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Back four for BVB - How Dortmund could line-up against Zenit
Lucien Favre opted to move away from his tried and tested three-man backline against Schalke, and the change worked
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Ilicic back with a bang in Serie A's performances of the week
In the Italian's first appearance of the season, he shone for the Nerazzurri in the win against Genoa
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Ramos is Clasico match winner as he earns place in Team of the Week
The influential Spaniard was the recipient of a controversial penalty against Barcelona, but dusted himself off to score the spotkick
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Premier League Team of the Week, Round 6: Brilliant Bamford is a perfect 10
The striker scored a hat-trick as Leeds impressively won 3-0 away at Aston Villa this past weekend
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No Aguero? How Man City could line-up against Marseille
The Argentine striker was substituted at the break versus West Ham at the weekend after picking up a fresh knock
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Martial back - How Man Utd could line-up against RB Leipzig
The Frenchman has been serving a suspension domestically but is available to return in the Champions League
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4-2-3-1 again? How Liverpool could line-up against Midtjylland
Jurgen Klopp opted to switch from his tried and tested 4-3-3 formation at the weekend, and he could do so again in Europe
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Atletico demolition proves Bayern are still best team in Europe
Here, FootballCritic analyses the German side's outstanding performance in their Champions League group stage opener
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Madrid fans choose Valverde over Pogba by landslide margin
Spanish media outlet AS conducted a poll on Twitter and the results were hugely in favour of the current Los Blancos star
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Van de Beek shouldn't have signed for Man Utd - Van Basten
The legendary Dutch striker reckons his compatriot made a mistake in leaving Ajax for the Red Devils in the summer
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How Inter could line-up against Shakhtar
Antonio Conte's men recovered from the derby loss against Inter with a draw versus Gladbach before defeating Genoa at the weekend
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Davies out for a while - How Bayern could line-up against Lokomotiv Moscow
The flying full-back went over nastily on his ankle and could miss up to eight weeks of action for the Bavarians
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No Donnarumma - How Milan could line-up versus Roma
Following two impressive wins in a row versus Inter and Celtic, the Rossoneri face another tough task at San Siro
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The wait for Ronaldo continues - How Juventus could line-up against Verona
The Juve superstar is currently still quarantining after testing positive for coronavirus over the international break
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How Arsenal could line-up against Leicester
Mikel Arteta's men are fresh off a Europa League victory during the week, but need to bounce back domestically after losing against City
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The Blues full strength - How Man Utd and Chelsea could line-up on Saturday
Frank Lampard has a near enough full squad available to him this weekend as his side travel to Old Trafford
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Marquinhos back? How PSG could line-up versus Dijon
The influential Brazilian has been missed at the back for the Ligue 1 champions, but could make his return this weekend
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Fabinho to continue in defence - How Liverpool could line-up against Sheffield Utd
In the absence of Virgil van Dijk, the Brazilian is expected to keep his place in the middle of Jurgen Klopp's backline
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Pep's injury list grows - How Man City could line-up versus West Ham
More bad news for the Premier League runners-up as Fernandinho is now facing a spell on the sidelines
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No Gnabry - How Bayern could line-up against Frankfurt
The German international is currently in quarantine after testing positive for coronavirus during the week
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Schurrle recalls time with 'brutal guy' Mourinho
The World Cup winner didn't know whether he was coming or going with his Portuguese boss when at Chelsea
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Ancelotti apologises to Liverpool for Van Dijk injury
The Liverpool defender will miss most of the season after a collision with Jordan Pickford in the Merseyside derby
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Arteta to freshen things up - How Arsenal could line-up against Rapid Vienna
The Spaniard usually gives his fringe players some game time in the Europa League and it could be the case again
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Griezmann slams racist remarks made towards Ansu Fati
The Barcelona youngster was the target of disgusting comments made in Spanish newspaper ABC
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Champions League Team of the Week, Matchday One: Messi and Coman star
In the first round of group stage matches in the European competition, Bayern and Barcelona recorded big wins at home
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