Manchester United were the only English team that lost their opening Champions League match.
Antonio Conte to Sky Italia. “To find the balance at PSG is not simple, but not only for Pochettino, it would be difficult for anyone.”
Erling Haaland has scored 10+ goals in back-to-back Champions League campaigns.
Jesse Lingard on his mistake that cost United.”Everytime I pull on the shirt, I hope people understand what it means to me. I always go out wanting to do the best for the club, the team and the fans. I’m upset for my part in the defeat. Mistakes happen in football but we pick ourselves up and go again’.
Jurgen Klopp on Divock Origi, “To be 100 percent honest, I thought he would leave in the summer, but the football world is a crazy place and obviously people forgot how good he is”
Manchester City have won 50 of their 91 UEFA Champions League games (D16 L25), becoming the second-fastest team to 50 wins in the tournament’s history, after Real Madrid (88).
Brahim Diaz leaves Anfield feeling ‘angry, because we could’ve won here’ after a 3-2 Champions League defeat to Liverpool.
The signing of Lionel Messi has not removed Mauricio Pochettino’s fundamental problem since joining PSG – an inability to build a midfield without Marco Verratti that even semi-effectively progresses the ball with any amount of danger or potency.
Inter coach Simone Inzaghi said he was ‘sorry for the club, the fans and the players’ after the 1-0 defeat to Real Madrid but claimed the Nerazzurri will qualify if they continue to ‘play like this’.
Manchester United wanted to negotiate a deal with Napoli for Senegal captain Kalidou Koulibaly, 30, in the summer transfer window but were not willing to match the Serie A side’s £34m valuation for the centre-back.
Real Madrid get their 2021/22 Champions League campaign up and running this yesterday evening as they beat Inter 1-0 at San Siro.
Jack Wilshere says it is important for footballers to speak out about their mental health and realise it is not a weakness. Former team-mate of Wilshere’s and current Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta admitted last week he’d gladly allow Wilshere to train with the club.
PSG were only willing to sell 22-year-old France striker Kylian Mbappe to rivals Real Madrid if Brazil winger Vinicius Junior, 21, was included in the deal.
Davide Calabria made a dream come true as Milan captain at Anfield, but admits Liverpool are ‘accustomed to a different tempo’ and it took a while to adapt in the Champions League.
Antonio Conte would be interested in returning to the Premier League to manage Manchester United if the Red Devils parted with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, according to Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio.
Tottenham are considering a move for Peterborough United’s English defender Ronnie Edwards. Spurs were said to be among a number of Premier League clubs to watch the 18-year-old feature for Peterborough Under-23s against Watford last week.
Manchester United attacker Bruno Fernandes is reportedly closing in on a new five-year deal at Old Trafford, which is expected to be worth in the region of £250,000 a week.
Antonio Conte names his Champions League favourites, has some revelations about Achraf Hakimi and shows with a slip of the tongue that he still loves Inter.Conte pointed to Manchester City, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain.
Cristiano Ronaldo and his family have switched mansions after bleating sheep kept waking them.
Manchester City are reportedly not planning to reignite their interest in Tottenham Hotspur forward Harry Kane during next summer’s transfer window.
Midfielder Marcelo Brozovic said ‘there’s no difference’ between Inter and Real Madrid after the 1-0 defeat on Wednesday night. ‘We could have won 3-0’.
Inter Milan legend Diego Milito has lashed out at Romelu Lukaku for making false promises to the club’s fans before his exit.
Manchester City midfielder Fernandinho has said that his team had a “considerable chance” of signing Cristiano Ronaldo during the summer transfer window.”I think there was a good, considerable chance. I think his agent was here at the club renewing the contracts of Ederson, Ruben Dias, seeing the situation of Bernardo Silva, Joao Cancelo,” “No doubt this ends up affecting not only the fans, but also the people inside the club. But in the end, things didn’t work out, he didn’t close the deal, and ended up going to the red side of town. Life goes on.”
Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti said Lorenzo Insigne should be ready to play against Leicester City and asked the players to show their worth in the Europa League. ‘We want to have comparisons at this level’
Ilkay Gundogan has been promoted to Manchester City vice-captain following a vote by Pep Guardiola’s players and backroom staff this week, demoting Kevin de Bruyne.
Bernardo Silva is reportedly still keen to leave Manchester City in order to return to mainland Europe.
Diego Maradona is to be the subject of a global documentary on his time at Napoli – in the style of ‘The Last Dance’ Netflix series on basketball great Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls.
Liverpool defender Andy Robertson reveals what he and his teammates were telling each other at half-time when 2-1 down to Milan, which inspired them to turn it around and win 3-2.“There wasn’t much to solve. In the last 10 minutes the gaps in midfield got too big. They found spaces between us, which is always dangerous, especially when the wingers start to go inside. As soon as we closed the gaps there was no room to play.
Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius reportedly turned down an exit from the Anfield club this summer in order to keep his ‘large wages’.
Wolverhampton Wanderers reportedly attempted to sign German centre-back Jerome Boateng this summer.
Inter forward Edin Dzeko was upset after the 1-0 defeat to Real Madrid in the opening game of the Champions League and said it was ‘absolutely undeserved’.
Everton star Richarlison has done nothing to dispel rumours linking him with a move to PSG after posting a tweet singing the praises of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has targeted Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski to be his key signing next summer.
Stefano Pioli explains ‘the real regrets’ are the second half Liverpool goals after a 3-2 defeat at Anfield, as Milan ‘made mistakes’ that were avoidable at Champions League level.“We lost because on a set play we cleared the ball to the edge of the box and that is not what we ought to be doing.”“They were very careful covering the central areas and blocking the channels, so we kept getting pushed out wide and that made for a less advantageous situation. Rebic managed to run at them a few times, but we didn’t always make the right runs.
Jude Bellingham surpassed a record held by Kylian Mbappe by scoring in Borussia Dortmund’s Champions League win over Besiktas on Wednesday.Bellingham became the youngest-ever player to score in consecutive Champions League appearances.
Leipzig coach Jesse Marsch felt his side were cut open too easily.”It was a spectacle tonight, perhaps a little bit too much of a spectacle. Man City always found the right response to our good periods straight away. “We played well in the second half but in the end we weren’t good enough as we conceded too many goals.”
Carlo Ancelotti said Real Madrid ‘must be careful in this group’ after the narrow 1-0 win against Inter on Wednesday night.“We have to be careful in this group, “No one would have expected Sheriff would win.“We and Inter are the two favourite teams to advance to the next round, we have an advantage, but no one would have expected Sheriff Tiraspol to win against Shakhtar.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits his side “lost the plot” in a thrilling Champions League opener against AC Milan but he was happy with the 3-2 victory.
Inter striker Lautaro Martinez felt the Nerazzurri ‘deserved a lot more’ after the 1-0 defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League.“We deserved a lot more,” “We know how tough the Champions League is and who we were playing against. “If you don’t score, the defeat can arrive at any moment. You can’t afford anything against teams like Real.
Bellingham became the youngest-ever Englishman to score an away goal in the Champions League, a record previously held by Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold (19 years 10 days in October 2017 vs Maribor).
Brahim Diaz leaves Anfield feeling ‘angry, because we could’ve won here’ after a 3-2 Champions League defeat to Liverpool.“Of course, we are Milan and we proved that we can challenge in the Champions League. I am angry because I feel like we could’ve won here, so yes, the result does make me angry.”
Mohamed Salah equalled Steven Gerrard’s Liverpool record for most Champions League/European Cup goals at Anfield with his strike against AC Milan on Wednesday.
Pep Guardiola hailed the performance of record signing Jack Grealish after an impressive Champions League debut in Manchester City’s remarkable 6-3 victory over 10-man Leipzig.”Hopefully it can be the first of many, “I’ve had the feeling every day he is playing better and I’m pretty sure they will be even better in the future.”His contribution was high and I am delighted for his game.”
Jan Oblak praises Porto but admits Atletico Madrid “lacked creativity”“It’s clear that we were looking for victory, but things didn’t go the way we wanted, “Porto played well, defended well and came out with danger on the break. We handled the game well until they scored, which luckily was a handball. Porto were very good. We didn’t have much space and we lacked creativity. We didn’t have many chances. When teams sit back like that, it’s never easy.”
Christopher Nkunku became the first RB Leipzig player to score a Champions League hat-trick having found the net thrice in the Bundesliga side’s 6-3 defeat to Manchester City on Wednesday night.
Ronald Koeman will reportedly lose his job as Barcelona manager if the Catalan giants slip up in any of their next three La Liga matches against Granada, Cadiz or Levante.
Chelsea are reportedly hopeful that Conor Gallagher will enjoy another successful loan spell before seriously challenging for a role at Stamford Bridge during the 2022-23 campaign.
