VIDEO SHOWS: ATLETICO MADRID TRAINING AND DIEGO SIMEONE AND JULIAN ALVAREZ PRESS CONFERENCE BEFORE THEIR CHAMPION'S LEAGUE MATCH AGAINST ARSENAL COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (OCTOBER 20, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) STORY: (Production: Ben Makori, Kurt Michael Hall)
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VIDEO SHOWS: ATLETICO MADRID TRAINING AND DIEGO SIMEONE AND JULIAN ALVAREZ PRESS CONFERENCE BEFORE THEIR CHAMPION'S LEAGUE MATCH AGAINST ARSENAL COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (OCTOBER 20, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) STORY: (Production: Ben Makori, Kurt Michael Hall)
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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ELITE MATCH BETWEEN AL SHORTA AND AL lTTIHAD RESENDING WITH FULL SCRIPT SHOWS: BAGHDAD, IRAQ (OCTOBER 20, 2025) (AFC – See restrictions before use) AL SHORTA V AL ITTIHAD (WHITE SHIRTS) 1. AERIAL VIEW OF STADIUM 2. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS WALKING OUT AND SHAKING HANDS BEFORE MATCH FIRST HALF 3. AL SHORTA'S BASSAM SHAKIR HEADS IN FROM CLOSE RANGE FROM A CORNER. 5TH MINUTE AL SHORTA LEAD 1-0 4. SLOW MOTION REPLAY OF GOAL 5. MOUSSA DIABY OF AL ITTIHAD HEADS IN. 17TH MINUTE SCORES LEVEL AT 1-1 6. SLOW MOTION REPLAY OF GOAL 7. AL ITTIHAD'S FABINHO SCORES WITH A LONG RANGE FREE KICK. 29TH MINUTE AL ITTIHAD LEAD 2-1 8. SLOW MOTION REPLAY OF GOAL 9. DOMINIQUE MENDY OF AL SHORTA HITS THE CROSSBAR WITH A LONG DISTANCE SHOT 10. REPLAY SHOWING THE BALL APPEAR TO HAVE CROSSED THE GOAL LINE SECOND HALF 11. AL ITTIHAD'S DANILO PEREIRA IS SENT OFF FOR A SECOND BOOKABLE OFFENCE 12. SLOW MOTION REPLAY OF INCIDENT 13. AL SHORTA GIVE THE BALL AWAY, AL ITTIHAD BREAK AND HOUSSEM AOUAR TAPS IN. 60TH MINUTE AL ITTIHAD LEAD 3-1 14. AL ITTIHAD BREAK, BALL FALLS TO AOUAR WHO SCORES. 76TH MINUTE AL ITTIHAD LEAD 4-1 15. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS AT END OF MATCH STORY: Two goals from Houssem Aouar helped Saudi Arabia's Al Ittihad beat Al Shorta 4-1 in their AFC Champions League Elite meeting at the Al Madina Stadium in Baghdad on Monday (October 20). Bassam Shakir had given the home team the lead in the fifth minute, but the Iraqi side could not hold on for long, Frenchman Moussa Diaby equalising in the 17th minute before former Liverpool midfielder Fabinho gave Al Ittihad a 2-1 lead in the 29th minute. Al Shorta were unlucky not to go into halftime on level terms when Dominique Mendy's shot bounced down after hitting the crossbar, a goal was not given although replays seemed to suggest that the ball had crossed the goal line. Although the visitors had to play most of the second half with 10 men after Danilo Pereira was sent off in the 50th minute after being given a second yellow card, they managed to add further goals, Aouar finding the back of the net on the hour mark then scoring again in the 76th minute to make it 4-1. The result sees Al Ittihad move up to eighth place in the AFC Champions League West standings with three points from three games while Al Shorta drop to 11th with just one point from their three matches. (Production: Andy Ragg)
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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ELITE MATCH BETWEEN AL SHORTA AND AL lTTIHAD SHOWS: BAGHDAD, IRAQ (OCTOBER 20, 2025) (AFC – See restrictions before use) AL SHORTA V AL ITTIHAD (WHITE SHIRTS) 1. AERIAL VIEW OF STADIUM 2. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS WALKING OUT AND SHAKING HANDS BEFORE MATCH FIRST HALF 3. AL SHORTA'S BASSAM SHAKIR HEADS IN FROM CLOSE RANGE FROM A CORNER. 5TH MINUTE AL SHORTA LEAD 1-0 4. SLOW MOTION REPLAY OF GOAL 5. MOUSSA DIABY OF AL ITTIHAD HEADS IN. 17TH MINUTE SCORES LEVEL AT 1-1 6. SLOW MOTION REPLAY OF GOAL 7. AL ITTIHAD'S FABINHO SCORES WITH A LONG RANGE FREE KICK. 29TH MINUTE AL ITTIHAD LEAD 2-1 8. SLOW MOTION REPLAY OF GOAL 9. DOMINIQUE MENDY OF AL SHORTA HITS THE CROSSBAR WITH A LONG DISTANCE SHOT 10. REPLAY SHOWING THE BALL APPEAR TO HAVE CROSSED THE GOAL LINE SECOND HALF 11. AL ITTIHAD'S DANILO PEREIRA IS SENT OFF FOR A SECOND BOOKABLE OFFENCE 12. SLOW MOTION REPLAY OF INCIDENT 13. AL SHORTA GIVE THE BALL AWAY, AL ITTIHAD BREAK AND HOUSSEM AOUAR TAPS IN. 60TH MINUTE AL ITTIHAD LEAD 3-1 14. AL ITTIHAD BREAK, BALL FALLS TO AOUAR WHO SCORES. 76TH MINUTE AL ITTIHAD LEAD 4-1 15. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS AT END OF MATCH STORY: TO FOLLOW
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VIDEO SHOWS: PSG TRAINING SESSION DAY AHEAD OF THEIR UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCH AGAINST BAYER LEVERKUSEN / PRESS CONFERENCE WITH PSG HEAD COACH LUIS ENRIQUE RESENDING WITH SHOTLIST, COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY (OCTOBER 20, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. PSG PLAYERS WALKING ONTO PITCH IN BAYARENA 2. PSG HEAD COACH LUIS ENRIQUE CHATTING TO ASSISTANT COACH 3. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS ON TRAINING GROUND 4. FORWARD OUSMANE DEMBELE AND DEFENDER ACHRAF HAKIMI TYING THEIR LACES 5. ENRIQUE, PLAYERS AND COACHNG STAFF GATHERED IN CENTRE CIRCLE 6. PRESS CONFERENCE WITH ENRIQUE IN PROGRESS 7. (SOUNDBITE) (French) PSG HEAD COACH, LUIS ENRIQUE, SAYING (APPROXIMATE TRANSLATION): "And I'm very happy with (PSG goalkeeper) Lucas Chevalier. For me, he's one of the best options, if not the best option. I'm very happy with his performance, and when we sign a player, we think about the long term. He has personality, he's shown it, he always shows it in training and in matches. That's what I like." 8. JOURNALISTS 9. (SOUNDBITE) (French) PSG HEAD COACH, LUIS ENRIQUE, SAYING (APPROXIMATE TRANSLATION): "Do you remember how many years you have been criticising (now Manchester City goalkeeper) Gigio (Guanluigi) Donnarumma? I remember perfectly well the last four years, you have killed, killed, you have killed Gigio Donnarumma in sporting terms, please. I didn't coach at Paris Saint-Germain, but I criticised Gigio Donnarumma all the time. When you're the goalkeeper for a club like Paris Saint-Germain, you have to learn to live with that. And what I can say about Lucas Chevalier is that I like his personality and his level as a player." 10. CAMERA FILMING ENRIQUE 11. (SOUNDBITE) (French) PSG HEAD COACH, LUIS ENRIQUE, SAYING (APPROXIMATE TRANSLATION): "What we're looking for is pretty much the same as last year: to earn as many points as possible. Our group is a very difficult one, so that's our goal. Tomorrow will be a good test for both teams. We're happy to have won the previous two matches, but tomorrow will be a different match." 12. PRESS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS 13. (SOUNDBITE) (French) PSG HEAD COACH, LUIS ENRIQUE, SAYING (APPROXIMATE TRANSLATION): "You're very concerned about the Ballon d'Or. It's (PSG forward) Ousmane Dembélé, not the Ballon d'Or. It's the same person, the same player, and he's a different player. We're very happy to have Ousmane Dembélé back, as well as (PSG defender) Marquinhos and, last week, (PSG midfielder) Désiré Doué. It's always important for the team, for the coaching staff and for the players to be able to turn around and have this opportunity. And that doesn't change anything, because we need to see how things feel during today's training session, and then we'll see tomorrow." 14. ENRIQUE SPEAKING 15. (SOUNDBITE) (French) PSG HEAD COACH, LUIS ENRIQUE, SAYING (APPROXIMATE TRANSLATION): "It's difficult to assess Leverkusen. Leverkusen has signed 20 players, 20 new players, plus the manager, and from the match we saw, perhaps there are things we can assess and get a little insight into how the match will be, but it's a team with a manager and they find it easy to score goals, they have quality and they can also sit deep and put pressure on their opponents." 16. ENRIQUE WALKING 17. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS DOING RONDO DRILL IN CENTRE CIRCLE 18. DEMBELE DURING RONDO 19. GOALKEEPER TRAINING UNDERWAY 20. DEMBELE DURING RONDO 21. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS DOING RONDO DRILL IN CENTRE CIRCLE
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VIDEO SHOWS: PSG TRAINING SESSION DAY AHEAD OF THEIR UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCH AGAINST BAYER LEVERKUSEN / PRESS CONFERENCE WITH PSG HEAD COACH LUIS ENRIQUE COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW
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VIDEO SHOWS: BARCELONA TEAM TRAINING AHEAD OF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCH / COACH HANSI FLICK AND MIDFIELDER FERMIN LOPEZ SPEAKING AT PRESS CONFERENCE COMPLETE STORY TO FOLLOW SHOWS: BARCELONA, SPAIN (OCTOBER 20, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all)
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VIDEO SHOWS: ARSENAL TRAINING AND PRESS CONFERENCE BY MIKEL ARTETA AHEAD OF THEIR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCH AGAINST ATLETICO MADRID. SHOWS: LONDON COLNEY, NEAR LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (OCTOBER 20, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. VARIOUS OF ARSENAL PLAYERS AND MANAGEMENT WALKING OUT ONTO TRAINING FIELD 2. PLAYERS AND MANAGEMENT GATHER ON FIELD 3. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS WARMING UP 4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARSENAL MANAGER, MIKEL ARTETA, SAYING: "Well, very happy obviously, and especially after international breaks when you know that you have to again align and regroup everybody and you could tell that in the first 10 minutes they were a bit, still getting that rhythm, but afterwards, I think watching the game back were excited to win the game, there were things to improve, but we take the win and we move on now for the Champions League match." 5. WHITE FLASH 6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARSENAL MANAGER, MIKEL ARTETA, SAYING: "At the highest level. I think that what he's [Diego Simeone] done since he got to Atletico has been outstanding, not only what he's achieved, but the way he's done it. I think the identity that he has created to the club, to the team this period, I think they are very simple and clear to identify, and that's because the manager is very much him. T hat is extremely difficult to achieve for a short period of time, and to do it for fourteen years I think he's been there now, is something incredible so yeah, a pleasure to meet him." 7. WHITE FLASH 8. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARSENAL MANAGER, MIKEL ARTETA, SAYING: "In order to have to analyse what they are, the level of organisation is really high, the level of discipline is really high, and then they have acquired a lot of talent throughout the years that are very specific for the needs and the way they want to play and they are very, very, very good at exploiting those opportunities." 9. WHITE FLASH 10. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARSENAL MANAGER, MIKEL ARTETA, SAYING: "When I see the team, the energy, the temperature, the commitment and the quality that they can deliver, then that gives me that [confidence] that we can go all the way, but that's it, that's just a feeling and the next day we have to prove it, and the next training session you have to prove it, and I think that we can not be thinking about those topics." STORY: Arsenal will look to make it three wins from three in the Champions League, when they host Atletico Madrid at Emirates Stadium on Tuesday (October, 21). The Gunners are coming off a 1-0 Premier League win over Fulham on the weekend (October, 18), while their opponents are also looking to replicate their victory against Osasuna and secure a spot in the competition top eight. (Production: Lucy Thomson, Ben Makori)
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VIDEO SHOWS: ARSENAL TRAINING AND PRESS CONFERENCE BY MIKEL ARTETA AHEAD OF THEIR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCH AGAINST ATLETICO MADRID. SHOWS: LONDON COLNEY, NEAR LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (OCTOBER 20, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. VARIOUS OF ARSENAL PLAYERS AND MANAGEMENT WALKING OUT ONTO TRAINING FIELD 2. PLAYERS AND MANAGEMENT GATHER ON FIELD 3. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS WARMING UP 4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARSENAL MANAGER, MIKEL ARTETA, SAYING: "Well, very happy obviously, and especially after international breaks when you know that you have to again align and regroup everybody and you could tell that in the first 10 minutes they were a bit, still getting that rhythm, but afterwards, I think watching the game back were excited to win the game, there were things to improve, but we take the win and we move on now for the Champions League match." 5. WHITE FLASH 6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARSENAL MANAGER, MIKEL ARTETA, SAYING: "At the highest level. I think that what he's [Diego Simeone] done since he got to Atletico has been outstanding, not only what he's achieved, but the way he's done it. I think the identity that he has created to the club, to the team this period, I think they are very simple and clear to identify, and that's because the manager is very much him. T hat is extremely difficult to achieve for a short period of time, and to do it for fourteen years I think he's been there now, is something incredible so yeah, a pleasure to meet him." 7. WHITE FLASH 8. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARSENAL MANAGER, MIKEL ARTETA, SAYING: "In order to have to analyse what they are, the level of organisation is really high, the level of discipline is really high, and then they have acquired a lot of talent throughout the years that are very specific for the needs and the way they want to play and they are very, very, very good at exploiting those opportunities." 9. WHITE FLASH 10. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARSENAL MANAGER, MIKEL ARTETA, SAYING: "When I see the team, the energy, the temperature, the commitment and the quality that they can deliver, then that gives me that conviction that we can go all the way, but that's it, that's just a feeling and the next day we have to prove it, and the next training session you have to prove it, you can't be busy thinking about those topics." STORY: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said he was pleased with his players' commitment, but warned that they cannot get ahead of themselves as they fight for silverware on multiple fronts. Arsenal, unbeaten since August, are three points clear at the top of the Premier League and have won both their Champions League matches so far, but Arteta was not keen to accept the "favourites" tag in the English top-flight. "When I see the team, the energy, the temperature, the commitment and quality that they can deliver. That gives me the conviction that we can go all the way," Arteta told reporters on Monday (October 20), a day before hosting Atletico Madrid in the Champions League. Arteta said he looked up to Atletico manager Diego Simeone, who has led the Spanish club to two Europa League and two LaLiga titles since taking charge in 2011. "What he has done since he got to Atletico has been outstanding, not only what has achieved but the way he has done it. The identity he has created, they are simple and clear to identify because the manager is very much them," Arteta said. "That's very difficult to achieve, he's been there 14 years and what he's done is incredible." Defender Piero Hincapie will be available for Tuesday's clash after recovering from a groin injury, Arteta added. (Production: Lucy Thomson, Ben Makori, Chiranjit Ojha)
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