Disjointed Chelsea suffered a shock defeat to Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb on the opening night of their Champions League campaign as Mislav Orsic’s first-half strike was enough to earn a 1-0 victory. Thomas Tuchel’s side were caught napping in 13th minute as Orsic ran from his own half, latching onto a ball from strike partner Bruno Petkovic, to outpace £70m signing Wesley Fofana before dinking the ball over Kepa Arrizabalaga.
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FC Barcelon and Bayern Munich have been drawn in the same Group of the Champions League for the second season in a row meaning Robert Lewandowski will return to Bavaria sooner than anticipated. Inter Milan and Viktoria Plzen complete the group while PSG face Juventus, Benfica and Maccabi Haifa as the Parisians seek to achieve their ultimate aim of winning the Champions League
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UEFA has confirmed it will award two Champions League places to countries whose clubs collectively performed best in Europe in the previous campaign from the 2024-25 season, a change from the original proposals made.
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has refused to get involved in a discussion about Atletico Madrid’s style of football ahead of the two sides meeting in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night.
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Anthony Elanga says he has “dreamt of moments” like his late equaliser in the the first leg of Manchester United’s Champions League last-16 draw at Atletico Madrid. Joao Felix’s superb header had given Atleti the lead but United dug in and earned a late draw.
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