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Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah was put on the bench for the Champions League quarterfinal first leg against defending champion Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday.Salah has yet to find his best form in his last season at the club, with only 10 goals in 35 games so far. He missed a penalty in the 4-0 loss to Manchester City in the FA Cup quarterfinals last weekend.Hugo Ekitik leads the attack with Jeremie Frimpong taking Salah's customary position on the right wing.Liverpool manager Arne Slot said on the eve of the game that resisting an early onslaught from PSG was key to Liverpool's chances of keeping the tie alive heading into the return leg at Anfield next week.PSG under (coach) Luis Enrique do not give you a second to have the ball comfortable on your feet, said. Its press, press, press every second of the game.When the two sides met last season in the round of 16, PSG advanced on penalties against six-time champion Liverpool following an intense battle. PSG carried the momentum from that victory all the way to a first Champions League title.While Liverpool was arguably the pre-match favorite last year, it's a different story now. Slot's team is reeling from a crushing FA Cup loss and will be trophyless unless it wins the Champions League.PSG has Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembl, midfielder Vitinha and flying winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia in top form. Dembl scored a scintillating volley against Toulouse in the French league on Friday and seems to be peaking at the right time.However, PSG is still missing midfielder Fabin Ruiz with a knee injury and is without winger Bradley Barcola, who injured his ankle in the last-16 rout of Chelsea.Liverpool striker Alexander Isak the British-record signing for 125 million pounds ($170 million) has recovered from injury and was on the bench at Parc des Princes.Isak had surgery in December on a broken ankle and fibula.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer

Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Jorge Soler and Atlanta Braves pitcher Reynaldo Lpez each received seven-game suspensions from Major League Baseball on Wednesday, a day after they were ejected following their participation in a brawl.Michael Hill, MLBs senior vice president for on-field operations, also announced that the players received undisclosed fines. The suspensions were scheduled to begin with Wednesday's game but will be on hold as each player is appealing.Soler started in right field and batted fourth in Wednesday's finale of the three-game series.Soler homered off Lpez in the first inning of Tuesday night's game. In his next at-bat, Soler was hit by a 96 mph fastball from Lpez. In the fifth, Soler charged the mound after Lpez threw a high-and-inside wild pitch that tipped off catcher Jonah Heims mitt.As Soler began walking toward the mound, Lpez held up his hands and the two glared at each other before both started throwing punches.I asked him if everything was OK and the answer he gave me, I didnt like it, Soler said through an interpreter, according to MLB.com. Thats why I went out there.The right-handed Lpez held the baseball in his right hand as he used it to throw a punch at Soler's batting helmet.Players and coaches stormed out of the dugouts and bullpens, and Braves manager Walt Weiss tackled Soler, the 2021 World Series MVP with Atlanta.I love Soler. We were teammates here, Weiss said. But thats a big man, and so I just felt Ive gotta get him off his feet because hes gonna hurt somebody. And so that was my instinct, just to get in there and get Jorge off his feet, yeah, because he was on a warpath.Lpez and Soler were Braves teammates during the second half of the 2024 season.Its just a shame, the situation and how things unfolded, Lpez said through an interpreter, according to MLB.com. On my part, there was never any intent to hit him at any point. So, again, its just a shame.Atlanta, which led 4-2 when the game was interrupted by the brawl, went on to a 7-2 victory.Solers two-run shot in the first made him 14 for 23 with five homers and three doubles against Lpez.Obviously, I have good numbers against him, Soler said. After the home run and getting hit by a pitch after that, and then he missed way too high and close to my head. At this level, you cant miss like that.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/mlb

Former Arsenal and Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri is contesting a 5.51million (4.80million) tax demand from French authorities, who claim he has been living in France rather than Dubai, where he is officially registered as a resident.The 38-year-old retired footballer maintains his home is in the United Arab Emirates, which levies no income tax.French tax inspectors, however, argue that he lives in Paris.Court documents reveal that officials pointed to 212 food delivery orders placed through Deliveroo to a Paris address during 2022 as evidence supporting their position.TRENDINGStoriesVideosYour SayFrance imposes a 45 per cent tax rate on earnings exceeding 181,917 (158,000) annually, with additional levies of 3 per cent above 250,000 (217,000) and 4 per cent beyond 500,000 (435,000).Flight records examined by investigators indicate that between 2021 and 2023, Nasri spent 487 days in France, compared with just 226 in the UAE.The annual breakdown shows he spent between 126 and 208 days in France, whilst his time in the Emirates ranged from 42 to 124 days.Authorities have also highlighted his professional ties to France.The former midfielder signed an agreement with pay-television broadcaster Canal+ to appear as a football analyst on between 40 and 45 programmes during the 2021-22 season.Additionally, court documents note that Nasri holds ownership stakes in French companies, further strengthening the case that his economic centre of life remains in his home country rather than the Gulf state.The Paris criminal court last month granted tax officials permission to freeze Nasri's accounts held at the prestigious Edmond de Rothschild bank.Inspectors are pursuing 5.25million (4.57 million) in unpaid income tax covering the years 2020 to 2022, alongside 82,000 (71,000) in property tax spanning 2019 to 2025.The court also authorised a judicial mortgage on one of the three properties Nasri owns in the French capital.LATEST SPORT NEWSMikel Arteta hails extraordinary Arsenal star after Champions League victory in LisbonLando Norris spotted with model ex-girlfriend just weeks after 'split' as F1 fans left stunnedJoey Barton pleads not guilty to assault after incident near golf clubThis legal mechanism would enable authorities to seize and sell the apartment should he fail to settle his debt.Fiscal lawyers consulted by French financial newspaper Les Echos described the decision to freeze bank accounts and threaten property seizure as "exceptional" at such an early stage of proceedings.They noted that tax authorities must demonstrate not only that Nasri resided in France but also that his income was generated there.Nasri's lawyer, Jean-Nol Sanchez, is challenging the seizure ruling and has dismissed the 5.5million (4.79 million) figure as "imaginary."Speaking to the Associated Press, Sanchez insisted his client "is a perfect French citizen" who properly declares his earnings and pays tax on income generated in France.The lawyer said: "The problem is that France has decided for Mr. Nasri and others, for that matter to attack all those who live in the United Arab Emirates."Sanchez confirmed that Nasri lives in Dubai with his partner and their son, who attends school there.He said: "He doesn't live in France. I am an angry lawyer because the principle of presumption of innocence is being attacked."Regarding the Deliveroo evidence, Sanchez questioned whether Nasri himself actually placed the orders. He asked: "Did his mother place orders, his sister, his brother, his friends?"Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

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