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There is something on the line, though, and not just bragging rights. As Juve and City are tied for points, the top spot in the group is still up for grabs, meaning that knockout ties are yet to be decided. To finish first theoretically grants an easier round of 16 opponent, which will be decided as Group H is tied up in the small hours of Friday morning. Tonight’s winner will likely sidestep a dreaded meeting with Real Madrid, with the loser likely to face RB Salzburg. Source link

And they will welcome the Tractor Boys – just relegated from the Premier League – to Hayes Lane the week commencing August 11, 2025 as the first round of the competition gets underway.Elsewhere, Leyton Orient host fellow League One side Wycombe, Championship new-boys Charlton face Stevenage at the Valley and Millwall will face either Barnet or Newport.A preliminary round will take place in early August, featuring the clubs that finished 21st and 22nd in League Two last season and the two that were promoted from the National League.It means Accrington Stanley will face Oldham and Barnet take on Newport County…

The former long-reigning WBC heavyweight champion, who turns 40 in October, is in Kansas to take on a little-known opponent and launch what will surely be a final bid to rediscover past glories after a torrid few years inside the ring.Save for his trademark vicious first-round knockout of ex-European champion Robert Helenius in 2022, Wilder has been a shadow of his former destructive self since losing the final two instalments of his classic trilogy with Tyson Fury.Retirement questions have since dogged a man who used to reign supreme as one of the sport’s most destructive knockout artists and formidable world…

The budding Northampton Saints and England star lines up at number eight in Perth as one of 13 changes made by head coach Andy Farrell to the side who lost 28-24 to Argentina in a farewell fixture in Dublin last week.With tour captain Maro Itoje not in the squad for Saturday’s opener Down Under at Optus Stadium, the team is skippered by Ireland hooker Dan Sheehan, making his first Lions appearance.He is one of eight Ireland players in the starting XV, with nine from Leinster in the matchday 23.Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu and Ireland’s Tadhg Beirne are the only players…

The Addicks return to the second step for the first time since being relegated after the 2019-20 campaign, just one point the difference from safety.With Nathan Jones flying high at the helm after signing a new five-year deal, they will hope to embark on an extended stay in the division.Charlton Athletic confirmed Championship 2025/26 fixture list09/08/2025 – 12:30 – Watford (h)16/08/2025 – 15:00 – Bristol City (a)23/08/2025 – 15:00 – Leicester City (h)30/08/2025 – 15:00 – Queens Park Rangers (a)13/09/2025 – 15:00 – Millwall (h)20/09/2025 – 15:00 – Sheffield United (a)27/09/2025 – 15:00 – Blackburn Rovers (h)30/09/2025 – 19:45 -…

The Bees won the National League title last term under the stewardship of Dean Brennan, finishing with 102 points and 97 goals scored. They were pushed all the way by an Ollie Pearce-fuelled York City, who were six points behind, but scored 95 goals in the process. The north Londoners lost just six games all season, but how will they deal with the step up? This year will be Barnet’s first back in the 92 since 2018, when they went down under Martin Allen. Barnet confirmed League Two 2025-26 fixtures02/08/2025 15:00 Fleetwood Town (h)09/08/2025 15:00 Bromley (a)16/08/2025 15:00 Walsall (h)19/08/2025…

Wimbledon were relegated from League One back in 2022 after a dismal campaign under Mark Robinson did not improve with the hiring of Mark Bowen, who could not guide them away from the drop. The Wombles’ inconsistencies last year cost them an automatic promotion place, but they came into their own in the play-offs, beating Notts County 1-0 home and away in the semi-finals, before beating the Saddlers by the same scoreline a week later. Jackson has lost several key figures from that promotion campaign, with first-choice wing-backs James Tilley and Josh Neufville departing on free transfers for Wycombe and…

The Blues have somewhat struggled in the tournament so far, edging past LAFC before losing comprehensively to Flamengo and then brushing ES Tunis ahead with a much-changed line-up.This last-16 clash will present a significant step up in class with Benfica beating Bayern Munich to set up this clash in North Carolina having earlier put six goals past tournament whipping boys Auckland City.It is the first meeting between these two teams since the 2013 Europa League final, which Chelsea won.Date, kick-off time and venueBenfica vs Chelsea is scheduled for a 9pm BST kick-off on Saturday, June 28, 2025.The match will take…

Last season was a challenging one for QPR, who finished 15th in the second tier as their wait to return to the Premier League grew to 10 seasons.And there has been a roll of the dice from the club hierarchy, who have installed Julien Stephan as head coach ahead of what could prove a pivotal campaign.They will hope the Frenchman can return the club to the play-off picture for the first time since their promotion in 2013.QPR confirmed Championship 2025/26 fixture list09/08/2025 – 15:00 – Preston North End (h)16/08/2025 – 15:00 – Watford (a)23/08/2025 – 15:00 – Coventry City (a)30/08/2025…

The Sussex fast bowler has been added to the squad for the second Test against India at Edgbaston, which starts on July 2.Archer has not played Test cricket for England since the tour of India in February 2021, enduring an injury nightmare that has seen him plagued by a succession of elbow, back and thumb issues.However, the 30-year-old finally made his comeback to red-ball cricket this week, playing for Sussex in their County Championship draw against Durham.Archer finished with figures of 1-32 and eight maidens in 18 total overs at Chester-le-Street, pinning opener Emilio Gay lbw before later making a…