Champions League
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Martinez compares Nico Paz to Maradona on the UEFA site: Marcel rereads his weekly
Technical observer for UEFA, Roberto Martinez compared Nico Paz to Diego Maradona in an analysis published on the official site. The Como player, 22, scored twice and set up a goal against…
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Carrick talks for 5 minutes 27 seconds unprompted: the gaffer times his own team talk
Michael Carrick, Manchester United manager, opened Friday’s press conference with a monologue lasting 5 minutes 27 seconds. United, 13th in the Premier League, have won just two of their 11 games.
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Lukaku scores after the 6-0 at Villa, an amateur gaffer writes down his reaction method
Starting on Saturday, Romelu Lukaku scored his first goal for Fenerbahçe, who won 3-0 three days after a 6-0 defeat at Aston Villa. The striker says his adaptation is over.
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Napoli rest De Bruyne and Højlund, then lose in Venice: Freddy rethinks his rotation
Napoli lost 1-0 on Saturday at Venezia, bottom of Serie A, in round 7. Massimiliano Allegri had rested Kevin De Bruyne and Rasmus Højlund after the Champions League defeat to Villarreal; both…
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Leko plays “his football” against Inter as in a friendly, a Sunday-league gaffer approves
Club Brugge won 3-4 at Inter. In his press conference, Ivan Leko called the match “50/50”, admitted to a bit of luck and said he has played his football since day one,…
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AC Milan fan Tresoldi scores three against Inter: “a bit like a derby”
Nicolò Tresoldi, Club Brugge’s 22-year-old striker, scored a hat-trick in the 3-4 win at Inter Milan. He grew up near Milan and supports AC Milan, according to Sporza and Walfoot.
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Cahuzac takes a self-knowledge class on the morning of Lens-Sporting
On the morning of Lens-Sporting CP, a second-matchday Champions League tie, Lens coach Yannick Cahuzac follows a BEPF session by video on mental support and self-knowledge. He goes back to Clairefontaine on…