Arsenal head into this evening’s Champions League tie with Porto seeking to overturn a 2-1 deficit without talismanic captain Cesc Fabregas. The Spaniard has been pivotal to everything good Arsene Wenger’s side has done this season and his presence will be sorely missed. Can Arsenal retain a cutting edge without him?
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Arsene Wenger may have chosen to hold the referee culpable, but for anybody else watching Arsenal’s 2-1 defeat to Porto last night, it was pretty obvious that there was only one man Wenger’s finger of blame needed to be directed at: Lukasz Fabianski. The Polish goalkeeper had a night to forget and may find his Arsenal career curtailed very shortly.
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After what seems like an eternity, Champions League football returns this evening as the last-sixteen knock out phase begins. And if you’ve been missing the competition, the good news is that it will be on your screen for the next four weeks thanks to the restructured fixture format which sees four games each week.
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It is being reported today that the Premier League are giving serious consideration to the idea of a play-off for the Champions League spot traditionally awarded to the team finishing in fourth place. Is this a well founded idea or simply another revenue generating opportunity?
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We don’t usually chance our arm with predictions here at The Football Blog but, in search of something to write about other than beach balls, we thought we would give it a go this week with the Champions League in action. There are plenty of interesting games, not least for the English clubs contending with a number of injury problems. So here goes …
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