Match results
Match reports, scores, post-match analysis.
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Foden hat-trick fires 10-man City past AEK Athens as Haaland rests
Phil Foden scored a hat-trick as Manchester City cruised to a 5-1 Champions League victory over AEK Athens, with Erling Haaland an unused substitute and 17-year-old Floyd Samba impressing on just his second senior start.
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Foden hat-trick fires Man City to 5-1 rout of AEK Athens after PSG humbling
Phil Foden scored his first Champions League hat-trick in nearly 12 months as Manchester City swept aside AEK Athens 5-1 at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday, bouncing back emphatically from last week's 4-2 defeat to PSG.
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Ancelotti expresses sadness over violence in Lille ahead of Galatasaray Champions League clash
Lille manager Davide Ancelotti expressed his distress over the damage caused to his city by violence on October 17, following student protests against rising prices. Turkish club Galatasaray has requested security guarantees from UEFA before facing the French side in the Champions League.
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Doué refuses to adapt his game to Yamal ahead of PSG-Barcelona in Champions League
Questioned before the kick-off of the PSG-Barcelona clash in the Champions League, Désiré Doué ruled out any tactical adjustment against Lamine Yamal: "We're going to play as usual."
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Van Dijk's calamitous header gifts Villarreal shock lead inside four minutes at Anfield
Virgil van Dijk completely misjudged a routine header back to Alisson inside four minutes, looping the ball into the path of Georges Mikautadze, who finished coolly to stun Anfield and give Villarreal a shock Champions League lead.
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Guendouzi's catastrophic pass gifts Slavia Prague equalizer against Fenerbahçe
Trailing 2-0 from the 11th minute, Slavia Prague capitalized on a gross error from Matteo Guendouzi to pull back to 2-1, before snatching a 2-2 draw late in the match against Fenerbahçe in Istanbul.
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Lucas Hernandez Surprise Starter Against Yamal: PSG's Lineup vs Barcelona
For the third matchday of the Champions League league phase, Luis Enrique selects Lucas Hernandez on the left flank to contain Lamine Yamal, benching Warren Zaïre-Emery and Lucas Digne. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia also returns to the starting lineup.
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Cokayne insists Red Roses are not in 'panic stations' after 41-match unbeaten run ends
England vice-captain Amy Cokayne has played down concerns after Canada's 24-21 victory at BMO Field ended the Red Roses' 41-match unbeaten run — their first defeat since the 2021 Rugby World Cup final. England face Canada again in Ottawa on Friday.
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Nunes warns Harrison 'still makes the same mistakes' ahead of UFC 334 showdown
Amanda Nunes says her knowledge of Kayla Harrison runs deep after years as training partners at American Top Team, claiming the reigning bantamweight champion has not corrected the flaws she spotted in the gym. The two meet in the UFC 334 co-main event on 14 November at Madison Square Garden.
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O'Malley warns Yan's nine-hour back surgery could cost him the bantamweight title
Sean O'Malley believes Petr Yan may be rushing back too soon from January lumbar surgery ahead of his UFC 333 trilogy defence against Merab Dvalishvili, drawing on his own post-surgery loss to Dvalishvili as a cautionary tale.
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Guendouzi starts against Slavia Prague after suspension reduced in Champions League
Sanctioned for his behaviour during the qualifying tie against Lyon, Mattéo Guendouzi returns to the Champions League with Fenerbahçe this Tuesday (18:45) for matchday 3, alongside Kanté and Greenwood.
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Bayern Munich hit by virus scare as Arsenal arrive for Champions League showdown
Vincent Kompany is reportedly unwell ahead of Bayern Munich's Champions League clash with Arsenal at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday, with the German club concerned about the illness spreading to players and staff. Bayern are also without suspended winger Michael Olise.
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Nantes supporters banned from traveling to Geoffroy-Guichard for Ligue 2 derby
The Loire prefecture has issued an order prohibiting FC Nantes supporters from attending the match against AS Saint-Etienne on Saturday during the 10th round of Ligue 2 at Geoffroy-Guichard.
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Brentford refer rugby ball-throwing spectator to police after Liverpool match
Brentford have referred an individual to police after footage emerged of a rugby ball being kicked from a balcony onto the pitch during Saturday's Premier League clash with Liverpool, which the visitors won 2-1 at the Gtech Community Stadium.
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Dvalishvili brushes off Yan's trash talk ahead of UFC 333 bantamweight title trilogy
Merab Dvalishvili says Petr Yan's relentless trash talk at the UFC 333 press conference no longer gets under his skin. The Georgian contender faces Yan in a highly anticipated bantamweight title trilogy bout on October 24.
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Bath confirm Du Preez hamstring injury will rule him out for two Premiership matches
Dan du Preez will miss Bath's away trip to Gloucester and the home fixture against Sale after picking up a hamstring injury in training ahead of last weekend's Champions Cup defeat to Montpellier.
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Gerrard backs Carrick to stick with Baleba and Santos after United's compact Leeds draw
Steven Gerrard has endorsed Michael Carrick's midfield reshuffle at Manchester United, arguing that pairing Carlos Baleba and Andrey Santos brought the physicality and compactness missing from previous selections, echoing Gary Neville's assessment after Sunday's 0-0 draw at Elland Road.
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Akliouche available for PSG-Barça despite ankle injury
Luis Enrique has an almost complete squad to host FC Barcelona in the Champions League. Maghnes Akliouche, who suffered an ankle injury at Strasbourg, is included in the PSG group.
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Wade one try from Ashton's PREM record as Freeman looms as future threat
Christian Wade needs just one more try to surpass Chris Ashton's all-time Premiership record of 101, with Newcastle facing Sale Sharks on Friday. Behind him, Northampton's Tommy Freeman is emerging as the most lethal finisher in the league's history by strike rate.
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Paris supporters disrupt Barcelona's sleep ahead of Champions League clash at Parc des Princes
Around 1:15 a.m., fireworks erupted near the five-star hotel in Issy-les-Moulineaux where Barcelona's squad was staying, just hours before PSG's Champions League match against Barcelona.
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