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      What is the biggest Champions League win?

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      THERE’S nothing more embarrassing than watching your team get a Champions League beatdown – and that is exactly what RB Leipzig fans have had to go through TONIGHT.Manchester City humiliated Bundesliga giants RB Leipzig in their Champions League round of 16 tie.
      Haaland scored five goals in City’s thrashing over RB LeipzigCredit: PA
      And Norwegian machine Erling Haaland grabbed himself FIVE goals in the mauling.
      But what is the biggest Champions League win in history?
      What is the biggest Champions League win?
      Liverpool and Real Madrid’s 8-0 home triumphs stand as the biggest wins in Champions League history.
      The Reds humiliated Beskitas courtesy of Yossi Benayoun, Peter Crouch, Ryan Babel and legend Steven Gerrard.
      While Cristiano Ronaldo’s four goals saw Real Madrid annihilate Malmo in the 2015 group stages.
      What are the other high goal-scoring margins?
      7-0: Juventus vs Olympiacos, 10/12/20037-0: Arsenal vs Slavia Praha, 23/10/20070-7: Žilina vs Marseille, 03/11/20107-0: Valencia vs Genk, 23/11/20117-0: Bayern Munich vs Basel, 13/03/20120-7: BATE Borisov vs Shakhtar Donetsk, 21/10/20147-0: Bayern Munich vs Shakhtar Donetsk, 11/03/20157-0: Barcelona vs Celtic, 13/09/20160-7: Maribor vs Liverpool, 17/10/20177-0: Liverpool vs Spartak Moskva, 06/12/177-0: Manchester City vs Schalke, 12/03/19 More

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      Fans can’t believe it as Man City keeper Ederson gets away with brutal flying ‘kung fu kick’.. and Timo Werner is booked

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      MANCHESTER CITY keeper Ederson went completely unpunished for what fans were calling a “flying kung fu kick”.The Brazilian rushed out of his box to try to meet a long ball, with City 2-0 up in their Champions League last-16 second-leg vs Leipzig.
      Ederson escaped penalisation for a ‘kung fu kick’ on Konrad LaimerCredit: PA
      Man City received a free kick for the collisionCredit: Reuters
      Ederson escaped a bookingCredit: Reuters
      Regardless of whether or not you think this is a red card…Ederson’s ratio of big saves made to absolutely mindless, erratic errors like this is terribleHe’s not even top 5 keepers in the Prempic.twitter.com/510sFSazc7— Rory Talks Football (@Rory_Talks_Ball) March 14, 2023

      But he got him timings wrong and appeared to totally wipe out Konrad Laimer with a rash challenge.
      Replays showed Ederson has both feet off the ground as he flew into the Austrian midfielder.
      He got the slightest touch on the ball before wiping out his man, but viewers were convinced the keeper would see be punished, maybe with a red card.
      But, as referee Slavko Vincic went into his pocket, he pulled out a yellow… and showed it to Leipzig’s Timo Werner.
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      The former Chelsea striker was booked for contesting the decision, as Ederson went unpunished and City got a free-kick.
      And fans could not believe their eyes as a VAR check also saw the stopper go without caution.
      One said: “Absolutely mental that Ederson didn’t get booked there let alone concede a free kick. Terrible ref.”
      Another added: “Swear to god Casemiro gets sent off for breathing but ederson can kung-fu kick someone and get a free kick.”
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      One joked: Ederson didn’t touch the ball at all and just completely wiped out Laimer who was through.
      “Who gets a card? Timo Werner for complaining. Who gets a free kick? Man City. This s*** is disgusting.”
      Another said: “Ederson just kicks someone on the field and gets away with it…”
      City opened the scoring in controversial style after being awarded a dubious penalty for handball.
      Following a corner, Rodri headed the ball onto Benjamin Henrichs’s arm and after a VAR check Vincic pointed to the spot.
      Erling Haaland made no mistake from 12 yards on 22 minutes and then doubled his tally just moments later.
      City then went into the break 3-0 up when Haaland scored a first-half hat-trick in added time.
      Erling Haaland celebrated a first-half hat-trickCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun More

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      Alan Shearer slams ‘pile of s***’ handball law as Man City given ‘genuinely worst penalty decision ever’ vs RB Leipzig

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      MANCHESTER CITY took the lead against RB Leipzig after the “worst penalty decision EVER”.Erling Haaland made no mistake from the spot after Benjamin Henrichs was somehow judged to have handballed in the penalty area.
      The ball struck defender Benjamin Heinrichs on the armCredit: BT Sport
      Erling Haaland made no mistake from the spotCredit: Reuters
      With the game goalless, Rodri’s header brushed the forearm of Henrichs, after he missed the ball in his attempt to head it clear.
      The full-back did not appear to be aware of the ball and it struck his hand completely accidentally.
      Referee Slavko Vincic waved play on, only to be sent to his monitor by the VAR.
      He promptly changed his mind and pointed to the spot, to the disbelief of fans across the continent.
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      Pundit Alan Shearer was up in arms over the decision and tweeted his outrage.
      He wrote: “What a pile of s*** the handball law is. #pathetic”
      Fans were in agreement with the former England and Newcastle striker and questioned how on earth the ref decided to award a penalty.
      One viewer wrote: “Genuinely the worst penalty I’ve ever seen given, that’s so so bad.”
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      Another added: “Joke of a penalty in favour of Man City.”
      A third said: “Awful refeering this Man City game. I want city to win fair. That penalty was a farce.”
      And another commented: “The officiating in the Man City game is atrocious. Never a penalty in a million years.”

      To make matters worse for Leipzig Haaland doubled City’s lead straight from the restart.
      The striker put the ball into the back of the net just 19 seconds after the German side kicked-off following the first goal.
      And it was all downhill from there for Leipzig as Haaland went on the score FIVE in a thumping 7-0 victory.
      City now enter Friday’s quarter-finals draw after an 8-1 aggregate win.
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      Chelsea will be handed whopping £50million cash injection thanks to Fifa decision

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      CHELSEA are in line for a massive £50million cash boost – after Fifa confirmed the Blues have qualified for the first expanded version of the Club World Cup.World chiefs meeting in Rwanda agreed the qualification format for the 32-team event, starting in 2025 and likely to be held in China.
      Stamford Bridge chief Graham Potter has the prospect of more games and more cash next season, via the Club World CupCredit: Alamy
      Europe has been given the largest share with 12 slots with Fifa’s ruling Council agreeing that qualification would run over the four year cycle from the 2020-21 to 2023-24 seasons.
      It means the four Champions League winners over those seasons, plus the next eight leading sides on Uefa’s four-year coefficient rankings system, will earn berths for the money-laden new competition.
      Chelsea’s 2021 Final win over Manchester City means they are now guaranteed a spot, alongside Real Madrid, to be joined by the next two winners of Europe’s biggest prize.
      No country can have more than two places through the coefficient table but as it stands Liverpool and Manchester City would qualify.
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      However, if Liverpool miss out on a European spot for next season, that would open the door for Manchester United to replace them by reaching the knock-out stage of the Champions League. 
      Fifa is also revamping its current smaller version of the Club World Cup, which will continue to be played annually but rebranded and with the Champions League winner automatically through to the Final.

      World chiefs also finally agreed the “International Match Calendar” dates for international qualifiers to start in 2025.
      It will mean a four-match and 16-day window for games stretching between late September and early October from 2026, rather than the current two separate breaks.
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      Nine day breaks, for two matches, will continue to be held in March, June and November, meaning 10 international games outside of tournaments per year.
      Meanwhile, recalled Chelsea left-back Marc Cucurella hopes to revive his Spain career too.
      Cucurella hopes to take on Erling Haaland’s Norway in the opening Euro 2024 qualifier on Saturday, March 25. More

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      Yann Sommer lives up to incredible promise as he trucks in a near TONNE of Swiss chocolate.. before giving it to charity

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      YANN SOMMER went from dominating his box to donating his chocs – all 700 KILOS of them!The Bayern Munich keeper trucked in the top-notch nibbles from his home country Switzerland after making a bemusing promise to team-mate Matthijs de Ligt – but then gave them to a foodbank instead.
      Yann Sommer wanted to thank goal-line hero Matthijs de Ligt with a massive haul of chocolates but ultimately gave them to a Munich charityCredit: Getty
      Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Serge Gnabry were the goalscoring foxes in the box for Bayern but it’s the chocs in these boxes that will help a foodbank
      Sommer vowed to reward the defender for a goal-line clearance when Bayern KO’d PSG in the Champions League last week.
      In the end, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Serge Gnabry both grabbed an After Eight on the night – second-half goals to clinch a 2-0 win.
      That double bounty put Bayern into the last 16 by 3-0 on aggregate.
      But Sommer was so impressed by De Ligt’s intervention that he vowed to deliver him a huge haul of chocolate bars from Swiss manufacturer Kägi. 
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      The stopper, however, eventually opted to send the sweets to a charity in Munich called Münchner Tafel.
      And apart from being a charitable idea, De Ligt seems to think it was wise for football reasons too.
      Just before the 0.7 TONNE of bars was redirected, the Holland star told Sport1: “We’re in good form now so it’s better not to eat too much chocolate.
      “This week was very important — with the win against Paris (and against Augsburg). 
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      “We’re now in the Champions League quarter-final, in the DFB-Pokal and top of the Bundesliga, so it was important.”
      And chasing that confection of honours is surely a sweet consolation for sticking to a strict eating regime. More

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      Man Utd and Chelsea in Gregor Kobel transfer fight with Borussia Dortmund keeper seen as David De Gea replacement

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      MANCHESTER UNITED and Chelsea are interested in signing Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel, according to reports.The keeper has impressed this season and likely caught the eye of Blues chiefs in their recent Champions League meeting with the German side.
      Manchester United and Chelsea want to sign Gregor KobelCredit: Getty
      Kobel has impressed for Borussia Dortmund this season
      United are also keeping an eye out for a new goalie with David de Gea in the final 18 months of his contract.
      And according to Sport1 they could make a summer move for Kobel.
      However the report adds Chelsea have held a meeting with the player’s representatives over a potential switch.
      Kobel, 26, still has three years remaining on his contract so Dortmund could demand a huge fee to let him leave.
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      The Swiss has impressed since joining from Koln in 2021 and has kept eight clean sheets in 18 games this season.
      Kobel has also committed his future to the club after speculation linked him with a move to Bayern Munich in December.
      He said: “I did not hear those stories and that’s not of interest to me either.
      “I play for Borussia Dortmund and we have big plans with BVB. That’s all I care about.”
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      United have also been linked with Leeds shot-stopper Illan Meslier, who could be available for a bargain price if the Whites are relegated.
      Sevilla star Bono is also believed to be of interest but he could cost £45million. More

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      How Porto could be lining up in Champions League had they not sold £367m worth of talent in the last decade

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      PORTO will fight for their lives to stay in the Champions League tonight.But they could have lined up very differently against Inter Milan had they not offloaded £367million-worth of stars in the last 10 seasons.
      Wolves skipper Ruben Neves is one of many stars sold by Porto over the yearsCredit: Getty
      Porto boast a host of top talents including midfielder Otavio, defender Pepe and goalkeeper Diogo Costa.
      However, the Portuguese giants have always had star names in their ranks.
      And they usually end up being sold for huge fees to cash-rich European heavyweights.
      Indeed, had Porto decided to cling on to most of their players, they could have fielded an incredible XI as they chase a goal against Inter this evening…
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      GK: JOSE SA — £2m
      Left Porto for Olympiacos in 2018 and is now starring for Wolves in the Premier League.
      RB: DANILO — £27m
      Joined Real Madrid in 2015 before moving to Man City in 2017; now plays for Juventus after 2019 switch.
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      CB: EDER MILITAO — £44m
      Been at Real since 2019 winning two titles and a Champions League in that time.
      CB: ELIAQUIM MANGALA — £42m
      Became Premier League’s most expensive defender when he joined Man City in 2014; now a free agent after spells at Valencia, Everton and St-Etienne.
      LB: ALEX SANDRO — £23m
      Signed by Juventus in 2015 and continues to be a key starter in Italy after five title wins.
      Alex Sandro has been a mainstay of Juventus’ defenceCredit: Getty
      CM: VITINHA — £36m
      Former Wolves loanee secured shock move to PSG last summer but is yet to score in 37 appearances.
      CM: RUBEN NEVES — £16m
      Criminally low price for now-Wolves captain who has been with club since 2017 and turned them from Championship side into Prem giants.
      RW: FABIO VIEIRA — £34m
      Swapped Porto for Arsenal last summer but is still waiting to deliver best performances after suffering injuries.
      Fabio Vieira hopes to win the title with ArsenalCredit: Getty
      AM: JAMES RODRIGUEZ — £40m
      Joined Monaco in 2013 before becoming a superstar at Real Madrid; also played for Bayern Munich, Everton and Al-Rayyan before signing for Olympiacos last year.
      LW: LUIS DIAZ — £50m
      Snapped up by Liverpool in January 2022 and became instant smash hit before having current term derailed by injury.
      ST: HULK — £53m
      Made surprise move to Russian side Zenit in 2012/13 season despite being rated as one of world football’s top talents; spent several years in China with Shanghai SIPG and is now in Brazil with Atletico Mineiro.
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      Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti warns star midfielder is ‘untouchable’ amid Man Utd and Arsenal transfer links

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      REAL MADRID boss Carlo Ancelotti has issued a hands-off warning to Manchester United and Arsenal regarding his “untouchable” midfielder.The LaLiga side are nine points behind rivals Barcelona in the title race but remain on course to successfully defend the Champions League.
      Man Utd and Arsenal have been linked with Eduardo CamavingaCredit: Alamy
      Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti insists that the midfielder is ‘untouchable’Credit: Reuters
      They welcome Liverpool to the Bernabeu on Wednesday holding a 5-2 advantage from the first-leg of their last-16 clash.
      However, this summer the club are preparing for major changes to their engine room with veterans Luka Modric and Toni Kroos both expected to depart and Jude Bellingham identified as their top transfer target.
      France international midfielder Eduardo Camavinga is another to have been linked with a move.
      Man United are reportedly willing to smash their club record to sign the 20-year-old, who joined Madrid in 2021 from Rennes for £26m.
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      Arsenal are another club believed to be keen on trying to bring the youngster to the Premier League this summer after initially wanting him on loan in January.
      But despite Camavinga not being a regular starter for Ancelotti, the Italian coach is adamant that his starlet is going nowhere.

      He said: “We will not let Camavinga leave, he’s untouchable — like Modric and Toni Kroos.
      “Camavinga is untouchable for us — also in the future I’m sure he will stay that way.
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      “He makes some mistakes but he plays such good games that everyone forgets about it.”
      Meanwhile, a fresh report is claiming that Madrid have submitted their first offer to Dortmund for Bellingham worth around £123m in an attempt to usurp their rivals.
      They claim that it is worth £88m up front with the rest of the package made up in incentives.
      It adds that Bellingham was initially set on a move to the Bernabeu but has since had his head turned by the potential packages available from the Premier League.
      But Madrid now believe that the “whole matter can be resolved in the next international break at the end of March” where the ace is set to be part of Gareth Southgate’s squad for the Euro 2024 qualifiers with Italy and Ukraine. More