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RB Leipzig has struggled in this season’s Champions League, with six losses in as many matches. Despite being drawn into a tough group, they could have performed better, particularly after disappointing defeats to Celtic (3-1) and Juventus (2-3) at home, even though they played with a man advantage for the last half hour. Losses to Liverpool (1-0), Inter (1-0), and …

RB Salzburg has struggled in this season’s Champions League, suffering four losses in five matches. They were heavily defeated by Sparta Prague (3-0), Stade Brestois (4-0), and Dinamo Zagreb (2-0). However, they did show resilience with a 1-3 victory over Feyenoord. Unfortunately, their momentum was short-lived, as they were thrashed 5-0 by Bayer Leverkusen in their most recent match. As …

AC Milan has made a strong recovery in this season’s Champions League, securing victories in their last three matches, including wins over Slovan Bratislava (2-3), Real Madrid at the Bernabéu (1-3), and Club Brugge (3-1), with each game featuring three goals. However, their campaign started with two defeats—1-3 to Liverpool and 1-0 to Bayer Leverkusen. As they enter the sixth …

Arsenal bounced back impressively from their 1-0 loss to Inter at the Giuseppe Meazza, thrashing Sporting 1-5 in Portugal. This dominant victory was followed by another 2-5 win at West Ham in the Premier League, marking their second consecutive league victory after a 3-0 triumph over Nottingham Forest. In the Champions League, Arteta’s team is ranked in the top eight, …

Hezbollah has deployed a small contingent of forces from Lebanon to Syria to assist in the government’s counteroffensive against a surprise insurgent advance toward the crucial city of Homs. According to sources close to Tehran, elite Hezbollah units crossed from Lebanon into Syria overnight and took up positions in Homs to support the Syrian forces. The insurgents, who had captured …

Jebran Bassil, the leader of the Free Patriotic Movement, expressed his support for Hezbollah in defending Lebanon but emphasized that he does not support putting the country at risk. He called for the full enforcement of the ceasefire with Israel and urged Lebanon to avoid getting involved in regional conflicts. In a televised interview, Bassil acknowledged that Lebanon has lost …

The Israeli military announced on Friday that it is bolstering its aerial and ground forces in the occupied Golan Heights in response to the significant progress made by Islamist-led rebel groups in Syria. In a statement, the military emphasized that it is closely monitoring the situation and is prepared for various scenarios, both offensive and defensive. It also made clear …

U.S. mediator Amos Hochstein is set to attend a presidential election session in Lebanon on January 9, as reported by LBCI. According to the media outlet, Hochstein assured Speaker Nabih Berri that he would participate after receiving an invitation during a phone conversation. Berri had previously announced his intention to invite both Arab and foreign ambassadors to the presidential election …