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Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has credited first-team coach Steve McClaren for providing goalkeeper Andre Onana with an instruction prior to his 97th-minute penalty save in Tuesday's 1-0 win against Kobenhavn. Onana stood tall to deny Jordan Larsson's late spot kick to seal the Red Devils' first win in this season's Champions League group stage following losses to Bayern Munich and Galatasaray. The Danish champions competed well from start to finish at Old Trafford and created some of the game's biggest chances but ultimately return home pointless due to Onana's heroics. Scott McTominay's high-boot challenge on Mohamed Elyounoussi while defending a corner was deemed worthy of a penalty by referee Marco Guida, but before Larsson could step up from 12 yards, two notable incidents occurred. The first was Alejandro Garnacho scuffing up the penalty spot without any match official noticing - an offence which would have been punished with a yellow card if ...

Following the conclusion of the 2023/24 men's Champions League group stage draw, UEFA handed out its annual individual prize to celebrate achievements from the 2022/23 season. Prizes for women's and men's coach of the year were handed out on stage in Monaco, as were the trophies for women's and men's player of the year. UEFA Men’s Coach of the Year Another award for Pep! 👏# UEFA award s || #UCLdraw pic.twitter.com/MjNb6Xdp1i — UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) August 31, 2023 Although not able to collect his trophy in person due to recovering from recent back surgery, Pep Guardiola was recognised for his role in leading Manchester City to Champions League glory as part of a 2022/23 treble alongside Premier League and FA Cup honours. UEFA Women’s Coach of the Year 🥁 The 2022/23 UEFA Women's Coach of the Year is... 🦁 @wiegman_s 🏆#UEFAawards | @Lionesses pic.twitter.com/HFEVJnX6y7 — UEFA Women's EURO (@WEURO) August 31, 2023 England boss Sarina ...

The most wonderful time of the year isn't Christmas, it's when UEFA Champions League knockout games kick off when it's still light outside. The quarter-finals are in the books and the fixtures for the last four are now set in stone. But before we dive into the next round , let's give the top performers from the last couple of weeks their flowers. Champions League team of the round: Quarter-finals GK: Mike Maignan - The best goalkeeper in the world? The Frenchman has certainly muscled his way into the debate. Maignan denied Napoli star Khvicha Kvaratskhelia from the penalty spot in the second leg of Milan's 1-1 draw at the Stadio Diego Maradona on Thursday. RB: Davide Calabria - Also pivotal in keeping Kvaratskhelia quiet was Calabria, who was happy to go toe-to-toe with the fleet-footed Georgian winger. CB: Ruben Dias - Earlier this season, Dias was scarcely used in Manchester City's backline. But his side-before-self performances across two legs against Baye...

Chelsea caretaker manager Frank Lampard has admitted the Blues are struggling with self-confidence after Wednesday's 2-0 defeat to Real Madrid in their Champions League quarter-final first leg. The Blues, who ended the game with ten men after Ben Chilwell's second-half red card, were comprehensively beaten and fortunate to only concede twice through Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio either side of the half-time break. It was another poor performance from Chelsea, who have now failed to score in four consecutive Game s for the first time since December 1993, and Lampard admitted that belief among the squad is low. "There was a lot there for us, I felt," he told BT Sport . "As good a team as they are, but I could see a moment where the players...it's been a difficult period for them. "There's a little bit of a lack of belief . I think the players have got to understand how good they are, and what they can do, and maybe we're a bit short on that a...