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- Updated: September 27, 2016
The Champions League has a negative impact on English clubs in their subsequent Premier League fixtures, a Sky Sports study in association with HPE has found.
Arsenal, Leicester, Manchester City and Tottenham were all victorious in their domestic fixtures after the first round of Champions League games, but recent history suggests that is unlikely to hold true for the rest of the season, with Premier League teams competing in Europe’s elite club competition often suffering a knock-on effect from their midweek exertions.
Arsenal, Manchester City and Chelsea have taken part in the last five Champions League competitions and over that period average a worse points-per-game return in Premier League fixtures taking place after Champions League rounds.
City have suffered more than most, with their points-per-game haul in the Premier League dropping from 2.18 when they haven’t played in the Champions League earlier in the week, to 1.76 when they have. That’s a 19 per cent decrease.
Interestingly, City’s neighbours Manchester United have proved to be the exception to the rule. Over the past five years, in which United have participated four times in the Champions League, the Old Trafford side actually have a better record in …
