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Ancelotti names favorite for CL victory: 'But there are always surprises'
Real Madrid has started the season excellently. After five matches in La Liga, the Royal team has not dropped a single point. In the Champions League, coach Carlo Ancelotti remains cautious. 'We never see ourselves as the favorite.'
Simons crowns Champions League debut with award
The first Champions League match for Xavi Simons turned out to be a memorable one for the Dutch forward. His team, RB Leipzig, secured a victory on the field against Young Boys, and he was chosen by UEFA as the Man of the Match afterwards.
Roger Schmidt points to the referee after Benfica's disastrous quarter-hour
Roger Schmidt was not pleased with the performance of Turkish referee Halil Meler on Wednesday evening. The German coach felt that the referee was not exactly on Benfica's side in the Champions League match against RB Salzburg.
Onana very remorseful: 'We lost here because of me'
Andre Onana appeared in front of the camera on Wednesday evening by his own request after the Champions League match against Bayern Munich. The Manchester United goalkeeper felt guilty about a mistake he made in the first half, which led to Bayern opening the score.
Solskjaer reflects: 'Bringing Ronaldo back to Man Utd was a mistake'
There was turmoil at Manchester United when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was the manager between 2018 and 2021, and things still aren't going well at the club. The Norwegian coach spoke out this week for the first time since his forced departure in November 2021, reflecting on the return of Cristiano Ronaldo.
Bellingham is also the big savior of Real Madrid in the Champions League
Union Berlin thought they could secure their first ever Champions League point, but deep into injury time of the match against Real Madrid, they ended up losing. Once again, it was Jude Bellingham who delivered the victory for Carlo Ancelotti's team: 1-0.
Bosz explains his choices and promises an attacking PSV in London
In recent years, Arsenal, under the guidance of manager Mikel Arteta, has reestablished its reputation as the attacking team it once was under Arsène Wenger. However, Peter Bosz promises that his PSV also wants to go full throttle in the upcoming Champions League clash in London.
Record for the youngest ever team in the CL broken: 21 years and 183 days
Red Bull Salzburg broke a Champions League record on Wednesday evening. The Austrians fielded the youngest starting eleven ever in a CL match against Benfica.
With these eleven names from Marseille, Ajax will presumably have to deal
In France, it is expected that interim coach Jacques Abardonado will make few changes compared to the last starting eleven under the departed Marcelino. The team ranked fourth in the French league will face Ajax on Thursday evening, and a solution needs to be found only for the injured Leonardo Balerdi.
Chaos at Marseille complete: board steps down after threats
The board of Olympique Marseille temporarily steps down. The reason is a meeting last Monday with representatives of various supporter groups, during which threats were made.