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It's difficult to replace Rodri - Guardiola

  1. Did you know?published at 09:32 British Summer Time

    Newcastle v Man City (Sat, 12:30 BST)

    Manchester City have scored in each of their past 31 Premier League games against Newcastle, the longest scoring streak one team has against another in the competition’s history.

    Want more Newcastle news? Have a read of the club page.

  2. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 09:27 British Summer Time

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    Re: Matt's 9.15 comment.... one team from North London was playing away at the best team in the PL, and one of the best in the world. The other team from North London definitely wasn't... just saying....

    Ian in Devon

  3. Arsenal in Europepublished at 09:21 British Summer Time

    Manager Jonas Eidevall said Arsenal's season "starts now" after they secured qualification for the Women's Champions League group stage.

    Arsenal won the Women's Champions League in 2006-07.

    They remain the only English side to have lifted the trophy.

    Recently, they have reached the quarter-final stages in 2020 and 2022, semi-final in 2023.

    In the 2023-24 season, Arsenal only reached round one, losing to Paris FC.

    Click here to read the match report

    Arsenal Women's teamImage source, Getty Images
  4. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 09:15 British Summer Time

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    Friday thoughts. One North London club gets a red card and parks the bus. The other North London club gets a red card and scores 3.

    Matt, West Kensington

    That's rather provocative, Matt...

  5. Earps' PSG suffer shock Women's Champions League exitpublished at 09:09 British Summer Time

    PSG 1-2 Juventus (Agg 2-5)

    PSG

    England goalkeeper Mary Earps and Paris St-Germain suffered a shock exit in the qualifying stages of the Women's Champions League as they were beaten 5-2 over two legs by Juventus.

    Having lost the first leg to the Italian side 3-1 in Turin, last season's semi-finalists were beaten 2-1 in Thursday's return fixture at home.

    PSG's hopes of a comeback were cut short after just two minutes when Sofia Cantore scored from close range for the visitors after a goalmouth scramble.

    Romee Leuchter levelled from the penalty spot to give the French side hope, but Barbara Bonansea headed past Earps from a corner in the 72nd minute to put the tie to bed.

    Earps arrived at PSG from Manchester United in the summer and told BBC Sport she joined the club because she wanted to "win more silverware".

    The early exit is unusual for Fabrice Abriel's side, with PSG having reached at least the quarter-finals of the competition in each of the past five seasons.

    Juventus have qualified for the group stages for the first time since the 2022-23 campaign after losing to Eintracht Frankfurt in qualifying last season.

    Mary EarpsImage source, Getty Images
  6. Newcastle's season so farpublished at 09:03 British Summer Time

    Newcastle v Man City (Sat, 12:30 BST)

    Eddie HoweImage source, Getty Images

    Newcastle are currently sixth in the Premier League table after five matches. They have won three, drawn one and lost one meaning they are just three points off the top of the table.

    They started the season with a 1-0 win over newly promoted Southampton before drawing away at Bournemouth.

    Eddie Howe's side then defeated Tottenham and Wolves before losing to Fulham. That means they head into their match against defending champions Manchester City after a loss.

  7. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 08:58 British Summer Time

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    I think describing Spurs' win last night as "impressive" is being very generous. They could easily have lost that game even with the 3 they put away. For long periods they were so sloppy, got caught in possession time after time. They got lucky in that Qarabag had one of those "couldn't hit a barn door" kind of nights. They will need to massively improve against better opposition

    David, Cardiff

  8. 'I am living my dream together with them'published at 08:50 British Summer Time

    Celtic 2-0 Vorskla Poltava

    Celtic

    Celtic head coach Elena Sadiku said after her side qualified for the Women's Champions League group stage: "I told the girls that I am living my dream together with them. I don't think there is a better achievement than that. It sums up what we have been doing so far.

    "We are the in the top 16 teams [in Europe]. We done it for the first time ever. I'm already thinking about our game on Sunday and Rangers next Thursday. I'll think about it when the draw happens tomorrow.

    "I don't think I can explain the excitement that is in that locker room right now. For me, we need to be confident because we achieved something that nobody in Scotland has been doing before.

    "I am so happy. They are living their dream and will play with the top players in Europe and that is what we want to do."

    Click here to read the match report

    Elena Sadiku, Manager of CelticImage source, Getty Images
  9. Ten Hag backs Bruno Fernandes to bounce backpublished at 08:44 British Summer Time

    Man Utd v Tottenham (Sun, 16:30 GMT)

    Simon Stone
    BBC Sport's chief football news reporter

    Manchester United skipper Bruno Fernandes has been a subdued force around opposition penalty areas so far this season.

    The Portuguese playmaker is yet to score and managed a single assist - at Southampton - in five Premier League appearances.

    It is one of the reasons why United have struggled to turn opportunities into goals.

    Manager Erik ten Hag is convinced Fernandes will soon be back to his best.

    "He has proved so many years in the Premier League that he can create many chances," said Ten Hag.

    "I am convinced this season he will do the same, he will respond and find his form. He is already creating chances but 100% he will make final passes and score goals. It’s just a matter of time."

  10. 'It could have been perfection'published at 08:38 British Summer Time

    Malmo FF 0-2 Rangers

    Rangers manager Phillipe Clement applauds the fans after his teams 2-0 win against Malmo in the Europa LeagueImage source, SNS

    Rangers manager Philippe Clement on the victory: "It could have been perfection if we scored three goals in the first half like we deserved.

    "It's not errors. It's part of football. Even the best players in the world do not score with every chance. It is important we create and the players are more decisive.

    "I think Ross [McCausland] is a really good example. A few months ago, he did not have any power or any quality with his left foot, but he has been working on that every day. And because of that he scores a very important second goal.

    "It's massive for [Nedim Bajrami]. He is just in the building but you can see the influence he has on the way we want to play. He's going to become an important player."

  11. McCausland 'symbol of hard work' at Rangerspublished at 08:31 British Summer Time

    Malmo FF 0-2 Rangers

    Manager Philippe Clement praises Ross McCausland, whose goal sealed Rangers' Europa League win in Malmo.

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    McCausland 'symbol of hard work' at Rangers - Clement

  12. Ten Hag - We need to score morepublished at 08:25 British Summer Time

    Man Utd v Tottenham (Sun, 16:30 GMT)

    Simon Stone
    BBC Sport's chief football news reporter

    We had a bit of a quick turnaround with Manchester United yesterday.

    Just 18 hours after he last spoke to the media after the Europa League draw with FC Twente, United manager Erik ten Hag was doing it again as he looked ahead to Sunday's game against Tottenham.

    I wasn't sure whether to look back at the game just gone, or forward to what lies ahead.

    In the end, I went for his explanation why United had played well against Twente and Crystal Palace before that, but won neither match.

    His explanation was simple.

    "Not scoring enough goals, that is the problem," he said. "It’s the key area. We have to score more goals as a team.

    "We have players across the team who have the ability to score, that is clear, you see all the opportunities we are creating, but we are not scoring enough."

    United have only scored more than once in two games this season - at Southampton and against League One Barnsley. They have scored once in the last two games.

  13. Tottenham's remaining Europa League fixturespublished at 08:18 British Summer Time

    Tottenham 3-0 Qarabag

    Tottenham's 3-0 win over Qarabag was their first of eight Europa League league stage matches, being one of 13 sides to take maximum points from the opening round of fixtures in the competition.

    Spurs have some tricky fixtures to come in this competition, including a trip to Galatasaray.

    Here are their remaining seven fixtures.

    Ferencvaros v Totenham (3 October)

    Tottenham v AZ Alkmaar (24 October)

    Galatasaray v Totenham (7 November)

    Tottenham v Roma (28 November)

    Rangers v Tottenham (12 December)

    Hoffenheim v Tottenham (23 January)

    Tottenham v Elfsborg (30 January)

  14. Johnson's excellent formpublished at 08:13 British Summer Time

    Tottenham 3-0 Qarabag

    Brennan Johnson hugs Archie GrayImage source, Getty Images

    Brennan Johnson is in brilliant form for Tottenham, scoring in each of their last three matches.

    It is the first time Johnson has achieved this feat since May 2022 when helping Nottingham Forest earn a long-awaited return to the Premier League.

    With three goals, Johnson is the club's top scorer this season in all competitions, one clear of captain Son-Heung min and new striker Dominic Solanke.

  15. How did Qarabag not score?published at 08:04 British Summer Time

    Tottenham 3-0 Qarabag

    Juninho is frustrated after missing a chance against TottenhamImage source, Getty Images

    There are probably a few fans, players and staff alike that are wondering how Qarabag did not score against Tottenham during last night's 3-0 Europa League defeat.

    Spurs played the final 82 minutes of the tie with 10 men and in both halves, came close to scoring.

    In the first half, Juninho missed from close range to level the match before Toral Bayramov failed to convert his second half spot kick.

    Qarabag had 14 shots in the game, four more than Tottenham.

    According to the xG Philosophy on X (formerly known as Twitter), Tottenham had an expected goals of 1.56. Qarabag's was significantly higher at 2.43.

  16. 'Not happy with the start'published at 07:58 British Summer Time

    Tottenham 3-0 Qarabag

    Ange PostecoglouImage source, Getty Images

    Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou said he was not happy with how his side started their 3-0 win over Qarabag on Thursday night in the Europa League.

    Spurs were forced to play the majority of the match with 10 men after defender Radu Dragusin was sent off in the eighth minute.

    "Not ideal. I wasn't happy as I felt we started really sloppy," said Postecoglou.

    "We talked about starting with a high-tempo and it was almost like the delay got to us.

    "We were passive in our passing and when that happens someone switches off.

    "The reaction after that was good, but I'm not happy with the start."

  17. Watch: Highlights of Celtic's famous Champions League winpublished at 07:51 British Summer Time

    Celtic 2-0 Vorskla Poltava (Celtic win 3-0 on aggregate)

    You can watch back highlights of a historic night for Celtic in the Women's Champions League here.

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    Highlights: Celtic reach the Women's Champions League group stage

  18. Arsenal, Celtic, Chelsea & Man City await Women's Champions League drawpublished at 07:45 British Summer Time

    Arsenal, Celtic, Chelsea & Man City await Women's Champions League drawImage source, Getty Images

    The draw for the Women's Champions League group stage takes place from around 12:00 BST today - and Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City and Celtic will all find out their opponents.

    The women's tournament still uses the traditional format until it adopts the 'league phase' system of the men's edition next season.

    Teams are split into four pots of four teams, with four groups being drawn with one team from each pot.

    Chelsea are in pot one with Barcelona, Lyon and Bayern Munich.

    Wolfsburg and Real Madrid are alongside Arsenal and Manchester City in pot two.

    Celtic are in pot four with Valeranga, Hammarby and Galatasaray.

    Pot three contains Juventus, St Polten, Roma and Twente.

    Group stage games then take place from 8-9 October until 17-18 December.

  19. Celtic reach Women's Champions League group stage for first timepublished at 07:39 British Summer Time

    Celtic 2-0 Vorskla Poltava (Celtic win 3-0 on aggregate)

    Celtic celebrate during their win over Vorskla PoltavaImage source, Getty Images

    Celtic are the first Scottish side to qualify for the Women’s Champions League group stage since it was introduced in 2020-21.

    Leading 1-0 from the first leg, headers from Emma Lawton and Shannon McGregor completed the job against Ukrainian side Vorskla Poltava.

    Neither side roused the Albert Bartlett Stadium crowd in the first half, though wing-back Lawton stood out following her introduction to Elena Sadiku's starting XI.

    A wayward shot on the rebound from Lucy Ashworth-Clifford squandered the home side's finest chance before the interval.

    Amy Gallacher spun her marker with ease before curling wide as Celtic piled on the pressure immediately after the restart.

    Then Lawton marked a memorable first European start with her first Celtic goal on 52 minutes, the wing-back meeting a cross from Ashworth-Clifford with a towering finish.

    You can read Cam Wanstall's report in full here.

  20. 'We can go a long way in the Champions League'published at 07:33 British Summer Time

    Man City 3-0 Paris FC (Man City won 8-0 on aggregate)

    Khadija Shaw celebrates after scoring against Paris FCImage source, Getty Images

    Manchester City boss Gareth Taylor feels his side "can go a long way" in the Women's Champions League after securing their place in the group stage with an 8-0 aggregate win against Paris FC.

    After a resounding 5-0 first-leg victory in the French capital last week, City added three more and kept another clean sheet at Joie Stadium on Thursday.

    It was the first time Taylor's side have reached the group stage since the 2020-21 season when they fell to Barcelona in the quarter-finals.

    "I feel we can go a long way," said the City manager. "I never would say we are going to win it. Getting out of the group stage is going to be our next objective. As long as we get out of the group, anything can happen.

    "We want a crack at it, we just want to have a go at it, enjoy the ride, enjoy the experience, but we want to actually do something in this competition and I think we can."

    Read Emily Salley's report in full here from the Joie Stadium.