Title Holder PSG, Mourinho’s Madrid Aim to Resist Big-Spending English Rivals in Champions League
PSG enters the revamped 36-team format after adding Ferran Torres, while five Premier League clubs chase England’s first title in four seasons.
- The Champions League returns this week with a 36-team lineup featuring five Premier League clubs chasing England's first title in four seasons.
- Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain and 15-time winner Real Madrid lead contenders, with Madrid rehiring manager José Mourinho to pursue his third Champions League title.
- English clubs dominate transfer spending, with Manchester City investing $440 million in its midfield and Liverpool paying 125 million euros for Bradley Barcola.
- Newcomer Sabah makes its debut Thursday at Old Trafford against Manchester United, while Slovan Bratislava returns under coach Yaya Toure, the first African manager to lead a team into the main phase.
- Under the revamped format, teams ranked 25th to 36th face elimination, while the top eight qualify directly for the round of 16 in March and clubs ninth to 24th must survive two-leg playoffs in February.
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Santa Maria Times
The Champions League kicks off this week with five Premier League clubs in the field, all vying for England's first title in four seasons after another astronomical transfer window amidst…
Real, now coached by José Mourinho, back in the White House after a first spell from 2010 to 2013, has embarked on a spectacular reconstruction after two seasons without a major title and the objective of pinning a 16th C1 on their list of achievements. 220 million euros spent to buy 7 strong recruits (Yan Diomandé, Marc Cucurella, Ibrahima Konaté, Bernardo Silva among others) and to try to dislodge PSG from a heavily sealed pedestal. So parado…
The Toronto Star
Title holder PSG, Mourinho’s Madrid aim to resist big-spending English rivals in Champions League
The Champions League starts this week with five Premier League clubs in the 36-team lineup, chasing a first title for England in four seasons after yet another transfer window of heavy spending amid an affordability crisis for most of European…
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Title holder PSG, Mourinho's Madrid aim to resist big-spending English rivals in Champions League
The Champions League starts this week with five Premier League clubs in the 36-team lineup chasing a first title for England in four seasons.
Title holder PSG, Mourinho’s Madrid aim to resist big-spending English rivals in Champions League - Inside Politics
The Champions League starts this week with five Premier League clubs in the 36-team lineup, chasing a first title for England in four seasons after yet another transfer window of heavy spending amid an affordability crisis for most of European soccer.
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