4 h. ago Mikel Merino insists Arsenal 'will be ready' for major trophies after painful Champions League exit

Merino is confident Arsenal will use this season’s Champions League failings to help in years ahead

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4 h. ago ‘We’ll be back stronger’: Merino insists Arsenal will learn from Champions League exit

Midfielder says season is ‘a huge learning curve’Arsenal need seven points to finish second in leagueMikel Merino has vowed Arsenal’s young squad will learn from being eliminated in the Champions League semi-finals and is convinced they will “be back stronger” next season.Paris Saint-Germain booked their place in the final against Inter with a 2-1 win in the second leg, meaning Arsenal will end another campaign without a trophy. They saw off PSV and Real Madrid to reach the last four in the Champions League for the first time since 2009, having been knocked out by Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals last year. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Mikel Merino makes new Arsenal mentality vow after Gunners fall short yet again

After losing to PSG, Arsenal have now lost each of the last four semi-finals they've reached in all competitions, failing to win a single one of the eight legs

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27 h. ago Mikel Arteta reveals Arsenal players 'in tears' after Champions League heartbreak

Gunners boss proud but upset after his side fall short with valiant semi-final comeback attempt against PSG

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29 h. ago Hakimi seals PSG’s Champions League final spot as bold Arsenal fall short

It was a night when Arsenal gave everything, battling until the very last, even when it looked over. Nobody should fault the spirit of Mikel Arteta’s players. They emerged with honour. But it was a night when they simply could not bend this showpiece occasion to the force of their energy and will.When it really was all over, this raucous venue pounded to a delirious beat. Paris Saint-Germain are going to their second Champions League final, deserved winners across the two legs. They will fancy their chances of a first title when they meet Inter Milan in Munich. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago Spurs and Postecoglou face moment of truth on Bodø/Glimt’s plastic pitch

Tottenham are without key players for the Europa League semi-final second leg against opponents who have beliefEuropean football has provided Tottenham with a sanctuary during this most confusing of seasons. Their Premier League campaign has been a disaster but they have turned into a different team against continental opposition. They have veered away from the wilder excesses of Angeball during their run to the Europa League semi-finals – their quarter-final win over Eintracht Frankfurt was achieved with a crafty, gritty performance in the second leg – and silverware will be within reach for the first time since 2008 if they can hold their nerve at the Aspmyra Stadium.Freeze in the Arctic Circle, though, and the ice that Ange Postecoglou has been skating on since January will finally crack. This is the moment to move away from the modern Tottenham’s history to sort of dare, not quite do and fall short when the pressure rises. Postecoglou has railed against the club’s reputation as ...

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52 h. ago Frattesi fires Inter into final as Barcelona fall short in seven

Fittingly, after three-and-a-half hours, the 13 goals and the three invasions from the substitutes’ bench, the heavens opened: a downpour that also felt like a kind of baptism. Inter and Barcelona had drained themselves many times over, and discovered every time that they still had more to give. We were in a place beyond plans and maps, beyond shapes and tactics, beyond sanity.And so ended what turned out to be less a Champions League semi-final and more of an elongated scream, the sort of game that emerges when both sides give up on perfection and in so doing somehow manage to produce it. Perfect theatre, perfect tension, perfect imperfection, a perfect clash of styles and a perfect balance: between flamboyant, fearless youth and grizzled, grimacing experience. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Man Utd fall short at Brentford as Ruben Amorim plan left in ruins

BRENTFORD 4-3 MANCHESTER UNITED: Ruben Amorim saw his much-changed team fall to another domestic defeat as the Bees strengthened their bid for European football in west London

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5 d. ago Brilliant Northampton hand Leinster more Champions Cup heartbreak in semi

Leinster 34-37 Northampton Saints: A sublime Saints performance saw the tournament favourites once again fall short of European glory to pose serious questions

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8 d. 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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8 d. 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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8 d. 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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9 d. ago Arsenal beaten by Paris St Germain to dent Champions League final hopes

Ousmane Dembele’s early goal separates the sides after the first leg, with Arsenal’s Mikel Merino denied an equaliser by VAR.

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9 d. ago Fans mock Arsenal’s ‘rugby’ set piece as VAR disallows goal for ‘obvious’ reason

Fans have mocked Arsenal’s ‘rugby’ style set piece routine after VAR disallowed Mikel Merino’s equalising goal for the most ‘obvious’ reason

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9 d. ago Fans mock Arsenal’s ‘rugby’ set piece as VAR disallows goal vs PSG for ‘obvious’ reason

Fans have mocked Arsenal’s ‘rugby’ style set piece routine after VAR disallowed Mikel Merino’s equalising goal for the most ‘obvious’ reason

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9 d. ago Triumph for Carney: what happened in Canada’s election, and what will it mean?

Leader of Liberals, who appear to have made a remarkable turnaround, has said old relationship with the US is overCanada election live – latest updatesAt the beginning of the year, Canada’s Conservatives had a 25-point lead over the Liberal government, and their leader, Pierre Poilievre, looked certain to be the country’s next prime minister. But as the votes cast in Monday’s election have been counted, the story of the campaign has been confirmed: victory for the Liberals and their new leader, Mark Carney, who have extended their decade of rule by as much as another five years.With almost all polls counted, it appears likely that the Liberals will fall just short of a majority, and instead be the leading party in a minority government, as in the last two elections. Regardless, it represents a remarkable turnaround, and vindication for Carney’s efforts to present himself as the prime ministerial candidate who would most effectively stand up to Donald Trump. As for Poilievre: the CBC...

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1 week ago Arsenal injury update: Ben White, Mikel Merino and Riccardo Calafiori latest news and return dates

Gunners are hopeful of some good news on the injury front ahead of Tuesday night’s massive Champions League tie

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2 w. ago Three ways Arsenal could line up without Mikel Merino against PSG amid injury fears

Gunners could be forced into reshuffle with injury and suspension concerns

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2 w. ago Mikel Merino an injury doubt for Arsenal’s Champions League semi

Liverpool need to secure only a draw against Tottenham at Anfield on Sunday to be crowned Premier League champions.

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2 w. ago Marathon fuel and hydration: How science can help runners avoid hitting the wall

Marathon runners often fall short due to insufficient fuel and hydration, but The Independent’s sports editor Jack Rathborn explains how science is now helping athletes combat the prospect of cramps and hitting the wall

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