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Holders Real Madrid Get Liverpool and Dortmund

Aug 30, 2024

Holders Real Madrid will face Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund in the draw for the new-look Champions League format.

Meanwhile Man City and Arsenal will both face PSG.

Starting this year there’ll be no more group stage, with all 36 clubs now pooled into a single league, where they have to play eight games against different opponents.

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Meanwhile, Chelsea have moved into the league phase of the UEFA Conference League…going through 3-2 on aggregate against Swiss side Servette.

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In La Liga action this morning, Real Madrid have been held to a 1-all draw by Las Palmas…leaving the champions four points adrift of leaders Barcelona.

Its also the third league game in a row, that new Real signing Kylian Mbappe has failed to find the back of the net, since joining from PSG.

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National Para cyclist Mohamad Yusof Hafizi Shaharuddin has missed out on a place in the final of the C1 individual 3000m pursuit at the Paris Paralympics, although he did improve on his personal best time.

Meanwhile, swimmer Muhammad Nur Syaiful Zulkafli finished ninth overall in the men’s 200m S5 freestyle heats…just missing out on place in the final.

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And, Mercedes F1 team boss Toto Wolff admits he has a line of communication open with Max Verstappen, to discuss a potential move for the three-time world champion in the near future.