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The Champions Blog #2.3

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 THE CHAMPIONS BLOG  Matchday 3 of the Champions League proved once again, anything is possible. All across Europe on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, we were treated to some highly fancied matches, some shocking surprises and some tantalizing comebacks. Some are continuing to make an impression while others haven't lived up to the hype yet. This is the Champions Blog.  Tuesday 22nd:  Monaco vs Crvena Zvezda (Stade Louis, Monaco, France) AC Milan vs Club Brugge (San Siro, Milan, Italy) Arsenal vs Shakhtar Donetsk (Emirates Stadium, London, England) Juventus vs VfB Stuttgart (Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy) SK Sturm Graz vs Sporting CP (Worthersee Arena, Klagenfurt, Austria) Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund (Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain) PSG vs PSV (Parc de Princes, Paris, France) Girona vs Slovan Bratislava (Montilivi, Girona, Spain) Aston Villa vs Bologna (Villa Park, Birmingham, England) The week of football kicked off with nine matches, but one stood out from the others. In the

The Champions Blog: 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

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THE CHAMPIONS BLOG: 1ST ANNIVERSARY  How fast time flies. It's already been a year since the Champions Blog started publishing blogs on Blogger for the first time. A year has passed and this website has amassed 800 views. The Champions Blog will continue to publish blog articles. From me, the writer, thank you all so much for the unwavering support you've produced for the Champions Blog over the past year. Honestly, I thought only 500 views would be the maximum amount I would get, but as shown, I've gone above and beyond. This is the Champions Blog: 1ST ANNIVERSARY special.  All About Me and My Experiences with Football: One year has come and gone by so quickly, and I know that some of you want to know who I am. Well, here we go. My name is Jay Singh. I'm a 14-year-old kid who lives in the hustle and bustle of Dubai, UAE. I'm sure many of you were expecting a man in his 20s or 30s, but it's just a teenager in his teenage years. Writing is one of my hobbies and I

The Champions Blog #2.2

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 THE CHAMPIONS BLOG Like the last matchday, the Champions League has delivered another master class of a matchday. In the 18 matches we witnessed, we were treated to some big wins, late drama, some one-sided affairs, and some exciting encounters all over Europe. This is the Champions Blog Tuesday 1st:  RB Salzburg vs Brest (Red Bull Arena, Salzburg, Austria) VfB Stuttgart vs Sparta Praha (MHPArena, Stuttgart, Germany) Borussia Dortmund vs Celtic (Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany) PSV Eindhoven vs Sporting CP (Phillips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands) Slovan Bratislava vs Manchester City (Tehelne Pole, Bratislava, Slovakia) Barcelona vs Young Boys (Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, Barcelona, Spain) Bayer Leverkusen vs AC Milan (Bayarena, Leverkusen, Germany) Inter Milan vs Crvena Zvezda (San Siro, Milan, Italy) Arsenal vs PSG (Emirates Stadium, London, England) In Catalonia, Barcelona took on Young Boys in the Olimpic Lluis Companys. Barca made a rather forgettable start to their Cham

The Champions Blog #2.1

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 THE CHAMPIONS BLOG The Champions League is back, and what a phenomenal amount of drama, excitement, and hype that has been delivered all across Europe over the last three days. From the return of many favorites and the debuts of three teams to the nail-biting drama that the Champions League has delivered on many occasions in the past. Welcome back, everyone. This is the Champions Blog. Tuesday 17th:  Juventus vs PSV Eindhoven (Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy) Young Boys vs Aston Villa (Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland) Real Madrid vs Vfb Stuttgart (Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain) Bayern Munich vs Dinamo Zagreb (Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany) Sporting CP vs LOSC Lille (Estadio Jose Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal) AC Milan vs Liverpool (San Siro, Milan, Italy) The football week started with separate games in Turin and Bern, with Juventus and PSV taking to the stage in the Allianz Stadium and Young Boys and Aston Villa taking each other on at the Wankdorf Stadium. Villa is appearing in t

The Champions Blog: League Phase Draw Special

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 THE CHAMPIONS BLOG: LEAGUE PHASE DRAW SPECIAL The Champions League is back after a long and restful summer, which kicked off with a month of international football in Germany. All the players have been well rested and are ready to take on this historic new season of the Champions League. As the new season begins, the first-ever draw of the brand-new League Phase has been drawn, and the games UEFA has in store for us are certainly breathtaking.  This is the Champions Blog.  Pot 1: Who Each Team Got: Real Madrid:  Borussia Dortmund (h) Liverpool (a)  AC Milan (h) Atalanta (a) RB Salzburg (h) Lille (a) VfB Stuttgart (h) Brest (a) Real Madrid's quest to retain their European title requires them to face off against the last two teams they met in the final of the Champions League. As most fans of both teams would've known, Liverpool and Real Madrid have had some quite exciting encounters in recent times, most notably in the 2018 and 2022 Champions League finals, with Real Madrid pre