot is that Arne Slot’s side need only 11 points from their final eight games to seal Liverpool’s 20th league championship. Arsenal can have no complaints over the destiny of this season’s title. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Everton vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier League result, latest updates and reaction as Gunners title hopes end

Premier League weekend kicks off at Goodison Park

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