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Meet the Who Wants to be a Millionaire winner taking on Manchester United in the Champions League

  • Today, September 10, 2026, Azerbaijani side Sabah travels to Old Trafford for the Champions League opening round, marking their debut in the league phase just nine years after the club's founding.
  • Two decades after beginning his coaching career at Manchester United Soccer Schools, Sabah manager Valdas Dambrauskas leads his young club to Old Trafford to face the Red Devils.
  • Rwanda international Joy-Lance Mickels, a lifelong Manchester United fan, fulfills a lifelong dream at Old Trafford. The 32-year-old forward helped the Masazir-based club reach the league phase with four qualifying goals.
  • Following a 6-4 aggregate win over Israeli side Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Mickels said, "We're not going there only to enjoy the atmosphere." The forward emphasized the squad's intent to compete in the league phase.
  • The nine-year-old club aims to prove they deserve their spot in Europe's elite competition, with Dambrauskas comparing the club's rapid rise to climbing a "12 floors" building.
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IS is watching the Champions League tonight.

·Helsinki, Finland
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The Lithuanian Valdas Dambrausskas won $1300, half-yearly salary, in a »who will be a millionaire« variant. He travelled to England to become a football coach. Now he meets Manchester United.

·Hamburg, Germany
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Valdas Dambrausskas was once a candidate for "Who becomes a millionaire?". With his modest profit he financed the start of his coaching career. This leads him to the Champions League.

·Frankfurt, Germany
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Man Utd News broke the news on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
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