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Chelsea continued their 100% record in this season’s UEFA Conference League (UECL) as they defeated Kazakhstani champions Astana 3-1 away from home. Any Chelsea fan that thought a trip to Azerbaijan’s capital Baku – even for such an event like the 2019 UEFA Europa League final – was too far to travel will unlikely have relished flying out to Eastern Kazakhstan.

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Following Marcus Rashford's suggestion he might leave Manchester United, manager Ruben Amorim stated the club is stronger with the 27-year-old forward. Rashford's comments on Tuesday about seeking a "new challenge" came after being benched for the Manchester derby.

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Manchester United were made to come from behind to snatch a 2-1 win at Viktoria Plzeň - their third in succession in the UEFA Europa League (UEL) - marking their first away win in Europe in 20 months, and the first time they’ve opened a European campaign by going six games unbeaten since 2013/14.

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Manchester United didn't earn a single corner against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night while giving the hosts 13 attempts. That was too big a risk. The apprentices of set-piece coach Nicolas Jover have already scored 22 goals since the start of the last Premier League season - with the most recent two coming against United's Andre Onana.

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Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk has been provisionally suspended following a positive drugs test, as confirmed by the Football Association (FA). The 23-year-old has not featured for Chelsea since their Europa Conference League match on November 28, with manager Enzo Maresca attributing his absence to illness.

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Barcelona opened up a four-point lead at the top of LaLiga as Raphinha’s second-half brace helped secure an impressive 5-1 victory over Mallorca - a first win in four league matches for the Blaugrana.