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• Star of Australia's most under-performing sport gives his blisteringly honest take on what's been going wrong for 20 years - and how to fix it29 January 2026, 2:03 am
  The veteran Sydney star has a radical solution to fix the dire state of the game in Australia.
  
• FIVE Premier League clubs learn potential Champions League last-16 opponents after finishing in top eight as Newcastle are forced into play-offs with Real Madrid and PSG on dramatic final day29 January 2026, 1:27 am
  Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham, Chelsea, and Manchester City are all through to the last 16, leaving only Newcastle to negotiate the play-offs.
  
• Thomas Frank hails Randal Kolo Muani after Tottenham striker SCORED in Champions League against Eintracht Frankfurt a day after car crash29 January 2026, 1:18 am
  MATT BARLOW: Kolo Muani, who had been involved in a car accident on the eve of the game, was the hero of the night, scoring against one of his former clubs as he did against PSG.
  
• New footage shows extent of Tottenham star's £400,000 Ferrari crash - after Randal Kolo Muani was left stranded by tyre blowout29 January 2026, 12:56 am
  The forward, 27, suffered a tyre blowout on the M25 on his way to Stansted Airport to travel with Spurs to their Champions League trip to Eintracht Frankfurt.
  
• Liverpool suffer major blow as Jeremie Frimpong limps off early in Champions League - adding to Arne Slot's injury woes29 January 2026, 12:34 am
  Liverpool have suffered another major injury blow after Jeremie Frimpong was forced off in the opening minutes of their Champions League clash against Qarabag.
  
• Chelsea fan stabbed in Naples left covered in BLOOD after being attacked with a screwdriver breaks silence on the 'shock' of terrifying ordeal29 January 2026, 12:30 am
  One of the Chelsea fans who was chased and attacked by '20 or 30' Napoli supporters ahead of their Champions League clash has spoken of his 'shock' at being stabbed.
  
• Antonio Conte rages at fixture schedule and names big 'regret' as Napoli's merry band of Premier League outcasts crash out of the Champions League29 January 2026, 12:07 am
  Having had 13 players absent for the match, Conte praised his Napoli's side's efforts against Chelsea before raging against the packed fixture schedule.
  
• Champions League RECAP: FIVE Premier League clubs secure top-eight finish as Newcastle forced into play-offs after narrowly missing out29 January 2026, 12:00 am
  Relive Daily Mail Sport's live blog for Wednesday's Champions League fixtures.
  
• Man City 2-0 Galatasaray: Pep Guardiola thanks his old rival Jose Mourinho after edging through - and now must use their free weeks to relieve patched up squad28 January 2026, 11:58 pm
  JACK GAUGHAN: Sixteen points and a middling goal difference always did look like a safe target for any club with aspirations of the Champions League's top eight.
  
• Newcastle fall short after valiant display against PSG but here's why this was a victory in many ways - and one that showed they CAN still go deep in Europe, writes CRAIG HOPE28 January 2026, 11:53 pm
  CRAIG HOPE AT PARC DES PRINCES: This was a victory in so many ways for Newcastle. A victory for a brave and daring performance that bettered the European champions.
  
• Goalie glory! Benfica keeper scores in crazy finish against Real Madrid to snatch final Champions League playoff spot for Jose Mourinho's side28 January 2026, 11:25 pm
  The five minutes of added time had already spilled over but the Estadio da Luz was in no hurry to empty.
  
• Arsenal 3-2 Kairat: Kai Havertz shines on his first start in almost a year - as his display shows the gulf in class between himself and the wasteful Viktor Gyokeres, writes ISAAN KHAN28 January 2026, 11:23 pm
  ISAAN KHAN AT THE EMIRATES STADIUM: When Mikel Arteta glanced at the Arsenal schedule, Kairat Almaty at home will have seemed tailor-made for one man: Kai Havertz.
  
• Eintracht Frankfurt 0-2 Tottenham: Randal Kolo Muani goes from hard shoulder to Europe's fast lane as Thomas Frank's side book place in Champions League last-1628 January 2026, 11:21 pm
  MATT BARLOW: Randal Kolo Muani hardly cut the figure of a Tottenham hero as he stood on the hard shoulder of M25 and inspected his damaged Ferrari Purosangue.
  
• Napoli 2-3 Chelsea: Blues qualify for Champions League last-16 with win - as Liam Rosenior proves he is no fool and eases any concerns over his appointment, writes KIERAN GILL28 January 2026, 11:18 pm
  KIERAN GILL AT THE STADIO DIEGO ARMANDO MARADONA: It was to the visitors' credit how they silenced the locals overall, even if they did make hard work of this win.
  
• Liverpool 6-0 Qarabag: Arne Slot's side could benefit from putting all their eggs into the Champions League basket - but Jeremie Frimpong injury is another brutal blow for Reds' boss28 January 2026, 11:16 pm
  LEWIS STEELE AT ANFIELD: From minute four to the final whistle, this went exactly how Arne Slot would have dreamt it when his head hit the pillow the previous night.