Champions League news

• Champions League grades: Arsenal earn high marks, Celtic woes drag on

  30-11-2023 14:43 via theguardian.com
  The latest round of Champions League games are in the books. We run through the standouts, surprises and disappointments, grading all 32 teamsEditor’s note: these grades are for teams’ performances in this week’s round of matches rather than their chances of winning the competition as a whole. Continue reading...
  
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• Manchester United still not learning from Champions League mistakes | Will Unwin

  30-11-2023 14:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Drawing at Galatasaray after twice holding a two-goal lead highlighted the flaws that remain in Erik ten Hag’s sideManchester United are used to breaking records in the Champions League but the current crop will be concerned they have conceded more goals than any United team in group stage history, showing how far they are from competing at the top level.Kerem Akturkoglu’s vicious equaliser for Galatasaray on Wednesday was the 14th goal to pass André Onana in five European mat
  
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• Erik ten Hag refuses to blame André Onana for Manchester United’s draw with Galatasaray – video

  30-11-2023 11:31 via theguardian.com
  
  Erik ten Hag refused to blame André Onana after his two errors cost Manchester United victory in his side's 3-3 draw against Galatasaray in the Champions League. “He is OK,” Ten Hag said of the goalkeeper. “It is not about an individual. Individual errors in football can make a difference and you take responsibility for it, but it is always about the team." United can still qualify for the last 16 of the competition if they defeat Bayern at home on 12 December and Copenh
  
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• Champions League: Copenhagen halt Bayern to put Manchester United on brink

  30-11-2023 00:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Danes draw 0-0 in Munich; PSV beat Sevilla to reach last 16Sánchez completes Inter’s three-goal comeback at BenficaCopenhagen ground out a 0-0 draw at Bayern Munich in Champions League Group A to end their opponents’ 17-game winning run in group-stage matches and give themselves a great chance of reaching the last 16.Copenhagen had an early chance when Roony Bardghji’s 27th-minute shot sailed narrowly wide and Thomas Müller’s close-range header for Bayern was
  
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• Jude Bellingham and Paz fire Real Madrid to thrilling win against Napoli

  30-11-2023 00:00 via theguardian.com
  
  If this had to be the last time, at least they were going to enjoy it. The final Champions League group game at the home of the club that has won more of them than anyone else was a farewell to the old format and a homage to Real Madrid’s astonishing taste for the epic, dramatic late comebacks delivered as standard. It was a hugely entertaining one too, Jude Bellingham at the heart of a 4-2 victory against Napoli which was finally secured by an unexpected hero.Nico Paz, the 19-year-old son
  
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• Welcome to chaos: Manchester United pay for their startling incompetence | Barney Ronay

  29-11-2023 23:04 via theguardian.com
  
  Drunken pirate ship of a Champions League campaign is mixing moments of high class with extraordinary weaknessFootball clubs like to talk about culture, about DNA, about a coherent top-down philosophy. Well, there you have it. Welcome to Manchester United, a club in a state of chaos, that has at least found its authentic self in these midweek adventures. Not so much the steady accumulators of the league programme, but the drunken pirate ship of the Champions League campaign, a vessel of chaos th
  
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• Arsenal 6-0 Lens: Champions League – as it happened

  29-11-2023 23:04 via theguardian.com
  
  Kai Havertz opened the scoring as Arsenal scored five times in the first half to romp into the last 16That PSV result does put a bit of pressure on Arsenal, though it puts far more on Lens. If they lose tonight, they’re out. Arsenal have two chances.This is how Group B looks after that mighty victory for PSV Eindhoven, who were 2-0 down when Sevilla’s Lucas Ocampos was sent off in the 66th minute.Arsenal P4 Pts9PSV P5 Pts8Lens P4 Pts5Sevilla P5 Pts 2 Continue reading...
  
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• Arsenal romp into last 16 as Kai Havertz sparks six-goal demolition of Lens

  29-11-2023 23:03 via theguardian.com
  
  The most telling snapshot of this rout, which had been clinical to the point of sterility, came a few seconds into added time. Arsenal had barely missed a beat all night but now, near the corner of their six-yard box, the Lens striker Elye Wahi had a presentable chance to gnaw the faintest dent in their lead. That was until Gabriel Magalhães, whose evening could hardly have been more comfortable until then, snuffed out the opening with a thudding challenge and celebrated in front of the h
  
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• Ten Hag refuses to blame Onana after Manchester United’s Galatasaray draw

  29-11-2023 22:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Two blunders by goalkeeper let hosts back into match‘It is not about an individual … it is always about the team’Erik ten Hag bemoaned the number of goals Manchester United have conceded in the Champions League this season but refused to lay the blame at the door of the goalkeeper, André Onana, despite his two errors that cost victory in the 3-3 draw against Galatasaray.United have now conceded 14 goals in five matches to leave them bottom of Group A with only a slim ch
  
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• Galatasaray 3-3 Manchester United: Champions League – as it happened

  29-11-2023 21:20 via theguardian.com
  
  Manchester United threw away a two-goal lead not once, but twice in an absoliutely sensational white-knuckle ride in Istanbul Read Will Unwin’s match report from the Ram StadiumReferee: Jose Sanchez MarintezAssistant referees: Inigo Lopez and Raul MartinezFourth official: Guillermo FernandezVAR: Ricardo De Burgos BengoetxeaAssistant VAR: Juan Martínez Munuera Continue reading...
  
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• Arsenal v Lens: Champions League – live

  29-11-2023 21:17 via theguardian.com
  Champions League updates from the 8pm GMT kick-offLive scoreboard | Group standings | Football Daily emailThat PSV result does put a bit of pressure on Arsenal, though it puts far more on Lens. If they lose tonight, they’re out. Arsenal have two chances.This is how Group B looks after that mighty victory for PSV Eindhoven, who were 2-0 down when Sevilla’s Lucas Ocampos was sent off in the 66th minute.Arsenal P4 Pts9PSV P5 Pts8Lens P4 Pts5Sevilla P5 Pts 2 Continue reading...
  
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• Manchester United undone by Onana’s gifts in six-goal Galatasaray thriller

  29-11-2023 20:47 via theguardian.com
  
  Manchester United went through hell and high water in Istanbul but their Champions League aspirations were left hanging by a thread after a thrilling 3-3 draw against Galatasaray.Alejandro Garnacho, Bruno Fernandes and Scott McTominay took great pleasure in silencing the home fans, who spent 90 minutes trying to intimidate their visitors out of the game, but two André Onana errors allowed Galatasaray back in and a stunning Kerem Akturkoglu strike ensured the points were shared. Continue r
  
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• Everything you ever wanted to know about the handball law – explained

  29-11-2023 19:08 via theguardian.com
  
  What exactly is a handball now? Is it different in Uefa matches? And is VAR actually making a referee’s job more difficult?Uh oh, an ‘explainer’ on the laws of football. Can I assume that something has gone terribly wrong? You may. On Tuesday in the Champions League, the referee, Szymon Marciniak, overruled himself to award a penalty to Paris Saint-Germain in the last seconds of their match against Newcastle. Marciniak took the decision that Tino Livramento had handled the ball
  
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• Eddie Howe stays ice cold even as Newcastle burn with sense of injustice | David Hytner

  29-11-2023 16:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Even after being denied a crucial win, manager gave a masterclass in composure to set the tone for Milan showdownIt was most assuredly in managerial meltdown territory – either then and there upon the full-time whistle or in the press conference afterwards. Perhaps it even merited a strongly worded club statement, decrying the demise of refereeing standards.Put yourself in Eddie Howe’s shoes. You have watched your Newcastle team put bodies on the line throughout a second-half siege a
  
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• Archive, 1993: Manchester United exit Europe at Galatasaray – match report

  29-11-2023 15:34 via theguardian.com
  
  4 November 1993: ‘Welcome to Hell’ declared the home banners as United stuttered to a goalless draw at a hostile Ali Sami Yen stadium in IstanbulNo Champions League for Manchester United, and in the Ali Sami Yen stadium here yesterday they made a poor case for belonging to anybody’s league of champions before going out of the European Cup to Galatasaray on the goals they had conceded in the 3–3 draw at Old Trafford.United came to the Bosphorus looking to Eric Cantona to i
  
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• André Onana is starting to find his feet at Manchester United

  29-11-2023 12:31 via theguardian.com
  
  The goalkeeper had a slow start but, with a settled defence in front of him, he is proving his worthBy Ben McAleer for WhoScoredWhen Manchester United signed André Onana over the summer, the club’s supporters hoped their goalkeeping issues were rectified. Yes, David de Gea won the Premier League’s golden glove award last season, having kept more clean sheets (17) than any other keeper, but his inability to pick out teammates from range was holding back the team.While the manne
  
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• VAR who gave PSG penalty against Newcastle stood down by Uefa

  29-11-2023 11:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Tomasz Kwiatkowski was due to be VAR again on WednesdayHe recommended referee give PSG penalty for handballThe video assistant referee who recommended the controversial penalty that denied Newcastle victory against Paris Saint‑Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday has been stood down at the Champions League Group D fixture on Wednesday between Real Sociedad and Red Bull Salzburg.The move indicates the Polish official Tomasz Kwiatkowski has been punished by Uefa for the decision that l
  
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• ‘A poor decision’: Eddie Howe laments stoppage-time penalty call in PSG draw – video

  29-11-2023 09:18 via theguardian.com
  
  Eddie Howe says it was the wrong decision for the referee to award a penalty against Newcastle in the closing minutes of their Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain. The decision saw the hosts equalise at 1-1 from the spot at Parc des Princes and secure a vital point to remain above Newcastle in their group. Howe's side must now win their final Group F match against Milan – and hope that PSG fail to beat Borussia Dortmund – if they are to continue in the competition.‘
  
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• Smashing the grass ceiling: Eta set to make Champions League history

  29-11-2023 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Union Berlin’s interim joint assistant manager will break new ground when the German side travel to Braga on WednesdayWhen Marie-Louise Eta takes her seat in the away dugout at Braga on Wednesday night women across the world will have reason to cheer long and loud. In her capacity as interim joint assistant manager at Union Berlin, Eta is set to become the first senior female coach to be actively involved in a men’s Champions League group stage game.There was a time, not so long ago,
  
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• ‘It wasn’t the right decision’: Eddie Howe criticises last-gasp PSG penalty call

  29-11-2023 01:23 via theguardian.com
  
  Newcastle denied famous Paris win after Livramento handball‘I feel it is a poor decision and it’s hugely frustrating for us’Eddie Howe was unable to suppress the feeling of injustice after his gallant Newcastle team were unhinged in stoppage time by a controversial penalty at Paris Saint-Germain.Newcastle looked to be en route to a famous 1-0 win that would have given them control of their Champions League last‑16 destiny before their final group-phase tie at home against
  
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• Lewis Miley makes his name on biggest stage amid Newcastle’s righteous rage | Jonathan Liew

  29-11-2023 00:29 via theguardian.com
  
  The 17-year-old from County Durham starred on the game’s biggest stage and local hero provided green shoots of joyPower finds a way. Albeit for Paris Saint-Germain, the road to redemption here would consist of a scandalous late penalty, a midfield made of sugar syrup and some of the worst distance shooting seen this side of a Soccer AM Crossbar Challenge. At full time the Parc des Princes roared with relief, heaved and exhaled, not with conviction but with the begrudging acceptance of some
  
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• Champions League grades: Top marks for Shakhtar, United sink to new low

  09-11-2023 14:28 via theguardian.com
  
  The latest round of Champions League games are in the books. We run through the standouts, surprises and disappointments, grading all 32 teamsEditor’s note: These grades are for teams’ performances in this week’s round of matches rather than their chances of winning the competition as a whole. Continue reading...
  
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• 'The red card changed everything': Ten Hag angered by VAR decisions in defeat – video

  09-11-2023 11:27 via theguardian.com
  
  Erik ten Hag criticised the referee, Donatas Rumsas, and the VAR for Marcus Rashford’s red card and the decisions that allowed Copenhagen’s opening two goals as Manchester United lost 4-3 in the Champions League to leave them bottom of Group A with two games left. The Dutchman said: 'I’m very disappointed about such decisions. The game is never meant to be like this – this has nothing to do with football.'
  ‘Football is never meant to be like this’: Ten Hag ang
  
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• Højlund believes Ten Hag has backing of whole Manchester United squad

  09-11-2023 09:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Team beaten nine times and bottom of Champions League groupHøjlund says United ‘need a little luck at the moment’Rasmus Højlund is confident “every player in the dressing room” backs Erik ten Hag after Manchester United’s 4-3 loss at Copenhagen in the Champions League.The 20-year-old striker scored twice to take his total in the competition to five but United are bottom of Group A with two games left. United have lost nine of their 17 games this season
  
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• ‘Football is never meant to be like this’: Ten Hag angered by VAR decisions

  09-11-2023 00:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Manchester United on the end of ‘three tough decisions’Manager says Rashford red card ‘changed everything’Erik ten Hag criticised the referee, Donatas Rumsas, and the VAR for Marcus Rashford’s red card and the decisions that allowed Copenhagen’s opening two goals as Manchester United lost 4-3 in the Champions League to leave them bottom of Group A with two games left.On a breathless night at Parken, United were 2-0 up when Rashford stepped on Elias Jelert&rsqu
  
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• Champions League: Harry Kane double seals last-16 spot for Bayern Munich

  09-11-2023 00:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Real Madrid, Inter and Real Sociedad all through tooUnion Berlin knocked out despite draw at NapoliBayern Munich top scorer Harry Kane struck twice in seven minutes late in the game to guide his team to a 2-1 victory over visiting Galatasaray on Wednesday and secure a spot in the Champions League knockout stage with two games to spare.The England captain, who had scored a hat-trick against Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga on Saturday, headed in a Joshua Kimmich free kick in the 80th minute an
  
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• Champions League: Harry Kane double seals group top spot for Bayern Munich

  09-11-2023 00:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Real Madrid, Inter and Real Sociedad all into last 16Union Berlin hold Napoli, PSV sink Lens for first winBayern Munich’s Harry Kane struck twice in seven minutes late in the game to guide his team to a 2-1 victory over visiting Galatasaray on Wednesday and secure a spot in the Champions League knockout stage with two games to spare.The England captain, who scored a hat-trick against Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga on Saturday, headed in a Joshua Kimmich free kick in the 80th minute an
  
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• Copenhagen 4-3 Manchester United: Champions League – as it happened

  09-11-2023 00:02 via theguardian.com
  
  Manchester United led 2-0 but Marcus Rashford’s red triggered the hosts’ fightback, capped by 17-year-old Roony Bardghji1 min: A high ball is intercepted by McTominay just inside the United box. He kicks it onto Maguire’s arm. No penalty, and it would have been extremely harsh … and yet, seeing nobody knows anything any more, some referees would surely have given it. Maguire’s arm wasn’t right by his side, put it that way.Copenhagen get the party started. A f
  
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• Arsenal 2-0 Sevilla: Champions League – as it happened

  08-11-2023 23:23 via theguardian.com
  
  Leandro Trossard and Bukayo Saka scored the vital goals to put Arsenal one step closer to the knockout stagesMikel Arteta speaks: “I like to control games in the last 20 metres. It is the most difficult thing in football when teams are really low against us. This season we have been struggling to unlock teams early, unlike last season.”Bit more VAR chat: “It is my duty and who I am. I will defend this club and these players. In the dressing room, I demand the best and I am the
  
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• Copenhagen 4-3 Manchester United: Champions League – live reaction

  08-11-2023 23:18 via theguardian.com
  
  Updates on the 8pm GMT kick-off at Parken StadiumGet in touch: send your thoughts to Scott Murray1 min: A high ball is intercepted by McTominay just inside the United box. He kicks it onto Maguire’s arm. No penalty, and it would have been extremely harsh … and yet, seeing nobody knows anything any more, some referees would surely have given it. Maguire’s arm wasn’t right by his side, put it that way.Copenhagen get the party started. A fine post-pyro party atmosphere at P
  
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• Copenhagen comeback floors 10-man Manchester United after Rashford red

  08-11-2023 23:17 via theguardian.com
  
  After seven goals, two pivotal VAR decisions, two penalties and a red card, 10-man Manchester United ended on the wrong end of a shattering 4-3 defeat.Initially in control, Marcus Rashford’s sending off, which came when United were 2-0 up, precipitated a collapse that allowed Copenhagen to be level by the break. The No 10’s dismissal was the first VAR adjudication that arrived via the touchline TV. The second came after Harry Maguire’s header was handled by Lukas Lerager and Do
  
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• Bukayo Saka strikes before suffering knock as Arsenal ease past sorry Sevilla

  08-11-2023 23:04 via theguardian.com
  
  Bukayo Saka still had plenty to do. But this was another night when you knew that he would do it. The Arsenal winger was gliding up the right, his team 1-0 up, 64 minutes on the clock and, when he sliced inside, the shift was so explosive that his standing foot appeared to slip.Almost in the same movement, he caught it and pulled a move on the Sevilla defender, Adrià Pedrosa, easing away from him. The shot was steered home with the minimum of fuss and Arsenal planted one foot in the last
  
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• Arsenal on verge of Champions League knockout stage after sinking Sevilla

  08-11-2023 23:04 via theguardian.com
  
  Bukayo Saka still had plenty to do. But this was another night when you knew that he would do it. The Arsenal winger was gliding up the right, his team 1-0 up, 64 minutes on the clock and, when he sliced inside, the sudden shift was so explosive that he appeared to slip.Yet almost in the same movement, he caught himself and simply eased away from the Sevilla defender, Adrià Pedrosa. The shot was steered home with the minimum of fuss and Arsenal planted one foot in the last 16 of the Champ
  
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• Arsenal 2-0 Sevilla: Champions League – live reaction

  08-11-2023 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Leandro Trossard and Bukayo Saka scored the vital goals to put Arsenal one step closer to the knockout stagesMikel Arteta speaks: “I like to control games in the last 20 metres. It is the most difficult thing in football when teams are really low against us. This season we have been struggling to unlock teams early, unlike last season.”Bit more VAR chat: “It is my duty and who I am. I will defend this club and these players. In the dressing room, I demand the best and I am the
  
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• Champions League: Union Berlin hold Napoli, Real Sociedad send Benfica out

  08-11-2023 21:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Union out despite ending 12-game losing streak with 1-1 drawReal Sociedad close on last-16 place with 3-1 home victoryUnion Berlin earned an unexpected 1-1 draw at Napoli in the Champions League on Wednesday, ending their 12-game losing run across all competitions – but it was not enough to keep the Bundesliga side’s hopes of a last-16 place alive.The hosts dominated the first half and thought they had taken the lead through André-Frank Zambo Anguissa, but the goal was ruled o
  
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• Arsenal v Sevilla: Champions League – live

  08-11-2023 20:03 via theguardian.com
  
  Champions League updates from the 8pm GMT kick-offLive scoreboard | And feel free to drop Will an emailThere is no Eddie Nketiah for Arsenal tonight because the striker has an ankle issue.Get in the mood for tonight’s match with a look at Arteta v VAR. Continue reading...
  
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• Copenhagen v Manchester United: Champions League – live

  08-11-2023 20:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Updates on the 8pm GMT kick-off at Parken StadiumGet in touch: send your thoughts to Scott Murray Two weeks ago this happened …… a result that left Group A looking like this … Continue reading...
  
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• Dortmund do double over Newcastle and Milan beat PSG – Football Weekly Extra

  08-11-2023 14:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Fadugba, and Nicky Bandini to discuss all of Tuesday night’s Champions League action and Monday night’s Premier League gameRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today: the panel discusses all of Tuesday night’s Champions League action including Newcastle falling short at the hands of Borussia Dortmund
  
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• Champions League roundup: Shakhtar stun Barcelona; Milan overturn PSG

  08-11-2023 00:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Danylo Sikan gives Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 win over BarcelonaLeão and Giroud lead Milan’s fightback 2-1 win against PSGDanylo Sikan’s towering header gave Shakhtar Donetsk a 1-0 win against La Liga champions Barcelona in their Group H match. The 22-year-old forward gave the Ukrainian side, playing in Hamburg, a shock lead in the 40th minute against the five-time European champions who dominated possession throughout.Sikan jumped behind defender Andreas Christensen to meet a Giorg
  
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• Mikel Arteta goes all in as rage over VAR overshadows Sevilla clash

  07-11-2023 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  The Arsenal manager is reluctant to drop his crusade against the standard of officiating in the Premier League What comes after the doubling down on a position? A quadrupling? Poker is often the best space for this type of analogy so would it be going all in? Whatever the semantics, the answer was played out over the course of Mikel Arteta’s press conference on Tuesday, which was ostensibly to preview Arsenal’s Champions League tie against Sevilla at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday
  
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• Manchester City 3-0 Young Boys, Atlético Madrid 6-0 Celtic: Champions League – as it happened

  07-11-2023 23:19 via theguardian.com
  
  City cruised into the last 16 with Erling Haaland scoring twice while Celtic suffered a horrible night in MadridRed Star Belgrade v RB Leipzig teamsRed Star Belgrade: Glazer, Mijailovic, Dragovic, Djiga, Rodic, Kanga, Hwang, Bukari, Ivanic, Lucic, Krasso. Subs: Kabic, Mitrovic, Popovic, Nedeljkovic, Degenek, Spajic, Stamenic, Ndiaye, Katai, Olayinka, Kangwa, Mijatovic. Continue reading...
  
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• Manchester City 3-0 Young Boys, Atlético Madrid 6-0 Celtic: Champions League – live

  07-11-2023 23:04 via theguardian.com
  
  Champions League updates from the 8pm GMT kick-offsLive scoreboard | Share your thoughts with John via emailRed Star Belgrade v RB Leipzig teamsRed Star Belgrade: Glazer, Mijailovic, Dragovic, Djiga, Rodic, Kanga, Hwang, Bukari, Ivanic, Lucic, Krasso. Subs: Kabic, Mitrovic, Popovic, Nedeljkovic, Degenek, Spajic, Stamenic, Ndiaye, Katai, Olayinka, Kangwa, Mijatovic. Continue reading...
  
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• Griezmann and Morata lead Atlético Madrid’s thrashing of 10-man Celtic

  07-11-2023 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  “We’re not here just to be a support act,” Brendan Rodgers had said but this time Celtic were not even that good and in all probability they won’t be here at all for very much longer. A crushing 6-0 defeat at Atlético Madrid not only leaves them virtually out of the Champions League, it also leaves them bottom of Group E on a single point, left with little chance of even dropping into the Europa League. Nor was it just the figures, it was the way this felt; theirs
  
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• Haaland and Foden ensure Manchester City qualify with win over Young Boys

  07-11-2023 22:58 via theguardian.com
  
  Manchester City have qualified for the Champions League knockout stages for the 11th consecutive season after the most routine of European nights against Young Boys.Nothing less was expected of City as the reigning kings of Europe breezed by the Swiss champions to extend their unbeaten home record to 28 in continental competition, this being their 26th victory in that run. The closest Young Boys got to the City net was when their fans threw a smoke bomb onto the pitch in the vicinity of the six-
  
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• Martínez and Casemiro set for long layoffs as Ten Hag seeks stability

  07-11-2023 22:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Key Manchester United duo not likely to return until New YearUnited face Copenhagen needing win to boost knockout hopes Erik ten Hag believes Manchester United can go on a winning run when more stable, but the manager does not expect Lisandro Martínez and Casemiro to return before Christmas to help achieve this aim.Martínez has been out since late September due to a foot injury while Casemiro suffered a hamstring problem in last week’s Carabao Cup defeat against Newcastle.. C
  
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• Julian Brandt seals win as Dortmund deal harsh lesson to Newcastle

  07-11-2023 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  One day, and sooner than you think, this Newcastle side will be a frightening force in Europe. Once they can add a little craft to their graft, a little depth to a squad still stretched thin by a relentless schedule. Once they work out how to break down teams who do not simply let themselves be bullied. In short, once they work out how to win games like this.Borussia Dortmund have now beaten them twice in a fortnight, and while Newcastle can still qualify for the last-16 it will probably need a
  
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• Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Newcastle United: Champions League – as it happened

  07-11-2023 20:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Goals from Niclas Füllkrug and Julian Brandt diminished Newcastle’s chances of reaching the knockout stage2 min: Willock stays down for a worrying few seconds, Hummels having caught him on the ankle. Oh no, not yet another injury? But after a tense beat, he springs back up and is good to go. Eddie Howe breathes again.1 min: The hosts are immediately on the front foot, Sabitzer failing to control on the edge of the Newcastle box. The visitors then counter, Willock blazing up the left w
  
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• Manchester City v Young Boys, Atlético Madrid v Celtic: Champions League – live

  07-11-2023 19:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Champions League updates from the 8pm GMT kick-offsLive scoreboard | Share your thoughts with John via emailGood evening, Europe and the whole wide world. The business end of the group stages is here, as they turn for home, the Europa League or the last 16. So, what’s at stake tonight? Remember, we are playing the return of those matches two weeks ago.
  Atletico v Celtic sees a rerun of what was one of the best games in the tournament so far, it finishing 2-2. Brendan Rodgers, never the mos
  
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• Borussia Dortmund v Newcastle United: Champions League – live

  07-11-2023 17:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Champions League updates from the 5.45pm GMT kick-offLive scoreboard | And feel free to drop Scott an emailWhen these teams met at St James’ Park a fortnight ago, this happened …… which meant the Group F table suddenly looked very tight … Continue reading...
  
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• ’Nothing can sway us’: inside Shakhtar’s quest for glory in wartime

  07-11-2023 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Ukrainian champions face Barcelona on Tuesday at a time when, as one staff member puts it, ‘nothing is OK really’It is unseasonably warm but the leaves cloaking Sviatoshyn Olympic Centre are turning the same hue as Shakhtar Donetsk’s orange shirts. The sky is clear and the two training pitches pristine. A radiant, textured scene tucked away far from the city’s noise feels ideal for conditioning Champions League footballers, especially when they are sandwiched between
  
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