4 h. ago How can Manchester City stop Chelsea in the Women’s Champions League? | Tom Garry

Nick Cushing’s side must shut down Mayra Ramírez, have the right mentality and take their chancesChelsea are unbeaten in 28 games under Sonia Bompastor – with 26 wins – and arrive in Manchester for the first leg of their European quarter-final as strong favourites to progress to the semi-finals, and harbour realistic ambitions of winning their first Women’s Champions League title in Lisbon in May.The task of trying to beat this seemingly unstoppable force, over two legs across the next nine days, falls to Manchester City, who are in the unenviable position of facing Chelsea in four consecutive games in three competitions. Nick Cushing, who has been back at the club for only a week, has said their performance in his first game back in charge, the League Cup final defeat on Saturday, gave him belief that they could better Chelsea in Europe – but what do they need to do to achieve that? Continue reading...

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4 h. ago The 'big' teams that haven’t won a major trophy for at least 10 years | The Knowledge

Plus: most career goals without a trophy, free-kicks from downtown and foreign-born scorers in EuropeMail us with your questions and answers“In case you haven’t heard, it’s been quite the week for those associated with Newcastle United but who are the big* teams that haven’t won a major trophy for at least 10 years?” asks Richard Goss (*desperately requires clarification).“I’ve done the research on teams that have won a European trophy,” responds our very own Rob Smyth. “Here, that means a European Cup/Champions League, Cup Winners’ Cup, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Uefa Cup, Europa League, or Conference League (Intertoto Cup, alas, does not qualify). Obviously that means missing out some big clubs such as Wolves – one could maybe include them on the grounds that they beat Honved in a game that helped to catalyse the creation of the European Cup. But obviously you can keep going with this – Sunderland, Sheffield Wednesday, Huddersfield, also miss out. To many people, they are all big clu...

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4 h. ago Darwin Nunez admits he wants to 'forget' about Liverpool amid crisis of confidence

Darwin Nunez saw his penalty saved in Liverpool's defeat by Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League last week and has jetted off to Uruguay for a much-needed break

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4 h. ago Ian Wright and Arsenal boss slam Real Madrid 'disgrace' after Gunners suffer defeat

Arsenal travelled to Madrid for the first leg of their Women's Champions League quarter-final but the pitch in the Spanish capital was the subject of discussion after their defeat

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4 h. ago How to watch Man City vs Chelsea FOR FREE: TV channel and live stream for Women's Champions League today

Days after their League Cup Final clash, the English rivals meet in Europe

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5 h. ago Will Chelsea qualify for the Champions League? Points prediction as top

A look at how Chelsea and their rivals are stacking up ahead of the run-in

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6 h. ago The Celtic Champions League rollercoaster that left John McGinn 'gutted, devastated and very impressed'

The Aston Villa ace is determined to take his form in the Champions League onto the international arena

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7 h. ago Wednesday’s briefing: Tuchel targets second star and Mateta wanted to play on

Striker Khadija Shaw is out of Manchester City’s Women’s Champions League clash with Chelsea.

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8 h. ago Arsenal news: Bukayo Saka injury latest as Mikel Arteta makes 'flabbergasting' claim

Arsenal will now be focusing on their upcoming Champions League quarter-final clash with Real Madrid and Mikel Arteta is hoping Bukayo Saka will be ready to return soon

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13 h. ago Slegers pitches for better conditions as Wright labels Madrid surface ‘disgrace’

Heavy rain left Real Madrid’s pitch almost unplayableHosts beat Arsenal 2-0 in first leg of WCL quarter-finalThe Arsenal manager, Renée Slegers, said that improving pitch conditions is “the next step for women’s football” after the state of the playing surface at the Estadio Alfredo di Stéfano drew strong criticism during Arsenal’s 2-0 defeat against Real Madrid in the first leg of their Women’s Champions League quarter-final.A combination of heavy rain in Madrid and a stadium unsuitable for such an occasion made for a pitch that was almost unplayable. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Ian Wright slams pitch as Arsenal beaten by Real Madrid in Women's Champions League: 'F****** disgrace'

Muddy pitch only got worse as rain fell in Madrid

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16 h. ago Arsenal’s trophy hopes dealt huge blow by Real Madrid and sodden surface

Real Madrid 2-0 Arsenal: The London club in the second leg have it all to do having conceded a two-goal deficit on a pitch branded a ‘disgrace’

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16 h. ago Arsenal left stuck in mud as Real Madrid take control of WCL quarter

Real Madrid stunned Arsenal at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano to take control of their Women’s Champions League quarter-final tie. Goals in either half from Linda Caicedo and Athenea del Castillo secured victory for Spanish side in the first leg against Renée Slegers’s team.This was the first competitive encounter between these sides and of the two the Gunners are the more experienced in European football. This is their 16th appearance at this stage of the competition (a joint record with Lyon) and they remain the only English winners. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Ian Wright fumes over ‘disgrace’ of a pitch as Arsenal lose to Real Madrid

A sodden surface made for a poor spectacle as the hosts secured a 2-0 first-leg advantage in the Women’s Champions League quarter-final

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16 h. ago Real Madrid vs Arsenal LIVE: Women’s Champions League result and reaction as hosts secure first

Real Madrid 2-0 Arsenal: Goals from Linda Caicedo and Athenea mean the Spanish side take a two-goal advantage to the Emirates next week

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16 h. ago Real Madrid vs Arsenal LIVE: Women's Champions League result, latest updates and reaction after Gunners beaten

Gunners need big comeback at the Emirates Stadium next week

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16 h. ago Real Madrid vs Arsenal LIVE: Women’s Champions League latest score and updates as hosts double lead

The last eight gets underway with the London club hoping to continue a strong European campaign

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17 h. ago Real Madrid vs Arsenal LIVE: Women’s Champions League latest score and updates as Caicedo strikes

The last eight gets underway with the London club hoping to continue a strong European campaign

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17 h. ago Real Madrid vs Arsenal LIVE: Women's Champions League latest score and goal updates

Gunners looking for positive result to take back to north London

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19 h. ago Real Madrid vs Arsenal LIVE: Women's Champions League match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

Gunners are in Spain for their massive quarter-final first-leg clash

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