9 d. ago Champions League review: Bayern shine, Cypriot history and Rooney v Van Dijk

This week’s action saw Vincent Kompany’s men roll on, surprise results and a brilliant performance from a Liverpool defender• Vincent Kompany’s Bayern Munich. They rule supreme in Germany and are on a 16-match winning streak. Beating the defending champions, Paris Saint-Germain, on Tuesday was further proof of Bayern’s credentials. Luís Diaz, whose combativeness is sorely missed by Liverpool, scored two, but he took the aggression too far when his challenge on Achraf Hakimi led to a first-half red card. That meant the second half became a test of defensive credentials that Bayern passed. “I also want us to enjoy it when we have to defend,” said Kompany. He was by no means his club’s first-choice as coach in the summer of 2024 – relegation from the Premier League with Burnley had damaged his reputation. But in Bavaria, the noise from the boardroom has been quelled – for now – by the brilliance of his team’s play. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Luis Diaz: Arsenal handed big boost as Bayern Munich star ruled out of Champions League clash

Ex-Premier League forward will be a sore miss for Bundesliga champions

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1 week ago Wrexham star explains how injury hell inspired stunning heroics vs Coventry City

Kieffer Moore scored a perfect hat-trick as Wrexham came from behind to beat Championship leaders Coventry City 3-2 on Friday night, with the striker in unstoppable form

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2 w. ago ‘Brilliantly conceived, written and acted’: farewell to Brassic, the raucous sitcom with real heart

After seven riotous seasons packed with stellar cameos and exhilarating farce, Joseph Gilgun’s chaotic comedy goes out on a high. It will be sorely missedBlame Brassic on Dominic West. While filming Pride, the rousing 2014 film about gay Londoners finding solidarity with a hardscrabble Welsh community during the miners’ strike, West was acting alongside lanky live wire Joseph Gilgun, who would regale him with wild tales of growing up in Chorley in Lancashire. Tickled by anecdotes like the theft of a shetland pony, West encouraged Gilgun to mine his formative years for material that could become a TV show.Gilgun teamed up with screenwriter Danny Brocklehurst, no stranger to authentic northern humour after working on Channel 4’s Shameless. The result was Brassic, a headlong comedy about a rowdy gang of scallywags, chancers and wheeler-dealers trying to stay one step ahead of the law and local heavies in the fictional northern town of Hawley. As well as repurposing the ducking and divi...

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