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VIDEO SHOWS: PRESS CONFERENCES WITH BENFICA MANAGER JOSE MOURINHO AND CHELSEA MANAGER ENZO MARESCA FOLLOWING THEIR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCH (SHOTLIST TO FOLLOW) SHOWS: LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (SEPTEMBER 30, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. STORY: Jose Mourinho enjoyed a warm welcome but a disappointing return to Stamford Bridge on Tuesday (September 30), a first-half own goal gifting Chelsea a 1-0 win over his new Benfica side in the Champions League. A scrappy game was decided in the 18th minute when Chelsea's Pedro Neto looped the ball to Alejandro Garnacho at the far post and the Argentine stretched to turn it across the face of goal where the unfortunate Richard Rios could only poke it in his own net. Mourinho, who won three league titles in two spells with Chelsea, waved and blew a kiss when the home supporters sang his name. The fans' mood contrasted strongly with previous visits when he was in charge of Manchester United and London rivals Tottenham Hotspur. Chelsea will be relieved to have points on the Champions League board, despite finishing the game with 10 men after substitute Joao Pedro was sent off deep into added time for two yellow cards. Enzo Maresca's team lost their first Champions League outing in more than two years to Bayern Munich earlier this month. They started brightly, hogging possession and creating chances for Neto and Enzo Fernandez. Garnacho, signed this season from Manchester United, busily probed down the left wing. Benfica, who have lost all five of their meetings against the London side, looked dangerous in spells with Fredrik Aursnes and Georgiy Sudakov having shots blocked and Dodi Lukebakio forcing a save onto the post. But the game was a stop, start affair in the second half, with seven yellow cards brandished before Chelsea's red just before the final whistle. Benfica fans taunted their former player Fernandez as he took a corner in front of them late in the first half and the smiling Argentine clapped them which provoked a flurry of plastic cups from the stands. Mourinho strode down the touchline gesturing for the visiting fans to calm down. The Portuguese coach took charge of Benfica less than two weeks ago after the side lost their first Champions League game to Azerbaijan's Qarabag and the Lisbon side sacked Bruno Lage.  (Production: Will Russell & David Grip)

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VIDEO SHOWS: PRESS CONFERENCES WITH BENFICA MANAGER JOSE MOURINHO AND CHELSEA MANAGER ENZO MARESCA FOLLOWING THEIR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCH (SHOTLIST TO FOLLOW) SHOWS: LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (SEPTEMBER 30, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. STORY: Jose Mourinho enjoyed a warm welcome but a disappointing return to Stamford Bridge on Tuesday (September 30), a first-half own goal gifting Chelsea a 1-0 win over his new Benfica side in the Champions League. A scrappy game was decided in the 18th minute when Chelsea's Pedro Neto looped the ball to Alejandro Garnacho at the far post and the Argentine stretched to turn it across the face of goal where the unfortunate Richard Rios could only poke it in his own net. Mourinho, who won three league titles in two spells with Chelsea, waved and blew a kiss when the home supporters sang his name. The fans' mood contrasted strongly with previous visits when he was in charge of Manchester United and London rivals Tottenham Hotspur. Chelsea will be relieved to have points on the Champions League board, despite finishing the game with 10 men after substitute Joao Pedro was sent off deep into added time for two yellow cards. Enzo Maresca's team lost their first Champions League outing in more than two years to Bayern Munich earlier this month. They started brightly, hogging possession and creating chances for Neto and Enzo Fernandez. Garnacho, signed this season from Manchester United, busily probed down the left wing. Benfica, who have lost all five of their meetings against the London side, looked dangerous in spells with Fredrik Aursnes and Georgiy Sudakov having shots blocked and Dodi Lukebakio forcing a save onto the post. But the game was a stop, start affair in the second half, with seven yellow cards brandished before Chelsea's red just before the final whistle. Benfica fans taunted their former player Fernandez as he took a corner in front of them late in the first half and the smiling Argentine clapped them which provoked a flurry of plastic cups from the stands. Mourinho strode down the touchline gesturing for the visiting fans to calm down. The Portuguese coach took charge of Benfica less than two weeks ago after the side lost their first Champions League game to Azerbaijan's Qarabag and the Lisbon side sacked Bruno Lage.  (Production: Will Russell & David Grip)

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VIDEO SHOWS: PHOTOS FROM GALATASARAY'S 1-0 HOME WIN OVER LIVERPOOL IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP PHASE / POST-MATCH COMMENTS FROM GALATASARAY COACH OKAN BURUK & LIVERPOOL MANAGER ARNE SLOT COMPLETE SHOTLIST TO FOLLOW STORY: Victor Osimhen scored an early penalty as Galatasaray beat an error-prone Liverpool, who lost goalkeeper Alisson and striker Hugo Ekitike to injury, 1-0 in a raucous Champions League clash in Istanbul on Tuesday (September 30). The masked Nigerian striker blasted the ball past a diving Alisson when he stepped up in the 16th minute after Baris Alper Yilmaz went down on being swiped in the face by Dominik Szoboszlai. Liverpool made three changes to the lineup that suffered a first league defeat of the season by Crystal Palace at the weekend, with Mohamed Salah on the bench along with record signing Alexander Isak. Both came on in the 62nd minute when Liverpool made a triple substitution, with Salah replacing starter Jeremie Frimpong on the right wing, after Alisson had gone off injured and was replaced by Giorgi Mamardashvili in the 56th. Ekitike, in the starting lineup on his return from a domestic suspension, went off injured in the 68th on a bruising night for the visitors who had their chances but looked alarmingly vulnerable in defence. (Production: Mehmet Emin Caliskan, Ali Kucukgocmen, Murad Sezer, Umit Bektas, Dilara Senkaya, Stefan Haskins)

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VIDEO SHOWS: STILL PHOTOS FROM REAL MADRID'S 5-0 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP PHASE WIN AWAY TO KAIRAT ALMATY / POST-MATCH COMMENTS FROM REAL MADRID COACH XABI ALONSO RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN (SEPTEMBER 30, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) (MUTE) 1. VARIOUS STILL PHOTOS OF KYLIAN MBAPPE SCORING ONE OF HIS THREE GOALS AS REAL MADRID SEALED A 5-0 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP PHASE WIN AWAY TO KAIRAT ALMATY  2. VARIOUS STILL PHOTOS OF MBAPPE CELEBRATING WITH TEAMMATES AFTER SCORING  ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN (SEPTEMBER 30, 2025) (UEFA – This content can only be used in the reporting of the UEFA Champions League 2025/2026 season – no other use allowed, no commercial use, must on-screen courtesy " UEFA 2025", no resales, no sublicensing, no monetisation) 3. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) REAL MADRID COACH, XABI ALONSO, ON KYLIAN MBAPPE, SAYING: “He's at a point where practically every match is decisive, he's effective, clinical in front of goal and, we have to link up well with him, we have to do a lot of things to create chances for him and today that was proven. The other day, even in the derby, the first goal he scored was spectacular, and we need to help him and let his quality flourish. I'm very happy with Kylian, not only because of the goals, but because of everything he's doing, the positive influence he's having on his teammates on a daily basis, how he's getting involved in the work, and he could be a player who has a spectacular season this year.” 4. WHITE FLASH 5. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) REAL MADRID COACH, XABI ALONSO, ON GETTING THE JOB DONE, SAYING: “We came here with the clear objective of winning the match. It's another competition, it's the Champions League, we knew we wanted to get off to a good start, take 6 out of 6. The next objective will be Juve, to try to beat them at home, but it's also important that you have the opportunity to score goals, and maybe in the future we'll remember this match. I think we've achieved our goal. It was a good match, the players played seriously, did things well, and now we're going back to focus on Villarreal.” 6. WHITE FLASH 7. ALONSO BEING PRESENTED WITH A FISH AS A GIFT WITH A REPORTER, WITH THE REPORTER BEING ASKED TO TAKE A SEAT BEFORE ASKING ALONSO HOW HIS STAY IN KAZAKHSTAN HAS BEEN 8. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) REAL MADRID COACH, XABI ALONSO, SAYING: “We've been working, but I’d have some time, I'd definitely like to get to know it a bit better. I've seen the mountains and not much else. It's the airport, the hotel and the countryside, which is what our trips usually involve.” STORY: Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid cruised to a 5-0 victory over Champions League debutants Kairat Almaty on Tuesday (September 30). Fresh from a 5-2 loss to Atletico Madrid in LaLiga, Xabi Alonso's side responded emphatically in Kazakhstan, with Mbappe leading the charge. The French forward opened the scoring in the 25th minute from the penalty spot and doubled their lead from a quick counter early in the second half. Mbappe completed his hat-trick in the 73rd minute with a stunning effort from the edge of the box, with Eduardo Camavinga heading in Real's fourth. Brahim Diaz added a fifth in stoppage time, pouncing on a loose ball inside the area. (Production: Pavel, Mikheyev, Stefan Haskins)

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VIDEO SHOWS: AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ELITE HIGHLIGHTS WITH SHABAB AL AHLI CLAIMING A 1-0 WIN AWAY TO AL ITTIHAD IN THE GROUP PHASE (SHOTLIST TO FOLLOW) SHOWS: JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA (SEPTEMBER 30, 2025) (AFC – See restrictions before use) STORY: Al-Ittihad suffered a second straight defeat in the Asian Champions League Elite on Tuesday (September 30) when Iranian midfielder Saeid Ezatolahi scored to earn Shabab Al-Ahli a 1-0 win over the struggling Saudi Pro League champions in Jeddah. The loss for a side featuring Karim Benzema, Ngolo Kante and Fabinho came with interim boss Hassan Khalifa in charge after Laurent Blanc had been fired following Friday's loss to Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr in the domestic league. Ezatolahi netted the game's only goal five minutes before halftime when he emerged at the far post to nod in Federico Cartabia's corner from the right. The result leaves Al-Ittihad in 11th place in the 12-team west Asian league phase standings after two matches with the first eight finishers qualifying for March's knockout rounds. (Production: David Grip)

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VIDEO SHOWS: AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ELITE HIGHLIGHTS WITH SHABAB AL AHLI CLAIMING A 1-0 WIN AWAY TO AL ITTIHAD IN THE GROUP PHASE (SHOTLIST TO FOLLOW) SHOWS: JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA (SEPTEMBER 30, 2025) (AFC – See restrictions before use) STORY: Al-Ittihad suffered a second straight defeat in the Asian Champions League Elite on Tuesday (September 30) when Iranian midfielder Saeid Ezatolahi scored to earn Shabab Al-Ahli a 1-0 win over the struggling Saudi Pro League champions in Jeddah. The loss for a side featuring Karim Benzema, Ngolo Kante and Fabinho came with interim boss Hassan Khalifa in charge after Laurent Blanc had been fired following Friday's loss to Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr in the domestic league. Ezatolahi netted the game's only goal five minutes before halftime when he emerged at the far post to nod in Federico Cartabia's corner from the right. The result leaves Al-Ittihad in 11th place in the 12-team west Asian league phase standings after two matches with the first eight finishers qualifying for March's knockout rounds. (Production: David Grip)

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VIDEO SHOWS: AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ELITE HIGHLIGHTS WITH SHABAB AL AHLI CLAIMING A 1-0 WIN AWAY TO AL ITTIHAD IN THE GROUP PHASE (RESENDING WITH SHOTLIST) SHOWS: JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA (SEPTEMBER 30, 2025) (AFC – See restrictions before use) SHABAB AL-AHLI AT AL-ITTIHAD AT KING ABDULLAH SPORTS CITY STADIUM 1. ITTIHAD PLAYERS LINED UP BEFORE MATCH, KARIM BENZEMA 2. SHABAB'S SAEED EZATOLAHI BEFORE MATCH 1ST HALF 3. ITTIHAD'S MOUSSA DIABY WITH RUN AND SHOT THAT GOES WIDE 4. REPLAY OF DIABY SHOT GOING WIDE 5. SHABAB GOAL – FEDERICO CARTABIA TAKES CORNER KICK THAT IS HEADED IN BY SAEED EZATOLAHI PAST ITTIHAD GOALKEEPER PREDRAG RAJKOVIC IN 40TH MINUTE, SHABAB 1-0 ITTIHAD 6. REPLAYS OF EZATOLAHI HEADING IN CORNER KICK FOR GOAL 7. EZATOLAHI AFTER GOAL 2ND HALF 8. ITTIHAD'S AHMED AL-GHAMDI WITH SHOT THAT SHABAB GOALKEEPER HAMAD ALMEQBAALI KNOCKS AWAY 9. REPLAY OF AL-GHAMDI SHOT BEING STOPPED BY ALMEQBAALI 10. SHABAB'S YAHYA AL-GHASSANI WITH RUN AND SHOT THAT ITTIHAD'S RAJKOVIC STOPS, REBOUND BOUNCES OUT TO SHABAB PLAYER WHO CENTERS TO MU'NAS DABBUR WHO TRIES BICYCLE SHOT BUT RAJKOVIC MAKES SAVE 11. REPLAY OF RAJKOVIC SAVES ON SHOTS BY AL-GHASSANI AND THEN DUBBAR 12. SHABAB MANAGER PAULO SOUSA AFTER WHISTLE BLOWS 13. ITTIHAD'S MUATH FAQEEHI AFTER LOSS STORY: Al-Ittihad suffered a second straight defeat in the Asian Champions League Elite on Tuesday (September 30) when Iranian midfielder Saeid Ezatolahi scored to earn Shabab Al-Ahli a 1-0 win over the struggling Saudi Pro League champions in Jeddah. The loss for a side featuring Karim Benzema, Ngolo Kante and Fabinho came with interim boss Hassan Khalifa in charge after Laurent Blanc had been fired following Friday's loss to Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr in the domestic league. Ezatolahi netted the game's only goal five minutes before halftime when he emerged at the far post to nod in Federico Cartabia's corner from the right. The result leaves Al-Ittihad in 11th place in the 12-team west Asian league phase standings after two matches with the first eight finishers qualifying for March's knockout rounds. (Production: David Grip)

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VIDEO SHOWS: AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ELITE HIGHLIGHTS WITH SHABAB AL AHLI CLAIMING A 1-0 WIN AWAY TO AL ITTIHAD IN THE GROUP PHASE (SHOTLIST TO FOLLOW) SHOWS: JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA (SEPTEMBER 30, 2025) (AFC – See restrictions before use) STORY: Al-Ittihad suffered a second straight defeat in the Asian Champions League Elite on Tuesday (September 30) when Iranian midfielder Saeid Ezatolahi scored to earn Shabab Al-Ahli a 1-0 win over the struggling Saudi Pro League champions in Jeddah. The loss for a side featuring Karim Benzema, Ngolo Kante and Fabinho came with interim boss Hassan Khalifa in charge after Laurent Blanc had been fired following Friday's loss to Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr in the domestic league. Ezatolahi netted the game's only goal five minutes before halftime when he emerged at the far post to nod in Federico Cartabia's corner from the right. The result leaves Al-Ittihad in 11th place in the 12-team west Asian league phase standings after two matches with the first eight finishers qualifying for March's knockout rounds. (Production: David Grip)

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VIDEO SHOWS: AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ELITE HIGHLIGHTS WITH SHABAB AL AHLI CLAIMING A 1-0 WIN AWAY TO AL ITTIHAD IN THE GROUP PHASE (SHOTLIST TO FOLLOW) SHOWS: JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA (SEPTEMBER 30, 2025) (AFC – See restrictions before use) STORY: Al-Ittihad suffered a second straight defeat in the Asian Champions League Elite on Tuesday (September 30) when Iranian midfielder Saeid Ezatolahi scored to earn Shabab Al-Ahli a 1-0 win over the struggling Saudi Pro League champions in Jeddah. The loss for a side featuring Karim Benzema, Ngolo Kante and Fabinho came with interim boss Hassan Khalifa in charge after Laurent Blanc had been fired following Friday's loss to Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr in the domestic league. Ezatolahi netted the game's only goal five minutes before halftime when he emerged at the far post to nod in Federico Cartabia's corner from the right. The result leaves Al-Ittihad in 11th place in the 12-team west Asian league phase standings after two matches with the first eight finishers qualifying for March's knockout rounds. (Production: David Grip)

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VIDEO SHOWS: STILL PHOTOS FROM REAL MADRID'S 5-0 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP PHASE WIN AWAY TO KAIRAT ALMATY / POST-MATCH COMMENTS FROM REAL MADRID COACH XABI ALONSO RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN (SEPTEMBER 30, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) (MUTE) 1. VARIOUS STILL PHOTOS OF KYLIAN MBAPPE SCORING ONE OF HIS THREE GOALS AS REAL MADRID SEALED A 5-0 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP PHASE WIN AWAY TO KAIRAT ALMATY  2. VARIOUS STILL PHOTOS OF MBAPPE CELEBRATING WITH TEAMMATES AFTER SCORING  ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN (SEPTEMBER 30, 2025) (UEFA – This content can only be used in the reporting of the UEFA Champions League 2025/2026 season – no other use allowed, no commercial use, must on-screen courtesy " UEFA 2025", no resales, no sublicensing, no monetisation) 3. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) REAL MADRID COACH, XABI ALONSO, ON KYLIAN MBAPPE, SAYING: “He's at a point where practically every match is decisive, he's effective, clinical in front of goal and, we have to link up well with him, we have to do a lot of things to create chances for him and today that was proven. The other day, even in the derby, the first goal he scored was spectacular, and we need to help him and let his quality flourish. I'm very happy with Kylian, not only because of the goals, but because of everything he's doing, the positive influence he's having on his teammates on a daily basis, how he's getting involved in the work, and he could be a player who has a spectacular season this year.” 4. WHITE FLASH 5. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) REAL MADRID COACH, XABI ALONSO, ON GETTING THE JOB DONE, SAYING: “We came here with the clear objective of winning the match. It's another competition, it's the Champions League, we knew we wanted to get off to a good start, take 6 out of 6. The next objective will be Juve, to try to beat them at home, but it's also important that you have the opportunity to score goals, and maybe in the future we'll remember this match. I think we've achieved our goal. It was a good match, the players played seriously, did things well, and now we're going back to focus on Villarreal.” 6. WHITE FLASH 7. ALONSO BEING PRESENTED WITH A FISH AS A GIFT WITH A REPORTER, WITH THE REPORTER BEING ASKED TO TAKE A SEAT BEFORE ASKING ALONSO HOW HIS STAY IN KAZAKHSTAN HAS BEEN 8. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) REAL MADRID COACH, XABI ALONSO, SAYING: “We've been working, but I’d have some time, I'd definitely like to get to know it a bit better. I've seen the mountains and not much else. It's the airport, the hotel and the countryside, which is what our trips usually involve.” STORY: Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid cruised to a 5-0 victory over Champions League debutants Kairat Almaty on Tuesday (September 30). Fresh from a 5-2 loss to Atletico Madrid in LaLiga, Xabi Alonso's side responded emphatically in Kazakhstan, with Mbappe leading the charge. The French forward opened the scoring in the 25th minute from the penalty spot and doubled their lead from a quick counter early in the second half. Mbappe completed his hat-trick in the 73rd minute with a stunning effort from the edge of the box, with Eduardo Camavinga heading in Real's fourth. Brahim Diaz added a fifth in stoppage time, pouncing on a loose ball inside the area. (Production: Pavel, Mikheyev, Stefan Haskins)

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