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UCL: Manchester United can win Champions League title – Varane

Manchester United defender, Raphael Varane is confident in the club’s ability to clinch the Champions League title this season.

Acknowledging Manchester United’s challenges this season, particularly in the Premier League with four losses, including a recent 1-0 defeat to Crystal Palace, Varane expressed his optimism during a press conference before the Galatasaray match on Tuesday.

Despite a 4-3 loss to Bayern Munich on matchday 1 of the competition, the 30-year-old remains steadfast in the belief that the squad has the potential to surprise and excel in the Champions League.

He said, “Yes, I think so. I think we have the quality in the squad to win the competition. 

“The competition is difficult, you have to take care of every detail but we have a team of quality of good mentality, we have to make some improvements, it was not the start to the season we expected but I still believe we have the quality to compete with the best teams in the world.”

“I think the competition is about details and you have to be efficient to win the competition. In the last moments we need more efficiency, it is a low number of occasions we concede goals and we need to create a lot to score.

“That is reality of top level, you need to be efficient to win trophies. We have the quality in the squad to win competitions. We have to move forward and improve.”

Ben Idah

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