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Champions League injury report - 20/02/19: Double blow for Manchester City

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Champions League injury report - 20/02/19: Double blow for Manchester City Rounding off the first leg of the round of 16 ties in the Champions League, there could be some significant players both missing due to and returning from injury in Wednesday night’s double.Atletico Madrid vs JuventusAs far as the home side are concerned, Diego Simeone is set to be without the...

Liverpool vs Bayern Preview: Van Dijk’s absence poorly timed in potential season-defining week

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Liverpool vs Bayern Preview: Van Dijk’s absence poorly timed in potential season-defining week When Liverpool made Virgil van Dijk the most expensive defender of all time, few thought he would single-handily solve the club’s defensive frailties. Defensive errors plagued Liverpool prior to Van Dijk’s arrival and it was suggested they were just a consequence of the ‘crash-bang...

Champions League best rated XI: Tottenham dominate after convincing Dortmund win

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Champions League best rated XI: Tottenham dominate after convincing Dortmund win Tottenham and Paris Saint-Germain earned the best results from the first batch of Champions League last-16 matches in midweek. The former secured a 3-0 home win over Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund, while PSG inflicted Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s first defeat as Manchester United boss with a 2...

Manchester United 0-2 PSG player ratings: Di Maria savours Old Trafford return

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Manchester United 0-2 PSG player ratings: Di Maria savours Old Trafford return Ole Gunnar Solskjaer slipped to his first defeat as Manchester United and the Red Devils now have a mountain to climb if they want to stay in the Champions League. United lost the first leg of their last-16 tie to Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 at Old Trafford and finished the match with 10 men after Paul ...

Champions League preview: Will Son continue record against familiar foes Dortmund?

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Champions League preview: Will Son continue record against familiar foes Dortmund? Everything’s coming up Milhouse as far as Tottenham ahead of their welcome of Borussia Dortmund. Of course, Mauricio Pochettino is without Harry Kane and Dele Alli for their Champions League clash, but Dortmund have a number of key absences for their trip to Wembley. Lukasz Piszczek, Paco Alca...

Champions League preview: Stars aligning for Manchester United to eliminate PSG

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Champions League preview: Stars aligning for Manchester United to eliminate PSG It has been just under two months since the draw for the Champions League last-16 was made and so much has changed since then. Paris Saint-Germain were considered overwhelming favourites when they were paired with Manchester United, who were managed by Jose Mourinho at the time. It is safe to say th...

Barcelona sensation lands individual Champions League accolade

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Barcelona sensation lands individual Champions League accolade We’re down from 32 to 16 teams in the Champions League following the culmination of Wednesday’s matches. Here, using our unique rating system, we run through the best-rated XI from the group stages.Goalkeeper - Samir Handanovic (Inter) 7.36 ratingInter may have crashed out of the Champio...

Champions League round-up: The star men from Wednesday’s action

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Champions League round-up: The star men from Wednesday’s action A run through of the WhoScored Man of the Match awards from Wednesday’s Champions League action. Viktoria Plzen 2-1 Roma - Tomas Chory - 7.90 rating Viktoria Plzen pulled off a shock 2-1 win at home to Roma on the final day of the group stage campaign to secure a third place finish in Group G ...

Champions League round-up: The star men from Tuesday’s action

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Champions League round-up: The star men from Tuesday’s action A run through the WhoScored Man of the Match awards from Tuesday's Champions League action.Galatasaray 2-3 FC Porto - Garry Rodrigues - 7.88 rating Despite falling to defeat at home to FC Porto, it was Galatasaray winger Garry Rodrigues that finished as the WhoScored Man of the Match. The 28-year-ol...

Champions League round-up: Shakhtar star steals the show

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Champions League round-up: Shakhtar star steals the show 12 spots down, four to go. The remaining teams for the last-16 stage of the Champions League are all but set, but a handful of places will need to be decided on the final gameweek of the group stages. One of those is Ukrainian outfit Shakhtar Donetsk, who are still in with a chance of leapfrogging L...