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In January, the former Fox News commentator barely won approval in the Senate to head the Pentagon.

"Every Champions League game is tough, look at last year when we went out. There are not many teams who have won their first two games."

There was a cap of two teams per country put on this summer's event, with eventual winners Chelsea and Manchester City representing England after both had won the Champions League in the previous four seasons.

"The good news is that communities have fought back and won this fight before and will do so again," he added.

And, since the best-of-three wild card format was introduced in 2022, all 12 teams that have won Game 1 have gone on to win the series.