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Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Gareth Bale all miss out on the Exploding Heads’ FIFA 20 simulation of the PSG vs. Real Madrid Champions League showdown.

Alejandro Moreno picks his ultimate XI for the 2019-20 UEFA Champions League and is allowed only two player choices per club.

Ale Moreno feels Atletico Madrid vs. Juventus will be the key UCL fixture from matchday 1 given Cristiano Ronaldo’s dominance vs. Atleti.
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The Champions League is back, which can only mean one thing: it’s time for UEFA to release its annual player name pronunciation guide.
Every season, UEFA produces the list to assist fans…

Man City aren’t in crisis despite Norwich shock. PLUS: Bayern’s Bundesliga dominance is under threat

There’s lots to talk about in this week’s Monday Musings following a wild weekend. Gab Marcotti is here to recap the big stories around soccer.

Toe Poke Daily: Guendouzi’s ‘2-1’ not first time hubris has backfired in soccer

Roberto Pereyra’s converted penalty brought Watford back from their two-goal deficit, to force a 2-2 draw with Arsenal at Vicarage Road.

Shaka Hislop slams Unai Emery for his lack of leadership and Arsenal for their calamitous play out of the back in their draw against Watford.
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Matteo Guendouzi succumbed to hubris on Sunday afternoon as Arsenal played out a largely self-inflicted 2-2 draw against bottom-of-the-league Watford.
The 20-year-old midfielder goaded his opponents by making a “2-1” gesture while being booed by the home fans at Vicarage…

Man City have forced Liverpool to get better, now they might regret it

Two big questions were posed about the Premier League title race over the weekend: can Liverpool maintain their incredible form and just how far off the pace can Manchester City allow themselves to fall?
If the answer to the first question is “yes,” then “not much further” would seem to be the obvious response to the second after Pep Guardiola’s City slipped five points behind Liverpool following Saturday’s unexpected 3-2 defeat against Norwich at Carrow Road.
Liverpool’s start of five successive…

Man City have forced Liverpool to get better; now they might regret it

Two big questions were posed about the Premier League title race over the weekend: Can Liverpool maintain their incredible form, and just how far off the pace can Manchester City allow themselves to fall?
If the answer to the first question is “yes,” then “not much further” would seem to be the obvious response to the second after Pep Guardiola’s City slipped five points behind Liverpool following Saturday’s unexpected 3-2 defeat against Norwich at Carrow Road.
Liverpool’s start of five successive…

Champions League will be won by Man City, Liverpool or Barcelona. Sorry, everyone else

For the past decade or so, every single Champions League campaign has begun with a kind of unspoken agreement among everyone watching. We tune into the qualification playoffs as if the fourth-best team from Italy or England could actually make s…

By the numbers – Aguero joins Rooney; Abraham’s unique record

It was a bonkers weekend for European football, with the biggest upset caused by Norwich City, who beat Premier League champions Manchester City 3-2 at home, and thus helped Liverpool open up a five-point gap at the top of the table. Manchester …

Ligue 1 hoping for success in Europe but don’t expect it to involve PSG

Every September, the excitement builds. And, as always, France is preparing itself for a new European campaign. There will be five clubs from “L’Hexagone” competing this season: Paris Saint-Germain, Lyon and Lille in the Champions League, plus Saint-Etienne and Rennes in the Europa League. Due to Strasbourg’s elimination in the Europa League playoff round this is one fewer than last year (PSG, Lyon and Monaco in one and Bordeaux, Rennes and Marseille in the other), but it’s certainly a more promising…

Arsenal slump to draw at Watford thanks to 5/10 David Luiz, Matteo Guendouzi

David Luiz made a typical error late on in Sunday’s game to give Watford their equalizer.

Arsenal failed to get back to winning ways in the Premier League as they surrendered a two-goal advantage to draw 2-2 with Watford at Vicarage Road. target=”_blank”>Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice in the first 45 minutes to heap the pressure onto the Hornets, but a Tom Cleverley strike and Roberto Pereyra penalty ensured the two sides shared the spoils.

Positives

Arsenal were often able to carve Watford out at the back and whenever they made their way down the wings, there was an ever-present…

How Norwich upset Man City to claim the Premier League season’s most shocking win

ESPN FC’s Don Hutchison breaks down Manchester City’s defensive struggles without Aymeric Laporte in their 3-2 loss at Norwich City.
NORWICH, England — What happened at Carrow Road on Saturday is one of the reasons we are all in love with football, even if fans of Manchester City might feel a little differently.
By contrast, disbelieving Norwich supporters must pinch themselves to believe what they saw, as their team’s 3-2 win marked the biggest sensation of the Premier League season. The newly promoted side were supposed to be complete no-hopers, with British bookmakers quoting them at 20-1 in a two-horse race. Their injury-ravaged…

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