Gimenez, Godin put Atleti in control
Jose Gimenez and Diego Godin struck late to earn Atletico Madrid a 2-0 victory in an entertaining first leg of their Champions League last-16 clash with Juventus.
The major talking points ahead of this week’s UCL action
Premier League title rivals Liverpool and Manchester City face German opposition in the last 16 of the Champions League this week.
Ronaldo joining Juve not a challenge – Ibrahimovic
Cristiano Ronaldo joining Juventus cannot constitute a challenge, according to former Bianconeri striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
11 players to watch in the UCL last 16
From exciting youngsters to established superstars, FourFourTwoSA identifies the stars we’re most looking forward to seeing when the Champions League resumes.
UCL: Is LaLiga dominance under threat?
LaLiga has supplied each of the past five Champions League winners and seven of the previous 10 finalists, but are times about to change?
Solskjaer: Martial can reach Ronaldo’s level
Anthony Martial can reach the level of Cristiano Ronaldo, according to Manchester United caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Ronaldo gets suspended sentence, fined for tax fraud
Cristiano Ronaldo has accepted a 23-month prison sentence and an €18.8million fine for tax fraud, but will avoid jail as a first-time offender.
Rashford can emulate Ronaldo and Rooney – Solskjaer
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Marcus Rashford can emulate Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney, backing the Manchester United sensation to become ‘absolutely top class’.
Ronaldo: Supercoppa triumph just the start for Juve
Cristiano Ronaldo insists Juventus are only just getting started after his header was enough to win the Supercoppa Italiana in a 1-0 triumph over AC Milan.
Gattuso: Ronaldo a ‘perfect machine’
Gennaro Gattuso lavished Cristiano Ronaldo with praise ahead of AC Milan’s Supercoppa Italiana clash against Juventus.