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: 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: BARCELONA TEAM TRAINING AHEAD OF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCH / COACH HANSI FLICK AND MIDFIELDER FERMIN LOPEZ SPEAKING AT PRESS CONFERENCE RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: BARCELONA, SPAIN (OCTOBER 20, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. MIDFIELDER PEDRI, DEFENDER JULES KOUNDE AND COACH HANSI FLICK ARRIVING AT TRAINING CAMP 2. FORWARD LAMINE YAMAL AND MIDFIELDER MARC CASADO WALKING ONTO PITCH 3. FLICK TALKING WITH LEFT BACK ALEJANDRO BALDE AND FORWARD MARCUS RASHFORD 4. PLAYERS GATHERED 5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) FC BARCELONA COACH HANSI FLICK SAYING: "So at the moment I have more emotions, this club maybe changed me completely because what I can say is that I really love this club. I love Barcelona, I love the people here and it's amazing here." 6. PRESS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS 7. YAMAL KICKING BALL TOWARDS BASKETBALL 8. PLAYERS PASSING IN RONDO DRILL 9. (SOUNDBITE) (English) FC BARCELONA COACH HANSI FLICK SAYING: “I really, give my best for this club. This is what I want. I live for the club and really, all these things (protest to referee in match against Girona), when I see me also in the television, I don’t like it, to be honest. I don’t like this and that my grandchild see his grandpa like this, so, I have to change maybe my behaviour.” 10. SESSION IN PROGRESS 11. FLICK WATCHING 12. (SOUNDBITE) (English) FC BARCELONA COACH HANSI FLICK SAYING: “We have to take care (of players and injuries). This situation at the moment, is taking care about the players. And of course, I know there’s a tough situation but at the end, after everyone is back then we will have another situation. And this is what we want.“ 13. CAMERAS FILMING 14. VARIOUS OF GOALKEEPERS TRAINING 15. RONDO DRILL 16. (SOUNDBITE) (English) FC BARCELONA COACH HANSI FLICK SAYING: "They have a good offence. For me and also statistics say they are one of the best teams on crossing. You also can see when you watch the match against Arsenal, they had also a huge chance to score a goal. So, for us, we have to pay attention about these things. They have really good players in the offence, they have a clear idea on how they want to play, so we need to take care about that." 17. VARIOUS OF MIDFIELDER FRENKIE DE JONG DURING RONDO DRILL 18. KOUNDE WALKING 19. YAMAL AND TEAM MATES JOKING 20. (SOUNDBITE) (Catalan) MIDFIELDER FERMIN LOPEZ SAYING: “I think in the end there have been a lot of injuries at the moment and we have to play with what we have, which we have a lot of good players too.” 21. TEAM DRINKING WATER 22. YAMAL IN RONDO DRILL 23. BALDE CHASING BALL 24. SESSION IN PROGRESS STORY: Barcelona manager Hansi Flick revealed on Monday (October 20) that his time at the Catalan club had transformed him, speaking candidly on the eve of the Champions League clash with Olympiakos Piraeus. The match comes at a critical juncture after defeat by Paris Saint-Germain in the group stages for a Barca side who were a few minutes from reaching their first Champions League final in a decade in Flick's first year in charge last season. The German coach acknowledged his recent emotional outbursts, including being sent off during the Spanish champions' dramatic 2-1 win over Girona in La Liga on Saturday when Ronald Araujo's stoppage-time strike secured victory. The 60-year-old Flick, who was shown a red card for allegedly protesting against refereeing decisions in the dying minutes of the match, said he had been overwhelmed by emotion. "Now I have more emotions; this club have completely changed me. What I can say is that I love this club, I love Barcelona, I love the people here, it's incredible, and I give my all for this club. "To be honest, I don't like these things when I see myself on TV, and I don't like my grandchildren seeing their grandfather like that, so maybe I have to change my behaviour." Barca are enduring a challenging period with a spate of injuries to key players, including Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, Ferran Torres and Dani Olmo. Flick is left with limited options in attack and is likely to field a front three of Fermin Lopez on the left wing, Marcus Rashford as the central striker and 18-year-old Lamine Yamal on the right against Olympiakos. Barca are 16th in the Champions League table on three points from two games, while Olympiakos are 29th with one point. The Catalan club have appealed against Flick's sending off, aiming to ensure he will be on the touchline on Saturday at Real Madrid, who second-placed Barcelona trail by two points in La Liga, although the coach acknowledged it is a long-shot. (Production: Horaci Garcia, Miguel Gutierrez)
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VIDEO SHOWS: PRESS CONFERENCE WITH BAYER LEVERKUSEN HEAD COACH KASPER HJULMAND AHEAD OF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCH AGAINST PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN / BAYER LEVERKUSEN TEAM TRAINING SESSION RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY (OCTOBER 20, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. PRESS CONFERENCE UNDERWAY 2. VARIOUS OF BAYER LEVERKUSEN HEAD COACH KASPER HJULMAND SPEAKING 3. (SOUNDBITE) (German) BAYER LEVERKUSEN HEAD COACH, KASPER HJULMAND, SAYING: "Yes, it's a big task, but we're excited and really looking forward to this match. It's special to play in the Champions League, and we have a lot of quality on our team. We're playing at home and we're determined to display our qualities and play well. And it's possible, of course, (to win). We're really looking forward to it, but we also have a lot of respect for our opponents, of course." 4. HJULMAND SEEN IN CAMERA VIEWFINDER 5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BAYER LEVERKUSEN HEAD COACH, KASPER HJULMAND, SAYING: "For me it's about recognition, strategy. We do this no matter who the opponent is. We know, of course, against PSG that we will face a team who always has a lot of ball possession. They know how to build up the game. We will probably be more in a block than normal, but it's okay. We can do that. But it's about principles and then filling out the roles with quality." 6. MEDIA 7. (SOUNDBITE) (German) BAYER LEVERKUSEN HEAD COACH, KASPER HJULMAND, SAYING: "When pressing, they are very aggressive and play a one-on-one pressing game. And of course, here there is always risk involved; it's an offensive weapon, but there is also the option of playing through from the back. When you play one-on-one, it's also possible to play through." 8. PRESS CONFERENCE UNDERWAY 9. (SOUNDBITE) (German) BAYER LEVERKUSEN HEAD COACH, KASPER HJULMAND, SAYING: "So, Nathan (Tella) and Lucas (Vazquez) won't be there, nor are Malik (Tillman), Pala (Palacios Exequiel), Axel (Tape), Martin (Terrier), Jonas (Hofmann) and Alejo (Sarco), of course. And then we'll see with Patrik (Schick) and Jarell (Quansah). We will also have a check-in tomorrow and we can see that things are looking better and better, but we don't know yet." 10. CAMERAS 11. (SOUNDBITE) (German) BAYER LEVERKUSEN HEAD COACH, KASPER HJULMAND, SAYING: "I think we're on the right track. I think we have potential to develop and that we can do better, but we're on the right track. We have good confidence and we — I can clearly see the possibilities and potential of this team. So, we're on the right track." 12. PRESS CONFERENCE UNDERWAY 13. PRESS CONFERENCE ENDING 14. HJULMAND ON TRAINING GROUND 15. PLAYERS AND COACHING STAFF ON TRAINING GROUND 16. LEVERKUSEN FORWARD ELIESSE BEN SEGHIR RECEIVING BALL AND PASSING IT TO TEAMMATE 17. COACH HOLDING BALL BEHIND HIS BACK 18. DEFENDER ALEJANDRO GRIMALDO STRETCHING 19. VARIOUS OF DEFENDER LOIC BADE DURING TRAINING 20. BAYER LEVERKUSEN PLAYERS TRAINING 21. BAYER LEVERKUSEN LOGO ON FENCE 22. GOALKEEPERS TRAINING 23. PLAYERS GATHERED AROUND HJULMAND IN HUDDLE 24. PLAYERS WARMING UP 25. HJULMAND OBSERVING TRAINING 26. PLAYERS GOOFING AROUND AND DOING PUSHUPS 27. PLAYERS WARMING UP 28. BALLS ON PITCH 29. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS DOING PASSING DRILL 30. HJULMAND OBSERVING TRAINING 31. PLAYERS ON TRAINING GROUND STORY: Bayer Leverkusen head coach Kasper Hjulmand said on Monday (October 20) that his side were determined to display their own qualities in their Champions League fixture against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday (October 21). Recognising PSG's offensive qualities, Hjulmand said that, although he expected his team to play deeper than usual, the Parisians' aggressive one-on-one pressing game would also create opportunities for the Germans to play it through from the back. "It's an offensive weapon, but there is also the option of playing through from the back. When you play one-on-one, it's also possible to play through", said the Dane. However, it will be a weakened Leverkusen side that will host the reigning UCL and French champions, with several players sidelined due to injury. Nathan Tella, Lucas Vazquez, Malik Tillman, Exequiel Palacios, Axel Tape, Martin Terrier, Jonas Hofmann and Alejo Sarco will all be left out of the squad, Hjulmand confirmed, keeping open the possibility that striker Patrik Schick and centre-back Jarell Quansah would be match-fit tomorrow. Hjulmand remains undefeated in his first seven matches in charge of Leverkusen, having taken over from former Ajax and Manchester United coach Erik ten Hag in September, after the Dutchman was dismissed following just two league matches. (Production: Erol Dogrudogan, Petra Wischgoll, Johannes Toft Thyssen)
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VIDEO SHOWS: BENFICA TEAM TRAINING AHEAD OF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCH AGAINST NEWCASTLE UNITED RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: SEIXAL, PORTUGAL (OCTOBER 20, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. BENFICA COACH, JOSE MOURINHO, SEATED ON BENCH TALKING TO ASSISTANT COACHES 2. BENFICA PLAYERS ENTERING PITCH FOR TRAINING SESSION 3. BENFICA PLAYERS GREETING COACHES 4. MOURINHO DURING TRAINING SESSION 5. PLAYERS WARMING UP 6. MIDFIELDER, RICHARD RIOS, WARMING UP 7. FORWARD, DODI LUKEBAKIO DURING TRAINING SESSION 8. PLAYERS PERFORMING EXERCISES 9. MOURINHO WATCHING TRAINING 10. PLAYERS TRAINING 11. MIDFIELDER, ENZO BARRENECHEA, EXERCISING 12. MIDFIELDER, GEORGIY SUDAKOV, EXERCISING 13. TRAINING IN PROGRESS 14. CENTRE BACK, NICOLAS OTAMENDI, AND FORWARD, FRANJO IVANOVIC, EXERCISING 15. FORWARDS, ANDREAS SCHJELDERUP AND VANGELIS PAVLIDIS, DURING EXERCISE 16. TRAINING IN PROGRESS 17. MOURINHO KICKING BALL / SPEAKING TO PLAYERS 18. MOURINHO SPEAKING TO PLAYERS 19. PLAYERS LISTENING TO MOURINHO 20. MOURINHO KICKING BALL / PLAYERS TRAINING WITH BALL 21. GOALKEEPER, ANATOLIY TRUBIN, SAVING GOALS 22. TRAINING IN PROGRESS STORY: Benfica trained in Seixal, Portugal on Monday (October 20) ahead of their Champions League match in England against Newcastle on Tuesday (October 21). The Portuguese will travel to England aiming to get their first points in their third match after having lost against Qarabag and Chelsea. Coach Jose Mourinho returned to Benfica last month 25 years after his first stint, inheriting a team unbeaten in their opening four league games with three wins and a draw. He has overseen two wins and a draw in his first three league matches in charge but lost 1-0 against one of his old clubs, Chelsea, in the Champions League. (Production: Nina Lopez)
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VIDEO SHOWS: BENFICA TEAM TRAINING AHEAD OF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCH AGAINST NEWCASTLE UNITED RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: SEIXAL, PORTUGAL (OCTOBER 20, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. BENFICA COACH, JOSE MOURINHO, SEATED ON BENCH TALKING TO ASSISTANT COACHES 2. BENFICA PLAYERS ENTERING PITCH FOR TRAINING SESSION 3. BENFICA PLAYERS GREETING COACHES 4. MOURINHO DURING TRAINING SESSION 5. PLAYERS WARMING UP 6. MIDFIELDER, RICHARD RIOS, WARMING UP 7. FORWARD, DODI LUKEBAKIO DURING TRAINING SESSION 8. PLAYERS PERFORMING EXERCISES 9. MOURINHO WATCHING TRAINING 10. PLAYERS TRAINING 11. MIDFIELDER, ENZO BARRENECHEA, EXERCISING 12. MIDFIELDER, GEORGIY SUDAKOV, EXERCISING 13. TRAINING IN PROGRESS 14. CENTRE BACK, NICOLAS OTAMENDI, AND FORWARD, FRANJO IVANOVIC, EXERCISING 15. FORWARDS, ANDREAS SCHJELDERUP AND VANGELIS PAVLIDIS, DURING EXERCISE 16. TRAINING IN PROGRESS 17. MOURINHO KICKING BALL / SPEAKING TO PLAYERS 18. MOURINHO SPEAKING TO PLAYERS 19. PLAYERS LISTENING TO MOURINHO 20. MOURINHO KICKING BALL / PLAYERS TRAINING WITH BALL 21. GOALKEEPER, ANATOLIY TRUBIN, SAVING GOALS 22. TRAINING IN PROGRESS STORY: Benfica trained in Seixal, Portugal on Monday (October 20) ahead of their Champions League match in England against Newcastle on Tuesday (October 21). The Portuguese will travel to England aiming to get their first points in their third match after having lost against Qarabag and Chelsea. Coach Jose Mourinho returned to Benfica last month 25 years after his first stint, inheriting a team unbeaten in their opening four league games with three wins and a draw. He has overseen two wins and a draw in his first three league matches in charge but lost 1-0 against one of his old clubs, Chelsea, in the Champions League. (Production: Nina Lopez)
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VIDEO SHOWS: BENFICA TEAM TRAINING AHEAD OF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCH AGAINST NEWCASTLE UNITED RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: SEIXAL, PORTUGAL (OCTOBER 20, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. BENFICA COACH, JOSE MOURINHO, SEATED ON BENCH TALKING TO ASSISTANT COACHES 2. BENFICA PLAYERS ENTERING PITCH FOR TRAINING SESSION 3. BENFICA PLAYERS GREETING COACHES 4. MOURINHO DURING TRAINING SESSION 5. PLAYERS WARMING UP 6. MIDFIELDER, RICHARD RIOS, WARMING UP 7. FORWARD, DODI LUKEBAKIO DURING TRAINING SESSION 8. PLAYERS PERFORMING EXERCISES 9. MOURINHO WATCHING TRAINING 10. PLAYERS TRAINING 11. MIDFIELDER, ENZO BARRENECHEA, EXERCISING 12. MIDFIELDER, GEORGIY SUDAKOV, EXERCISING 13. TRAINING IN PROGRESS 14. CENTRE BACK, NICOLAS OTAMENDI, AND FORWARD, FRANJO IVANOVIC, EXERCISING 15. FORWARDS, ANDREAS SCHJELDERUP AND VANGELIS PAVLIDIS, DURING EXERCISE 16. TRAINING IN PROGRESS 17. MOURINHO KICKING BALL / SPEAKING TO PLAYERS 18. MOURINHO SPEAKING TO PLAYERS 19. PLAYERS LISTENING TO MOURINHO 20. MOURINHO KICKING BALL / PLAYERS TRAINING WITH BALL 21. GOALKEEPER, ANATOLIY TRUBIN, SAVING GOALS 22. TRAINING IN PROGRESS STORY: Benfica trained in Seixal, Portugal on Monday (October 20) ahead of their Champions League match in England against Newcastle on Tuesday (October 21). The Portuguese will travel to England aiming to get their first points in their third match after having lost against Qarabag and Chelsea. Coach Jose Mourinho returned to Benfica last month 25 years after his first stint, inheriting a team unbeaten in their opening four league games with three wins and a draw. He has overseen two wins and a draw in his first three league matches in charge but lost 1-0 against one of his old clubs, Chelsea, in the Champions League. (Production: Nina Lopez)
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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: PRESS CONFERENCE WITH BAYER LEVERKUSEN HEAD COACH KASPER HJULMAND AHEAD OF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCH AGAINST PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN RESENDING WITH SHOTLIST, COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY (OCTOBER 20, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. PRESS CONFERENCE UNDERWAY 2. VARIOUS OF BAYER LEVERKUSEN HEAD COACH KASPER HJULMAND SPEAKING 3. (SOUNDBITE) (German) BAYER LEVERKUSEN HEAD COACH, KASPER HJULMAND, SAYING: "Yes, it's a big task, but we're excited and really looking forward to this game, it's special to play in the Champions League. And we have a lot of quality in our team. We're playing at home and we're determined to display our qualities and play well. And it's possible, of course, (to win). We're really looking forward to it, but we also have a lot of respect for our opponents, of course" 4. HJULMAND SEEN IN CAMERA VIEWFINDER 5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BAYER LEVERKUSEN HEAD COACH, KASPER HJULMAND, SAYING: "For me it's about recognition, strategy. We do this no matter who the opponent is. We know, of course, against PSG that we will face a team who always is a lot of opposition. They know how to build up the game. We will probably be more in a block than normal, but it's okay we can do that. But it's about principles and then filling out the roles with quality." 6. MEDIA 8. (SOUNDBITE) (German) BAYER LEVERKUSEN HEAD COACH, KASPER HJULMAND, SAYING: "When pressing, they are very aggressive and play a one-on-one pressing game. And of course, here there is always risk involved; it's an offensive weapon, but there is also the option of playing through at the back. When you play one-on-one, it's also possible to play through. 9. PRESS CONFERENCE UNDERWAY 10. (SOUNDBITE) (German) BAYER LEVERKUSEN HEAD COACH, KASPER HJULMAND, SAYING: "So, Nathan (Tella) and Lucas (Vazquez) won't be there, nor are Malik (Tillman) Pala (Exequiel Palacios), Axel (Tape), Martin (Terrier), Jonas (Hofmann) and Alejo (Sarco), of course. And then we'll see with Patrik (Schick) and Jarell (Quansah). We will also have a check-in tomorrow and we can see that things are looking better and better, but we don't know yet. 11. CAMERAS 12. (SOUNDBITE) (German) BAYER LEVERKUSEN HEAD COACH, KASPER HJULMAND, SAYING: "I think we're on the right track. I think we have potential to develop and that we can do better, but we're on the right track. We have good confidence and we… I can clearly see the possibilities and potential of this team. So, we're on the right track." 13. PRESS CONFERENCE UNDERWAY 14. PRESS CONFERENCE ENDING 15. HJULMAND ON TRAINING GROUND 16. PLAYERS AND COACHING TRAFF ON TRAINING GROUND 17. LEVERKUSEN FORWARD ELIESSE BEN SEGHIR RECEIVING BALL AND PASSING IT TO TEAMATE 18. COACH HOLDING BALL BEHIND HIS BACK 19. DEFENDER ALEJANDRO GRIMALDO STRETCHIGN 20. VARIOUS OF DEFENDER LOIC BADE DURING TRAINING 21. BAYER LEVERKUSEN PLAYERS TRAINING 22. BAYER LEVERKUSEN LOGO ON FENCE 23. GOALKEEPERS TRAINING 24. PLAYERS GATHERED AROUND HJULMAND 25. PLAYERS WARMING UP 26. HJULMAND OBSERVING TRAINING 27. PLAYERS GOOFING AROUND 28. PLAYERS WARMING UP 29. BALLS ON PITCH 30. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS DOING PASSING DRILL 31. HJULMAND OBSERVING TRAINING 32. PLAYERS ON TRAINING GROUND
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