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Bellingham willing to adapt to help Real find winning formula

Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham feels he is most effective playing as an attacker but the England international said he is willing to play a more withdrawn role to accommodate his team mates and help the side win.

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Liverpool host Real Madrid in blockbuster clash

Real Madrid are the team who Liverpool have lost most often against in European competitions, having being beaten by Los Blancos seven times, including heartbreaking Champions League final losses in 2018 and 2022.

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Frustrated Enrique remains hopeful for PSG's progress in Champions League

Paris St Germain coach Luis Enrique was left frustrated after Tuesday's 1-0 loss at Bayern Munich in the Champions League, but remained hopeful that the Ligue 1 winners would progress to the next round of the continental competition.

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Arsenal deliver Champions League statement of intent: Arteta

Arteta had demanded a dynamic display from his team ahead of their trip to the Jose Alvalade stadium and they responded in style.

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Champions League / Man City blow three-goal lead, Bayern beat PSG

"We concede a lot of goals because we are not stable," complained Guardiola.

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Lewandowski scores 100th Champions League goal as Barca beat Brest

The veteran striker slotted home from the spot in the 10th minute to fire the Catalans ahead and reach his milestone, adding a second late on after Dani Olmo's goal to inflict the French side's first defeat.

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Mascherano re-unites with Messi as Inter Miami coach

Inter Miami have appointed former Argentina midfielder Javier Mascherano as their new head coach, the Major League Soccer club said on Tuesday.

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Salah driven not distracted by contract deadlock, says Slot

Liverpool manager Arne Slot said speculation over Mohamed Salah's future at Anfield is fuelling the Egyptian's fine form ahead of a "special" week for the Reds.

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Motivated Belgium hope to end long wait for competitive France win

Belgium coach Domenico Tedesco has urged his players to be brave and clinical against France as his side seek a first competitive victory over their neighbours in 43 years in their Nations League A Group 2 clash in Brussels on Monday.

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Yamal out of Spain squad due to muscle strain

Spain forward Lamine Yamal will miss Tuesday’s Nations League Group A4 match against Serbia to avoid any risk of injury after suffering a muscle strain, the Spain national team said on Sunday.

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Marcelo Bielsa says his authority was affected after Suarez criticism

Bielsa said his side's commitment was unaffected in their shock 1-0 loss away at Peru on Saturday.

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Carsley goes back to basics as humbled England face Finland

Lee Carsley will return to a "conventional" formation against Finland on Sunday after the England interim manager's tactical tweak backfired in their shock loss to Greece.

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Ronaldo scores in Portugal's win as Spain sink Denmark

Cristiano Ronaldo scored as Portugal beat Poland 3-1 for their third straight Nations League win on Saturday, while European champions Spain put an end to Denmark's perfect start in the competition.

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Ruhul Amin not running for BFF presidency

The last day of nomination paper collection for the Bangladesh Football Federation elections on Saturday threw a few surprises, none more so than that of Tarafder Ruhul Amin collecting paper for senior vice-president’s post instead of the president’s post.

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Saudi players cannot live in the past, warns coach Mancini

Saudi Arabia coach Roberto Mancini has warned his players not to rest on their previous achievements as he seeks to reinvigorate his team's challenge for an automatic berth at the 2026 World Cup.

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Saka out of England squad due to leg injury

England winger Bukayo Saka has returned to Arsenal for further assessment of a leg injury and will miss Sunday’s Nations League match in Finland, the England team said on Saturday.

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Man United skipper Bruno eager to improve goal-scoring form

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes is determined to rediscover his goal-scoring touch and said he takes responsibility for struggling to find the back of the net.

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Koeman rues Van Dijk red card ahead of Germany showdown

Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman will not call up a replacement for suspended captain Virgil van Dijk ahead of a vital trip to Germany on Monday, but was left perplexed by the defender's sending off in the 1-1 Nations League draw with Hungary.

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