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VIDEO SHOWS: LIVERPOOL COACH ARNE SLOT HOLDING PRESS CONFERENCE AHEAD OF TUESDAY'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GAME AGAINST GALATASARAY  SHOTLIST ONLY. COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW. SHOWS: ISTANBUL, TURKEY (SEPTEMBER 29, 2025) (REUTERS – Access All) 1. LIVERPOOL COACH ARNE SLOT ARRIVING FOR PRESS CONFERENCE 2. VARIOUS OF SLOT DURING PRESS CONFERENCE 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) LIVERPOOL COACH, ARNE SLOT, SAYING: "But Galatasaray is a completely different team to Palace, but also a team that's very hard to beat, similar to Palace. Eighteen games without a loss, Palace. This team have won the first seven games in the league. So that means that they are mentally also strong for difficult moments. If you win a lot, then you're also mostly mentally a bit stronger. So a very difficult team to face, but both with a lot of qualities. But you cannot compare these teams. One is playing 5-4-1. The other one is playing 4-3-3. So different players, different manager, different formation."  4. VARIOUS OF JOURNALISTS 5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) LIVERPOOL COACH, ARNE SLOT, SAYING: "Yeah, he (Federico Chiesa) got a little niggle, I think is the word you use in England in the last game against Palace. So he, he tried it today. He was on the pitch in the beginning, but he couldn't end the session. So we decided not to take him because in a few days it's Chelsea again." 6. SLOT DURING PRESS CONFERENCE 7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) LIVERPOOL COACH, ARNE SLOT, SAYING: "Oh yeah, their (Galatasaray's) loss against (Eintracht) Frankfurt. I've watched that game and for me they were very, very, very unlucky in that game. The chances they gave away were only small. And it was either the quality of Frankfurt or a little bit of bad luck for Galatasaray that they conceded five. Because if they play the same game again, they will never, ever, ever concede five goals again in that same game. Because they played much better than the 5-1 showed. And that's also what you see now in the beginning of the season here in Turkey. Seven wins, only conceded two, if I'm correct, scored a lot of goals. So a very, very good team with a very good manager that has been so successful over here as a player and as a manager. So they know what it takes to win the league and they know what it takes to win a game of football. So we have to be prepared for that." 8. VARIOUS OF JOURNALISTS 9. (SOUNDBITE) (English) LIVERPOOL COACH, ARNE SLOT, SAYING: "We knew that Galatasaray is also strong in set pieces. But I can tell you that we've been a force in set pieces last season. We won our last Champions League game because of a set piece. We scored with Virgil (van Dijk). We were very, very, very close to scoring one against Palace. So, yeah, every team you face at the moment, you have to be so, so, so well-prepared when it comes to set pieces." 10. SLOT LEAVING AFTER PRESS CONFERENCE ENDS

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VIDEO SHOWS: BAYERN MUNICH HOLDING PRESS CONFERENCE AHEAD OF THEIR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCH AGAINST PAFOS  RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT  SHOWS: KOLOSSI, CYPRUS (SEPTEMBER 29, 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.) 1. BAYERN MUNICH MIDFIELDER KONRAD LAIMER ARRIVING AT PRESS CONFERENCE  2. (SOUNDBITE) (German) BAYERN MUNICH MIDFIELDER, KONRAD LAIMER, SAYING:     "I don't think there's much to complain about when you've won eight out of eight games. I think everyone would have signed up for that back then, and I would have signed up for it too. Yes, ultimately, it's fun to play football with this team, the way we do it. And of course, we want to continue in the same vein as we are now." 3. WHITE FLASH 4. (SOUNDBITE) (German) BAYERN MUNICH MIDFIELDER, KONRAD LAIMER, SAYING:     "We prepared thoroughly for our opponent – we looked at every single phase, what to expect, how they play football, what their plan is. And they are a good team that plays good football and has good principles. And if we don't play at our maximum level, I would say, and if they get a lot of time and space, they can hurt you in every phase. So, when we say “we're focusing on ourselves”, we mean that we want to give 100 per cent on the pitch." 5. WHITE FLASH  6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BAYERN MUNICH HEAD COACH, VINCENT KOMPANY, SAYING:     "We are used to playing against teams who have, you know, some really good ideas to create something, but we have our own ideas. And that's why… But full respect for the opposition because I think that If the outside can underestimate (them), I think our job is (that) we cannot." 7. WHITE FLASH 8. (SOUNDBITE) (German) BAYERN MUNICH HEAD COACH, VINCENT KOMPANY, SAYING:     "It's a bit like the feeling you sometimes get at the Club World Cup, where you play against opponents you don't meet very often, where you have to study everything from scratch and have very little information beforehand. And now we've done all that. And they are similar kind of matches, which are also played to the limit emotionally – we saw in the Club World Cup how big a role emotions play in these games, and we mustn't forget that these emotions will also be a very important factor tomorrow." 9. WHITE FLASH 10. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BAYERN MUNICH HEAD COACH, VINCENT KOMPANY, SAYING:     "I understand that in the last couple of years it's (Pafos) been extremely successful with, obviously, the journey to the Conference League and – I think almost in the Last 16, right? – against the Swedish team Djurgaarden, so it's a team as well with… And then this year, I mentioned, you know, you played against Maccabi (Tel Aviv), you played against Red Star (Belgrade), you played against Olympiacos – they are difficult opponents to beat, to get to this stage. And Dynamo Kyiv as well, so." 11. WHITE FLASH  12. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BAYERN MUNICH HEAD COACH, VINCENT KOMPANY, SAYING:     "And then about the coach, of course he was – I think – over 700 games the assistant of Unai Emery. So, it's pretty clear how resilient they are in how they defend and the detail and discipline and organisation they have in everything they do defensively as well, but also the structure when they attack – very good mix between playing short to then go long and be direct and be aggressive on the second balls and find the balls into space or for the wingers to create an opportunity from these moments, so." 13. WHITE FLASH 14. KOMPANY LEAVING PRESS CONFERENCE  STORY: Bayern Munich will not underestimate Cypriot hosts Pafos FC in Tuesday's Champions League clash (September 30), manager Vincent Kompany said, adding he expects the debutants to raise their game for the occasion.      Reigning Cypriot champions Pafos advanced through the Champions League qualifying playoffs and have won four of their five league games this season. Bundesliga champions Bayern have eight straight wins in all competitions so far.      Pafos, founded 11 years ago, are the third Cypriot club to feature in the competition after Apoel and Anorthosis Famagusta, and the first since Apoel in the 2017-18 season.     "We are used to playing against teams who have, you know, some really good ideas to create something, but we have our own ideas," Kompany told reporters on Monday (September 29). "Full respect for the opposition because I think that If the outside can underestimate (them), I think our job is (that) we cannot," he added.      Pafos were held to a goalless draw at Greek side Olympiocos in their debut game. The last German side Pafos faced was Heidenheim, who beat them 1-0 at home in last season's Conference League.      "It's pretty clear how resilient they are in how they defend and the detail and discipline and organisation they have in everything they do defensively as well, but also the structure when they attack," Kompany said, noting that the team's coach worked under Unai Emery for over 700 games.      Pafos coach Juan Carcedo spent 13 years as Emery's assistant across six clubs from Almeria in 2006 to Arsenal in 2019. Former Chelsea, Arsenal and Paris St Germain defender David Luiz is also set to feature in Carcedo's squad on Tuesday.  (Production: Daria Shamonova) 

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VIDEO SHOWS: CHELSEA TRAINING AHEAD OF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCH AT HOME TO BENFICA SHOWS: COBHAM, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (SEPTEMBER 29, 2025) (UEFA – See restrictions) 1. CHELSEA PLAYERS WALKING OUT FOR TRAINING 2. MIDFIELDER, ENZO FERNANDEZ, AND WINGER, PEDRO NETO, DOING KEEPIE-UPS 3. HEAD COACH, ENZO MARESCA WALKING OUT 4. VARIOUS OF NETO, DEFENDER, BENOIT BADIASHILE, MIDFIELDERS, MOISES CAICEDO, AND, FACUNDO BUONANOTTE, AND, FORWARD, JOAO PEDRO, STRETCHING WHILE HOLDING FOOTBALLS 5. MARESCA WALKING, CLUB CAPTAIN, REECE JAMES, STRETCHING 6. PLAYERS PASSING IN PAIRS 7. DEFENDER, MARC CUCURELLA, PASSING 8. WINGER, ALEJANDRO GARNACHO, PASSING 9. GOALKEEPER, ROBERT SANCHEZ, PASSING 10. CAICEDO WARMING UP STORY: Chelsea will welcome Jose Mourinho back to Stamford Bridge when they face Benfica in the Champions League on Tuesday (September 30), with the Portuguese coach returning to the London club where he won three Premier League titles across two spells.     Mourinho, who returned to Benfica 25 years after his first stint, managed Chelsea from 2004–2007 and 2013–2015, delivering a haul of trophies that cemented his reputation as one of Europe's best managers at the time.      Mourinho, appointed at Benfica on September 18, inherited a team unbeaten in their opening four league games with three wins and a draw and has overseen two wins and a draw in his first three matches in charge.     Chelsea, however, have had a turbulent start to the season after a glittering campaign last term when they won the Conference League and Club World Cup. They are also without playmaker Cole Palmer, who is sidelined with a groin injury.     Maresca's side, who like Benfica lost their Champions League opener, have two wins from six Premier League matches, losing their last two after being reduced to 10 men.  (Production: Conal Quinn)

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VIDEO SHOWS: CHELSEA TRAINING AHEAD OF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCH AT HOME TO BENFICA SHOWS: COBHAM, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (SEPTEMBER 29, 2025) (UEFA – See restrictions) 1. CHELSEA PLAYERS WALKING OUT FOR TRAINING 2. MIDFIELDER, ENZO FERNANDEZ, AND WINGER, PEDRO NETO, DOING KEEPIE-UPS 3. HEAD COACH, ENZO MARESCA WALKING OUT 4. VARIOUS OF NETO, DEFENDER, BENOIT BADIASHILE, MIDFIELDERS, MOISES CAICEDO, AND, FACUNDO BUONANOTTE, AND, FORWARD, JOAO PEDRO, STRETCHING WHILE HOLDING FOOTBALLS 5. MARESCA WALKING, CLUB CAPTAIN, REECE JAMES, STRETCHING 6. PLAYERS PASSING IN PAIRS 7. DEFENDER, MARC CUCURELLA, PASSING 8. WINGER, ALEJANDRO GARNACHO, PASSING 9. GOALKEEPER, ROBERT SANCHEZ, PASSING 10. CAICEDO WARMING UP STORY: Chelsea will welcome Jose Mourinho back to Stamford Bridge when they face Benfica in the Champions League on Tuesday (September 30), with the Portuguese coach returning to the London club where he won three Premier League titles across two spells.     Mourinho, who returned to Benfica 25 years after his first stint, managed Chelsea from 2004–2007 and 2013–2015, delivering a haul of trophies that cemented his reputation as one of Europe's best managers at the time.      Mourinho, appointed at Benfica on September 18, inherited a team unbeaten in their opening four league games with three wins and a draw and has overseen two wins and a draw in his first three matches in charge.     Chelsea, however, have had a turbulent start to the season after a glittering campaign last term when they won the Conference League and Club World Cup. They are also without playmaker Cole Palmer, who is sidelined with a groin injury.     Maresca's side, who like Benfica lost their Champions League opener, have two wins from six Premier League matches, losing their last two after being reduced to 10 men.  (Production: Conal Quinn)

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VIDEO SHOWS: CHELSEA TRAINING AHEAD OF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCH AT HOME TO BENFICA SHOWS: COBHAM, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (SEPTEMBER 29, 2025) (UEFA – See restrictions) 1. CHELSEA PLAYERS WALKING OUT FOR TRAINING 2. MIDFIELDER, ENZO FERNANDEZ, AND WINGER, PEDRO NETO, DOING KEEPIE-UPS 3. HEAD COACH, ENZO MARESCA WALKING OUT 4. VARIOUS OF NETO, DEFENDER, BENOIT BADIASHILE, MIDFIELDERS, MOISES CAICEDO, AND, FACUNDO BUONANOTTE, AND, FORWARD, JOAO PEDRO, STRETCHING WHILE HOLDING FOOTBALLS 5. MARESCA WALKING, CLUB CAPTAIN, REECE JAMES, STRETCHING 6. PLAYERS PASSING IN PAIRS 7. DEFENDER, MARC CUCURELLA, PASSING 8. WINGER, ALEJANDRO GARNACHO, PASSING 9. GOALKEEPER, ROBERT SANCHEZ, PASSING 10. CAICEDO WARMING UP STORY: Chelsea will welcome Jose Mourinho back to Stamford Bridge when they face Benfica in the Champions League on Tuesday (September 30), with the Portuguese coach returning to the London club where he won three Premier League titles across two spells.     Mourinho, who returned to Benfica 25 years after his first stint, managed Chelsea from 2004–2007 and 2013–2015, delivering a haul of trophies that cemented his reputation as one of Europe's best managers at the time.      Mourinho, appointed at Benfica on September 18, inherited a team unbeaten in their opening four league games with three wins and a draw and has overseen two wins and a draw in his first three matches in charge.     Chelsea, however, have had a turbulent start to the season after a glittering campaign last term when they won the Conference League and Club World Cup. They are also without playmaker Cole Palmer, who is sidelined with a groin injury.     Maresca's side, who like Benfica lost their Champions League opener, have two wins from six Premier League matches, losing their last two after being reduced to 10 men.  (Production: Conal Quinn)

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VIDEO SHOWS: CHELSEA TRAINING AHEAD OF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCH AT HOME TO BENFICA SHOWS: COBHAM, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (SEPTEMBER 29, 2025) (UEFA – See restrictions) 1. CHELSEA PLAYERS WALKING OUT FOR TRAINING 2. MIDFIELDER, ENZO FERNANDEZ, AND WINGER, PEDRO NETO, DOING KEEPIE-UPS 3. HEAD COACH, ENZO MARESCA WALKING OUT 4. VARIOUS OF NETO, DEFENDER, BENOIT BADIASHILE, MIDFIELDERS, MOISES CAICEDO, AND, FACUNDO BUONANOTTE, AND, FORWARD, JOAO PEDRO, STRETCHING WHILE HOLDING FOOTBALLS 5. MARESCA WALKING, CLUB CAPTAIN, REECE JAMES, STRETCHING 6. PLAYERS PASSING IN PAIRS 7. DEFENDER, MARC CUCURELLA, PASSING 8. WINGER, ALEJANDRO GARNACHO, PASSING 9. GOALKEEPER, ROBERT SANCHEZ, PASSING 10. CAICEDO WARMING UP STORY: Chelsea will welcome Jose Mourinho back to Stamford Bridge when they face Benfica in the Champions League on Tuesday (September 30), with the Portuguese coach returning to the London club where he won three Premier League titles across two spells.     Mourinho, who returned to Benfica 25 years after his first stint, managed Chelsea from 2004–2007 and 2013–2015, delivering a haul of trophies that cemented his reputation as one of Europe's best managers at the time.      Mourinho, appointed at Benfica on September 18, inherited a team unbeaten in their opening four league games with three wins and a draw and has overseen two wins and a draw in his first three matches in charge.     Chelsea, however, have had a turbulent start to the season after a glittering campaign last term when they won the Conference League and Club World Cup. They are also without playmaker Cole Palmer, who is sidelined with a groin injury.     Maresca's side, who like Benfica lost their Champions League opener, have two wins from six Premier League matches, losing their last two after being reduced to 10 men.  (Production: Conal Quinn)

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF 2-2 DREW BETWEEN AL-DUHAIL AND AL-AHLI IN THE ASIAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE COMPLETE SHOTLIST TO FOLLOW SHOWS: DOHA, QATAR (SEPTEMBER 29, 2025) (AFC – See restrictions) TO FOLLOW STORY: Asian Champions League holders Al-Ahli drew 2-2 with Al-Duhail in Doha on Monday (September 29). Matthias Jaissle's Saudi side initially went behind behind to a 25th minute Edmilson Junior goal before Matheus Goncalves levelled in the 42nd minute when he beat substitute goalkeeper Bautista Burke at his near post. RiyadMahrez then struck four minutes later when he punished a poor attempted clearance by the Argentinian keeper. Krzysztof Piatek's header three minutes into the second half, however, earned Al-Duhail their first point of the league phase while Al-Ahli move onto four points, having previously won their opener against Nasaf. The first eight finishers in the 12-team league phase in both west and east Asia advance to March's knockout rounds with the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final to be played in Saudi Arabia on a centralised basis in late April. (Production: Conal Quinn)

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF AL-HILAL'S 3-2 WIN AWAY TO NASAF IN THE ASIAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SHOWS: QARSHI, UZBEKISTAN (SEPTEMBER 29, 2025) (AFC – See restrictions) TO FOLLOW STORY: Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal secured a late 3-2 win over Uzbek hosts Nasaf to maintain their perfect start to the league phase of the Asian Champions League Elite on Monday. The visitors needed a 79th minute winner from Marcos Leonardo in Qarshi to move onto six points from their first two matches after twice being pegged back by the resilient home side. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic put Al-Hilal ahead in the 21st minute when he capitalised on an error by goalkeeper Abduvakhid Nemetov but Sardorbek Bakhromov levelled with a drive into the top corner six minutes later. Theo Hernandez's stumbling run took him through the defence two minutes into first half stoppage time before the former AC Milan man lifted a deft finish over Nemetov to restore Al-Hilal's lead. Javokhir Sidikov levelled again on the hour mark after rounding Yassine Bounou, leaving Leonardo to hit the winner with a first-time finish following Milinkovic-Savic's perfect pass. The first eight finishers in the 12-team league phase in both west and east Asia advance to March's knockout rounds with the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final to be played in Saudi Arabia on a centralised basis in late April. (Production: Conal Quinn)

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF AL-HILAL'S 3-2 WIN AWAY TO NASAF IN THE ASIAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SHOWS: QARSHI, UZBEKISTAN (SEPTEMBER 29, 2025) (AFC – See restrictions) TO FOLLOW STORY: Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal secured a late 3-2 win over Uzbek hosts Nasaf to maintain their perfect start to the league phase of the Asian Champions League Elite on Monday. The visitors needed a 79th minute winner from Marcos Leonardo in Qarshi to move onto six points from their first two matches after twice being pegged back by the resilient home side. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic put Al-Hilal ahead in the 21st minute when he capitalised on an error by goalkeeper Abduvakhid Nemetov but Sardorbek Bakhromov levelled with a drive into the top corner six minutes later. Theo Hernandez's stumbling run took him through the defence two minutes into first half stoppage time before the former AC Milan man lifted a deft finish over Nemetov to restore Al-Hilal's lead. Javokhir Sidikov levelled again on the hour mark after rounding Yassine Bounou, leaving Leonardo to hit the winner with a first-time finish following Milinkovic-Savic's perfect pass. The first eight finishers in the 12-team league phase in both west and east Asia advance to March's knockout rounds with the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final to be played in Saudi Arabia on a centralised basis in late April. (Production: Conal Quinn)

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF 2-2 DREW BETWEEN AL-DUHAIL AND AL-AHLI IN THE ASIAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SHOTLIST SHOWS: DOHA, QATAR (SEPTEMBER 29, 2025) (AFC – See restrictions) 1. GOAL/ AL-DUHAIL WINGER, ADIL BOULBINA, HITS THE POST BEFORE WINGER, EDMILSON JUNIORS, SCORES THE REBOUND. 1-0 2. EDMILSON AND BOULBINA 3. AL-DUHAIL FANS 4. EDMILSON, BOULBINA AND AL-DUHAIL FORWARD, KRZYSZTOF PIATEK 5. REPLAY OF EDMILSON’S GOAL 6. GOAL/ AL-AHLI MIDFIELDER, MATHEUS GONCALVES, CUTS PAST A DEFENDER AND BEATS THE GOALKEEPER AT HIS NEAR POST. 1-1 7. GONCALVES 8. (SLOW MOTION) VARIOUS (TWO) REPLAYS OF GONCALVES’ GOAL 9. GOAL/ AL-DUHAIL GOALKEEPER, BAUTISTA BURKE, HAS HIS PASS INTERCEPTED BY AL-AHLI FORWARD, RIYAD MAHREZ, WHO ANGLES HIS SHOT INTO THE OPEN NET. 1-2 10. BURKE BEING CONSOLED BY TEAMMATE, LUIS ALBERTO 11. MAHREZ AND TEAMMATE, ALI MAJRASHI 12. (SLOW MOTION) VARIOUS (TWO) REPLAYS OF MAHREZ’S GOAL 13. GOAL/ PIATEK, HEADS IN AN EQUALISER. 2-2 14. PIATEK CELEBRATING WITH TEAMMATES, SULTAN AL-BRAKE AND ALMOEZ ALI 15. (SLOW MOTION) REPLAY OF PIATEK’S EQUALISER 16. MAHREZ AT FULL-TIME/ SCORE GRAPHIC 17. SCORE GRAPHIC/ AL-AHLI GOALKEEPER, EDOUARD MENDY 18. AL-AHLI HEAD COACH, MATTHIAS JAISSLE, SHAKING HANDS WITH AL-DUHAIL HEAD COACH, DJAMEL BELMADI STORY: Asian Champions League holders Al-Ahli drew 2-2 with Al-Duhail in Doha on Monday (September 29). Matthias Jaissle's Saudi side initially went behind behind to a 25th minute Edmilson Junior goal before Matheus Goncalves levelled in the 42nd minute when he beat substitute goalkeeper Bautista Burke at his near post. Riyad Mahrez then struck four minutes later when he punished a poor attempted clearance by the Argentinian keeper. Krzysztof Piatek's header three minutes into the second half, however, earned Al-Duhail their first point of the league phase while Al-Ahli move onto four points, having previously won their opener against Nasaf. The first eight finishers in the 12-team league phase in both west and east Asia advance to March's knockout rounds with the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final to be played in Saudi Arabia on a centralised basis in late April. (Production: Conal Quinn)

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