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Sport in brief: November 11, 2024

WOMEN’S FOOTBALL: Champions League action resumes tomorrow evening with the early kick-off seeing Arsenal in a crucial Group C match at Juventus before Norway’s Valerenga visit unbeaten group leaders Bayern Munich.
Tonight’s group C fixtures pit reigning champions Barcelona against Austria’s St Polten while table-topping Manchester City host Hammarby at the Academy Stadium.
Chelsea travel to Celtic for tomorrow’s Group B clash.