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mean anything to our team.”

“But I have been in finals where I have played for the favourites and not come out on top, so this doesn’t mean much to me and I don’t care, to be honest, that everyone is ‘bigging up’ our opposition. “PSG have beaten all the English teams, they have an amazing team, but we have an amazing team and have surprised a lot of people. “We’ve come a long way on our journey from where we started. We are preparing right and going there to win. “I believe we will go toe-to-toe. Stats, data, favourites and not favourites don’t

“This is a tournament that will be held every four years and we don’t know if we will have another chance. We don’t know what things will look like in four years. “We want to grab this title to make it a perfect season which would be hard to replicate. We really want this title. We want to make history and are really hungry for a win. “We have played good games but we should not fall into trap of talking about previous games. “This final against Chelsea will have its own story. A lot will depend on what we do on the pitch. “We have to see what Chelsea do and go about it the best way we can. As a final, regardless of previous results, it is 50-50 but we will play with aggression and an attacking mindset.”

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MARQUINHOS WANTS PSG TO SEIZE ‘GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY’ Paris St Germain captain Marquinhos has urged his teammates to seize their “golden opportunity” to make history. The Champions League winners have a chance to complete a quintuple when they face Chelsea in the Club World Cup final in New York tomorrow (3am Malaysian time). The Brazil defender said: “We are very much aware of the importance of this match. It is a golden opportunity for us.

JAMES CONFIDENT BLUES CAN PULL OFF A HUGE UPSET

Captain Reece James is convinced Chelsea can defy the odds and pull off a huge upset against Paris St Germain to be crowned world champions. The 25-year-old said: “This game is a super high-level game. They are one of the hottest teams in the world at the moment. They are down as strong favourites.

‘Forever our No. 20’

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Tributes are placed outside Anfield Stadium, following the death of Liverpool player Diogo Jota. – REUTERSPIC

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Liverpool to retire shirt number in memory of Jota

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“I believe this is the first time in Liverpool Football Club’s history that such an honour has been bestowed upon an individual. Therefore, we can say this is a unique tribute to a uniquely wonderful person. “By retiring this squad number, we are making it eternal – and therefore never to be forgotten. Diogo joined us in 2020, he won us No. 20, and he wore – with honour, distinction and affection – the No. 20. As far as Liverpool Football Club is concerned, he will be forever our No. 20.” Liverpool have also confirmed that tributes will be paid to Jota and Andre Silva today before and during the club’s first match since their deaths. Arne Slot’s side face Championship club Preston North End at Deepdale in their opening pre-season fixture, 10 days after Jota and Silva died in a car accident in Spain. A minute’s silence will take place, along with a rendition of the Liverpool anthem You’ll Never Walk Alone while Preston captain Ben Whiteman will lay a wreath in front of the visiting fans and both teams will wear black armbands. There will also be digital tributes on the big screen and the pitch-side electronic advertising hoardings, while the commemorative edition of the matchday programme will include pieces on both footballers and will be free to supporters with a ticket. Reds manager Arne Slot attended last Saturday’s funeral, along with club captain Virgil van Dijk and team-mates including Andy Robertson, Conor Bradley, Ryan Gravenberch, Cody Gakpo, Curtis Jones, Darwin Nunez and Joe Gomez. – The Independent

LIVERPOOL will permanently retire Diogo Jota’s No. 20 shirt in memory of the forward after he was killed in a car crash with his brother Andre Silva last week. In a historic move, Liverpool confirmed plans to immortalise Jota’s contribution to the team by retiring the No. 20 jersey from all levels in what the club said was “a unique tribute to a uniquely wonderful person”. “It was the number he wore with pride and distinction, leading us to countless victories in the process – and Diogo Jota will forever be Liverpool’s No. 20,” a club statement said. “After consultation with his wife, Rute, and family, the club can announce the squad number will be retired in honour and memory of Diogo across all levels, including LFC Women and Academy. “The move is recognition of not only the immeasurable contribution our lad from Portugal made to the Reds’ on-pitch successes over the last five years, but also the profound personal impact he had on his teammates, colleagues and supporters and the everlasting connections he built with them.” Michael Edwards, CEO of football at Liverpool’s owners FSG, said: “As a club, we were all acutely aware of the sentiment of our supporters – and we felt exactly the same way. “It was vitally important to us to involve Diogo’s wife, Rute, and his family in the decision and to ensure they were the first to know of our intention.

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