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Joao Cancelo and Paulo Dybala should be rested for Juventus’ final Champions League group game against Young Boys this evening.
Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon admits he is ‘sorry’ to see Inter and Napoli go out of the Champions League.
Napoli boss Carlo Ancelotti claims ‘VAR has come too late for us’ in the Champions League after Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk avoided a red card.
Borja Valero believes Inter were “too frenetic” against PSV Eindhoven and wracked with regret. “We had everything we needed to qualify.”
Kalidou Koulibaly hopes Napoli can go all the way in the Europa League after their Champions League exit to an “avoidable” Liverpool goal.
Jurgen Klopp “could not be prouder” of Liverpool after their 1-0 victory over Napoli. “They had no real key for us.”
Carlo Ancelotti insists Napoli “should have no regrets” at their Champions League exit to Liverpool. “We did more than anyone expected.”
Luciano Spalletti felt Inter “let the tension get to us” in a 1-1 draw with PSV Eindhoven that knocked them out of the Champions League.
Mohamed Salah pounced on a David Ospina error and Alisson performed a stunning last-gasp save, as Liverpool knock Napoli out of the Champions League.
Inter are out of the Champions League, as while Barcelona held Tottenham 1-1, Mauro Icardi only scraped a point with PSV Eindhoven.
Inter director Piero Ausilio said the club has been “waiting a long time for this moment” and third place in the Champions League group is no shame.
Inter defender Stefan de Vrij tells his team to focus only on PSV Eindhoven, because the Tottenham result in Barcelona is “beyond our control.”
Napoli director Cristiano Giuntoli explained they will try to exploit the spaces left by Liverpool’s defence and midfield today.
Inter must beat PSV Eindhoven and hope Tottenham don’t do the same with Barcelona, so look to Mauro Icardi, Ivan Perisic and Antonio Candreva.
Bryan Cristante assures “sooner or later the results will come” for Roma, who need “consistency in results and play”.
Eusebio Di Francesco will “keep fighting and look for solutions” as his job at Roma comes under increasing pressure.
Napoli look to Dries Mertens and Lorenzo Insigne at Anfield in their Champions League decider against Mohamed Salah’s Liverpool.
Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from the Champions League, as Napoli go head-to-head with Liverpool and Inter host PSV Eindhoven.
Viktoria Plzen still have something to play for against Roma, as Coach Pavel Vrba says “the Europa League would be a great success”.
Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny isn’t fazed by Young Boys’ synthetic pitch - “you’d play these great Champions League evenings on sand”.
Max Allegri believes his Juventus are “among the favourites” for the Champions League, and hopes Inter and Napoli qualify tonight.
Juventus Coach Massimiliano Allegri reveals Cristiano Ronaldo will start against Young Boys, but Giorgio Chiellini won’t play on the synthetic surface.
Mauro Icardi will play his 200th match for Inter tonight, with 118 goals for the club so far.
Liverpool midfielder Fabinho expects “a very difficult game” against Napoli but “it’s in our hands”.
Napoli face a Champions League showdown with Liverpool tonight, but what to Carlo Ancelotti’s men need to go through to the Last 16?
Alex Sandro returns to the Juventus squad to face Young Boys, but Sami Khedira and Medhi Benatia are out.
Inter’s Champions League fate is no longer in their hands, so they must hope Barcelona don’t lose at home to Tottenham Hotspur.
Rick Karsdorp and Ante Coric are back in the Roma squad to face Viktoria Plzen tomorrow night.
Carlo Ancelotti’s daughter confirms the Napoli Coach is “in love with this city, this place and these people”.
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis assures “nothing changes” if they’re eliminated from the Champions League - “this year’s big signing remains Carlo Ancelotti”.
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