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NYC: Come To The Distraction LIVE On October 4

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Patrick Redford

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 20: Martin Oedegaard of Arsenal celebrates after scoring the team's fourth goal during the UEFA Champions League match between Arsenal FC and PSV Eindhoven at Emirates Stadium on September 20, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

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Arsenal’s Return To The Champions League Was Typically Stylish

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)

Dayot Upamecano Lived A Defender’s Worst Nightmare

Luis Paez-Pumar

Mapi Leon of FC Barcelona celebrates with teammates after scoring the team's second goal during the UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-final 2nd leg match between FC Barcelona and AS Roma at Spotify Camp Nou on March 29, 2023 in Barcelona, Spain.

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Barcelona Femeni Opened The Floodgates


<p><em>Emile is a freelance writer, originally from the U.S., now living in Barcelona. He writes about Spanish soccer, namely FC Barcelona, at various outlets, including The Blizzard, <a href="https://urbanpitch.com/author/eavanessian/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Urban Pitch</a>, The Squall, Barça Blaugranes and Beyond the Last Man, and appears regularly on <a href="https://twitter.com/TheBarcelonaPod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Barcelona Podcast</a> and the Barca Blaugranes podcast. He&#8217;s also previously written about the NBA, most of which can be found at Forum Blue and Gold and <a href="https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com/author/emile-avanessian/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sports Collectors Daily</a>, or his own site, a living relic of the basketblog era, <a href="https://hardwoodhype.com/the-work" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hardwood Hype</a>.</em></p>


Emile Avanessian

STADIO OLIMPICO , ROME, ITALY - 2023/03/21: Salma Paralluelo of FCB Barcelona celebrates with teammates after scoring the goal of 0-1 during the Women Uefa Champions League quarter finals football match between AS Roma and FCB Barcelona. Barcelona won 1-0 over AS Roma.

Barcelona Femeni Is Ready To Make The Climb

Albert Burneko

Erling Haaland of Manchester City next to a desperately diving Janis Blaswich of RB Leipzig in Champions League round-of-16