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'A shallow Guardiola imposter' - Under fire Rangers boss slammed

Rangers manager Russell Martin has been brutally slammed as a 'shallow Pep Guardiola imposter' by pundits following a disastrous start to the season. The criticism comes after a home defeat to Hearts left the Ibrox club languishing in 10th place, with Martin's philosophy branded 'self-sabotage' and 'style over substance'.

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Celtic eliminated from Champions League play-off round

Brendan Rodgers' Celtic suffered an embarrassing exit from the Champions League play-off round after they went down in penalties against Kazakh side Kairat Almaty. After both legs ended in goalless draws, the tie was taken to the penalty shootout, where Kairat emerged victorious 3-2 and progressed to the league stage. The Kazakh club will be placed in Pot 4 during the draw.

Mourinho claims Benfica are 'unhappy' about facing Fenerbahce in UCL playoffs

Jose Mourinho has stoked the flames ahead of a high-stakes Champions League playoff, claiming Benfica are "unhappy" and would have much rather faced Feyenoord than Fenerbahce. The veteran Portuguese coach is just one step away from leading the Turkish giants into the main stage of Europe’s elite competition for the first time in 17 years.

'What is this?' - Fernandes reacts to Fred's Fenerbahce wondergoal

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes was impressed by former team-mate Fred's stunner for Fenerbahce in the Champions League.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
1	Toluca	17	11	4	2	43	18	25	37	W D D D W
2	Tigres	17	10	6	1	35	16	19	36	W D W W W
3	Cruz Azul	17	10	5	2	32	20	12	35	L W W D W
4	CF América	17	10	4	3	33	18	15	34	L W D W L
5	Monterrey	17	9	4	4	33	29	4	31	L D L W D

Pos

Team

+/-

PTS

Form

Toluca

W
D
D
D
W

Tigres

W
D
W
W
W

Cruz Azul

L
W
W
D
W

CF América

L
W
D
W
L

Monterrey

L
D
L
W
D

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
1	Club Universidad Nacional	17	10	6	1	34	17	17	36	W W W W D
2	CD Guadalajara	17	11	3	3	33	17	16	36	D D W L D
3	Cruz Azul	17	9	6	2	31	18	13	33	W D D D L
4	Pachuca	17	9	4	4	25	19	6	31	L L W W W
5	Toluca	17	8	6	3	28	16	12	30	W L L D L

Pos

Team

+/-

PTS

Form