Kick Off: The nominees for UCL POTW revealed; El Clasico saga continues 🤷‍♂️

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TOP HEADLINES

Mbappe, Sterling, Dybala & Ox nominated for Champions League POTW

UEFA have revealed the four nominees for Champions League Player of the Week.

OFFICIAL: La Liga does NOT agree El Clasico to play on December 18th

La Liga does NOT agree with the decision that El Clasico to play on December 18th, and they may take legal action to appeal.

OFFICIAL: RFEF confirms the 1st leg of El Clasico will be played on Dec 18th

RFEF has confirmed the first leg of El Clasico will be played at Camp Nou on Dec 18th.

MATCH REPORTS

Slavia 1-2 Barca: Messi makes record, Suarez forces own goal in hard-fought win

Lionel Messi scored his 113th Champions League goal which makes him the first player to score in 15 consecutive UCL seasons as Barcelona beat Slavia Prague 2-1 to tighten their grip on Group F.

Ajax 0-1 Chelsea: Pulisic & Batshuayi come off the bench to seal huge away win

Pulisic assisted Batshuayi after both players came off the bench to seal a huge away win for Chelsea over Ajax.

Inter 2-0 Dortmund: Lautaro & co claim first UCL win to level points with BVB

Lautaro Martinez scored a great goal and had a penalty saved before Antonio Candreva secured Inter’s 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund in Champions League Group of Death.

Genk 1-4 Liverpool: Ox, Mane & Salah on fire as Reds take 1 more step to last 16

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's first Champions League appearance since suffering a serious knee injury 18 months ago was one to remember.

VOICES

Lampard: Pulisic's performance is outstanding for 25 minutes or whatever it is

The forward secured a priceless three points for Chelsea at Ajax while earning his manager's praise.

AF COLUMN & DEPTH

Now he equals Ronaldo & Raul! Messi scores against 33 different opponents in UCL

With the opener against Slavia Praha, Lionel Messi joins Raul and Cristiano Ronaldo having scored against a record 33 different opponents in the Champions League.

The first player in history! Messi scores in 15 consecutive UCL seasons 🐐

After scoring against Slavia Praha, Lionel Messi has become the first player in Champions League history to score at least once in 15 consecutive seasons in the competition. 

Ronaldo ranks above Messi in Ballon d'Or for 10 times while Leo has 5 times

Ronaldo has been ranked above Messi in Ballon d'Or for 10 times while Leo is higher for 5 times.

Ronaldo is the most IN-FORM player now in Europe's top 5 leagues 👌👏

Ronaldo is the most IN-FORM player currently in Europe's top 5 leagues, according to WhoScored.

The Independent's best footballers in 2000s: Messi, Ronaldo & Xavi go top 3

The Argentine star tops a list of 100 players including Cristiano Ronaldo, Xavi, Ronaldinho or Ronaldo Nazário.

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

Giving Ajax 1st defeat of season, Chelsea are unbeaten in 9 away European games

Chelsea are the first team to beat Ajax in any competition so far this season and the first away team to keep a clean sheet at the Johan Cruijff Arena.

Power of youth! Mount & Van de Beek lead the U23 combined XI of Ajax and Chelsea

Younsters from Ajax and Chelsea are making a significant impact! Led by Mount and Van de Beek, players under 23 years old of the two teams can form a competitive squad. 

Real Madrid considering a move for Lewandowski in January (Ok Diario)

Real Madrid are reportedly considering an outlandish move for Lewandowski in the January transfer window.

Liverpool fans in racism storm as they mock the size of Origi's manhood

Liverpool fans have become embroiled in a racism storm after unveiling a graphic banner which mocks Divock Origi's manhood.

De Bruyne, Courtois, Origi, Koulibaly... Genk, a club with world class alumni

What would happen if we put De Bruyne, Origi, Benteke, Milinkovic-Savic, Koulibaly and Courtois into one team? Well, they were all once playing for Genk. Check out Genk's spectacular squad of their former players.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

What is Adam Lallana doing??? Hmmm... at least he 'cleaned' his hands

FIXTURE OF THE DAY

UTC 2019/10/24 16:55   Partizan vs Man Utd

UTC 2019/10/24 19:00   Arsenal vs Vitoria Guimaraes