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After seven years of absence from the UEFA Champions League, Arsenal returned to Europe's premier continental competition this season. The Gunners are aiming to win a first European trophy since the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1994, but will have to overcome the likes of Manchester City, Real Madrid and Inter if they want to be crowned champions. With plenty of challenges on the horizon, how can the Gunners make it to the final at Wembley come the end of the season? Arsenal's 2023/24 UEFA Champions League group stage performance Arsenal made little fuss of qualification / Fran Santiago/GettyImages Arsenal may have spent a number of years away from the Champions League , but they took little time to rediscover their mojo. The Gunners eased to a 4-0 victory over PSV Eindhoven in their Group B opener and despite a 2-1 defeat to Lens in their second match of the competition, they recovered with victories home and away against Sevilla. Mikel Arteta's side then romped to an impr...

Coco Gauff, the 2023 US Open champion, has reached the semi final s at Melbourne Park for the first time in her career and is hoping to make it into the final . In her next match, she will face Aryna Sabalenka in the quarter final s of the year’s first Grand Slam tournament . Coco put in a solid performance in the quarter final s, defeating Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk, 7-6, 6-7, 6-2. Gauff winning 59% of her first serve points and winning 59 service points. Coco Gauff does a little dance after reaching her first Australian Open SF 😂 pic.twitter.com/erfHpIGHe2 — The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) January 23, 2024 Gauff is currently on a winning streak of ten matches and has remained undefeated in 2024 . She has also won her 12th consecutive match at the Majors, dating back to her title-winning run at last year’s US Open. The American teenager will now face the first seeded player of her run in Australia , with Sabalenka seeded two and Gauff is seeded four. Aryna Sabalenka, Bel...

There's new messages Copa del Rey 2023-24 quarter-final draw: live online Celta seeking first ever Copa del Rey Celta Vigo were one of Spain's stronger teams in the late 1990s/early 2000s but that never translated into cup success. They've made it three finals and lost them all , in 1948, 1994 and 2001. as.com Posted at: 06:07 EST 19/01/2024 11 years and counting for Atlético Madrid As you might expect, Atlético Madrid are one of the Copa del Rey’s more successful clubs, although their 10 victories leave them a long way behind Barça, Athletic and Madrid. They played in four finals in the 1990s, winning three of them, although they haven’t lifted the trophy since beating Real Madrid in their own backyard in the 2013 final . Diego Simeone has had plenty of joy as Atleti boss and will feel he’s due another domestic cup final after 11 years. as.com Posted at: 06:04 EST 19/01/2024 Athletic Club overdue more Copa del Rey success Casual fans of...

Carlo Ancelotti spoke to the press after Real Madrid’s dramatic 5-3 win over Atlético Madrid in Saudi Arabia which sent them to the Spanish Super Cup final . The Italian coach, who labelled the game “spectacular” , admitted that Atlético had the better of the first half, while saying that his side improved after the break. “ Atleti lacked energy. It was a spectacular game because I think we had more energy in the second half. Atleti are a very strong opponent”, he summarised. “We tried to press high”, Ancelotti said on his game-plan, “recovering the ball was tough. I am happy with the substitutes, we took off Rodrygo, Vinicius and Valverde and we did well. Brahim, Ceballos, Joselu and Arda all brought a lot”. 🤩 WE ARE ALL ARDA GÜLER! pic.twitter.com/t7lCJVJIkK — Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) January 10, 2024 Ancelotti not worried about quick turnaround On the changes, he also commented that “they give me a lot of confidence , because they have earned it. It giv...

There's new messages Real Madrid - Atlético Madrid: Super Cup live updates A final reminder of the starting XIs: If you've just joined us, here's how the two sides are set to start! REAL MADRID: GK : Kepa DEF : Carvajal - Rüdiger - Nacho - Mendy MID : Tchouaméni - Modric - Camavinga - Bellingham ATT : Rodrygo - Vini Jr   ATLÉTICO MADRID: GK : Oblak DEF : Llorente - Savic - Giménez - Hermoso - Lino MID : Koke - Saúl - De Paul ATT : Griezmann - Morata as.com Posted at: 13:48 EST 10/01/2024 Vini getting ready ahead of KO Real Madrid's Brazilian ace has not, due to injuries , had quite the impact on the side that he would have liked to. No time like the present, I guess. as.com Posted at: 13:45 EST 10/01/2024 SPANISH SUPER CUP Spanish Super Cup trophy: size, weight, worth and how it started The Spanish Super Cup has a curious story , with the trophy undergoing various format changes across the years. The trophy itself, however, has r...