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Barcelona's Raphinha, centre, celebrates with teammates after scoring his sides forth goal during a Champions League opening phase soccer match between Barcelona and Bayern Munich at the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)

Raphinha steals the show with a hat trick in Barcelona’s statement win over Bayern

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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola attends the press conference, a day before the Champions League soccer match against Sparta Praha, at the City Football Academy in Manchester, England, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (Martin Rickett/PA via AP)

Guardiola reveals most ‘angry’ moment as Walker joins Man City injury list following England duty

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PSG's Kylian Mbappe reacts after the Champions League semifinal second leg soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

PSG faces a difficult rebuilding task without Mbappe as the curtain falls on superstar era

By Jerome Pugmire - Associated Press

Bayern's Harry Kane attends a news conference in Munich, Germany, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, ahead of the Champions League quarter final second leg soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and Arsenal. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Kane says he plays with ‘point to prove’ against Arsenal after being released when he was 9

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Barcelona's Raphinha celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the Champions League quarterfinal first leg soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)

Raphinha hitting his stride as Barcelona makes a final bid to challenge Madrid for Spanish title

By Tales Azzoni - Associated Press

Manchester City's head coach Pep Guardiola attends a press conference at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Monday, April 8, 2024. Real Madrid will play against Manchester City in a Champions League soccer match on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Real Madrid well rested to take on Man City in Ancelotti’s 200th Champions League game

By Tales Azzoni - Associated Press

PSG's head coach Luis Enrique gives instructions from the side line during the French Cup semifinal soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Rennes at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

PSG coach Enrique being proved right as he stands firm in an era of player power

By Jerome Pugmire - Associated Press

Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Luton Town and Aston Villa at Kenilworth Road Stadium in Luton, England, Saturday, March 2, 2024. (Bradley Collyer/PA via AP)

Villa scores 89th-minute winner to beat Luton and strengthen place in Champions League spots

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Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne celebrates scoring his side's second goal of the game, during the English Premier League soccer match between Newcastle United and Manchester City, at St. James' Park, in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

Champions League soccer clubs to share $2.65 billion prize fund in 36-team format next season

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UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin hands the trophy to Manchester City's team captain Ilkay Gundogan after the Champions League final soccer match between Manchester City and Inter Milan in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, June 11, 2023. The European Union’s top court has ruled UEFA and FIFA acted contrary to EU competition law by blocking plans for the breakaway Super League. The case was heard last year at the Court of Justice after Super League failed at launch in April 2021. UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin called the club leaders “snakes” and “liars.” (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

Top clubs oppose revival of Super League in court ruling against FIFA, UEFA

By Samuel Petrequin - Associated Press

PSG's Kylian Mbappe celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's second goal during the French League One soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco, at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France, Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Champions League group stage resumes this week with much at stake for all teams

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Dortmund's Nico Schlotterbeck cleans the pitch after throwing from spectators during the Champions League Group F soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Newcastle United in Dortmund, Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Borussia Dortmund fans throw fake money to protest UEFA’s planned Champions League reforms

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Napoli's Giovanni Di Lorenzo, right, is challenged by Union's David Datro Fofana during the group C Champions League soccer match between Union Berlin and Napoli, at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Union Berlin suspends on-loan Chelsea player David Datro Fofana for a week for refusing a handshake

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FILE - Brenden Aaronson of the United States in action during the World Cup, group B soccer match between the United States and Wales at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. Union Berlin is looking to a fresh-faced kid from Medford, New Jersey for experience as it embarks on its first-ever Champions League season. United States midfielder Brenden Aaronson will be one of the few players in Union’s squad to have played in Europe’s biggest and most important club competition when it begins in late September. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

Union Berlin leaning on U.S. midfielder Brenden Aaronson for Champions League experience

By Ciarán Fahey - Associated Press

Klaksvik's Claes Philip Kronberg, center, and his teammates celebrate winning the Champions League second qualifying round, 2nd leg soccer match between Swedish team BK Hacken and KI Klaksvik of the Faroe Islands at the Bravida Arena in Gothenburg, Sweden, Wednesday, August 2, 2023. (Adam Ihse/TT News Agency via AP)

In Champions League playoffs draw Faeroe Islands club KI sees unlikely path to face soccer’s elite

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola looks on during a friendly soccer match against Bayern at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, July 26, 2023.(AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Guardiola has won the treble and now Man City manager is aiming for 4 Premier League titles in a row

By James Robson - Associated Press

Visitors admire the Sistine Chapel inside the Vatican Museums on the occasion of the museum's reopening, in Rome, Monday, May 3, 2021. The Vatican Museums reopened Monday to visitors after a shutdown following COVID-19 containment measures. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

More national derby games possible when revamped Champions League starts next year

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Manchester City's head coach Pep Guardiola kisses the trophy after winning the Champions League final soccer match between Manchester City and Inter Milan at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, June 11, 2023. Manchester City won 1-0. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Guardiola looks to build on Man City success in Champions League after finally conquering Europe

By James Robson - Associated Press

Manchester City's head coach Pep Guardiola reacts after Bernardo Silva scored the opening goal during the Champions League semifinal second leg soccer match between Manchester City and Real Madrid at Etihad stadium in Manchester, England, Wednesday, May 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

Man City delivers masterpiece against Real Madrid that was 7 years in the making

By Steve Douglas - Associated Press

Newcastle United celebrate after Brighton and Hove Albion's Deniz Undav scores an own goal during the English Premier League soccer match at St. James' Park, Newcastle, England, Thursday May 18, 2023. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

Newcastle beats Brighton 4-1, one win away from the Champions League

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