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Messi scores in 700th match as Barca ease into last-16 – Reuters
Lionel Messi scored in his 700th match for Barcelona and also set up goals for Luis Suarez and Antoine Griezmann as the Catalans beat Borussia Dortmund 3-1
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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp did not expect ‘holiday game’ in Champions League – BBC Sport
Liverpool did not expect a “holiday game against Salzburg”, says boss Jurgen Klopp – but how tough has the Reds’ December become?
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Tottenham hit back to beat Olympiakos in Mourinho’s home bow – Reuters
Jose Mourinho’s first home game as Tottenham Hotspur manager suffered a shocking start but ended happily as Harry Kane’s record-breaking double helped his side come from behind to beat Olympiakos Piraeus 4-2
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Man City go through despite laboured draw with Shakhtar – Reuters
A subdued Manchester City reached the Champions League’s last 16 and secured top spot in their group despite an unconvincing 1-1 draw at home to Ukraine’s Shakhtar Donetsk at the Etihad Stadium
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Fit, fresh and firing, Vardy a striker reborn at Leicester
Hours after being hired as Leicester manager, Brendan Rodgers was walking around the locker room at King Power Stadium and introducing himself to his new players when he reached Jamie Vardy. “I shook his hand,” Rodgers recalled of his first meeting with the squad’s most high-profile player, “and said to him, ‘I’m glad you’re here.’”…
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Lewandowski hits four as Bayern crush Red Star – Reuters
Bayern Munich secured top spot in their Champions League group with a match to spare after four second-half goals from Robert Lewandowski inspired them to a 6-0 away mauling of Red Star Belgrade on Tuesday.
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Hands off Mbappe, PSG’s Tuchel tells Real’s besotted Zidane – Reuters
Paris St Germain manager Thomas Tuchel has told Zinedine Zidane to stop fantasising about prising away forward Kylian Mbappe
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Hourihane helps Villa beat Newcastle on unhappy return for Bruce – Reuters
Aston Villa brushed aside recent poor results to beat Newcastle United 2-0 at home on Monday
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Manchester United denied comeback win by late McBurnie equaliser – Reuters
Oli McBurnie’s stoppage-time equaliser earned Sheffield United a 3-3 draw against Manchester United at Bramall Lane in the Premier League on Sunday after the visitors had been on the verge of a thrilling comeback victory
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LATEST STORIES
Rugby Australia backs CEO Castle amid criticism over Folau case – Reuters
Rugby Australia (RA) have backed embattled Chief Executive Raelene Castle to continue in the role in the wake of intense criticism over her handling of the Israel Folau case.
Former Pakistan batsman Jamshed pleads guilty to bribery offences: report – Reuters
Former Pakistan cricketer Nasir Jamshed will be sentenced in February after pleading guilty in a British court to conspiring to bribe other players to spot-fix a Twenty20 match, the BBC has reported.
Russia banned from next Olympics and World Cup soccer – Reuters
Russia was banned from the world’s top sporting events for four years on Monday, including the next summer and winter Olympics and the 2022 soccer World Cup, for tampering with doping tests.