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Who: Paris Saint-Germain vs. Barcelona What: League phase, UEFA Champions League Where: Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, in Barcelona, Spain When: Wednesday, October 1, at 9pm (19:00 GMT) How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 16:00 GMT in advance of our live text commentary stream.
When Paris Saint-Germain, who are currently defending champions, travels to the Olympic Stadium on Wednesday to take on five-time champion Barcelona, two of Europe’s top super teams will square off in the opening leg of a Matchday 2 UEFA Champions League (UCL) game.
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Both teams have a strong start to the new year: PSG defeated Atalanta 4-0 to start their title defense, and Barca defeated Newcastle United 2-1 in their opening league game.
Before the biggest Champions League game to date, this is everything:
recent form of Barcelona
The Catalans won the match 2-1 thanks to Jules Kounde and Robert Lewandowski turning the tables on either side of halftime with goals that scored either side of halftime to lift them above La Liga.
The reigning champions now have 19 points, one point ahead of Real Madrid, with their sixth win in seven games.
“It was a team victory,” the statement read. They were well-versed in the game, and it was difficult, but Barcelona deserved it, according to coach Hansi Flick.
Barcelona also defeated Barcelona at home in Champions League games to end the 2024-25 season.
recent form of PSG
At the top of the French Ligue 1, PSG are 15 points clear of Lyon.
Their only defeat of the season came on September 22 when they lost to Marseille, winning 1-0. Nayef Aguerd’s opener from close range was the club’s first league victory away from PSG since 2011.
PSG’s early-season injuries
Injury problems have hampered PSG’s new European campaign, with Ousmane Dembele, a superstar striker and 2025 Ballon d’Or winner, playing until mid-October with a right hamstring strain.
Both Desire Doue, a highly skilled attacking player, and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, a fellow winger, are out until at least early October with a right calf strain, which will further devastate the PSG front line.
What transpired during Barcelona’s most recent encounter with PSG?
The last time the two teams met was on April 16, 2024, when PSG won a stunning comeback against Barcelona 4-1 away in the second leg of their Champions League quarterfinal, clinching a spot in the 2023-24 tournament with a 6-4 aggregate victory.
In one of Raphinha’s final games, PSG advanced to the semifinals against Borussia Dortmund thanks to Ronald Araujo’s sending off before goals from Ousmane Dembele, Vitinha, and Kylian Mbappe’s brace in one of the Frenchman’s final appearances for the club.
On April 10, 2024, PSG’s Ousmane Dembele, left, makes a shot at goal against Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen during the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal encounter at the Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris.
In the 2024-2019 season, how many titles did PSG win?
The Paris club won four major awards, including the UEFA Champions League, Coupe de France, Trophee des Champions, and Ligue 1, to cap off the team’s 55-year history.
In the June FIFA Club World Cup, they also finished second to Chelsea.
news from the Barcelona team
The Brazilian winger, who has a hamstring injury, is the biggest name that Flick’s home side has missed. Raphinha is the biggest player.
Joan Garcia (knee), Gavi (knee), Fermin Lopez (back), and Marc-Andre ter Stegen (back), the first-choice goalkeeper, are also absent.
In the starting XI, Wojciech Szczesny will replace Ter Stegen, with Gerald Martin most likely to fill in Garcia’s place.
Star winger Lamine Yamal is expected to make his debut for the Catalans for the first time since suffering a groin injury for four games as a huge bonus. In the team’s Sunday victory over Real Sociedad, he started in place.
PSG team news
With wing scoring threat Doue and talisman forward Dembele out with injuries since early September, coach Luis Enrique will have few offensive options.
The scoring burden will fall on French international Bradley Barcola, who will take the place of Kvaratskhelia, who is also unable to play.
Marquinhos, a center-back from Brazil, will also miss the game with a left thigh issue.
Enrique had some good news to report on Tuesday that Joao Neves and Vitinha, who had previously been injured and who was third in the Ballon d’Or earlier this month, were both named.
Lamine Yamal, center, returned to the Barcelona starting lineup for the first time in a month and played a key role in their 2-1 victory over Real Sociedad on Sunday.
Barcelona’s starting lineup is anticipated
Szczesny (goalkeeper), Kounde, Cubarsi, Araujo, Martin, Pedri, De Jong, Yamal, Olmo, Rashford, Lewandowski, and Zack o’Brien.
Barcelona: W-W-W-W (All competitions, last result)
PSG: W-W-W-L-W
What the coaches said:
Enrique (PSG): “Watching a game between Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain with five or six significant players from both teams not playing… to me it’s a shame, for the manager, [Hans] Flick, and for fans of both teams,” Enrique said.
Flick (Barcelona): “I think]the amount of injuries] is not normal for us, but some injuries just happen. We are looking at what we can do better, we will look at everything and every training, and we’ll see what [will] happen and if we have to adapt.”
What division of the UEFA Champions League will be playing in 2026?
The expanded league phase, which now includes 36 teams all ranked in a single big-league table, is in its second year. It replaced the previous group phase, which divided groups into smaller cohorts.
Each team plays eight games against rivals from other countries to determine the league standings overall.
After Matchday 8, the top eight teams advance to the knockout stage, and the teams placed between ninth and 24th place then participate in a two-legged playoff to reach the knockout stage. The tournament’s bottom 12 clubs are eliminated.
When are the UEFA Champions League matches in the league phase 2025-26?
Matchday 1: September 16-18, 2025
Matchday 2: September 30-October 1, 2025
Matchday 3: October 21-22, 2025
Matchday 4: November 4-5, 2025
Matchday 5: November 25-26, 2025
Matchday 6: December 9-10, 2025
Matchday 7: January 20-21, 2026
Matchday 8: January 28, 2026
Where is the 2025-26 Champions League championship match?
On May 30 in Budapest, Hungary, will the UEFA Champions League final take place.
Madonna has claimed that Madonna’s late mother, who was also known as Madonna, appeared to her while she was unconscious in a hospital and that it had altered her life.
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Madonna has said that her late mother appeared to her when she was unconscious in hospital once(Image: YouTube/Jay Shetty Podcast)
Singer-songwriter Madonna has said that her late mother appeared to her when she was in a coma. She’s shared that the experience, which she mentioned whilst discussing her late brother, led to a realisation in her life at the time.
Madonna, 67, was five years old when her mother, Madonna Fortin, died. The performer, who paid tribute to her late parent just months ago, has now said that she appeared to her when she was “unconscious” in a hospital bed.
It was announced in 2023 that the Material Girl hitmaker had ended up in an induced coma after contracting a bacterial infection. As reported by Bang Showbiz, she’s shared that it was whilst in hospital at the time that her late relative appeared to her and asked if she wanted to “come with” her.
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Speaking to Jay Shetty on his On Purpose podcast, she said: “I was almost there on the other side and I had a conscious moment. My mother appeared to me and she said ‘do you want to come with me?’ And I said ‘no’.”
She continued, “My assistant was in the room with me, but she heard me say “no,” even though I was still unconscious. And then when I finally woke up, I realized that the “no” was about me needing to forgive and make amends with those I still harbor resentment.
Before their “feed” increased when he released his 2008 best-selling book Life With My Sister Madonna, the singer claimed that one of her “biggest enemies” was her brother, Christopher Ciccone, whom she’s said to have allegedly argued over work-related issues. She acknowledged that it was “hard” to let go of her animosity toward him.
She continued, “It’s crucial to find a way to forgive even those who you consider to be your biggest enemies.” My brother recently passed away, which has been my favorite because I believe the people you think you’re closest to are the ones who cause you the most harm.
Madonna said: “If someone you love deeply betrays you, and does something that shows that they have no consciousness in that moment that they made that choice to do that, it’s a bitter pill for me to swallow.” But she was grateful they repaired their rift before Christopher died of pancreatic cancer last year.
She continued, “I didn’t speak to my brother for years.” Years and years. And it was him reaching out to me and saying, “I need your help,” which translated into asking, “Am I going to help my enemy?” And I did it right away.
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Even if he was dying and declaring, “I love you and I forgive you,” Madonna continued, “It was such a load off my back, such a weight that was removed, baggage that I could put down.” That was extremely crucial.
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Madonna has claimed that Madonna’s late mother, who was also known as Madonna, appeared to her while she was unconscious in a hospital and that it had altered her life.
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Madonna has said that her late mother appeared to her when she was unconscious in hospital once(Image: YouTube/Jay Shetty Podcast)
Singer-songwriter Madonna has said that her late mother appeared to her when she was in a coma. She’s shared that the experience, which she mentioned whilst discussing her late brother, led to a realisation in her life at the time.
Madonna, 67, was five years old when her mother, Madonna Fortin, died. The performer, who paid tribute to her late parent just months ago, has now said that she appeared to her when she was “unconscious” in a hospital bed.
It was announced in 2023 that the Material Girl hitmaker had ended up in an induced coma after contracting a bacterial infection. As reported by Bang Showbiz, she’s shared that it was whilst in hospital at the time that her late relative appeared to her and asked if she wanted to “come with” her.
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Speaking to Jay Shetty on his On Purpose podcast, she said: “I was almost there on the other side and I had a conscious moment. My mother appeared to me and she said ‘do you want to come with me?’ And I said ‘no’.”
She continued, “My assistant was in the room with me, but she heard me say “no,” even though I was still unconscious. And then when I finally woke up, I realized that the “no” was about me needing to forgive and make amends with those I still harbor resentment.
Before their “feed” increased when he released his 2008 best-selling book Life With My Sister Madonna, the singer claimed that one of her “biggest enemies” was her brother, Christopher Ciccone, whom she’s said to have allegedly argued over work-related issues. She acknowledged that it was “hard” to let go of her animosity toward him.
She continued, “It’s crucial to find a way to forgive even those who you consider to be your biggest enemies.” My brother recently passed away, which has been my favorite because I believe the people you think you’re closest to are the ones who cause you the most harm.
Madonna said: “If someone you love deeply betrays you, and does something that shows that they have no consciousness in that moment that they made that choice to do that, it’s a bitter pill for me to swallow.” But she was grateful they repaired their rift before Christopher died of pancreatic cancer last year.
She continued, “I didn’t speak to my brother for years.” Years and years. And it was him reaching out to me and saying, “I need your help,” which translated into asking, “Am I going to help my enemy?” And I did it right away.
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Even if he was dying and declaring, “I love you and I forgive you,” Madonna continued, “It was such a load off my back, such a weight that was removed, baggage that I could put down.” That was extremely crucial.
People living with cancer and their loved ones can receive private support from The Macmillan Support Line. If you need to talk, call us on 0808 808 0000.
Olympic silver medallist Laura Muir has said she has put a “difficult chapter firmly behind” her after her former coach Andrew Young was banned for three years for “serious misconduct”.
A UK Athletics disciplinary panel found that Young – who Scotland’s Muir stopped working with in 2023 – “ignored medical advice” and “used manipulative and coercive behaviour towards those he coached”.
One incident highlighted was when Young, “following a disagreement, drove at speed with an athlete in his car before abandoning them at the roadside, disregarding their safety and wellbeing”.
Other examples included “requiring an athlete to compete against the clear advice of a physiotherapist, threatening to exclude athletes from training or races if they did not comply with his demands, and emotionally undermining those who raised concerns about injuries”.
Young faced 39 charges and, in September 2024, a UKA disciplinary panel found nine of those proven “wholly or in part”, with seven of them serious.
He was then suspended for five years in a ban backdated to April 2023.
“It agreed that seven of the breaches were serious and that revocation of his licence was necessary to protect athletes,” said UKA.
The governing body also said that Young would be required to “complete training on athlete welfare, injury management and bullying/harassment before a return to coaching could be considered”.
Muir, who won a silver medal in the 1,500m at the Olympics in Tokyo in 2021, is now being coached by Laura Weightman, while world indoor silver medallist Jemma Reekie – who had also been coached by Young – is now working with Jon Bigg.
“I have chosen to waive my anonymity and confirm my involvement in this case,” said Muir.
“I fully support the decisions reached by both independent panels and I am grateful that the process has been followed through so thoroughly.
“I want to thank those who came forward and those who contributed to the process – it has not been easy, but it was necessary.
“Athletics has always been my passion, and I am pleased to say that I have rediscovered the love of my sport and the enjoyment of training and working within a supportive and positive coaching environment.
The Windsor estate’s Forest Lodge is where the Prince and Princess of Wales are reportedly moving, and it appears that preparations are already in full swing.
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The Prince and Princess of Wales (Image: Getty Images)
An exclusion zone has been thrown around the Prince and Princess of Wales ‘ new family home before they move in.
William, Kate and their children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis are due to move to their eight-bedroom Grade II-listed “forever home” Forest Lodge in Windsor Great Park before Christmas.
However, a major change has been established in the land surrounding the property, seeing locals cut off from using a portion of Windsor Great Park, with a car park and gate to the area closed to them forever – a move one local called a “kick in the teeth”.
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The site has now been shut down, and pictures now show signs warning of the permanent closure of nearby Cranbourne Gate and Cranbourne Car Park.
Residents who live within a mile of the gate previously had the option of applying for the keys for a £110 annual fee.
Workmen were seen installing additional fencing yesterday at Cranborne Gate and the 150-acre no-go zone’s reported 2. 3 mile perimeter.
Access via Cranbourne Gate will be permanently blocked on Monday, September 29, 2025, due to the pending designation of a portion of The Great Park as a SOCPA (Serious Organised Crime and Police Act exclusion area), according to a notice posted on the Windsor Great Park website.
Cranbourne Car Park will be shut down for good on Sunday, September 28, 2025, starting at 7pm. The nearby Rangers Gate Car Park, which is located directly across the street, will continue to have parking.
Trespassing on a protected area is a criminal offense under the 2005 Serious Organised Crime and Police Act (SOCPA). Kensington Palace made no comment.
Following Kate’s recovery from cancer, the Waleses are making a new home at Adelaide Cottage in Windsor.
Additionally, they have Apartment 1A in Kensington Palace in London and a 10-bedroom mansion called Anmer Hall on the Norfolk estate.
It is believed that extensive works were underway earlier this month to plant new trees and hedgerows and install fences around the mansion to improve privacy.
In June, redacted planning applications were submitted to the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council, and property alterations were approved for minor internal and external improvements.
These include new ceilings and floors as well as brand-new windows and doors. Kate reportedly picked up some new furniture, including a 24-seat dining table, while she was out shopping.
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Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond previously told the Mirror : “By ordinary standards, it is, of course, pretty grand. With eight bedrooms, beautiful gardens, and a tennis court, it would probably be worth around £16million on the open market.
“It needs a bit of renovation, but it’s reported that, to their credit, the prince and princess intend to fund any work themselves. Lessons have clearly been learned from Harry and Meghan‘s extravagant, taxpayer-funded refurbishment of the home they so briefly occupied, Frogmore Cottage – although, to be fair, after leaving the UK, they finally paid the money back.”
