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What Tottenham fans can look forward to if Erik ten Hag is appointed

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What Tottenham fans can look forward to if Erik ten Hag is appointed When Jose Mourinho was relieved of his duties at Tottenham last week, attention turned to the hunt for the Portuguese boss' successor in north London. Well, after the furore surrounding the European Super League died down enough to focus elsewhere.In the wake of Tottenham's embarassing Europa League...

The matches that matter from the final Champions League group stage fixtures

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The matches that matter from the final Champions League group stage fixtures Ahead of gameweek six and the final round of Champions League group stage fixtures, as ever there are a mixture of meaningful and almost irrelevant matches to get through. Nine teams have already booked their place in the last 16, though 13 are still battling for those seven available spots in the k...

Champions League team news and prediction: Ajax vs Liverpool

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Champions League team news and prediction: Ajax vs Liverpool Liverpool and Ajax are remarkably set to meet off for the first time since 1966 as both target winning starts to their Champions League campaign. Ahead of their meeting in Amsterdam, we have all your need-to-know match information in one place, including team news, probable XIs and where you can wat...

Champions League Group D Preview: Free-scoring Atalanta a threat to Liverpool?

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Champions League Group D Preview: Free-scoring Atalanta a threat to Liverpool? We have now reached the halfway point of the 2020/21 Champions League group stage. Group D is arguably one of, if not the most, exciting this season. Liverpool, Ajax and Atalanta all favour attacking football and none are particularly solid at the back, which should make for some hugely entertaining...

Telles vs Tagliafico: The important stats to consider behind Man Utd's interest

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Telles vs Tagliafico: The important stats to consider behind Man Utd's interest There is an all to familiar feeling about Manchester United as they enter the final two weeks of the transfer window. It was a summer that promised so much but has unsurprisingly delivered little. After spending the entire window being conservative with their money, it would shock no one if panic bu...

Who is Nicolas Tagliafico? A left-back upgrade on Chilwell for Leicester?

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Who is Nicolas Tagliafico? A left-back upgrade on Chilwell for Leicester? On Wednesday, Chelsea completed their big money capture of Ben Chilwell from Leicester. The Blues have been chasing the England international for some time now as Frank Lampard sought to bring in a new left-back and he finally got his man this week. Chelsea may not have had to pay the rumoured &poun...

Why the fuss about Van de Beek - Real Madrid and Manchester United target analysed

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Why the fuss about Van de Beek - Real Madrid and Manchester United target analysed When it was announced the Eredivisie was to be cancelled following the round of games on March 8th, no champion was to be decided for 2019/20. In voiding the campaign due to the Coronavirus pandemic, it meant a number of players will have now played their final game for their respective sides. Hakim...

The only Premier League star to make Champions League best XI revealed

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The only Premier League star to make Champions League best XI revealed With football postponed for the foreseeable future, we turn our attention to the Champions League team of the season so far. Manchester United dominate our Europa League best XI of the campaign, while it's Bundesliga powerhouse Bayern Munich who are the best represented in the top performing team fr...

Manchester United targets among best rated players dropping down to Europa League

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Manchester United targets among best rated players dropping down to Europa League Now the first batch of last-16 Champions League ties are done and dusted, it's time to turn our attention to the Europa League knockout stage. Shocks were few and far between in the group stage, albeit Lazio and Gladbach crashing out before the knockout phase raised eyebrows. The likes of Manchester...

Meet Hakim Ziyech: The Moroccan maestro set for Chelsea

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Meet Hakim Ziyech: The Moroccan maestro set for Chelsea Perhaps one of the surprises of the January transfer window was that Chelsea didn't bring in any new faces after their transfer ban was rescinded. The Blues tried and tried for a new striker, yet were left frustrated in their efforts to bolster their frontline. That, though, should change in the sum...