Marcus Edwards

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Ex-Tottenham starlet Marcus Edwards, who reminded Mauricio ... (talkSPORT.com)

Before Tottenham played their first Champions League match in three seasons, one of their former players was excelling elsewhere.Marcus Edwards helped.

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Marcus Edwards joins exclusive Champions League club including ... (Mirror.co.uk)

The number of English footballers to score for non-British clubs in the Champions League's 30-year history remains in single figures, but two players ...

Only four players had done so in the 26 previous seasons, with all of the first four and none of the last five scoring for [Real Madrid](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/real-madrid-cf). Steve McManaman was the first to do so when he netted for Real Madrid in the 1999-2000 final, with Fikayo Tomori scored his first Champions League goal against However, the former Manchester City youngster's achievement was followed by four more English scorers. Edwards is just the ninth among a select group of players to score a Champions League goal for a non-British side, albeit not the first this week. [Manchester City](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/manchester-city-fc), and has now got off the mark in the competition with a goal in his first start.

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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ROUND UP: Ex-Tottenham youngster ... (Daily Mail)

English forward Marcus Edwards scored one goal and set up another to help Sporting Lisbon defeat Eintracht Frankfurt 3-0 and spoil the German club's ...

Teenager Abakar Sylla scored the only goal as Club Bruges beat Bayer Leverkusen Edwards opened the scoring with a deflected shot in the 65th, two minutes before he set up Francisco Trincao for 2-0. - Teen Abakar Sylla scored the only goal as Club Bruges beat Bayer Leverkusen

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23-year-old sold by Spurs has just had UCL stormer, Poch ... (HITC)

Tottenham Hotspur sold the 23-year-old back in 2019 and based on his latest Champions League performance, they could regret it.

[WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1686125/LiveStatistics/Europe-Champions-League-2022-2023-Eintracht-Frankfurt-Sporting-CP), he was given a rating of 8.40 – the most of any player on the pitch – and it’ll be fascinating to see how much better he gets. [Marseille's Guendouzi explains why Tottenham are so 'difficult' to beat](/en-gb/2022/09/08/marseilles-guendouzi-explains-why-tottenham-are-so-difficult-to-beat/) ['He's got the character': Jamie Carragher impressed by Tottenham player v Marseille](/en-gb/2022/09/08/hes-got-the-character-jamie-carragher-impressed-by-tottenham-player-v-marseille/) [compared ](https://www.beinsports.com/en/football/news/pochettino-edwards-reminds-me-of-messi-1/339187)Edwards to a certain Lionel Messi.

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Sporting beat Eintracht Frankfurt 3-0 to break German hoodoo (PortuGOAL.net)

After withstanding heavy pressure in first half, Sporting came out a transformed team after the break, and goals from Marcus Edwards, Francisco Trincão and Nuno ...

Therefore, it was not a huge surprise when Sporting made it 3-0, substitute Nuno Santos finishing off confidently after brilliant work by Porro to progress down the right flank and swing over a sumptuous cross. The Germans continued to pile on the pressure with Sporting’s midfield duo Morita and Ugarte struggling to impose themselves but out of nowhere the visitors thought they had won a penalty. Trincão took it on but shot over the bar. Sporting were dealt a blow in the 51st minute as St. The experienced centre-back was immediately in the thick of it, stretching to block a Kamada shot. Around 50,000 fans in the stadium created a frenetic atmosphere and they almost got a dream start.

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