31 h. ago Depleted Manchester United dig in after Fridolina Rolfö strike to sink Atlético Madrid

Manchester United overcame the first-half dismissal of their defender Dominique Janssen to close out a win over Atlético Madrid and maintain their perfect start to their first Women’s Champions League campaign.The Sweden forward Fridolina Rolfö fired in a close-range volley to score the decisive goal in the 24th minute. The Dutch centre-back Janssen was then shown a red card before the break after a VAR review into her sliding challenge on Gio Garbelini, who was taken off on a stretcher. Atlético also finished the match with 10 players after their defender Alexia Fernández received a second yellow card with 15 minutes remaining. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago Manchester United dig in after Fridolina Rolfö strike to sink Atlético Madrid

Manchester United overcame the first-half dismissal of Dominique Janssen to close out a win over ­Atlético Madrid and ­maintain their ­perfect start to their first ­Women’s ­Champions League campaign. The ­Sweden forward Fridolina Rolfö fired in a close-range volley to score the ­decisive goal.The Dutch centre-back ­was shown a red card before the break after a VAR review into her sliding challenge on Gio Garbelini, who was taken off on a stretcher. Atlético also ­finished the match with 10 players after their defender Alexia Fernández received a second yellow card with 15 minutes remaining. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago Manchester United survive controversial red card to continue perfect Women’s Champions League start

Fridolina Rolfo’s goal secured victory over Atletico Madrid despite Dominique Janssen’s dismisal

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53 h. ago Alyssa Thompson adds sparkle to Chelsea’s WCL cruise against Paris FC

Chelsea kickstarted their European campaign with a comfortable victory over Paris FC. Alyssa Thompson scored her first goal in west London as Sonia Bompastor’s side dominated proceedings. Sandy Baltimore opened the scoring from the penalty spot while Johanna Rytting Kaneryd and Erin Cuthbert also got on the scoresheet.Chelsea had endured a frustrating start to their Champions League challenge, the only trophy to elude their grasp. A 1-1 draw against Twente last week in Enschede had added a bit of pressure on this encounter at Stamford Bridge with sterner opposition to come. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Champions League set for another new shake up with World Cup plan for winners

The Champions League is set for another major shake-up at the start of the 27/28 season, with one of the changes seeing the European champions given a standalone fixture

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8 d. ago Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor criticises start to Women’s Champions League campaign

Bompastor said the 1-1 draw with Twente was ‘a bad result’ but urged her team to stick together

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1 week ago Manchester knows from bitter experience that it takes unity to survive a terror attack

Manchester is facing the latest tragedy to befall the city with a mix of defiance and shock

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2 w. ago Arsenal talisman shines but Gunners have familiar issue in Olympiacos win

ARSENAL 2-0 OLYMPIACOS: Gabriel Martinelli's early goal and Bukayo Saka's late strike see the Gunners to make it back-to-back wins and clean sheets at the start of their Champions League campaign

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2 w. ago Arne Slot told he made Liverpool selection mistake vs Galatasaray

Liverpool boss Arne Slot made the surprise decision to start Dominik Szoboszlai at right-back for his side's Champions League clash with Galatasaray on Wednesday night

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2 w. ago ‘Don’t panic’: Van Dijk’s message to Liverpool fans after second defeat in four days

Liverpool captain admits ‘improvement is needed’Slot says Alisson 99.9% sure to miss trip to ChelseaVirgil van Dijk insisted Liverpool should not panic despite back-to-back defeats for only the second time under Arne Slot at Galatasaray. Injuries to Alisson and Hugo Ekitiké added to Liverpool’s worries as their head coach defended the performance and his decision to rest Mohamed Salah in Istanbul.Victor Osimhen’s first-half penalty condemned Liverpool to defeat in the Champions League. The Premier League leaders had relinquished their 100% winning start to the season at Crystal Palace on Saturday but Van Dijk was adamant that a remodelled team will recapture title-winning form. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Expert delivers new Man Utd red card verdict after controversial decision in Brentford match

Manchester United were beaten 3-1 by Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon, with the Bees fortunate to avoid a red card in the second half

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3 w. ago Who is the referee for Rangers v Genk? Ref who awarded controversial Ibrox red card confirmed plus VAR details

UEFA match officials confirmed for Rangers opening Europa League game with Genk

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3 w. ago Chelsea’s Enzo Maresca fears Premier League leaders Liverpool could be ‘impossible’ to stop

Chelsea are already seven points behind the defending Premier League champions, who have won five from five matches to start the new campaign.

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3 w. ago Enzo Maresca fears Liverpool could be ‘impossible to catch’ in Premier League

Chelsea are already seven points behind the defending Premier League champions, who have won five from five matches to start the new campaign.

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4 w. ago Villa lick wounds after goalless start and costly flouting of spending rules

Tough transfer window was followed by grim start to season that puts pressure on side in Sunday’s Sunderland tripThe statistic doing the rounds this week was that Chris Wilder has been sacked and reappointed as the Sheffield United manager since Boubacar Kamara scored Aston Villa’s last league goal four months ago. Villa have been slow out of the blocks and this is unusual territory for Unai Emery, who has spent the best part of three years almost exclusively exceeding all expectations, elevating a team who were near the bottom of the Premier League into one capable of bloodying the noses of European superpowers in the Champions League.But a sticky start, four Premier League matches without a victory or goal – they are the only team in the professional pyramid to carry that ignominious mantle – and a midweek Carabao Cup exit, has been rather in keeping with a difficult few months. Villa headed into the summer knowing incomings would be limited owing to the financial picture and they...

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4 w. ago Unai Emery needs progress but goalless Aston Villa have faith and blame PSR

Transfer spending curbs and a grim start weigh on Sunday’s Sunderland trip. Could the Europa League offer a boost?The statistic doing the rounds this week was that Chris Wilder has been sacked and reappointed as the Sheffield United manager since Boubacar Kamara scored Aston Villa’s last league goal four months ago. Villa have been slow out of the blocks and this is unusual territory for Unai Emery, who has spent the best part of three years almost exclusively exceeding all expectations, elevating a team who were near the bottom of the Premier League into one capable of bloodying the noses of European superpowers in the Champions League.But a sticky start, of four Premier League matches without a victory or goal – they are the only team in the English professional pyramid to carry that ignominious mantle – and a midweek Carabao Cup exit, has been rather in keeping with a difficult few months. Villa headed into the summer knowing incomings would be limited owing to the financial pict...

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4 w. ago Arsenal news: Mikel Arteta has nowhere to hide as Viktor Gyokeres sends message after injury

Mikel Arteta's Arsenal got off to a winning start in the Champions League on Tuesday night and they will be back in domestic action with a massive game on Sunday

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4 w. ago Marcus Rashford response to Man United stars speaks volumes after Champions League heroics

Manchester United academy graduate Marcus Rashford enjoyed one of the best performances of his career in his first Champions League start for Barcelona.

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4 w. ago Man City v Napoli live: Haaland and Doku goals give City perfect Champions League start over 10

Man City 2-0 Napoli: Haaland becomes quickest man to 50 Champions League goals but Kevin De Bruyne’s homecoming ruined by early substitution after red card

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4 w. ago Erling Haaland strikes again as Man City attackers score 8/10 in comfortable Napoli win

MANCHESTER CITY 2-0 NAPOLI: Erling Haaland and Jeremy Doku scored in the second half to ensure Pep Guardiola's men made the perfect start to their Champions League campaign

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