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      Inter Milan vs Atletico Madrid LIVE SCORE: Latest Champions League updates as Italian giants host Spaniards

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      INTER MILAN host Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.The Italian giants are yet to be beaten in Europe this season after winning three and drawing three in Group D.
      Atletico are also yet to taste defeat in the Champions League this campaign after four wins and two draws in Group E.

      Kick off time: 8pm GMT
      TV/Stream: TNT Sports 1

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      Barcelona CRISIS as they are forced into fire sale to slash wages by £57m while facing threat of European ban

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      BARCELONA’S crisis situation looks set to go from bad to worse after the club were told by LaLiga they will need to slash their salary bill by £57MILLION.The Spanish giants have underwhelmed in the league this season, sitting in third place behind Girona and eight points behind league leaders Real Madrid.
      Barcelona saw their salary permit reduced by LaLigaCredit: Getty
      It means they will need to sell players to steer clear of a penaltyCredit: Getty
      The likes of Gavi, Frenkie de Jong and Robert Lewandowski could all be sold as a resultCredit: Getty
      But that gap may stretch over the next few years after Barcelona’s financial situation got even worse amid a feared exodus of players.
      LaLiga announced the Blaugrana would be having their permitted salary limit cut down from £231m to 174m for the 2024/25 season.
      With the club’s real squad cost – the total of salaries and transfer amortisations – for this season officially budgeted at £421m, they are some way over budget and will need to make significant cuts.
      Add to this the fact Uefa are not accepting Barcelona’s plea to accept future media sale revenues in their FFP calculations, which could yet land the club a Champions League ban, and you have a far-from-ideal scenario.
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      It means Barcelona will need to sell a host of their most valuable players to stay in line with the rules or face a transfer ban.
      And all this will happen while having to also convince a new manager to come in and take the reigns after club legend Xavi Hernandez announced he was stepping down at the end of the season.
      Big names who have been linked with the exit door include but are not limited to Frenkie de Jong – who remains on a colossal wage – Robert Lewandowski, Gavi, Raphinha, Ronald Araujo and Pedri.
      De Jong was linked with a summer departure to Manchester United two seasons ago before the move fell flat due to the Dutchman’s lack of stomach for a move.
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      However, recent reports suggest the 26-year-old has changed his tune and is now open to an Old Trafford switch.
      With his contract up in 2026, Barca still have £65m to amortise when considering the transfer fee they paid to Ajax and the remaining value on his contract.
      Iconic stadium looks unrecognisable as new footage reveals crane on pitch and every single seat removed
      So if Man Utd come calling again they will smell a chance to make some money back, though De Jong is also said to be settled in Spain.
      Robert Lewandowski seems to have finally hit the other side of the mountain in his remarkable football career.

      He has been average this season despite four goals in his last three league games, and according to The Athletic “multiple sources” at the club would accept an offer for the 35-year-old forward.
      The Pole is reported to be earning a cool £22m a year, wages Barca would love to shift for a star on the decline particularly if Saudi Arabia were to reignite their interest in him.
      However, like De Jong Lewandowski is said to be happy in Catalonia.
      The likes of Pedri and Gavi are among the club’s most valuable assets.
      Selling even one of them would likely go a long way in easing the crippling situation Barcelona find themselves in.
      Who will be Barcelona’s next managerWHEN even a club legend like Xavi Hernandez feels he has to get out of the Nou Camp kitchen because he cannot take the heat any more, you do have to wonder if Barca are now a basket case.
      Whoever comes in will have to deal with a cash crisis that could yet see the Catalan giants banned from the Champions League next season – Uefa are still refusing to allow Barca to count the sale of future media revenues in their FFP calculations.
      Mikel Arteta emphatically denied suggestions that he was ready to leave Arsenal for his homeland. But, in the words of a famous ex-model: He would do, wouldn’t he?
      Win the Prem – or the Champions League – with the Gunners and Arteta might feel he has accomplished all that is possible in N5.
      However, Barca will also be looking at Alonso and De Zerbi, as well as former Bayern and Germany coach Hansi Flick.
      And there is at least one, potentially two, Champions League-winning managers who might fancy the challenge…

      Gavi, 19, has already been linked with a transfer to Paris Saint-Germain after Kylian Mbappe confirmed once and for all that he was leaving this summer.
      His £855m release clause likely won’t be triggered and Barcelona do see him as “unsellable”, but when the chips are down in football, money talks.
      Former Premier League star Raphinha seems to be a no-brainer sale option for the club given his dwindling importance after the emergence of Lamine Yamal and the form of Ferran Torres.
      The ex-Leeds star has already been linked with the likes of Chelsea and Man Utd, who could come knocking once again if they find out he is available in the summer.
      Araujo can consider himself unfortunate to be arguably the club’s most lucrative defensive asset.
      It is not that he is not wanted at the Camp Nou, far from it, but it is that there are far too many options already in the position.
      And with a host of clubs including Bayern Munich sniffing around at the 24-year-old’s availability, it may end up coming down to a financial call from the club’s point of view.
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      Premier League clubs will no doubt be keeping tabs on the situation in case any other stars become available.
      Add to all of this that Real Madrid will be able to spend almost £450m more in wages next year, and you have a recipe for domination likely does not feature Barcelona being the top dog. More

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      Neymar ‘likes’ anti-Kylian Mbappe post blasting Frenchman’s ‘ego’ as ‘rift’ between ex-PSG team-mates appears to worsen

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      NEYMAR has liked an anti-Kylian Mbappe post that blasted the Frenchman’s influence at Paris Saint-Germain.The PSG star has confirmed he will not be extending his contract beyond the end of term as he closes in on a move to Real Madrid.
      Neymar has liked a post slamming Kylian Mbappe’s influence at Paris Saint-GermainCredit: Getty
      Mbappe has confirmed he will not be extending his contract at the Ligue 1 sideCredit: Rex
      The 25-year-old will leave Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer after seven glorious years at the club.
      He spent the majority of his time in the French capital alongside Neymar who joined for a world record fee in the summer of 2017.
      Despite Mbappe signing for less – but still over £100million – he became the main man at the Parc Des Princes with rumours of the pair not always getting along.
      And now the Brazillian who left for Saudi side Al-Hilal last summer has reignited the feud by liking a post criticising Mbappe’s influence at PSG, according to the Daily Mail.
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      Brazilian social media account Jogada Ensaiada posted a photo of the pair with the caption: “no player should be bigger than the institution.”
      The Instagram carousel then read, “PSG, an example of football management.
      “They knew how to bring together the best players and had the best team on the planet.
      “When the team started to do well, the ego of a ‘certain Frenchman’ began to disturb the atmosphere.
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      “Mbappe started to feel excluded, most of the team members spoke Spanish and he threatened to leave.
      “To not lose his precious, PSG started selling those who did not were not aligned with Mbappe’s thoughts and brought in the French players he wanted.

      “After doing everything to make everything go his way, Mbappe communicated to PSG that he would leave the club for free at the end of the season. And in the end, this is what remains at PSG.”
      According to reports the Frenchman has signed a five-year deal, keeping him at the Santiago Bernabeu until June 2029.
      The La Liga giants will pay Mbappe less than his £42.8m – around £827,000-a-week – wages at PSG.
      However, he is still set to become the club’s highest-paid player, surpassing Jude Bellingham by a significant margin.
      The Frenchman is due to earn around £340,000 a week at Madrid
      Mbappe reportedly also wants several bonuses added into his contract.
      The World Cup winner joined PSG in a £154m transfer from Monaco in 2018 and has since scored 243 goals and provided 105 assists in 290 appearances. More

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      Why Man Utd and Tottenham fans need to cheer on Arsenal in crunch Champions League clash with Porto

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      MANCHESTER United and Spurs fans will find themselves in a horrible position on Wednesday evening – wanting ARSENAL to WIN.Uefa’s expansion of the Champions League next season means there will be an extra automatic place from the domestic leagues of the two best-performing countries across the three European competitions.
      Man Utd and Tottenham fans should be hoping Arsenal continue to win in the Champions LeagueCredit: Getty
      The Gunners face Porto in the last 16 on Wednesday nightCredit: PA
      England stood in third, narrowly behind second-placed Germany, at the end of the group phase in December.
      But because all six survivors – after Manchester United and Newcastle bit the dust by finishing bottom – won their groups, only Manchester City and Arsenal are in action across the first fortnight of the knock-out rounds.
      Uefa’s coefficient ranking sees all the match and bonus points acquired by a country’s clubs divided by the number of teams involved at the start of the season – with England and Spain both having the maximum possible eight.
      It meant that City’s win over Copenhagen and a potential Arsenal win at Porto can earn England a maximum 0.5 ranking points.
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      By contrast, Germany with five teams in action, could have earned 2.142pts, France (five clubs) 3.167pts, Spain (six clubs) 1.5pts and Italy (five teams) 2.286pts.
      Big hauls by the rival nations could have dropped England out of the top four.
      Instead, only Italy managed two wins, with victories for Lazio and Milan and a draw for Roma cashed in last week.
      Both of Germany’s Champions League sides lost and Frankfurt and Freiburg were held to draws in the other competitions.
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      Real Madrid’s win in Leipzig was Spain’s only victory – as Sociedad lost at PSG and Betis were upset by Zagreb, while only PSG won out of France’s quintet of clubs in action.
      The Prem will then have all six remaining sides in action over two weeks next month, with City already virtually home and hosed and Liverpool, Brighton, West Ham and Villa confident of progression.
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      A full house of Prem club wins would be worth a total of 2.75 ranking points including bonuses, likely to move England back to the summit of the table.
      It means the true state of the race for the extra spots will become far clearer by March 14.
      But in the meantime, the further Arsenal go, the better it is for Spurs and United.
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      Napoli vs Barcelona tips and free bets: Back our 7/1 #PickYourPunt and claim £40 welcome bonus with Betfred

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      NAPOLI host Barcelona in the first leg of their last-16 Champions League tie on Wednesday.As it’s a huge game on the continent, our team of betting experts have selected a #PickYourPunt for the big replay, which Betfred have priced up at 7/1.
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      Napoli vs Barcelona: Best free betting tips and preview for Champions League clash

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      THE Champions League continues this week and Wednesday night sees a corker of a last-16 tie when Napoli welcome Barcelona.SunSport betting experts have previewed the top four crunch clash, and carefully selected our best bets, tips and exclusive sign-up bonuses for the Euro showdown.
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      Napoli vs Barcelona preview
      Amongst a sea of ties that don’t ignite the imagination, this last-16 bout sees the champions of Italy and Spain face off.
      Last season saw both teams emerge victorious domestically in emphatic fashion. But this season it’s a completely different story.
      Napoli binned interim boss Walter Mazzarri after needing a late goal to nick a draw against Genoa at the weekend, with the current champs flailing in NINTH spot in Serie A – a whopping 27 points off leaders Inter.
      They’ve only registered one win in their last five games and will now be managed by Slovakia boss Francesco Calzona – their third boss of the season.
      Barca sit third in La Liga and eight points adrift of Real Madrid at this stage, so perhaps can put more energy into this competition.
      They are at least unbeaten in their last four games and have progressed twice against the Italian side in this competition in the last four years.
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      They’re not in the best form at the minute but maybe this competition can kick them into life.
      The league is beyond them and even reaching European football will be a tall order.
      Have scored at least twice in three of last five games, with Barca conceding ten goals in their last five games.
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      Clearly still got it even in his twilight years and he’s good value to make his mark on this tie.
      Four goals in his last three games.
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      Controversial take but all eggs are in the European basket for Napoli and they could take a lead to the Camp Nou.
      But they have conceded in four of their last five home games.
      New manager bounce could come into play and a slender lead to take to Spain is the play.

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      It’s difficult to see Arsenal’s recent flurry of goals continuing against Porto on Wednesday.
      Yes, the Gunners have been prolific – but Porto have a pretty mean defence at the Estadio do Dragao. The hosts, though not enjoying the best of spells, keep things extremely tight with no side having conceded fewer than their five in 11 home league games this season.
      In fact, the hosts haven’t conceded a single goal in any of their last five home matches. Arsenal, meanwhile, only conceded four in the group stages – a record bettered only by Real Sociedad (2).
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      PSV are streets ahead in the Eredivisie title race and now set their sights on the Champions League.
      They’ve only lost one competitive fixture (to Feyenoord in the cup) since a 4-0 thumping at Arsenal in the group stages of this competition back in September.
      Dortmund are unbeaten in their last nine games, drawing five of those, as they cling on to fourth spot in the Bundesliga.
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