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These are the champions! Die Meister! Die Besten! Les grandes équipes! The champions! That's right, the UEFA Champions League is back and Football fans around the world are already struggling to get the iconic anthem out of their heads. Manchester City are the defending champions in 2023/24 after completing their historic treble with victory in the final over Inter in Istanbul. Pep Guardiola's side are among the favourites again this year, though European giants Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Barcelona will hope their summer transfer business can power them to glory this season. But before anyone starts dreaming of next year's final at Wembley, the group stage must first be navigated. Here are 90min's predictions for the first matchday of the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League. Champions League predictions: Group stage matchday 1 Tuesday 19 September City are looking to retain the UCL this year / Visionhaus/GettyImages Three Premier League sides are returning to the Champi...

Jurgen Klopp joked his 1,000th game in management went better than Arsene Wenger's after Liverpool's goalless draw with Chelsea on Saturday. The Reds boss headed into the landmark Game with his side in poor form, sitting well outside the top four following consecutive losses to Brighton and Brentford. He would have fancied his chances of claiming victory at Anfield too, with opponents Chelsea doing even worse in recent times. However, Graham Potter's team were able to hold the hosts to a 0-0 draw and were arguably the better team, creating clearer chances across the 90 minutes. However, Klopp wasn't too disappointed, saying his 1, 000th match wasn't that bad compared to Wenger's, which also came against Chelsea and ended in a humiliating defeat. "Arsene Wenger lost his 1, 000th Game 6-0 so I'm pretty happy," the German said after the match . The best stats from Jurgen Klopp's 1,000 games in management Sir Alex Ferguson congratulates Jurgen...