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Giroud set to face former club Arsenal with Lille in Champions League

Lille travel to Arsenal on Matchday 2 of the Champions League, where Olivier Giroud will face the club he played for over five and a half seasons. He has said he feels "very lucky" to return.

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Image: Irish Independent
Image: France 24

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The story, neutrally told

Centre · 1Lille are playing away to Arsenal on Matchday 2 of the Champions League. Centre · 1Striker Olivier Giroud is set to face his former club, where he spent five and a half seasons. Right · 1The Irish Independent, in a report by Philip Duncan published on the evening of 12 October, headlined the story with Giroud calling himself "very lucky" and said he looks forward to returning to Arsenal with Lille.

Centre · 1France 24, in a piece credited to L'Equipe TV and published on the morning of 13 October, presented the return as the lead item of a wider sport round-up. Centre · 1The same France 24 round-up went on to cover RC Lens facing Sporting after their victory over Slavia Prague, Cristiano Ronaldo scoring for Al-Nassr, and Carlos Alcaraz and Arthur Fils losing in Shanghai.

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Left0 outlets

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Centre1 outlet

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A brief TV sport round-up leading with Giroud's return to face his former club as part of the Champions League matchday.
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The fixture and Giroud's five and a half seasons at Arsenal, followed by other sport news.
Leaves out or plays down
Gives no quotes from Giroud.
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“Olivier Giroud is set to face his former club, where he spent five and a half seasons.” — France 24

Right1 outlet

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A personal angle built on Giroud's own words, that he feels 'very lucky' and looks forward to the return.
Emphasis
Giroud's feelings about going back to Arsenal.
Charged language
“‘Very lucky’”
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“‘Very lucky’ Olivier Giroud looks forward to returning to Arsenal with Lille” — Irish Independent

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