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Boateng ruled out of Bayern's clash with Atletico
Jerome Boateng has been ruled out of Bayern Munchen's Champions League clash with Atletico Madrid due to a minor injury.
The Germany international has sustained a "minor muscle problem" and will not be risked for the game against last season's beaten finalists at the Allianz ArenA.
Ancelotti also confirmed that attacking duo Julian Green and Kingsley Coman are not fit to be involved, but Holger Badstuber and Xabi Alonso should both be available.
Ancelotti said he is prepared to make a number of changes to the side that beat FSV Mainz 3-1 in the Bundesliga last Friday, with Bayern already guaranteed to progress from Group D in second place, behind Atletico.
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Slutsky to leave CSKA Moscow
Leonid Slutsky will step down as CSKA Moscow coach after the Champions League match against Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday.
The 45-year-old has been in charge of the club since 2009, winning the Russian Premier League 3 times, including last season, as well as 2 Russian Cups and 2 Russian Super Cups.
CSKA have endured a disappointing campaign in UEFA's elite club competition but could yet finish third in Group E and qualify for the Europa League ahead of Tottenham, who they face at Wembley.
He leaves with reigning champions CSKA third in the league table, ahead of the domestic season restarting in March with a home game against second place Zenit Sankt Petersburg.
Slutsky also led Russia at EURO 2016 following the departure of Fabio Capello from the national team post in August 2015. However, they finished a disappointing 4th in Group B in France, behind Wales, England and Slovakia, prompting him to stand aside in June.
Gotze to miss Madrid test
Mario Gotze has been ruled out of Borussia Dortmund's Champions League trip to holders Real Madrid with a knee injury.
The attacking midfielder, who was an unused substitute in Saturday's 4-1 Bundesliga win over Borussia Monchengladbach, has not travelled with his team-mates to the Spanish capital.
Gotze, whose only goal this season came in the 6-0 Group F win over Legia Warsaw in September, has struggled to recapture his best form since returning to Signal Iduna Park.
The winner he assisted in the 1-0 victory against former club Bayern Munchen last month is the only one he has been involved in across 8 Bundesliga appearances in 2016-2017.
Dortmund lead their Champions League group by 2 points and won their last outing 8-4 against Legia - a record high-scoring match in the competition.
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Dortmund break record for goals in UCL group stages
Borussia Dortmund have broken the record for goals scored in the group stages of a single campaign in the Champions League.
Thomas Tuchel's side made it 21 across their 6 matches during their 2-2 draw with Real Madrid on Wednesday, beating the previous best set by Real Madrid in 2013-2014, FC Barcelona in 2011-2012 and 2016-2017 and Manchester United in 1998-1999.
Marco Reus scored the crucial goal with only 2 minutes of normal time to play, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang having earlier got on the scoresheet as Dortmund came from 2 goals down to force a draw.
The result means that the Bundesliga side finish top of Group F on 14 points, 2 ahead of holders Madrid.
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Ronaldo crowned the Best FIFA Men's Player
Cristiano Ronaldo has won the inaugural the Best FIFA Men's Player award for 2016.
The Real Madrid and Portugal forward was announced as the winner at Monday's ceremony in Zurich.
Ronaldo beat fellow finalists Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann to the new FIFA honour, the trio having topped a shortlist of 23 global stars.
The triumph adds to the Ballon d'Or crown the 31-year-old picked up last month, which was the 4th of his career.
He scored the winning spot-kick as Madrid beat city rivals Atletico Madrid in a penalty shoot-out to win the Champions League, having struck 16 times throughout the competition.
Ronaldo also netted a hat-trick in the Club World Cup Final as Madrid beat Kashima Antlers 4-2 after extra time in a thrilling contest.
A first major international trophy also arrived with Portugal emerging as the surprise winners of EURO 2016, Ronaldo scoring 3 times during the competition before suffering an injury in the Final against France and willing his team to victory from the touchline.
He scored 55 goals from a total of 57 appearances for club and country across 2016.
The award is a modernisation of the FIFA World Player of the Year, which was last won by Messi in 2009 and had been given to Ronaldo once - in 2008 - before the merger with France Football created the FIFA Ballon d'Or.
But the world game's governing body ended that collaboration last year and the winner was selected via a voting process involving national team coaches and captains, selected members of the media, and an online fan poll.
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Partizan banned from UEFA competition
UEFA has banned Partizan Belgrade from competing in the Champions League or Europa League for one season due to unpaid debts.
The Serbian side will be ineligible should they qualify for a continental competition in the next 3 seasons.
The adjudicatory chamber of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) ruled that Partizan have contravened regulations relating to unpaid debts.
It is the third time Partizan have been found to have breached the "overdue payables requirements" in the Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play regulations in the past 5 years.
UEFA stated the Serbian side's debts stood at just under €2,5 million as of 30 September 2016, the majority of which is owed to "social/tax authorities".
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Verratti hands PSG boost ahead of Barca tie
Marco Verratti is in line to make his return from injury on Friday when Paris Saint-Germain visit Girondins Bordeaux.
Verratti has not featured for PSG since their 4-1 Coupe de la Ligue win at Bordeaux on 24 January because of a calf injury.
But he is set to hand PSG a boost ahead of the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie with FC Barcelona on Tuesday.
Thomas Meunier is also available again after missing the last 2 games with an ankle problem and Kevin Trapp, who suffered a thigh injury in the 1-1 draw with AS Monaco last month, is also fit to return.
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Wenger gives Ospina starting role against Bayern
David Ospina will resume Champions League goalkeeping duties for Arsenal in the last 16 clash at Bayern Munchen, manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed.
Colombia international Ospina has been Arsenal's cup goalkeeper of choice over the past 2 seasons but his Champions League campaign last term was marred by him dropping a corner over his own goalline in the group stages defeat to Olympiacos.
That saw regular number 1 Petr Cech restored for the first leg of the tie against FC Barcelona in the knockout stages, with the 28-year-old coming back for the return at Camp Nou where a 5-1 aggregate loss was completed.
This time around, Ospina helped Arsenal through an unbeaten group stage with relatively few alarms and Wenger told a pre-match news conference at the Allianz ArenA that he would not revert to Cech again.
The Barca defeat marked the 6th consecutive season Arsenal have bowed out in the last 16 and, with their Premier League title chances fading, they are in the familiar position of hoping history does not repeat itself.
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Oblak return boosts Atletico
Jan Oblak could make his return from a dislocated shoulder ahead of schedule on Tuesday after Atletico Madrid included him in their squad for the Champions League clash away to Bayer Leverkusen.
The Slovenian suffered the injury making a save in Atletico's 3-0 loss to Villarreal on 12 December and swiftly underwent surgery to correct the issue.
Atletico had reportedly expected him to be out for between 3 and 4 months, but should the 24-year-old return in Leverkusen for the first leg of the round of 16 tie on Wednesday, he will have been absent for a little over 10 weeks and 15 matches.
Defender Lucas Hernandez has also been included despite his trial for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend being scheduled to take place earlier the same day.
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Hummels ruled out of Madrid clash
Bayern Munchen will have to make do without the services of Mats Hummels in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-finals tie with Real Madrid on Wednesday due to injury.
The centre-back suffered an ankle problem in Sunday's training session and was forced to leave the pitch on a golf cart.
Hummels immediately underwent a medical examination to determine the extent of the problem and he has now announced he will miss the game at the Allianz ArenA.
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Sidibe a Dortmund doubt
Djibril Sidibe is a major doubt for AS Monaco's Champions League quarter-finals first leg with Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday after the club announced he has been hospitalised with appendicitis.
Sidibe made a late appearance from the bench as Monaco won 1-0 at Angers on Saturday to remain on course to claim the Ligue 1 title.
But Monaco confirmed on Sunday that Sidibe has been taken to hospital due to appendicitis, with no timescale given for the right-back's recovery.
Almamy Toure is favourite to deputise for Sidibe as he started at right-back against Angers, although centre-back Andrea Raggi could be asked to fill in by coach Leonardo Jardim.
Monaco are already without Tiemoue Bakayoko for the Dortmund game as the midfielder, who scored the decisive goal in the last round against Manchester City, is suspended.
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