56 m. ago Arsenal are talking the talk after PSG loss but can they walk the walk in Paris?

Mikel Merino says team have the quality, motivation and mentality to turn Champions League semi-final on its headThe fighting talk comes as standard. Arsenal are down after Tuesday night’s 1-0 home defeat against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League semi-final first leg but not out.“This team you can never give up on us,” Mikel Merino says. “Because I think we proved that we are always going to fight until the end. We have the technical quality and most important we have the motivation to go to the second leg and win this for our fans and for ourselves.” Continue reading...

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74 m. ago Mikel Merino points to 'massive' reason Arsenal can pull off Champions League comeback against PSG

Gunners looking to become only third time to win Champions League semi-final tie after losing first leg at home

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75 m. ago Confident Mikel Merino lists reasons why Arsenal WILL overcome odds to KO PSG

The Gunners midfielder says the first leg was a game of fine margins and that Mikel Arteta's men can draw on big-game experience to get the Champions League result they need in the Parc des Princes

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75 m. ago Arsenal are still confident they can beat PSG — let them explain why

Arsenal will need to beat the French champions in Paris but Mikel Merino believes they have the mentality to reach the final

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2 h. ago Evangelos Marinakis forced to pull plug on Nottingham Forest involvement

Nottingham Forest look set to qualify for the Champions League and the club's owner Evangelos Marinakis has already made some changes in preparation for European football

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2 h. ago How many points do Arsenal need for Champions League qualification?

Gunners in danger of being dragged back into a battle for Champions League qualification

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2 h. ago How Wrexham and Birmingham City’s US owners got one step from the Premier League

Tom Brady, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s celebrity status isn’t the only thing that led their clubs to the ChampionshipIt’s been over four decades since Wrexham were last in the second tier of English football and a lot has changed in that time. (A lot has changed in four years, never mind four decades.) Four years ago, Wales’ oldest soccer club were at a non-league nadir. Now, they are preparing for life in the Championship, propelled to three straight promotions by the stardust (and money) of Ryan Reynolds and Ryan McElhenney.Birmingham City’s second tier exile was much shorter – just a single season – but like Wrexham their promotion had the spotlight of celebrity on it. While Wrexham have Reynolds and McElhenney, Birmingham have Tom Brady (albeit it in a far smaller profile). The English lower leagues have never been so glamorous, what with Wrexham players appearing in Marvel movies and David Beckham attending matches. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago How Cardiff City's wage bill compares to Championship rivals and League One teams they're joining

The numbers suggest Cardiff shouldn't be anywhere near the bottom of the table

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2 h. ago Three reasons to give Arsenal hope of famous comeback against PSG

Mikel Arteta is right to believe Gunners can do something ‘special’ to reach Champions League final

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2 h. ago Arsenal star gets brutal L'Equipe rating for PSG performance as Mikel Arteta slammed

Arsenal largely disappointed in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday night, with Ousmane Dembele handing the French side a slim advantage

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3 h. ago LIVERPOOL CONFIDENTIAL TRANSFER SPECIAL: All YOUR questions answered on a busy summer for the champions

LIVERPOOL CONFIDENTIAL: To celebrate Liverpool being champions of England again, we are running a special edition of our weekly column, answering your questions.

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3 h. ago Khvicha Kvaratskhelia: PSG's new 'symbol' who dictated Arsenal defeat

Paris Saint-Germain have one foot in the Champions League final after defeating Arsenal 1-0 at the Emirates in their semi-final first leg, with €80m January signing Khvicha Kvaratskhelia again showing his class and working his socks off

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3 h. ago Alan Shearer blames Arsenal star for costing Gunners badly in PSG Champions League defeat

Alan Shearer says Arsenal's 1-0 Champions League defeat to Paris Saint-Germain saw the Gunners let in a goal they 'wouldn't have conceded' if not for one star

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3 h. ago Barcelona boss Hansi Flick confirms Champions League decision after UEFA rule dilemma

UEFA rules mean that if Barcelona wanted returning captain Marc-Andre ter Stegen to play in the Champions League after his recovery from injury, they'd have to de-register Wojciech Szczesny

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4 h. ago Man who blagged his way into Wembley for Champions League final may face jail

Steven Carruthers and his four-year-old son mingled with model Naomi Campbell and heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk, after gaining access to the VIP area

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4 h. ago Why Manchester United are so much better in the Europa League than the Premier League

It's Europa League time again for Man United, the only team out of 72 that is still unbeaten in the Champions League and Europa League.

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4 h. ago The one small Arsenal change that could have a major impact on their chances of PSG comeback

One player may hold key to hopes of overturning first-leg deficit in Paris and reaching the Champions League final

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5 h. ago Arsenal fans in MELTDOWN as their Champions League dream is left in tatters by PSG: Amelia Dimoldenberg close to tears, Arsenal Fan TV star raging at host

They struggled to adapt to Thomas Partey 's suspension, which saw Declan Rice drop into holding midfield and Mikel Merino into the middle three, with Leandro Trossard leading the line.

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5 h. ago Arsenal can still mount PSG comeback and the route is obvious

Arsenal find themselves behind entering the second leg of their Champions League semi-final, but Mikel Arteta can find joy in Paris through one key area

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6 h. ago Laura Woods reveals her TV return date just three months after giving birth to baby she shares with Love Island star Adam Collard

The TNT Sports host stepped back from her duties last July after announcing her pregnancy with the child of fiance Adam Collard. In January they welcomed Leo into the world.

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