Spanish champions Barcelona hope to make home advantage count when they host FC Copenhagen at Camp Nou on Wednesday bidding to wrestle top spot in Champions League Group D from the surprise Danish leaders.
Barcelona are buoyed by a 2-1 comeback win over Valencia on Saturday and the 2009 winners now turn their attention to Europe knowing a win over unbeaten Copenhagen would move them above the Danes into top spot.
Copenhagen have won both of their opening group games without conceding a goal to stand two points ahead of Barcelona who have four points after drawing 1-1 with Russians Rubin Kazan in their last outing.
Barcelona had been shaky at home in the league but turned in a mesmerising second half to defeat title rivals Valencia thanks to goals from Andres Ini…
Brendan Rodgers says Celtic s Scottish League Cup success is the most satisfying trophy he has secured during his time at the club.
Ryan Christie scored the only goal of the game as Celtic edged past Aberdeen 1-0 at Hampden Park on Sunday.
Celtic had also won by the same scoreline away to Rosenborg to keep their Europa League qualification hopes alive on Thursday, although rivals Rangers have leapfrogged over them in the Scottish Premiership table.
Rodgers has won all seven domestic trophies Celtic have competed in since he took charge in 2016, with the former Liverpool boss delighted with the success following a tough start to the campaign.
We played against a tough team at the end of a tough week, Rodgers told BBC Sport.
Probably of all th…
Reports are coming from Sky Sports today claiming that Bundesliga side Hertha Berlin have agreed to sing RB Leipzig forward Davie Selke.
The 22-year-old striker endured a difficult season in Bundesliga with his team. The Germany international’s influence in RB Leipzig first-ever season in top flight has been limited to 19 appearances, only two of which were starts.
Selke still managed to display glimpses of his glowing potential and quality by scoring four goals and providing one assist.
A player who was plucked from Werder Bremen back in 2015 did not get the right chance to prove his worth with Champions League participants next season, but will instead try to make a name for himself at Hertha Berlin.
Sky Sports claim Selke has agreed to a five-year d…
Although we might have had a star-studded cast in Madrid on Friday night, both Spain and Portugal failed to gain much momentum as they put together their final preparations before heading into this summer s European Championships.
With the two European heavyweights playing out a 0-0 stalemate when they previously faced off in another friendly contest back in October, 14,743 fans at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium had to settle for another uneventful night in the Spanish capital.
In a night that saw a host of missed chances for La Roja and whistles from the returning fans at the full-time whistle, we have taken a look at the three major talking points after a lacklustre night in the Spanish heat.
A night to forget for Morata
Steaming through in injury time and w…
The stand-off between Lionel Messi and Barcelona has been taking the central stage of the football world for a few weeks now. The club believe they are under no obligation to let the six-time Ballon d Or winner leave unless his €700m release clause is met as his option to leave for free has expired, and they have the backing of the La Liga on that stance. Messi and his father Jorge, who is also his representative, claim the option should still be applied due to the 2019/20 season being extended.
The upcoming meeting between Messi senior and Barcelona should be a crucial one.
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Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey believes his improvement over the last 12 months owes much to the support of Arsene Wenger.
Ramsey delivered a string of outstanding displays during the first half of the Premier League season and his recent return from a three-month injury lay-off has coincided with an upturn in Arsenal s fortunes.
The Wales international faced criticism earlier in his career as he struggled to find his best form following a double leg-break in 2010.
Having now blossomed into a key figure for Arsenal, Ramsey acknowledges the significance of the faith shown in him by Wenger.
The manager had loads of chats with me about it (criticism of his form) and always said: Never let it get to you, because I know what you can do , Ramsey told The Guardian.
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David Moyes says having Phil Jagielka back is a massive boost for Everton ahead of their home game with Sunderland on Saturday.
Jagielka has missed large chunks of the season with various niggling injuries but returned to action in Everton s FA Cup win at Chelsea last weekend.
Phil Jagielka is a massive player for Everton for the way he goes about things on the pitch, Moyes said.
He s been dogged with injuries throughout the year and never quite shaken them off. He had a thigh strain for over a month.
We have some great players at centre-half Jon Heitinga, Sylvain Distin and Phil Jagielka.
We had to let Joseph Yobo go out on loan because there was no way we could accommodate them all.
Last weekend s FA Cup penalty shoot-out win ove…
Gonzalo Higuain says he still has great affection for Sergio Ramos as he prepares to do battle with his former team-mate when Juventus take on Real Madrid in the Champions League final.
The two teams meet on Saturday in Cardiff, Madrid looking to defend their continental crown as Juve target their first win in the competition since 1996.
Higuain spent seven prolific seasons at the Santiago Bernabeu earlier in his career, although Champions League glory eluded him.
The striker concedes his past with Madrid adds intrigue to the game on a personal level and discussed his bond with Ramos, who scored in his side s 2014 and 2016 final victories over Atletico Madrid and is likely to be his direct opponent when the match begins.
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Mattia Perin has left Juventus for former club Genoa on loan and will be joined at the Rossoblu by Valon Behrami, who signed on a free transfer.
Perin, 27, came through Genoa s academy and spent five years as their first-choice goalkeeper before joining Juve in 2018, but he is back on a loan deal until the end of the season.
Juve are said to have spent approximately €15million on his transfer in June 2018 and he made nine appearances during his first campaign, playing back-up to Wojciech Szczesny.
But Gianluigi Buffon returned to Juve ahead of the 2019-20 campaign, resulting in Perin becoming third-choice at the Bianconeri. As such, he has failed to make an appearance in any competition this term.
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Leicester City vice-president Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha says there are no offers on the table for Riyad Mahrez.
The 26-year-old confirmed his desire to leave the club in May but there has been little progress on a possible exit during the transfer window.
Leicester boss Craig Shakespeare claimed this week that a bid had been rejected from Roma, who are seeking a replacement for Mohamed Salah, the star attacker having departed Stadio Olimpico for Liverpool.
Arsenal and Tottenham have also been linked with Algeria international Mahrez, who won the PFA Players Player of the Year award after inspiring his side to the Premier League title in 2015-16.
However, speaking ahead of Saturday s Premier League Asia Trophy match against Liverpool, Srivaddhanaprabha c…