Playing the best game of the season tonight or our whole time together, wouldn't have made it any more likely to get into the final.
Arsenal briefly turned on the style - a Martinelli nutmeg on Tomas Soucek and turn of pace from the brilliant Saka was cheered like a goal at the Emirates - but West Ham nearly quietened the home fans down instantly as Aaron Ramsdale superbly tipped away Jarrod Bowen's deflected effort.
In a game where defences had been on top, the introduction of Bodin gave the home side an extra dimension.
The visitors carved out a couple of opportunities of their own but found themselves 3-0 down before halftime after Mbappé found Messi who curled a trademark stunning shot from outside the area into the corner.
Messi, 34, now has four goals to his name for the French giants, having in struck four times in the Champions League since his move from Barcelona.
We know where the players are at, and, as always, we will treat them as well as we can. Injured Celtic duo James Forrest and Greg Taylor drop out of the squad that recorded wins over Moldova and Austria earlier in September, as do Aberdeen defender Declan Gallagher and St Johnstone goalkeeper Zander Clark - the latter being replaced by Rangers' Jon McLaughlin.
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Liverpool became the first English club in Champions League history to win all six group-stage matches as Mohamed Salah and Divock Origi secured a 2-1 victory at the San Siro which eliminated AC Milan from Europe.
We weren't near the mark in the first half, looked nervous, anxious, but I thought the crowd were brilliant.
Woodward announced in April that he would be stepping down from his role as United's executive vice-chairman, but has remained in post ever since before his departure is confirmed at the turn of the year.
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Ramsey has been linked with former club Arsenal, Everton and Newcastle while reports earlier this month said Burnley had seen a formal approach for the 31-year-old turned down by the player.
If Spurs are going to pip north London rivals Arsenal to Champions League football, their front three are going to be crucial.
The duo arrived from Juventus on Deadline Day and will be in the squad, but Dele Alli, Giovani Lo Celso, Tanguy Ndombele and Bryan Gil have all left the club.
Then, in the closing minutes, a fine ball from Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall found Ademola Lookman in the box, he squared to Patson Daka whose effort was parried into the path of Pereira to score his first goal of the season.
They played Brighton when they couldn't win a game and also Southampton after a 6-0 thrashing. That's worrying for Arsenal.
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Emile Smith Rowe - 6Lively in the opening stages, his pressing unsettling Joel Matip on a couple of occasions, but uncharacteristically sloppy in possession at key moments.
Despite suffering just one defeat in six matches since taking over from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Rangnick has come under fire amid claims he has already lost the Old Trafford dressing room.
Vieira's had a very strong first campaign as manager anyway, and there is no way Palace are getting relegated. Imagine the buzz if they get through another couple of rounds and have Wembley in their sights.
Page said: If we have to adhere to a plan they want to put in place we'd be prepared to do it because we want Gareth as part of the squad.
Addressing Hazard specifically, Ancelotti confirmed the Belgian will be in line for a return to action against Athletic Club on Wednesday, but has also challenged him to work harder on his physical conditioning.
With the club captaincy still up in the air following Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's sacking and departure, does the Portuguese defender see himself as one of the experienced leaders?
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The 24-year-old centre-back appears to be in the shop window on international duty and, unless his fortunes improve at Spurs, a summer move could be on the cards.
Barca have good agreement with City' Spanish football expert Alvaro Montero says Barcelona are able to finance the deal, and stay the right side of Financial Fair Play, by virtue of agreeing a flexible payment structure with Manchester City.
With the Super Eagles trailing against the North Africans, the 25-year-old was thrown into the fray for Kelechi Iheanacho in the 59th minute.
Every time we would start with the goalkeeper and he would talk us through the patterns of how we could attack.
The winter transfer deadline gave club social admins a chance to get creative with announcement videos and the one we enjoyed perhaps most was this re-imagining of loanee striker Nicky Maynard as a character in Grand Theft Auto.
Eight years on from joining the club, Ekitike is now a key member of the Reims attack, with his eight goals in 17 Ligue 1 games including strikes against Marseille and Lyon. Seven of those efforts, meanwhile, have come in his last 10 appearances, while he has also provided three assists for team-mates.
The switch benefitted the visitors early, as full-backs McGinn and Josh Doig were always options on the overlap, while Josh Campbell was catching the eye playing in behind striker Kevin Nisbet.
Playing in the tournament will be a useful and formative experience for the likes of Gavi and Nico Gonzalez, for example, to play at the Maradona Stadium on a European knockout night, and feel the pressure that comes with it.
Ronaldo has, however, hinted in his own posts on social media that Cristiano Jr is the future to his present.
Paul Merson opened up on his struggles with mental health on The Debate, alongside Jamie O'Hara and Clinton Morrison.
Kieran Trippier - 4A stalwart presence in the England set-up, although a conservative right-footed defender wasn't the ideal selection at left-back against such limited opponents as this.
That is more a question for the boys, what it exactly means for them but all fine, my relationship with them is great,” he said.
That has allowed us to play a certain team more regularly and that team now has better cohesion and better understanding.
He will have his own ideas. It's not three or four players, it's obvious, bearing in mind how many contracts are expiring.
People going into Christmas worried about making sure they can see their families, worried about potential further restrictions, that will have boosted them this afternoon.
Questions have been asked of whether the Gabonese striker should be made to step aside, allowing Alexandre Lacazette to take over, but Arteta says he has no intention of tinkering with his plans.
Whether the Blaugrana can afford the huge salary and transfer fee that the 21-year-old would command is another question. They also seem well-stocked in forward areas for now at least, having signed
However, in terms of preparations, the situation regarding two of his key players for Robert Page isn't ideal.
Liverpool's trip to Aston Villa is live on Saturday Night Football on April 16 (kick-off 5.30pm) while City will have the chance to respond when they visit Wolves the following day on Super Sunday at Molineux (kick-off 4.30pm).
All parties are hopeful a deal can be done for Carlos, who submitted a transfer request on Tuesday but played for Sevilla in their 1-1 draw with Valencia a day later.
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Celtic are still without key players David Turnbull and Kyogo Furuhashi through injury but the winter break and January transfer window have seen a replenishment of the squad available to Postecoglou.
We knew we'd have to roll our sleeves up and fight after half-time, they made it difficult for us but we had more chances to go and score more goals. Man of the match - John McGinnMcGinn is flourishing under Gerrard, and providing a decent imitation of his new manager's playing career so far.
This is the only aspect as I like to have time to work because this team and I need to work together to bring across my idea of football and the tactical aspects much better than now.
