Martin Macdonald

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Martin Macdonald • MartinMac1 Football Expert & Football Transfers Live Blog Editor
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Football Transfers Live Blog Editor with almost 10 years experience in producing up-to-the-minute live action around European football and beyond. Regular FootballCritic contributor.

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Brest vs Sturm Graz Champions League Prediction: Tournament debutants in action

Brest have qualified for the Champions League for the first time and have a winnable fixture versus Sturm Graz on Thursday

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Atletico Madrid vs RB Leipzig Champions League Prediction: Big spending Atleti begin campaign

Atletico Madrid went on a spending spree in the summer and will be hoping it pays dividends in the Champions League

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Atalanta vs Arsenal Champions League Prediction: Europa League winners face the Gunners

Atalanta lifted their first ever European trophy last season and will be expected to make a mark in the Champions League

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Crvena Zvezda vs Benfica Champions League Prediction: Two tournament winners go head-to-head

Two of the most historical teams in the European Cup feature in this Matchday One Champions League fixture

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Feyenoord vs Leverkusen Champions League Prediction: 1970 winners embark on new campaign

Feyenoord and Leverkusen begin their Champions League campaign with the first ever tournament fixture to take place on a Thursday

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Bayern Munich vs Dinamo Zagreb Player Ratings: Record breaking Bavarians score nine

Harry Kane scored no less than four goals as Bayern Munich broke a Champions League record at home to Dinamo Zagreb

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Real Madrid vs Stuttgart Player Ratings: Courtois there to save Los Blancos

Real Madrid won their first game of the Champions League at home versus Stuttgart, but they have Thibaut Courtois to thank

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Milan vs Liverpool Player Ratings: Reds bounce back to win at San Siro

Arne Slot suffered his first loss as Liverpool boss at the weekend, but the team bounced back to defeat Milan in Europe

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Young Boys vs Aston Villa Player Ratings: Villa take to Champions League like a duck to water

Aston Villa played their first ever Champions League match on Tuesday and comfortable swept Young Boys aside

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Juventus vs PSV Player Ratings: A new superstar announces himself on the Champions League stage

Juventus returned to the Champions League in emphatic fashion with a 3-1 home victory against PSV

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Celtic vs Slovan Bratislava Champions League Prediction: Brendan's Bhoys begin Euro campaign

The Champions League returns with a brand new format, and Celtic begin their campaign at home against Slovan Bratislava

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Sporting CP vs Lille Champions League Prediction: First ever CL meeting

Sporting and Lille have never met in the Champions League before so a little bit of history will be made in Portugal on Tuesday

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Real Madrid vs Stuttgart Champions League Prediction: Los Blancos begin title defence

Real Madrid won the 2023/24 Champions League after defeating Dortmund in the final, and begin their title defence this Tuesday

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Bayern Munich vs Dinamo Zagreb Champions League Prediction: Kane and co. huge favourites

Bayern Munich start off their Champions League campaign as huge favourites in a how tie against Dinamo Zagreb

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Milan vs Liverpool Champions League Prediction: A repeat of the 2005 and 2007 Finals

Liverpool won arguably the most dramatic Champions League Final ever against Milan, who earned their revenge two years later

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Young Boys vs Aston Villa Champions League Prediction: Tournament bow for the Villans

Aston Villa are set to play in the Champions League for the very first time, having won the old European Cup in 1982

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Juventus vs PSV Champions League Prediction: The Old Lady returns

The Champions League returns with a new format this season, with Juventus staging a comeback after a year away from the top table

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Wolves vs Newcastle Player Ratings: Lemina stars despite being on losing side

Newcastle showed plenty of character to come back from a goal behind to defeat Wolves at Molineux on Sunday

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Girona vs Barcelona Player Ratings: Yamal at the double for Los Cules

At the tender age of 17, Lamine Yamal is emerging as Barcelona's best player and he scored a double against Girona on Sunday

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Genoa vs Roma Player Ratings: Late heartbreak for Daniele De Rossi's men

Roma succumbed to a dramatic equaliser from Genoa in the Serie A clash between the two sides on Sunday

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Tottenham vs Arsenal Player Ratings: Angel Gabriel saviour for the Gunners

The North London derby ended with Arsenal narrowly winning at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

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Wolves vs Newcastle Prediction: Magpies go for five in a row unbeaten

Newcastle could move into the top four in the Premier League should they defeat Wolves and other results go their way this weekend

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Tottenham vs Arsenal Prediction: Odegaard-less Gunners face Spurs in the derby

The North London derby sees Arsenal travel to face Tottenham without their talismanic captain

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Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid Prediction: Los Blancos look to close gap to Barca

We are only four games into the new campaign in Spain, but Real Madrid are already four points adrift of rivals Barcelona

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Empoli vs Juventus Prediction: The Bianconeri look to extend unbeaten start

Thiago Motta hasn't tasted defeat yet as Juventus manager and they are favourites for this Serie A clash away at Empoli

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