Kick Off: Guardiola aims dig at Solari & Madrid; Rakitic 'asks to join Inter'

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TOP HEADLINES

Fire at Flamengo training centre in Rio kills 10 people

A fire on Friday morning left ten people dead and three people injured at Flamengo's training centre in Rio de Janeiro.

OFFICIAL: Arthur will be out for around 3-4 weeks with left hamstring injury

Barcelona have confirmed that midfielder Arthur Melo will be ruled out for up to four weeks after suffering a hamstring injury.

WHAT THEY SAY

Guardiola: Solari will understand why I say Madrid are not best of the decade

Pep Guardiola caused a bit of a stir when he failed to include Real Madrid when talking about who he considered the best teams of the past decade, a snub that Santiago Solari claimed was deliberate.

Hazard explains how Conte and Mourinho are different from Sarri

Eden Hazard admits Chelsea are still learning to play under Maurizio Sarri but believes the club are benefitting from his different approach to the game.

'F***! I need to get on Instagram' - Guardiola stunned by Mendy's Hong Kong trip

The former Monaco full-back suggested on social media he had travelled to Asia, though he later insisted that it was in fact just a joke

'Put him on the field' - Arsenal Invincibles hero pleads with Emery over Ozil

Arsenal legend Gilberto Silva has told Unai Emery he MUST find a place for Mesut Ozil in his team.

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

Rakitic asks to leave Barca and join Inter (GdS)

Ivan Rakitic has reportedly asked to leave Barcelona, putting Inter on red alert this summer.

OFFICIAL: Phil Jones signs a new contract with Manchester United until 2023

The versatile England international defender has committed to fresh terms which include a 12-month option once the initial deal has run down

Manchester United manager Solskjaer named EPL Manager of the Month for January

Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer named Premier League Manager of the Month for January.He becomes the first United manager to win prize since Sir Alex Ferguson in 2012.

Man Utd forward Rashford named EPL Player of the Month for January

Marcus Rashford has won the Player of the Month award for January.

Lindelof left out of Man Utd squad vs Fulham as Solskjaer promotes academy star

Manchester United youngster Tahith Chong could make his Premier League debut against Fulham after he was included in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's squad to face the Cottagers.

Isco & Llorente left out of Real Madrid squad for Madrid Derby

Real Madrid have announced their squad against Atletico as Isco and Llorente miss out.

Barcelona unhappy with Arthur over Neymar party

Arthur played in the first leg of the cup tie against Real on Wednesday, which ended 1-1. His performance came 48 hours after he was spotted attending Neymar's lavish birthday party in Paris.

Valverde hands a pre-match boost with Ousmane Dembele's return from injury

Barcelona will return to LaLiga Santander action on Sunday with a trip to Bilbao to face Athletic Club, and Ernesto Valverde has been handed a pre-match boost with Ousmane Dembele's return from injury.

Messi doesn't take part in training and may miss Bilbao trip

There was good news and bad news for Barcelona at their Friday training session.

OFFICIAL: La Liga Clasico set for March 2 at 20:45 (CET) at Bernabeu

La Liga have finally confirmed, as previously revealed by Javier Tebas, that the La Liga Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona will take place on March 2. 

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On This Day: Barca suffered nightmare; Hazard scored his 1st Chelsea hat-trick

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Preview of the Weekend: Man City host Chelsea; Madrid derby on the way

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VIDEO OF THE DAY

Murray scores with his d*** and he's the hero for Brighton in the FA Cup

FIXTURES OF THE DAY (CET)

EPL

13:30   Fulham vs Man Utd

16:00   Liverpool vs Bournemouth

16:00   Huddersfield vs Arsenal

Bundesliga

15:30   Dortmund vs Hoffenheim

18:30   Bayern vs Schalke

La Liga

16:15   Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid

Ligue 1 

17:00   PSG vs Bordeaux

Serie A

20:30   Parma vs Inter