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NYC: Come To The Distraction LIVE On October 4

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Live Event

Patrick Redford

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - APRIL 11: Dayot Upamecano of Bayern Muenchen looks dejected during the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal first leg match between Manchester City and FC Bayern München at Etihad Stadium on April 11, 2023 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Michael Zemanek/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)

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Dayot Upamecano Lived A Defender’s Worst Nightmare

Albert Burneko

Kylian Mbappé, looking skyward in frustration.

Champions League

Paris Ain’t Germane (To The Discussion Of Possible Champions League Winners)

Billy Haisley

Robert Lewandowski centre-forward of Barcelona and Poland lament a failed occasion during the UEFA Champions League group C match between FC Bayern München and FC Barcelona at Allianz Arena on September 13, 2022 in Munich, Germany.

Barcelona’s Latest Moral Victory Is Only As Good As Its Next Actual Victory

Pedri, Barcelona, reacts to some bad stuff happening in the Champions League

Pedri Did Everything Right, Except For The Most Important Thing

Luis Paez-Pumar

Konrad Laimer of RB Leipzig in action during the UEFA Europa League Quarter Final Leg Two match between Atalanta and RB Leipzig at Stadio di Bergamo on April 14, 2022 in Bergamo, Italy.

Window Shopping: Konrad Laimer Is The Perfect Destroyer

Sadio Mane (C) is presented as new player of FC Bayern Munchen by members of the board Oliver Kahn (L) and Herbert Hainer (R) at Allianz Arena on June 22, 2022 in Munich, Germany.

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Sadio Mané Helped Build A Liverpool That No Longer Needed Him

Samu Chukwueze of Villareal celebrates after scoring his team`s first goal during the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Leg Two match between Bayern München and Villarreal CF at Football Arena Munich on April 12, 2022 in Munich, Germany.

It Wasn’t Pretty, But Villarreal Closed Out Bayern Munich

Francis Coquelin of Villarreal CF celebrates a goal which was later disallowed after a VAR review during the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Leg One match between Villarreal CF and Bayern München at Estadio de la Ceramica on April 06, 2022 in Villarreal, Spain.

Villarreal Took The Game To Bayern Munich, And Won

Robert Lewandowski of FC Bayern Muenchen celebrates after scoring their team's third goal during the UEFA Champions League Round Of Sixteen Leg Two match between Bayern München and FC Salzburg at Football Arena Munich on March 08, 2022 in Munich, Germany

Salzburg Made Things Easy For Bayern Munich

Barcelona's US defender Sergino Dest controls the ball during the Spanish League football match between FC Barcelona and Deportivo Alaves at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on October 30, 2021. (Photo by Pau BARRENA / AFP) (Photo by PAU BARRENA/AFP via Getty Images)

Sergiño Dest Is Probably Moving On Up From Barcelona And It Feels Terrible

Bayern Munich