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David Luiz completed his move from Arsenal to Chelsea on transfer  deadline day (Picture: Getty ) David Luiz insists he left  Chelsea  because his cycle at the west London club had come to a natural end. The 32-year-old spent seven years at Stamford Bridge across two trophy-laden spells before joining  Arsenal  on transfer deadline day in an £8million deal. Luiz was a pivotal figure in  Maurizio Sarri ’s side which won the Europa League and finished third in the Premier League last season, but the Brazilian was said to be concerned his first team opportunities would be limited under Frank Lampard. The former PSG defender was dropped for last Saturday’s friendly against Borussia Monchengladbach and was subsequently told to train away from the first team on Wednesday amid concerns he had become a disruptive influence. Asked why he left Chelsea, Luiz told Arsenal’s official website: ‘The cycle finished there. ‘It was a conversation between me ...

The winger was delighted to score his first goal for the Spanish giants in Wednesday's friendly win over Salzburg Real Madrid star Eden Hazard was "very pleased" to open his account for the La Liga giants in their 1-0 friendly win against Salzburg. Hazard was the difference in the pre-season fixture at Salzburg, where he scored his first Madrid goal in sublime fashion on Wednesday. After arriving from Chelsea in a deal worth €100 million (£91m/$111m), Hazard curled a stunning effort past goalkeeper Cican Stankovic. And Eden hazard was very pleased to score for real Madrid

The playoff draw for the 2019/20 Champions League has been conducted on Monday, ahead of the third qualifying round matches this week Last season’s semi-finalists Ajax Amsterdam will take on APOEL Nicosia or Qarabag for a Champions League group stage spot, if they overcome PAOK in the third qualifying round. Ajax takes on Greek champions PAOK in the first leg of the third qualifying round of Europe’s elite club competition on Tuesday, with the return leg set to take place in Amsterdam next week. The two-legged playoff round will then be held on August 20-21 and August 27-28. Scottish champions Celtic will meet Czech side Slavia Prague in the playoffs if they overcome Romania’s CFR Cluj. Champions League play-off round draw: GNK Dinamo/Ferencvaros v Maribor/Rosenborg CFR Cluj/Celtic v Slavia Prague Young Boys v Red Star Belgrade/Copenhagen APOEL Nicosia/Qarabag v PAOK/Ajax Amsterdam FC Basel/LASK v Club Brugge/Dynamo Kiev  Basak...