Borussia Dortmund have sacked manager Lucien Favre after losing 5-1 at home to newly promoted Stuttgart yesterday. Dortmund have lost their last three home games and trail league leaders Bayern Munich by five points. Favre has been at the helm since May 2018.
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Manchester United and Manchester City missed the chance to demonstrate their title credentials with a cagey stalemate in their derby at Old Trafford. The major talking point was a Marcus Rashford penalty which was ruled out for an offside in the buildup.
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Former Italy World Cup-winner Paolo Rossi has died aged 64. The former Juventus and AC Milan forward was instrumental in Italy’s 1982 World Cup victory, scoring the opening goal of the 3-1 final victory over West Germany as well as a hat-trick against Brazil earlier in the tournament.
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A much-changed Liverpool were held to a 1-1 draw by Midtjylland in their final Champions League Group D game after VAR denied Takumi Minamino a late winner. Mohamed Salah gave the Reds the lead inside 55 seconds but an Alexander Scholz penalty earned the hosts a draw.
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Manchester United crashed out of the Champions League suffering a 3-2 loss to RB Leipzig. A Bruno Fernandes penalty and a Paul Pogba header arrived too late to overturn Leipzig’s goals from Angelino, Amadou Haidara and Justin Kluivert.
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