Ballon d’Or: Buffon fourth as Mbappe storms into top 10
Juventus great Gianluigi Buffon was rewarded for another outstanding year with fourth place in the Ballon d’Or vote.
Juventus great Gianluigi Buffon was rewarded for another outstanding year with fourth place in the Ballon d’Or vote.
Bayern Munich handed Paris Saint-Germain their first Champions League loss of the season, as Thiago Silva limped off injured.
Celtic took an early lead against Paris Saint-Germain, but the French giants bounced back in breathtaking fashion to secure a 7-1 win.
Neymar’s qualities as a team player were praised by Unai Emery but the Paris Saint-Germain boss refused to rule out leaving Kylian Mbappe on the bench for Tuesday’s Champions League match against Anderlecht.
Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe was named Golden Boy 2017 on Monday ahead of Barcelona’s Ousmane Dembele and Marcus Rashford of Manchester United.
The relationship between Neymar and Kylian Mbappe continues to blossom, with the Brazilian looking to follow Lionel Messi’s example in guiding the teenager.
Kylian Mbappe became the Champions League’s highest-scoring teenager, and Edinson Cavani netted in a seventh consecutive European match as Paris Saint-Germain’s procession towards the knockout stages continued with a 4-0 defeat of Anderlecht.
Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe could have ended up in Germany with RB Leipzig after they “almost signed” the 18-year-old in 2015, according to sporting director Ralf Rangnick.
Dani Alves would welcome Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez to Paris Saint-Germain after he and Brazil ended the Chile star’s World Cup dream.
Phil Neville believes Marcus Rashford deserves to be in discussions alongside Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele.