Madrid more dangerous without Ronaldo – Dani Alves

Cristiano Ronaldo’s close-season switch from Real Madrid to Juventus has lead to an improvement by the European champions, says Dani Alves.

Spurs, PSG, Chelsea, Napoli, City – Liverpool set for acid test

Starting with Saturday’s trip to Tottenham, Liverpool face a daunting run of games that may define their hopes of glory at home and abroad.

Simeone: Neymar over Mbappe

Neymar would be a better signing than Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappe because he works harder for the team, according to Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone.

Sane can be Germany’s Kylian Mbappe – Werner

Timo Werner has defended Leroy Sane and feels the Manchester City forward can be as important for Germany as Kylian Mbappe is for France.

Kylian Mbappe hit with three-match ban

Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe has been given a three-match ban after being shown a red card for pushing Nimes player Teji Savanier on Saturday.

CL draw serves up mouth-watering clashes

There will be several blockbuster encounters in this year’s Champions League group stage after some heavy hitters were pitted against each other in the draw on Thursday evening.

PSG star Buffon: I’m better than five years ago

Veteran Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper and Italian great Gianluigi Buffon believes he is ‘better than five, six or seven years ago’.

Neymar vs Mbappe rivalry not real – PSG defender

Neymar and Kylian Mbappe are not driven by any kind of rivalry with each other, Paris Saint-Germain teammate Thomas Meunier insists.

Rakitic confirms he will stay at Barcelona

Ivan Rakitic has confirmed he will be staying at Barcelona, despite being linked with a €90-million move to Paris Saint-Germain.

Neymar could remain in playmaker role – Tuchel

Neymar could continue to be used as a No 10 while Thomas Tuchel experiments with his Paris Saint-Germain side.