Real will relish PSG test – Alonso
Two-time Champions League winner Xabi Alonso believes Real Madrid will enjoy the chance to take on Paris Saint-Germain in a blockbuster last-16 tie.
Two-time Champions League winner Xabi Alonso believes Real Madrid will enjoy the chance to take on Paris Saint-Germain in a blockbuster last-16 tie.
Antonio Conte is confident his Chelsea players have the character to bounce back from their miserable defeat to West Ham when they face Huddersfield Town on Tuesday.
Barcelona against Chelsea has got everyone’s mouths watering in the Champions League last 16, but Lionel Messi would probably have preferred a different opponent.
Alvaro Morata has been ruled out of Chelsea’s Premier League trip to Huddersfield Town with Antonio Conte bemoaning the club’s “impossible” fixture list.
Manchester United are playing “far more boring football” under Jose Mourinho, according to former manager Louis van Gaal, who insisted his tactical approach at Old Trafford was always attacking.
Egypt and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah beat off competition from Sadio Mane, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Naby Keita and Victor Moses to be crowned 2017 BBC African Footballer of the Year.
The draw for the last 16 of the 2017-18 Champions League has been made – handing Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea particularly unwelcome picks.
Kevin De Bruyne revelled in Manchester City’s “big win” over rivals Manchester United, though he insisted the runaway Premier League leaders cannot afford to be complacent.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was involved in a heated debate with a reporter after his side’s controversial 1-1 draw with Everton at Anfield on Sunday.
Bring on the best. That is the message from star forward Harry Kane as Tottenham Hotspur await their Champions League fate.