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Loris Karius could start in goal for Newcastle United in their Champions League showdown with AC Milan on Wednesday – his first appearance in the competition since his nightmare night for Liverpool five years ago.

Loris Karius could start in goal for Newcastle United in their Champions League showdown with AC Milan on Wednesday – his first appearance in the competition since his nightmare night for Liverpool five years ago.

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WCL & Women’s FA Cup – Wednesday 13 December fixtures  The Women’s Champions League (WCL) returns tomorrow night with some big fixtures on the cards and England’s FA League Cup fixtures also get underway. Watch the WCL on DAZN and tune in to the FA Player for the League Cup matches. WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FIXTURES GROUP A Rosengård Women vs Barcelona Femenino – (17:45) Benfica Women vs Eintracht Frankfurt Ladies – (20:00) GROUP B St.…

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Jonas Eidevall: Arsenal’s fans playing huge role in growing women’s game Arsenal women’s boss Jonas Eidevall says that the North London club’s fervent fanbase has played a crucial role in not only retaining and attracting top players but also in fostering the overall growth of women’s football. The Gunners set a new Women’s Super League (WSL) attendance record on the season’s opening day and consistently sell out their away ticket allocation. Arsenal’s sustained growth is…

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‘The better team won’: Emma Hayes reacts to Chelsea’s 4-1 thumping In a recent Women’s Super League (WSL) match at the Emirates Stadium, Chelsea manager Emma Hayes criticised her team’s performance, labelling it as their worst in a long time. The match saw Arsenal secure a dominant 4-1 victory in front of a record-breaking WSL crowd of 59,042 spectators. Beth Mead scored an impressive opening goal for Arsenal, setting the tone for the match. Chelsea…

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The Guardian says For Manchester United, the week had started with an apology – the abject performance in the 1-0 Premier League defeat at Newcastle. Hope and fear for Manchester United before Champions League showdown The Guardian says For Manchester United, the week had started with an apology – the abject performance in the 1-0 Premier League defeat at Newcastle. And it finished with another one, more literal this time, served up by the captain,…

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The Independent says In a roundabout way, the uncertainty around Manchester United has given Erik ten Hag some assurance in the build-up to a decisive week. Manchester United enter huge week stuck in endless cycle The Independent says In a roundabout way, the uncertainty around Manchester United has given Erik ten Hag some assurance in the build-up to a decisive week. No major decision-making is expected until the Ineos situation is fully resolved. Sir Jim…

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As for Newcastle, they host AC Milan on Wednesday with both sides needing to win to stand any chance of qualification, and they also need PSG to fail to beat Borussia Dortmund.

It’ll be a very tough task for both Premier League sides who are struggling for form and with injuries, but Owen believes that one of his former clubs stands a good chance of making it to the round of 16.

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Arsenal batter Chelsea in front of record WSL crowd of 59,042 at Emirates Arsenal 4-1 Chelsea  In front of a record crowd at the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal delivered a remarkable performance, securing a convincing victory over reigning champions Chelsea and making their WSL title defence a serious challenge. With both teams now level on points, Chelsea’s first league defeat of the season unfolded in front of 59,042 spectators, marking a new WSL record. The Gunners took an early lead…

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Football Roundup – Everton stun Chelsea, Toons angered by Spurs ‘disrespect’ & Arsenal women set new WSL attendance record There were four Premier League matches in action on Sunday with several shock results, including Everton’s 2-0 win over Chelsea and tensions boil over at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. It was poor results for Spurs in the WSL, as they were beaten 4-0 by Man Utd. Everton bagged a narrow win over Bristol. But the big match…

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Mirror Sport – Hatt’s More Like It The back page of the Daily Mirror reports that ‘City survive Luton scare’ after initially going 1-0 down, the treble-winning team pulled the game back and secured all three points. The back page reports on most of the weekend’s Premier League games – including Everton’s 2-0 win over Chelsea, and Spurs beating Newcastle 4-1.

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Sun Sport – Champions League exclusive: Harry Pain The back page of the Sun newspaper leads on the upcoming Man Utd vs Bayern Munich as boss Thomas Tuchel says Harry Kane will pile on the pain for the embattled Manchester United. Spurs thrashing of Newcastle also features prominently on the back page with a large image of Son Heung-Min and Bissouma celebrating. Toon’s player Callum Wilson has accused the Spurs keeper of being disrespectful after…

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