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Juventus defeated Benfica 2-0 at the Allianz Stadium to revive their hopes of progressing in the Champions League and severely dent their opponents' in the process. Luciano Spalletti's side started the day in 17th place, but goals from Khephren Thuram and Weston McKennie moved them up to 15th, with the teams between ninth and 24th going through to the knockout-round play-off phase.

"It feels like anyone now can get a camera, say what they want and the whole world just believes them with no evidence," Bellingham told TNT after Tuesday's Champions League fixture. "I feel there's two ways you can take it. You can cry about it and moan, or you can just roll with it and enjoy it. " [The gesture] was a bit of a joke back to the fans and to the people who say whatever they want.

"The city of Munich must submit an official application to UEFA by June 2026. Currently, we are the only applicant," Dreesen said (t-online journo Julian Buhl via @iMiaSanMia) The UEFA Executive Committee will then decide in September 2026 where the final will take place. We are, of course, making every effort to secure the hosting rights. With the Allianz Arena, we have the perfect infrastructure for such a major final, and UEFA is well aware of that."

Olympiacos are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Bayer Leverkusen. Konstantinos Tzolakis will be in goal and will have Costinha, Panagiotis Retsos, Giulian Biancone and Francisco Ortega in front of him in defence. Dani Garcia and Santiago Hezze will be the two holding midfielders. Yusuf Yazici, Chiquinho and Gelson Martins will be deployed in attacking midfield. Mehdi Taremi will lead the line for Olympiacos.

Leading up to the match on Wednesday, AS reports that Barcelona have received positive news at the Ciutat Esportiva. Raphinha trained with the group during the morning recovery session and will be available for the Champions League encounter in Prague. The Brazilian international did not travel to San Sebastian at the weekend to face Real Sociedad due to a heavy blow to his right leg.

We've proven this season that we can compete with the very best. We beat Chelsea, one of the best teams in the world.

Bayern lined up with Manuel Neuer in goal and Konrad Laimer, Dayot Upamecano, Tah and Josip Stanišić in defence. Aleksandar Pavlović and Kimmich anchored a midfield featuring Michael Olise, Karl and Gnabry, with Harry Kane up front. Raphaël Guerreiro, Hiroki Ito, Leon Goretzka, comeback kid Alphonso Davies and Nicolas Jackson took over from Karl, Stanišić, Pavlović, Gnabry and Kane late in the second half.

The Portuguese coach, who is currently in charge of Benfica, spent three years at the helm in Madrid between 2010 and 2013. Mourinho boasted a 76.3% win percentage in LaLiga, with his Los Blancos side emerging victorious in 87 of their 114 league matches under his guidance (D16 L11) and scoring 326 goals across those games. He won the league title in the 2011-12 season, while also lifting the 2011 Copa del Rey and 2012 Supercopa de Espana.

Dec 9, 2025, 06:49 AM ET Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembele and goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier will both miss Paris Saint-Germain's trip to Athletic Club in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday. PSG said Dembele is sick while Chevalier is still recovering from a right ankle injury. It's another setback for Dembele, who returned from a left calf injury against Tottenham Hotspur at the end of November and only made two more appearances in Ligue 1.

Luis Enrique's side are top of Ligue 1 at present and come into this one following a 3-0 home win over Le Havre at the weekend. Spurs will be looking for a response after they were hammered 4-1 by local rivals Arsenal and will have to be at their very best to beat the current holders on their own patch.