FC Porto star, Galeno, had a red-face moment last night after his shorts was pulled down by Inter Milan’s Denzel Dumfries in a Champions League match.
The Portuguese side started off the second-leg of the Round of 16 match, hoping to overturn a one-goal deficit from their first-leg clash at the San Siro. Brazilian winger Galeno was a constant thorn in the paw of Inter Milan and that pushed Denzel Dumfries into doing the unthinkable to stop his attacking play in the second half. With Galeno pushing forward, the Dutch defender tried stopping him by pulling his shorts down from his waist, exposing his Y-fronts for all to see.
While Dumfries responded to the incident like nothing had happened, Galeno wasn’t quite so impressed as he appealed for the Inter full-back to be booked. The match eventually ended in a 0-0 draw, but it was enough for Inter Milan to secure their passage into the quarter-finals of the Champions League having won 1-0 in the first leg.
Against Fulham in the first 45 minutes, Trossard assisted Gabriel with Arsenal’s opener from a corner, floated in another delightful cross for Gabriel Martinelli to nod home to make it two before finding Martin Odegaard, who made it three, just before the whistle. Trossard now has five assists and one goal in nine games since joining Arsenal in January. 
He won possession six times and had three touches in the opponent’s box, while creating two big chances and providing three assists, bringing his total to five assists in the last four games. 
Arsenal, who were kicked off the top of the Premier League table following a 3-1 defeat to Manchester City on Wednesday, February 15, will be facing Aston Villa at lunchtime today. Speaking up against the “difficult” schedule he claimed Arsenal has been subjected to, Arteta that rules for Champions League teams should be instituted. 
He said; “There are certain rules with the Champions League. When you are playing on Wednesday night and then you cannot play [on Saturday lunchtime]. So I think that should apply to any competition. But I think following the same principle, physiologically, that is very difficult to turn around on that period to get the best outcome and reduce the injury risk for players, but that’s it.” 
The charges slammed against the club came after an investigation carried out over a four-year period. The case has now been passed to an independent commission that will determine whether any further action is required. If the charges are proven to be true, then City could be deducted points or even relegated from the top flight. Speaking to reporters, Kompany who is now Burnley’s coach said he’s standing firmly by Manchester City during this difficult phase. He also lashed out at critics who are “pointing fingers”. 
He said; “I look at it and sometimes roll my eyes a little bit. No doubt there’s a lot of righteousness in the world to come and tell you what you’ve done wrong, and then if everybody looks at themselves, I think the football industry in general is not one that can afford to point the finger too many times. “I think all of you will have a little bit of a smile on your face to know what the football industry is about. I’m very sceptical when people start pointing fingers. Do the best for yourself and let’s try and improve all the time but I’m a little bit sceptical when the fingers get pointed easily.” 
The alleged breaches span a period from the 2009-10 season to the 2017-18 Premier League campaign. The charges relate to financial information regarding revenue, details of manager and player remuneration, UEFA regulations, profitability, and sustainability and cooperation on with Premier League investigations. The Premier League said in a statement; “In accordance with Premier League Rule W.82.1, the Premier League confirms that it has today [February 6 2023] referred a number of alleged breaches of the Premier League Rules by Manchester City Football Club (Club) to a commission under Premier League Rule W.3.4. 
Aubameyang’s name was omitted from the list of players for Chelsea’s Champions League last-16 tie against Borussia Dortmund. Three new signings for the club were added to the new list. This has led to speculation of a rift between him and Potter. Addressing reporters after the Premier League match against Fulham which ended 0-0, Potter stated that Aubameyang did nothing wrong. The Chelsea coach said; 
“I don’t think it’s going to be difficult because Pierre is a professional. He was the one that missed out, he’s done nothing wrong at all. We wanted to give David some time today. Whichever decision there was always going to be a debate. It was my decision, a tough decision. “Nothing bad against him I understand his disappointment but I’ve got a responsibility to make these decisions and articulate them to the player. He handled it well and trained well today… Yes [he can fit in the system], everything is up for grabs and needs to train like today. Everything is up for grabs.” Aubameyang has scored just three times in the 17 appearances he has made for the Blues since his arrival from Barcelona in September. 
Following the unveiling of Mykhailo Mudryk by Chelsea on Sunday, January 15, the club will now have to remove a player from their Champions League squad to register some of their new players. 
Recall that Mudryk arrived yesterday as Chelsea’s 5th signing in the January transfer window. David Datro Fofana, Andrey Santos, Benoit Badiashile and Joao Felix had all agreed to a deal with the club this month. Chelsea now has more non-homegrown players than are permitted for a Champions League squad. Only 17 non-homegrown players can be registered, while Chelsea now has 18 on their books according to Daily Mail. 
Should the club’s coach, Graham Potter wish to include his new signings for their round of 16 first-leg showdown with Borussia Dortmund on February 15, he’ll have to remove a player who helped Chelsea top Group E late last year. Some of the players that can easily be omitted are Christian Pulisic, N’Golo Kante, and Denis Zakaria who are all nursing injuries. 
