All the latest from the seven 8pm GMT kick-offsKane’s Ballon d’Or party gives way to hangover for BayernLive scores | League phase standings | Football DailyFor all the valid arguments against the Champions League group phase using a ‘Swiss model’ – and there are many – it has at least produced an entertaining spectacle, with the bigger teams facing each other more regularly and the games, especially this season, producing lots of goals. Last night Manchester United discovered a new brand of chaos-ball to take centre stage, and take some heat off Michael Carrick, while Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain reminded us all why they are considered two of the favourites for the trophy, scoring nine goals between them.Tonight, it’s the turn of Manchester City and Arsenal, who are away at RB Leipzig and Slavia Prague respectively, with both expected to win and win well. Even away from the English teams, there are some interesting ties: Borussia Dortmund v Real Betis and Porto v Napoli stand out as having the potential to thrill, and there’s also Lens v Como, PSV v Club Brugge and the titans of Viking meeting the giants of Sabah. Continue reading...
Champions League: Slavia Prague v Arsenal, RB Leipzig v Manchester City and more – live
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The Guardian - UKBy Dominic Booth
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All the latest from the seven 8pm GMT kick-offs Kane’s Ballon d’Or party gives way to hangover for Bayern Live scores | League phase standings | Football Daily For all the valid arguments against the Champions League group phase using a ‘Swiss model’ – and there are many – it has at least produced an entertaining spectacle, with the bigger teams facing each other more regularly and the games, especially this season, producing lots of goals. Last night Manchester United discovered a new brand of
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- Champions League: Slavia Prague v Arsenal, RB Leipzig v Manchester City and more – live.
- Even away from the English teams, the
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