12 h. ago Scotland given Ben Doak injury update as boss hints at return date ahead of Nations League playoff

Scotland boss Steve Clarke is awaiting the return of his talented young forward.

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5 d. ago Europa League playoffs: Roma v Porto, Galatasaray v AZ and more – live

Europa League updates from around the groundsLive scoreboard | Read Football Daily | And mail Rob45 min: Roma 2-1 Porto (agg: 3-2) Roma almost scored a third a moment ago, with a shot cleared off the line by Otavio. I didn’t see exactly what happened because THERE IS SO MUCH GOING ON.Welcome to heaven. AZ Alkmaar are cruising into the last 16 of the Europa League, having done a helluva number on one of the tournament favourties. After a superb run from Ernest Poku, Gabriel Sara’s attempted clearance hit Seiya Maikuma and ricocheted into the net. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Europa League playoffs: Ajax, Fenerbahce, Real Sociedad and more in action – live

Europa League updates from around the groundsLive scoreboard | Read Football Daily | And mail RobEuropa League latestRoma 0-1 Porto (agg: 1-2)Bodo/Glimt 0-1 FC Twente (agg: 1-3)FCSB 1-0 PAOK (agg: 3-1)Galatasaray 0-0 Alkmaar (agg: 1-4) Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Record crowds, record transfers: Irish football reaches a watershed moment

Shamrock Rovers are one win from history in Europe while League of Ireland clubs are thriving after Covid and BrexitSomething special has been brewing in Irish football. On Thursday, Shamrock Rovers have the chance to become the first Irish side to reach the last 16 of a European competition when they host Molde in their Europa Conference League playoff second leg, with a 1-0 advantage.On Sunday the League of Ireland’s attendance record was smashed, as more than 33,000 people watched Bohemians v Shamrock Rovers at the Aviva Stadium. Last month Mason Melia, a teenage St Patrick’s Athletic striker, was signed by Tottenham for an up-front fee of €1.8m (£1.5m), tripling the transfer-fee record from the League of Ireland (Liam Scales’s €600,000 move to Celtic in 2021). Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Champions League roundup: PSV’s Ryan Flamingo dumps out Juventus

PSV beat Juventus 3-1 after extra time in playoffPSG and Borussia Dortmund stroll into last 16Ryan Flamingo scored in extra time to give PSV Eindhoven a 3-1 home win on Wednesday in the second leg of their Champions League knockout phase playoff against Juventus, overturning a first-leg deficit and putting them into the last 16.The tie was level at 3-3 on aggregate after 90 minutes and went into extra time before Flamingo poached a 98th-minute winner as Juventus became the third Italian side eliminated from the competition, after Milan and Atalanta on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Real Madrid v Manchester City: Champions League playoff round, second leg – live

Champions League, 8pm GMT kick-off (first leg: 3-2)Aston Villa v Liverpool: our Premier League liveblogLive scores | Read today’s Football Daily | Mail MichaelFor Real Madrid, there’s a big boost with the return of Antonio Rüdiger in central defence. The German hasn’t played in nearly three weeks, since the defeat to Espanyol on 1 February. I wonder how fit he is.Just as he did in Manchester, Dani Ceballos is selected in central midfield. Camavinga, Guler and Modric on the bench.Erling trained a bit yesterday but we spoke and he said he didn’t feel good. He is massively important to us but it is what it is. Hopefully we will stay in the game for many, many, many minutes. We know what we have to do in terms of courage. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Celtic’s heartbreak at Bayern and Champions League playoff chaos: Football Weekly

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Paul Watson, Nick Ames, Ewan Murray and Jim Burke to discuss the latest Champions League playoff games, Everton’s new ground and much moreRate, review, and share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today: heartbreak for Celtic as they come within minutes of a famous result in Munich, only for their resistance to be broken in stoppage time. The panel reflect on an heroic performance from Brendan Rodgers’ side, with cameos from Ewan and Jim. The panel also discuss whether Bayern’s defensive frailties beg the question of Vincent Kompany’s managerial reputation and ask if extra time was scrapped, would we miss it? Continue reading...

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6 d. ago ‘They gave everything’: Rodgers proud of Celtic after late defeat by Bayern

Stoppage-time Alphonso Davies goal settles playoff‘I can only take immense pride from the performance’Brendan Rodgers expressed his “immense pride” at Celtic’s showing at the Allianz Arena, after a goal in stoppage time by Alphonso Davies denied the Scottish champions extra time in their Champions League playoff against Bayern Munich.Celtic led the second leg of their playoff tie 1-0 after Nicolas Kühn’s 63rd-minute goal and caused their hosts all manner of problems. Bayern scraped through 3-2 on aggregate but Celtic took the plaudits. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Bayern Munich v Celtic: Champions League playoff round, second leg – live

Champions League, 8pm GMT kick-off (first leg: 2-1)Live scoreboard | And read the latest Football DailyBrendan Rodgers talks to Amazon PrimeAdam’s done great for us but Daizen gives us that extra pressure at the top of the field – he can run in behind and give them that bit of fear when we decide to press.You’ve got to play with no fear. And you’ve got to give them no favours because they’re top players. Last week we lost concentration at a corner (for the second goal). Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Real Madrid’s referee conspiracies overshadow Manchester City’s visit

As Spain dissects Jude Bellingham’s red card for swearing, the Champions League playoff has taken a back seatCarlo Ancelotti had said that before Real Madrid face Manchester City on Wednesday night, he would approach Pep Guardiola and ask him if he really thought his team had only a 1% chance of going through. Most people would rather he went up to his opposite number and said eff off instead. Better still, try that with the thousands of City supporters landing in Spain hoping for a comeback of their own this time, see how they react: a smile, an embrace, or a punch in the face? At least that way they might get an answer to the question occupying them more than any other the last three days, expletives eclipsing everything.Even, it has felt, this European tie, conspiracy winning out over what Ancelotti said had become a clásico. These are strange times, strange and very silly times. At moments they have felt like slightly sinister ones too, and definitely depressing. Apologies for t...

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7 d. ago Bayern Munich 0 Celtic 0 LIVE score and goal updates from the Champions League clash

Brendan Rodgers knows his side will have their work cut out in this Champions League playoff clash with Vincent Kompany’s superstars

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7 d. ago Bayern Munich 0 Celtic 0 LIVE as Harry Kane forces Kasper Schmeichel into fine save

Brendan Rodgers knows his side will have their work cut out in this Champions League playoff clash with Vincent Kompany’s superstars

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7 d. ago Bayern Munich 0 Celtic 1 LIVE as Nicolas Kuhn fires dream opener for Hoops

Brendan Rodgers knows his side will have their work cut out in this Champions League playoff clash with Vincent Kompany’s superstars

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8 d. ago Rodgers urges Celtic to play ‘without fear’ despite Bayern’s Harry Kane boost

Celtic visit Munich on Tuesday facing one-goal deficitKompany says Kane’s facial injury is ‘nothing bad’No sooner had Celtic been afforded unlikely hope on the eve of the second leg of their Champions League playoff against Bayern Munich than their contingent in the Bavarian capital dismissed any notion of Harry Kane missing the match.Kane sat out Bayern’s training session on Monday as he recovered from the effects of a facial injury sustained during the weekend draw with Bayer Leverkusen. The Bayern manager, Vincent Kompany, said he would wait until Tuesday before deciding whether the England captain can line up against the Scottish champions. Continue reading...

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