Full List: 5 Champions League newcomers
With the expanded UEFA Champions League beginning this week, AFP Sport casts an eye over some of the new names to look out for in the competition this season:
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Brilliant Boniface helps Leverkusen bounce back
Defending champions Bayer Leverkusen put their first defeat in 35 Bundesliga games behind them on Saturday when they thumped Hoffenheim 4-1 with Victor Boniface bagging a brace.
Harry Kane nets his first hat-trick of the season as Bayern hammer Holstein Kiel
Harry Kane scored his first hat-trick of the season as Bayern Munich routed promoted Holstein Kiel 6-1 to climb back to the top of the Bundesliga table.
Video: Indian Racer Kush Maini Suffers Horrifying Crash In Formula 2 Azerbaijan GP Feature Race
Indian Formula 2 driver Kush Maini suffered a massive crash at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix F2 feature race on Sunday. Starting fifth on the grid, Kush Maini's car failed to launch off the line at the start of the race. With his car stalled on the grid, a lot of cars managed to evade Maini, before he was slammed into by a car from behind causing a huge crash and immediately bringing out the red flag. Thankfully, Maini and all the drivers involved in the incident managed to walk away safe.
'You hear things' - how the Manchester United dressing room responded to criticism
Of all the Manchester United players to board the team coach at Southampton, Matthijs de Ligt received one of the more mild greetings even as he strayed nearer to the waiting supporters than most teammates.
Man City hatch Kevin De Bruyne transfer replacement plan as £120m target 'rejects' contract
Manchester City have received a boost in their pursuit for Jamal Musiala as the club prepare for Kevin de Bruyne's departure in the near future.
Battling the echo chamber: Osavul’s fight against Russian disinformation
It is the largest investment in a company exposing disinformation in Europe. The Ukrainian company Osavul has received 3 million dollars (2.78 million euros).
Expanded Champions League Set For Big Kick-Off
A new era in European club football begins this week when the first games are played in the expanded Champions League amid curiosity about the rejigged format as well as growing concerns over an ever-increasing number of matches. UEFA, the European game's governing body, sensed the need for change at a time when the traditional group stage was becoming more predictable and the continent's biggest clubs were threatening to break away and form their own Super League. The result is a league phase featuring 36 clubs -- four more teams than in the past -- with everyone playing eight matches against eight different opponents, two more games than previously.