Casemiro sidelined until after Christmas
Casemiro is set to miss a key stretch of Manchester United's season after Erik ten Hag revealed the midfielder will be sidelined with a hamstring injury until after Christmas.
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Eddie Howe acknowledges task facing Newcastle
Eddie Howe has admitted Newcastle will probably need to beat both Paris St Germain and AC Milan to keep their Champions League dream alive.
Moatasem Al Musrati: Braga's secret weapon against Real Madrid
The most complete midfielder in Europe, as Jude Bellingham keeps being labelled during the breathtakingly brilliant start to his Real Madrid career, is causing concern to his head coach, Carlo Ancelotti. Bellingham has a tender shoulder, strapped and bandaged beneath his jersey, and he already seems indispensable.
Brandt inspires Dortmund to damage Newcastle’s last-16 hopes
DORTMUND: A late goal from Julian Brandt sealed a 2-0 home win for Borussia Dortmund over Newcastle on Tuesday, severely denting the English side’s hopes of reaching the Champions League knockout phase. Returning to the Champions League after two decades, Newcastle traveled to Dortmund needing a win to put them back on course for a place in the last 16, but were outclassed by the German side from start to finish. The victory saw Dortmund go top of a difficult Group F with two games remaining, three points clear of Newcastle and with the head-to-head advantage. Paris Saint-Germain can retain their lead in the section by avoiding defeat at AC Milan later on Tuesday. Injury-hit Newcastle traveled to Dortmund without a full complement of players, manager Eddie Howe losing defenders Dan Burn and Matt Targett to long-term injuries in his side’s 1-0 win over Arsenal on the weekend. Comprehensively outplayed just three days ago against a Harry Kane-powered Bayern, Dortmund stormed confidently into the match, Niclas Fuellkrug and Karim Adeyemi unleashing fierce shots on Newcastle’s goal within the opening 15 minutes. The 30-year-old Fuellkrug, a year on from making his Germany debut, broke the deadlock midway through the half, scoring his first goal in the Champions League. Felix Nmecha, who scored the game’s only goal at St.
Borussia Dortmund defeat depleted Newcastle
Niclas Fullkrug and Julian Brandt dealt Newcastle's Champions League hopes a potentially fatal blow as Borussia Dortmund completed the double over Eddie Howe’s injury-hit side.
Copenhagen coach confident of taking points from Manchester United
Confident FC Copenhagen coach Jacob Neestrup is ready to shock Manchester United in an atmosphere he believes will be 100 times more intense than Old Trafford a fortnight ago.
Arsenal boss Arteta stands by criticism of officials: 'It is my duty to defend the club'
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has defended his criticism of match officials following his team's Premier League defeat at Newcastle United on Saturday.
Alejandro Garnacho escapes punishment for gorilla emoji social media post
The English FA will not take any action against Alejandro Garnacho over the Manchester United winger's use of gorilla emojis in a post about Andre Onana.