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Complete domination: Pep Guardiola, manager of Manchester City, has drilled positional play into his team — but so has Chelsea’s Thomas Tuchel, which will make the Champions League final on 29 May particularly interesting. (Tom Flathers/Manchester City FC/Getty Images)
BENJAMIN MENDY
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Positional play 101: Why City vs Chelsea is the perfect tactical storm

The Champions League final hosts two sides that have perfected the art of controlling space

  • Luke Feltham
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Uefa dumps Porto from Champions League

European soccer’s governing body, Uefa, excluded Porto from next season’s Champions League on Wednesday.

  • Axel Bugge
2 min read
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Testing time for Chelsea

The strength of Chelsea’s recent revival faces its first real test when the English champions take on their Portuguese counterparts, FC Porto, on Wednesday. Jose Mourinho returns…

  • Angus MacKinnon
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