Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said on Saturday “the doors are open” to Lionel Messi. (more…)
A season that started with such feverish excitement is turning out to be nothing short of a fiasco in Paris for Lionel Messi, who suffered the ignominy of being booed by his own supporters last weekend.
Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi and the club's sporting director Leonardo launched an angry tirade in the referee's dressing room after PSG's defeat by Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday.
The veteran French striker, Karim Benzema, outshone the young French striker, Kylian Mbappe, as Real Madrid reasserted the old order, coming from two goals down to eliminate Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Catch up with all the highlights and reaction from an astonishing night in the Uefa Champions League which saw Karim Benzema net a hat-trick as PSG self-destructed again, while Manchester City cruise through to quarters.
Mauricio Pochettino has said Kylian Mbappe is "fine" and expects him to play against Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday, despite the striker's injury scare in training.
Carlo Ancelotti has been around long enough to know these are the games that really matter at Real Madrid.
Kylian Mbappe's importance to Paris Saint-Germain was all too evident long before his stoppage-time strike gave them a narrow win over Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League showdown on Tuesday and left them on course for a place in the quarter-finals.
Kylian Mbappe struck in the fourth minute of injury time to give Paris Saint-Germain a precious 1-0 win over Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie, while Manchester City put one foot in the next round with a 5-0 win over Sporting.
Neymar could play his first game for Paris Saint-Germain since November when they face Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday.