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      ‘Never surrender’ – Sevilla targeting first LaLiga title since 1946 with Anthony Martial transfer statement of intent

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      SEVILLA are really living up to their club motto “Never Surrender” this season.The Spanish side, who recently signed Anthony Martial from Manchester United, sit just four points behind La Liga leaders Real Madrid and are on the hunt for their first title since 1946. 
      Sevilla signed Manchester United forward Anthony Martial on loan for the rest of the seasonCredit: Getty
      Sevilla have won a record six Europa Leagues so are no strangers to success in that arena.
      But with ten points separating themselves and defending champions Atletico Madrid in fourth, there is a belief that with Julen Lopetegui at the helm, the current squad can smash through their glass ceiling. 
      The club’s general business manager Jorge Paradela said: “This is a club who have become top ten in UEFA rankings. 
      “We are a club who challenge the status quo. 
      “This is a team who never surrenders and a team who encourages our fans to aim at the highest goals and break barriers.
      “We have demonstrated we can achieve more with less.” 
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      And they definitely have done more with less this year with last season’s top scorer Youssef En-Nesyri ruled out since September and the squad being decimated by injuries and Covid. 
      Only crisis-club Barcelona have used more than Sevilla’s 31 players in La Liga this season. 
      But that has not stopped them from keeping pace with galacticos Madrid. 
      It is important that we show to the world that Seville is here and they have to come with us Ivan Rakitic
      Their defensive record of 16 goals conceded from 22 games is only bettered by Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City in Europe’s top five leagues. 
      Top clubs have usually snapped up Sevilla’s top players with the likes of Dani Alves and Ivan Rakitic going to Barca or Jesus Navas or Alvaro Negrado joining Manchester City. 
      But football director Monchi has recently developed a stubbornness in the transfer window after rebuffing Chelsea’s £50million bid for Jules Kounde last summer and more recently not allowing Diego Carlos to join Saudi-rich Newcastle. 
      And the signing of Martial on loan for the rest of the season is a statement of their intent. 
      Director of football Monchi is responsible for all transfers at the club
      Sevilla rejected bids as high as £30million from Newcastle for defender Diego CarlosCredit: Getty
      Monchi revealed: “We haven’t changed our policy 
      “Sevilla cannot change the way it works. The reason why players have not left is because they are at the right level in the squad. 
      “Kounde, one of the best defenders in European football, the fact he plays for us speaks for itself.” 
      Club captain Ratikic, who returned to the city after six years at Barca, says he was surprised with how much Sevilla improved during his time away. 
      The Croatian midfielder said: “When I came back here I was really surprised at what the club did in the last years. 
      “There are even more possibilities to go even bigger. 
      “Players the club can sign are now different from seven or eight years ago. Big players now want to be a part of us. 
      “The signing of Martial is there to show to the football world that Seville is going in the right way. 
      “It is important that we show to the world that Seville is here and they have to come with us.” 
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      Man City star Kyle Walker slapped with THREE-GAME Champions League ban for kick at RB Leipzig striker Andre Silva

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      KYLE Walker will miss Manchester City’s next THREE Champions League games after Uefa hit the England defender with their maximum ban.Walker was sent off for a shocking kick from behind on Leipzig’s Andre Silva as the Etihad side lost their final group match.
      Walker has received the maximum punishment from UEFACredit: AFP
      The incident saw the defender come steaming in from behind before making a brutal swipe at the 26-year-old’s legs.
      He got no contact on the ball and Pep Guardiola said: “I hope he learns from this. It was a red card, definitely.”
      The moment of madness cost City a draw or even a potential win.
      It meant the England full-back faced an automatic one-match suspension, although City were hoping to limit the damage.
      But after assessing the incident Uefa’s control and disciplinary body imposed the three-game ban.
      City have the right to appeal and could see the punishment reduced, potentially to two matches but are understood to be likely to accept the decision.
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      As it stands, though, Walker will miss both legs of the last 16 tie with Portuguese champions Sporting Lisbon and the first leg of the quarter-finals if City go through.
      In other disciplinary decisions, Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers was given a one match ban – suspended for one year – after being adjudged responsible for the late start to the second half of the Foxes’ Europa League defeat at Napoli, with the club fined £8,300.
      Manchester United received a similar fine for a pitch invasion during their draw with Young Boys.
      UEFA fined the Red Devils over £8000 after three men stormed past security before invading the pitch at Old Trafford.
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      Cristiano Ronaldo’s wages ‘will plummet from £480k a week to £360k if Man Utd fail to qualify for Champions League’

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      CRISTIANO RONALDO’S wages will drop by 25 per cent if Manchester United fail to qualify for the Champions League, according to reports.The Red Devils star currently earns £480,000 a week at Old Trafford – which works out as nearly £25million a year.
      Ronaldo’s wages could be slashed if Man Utd do not secure Champions League footballCredit: EPA
      But, according to The Athletic, if Ralf Rangnick’s men do not finish in the top four or win the Champions League then his wages could fall to £360,000.
      However, the report also adds that Man Utd sometimes have “more tapered agreements for individual players” so Ronaldo could avoid the significant wage reduction.
      United currently sit seventh in the Premier League table, two points behind fourth place West Ham.
      They secured a much-needed 3-1 win over Brentford on Wednesday evening.
      But before that a defeat to Wolves was followed up by a disappointing 2-2 draw against Aston Villa.
      And Rangnick’s side face stiff competition if they are going to qualify for the Champions League next season.
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      West Ham, Arsenal and Tottenham are all gunning for fourth – assuming Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea fill the top three spots.
      If United do miss out on the top four then they will have to win the Champions League to qualify for the competition next season.
      They have been drawn against Atletico Madrid in the last 16.
      United travel to Spain for the first leg on February 23, before hosting Diego Simeone’s side in the second leg on March 15.
      Only four players have scored more times in Europe’s elite competition than Ronaldo so far this season.
      The 36-year-old has netted six times in five Champions League appearances.
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      Those strikes include vital late goals against Atalanta and Villarreal.
      In all competitions, Ronaldo has managed 14 goals in 22 games for the Red Devils.
      But he has been linked with a move away from Old Trafford if Champions League football is not secured for the 2022-23 campaign.
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      Chelsea’s Champions League clash at Lille set to be moved to neutral venue after France’s Covid crackdown

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      CHELSEA’S Champions League game at Lille and England’s Six Nations showdown in Paris look set to be moved to a neutral country after the French government vowed a Covid crackdown.In a surprise move, French government sources have briefed that any athlete coming to compete in the country will have to be vaccinated to be allowed to enter a sports arena.
      Chelsea are set to travel to Lille in MarchCredit: AP
      But the match is set to be moved to a neutral venue due to a Covid crackdown from the French governmentCredit: REX
      That would immediately impact France’s scheduled Six Nations against Italy, Ireland and England.
      But it also would prevent Chelsea’s unvaccinated players from taking part in the Champions League last 16-second leg in March.
      And it means Novak Djokovic, who landed in Dubai yesterday after being booted out of Australia, faces being barred from the French Openas well.
      Uefa is currently drafting a new “Annex J” to the current Champions League regulations, to apply for the knock-out phase of the competition.
      That will be specifically designed to deal with ongoing Covid situations across Europe in a bid to ensure the tournament remains on schedule, with a final draft due before the end of this month.
      But precedent suggests that clubs will be entitled to select all eligible players and that local rules preventing them from doing so will see matches moved.
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      Chelsea are understood to have a handful of unvaccinated members of their first-team squad and the Stamford Bridge outfit will have the right to argue that being prevented from selecting them is a breach of regulations and natural justice.
      The law change would also impact the glamour tie between PSG and Real Madrid, with the French champions due to host the first leg on February 15.
      But there will also be an issue for England rugby union coach Eddie Jones.
      It is understood that at least five members of his likely Six Nations squad – including Exeter centre Henry Slade – remain unvaccinated and have indicated they will not be jabbed.
      That will put pressure on Six Nations organisers to step in, a situation which would be all the more pressing were March 19 showdown, due to be played at the Stade de France, a title decider.
      The change of heart by the French was a major surprise after it had been signalled the country was ready to lift its current strict Covid regulations and grant an exemption for sport.
      Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu hinted on January 7 that a “health bubble” would be created for major sporting events, although it was unclear how that would apply to individual sports such as the French Open tennis at Roland Garros.
      But the new clampdown would appear to apply to all sport, making a further blow to Djokovic after his Aussie Open visa row and eventual deportation.
      The French government’s decision could wreak havoc with the Six NationsCredit: AFP
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      Man Utd hero Paul Scholes brutally wrote off Chelsea’s 2008 Champions League chances after looking at Avram Grant

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      PAUL SCHOLES brutally wrote off Chelsea’s 2008 Champions League chances – by taking one look at Avram Grant.The Blues reached their first European Cup final with boss Grant taking them to Moscow after replacing Jose Mourinho.
      Paul Scholes did not believe Avram Grant could outwit Sir Alex Ferguson in the 2008 Champions League finalCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      Scholes and his United team-mates won the penalty shootout to be crowned kings of EuropeCredit: AFP
      But they came up against Sir Alex Ferguson’s Red Devils and eventually lost on penalties following John Terry’s infamous slip.
      However, legendary United midfielder Scholes was convinced his side would come out on top because he wrote off the Chelsea manager.
      Scholes told BT Sport’s What I Wore: “It was hard, it was a tough game because we knew how good Chelsea were with the quality right through.
      “Saying that, we had some great players at the time and we should have won the game really with the chances we had.
      “It was always going to be a tight game, Frank Lampard scored, Didier Drogba, Claude Makelele in midfield – I actually smashed my nose in that game.
      “But the one thing I always thought about this game – rightly or wrongly – was when you look at the managers.
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      “I don’t know why but I just looked at the managers and looked at Avram Grant and thought, ‘How can he beat Sir Alex Ferguson?’
      “I just couldn’t see how he could do it and that’s the wrong way to look at it because the game is played on the pitch.
      “I can still see John Terry slipping in that shirt now unfortunately for him.”
      Grant had only managed in Israel before moving to Portsmouth as technical director in 2006.
      He switched Fratton Park for Stamford Bridge a year later and two months after that was in the dugout as Mourinho departed – despite not holding the full Uefa coaching badges.
      The Israeli, who went on to manage Pompey, West Ham and Ghana, signed a four-year contract at Chelsea three months after taking over.
      He led the Blues to the League Cup final, losing to Spurs, and second in the Premier League.
      But his Champions League heartbreak and a shock early FA Cup exit to Barnsley saw him sacked at the end of the season.
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      That night in Moscow was the second time Scholes had lifted the Champions League trophy.
      But he admitted feeling embarrassed the first time around.
      He and Roy Keane had to watch the dramatic finale from the stands at the Nou Camp in 1999 as they were both suspended.
      The midfielders were allowed on the pitch at the end to join their team-mates – but stood out in their grey suits and security badges.
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      Jurgen Klopp’s most explosive bust-ups from rows with BT Sport’s Des Kelly to grudge against referee Paul Tierney

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      JURGEN KLOPP is no stranger to an explosive bust-up.The Liverpool manager was at it again on Sunday as he clashed with referee Paul Tierney.
      Jurgen Klopp was involved in his latest bust-up on SundayCredit: AP
      He was booked by Paul Tierney for his behaviour on the touchline at TottenhamCredit: AFP
      First he was shown a yellow card for his reaction to Harry Kane not being sent off for a dangerous tackle.
      And then after the match he raged “what’s his problem with me”.
      Here, SunSport takes a look at the German’s biggest rows from calling out BT’s Des Kelly to his bust-up with a sweary Frank Lampard.
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      Klopp lost his cool as a number of key decisions went against Liverpool during the 2-2 draw away at Tottenham.
      After Harry Kane escaped a red card for a wild lunge on Andy Robertson and Diogo Jota’s penalty appeals were waved away, the German went ballistic on the touchlines.
      Ref Tierney showed him a yellow card with Klopp then sarcastically bowing – and avoiding an immediate second yellow.
      Robertson was later sent off for a swipe on Emerson Royal and Klopp confronted Tierney at full-time.
      He told the official: “I don’t have a problem with referees, only you.
      “Anyone who has played football knows you can’t stop there to win a penalty.”
      The German sarcastically bowed to Tierney after being shown the yellow cardCredit: Getty
      He approached the officials on the pitch at full-time following the 2-2 drawCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
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      And after the match the Liverpool boss said to Sky Sports: “It is always helpful when you play football yourself. When you see the situation back (Jota’s penalty appeal), the VAR is there. Why is he stopping? I don’t understand.
      “The draw is fine. We are not crazy enough to think we cannot draw at Tottenham but these situations are crucial.
      “I have no idea what his [referee Paul Tierney] problem is with me.
      “I was a bit more emotional in the game but he gives me a yellow card but it is not allowed in a situation like this? He comes over and gives me a yellow card but I’d have preferred the right decisions on the pitch.
      “But just an objective ref who sees the situations and judges them. He told me he thinks he stops on purpose. It is incredible. He had the best spot on the pitch and doesn’t give it. You will have to ask him what his problem is with me.”
      DIEGO SIMEONE
      Atletico lost a dramatic Champions League encounter to the Reds, who picked up a late 3-2 win at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in October 2021, and Simeone stormed down the tunnel after the full-time whistle.
      Klopp stood furiously outside the tunnel, seemingly bemused by Simeone’s decision to ignore his handshake. Two HUGE VAR calls went against the Argentine’s side as Liverpool took the three points.
      But Simeone insisted the snub was nothing personal as he “never shakes hands after a match”.
      The 51-year-old added that next time he saw Klopp he would definitely extend his hand.
      However, when the sides met at Anfield a few weeks later, Simeone snubbed Klopp AGAIN.
      Jurgen Klopp was not happy when Diego Simeone refused to shake his hand after Liverpool beat Atletico MadridCredit: BT Sport
      The Atletico boss ran straight down the tunnel at the end of his side’s 3-2 defeatCredit: BT Sport
      Jurgen Klopp gesticulated down the tunnel after SimeoneCredit: Rex
      DES KELLY
      Klopp and BT Sport reporter Des Kelly have developed a comical rivalry in recent seasons.
      One of their first clashes came in November 2020 after Klopp blasted Kelly’s employers BT Sport for scheduling his team to play on Saturday lunch time after a Champions League game midweek.
      Klopp labelled it criminal but Kelly hit back and suggested Klopp was “aiming at the wrong target” and said “having a go at the broadcaster isn’t going to change anything”.
      A similar situation occurred when Klopp’s team played Watford at 12.30pm after an international break.
      And rounding on Kelly again, the German said: “Who had the idea to bring us at 12.30pm? Was it Watford?
      “If [BT Sport] wouldn’t have said it we would’ve had to reply. Ah yeah thank you for your help, really, thank you, thank you very much.”
      Jurgen Klopp and BT Sport reporter Des Kelly have developed somewhat of a comical rivalry in recent seasonsCredit: The Times
      SADIO MANE
      There have been a few incidents involving the stern-faced Senegalese.
      The forward famously threw a strop at the end of a 1-1 draw with Chelsea in 2017.
      Mane’s tantrum came after coming on just one minute before injury-time — and he let his boss know exactly how he felt before storming down the tunnel.
      And there was more of the same from the former Southampton man earlier this year when he refused to shake hands with Klopp at the end of a 4-2 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford.
      Klopp later explained it was because he dropped Mane in place of Diogo Jota shortly before the game with little explanation.
      But studio pundits Roy Keane and Graeme Souness took exemption to the Senegal international’s display and called it ‘disrespectful’.
      Klopp has also been involved in some frosty exchanges with Sadio Mane after matches
      SEAN DYCHE
      Klopp and Sean Dyche angrily clashed in the Anfield tunnel as tempers boiled over at half time between Liverpool and Burnley in January.
      The Reds chief was quizzed about the incident after the defeat and replied: “If he’s not talking about it, I will not talk about it. But I didn’t start it.”
      It was not the first time the pair had crossed swords having gone head-to-head after a game in December 2018.
      Dyche whispered something to Klopp making him visibly confused after the match.
      But the Clarets boss insisted he only told Klopp “well done” after Liverpool nicked a stoppage time win.
      And their most recent encounter came in August when Klopp called Burnley’s players wrestlers and Dyche hit back by criticising the German for ‘name-checking’ members of his team.
      “If he’s not talking about it, I will not talk about it.” 🤐Jurgen Klopp wasn’t giving anything away from his half-time confrontation with Sean Dyche, but revealed that he ‘didn’t start it’. 👀 pic.twitter.com/B0E7xkpBD9— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) January 21, 2021

      FRANK LAMPARD
      In one of Klopp’s more feisty encounters, he was reportedly told to ‘f*** off and sit down’ by then-Chelsea boss Frank Lampard.
      The ex-England midfielder lost his cool with Klopp and his assistant Pep Lijnders after the referee awarded the Reds a free-kick which led to their second goal in a 5-3 thriller last July.
      Klopp fired back by saying the former midfielder ‘has a lot to learn’.
      Lampard has since admitted he regretted the bust-up and confirmed there was no bad blood between the pair.
      But he did call the German a ‘hypocrite’ just two months later after the Liverpool boss criticised Chelsea’s spending.
      Frank Lampard and Klopp clashed on the touchline at Anfield with the Blues boss labelling the Liverpool staff ‘arrogant’
      ARSENE WENGER
      Klopp slated Arsene Wenger for not getting the best out of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in 2017.
      The Liverpool boss said he found it ‘unbelievable’ the Ox’s attacking talents were not used to the full by the Gunners’ chief.
      That had come after Wenger said Klopp and his fellow Prem managers had been ‘disappointing on all levels’ the year before.
      And needle between the pair emerged again in 2020 when Liverpool blew the chance to match Wenger’s Arsenal in going unbeaten in the Premier League.
      Rather than sympathise with the Reds, Wenger said he was ‘very satisfied’ to see them lose 3-0 to Watford.
      JOSE MOURINHO
      Where to start with these two?
      A famous early clash occurred in January 2017 when the two squared up to each other on the touchline in a 1-1 draw between Liverpool and Mourinho’s Manchester United.
      Fans then suggested Klopp had got Mourinho the sack for the third time in December 2018.
      Their rivalry continued after Mourinho took charge at Tottenham as the Portuguese took aim at Klopp’s touchline ‘behaviour’ after Spurs lost at Anfield in December 2020.
      He said: “The best team lost and [Klopp] disagreed but that’s his opinion.
      “By the way, if I behave on the touchline like he does then I’m not there.
      “Come on, that’s animated. Do you want to take the table with the time from the fourth official? I’m saying for some reason I’m different and I’m sad.”
      Klopp and Jose Mourinho have had many heated exchanges during their Premier League encounters
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      Arsenal draw Wolfsburg in Champions League quarter-finals with winners facing tricky Barcelona or Real Madrid duel

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      ARSENAL will battle it out with Wolfsburg for a spot in the Champions League semis this term.And the quarter-final duel with the team that trounced Chelsea could see the Gunners face their former striker Jill Roord.
      Arsenal will play German giants Wolfsburg in the Champions League quarter-finalsCredit: Pacific Coast News
      The two-legged tie could see ex-Gunner Jill Roord take on her former Meadow Park team-matesCredit: Rex
      The first leg of the knockout tie between the WSL leaders and the German giants will take place at Arsenal’s home on March 22 or 23 next year.
      And the away leg between the rivals is due to be held on March 30 or 31.
      Arsenal, who are currently the only English side to have won a Champions League title, have lost four of their most recent encounters with Wolfsburg.
      The German team, who won the title three times, knocked the Gunners out of the 2012-13 contest before going on to win it.
      The victors of the duel between Jonas Eidevall’s side and the Women’s Bundesliga leaders will face Barcelona or Real Madrid in the semi-finals.
      Before then the Catalan giants will go head-to-head to with domestic rivals Real for a place in the Champions League final eight.
      And the Johan Cruyff Stadium club have already beaten Madrid once this term, in a 3-1 away win in Spain’s top tier.
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      Barca, who won last term’s trophy, trounced the Gunners twice in the group stages this season with 4-1 and 4-0 victories.
      Arsenal’s other potential semi-final opponent Real are playing in the tournament for the first time this term.
      And the Spanish side pulled off a shock earlier this term when they knocked Manchester City out in the qualifying rounds
      The Gunners reached the quarters of this term’s contest despite being thrashed by Hoffenheim in a 4-1 defeat on the road – their final group game encounter this season.
      A semis clash with Barcelona could be on the cards for Arsenal if they knock Wolfsburg out of the contestCredit: Getty
      And they will be the only side representing the WSL following Chelsea’s group-stage exit after a 4-0 loss to Wolfsburg.
      Other teams vying for a semi-final spot include Bayern Munich, Juventus, Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain.
      Juve, who are managed by ex-Gunners chief Joe Montemurro, are facing a tough quarters fight with seven-time contest winners Lyon.
      The victors of that tie will go up against French champions PSG or German title-holders Bayern Munich.
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      Supercomputer predicts Man Utd will crash out of Champions League in last 16 against Atletico Madrid after avoiding PSG

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      MANCHESTER UNITED’S Champions League campaign will be brought to a sudden end in the last 16 if a supercomputer’s prediction is to be believed.The Red Devils were at the centre of the Champions League draw storm which saw the scheduled ties redone due to an epic balls-up by Uefa that was blamed on a technical glitch.
      United won’t get past Atletico in the Champions League last 16 draw a supercomputer reckonsCredit: PA:Press Association
      United and Atletico were drawn against each other after Uefa messed up the original eventCredit: Reuters
      United had drawn Paris Saint-Germain initially but will now go up against Atletico Madrid.
      However, Fivethirtyeight’s supercomputer reckons United’s chances of reaching the quarter-finals of the elite European competition’s semi-final stage are just 38% despite avoiding a nightmare tie against PSG.
      That’s because the supercomputer claims Ralf Rangnick’s side only have a 23% chance of winning compared to Atletico’s 53% when the two sides meet in the last 16 first leg in February – with a draw given a 24% possibility.
      However, the supercomputer give United a better chance of defeating Atletico in the second leg with a percentage of 38, slightly edging Atletico’s 36% ranking – while the possibility of them sharing the spoils given 26 %.
      But judging by United and Atletico’s recent form, the supercomputer may need to tweak its findings.
      United have won their last three Premier League outings while Atletico have lost the same amount of La Liga games consecutively.
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      If United manage to keep up their recent rich vein of form and dispose of Diego Simeone’s men in the last-16, they’ll certainly come unstuck in the quarter-finals which the supercomputer gives them just 12% chance of winning.
      And even if they defy the supercomputer once again to reach the semi’s, the all-knowing machine still believes United have only a three percent possibility of getting to the final.
      Not even Cristiano Ronaldo’s Champions League experience can help United lift the coveted trophy as the supercomputer ranked their chances of winning the competition for the fourth time at just ONE PERCENT.
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      United’s Premier League title chances were also written off by another supercomputer.
      Instead of battling rivals Manchester City and Liverpool for the Prem trophy, Rangnick’s troops will be scrapping for a place in the top four with Tottenham, West Ham and Arsenal, according to bettingexpert.com’s supercomputer.
      But they predict the Red Devils will clinch fourth spot, meaning they can challenge for the Champions League once again next season. More