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The league phase of the Europa League has come to a close with Lazio topping the table on goal difference despite losing 1-0 to Braga on the final day of play. Tottenham and Manchester United have finished in the top eight to make it to the last 16 despite disappointing Premier League form while Rangers and Olympiacos were able to …

The hours following the last matchday of the Champions League league phase got quite intense with many clubs looking to secure moves ahead of the transfer window closing on Monday. In Italy, AC Milan are particularly active as the Rossoneri have decided to replace their starting striker with a Mexican talent with Alvaro Morata set to join Galatasaray. Some intriguing …

Getty Images U.S. men’s national team forward Ricardo Pepi could miss up to three months with a knee injury, putting him at risk of missing the Concacaf Nations League semifinal against Panama in March. Pepi picked up the injury in PSV’s 3-2 win over Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, per ESPN. The 22-year-old scored the game-winner in …

Getty Images Al-Nassr are ready to offer a package worth $112 million for Kaoru Mitoma after seeing an opening bid rejected by Brighton. The initial offer, worth $67 million, was rejected by the Seagulls but Mitoma is the first choice at the Saudi Pro League side as they look to strengthen their options on the wing. However, with their transfer …

All Manchester United need is a victory to advance to the round of 16 in the Europa League but they have a tough challenge in an away trip to Romania to face Stade Bucharest. The Romanian side also secure their place with a victory and with United only in the top eight by two points, a loss could add more …

MANCHESTER — Manchester City overcame an almighty first half wobble as substitute Savinho turned the tide and saved the English champions from Champions League elimination at the hands of Club Brugge. The 2023 champions, who needed to win to reach the top 24 and knockout playoffs, had been on the brink of elimination at half time after Raphael Onyedika had …

Getty Images On the final day of the Champions League league phase, matches were balanced on a knife’s edge where anything could happen, and Milan is learning the hard way as they trailed Dinamo Zagreb by a goal at half, going down to 10 men due to American midfielder Yunus Musah receiving two yellow cards only separated by eight minutes. …

MANCHESTER — His side live to fight another day, but Pep Guardiola is in no doubt that whatever Friday’s Champions League draw holds for Manchester City, his side will be underdogs. Winning the competition entirely? Right now, that is beyond his imagination. Savinho inspired a second-half fightback that saw City overcome Club Brugge and secure their place in the knockout …

The UEFA Champions League’s first-ever league phase came to a dramatic close on Wednesday, setting up for an equally entertaining knockout stage that begins in two weeks’ time. The introduction of the new format means the Champions League will introduce a new phase of competition in February when 16 teams will take part in the knockout round playoffs. While the …

Rank Team Change Analysis 1 Liverpool — Just too many games in quick succession, Liverpool had to rotate, leading to their first loss in the league phase. They still finished atop the table so it won’t matter too much. 2 Barcelona — If this weren’t the league phase, Barcelona may have left their starters out for longer,  but a draw …