{
  "id": 6719953,
  "title": "Barcelona defender Joao Cancelo makes Champions League promise after strong start: ‘Will do everything we can’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/barcelona-defender-joao-cancelo-makes-champions-league-promise-after",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-11T06:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/barcelona-defender-joao-cancelo-makes-064000920.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Barcelona defender Joao Cancelo has made a bold promise to lift the UEFA Champions League trophy with the Blaugrana after a strong start to the season. The Portuguese defender, who joined Barcelona from Fiorentina during the summer, made his first start of the campaign against Feyenoord on Wednesday and played the full 90 minutes. Cancelo expressed his delight at finally playing a major role and believes that Barcelona have made the right start in their pursuit of European success. In an interview with Barcelona's official media, Cancelo emphasized the importance of playing at home in Europe and highlighted the team's aim to win the Champions League. \"It’s always special to play at home and in this competition because I’m keen to win it with Barcelona,\" he stated. \"We will do everything we can to achieve that. There’s still a long way to go. We have to take it step by step, but we’re on the right track.\" Cancelo also reflected on Barcelona's strong performance against Feyenoord, noting that the team wanted to start the competition on the right foot after last season's disappointment.",
  "summary": "Joao Cancelo has made no secret of his biggest ambition at Barcelona, with the Portuguese defender dreaming of lifting the UEFA Champions League trophy with the Blaugrana.Cancelo made his first start ...",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "published": "2026-09-11T01:34:30.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Ghanaian Times",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/psg-score-6-to-launch-champions-league-defence-arsenal-win-late-at",
        "published": "2026-09-11T05:35:46.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}