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"Olympique de Marseille and Roberto De Zerbi, coach of the first team, have announced the end of their collaboration by mutual agreement," Marseille said in a statement. "Following discussions between all stakeholders in the club's management - the owner, president, director of football, and coach - it was decided to make a change at the helm of the first team. "This was a difficult collective decision, taken after careful consideration in the best interests of the club, in order to respond to the sporting challenges of the end of the season."

"The reason I know is because I've got teenage children," added Rosenior "They're on social media. It affects them, it affects my parents and my family. But I knew walking in to this job it was going to happen. It's normal. "When you're prepared for it, it makes you smile. I'm a confident person. If you're affected by things like that, you shouldn't be in this job."

Atletico Madrid's 2021 Round of 16 tie against Chelsea saw them host their fixture in Bucharest, while the Blues still got to host their tie at Stamford Bridge. Arsenal relocated to Wembley in 1999 for two campaigns, as Highbury was deemed two small; Tottenham also played at Wembley while their ground was being developed, while Barcelona played at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys while Camp Nou was being renovated.

It's sure to be magnificent! We're already really looking forward to 1 April and our third game of the season at the Allianz Arena. We'll need the support of every single fan in the stands as we battle for a place in the Champions League semi-finals. After Leverkusen and Arsenal, we want to get our third win in the third game at the Allianz Arena and it'll definitely be a cracker against Manchester United or Atlético Madrid.

The core of the sanction lies in the club's role as the host. Despite the stringent security measures implemented to prevent a repeat of the infamous 2022 "invasion," UEFA determined that Barcelona remains ultimately responsible for the safety and security of the facilities. Since pyrotechnics were successfully smuggled past the checkpoints and lit during the match, the liability falls on the host institution.

Monaco have dropped Paul Pogba from their Champions League squad for the knockout stages in order to make room for their January new signings, sources have told ESPN. Pogba, who will turn 33 next month, has not played since the start of December and has only featured three times this season for the club -- a pair of five minute cameos against Rennes and PSG in November and again off the bench against Brest.

Without a question, the best players want to play in the Champions League. Money is important too but it's not the deciding factor. He will be getting paid well up in the North East. But the Champions League is the trophy along with the World Cup that all players want to win. If you're not in the Champions League, you can't win it.

Jude Bellingham is likely to miss a month due to injury for Real Madrid, sources told ESPN. Bellingham went off in the ninth minute of Madrid's LaLiga game against Rayo Vallecano with a muscle injury in his left thigh. Receiving a pass from Franco Mastantuono, Bellingham fell and held the affected area in pain. "He has been diagnosed with a semitendinosus muscle injury in his left leg," a club statement read.

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Obviously I could do better, I could do worse. I'm pretty happy. The most important thing was to set up outside of the pitch with my teammates, that's a big thing. Everything I do outside with my teammates, training, I think I've settled in well and that helps me to perform so I would say I'm happy but I'm hungry for more and I expect more from myself so I have to keep working.