Szczesny paying off Barca bet as Benfica visit
Barcelona hold a slender lead on Benfica ahead of their Champions League last 16 second leg clash on Tuesday and goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny deserves a fair share of the credit for it.
South Africa shock Egypt in CHAN qualifier
South Africa shocked Egypt 3-1 in Ismailia on Sunday to reach the final qualifying round for the African Nations Championship.
Mbappe, Vinicius help Real Madrid shade Rayo Vallecano
Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior were both on target for Real Madrid as they beat Rayo Vallecano 2-1 on Sunday to pull level with La Liga leaders Barcelona.
Courtois, Rudiger set to miss Real Madrid v Rayo
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti left goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and defender Antonio Rudiger out of his squad to face Rayo Vallecano at home on Sunday.
Barca Liga match postponed after club doctor dies
Barcelona’s La Liga match against Osasuna was postponed on Saturday after one of the club’s first team doctors died.
Guardiola urges troubled City to fight for UCL place
Pep Guardiola has warned his Manchester City flops that Champions League qualification will not “fall from the sky” after a painful 1-0 defeat at top four rivals Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
Bayern get away with shock loss as Leverkusen fall
A 10-man Bayern Munich got away with a shock 3-2 home defeat to Bochum on Saturday after title chasers Bayer Leverkusen were beaten 2-0 by Werder Bremen.
Arteta warns misfiring Man Utd still a threat
Mikel Arteta said this week’s 7-1 hammering of PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League had given the club a huge lift but urged caution ahead of Sunday’s trip to misfiring Manchester United.
Watch: “If Liverpool could of had De Bruyne..” – Klopp
Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, expressed his admiration for Kevin De Bruyne, saying he would have loved to have the Belgian midfielder in his team during his tenure at Anfield.
Eto’o wins sports court battle to stand in CAF election
The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Friday ordered the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to allow Cameroonian football chief Samuel Eto’o to stand as a candidate for its executive committee.