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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.
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.
Spurs claim surprising clause: 'Kane is always welcome here'
Harry Kane left Tottenham Hotspur this summer for Bayern Munich, but there's a chance the striker might return to North London one day. Chairman Daniel Levy claims that Spurs have negotiated a buy-back clause.
The Marseille board now also receives support from the fans
The representatives of supporter groups who made threatening statements in a meeting with the board of Olympique Marseille last Monday cannot count on the full support of the Marseille fan base. A counter-movement has been set up.
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.
Van Bommel on his exchange with Xavi: 'It was a beautiful pass from Frenkie'
Mark van Bommel doesn't consider it a disgrace that Antwerp FC received a 5-0 thrashing from Barcelona on their Champions League debut Tuesday evening. The 46-year-old coach addressed a notable exchange he had with Xavi after the match.
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.
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.'
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.
Schouten gets acquainted with the 43 formations of Arsenal
The main question at the press conference was: shouldn't PSV have adapted more to Arsenal? Midfielder Jerdy Schouten argued after the heavy defeat in London that it wouldn't have made much of a difference and explained why that was the case.