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YOU ASK... 6 Clive Tyldesley on Ally, Cloughie and that night in Barcelona UPFRONT 12 The month’s action in pictures 18 Toni Kroos: my greatest games 19 Post-match interview secrets 20 Test yourself with the FFT quiz 22 Robert Plant’s love of Wolves 24 Greenland’s seven-day season 25 Pep’s Barça or Zizou’s Madrid?

Our staff debate who was better

FEATURES 28 Real Madrid’s new Galacticos

Kylian Mbappe and Endrick have joined Jude Bellingham, Rodrygo and Vinicius – will they win it all? 36 Aston Villa’s return to the elite After 1982 glory, they’re back in

Europe’s top competition at last 42 The new Champions League

All the madness explained, via Swiss chess and French pirates 46 Ratcliffe’s Manchester United FFT heads to the US to find out how a giant intends to rebuild

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