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Close00Hapoel Be'er Sheva fight back from a goal down to beat Sabah in the first leg of their Champions League play-off.Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated topicsUEFA Champions LeagueFollow UEFA Champions Leagueclose panelYou are now following UEFA Champions LeagueUpdates from your Sport topics will appear in My Sport and in a collection on the Sport homepage.FootballFollow Football
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Manchester City look set to rival neighbours Manchester United for Manu Kone, Aston Villa interested in Tosin Adarabioyo and Tottenham in talks over Man City duo.Manchester City have identified Roma's Manu Kone as a potential signing, with the France midfielder, 25, having already been linked with rivals Manchester United this summer. (Mail), externalAston Villa are interested in signing Chelsea's English defender Tosin Adarabioyo, 28, as a potential replacement for Ezri Konsa following Arsenal's deal for the 28-year-old England international. (Sky Sports), externalBenfica have also made contact with Chelsea over a potential deal for Adarabioyo. (Sun), externalTottenham are in talks to sign both Brazil winger Savinho, 22, and Egypt forward Omar Marmoush, 27, from Manchester City. (Athletic - subscription required), externalBarcelona are monitoring Harry Kane's contract talks with Bayern Munich, with the England striker, 33, having entered the final year of his current deal. (Mail), externalSunderland could shatter their transfer record by triggering the 60m euros (£51m) release clause for Sporting's Mozambique winger Geny Catamo, 25. (Teamtalk), externalEverton are interested in Como's Senegal winger Assane Diao, 20, who could cost between £50m and £60m. (Teamtalk), externalArsenal's Gabriel Jesus is not looking to move to Napoli despite their interest in the Brazil forward, 29. (Mirror), externalJuventus have joined Napoli in holding an interest in Manchester United's Joshua Zirkzee, but both clubs must sell before being able to make a move for the Netherlands forward, 25. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian), externalHull City are close to reaching an agreement with Real Betis for 20-year-old Spanish winger Pablo Garcia. (Sport - in Spanish), externalHull, Ipswich Town and Al-Ittihad are pushing to secure the signing of Morocco midfielder Azzedine Ounahi, 26, from Girona. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish), externalArsenal are working on deals to sign Gibraltar winger James Scanlon, 19, and English right-back Habeeb Ogunneye, 20, from Manchester United. (Telegraph - subscription required), externalBarcelona have put attempts to sign Argentina forward Julian Alvarez, 26, from Atletico Madrid on hold and are exploring other options. (ESPN), externalAtletico Madrid are looking to beat Manchester United to the signing of Spanish defender Jorge Salinas, 19, from Racing Santander. (Teamtalk), externalArsenal agree £50m-plus deal to sign Villa's KonsaAl-Hilal target England's Kane - Wednesday's gossipListen to the latest Football Daily podcast
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Close10Last season's Champions League fairytale side Bodo/Glimt look set to qualify for this year's edition of the competition after winning 3-1 away at NEC Nijmegen of the Netherlands.Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated topicsFootballFollow Football
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Celtic took a huge step towards a return to the Champions League with stunning goals from Benjamin Nygren and Camilo Duran.After crashing out in the play-off round 12 months ago, it was almost a nightmare start when Moses Usor fired into the Celtic's net just seconds after kick-off. But the Hoops were saved by the offside flag.They survived another scare before Nygren set the Hoops on their way, when he curled Kieran Tierney's ball into the top corner.Samuel Adeniran also denied by the offside flag before Duran smashed Tierney's cross into the net for his first Parkhead goal.It was an impressive strike, but there was better to come from the Colombian striker as he sidefooted into the far corner after a one-two with the club's other big summer arrival, Kasper Hogh.The pair, who scored 10 Champions League goals between them last season, proving their worth in green and white early in the season.Three up, but far from over. The Austrian champions carried plenty of threat as they try to reach Europe's top-tier competition for the first time.Got Sky? Watch the Scottish Prem on your phoneThe sides meet again in Linz on Tuesday. Can Martin O'Neill's side finish the job?1: LASK SCORE EARLY BUT IT'S DISALLOWED! Usor fires into the top right corner, but the celebrations are cut short by the offside flag.3: ANOTHER BIG CHANCE! Adeniran gets away from Carter-Vickers, races through on goal, but drags his shot wide.9: FIRST CHANCE FOR CELTIC! Duran turns and hits it first time, but Jungwirth gets down to make the stop.27: GOAL CELTIC! Tierney's ball falls into the path of Nygren, who curls his first-time effort into the top right corner.35: LASK SCORE BUT IT'S DISALLOWED AGAIN! Adeniran heads into the bottom corner, but he's offside.38: GOAL CELTIC! LASK clear Tierney's cross, but it falls to Duran outside the area and he smashes it into the net.51: SAVE! Baur's ambitious volley from outside the area is straight at Jungwirth.56: OFF THE POST! McGregor shoots from range and it takes a deflection off Hogh before hitting the woodwork.62: BIG SAVE! Usor is denied by Sinisalo from point-blank range! Another chance squandered by LASK.67: GOAL CELTIC! Another stunner! A sweeping counterattack ends with Duran combining with Nygren before guiding the ball into the net.76: SAVE! Adeniran shoots from a tight angle. Sinisalo makes another save to keep the clean sheet intact.Celtic captain Callum McGregor speaking to TNT Sports:"We are trying to get the club in the Champions League. Only halfway there but fantastic performance. We have to get finish it off next week.On Duran: "Two unbelievable finishes, we have seen it in pre-season. He is a real threat. The thing I love about him is he is always chasing back."The group is good and doing well. We are always trying to work and get better. The confidence grows; it's only halfway.Is the club going in the right direction? "It's our job to create the atmosphere and bring the happiness."It was important we try to strengthen. It's small steps and we have a really tough game next week."Celtic take a 2-0 lead to Austria for next week's second leg. Is the Champions League return on?
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The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday's newspapers...Manchester City intend to bid for Enzo Fernandez despite not meeting Chelsea's 5pm deadline last Friday - talkSPORT Arsenal's Gabriel Jesus is not looking to move to Napoli despite the Italian side's interest in bringing him to Serie A - MirrorManchester City have identified Roma's Manu Kone as a potential signing for their revamped midfield after selling Rodri and Tijjani Reijnders - Daily MailArsenal have decided they would prefer to allow Ethan Nwaneri out on loan rather than a permanent sale - Daily Mail Paper Talk is a review of the sports headlines from the national newspapers, every Monday to Friday, live on Sky Sports News from 10.30pm. Missed the show? Catch up on the latest news with the Paper Talk podcast.Ederson remains baffled as to why his Manchester United transfer collapsed, claiming his medical "went well" - The SunBenfica have made contact with Chelsea over defender Tosin Adarabioyo - The SunStream the Premier League with no contractMarcus Rashford will not put Manchester United under any pressure to give him his No 10 shirt back if he stays at Old Trafford - The Sun Jack Grealish remains 'in contact' with Everton as he attempts to clarify his Manchester City future - MirrorArsenal are reportedly closing in on the signings of Manchester United youngsters James Scanlon and Habeeb Ogunneye - The Athletic St Mirren have agreed a loan deal for Liverpool right-back Calvin Ramsay - Scottish SunReal Madrid boss Jose Mourinho has hit back at Barcelona's signing of Rodri by claiming victories take place on the pitch and not in the transfer market after the midfielder snubbed the Galaticos - MirrorMourinho has also revealed he told Vinicius Jr that leaving Real Madrid for Arsenal was "not worth it" - MirrorBarcelona are reportedly ready to move for Harry Kane if his contract talks with Bayern Munich don't go to plan - Daily Mail
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Close00Celtic take a huge step towards the Champions League as two stunning Camilo Duran strikes help carve out a commanding first-leg play-off lead against LASK.Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated topicsCelticFollow Celticclose panelYou are now following CelticUpdates from your Sport topics will appear in My Sport and in a collection on the Sport homepage.FootballFollow Football
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Close00Slovenia's Celje fight back from a goal down to earn a 1-1 draw away against Slovakian side Slovan Bratislava in the first leg of the Champions League play-offs.Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated topicsFootballFollow Football
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Close00Levski Sofia play out a goalless draw with AEK Athens in their Champions League play-off first leg at the Stadion Vasil Levski.Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated topicsFootballFollow Football
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Close00Norway's Viking FK complete a comeback from two behind to hold Dinamo Zagreb of Croatia to a 2-2 draw in the first leg of their Champions League play-off.Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated topicsFootballFollow Football
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Close11Fenerbahce and Lyon play out an entertaining 1-1 draw in their Uefa Champions League play-off first leg.Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated topicsLyonFollow Lyonclose panelYou are now following LyonUpdates from your Sport topics will appear in My Sport and in a collection on the Sport homepage.FootballFollow Football
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Close122Celtic take the lead in their Champions League play-off first leg against LASK, as Benjamin Nygren finds the top corner in spectacular fashion from outside of the box.Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated topicsCelticFollow Celticclose panelYou are now following CelticUpdates from your Sport topics will appear in My Sport and in a collection on the Sport homepage.FootballFollow Football
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Close182Camilo Duran scores two excellent goals for Celtic in the first leg of their Champions League play-off against Austria's LASK, finding the top corner with a volley and curling an effort past Lukas Jungwirth in the visitors' goal.Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated topicsCelticFollow Celticclose panelYou are now following CelticUpdates from your Sport topics will appear in My Sport and in a collection on the Sport homepage.FootballFollow Football
