Champions League

Football365 - Thomas Tuchel has been sacked by Chelsea after the club's disappointing 1-0 defeat against Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League.

Thomas will rightly have a place in Chelsea’s history after winning the Champions League, the Super Cup and Club World Cup in his time here. Tuchel guided Chelsea to Champions League glory in his debut season at the club and followed the club’s monumental victory up by lifting the European Super Cup. Their slow start to the season continued in Croatia last night after they lost 1-0 against Dinamo Zagreb in their opening Champions League group match.

The Blues have no time to dwell with a big West London derby on the horizon this weekend in the Premier League.

Some have recognised the fact that Tuchel himself isn't as present as he used to be on the sidelines. We had a number of deliveries, spaces, and ball wins that should be by far enough to have far more attempts, but we did not. A lovely bit of interchange in the middle of the pitch allowed the midfielder to race through on goal and dink his effort past the onrushing Kepa Arrizabalaga. ](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/every-word-thomas-tuchel-chelsea-24948515)"We expected what we got, and I think we got what we got. It was the story of the last few games - we started okay for 15-20 minutes but then lacked determination, precision and maybe even lacked the smell of blood. Mislav Orsic, as he loves to do, continued his premium goalscoring streak against London clubs, having previously netted on multiple occasions in the past against Tottenham and West Ham, respectively.

Thomas Tuchel was fired by English club Chelsea on Wednesday only one month into the new season.

Thomas will rightly have a place in Chelsea's history after winning the Champions League, the Super Cup and Club World Cup in his time here." ( [More Football News](http://www.outlookindia.com/topic/football)) Tuchel went on to win the UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup in his first season. "On behalf of everyone at Chelsea FC, the club would like to place on record its gratitude to Thomas and his staff for all their efforts during their time with the club. Chelsea said that the owners believe it is "the right time" to bring in a new head coach is a statement. [English Premier League](https://www.outlookindia.com/topic/english-premier-league) outfit [Chelsea](https://www.outlookindia.com/topic/chelsea) on Wednesday fired [Thomas Tuchel](https://www.outlookindia.com/topic/thomas-tuchel) as the club's manager following a poor start to the 2022-23 season.

CHELSEA sacked manager Thomas Tuchel on Wednesday the day after his team suffered a shock 1-0 defeat away by Dinamo Zagreb in their opening game of th...

“As the new ownership group reaches 100 days since taking over the Club, and as it continues its hard work to take the club forward, the new owners believe it is the right time to make this transition,“ the statement said. Chelsea finished third in the Premier League last season as their expected challenge to Manchester City and Liverpool's domestic dominance failed to materialise. “On behalf of everyone at Chelsea FC, the Club would like to place on record its gratitude to Thomas and his staff for all their efforts during their time with the Club,“ the club said.

(Reuters) - Chelsea have parted ways with manager Thomas Tuchel, the Premier League club announced on Wednesday, a day after they lost 1-0 to Croatian team ...

"Chelsea's coaching staff will take charge of the team for training and the preparation of our upcoming matches as the Club moves swiftly to appoint a new head coach," the club said. "Thomas will rightly have a place in Chelsea's history after winning the Champions League, the Super Cup and Club World Cup in his time here." "On behalf of everyone at Chelsea FC, the Club would like to place on record its gratitude to Thomas and his staff for all their efforts during their time with the Club," the club said.

The announcement comes a day after Chelsea lost 1-0 to Croatian team Dinamo Zagreb.

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Chelsea's upset loss to Dinamo Zagreb on the first day of Champions League group stage action Tuesday likely wrecked a few parlays. But hey, it happens.

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The 49-year-old former Borussia Dortmund and Paris St-Germain boss leaves Stamford Bridge after 20 months. Owner Todd Boehly has placed Tuchel's coaching staff ...

He went on to add the UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup later that year. Tuchel was appointed on 26 January 2021, replacing Frank Lampard, and guided the club to their second Champions League title just four months later. A club statement said the owners believe it is "the right time" to bring in a new head coach, BBC sports reported.

New owner Todd Boehly has wasted no time in binning the German coach just seven games into the season, and 100 days into his reign since replacing Roman ...

'There is too much to analyse - I'm a part of it. 'We are clearly not where we want to be. Anthony Barry is in line to be the leading figure until a new boss arrives. You know how glad I am to be here and how much I like it. We expected what we got. 'My people talk to the owners and take care of everything else. 'I thought that the last game helped us. They also finished third in the Premier League. We are not finished, we are not happy with our results, we are not happy with the way we play in general, but I thought we were on a good way. I didn't see it coming, that's why I'm angry with myself. 'A lack of determination, a lack of hunger and a lack of intensity to do the things we need at the highest level. I'm angry with myself because I did not see it coming.

Chelsea have parted ways with manager Thomas Tuchel, the Premier League club announced on Wednesday (Sep 7), a day after they lost 1-0 to Croatian team ...

"As the new ownership group reaches 100 days since taking over the club, and as it continues its hard work to take the club forward, the new owners believe it is the right time to make this transition," the statement added. "Thomas will rightly have a place in Chelsea's history after winning the Champions League, the Super Cup and Club World Cup in his time here. "On behalf of everyone at Chelsea FC, the club would like to place on record its gratitude to Thomas and his staff for all their efforts during their time with the club," The club, under new owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali, said in a statement.

Liverpool take on Napoli in Naples this evening in the first match week of their Uefa Champions League group campaign.

[Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/5XstioL80j5xvix2FgayOv?si=c6005a65bcb245e7) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdlFklV55ZttMuLE6hf3FdA) [Napoli](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ssc-neapel/startseite/verein/6195) on the other hand goes into the fixture in fine form, they are actually one of the most in-form sides in Europe at present and find themselves second in Serie A and unbeaten still this season, two points behind league leaders [Atalanta](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/atalanta-bergamo/startseite/verein/800) [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@lfctransferroom?lang=en) [Darwin Nunez](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/darwin-nunez/profil/spieler/546543) [Diego Demme](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/diego-demme/profil/spieler/82070) for the fixture. [Ibrahima Konate](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ibrahima-konate/profil/spieler/357119), [Caoimhim Kelleher](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/caoimhin-kelleher/profil/spieler/340918), [Thiago Alcantara](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/thiago/profil/spieler/60444), [Jordan Henderson](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jordan-henderson/profil/spieler/61651), [Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/alex-oxlade-chamberlain/profil/spieler/143424), [Naby Kieta](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/naby-keita/profil/spieler/302215), and [Calvin Ramsey](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/calvin-ramsay/profil/spieler/633652). [Real Madrid](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/real-madrid/startseite/verein/418) in [Paris](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/event-guide/). [Arthur Melo](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/arthur-melo/profil/spieler/362842) to the side for the first time this season, although unlikely to start it is a high chance the new summer arrival will feature off the bench in the fixture for the side. [Kalidou Koulibaly](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kalidou-koulibaly/profil/spieler/93128) this summer however new arrival, [Min-jae Kim](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/min-jae-kim/profil/spieler/503482) has hit the ground running after his summer transfer from Turkish side [Fenerbahce](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fenerbahce/transfers/verein/36/saison_id/2021), even finding the goal twice this season. [Report: Napoli Striker Victor Osimhen Doubtful For Liverpool Champions League Clash](https://www.si.com/soccer/liverpool/news/report-napoli-striker-victor-osimhen-doubtful-for-liverpool-champions-league-clash) [Report: Huge Boost For Jurgen Klopp As Midfielder Returns To Liverpool Training](https://www.si.com/soccer/liverpool/news/report-huge-boost-for-jurgen-klopp-as-midfielder-thiago-alcantara-returns-to-liverpool-training) [Report: Jordan Henderson Injury Update - Liverpool Skipper's Return Date Revealed](https://www.si.com/soccer/liverpool/news/report-jordan-henderson-injury-update-liverpool-skippers-return-date-revealed) [Report: Liverpool Made Last Minute Bid To Sign Moises Caicedo - Brighton To Offer Reds Priority After World Cup](https://www.si.com/soccer/liverpool/.preview/cn02aa789690002500?auth=1662401613:88e64e951791975ed2609ce7bae488fb1e1cbecf&nonce=1662315228023) [Liverpool Name Champions League Squad & Exclude Two First Team Players](https://www.si.com/soccer/liverpool/news/liverpool-name-champions-league-squad-exclude-two-first-team-players) [Konrad Laimer Reveals All Behind Failed Liverpool Move](https://www.si.com/soccer/liverpool/transfers/konrad-laimer-reveals-all-behind-failed-liverpool-move) [Liverpool](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-liverpool/startseite/verein/31) goes into the fixture off the back of a disappointing start to the season, having only won two of their opening six fixtures in their Premier League campaign, finding themselves seventh in the table six points of league leaders [Arsenal](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-arsenal/startseite/verein/11).

Cristiano Ronaldo is missing the Champions League for the first time in 20 years.

Villarreal coach Unai Emery will try to add the European competition to his four career Europa League titles, and the path begins at home against Lech Poznan. Arsenal is England’s other big hope in the competition and the Premier League leaders start off at Zurich. United manager Erik ten Hag is likely to start his fringe players in the match at Old Trafford and that is what Ronaldo and club captain Harry Maguire have become after making big changes following the team’s woeful start to the season.

Napoli vs Liverpool, Champions League: Read the pre-match build up, predicted XI and head-to-head record for the UCL Group A match.

Last year’s runner up Liverpool has got off to a sluggish start in the Premier League and is outside the top four spots. The match is scheduled for a 12:30 am kick-off on Thursday. Napoli will be without their seasoned forward Dries Mertens in the 2022/23 Champions League.

A look at what's happening in European soccer on Thursday: EUROPA LEAGUE Cristiano Ronaldo pushed for a move away from Manchester United in the transfer ...

Villarreal coach Unai Emery will try to add the European competition to his four career Europa League titles, and the path begins at home against Lech Poznan. Arsenal is England’s other big hope in the competition and the Premier League leaders start off at Zurich. United manager Erik ten Hag is likely to start his fringe players in the match at Old Trafford and that is what Ronaldo and club captain Harry Maguire have become after making big changes following the team’s woeful start to the season.

Jose Enrique has said that he believes Liverpool will get three points against Napoli this evening.

[Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/5XstioL80j5xvix2FgayOv?si=c6005a65bcb245e7) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdlFklV55ZttMuLE6hf3FdA) However, it will be difficult as Napoli are having a great season. "I believe they can beat anybody in the world so they can go and get a result in Napoli. "In any other moment I would be very confident in Liverpool getting the points, but against Napoli it will be difficult. "Of course they can bounce back, but for me, with Liverpool it isn't just about the fixtures and the results.

Follow updates as Napoli and Liverpool renew hostilities in the first game of this season's Champions League group stage.

— Univision places select matches across its TV networks (Univision, TUDN, UniMas, and Galavision) and also makes all matches from the group stage on available via its ViX streaming platform. 15:00 ET Wed, September 7 Midfielder Diego Demme misses out entirely through injury. Today's visitors were defeated finalists against Real Madrid last season, and how they would love to begin another deep run in the competition with victory this evening.

The Reds have had a patchy start to the Premier League season, with just two wins in their opening six matches. Their latest match was a goalless draw with ...

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ALVISE CAGNAZZO IN ITALY: Napolii has seen wholesale change in the summer with five starters moved on in David Ospina, Dries Mertens, Kalidou Koulibaly, ...

Spalletti will look to absorb the passion of the fans and attack Liverpool from the first minute. Kvaratskhelia operates from the left and his directness will prove a nightmare if Napoli can whip the home fans into a frenzy. They know first hand from housing Loris Karius for so long the pitfalls of an uncomfortable goalkeeper as a starter. Led by a wonderkid nicknamed 'Kvaradona' and powered by Stanislav Lobotka in midfield, new-look Napoli have PLENTY of weapons to hurt Liverpool tonight... His decision making has angered Spalletti. Right now Kvaratskhelia is the best player in Serie A in terms of his performance and the goals he has scored, also considering his role as a winger. Elif Elmas offers more guarantees at the moment and Ndombele, who has yet to adapt to a team that is very different from Tottenham, needs to shape up fast if he is going to have much say in the outcome of Group A. There is no stage grander than the Champions League and while his experience is limited, expect Spalletti to lean on Kvaratskhelia to go and be his matchwinner against a Liverpool side that is far from unbeatable. He is immensely talented but also his shyness is a very rare, but endearing, gift in a city that makes the 'cazzimma' - an egoism and malice - an indelible mark of each of its inhabitants. Liverpool will have to learn quickly that Napoli have brilliant players, are physically dominant and possess a desire to prove that they are deserving of their seat at the top table in the Champions League. Meret's doubts and insecurities are evident in his performances but it is also true that he saved a penalty in the match against Lecce and this has re-energised him at a perfect time. Credit must go to coach Luciano Spalletti - who has found himself in the wars after fracturing his shoulder this week - for the heart he has instilled into this team that can be a real player domestically and in Europe.

Napoli vs Liverpool, Champions League: Read the pre-match build up, predicted XI and head-to-head record for the UCL Group A match.

Last year’s runner up Liverpool has got off to a sluggish start in the Premier League and is outside the top four spots. The match is scheduled for a 12:30 am kick-off on Thursday. Napoli will be without their seasoned forward Dries Mertens in the 2022/23 Champions League.

However, the Reds have had an indifferent start to their Premier League campaign with just two wins from their opening six games and look far away from their ...

Besiktas (6/6) are the only team that Ajax have a better 100% winning record against. They have progressed past the group stage in just one of their 10 previous attempts (2005/06). Liverpool won all six away games in the Champions League last season. The city that staged one of the old European Cup’s first truly mythical finals, when [Real Madrid](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/real-madrid) beat Eintracht Frankfurt 7-3 at Hampden Park in 1960, now awaits the return of the 14-time champions with a rare excitement. [Celtic](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/celtic-fc) playing their normal game and refusing to change for anybody. One of the Champions League’s first cities, rather appropriately, is this group stage’s emotional centre. [Champions League](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/champions-league) is supposed to be about. However, the Reds have had an indifferent start to their Premier League campaign with just two wins from their opening six games and look far away from their best form. Alisson Becker, Liverpool’s number one goalkeeper, spoke about having Arthur in the squad saying: “He is a good friend of mine. Klopp’s side have lost their last two visits to Naples and were beaten here in 2018 and 2019 whilst also being held to a 1-1 draw with Gli Azzurri at Anfield during the latter campaign. Tuesday night won’t just be a case of Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia lead a new-look team that has seen them net 12 goals in six games including two in a comeback victory against Lazio last Saturday.

In this space, well be bringing you updates from the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza for Inter v Bayern Munich in the Champions League. When the ball gets roll.

The game will kick off at 20:00 BST,. They've managed to beat Serie A's so-called lesser sides so far, but lost in each of their two real tests against AC Milan and Lazio. The Bavarians are third having drawn two times already, but they have scored an impressive 17 goals.

Tedesco led Leipzig to a first major title in its 13-year history — the German Cup last season — but a poor start to the Bundesliga season included a 4-0 ...

“For this, Domenico and his coaching staff deserve our gratitude,” Leipzig chief executive Oliver Mintzlaff said of the German Cup win. “However, after our mediocre start to the Bundesliga season with five points from five games, along with the recent defeats to Eintracht and Shakhtar, we believe that a change of management is the right course of action to turn things round quickly.” Tedesco led Leipzig to a first major title in its 13-year history — the German Cup last season — but a poor start to the Bundesliga season included a 4-0 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.

Live coverage of Liverpool's Champions League game against Napoli with lineup news, streaming and television options, and live updates.

This is all to say that Napoli away has been a challenge for even the best Liverpool squads of a generation, a mark which the current squad appear to be falling well short of. Napoli has not been happy hunting grounds for the Reds, indeed Liverpool have yet to record a single goal there, recording two defeats and a draw in three appearances since 2010. Liverpool start their Champions League campaign tonight with arguably their most difficult match.

The UEFA Champions League's first matchday concludes on Wednesday with eight more games on the docket. Inter Milan will host Bayern Munich, Liverpool hit ...

It was a match of what could have been as Frankfurt took 11 shots but only two of those tested the keeper while Sporting dominated posession. A brilliant start for the hosts! Oshimen wins it after being stepped on by Van Dijk, and the Nigerian takes it ... 1-0 to the Italian club! What in the world is happening?m After Zielinksi makes it 4-0, Luis Diaz puts Liverpool on the board with a tidy finish in the box. Simeone scores in front of goal after some fantastic work by Khvicha Kvaratshelia! But the big news of the day is that Chelsea lost more than a match, falling to Dinamo Zagreb with [manager Thomas Tuchel being sacked](https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/chelsea-sack-thomas-tuchel-graham-potter-among-todd-boehlys-coaching-candidates-after-champions-league-loss/) on Wednesday morning. Inter have yet to make a change, and this one feels over. His sixth UCL hat trick. This is a game they have to win considering they've played nearly the entire second half a man up! Inter Milan will host Bayern Munich, Liverpool hit the road to face Napoli and Barcelona host Viktoria Plzen, among other matches.

Minute-by-minute report: Can Jürgen Klopp's side kick off their Group A campaign with victory in Italy? Join Scott Murray.

[Liverpool](https://www.theguardian.com/football/liverpool) fan and I love Joe Gomez. [Liverpool](https://www.theguardian.com/football/liverpool) take their corner, and after a little pinball, the ball drops to Van Dijk. [Liverpool](https://www.theguardian.com/football/liverpool) fans have been expecting this for a little while. Van Dijk does well to climb and send a header towards the top right, but Meret is behind it all the way. Napoli have been sensational. The whistle goes, and Napoli celebrate with each other like it’s over. [Liverpool](https://www.theguardian.com/football/liverpool). He slams a low shot straight at Alisson, who parries well, but the ball breaks back to Zielinksi who calmly dinks over the stricken keeper and into the net! 69 min: Elliott rolls a cute pass down the right to release Nunez into the box. As well as scoring four, they also missed a penalty, hit the post, and had a shot cleared off the line. A flaccid mess tonight, Liverpool are in danger of letting this season spiral out of control. But we have to try to find a set-up to be much better in pretty much everything.

Goals from Edson Álvarez, Steven Berghuis, Mohammed Kudus and Steven Bergwijn gave Ajax an emphatic 4-0 win over a dismal Rangers in Amsterdam.

Rangers lack of defiance pointed to Van Bronckhorst, strangely, being unable to rouse his troops despite this being a glamour occasion against one of the continent’s A-list names. Kudus passed to Berghuis and his effort beat McLaughlin via a ricochet off Sands – a midfielder asked to fill in at centre-back. The Ajax team were as vibrant as Johan Cruyff Arena had been when transformed into the flag-waving cauldron that greeted Rangers’ ending of a 12-year absence from this stage of the competition. If there was a number to rate the invention of their opponents then zero would not have been unfair on Rangers, whose manager, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, seemed to have instructed them to sit as far back as possible and hope that they could somehow conjure a goal. Had Van Bronckhorst given his charges a roasting at the interval? [Rangers](https://www.theguardian.com/football/rangers) go from here in a Group A that also features Napoli and Liverpool may not be pretty.

Catch the LIVE updates and score from NAP v LIV UEFA Champions League Group A match at Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples.

Last year’s runner up Liverpool has got off to a sluggish start in the Premier League and is outside the top four spots. The match is scheduled for a 12:30 am kick-off on Thursday. Napoli has proven to be a tough team for Liverpool to get the better of.

AJAX 4-0 RANGERS - MARK WILSON AT THE JOHAN CRUYFF ARENA: Rangers' long-awaited return descended into disarray within the space of just 16 minutes.

The comeback ended closer to a calamity. If that was a case of putting a square peg in a square hole, there was no such solution for the gaping holes in Rangers’ defence. He knew the areas to attack. It was in vain. It felt as though the scoreline could be anything the hosts wanted it to be. Once play got under way, the £20 million man was left decidedly untroubled in his central defensive berth. The defending on display was dismal. The Ibrox outfit improved a little in the second period – with Borna Barisic seeing a fine curling finish ruled out by VAR – but it was way too little, way too late. Ajax turned the first half into a procession. Ajax are a team brimming with quality but the gulf in class exposed was frightening at times. So often in the recent past, excellence in European football has provided Rangers with a balm for domestic troubles. Again, it was all done and dusted before the break.