Champions league
Champions League hopes add spice to Everton v Man United clash
United are currently fifth, just three points behind Chelsea, and although Everton are 11th, they could reduce the gap to United to just two points with a...
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Eriksen felt like 'black sheep' at Spurs
The 27-year-old Dane, who joined Spurs in 2013 and moved to Inter Milan last month, had said after Tottenham’s defeat by Liverpool in last season’s Champions League final that he wanted to try something new.
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Mane set to be crowned king of Africa as troubles rumble on
AFP Sport looks at some of the issues facing the most popular sport in a continent where good footballers and bad administrators often share the media stage.
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Italian sports daily slammed for Lukaku 'Black Friday' headline
Smalling and Lukaku, former Manchester United teammates, face off at the San Siro on Friday as Inter Milan look to maintain top spot in Serie A beating Champions League-chasing Roma, prompting the Rome-based Corriere dello Sport to publish the controversial headline.
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Ballon d'Or: Will it be Virgil van Dijk or Lionel Messi?
Football's golden prize - the Ballon d'Or - will be announced on Monday night. EWN Sport's Tholakele Mnganga and Michael Pedro weigh in on who they think should win. Do you agree?
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Atalanta fight back to draw with Man City as Kyle Walker ends up in goal
City had taken an early lead through Raheem Sterling but Mario Pasalic’s equaliser turned the tables and substitute keeper Claudio Bravo’s sending off late on left the visitors holding on for a point with defender Walker in goal.
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Lampard hails Pulisic impact as Chelsea 'babies' come of age
The forward joined Chelsea from Borussia Dortmund for a fee of $71 million in the close season to become the most expensive American player in history but has struggled for minutes.
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Tottenham return to form with 5-0 thrashing of Red Star
After suffering their heaviest home defeat in Europe on matchday two, a 7-2 humiliation by Bayern Munich, they responded emphatically to claim their biggest win in the Champions League.
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Salah misses Liverpool trip to Man Utd, Alisson returns
Salah hobbled off late on in the European champions' 2-1 victory over Leicester two weeks ago, but Jurgen Klopp is hopeful he can return for Wednesday's Champions League trip to Genk.
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Juventus captain Chiellini out for six months after knee surgery
The Italy international is likely to return in March, meaning he could be fit for the Champions League quarter-finals if Juventus make it that far.
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Ronaldo hits 600th club goal as Juventus hold Inter Milan
The Turin club wrapped up an eighth successive league title last weekend but found themselves behind early on to a wonder-strike from Inter midfielder Radja Nainggolan.
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Relentless Barca in Liga of their own
After dropping points in five of their opening 12 games, Barca went on a relentless run after the Betis loss, winning 18 of their next 23 matches to get their hands on the trophy.
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Returning Ronaldo gives Juventus edge against impressive Ajax
Ronaldo had not played for his club since scoring a hat-trick to dump out Atletico Madrid in the last 16, and his goal here saved the visitors in the face of another fine Ajax performance.
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Shaw own goal gives Barca advantage over tame United
Barca have not lost at home for 30 games in the Champions League since 2013 and while United can take credit for staying in the tie, they produced little that will overly worry the Spanish side.
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Stopping Messi not mission impossible for Man Utd, says Solskjaer
Messi scored in both of Barca’s Champions League final victories over United, in 2009 and 2011, and is hungry to win the competition for a fifth time.
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Keita and Firmino give Liverpool win over Porto
There remains plenty of work to do for the Premier League leaders, who will be disappointed they were unable to gain a bigger advantage for next week’s second leg.
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Solskjaer faces up to reality as Barcelona roll into town
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has given his creative players licence to attack, with Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford let off the leash to devastating effect.
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Solskjaer relieved to avoid Watford ‘banana skin’
The victory lifted United into fourth place and potentially a place in next season’s Champions League.
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Atletico fall short again in latest bid to upset the odds
Out of the Copa del Rey and adrift in La Liga, Atletico had pinned their hopes on Europe, where there was the added lure of a final at their own Wanda Metropolitano stadium.
