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TOP STORIES
Arsenal 3-1 Cologne: Alexis scores in Europa League opener after match delay
Alexis Sanchez's fine strike helped Arsenal to a 3-1 win over Cologne in their Europa League Group H tie, after the match was delayed by an hour for crowd safety reasons.
Austria Wien 1-5 AC Milan: Calhanoglu and Silva lead brilliant Rossoneri to victory
Andre Silva hit a hat-trick, aided by the marvellous Hakan Calhanoglu, as AC Milan blew away Austria Wien at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion.
OFFICIAL: Isco renews contract with Real Madrid until 2022
OFFICIAL: Isco has agreed a new five-year contract with Real Madrid, keeping him at the club until 2022.
WHAT THEY SAY
Bartomeu: Messi is already playing under the new contract
Tuesday's victory over Juventus has seen Barcelona enter calmer waters following a summer of discontent, and there is also good news regarding Lionel Messi as president Josep Maria Bartomeu has confirmed the Argentine is already playing under the terms of his new contract.
Wenger: Sanchez is still chasing his best form
The Arsenal manager said his star attacker is not yet at his best, even after scoring a stunner in a Europa League win
Saunders: 'Liverpool should sell Coutinho for £130m and buy a new defence'
The former Reds striker believes Jurgen Klopp needs to bring in as many as five new players next summer, and a big-money sale would aid that process
Keane: Costa is a balloon but Kane can match Ronaldo
The former Manchester United captain provided starkly contrasting assessments of the two strikers.
Rakitic: Losing the Super Cup has brought us together
Along with teammate, Jordi Alba, Barcelona's Ivan Rakitic participated in a promotional event for the brand that sponsors them both and he noted to reporters that the Spanish Super Cup loss to Real Madrid has been a blessing in disguise as it's brought the group closer together.
Ronaldo: "Of course we want to win the Champions League, it's Real's competition"
The Portuguese said he was happy returning to action and said that they have a long road ahead of them to repeat and win the Champions League again.
OFF THE PITCH
FIFA 18 ratings: Aubameyang and the top 20 paciest players in full
Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang sits atop EA Sports' list of the 20 fastest players in the game's latest edition.
Chelsea training goes barmy as Conte introduces giant blue Yoga balls
Chelsea took to a much more unorthodox method to their preparations for their clash with Arsenal, as giant blue yoga balls were seen flying across their Cobham training ground.
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