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Champions League Wednesday: Liverpool Edge Atletico Thriller, Chelsea Beaten in Munich Liverpool 3-2 Atletico Madrid: Van Dijk’s Late Header Secures Dramatic Win Liverpool began their Champions League campaign with yet another dramatic Anfield night, edging Atletico Madrid 3-2 thanks to Virgil van Dijk’s stoppage-time header. Arne Slot’s side made a blistering start, racing into a 2-0 lead inside six minutes. Mohamed Salah’s free-kick deflected off Andrew Robertson past Jan Oblak after just four minutes, before the Egyptian combined with Ryan Gravenberch to slot home a composed second. Atletico struck back on the stroke of half-time when Marcos Llorente squeezed a low…

Manchester City vs Napoli Preview Draw or City win Both teams to score The spotlight inevitably falls on Kevin De Bruyne as he returns to the Etihad Stadium, but this time in Napoli colours, for one of the most intriguing fixtures of matchday one. The Belgian midfielder is expected to be warmly acknowledged by the Manchester City faithful before the action begins, but once the whistle blows there will be little sentiment between two ambitious sides aiming for an ideal start in Europe. Manchester City head into the clash on the back of a morale-boosting 3-0 derby victory over Manchester United…

Newcastle vs Barcelona Preview Draw or Barcelona win Over 2.5 goals Newcastle United are back in the UEFA Champions League after a year’s absence and face the daunting task of welcoming Barcelona to St James’ Park. Eddie Howe’s men come into the game on the back of a much-needed 1-0 Premier League victory over Wolves, their first league win of the campaign. That result eased some early-season tension and serves as the perfect warm-up for what feels like one of the club’s biggest fixtures in recent memory. The Magpies have endured a difficult time in the Champions League in recent years, winning just…

Champions League Tuesday: Arsenal and Tottenham Secure Opening Wins The UEFA Champions League returned last night with two Premier League clubs in action. Arsenal travelled to Spain to face Athletic Club, while Tottenham Hotspur hosted Villarreal in north London. Both sides started their campaigns with victories, achieved in contrasting styles but equally valuable in their quest for progression. Arsenal’s Substitutes Seal Victory in Bilbao Athletic Club 0–2 Arsenal Arsenal displayed both patience and quality at the Estadio de San Mamés, with substitutes Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard delivering decisive goals in the final quarter. The result gave the Gunners a…

UCL Recap: Arsenal Overcome Bilbao, Tottenham Edge Villarreal Athletic Club 0-2 Arsenal Arsenal began their Champions League campaign with a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Athletic Club in Bilbao. Substitute Gabriel Martinelli made an instant impact, scoring just 36 seconds after coming on in the 71st minute, latching onto a pass from Leandro Trossard. The Brazilian then turned provider late on, beating his marker before setting up Trossard, who squeezed in the second goal in the 86th minute. Athletic Club, returning to the competition for the first time since 2014-15, started strongly, fuelled by a passionate home crowd. Alejandro Berenguer caused problems…

Bayern Munich vs Chelsea Preview Bayern to win Over 2.5 goals The UEFA Champions League group stage kicks off in Bavaria with a heavyweight clash as Bayern Munich host Chelsea in a rematch of the 2011/12 final. Bayern enter this contest in sparkling form, having won all five of their competitive matches this season. Their dominance has been especially evident at the Allianz Arena, where they’ve won both of their home fixtures by a combined 11-0. Confidence is understandably high, and history is on their side too: no club boasts a higher win rate in the Champions League group stage since…

Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid Preview Draw or Liverpool win Both teams to score Liverpool enter this fixture in dramatic fashion after once again needing late heroics to secure victory at the weekend. A stoppage-time penalty edged them past newly-promoted Burnley 1-0, marking the fourth consecutive game in which they have claimed all three points with a decisive goal beyond the 80th minute. That resilience is a hallmark of Arne Slot’s side and will fill the Anfield crowd with confidence as the Reds begin their 17th Champions League campaign. Liverpool topped the league phase last season, winning all four home games by…

Athletic Bilbao vs Arsenal Preview Draw or Arsenal win Both teams to score The Champions League returns to San Mamés for the first time in over a decade, as Athletic Club kick off their group stage campaign against Premier League giants Arsenal. Athletic earned their seat at Europe’s top table thanks to a fourth-place finish in La Liga last season, marking their first Champions League main draw appearance since 2014/15. That edition ended in disappointment at the group stage, but this time around there is renewed optimism following a strong Europa League run last term which ended in the semi-finals.…

Tottenham vs Villarreal Preview Spurs to win Over 1.5 goals Tottenham begin their Champions League journey looking to prove that their UEFA Europa League triumph last season was no fluke. Having lifted their first European silverware since the 1980s, expectations are now higher, and boss Thomas Frank enters his first-ever UEFA group phase with the challenge of balancing continental ambition with domestic improvement. This is also a landmark season for Spurs, who for the first time since 2011/12 enter Europe without either Harry Kane or Son Heung-min leading the line. Despite those departures, Tottenham have found ways to score goals in…

Matchday 4 Awards Plenty of Premier League teams felt the international break hangover this past weekend, with quite a few performances impacted by the first time this season that club football took a backseat. The best example of this is the FIVE games which failed to bring us at least three goals this round. That does not happen often… Everton vs Aston Villa and Palace vs Sunderland both ended in blank draws, while Fulham, Newcastle and Liverpool only mustered 1-0 wins over Leeds, Wolves and Burnley, respectively. Elsewhere, Manchester City blew away local rivals United 3-0, Arsenal recorded the same…