It has been reported that English clubs were well below par in the opening round of Champions League fixtures two weeks ago. Of the four Premier League clubs in Europe's elite, only Chelsea managed to win with Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester City all coming up short. Last season, English clubs were finished by the Round of 16 stage of the competition, indicating that perhaps the increased rigours of playing weekly in the Premier League now takes a further toll when competing in Europe. But Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says it is too hard to put a finger on the reason why clubs form the UK have not performed as well as they would have liked in recent times on the continent. 'The...
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