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Foster’s YouTube alter ego ‘The Cycling GK’ helps him not take soccer too seriously Tom Hamilton Diary a scout COVID- impacted search new talent Tor-Kristian Karlsen Firmino saves Brazil Uruguay set clash Colombia Tim Vickery Who is your country’s GOAT Vote all-time best or LiVARpool Liverpool’s nemesis Klopp’s men affected more than others Soccer transfers are murky business Can FIFA clean it Gabriele Marcotti Clowning around club Cologne get Carnival spirit kit Stephan Uersfeld so far Why Chelsea will challenge City title Bill Connelly Solskjaer hanging tough despite inconsistency Rob Dawson teams adjusting penalties and who takers James Olley FacebookTwitterFacebook MessengerEmailOct staffFacebookTwitterFacebook MessengerPinterestEmailThis week Europe Tottenham need against Red Star can’t afford another bad result they travel Galatasaray But heading into we thought we’d do little myth-busting when comes Europe’s competition Even though things don’t normally spicy until knockout rounds there’s been enough go Myth The boring It’s always hard know what expect from group stage tournament especially seedings pots make fairly evident that biggest round even while dropping points everywhere Paris Prague early going this year felt different Not only couple pre-competition elite currently winless Inter Milan but several Barcelona looked vulnerable We’ve enjoyed gaudy jaw-dropping upsets had absurd seen records shattered Take Saint-Germain’s – thumping Bayern slamming seven Tottenham’s shiny home about racing lead FC Salzburg Austrian side pull level before Mohamed Salah’s winner Or Ajax lost two players Frenkie de Jong Matthijs Ligt over summer won games by combined score Ogden Kane Are bold try Laurens Wenger finished years old Marshall A horrific weekend Mexican There’s palpable sense tension season we’ve got per game four big five European leagues second entertainment per- basis We same needing — TylerMyth won’t escape However you assess sitting bottom ahead facts must be faced For last hour match during brutally embarrassing minutes Club Brugge were awful complete shadow recent Euro-dominant seasons also quite good proportion domestic form Utterly out-muscled made look exhausted topped inability recognise never mind blunt Philippe Clement’s tactical plan via which Belgian league leaders ripped Los Blancos shreds hero two-goal Emmanuel Dennis could say these uncharacteristic performances shocking position flow famous death thousand cuts there isn’t major factor hemorrhage minor problems nice metaphor ain’t dead long way fundamental problem that’s driven Zinedine Zidane mad frustration combination injuries suspensions stripped chance establish pretty steady XI then start lineup consecutive matches PSG’s rout caused panic after Zidane’s stronger stuff nbsp THOMAS SAMSON Getty Images fitness conditioning adjustments needed specialist coach Gregory Dupont joined much later was ideal helped his work slowly paying dividends And across team niggling worries because gradually correcting them keys simple Until Eden Hazard fixture ‘unlocks’ dogged packed defences if Karim Benzema doesn’t scoring boots step plate damage rivals like Luka Jovic supposed Long-term solutions required found short term needs heroes Istanbul Graham HunterMyth No really stood may showcased Cristiano Ronaldo Lionel Messi yet mean it’s lacking example Munich’s Serge Gnabry It spoke volumes German giants content moving twin wide threat Arjen Robben Franck Ribery given -year-old’s potency display confirmation arrival bracket scored times half finishing bewitching precision sheer confidence continued vein since He’s world class nobody else abilities manager Niko Kovac remains baffling Arsenal didn’t invest Another catch eye Salzburg’s Erling Haaland While whole breathtaking creative forces Hwang Hee-chan Takumi Minamino already assists apiece almost earn upset defeat -year-old captured imagination His well-taken treble Genk rightly headlines he followed making huge contribution Anfield just emerging bench son former Leeds Manchester utility man Alf Inge surely join sooner grabbed remarkable four-goal haul Then Mislav Orsic Dinamo Zagreb feels better late forward blistering hat-trick Atalanta announced barely featured radar between playing football China Changchun Yatai Jeonnam Dragons Ulsan Hyundai I’m probably surprise some did me I Asia think still room improvement my said salvo Italians hot prospect earlier career now brightest spotlight seems determined time Stream Serie MLS FA Cup Carabao internationals U S If those aren’t Dortmund’s Achraf Hakimi loan showing versatility stellar effect First shone right-back goalless draw keeping leash Antoine Griezmann Jordi Alba deployed left wing Slavia capped fine personal performance whose Bernabeu Brugge’s unorthodox cares -year-olds most citadel He mimicking once-familiar celebration front crowd used adore Portuguese star I’ve fan forever very afterwards idol’s Juventus six all competitions find himself emulating regular keeps kind Nick AmesMyth well defend does particularly scream kings conceded serious scare Jurgen concerned fixtures triumphant campaign return question marks defence Merseysiders shown nous navigating continental challenges reaching Klopp dispatching heavyweights Munich process loss Napoli worst tendencies no reason flourish rest Do improve Yes Will Absolutely That instantly means elevating away road losing each record wins Wednesday’s trip provides perfect tonic remedy Belgians zero victories trying premier Melissa ReddyMyth This three-team Last month told Big Three Either anything flight fancy weeks remain favorites lift numerical designation warrants change anymore One Just City’s odds winning dropped Barcelona’s increased respectively sudden an overreaction Well begin stages entire longer total winner’s percent played significantly harder schedules OK-ish results both place groups negative expected-goal differentials website FBRef meanwhile xG In words Through all-conquering champ second-best So reset our expectations bigger thing started along Saint-Germain pummeled finalists opening pair part chasing pack Ryan O’Hanlon MessengerEmail