Bradley Barcola had a tricky start to life at Liverpool.
A ยฃ123m transfer fee brought huge expectations and his early performances did not light up Anfield. But a Champions League hat-trick has changed the mood.
Yes, it was only LASK - but Barcola needed this night. And so did Liverpool.
๐ @JamesPearceLFC
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Celtic are back in Lisbon where, on a magical, humid, sun-dappled Thursday evening 60 seasons ago, they became the first and, so far, only Scottish club to win the European Cup, or Champions League as we know it today.
They remain Europe's most northerly champions.
Yet even the achievement in beating Inter Milan 2-1 that night somehow sits beneath the greatest detail of Celticโs triumph โ 10 of the starting XI that sultry night were born within a 12-mile radius of Parkhead. The โoutsiderโ, Bobby Lennox, came from 30 miles away.
Celtic did not just represent Scotland. They represented Glasgow. And they returned as Lions.
๐ @mwalker2771
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Last week, #lufc chairman Paraag Marathe said he had been thinking about dynamic pricing for match tickets.
This week, the club said it's not currently on the agenda. Explainer here on what it is, how it works in football and how supporters feel about it. https://t.co/NYVPfDQUe6
Aston Villaโs new, compelling front three have arrived.
On an electric Champions League night at Villa Park, Nicolas Jackson, Johan Manzambi and Ibrahim Mbaye exploded into life, starting together for the first time in a 6-0 win against Fenerbahce.
All three were summer additions and, as multiple club sources said at the time, aimed to symbolise Villa 2.0, brimming with power, pace and incision.
๐ @J_Tanswell
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It is an autumn of thrills at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea score seemingly at will...
But can they keep it up?
@Conor0Neill_ looks at the underlying numbers and discovers a streak that is as unsustainable as it is entertaining.
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