English football moved a step closer to a return to normality as the game began to welcome back crowds on Wednesday night.
Frank Lampard has hailed Olivier Giroud as ‘the ultimate professional’ in the wake of his four-goal Champions League salvo at Sevilla.
Manchester United’s Champions League hopes are hanging in the balance but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is confident they will bounce back after poor finishing and Fred’s red card cost them against Paris St Germain.
Olivier Giroud completed a perfect hat-trick and then fired a penalty to boot as Chelsea thrashed Sevilla 4-0 to win Champions League Group E with a game to spare.
Manchester United blew the chance to seal progress to the Champions League knockout phase as Fred was sent off in defeat by last season’s finalists Paris St Germain.
Harry Kane has emerged as a potential doubt for Sunday’s north-London derby after Tottenham head coach Jose Mourinho confirmed the striker missed training on Wednesday with an injury.
Manchester City have issued an angry response to an inflammatory newsletter produced by Porto following Tuesday’s Champions League clash between the two clubs.
Paris St Germain head coach Thomas Tuchel has highlighted the threat of familiar foe Marcus Rashford and club great Edinson Cavani as last season’s Champions League finalists look to avoid an early exit.
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Edinson Cavani is ‘really, deeply sorry’ about his now deleted social media post and continues to back the Uruguayan amid the Football Association investigation into the matter.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has admitted the relief was ‘massive’ after their 1-0 win over Ajax guaranteed top spot in their Champions League group and eased the workload on his ailing squad.