Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has set a top eight target for qualification into the UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Afrosport reports. The newly-introduced league phase format will see teams who finish in the top eight of the 36-team log automatically progress to the round of 16 while teams placed ninth to 24th will face each other in a two-legged playoff to determine the other eight teams....
Xabi Alonso is confident that Bayer Leverkusen can progress to the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League despite their heavy 4-0 loss to Liverpool on Tuesday, Afrosport reports. A second half blitz from the Reds handed Alonso a forgettable night on his return to Anfield. The result left Leverkusen in 11th place with seven points, the same point as nine teams sitting between sixth and...
Incoming Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has admitted that the Red Devils cannot play the way Sporting Lisbon does, Afrosport reports. The Portuguese tactician masterminded a 4-1 win over Manchester City on Tuesday night which drew a lot of attention for their impressive display. Amorim will resume his new role at Old Trafford next Monday but has sounded a warning that the Red Devils will...
Spanish giants Real Madrid have recorded back-to-back home defeats as well as their second loss in the new UEFA Champions League group format as they were beaten 3-1 by AC Milan at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday, Afrosport reports. The 15-time European champions fell behind to a goal from German defender Malick Thiaw in the 12th minute, but 11 minutes later, Vinicius Junior equalised for Los...
Arsenal Captain Martin Odegaard has returned from his two months injury layoff and returned to training ahead of their upcoming Champions League match against Inter Milan on Wednesday, Afrosport reports. The 25-year-old Norwegian was sidelined after picking up an injury against Austria in a 2-1 win while out on international duty and has since missed 12 matches. He has only missed a handful of games since...
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