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Pep Guardiola has the luxury of heading into the second leg of Man City’s Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid with no injury concerns whatsoever. The current European champions are well placed to secure an unprecedented double treble, and if they dispatch serial Champions League winners Real, Guardiola and Co. will surely fancy their chances of doing just that. Kyle …

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Arsenal are reportedly ready to try again for the transfer of Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz this summer after several failed attempts to sign him in the past. Luiz has impressed with ten goals and ten assists in all competitions so far this season, and the Gunners now look ready to compete with Barcelona for the Brazilian’s signature, according to …

This article was originally published on the Daily Briefing, a subscription service. If you would like to receive Ben Jacobs’ exclusive transfer columns via email ahead of publication on caughtoffside.com, please sign-up for the service here: thedailybriefing.io. Ruben Amorim has now clarified he hasn’t yet had a formal interview to replace Jurgen Klopp. And my understanding remains that mid-to-late April has always …

Barcelona’s night went from bad to worse against Paris Saint-Germain, after their coach, Xavi Hernandez, was red carded for dissent. The Catalans, despite having a two-goal lead in the tie after Raphinha had scored the opener on the night, saw the momentum of the tie shift as soon as Ronald Araujo was sent off for a professional foul after half …

Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid are playing out a very entertaining match in Germany as their Champions League quarter-final tie is now level after a Mats Hummels own goal.  Dortmund were brilliant in the opening 45 minutes of the match and went into the halftime break with a 2-0 lead (3-2 on aggregate) courtesy of goals from Julian Brandt and …

Chelsea loanee Ian Maatsen has given Borussia Dortmund a 2-0 lead in their Champions League quarter-final second leg clash with Atletico Madrid.  The goal puts the German club 3-2 ahead on aggregate and are deservingly going through at the halftime break. The Bundesliga outfit have been brilliant in the opening 45 minutes and Julian Brandt opened the scoring after 34 …

Atletico Madrid arrive in Germany with a 2-1 lead over Borussia Dortmund in their Champions League quarter-final clash and the La Liga side would have lost their advantage in the opening three minutes if it wasn’t for former Chelsea star Cesar Azpilicueta. Diego Simeone’s team could have killed the tie off last week but failure to take their chances and …

The atmosphere in Barcelona ahead of the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain is quite something, however, the locals are so hyped that they appear to be taking leave of their senses. As the Barcelona team bus approached the stadium, in the mist created by flares it appeared that the home fans thought it to be …

Atletico Madrid have a 2-1 advantage over Borussia Dortmund heading into the second leg clash of their Champions League quarter-final tie on Tuesday night with a potential matchup with La Liga rivals Barcelona awaiting them in the next round.  Diego Simeone’s side were very impressive for 45 minutes of the first leg last week in Madrid and should have the …