5 talking points ahead of this week’s UCL action

Champions League football returns with Chelsea and Manchester City both in action against Bayern Munich and Real Madrid this week.

Lampard accepts Chelsea are seen as underdogs against Bayern

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has told the Blues to turn the current European order on its head against Bayern Munich.

Silva wants to play with Messi at Man City or Barca

Having already played with Cristiano Ronaldo, Bernardo Silva now wants to play with the other greatest player in history.

Klopp: We won’t have it easy

Liverpool may be on course to win the title in record-breaking time but manager Jurgen Klopp does not expect a procession towards a first championship in 30 years.

Mourinho keen to skip to the end of the season

Jose Mourinho is dreading the final three months of the season after Tottenham suffered a big blow in the race for the top four at Chelsea.

Lampard: VAR ‘not good enough’

Referee chiefs have admitted the Video Assistant Referee should have sent off Tottenham’s Giovani Lo Celso during his side’s defeat to Chelsea.

Fernandes: Ronaldo’s exploits at Old Trafford persuaded him to join Man Utd

Bruno Fernandes says he joined Manchester United in part because of Cristiano Ronaldo’s exploits at the club.

Klopp taking nothing for granted against West Ham

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has warned his players not to expect an easy ride when they host relegation-threatened West Ham on Monday night after being impressed by their efforts in defeat at Manchester City.

Jesus strikes late after Aguero penalty miss

Gabriel Jesus came off the bench to spare strike partner Sergio Aguero’s blushes following his penalty miss as Manchester City earned a late 1-0 win over Leicester City.

Chelsea move four points ahead of Spurs

Chelsea reinforced their grip on fourth place in the Premier League with a much-needed 2-1 win over rivals Tottenham as Olivier Giroud scored his first club goal since August.