Kick Off: Sala farewelled at emotional funeral; Utd receive £3.8BN takeover bid

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TOP HEADLINES

Barcelona 1-0 Valladolid: Hit and miss as Messi gets job done

Ex-Barcelona goalkeeper Jordi Masip saved a penalty from Lionel Messi but an earlier successful conversion sunk Valladolid at Camp Nou.

Newport County 1-4 Man City: Sane & Foden send Guardiola's side to FA Cup last 8

Goals from Leroy Sane, Phil Foden and Riyad Mahrez earned Manchester City a 4-1 win over Newport County in the FA Cup fifth round.

Sala's grieving family follow coffin into funeral as mourning fans cry

The heartbroken family of tragic footballer Emiliano Sala have gathered in his Argentinian hometown for his funeral.

Man Utd 'receive whopping £3.8BN takeover bid' from Saudi Crown Prince (Sun) 

Manchester United have received a whopping £3.8BILLION takeover bid from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman.

Atalanta 1-3 Milan: Piatek magnificent stunner hands Gattuso's side comeback win

Krzysztof Piatek and Hakan Calhanoglu combined to see off Atalanta and send AC Milan four points clear in fourth thanks to a 3-1 victory.

€100m-rated Kante beats Pogba & Kroos to most valuable central midfielder

Chelsea star N'Golo Kante beats Paul Pogba, Marco Verratti & Co to most valuable central midfielder rated by world-leading football website Transfermarkt.

TRANSFER RUMORS

Bale rejects offers from Manchester United and Chelsea (Times)

According to The Times, Gareth Bale has opted to stay at Real Madrid and has ruled out offers from both clubs to return to the Premier League.

Ozil quotes Arsenal icon Bergkamp in cryptic future hint

Questions continue to be asked of the German at the Emirates Stadium and he has done little to quash speculation on social media

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

Ronaldo equals Juventus Serie A goalscoring record since 1958

Cristiano Ronaldo's goal against Frosinone helped him rewrite the club's history as he went level with a record that John Charles set in 1958.

Boateng horror show not the only bad news for Barca

The Blaugrana may have beaten Real Valladolid 1-0 to stretch their Liga lead but the display raised serious doubts over their Champions League hopes

Arsenal team-mates show support for Ozil by liking cryptic Instagram post

ARSENAL stars have shown their support for Mezut Ozil amid his feud with Unai Emery by liking a cryptic Instagram post quoting club legend Dennis Bergkamp.

Semedo, Coutinho and Alena: the last call for Barca's flight to Lyon

It's in the big games when players see the exact role their manager has for them. Rotations give way and the team hierarchy comes into play. Tuesday's game at Lyon is important for Barcelona. Coach Ernesto Valverde will have to make some decisions. There are two main issues on the table: Sergi Roberto or Nelson Semedo at right-back? Who replaces Arthur? Probably Arturo Vidal.

WHAT THEY SAY

Del Piero wants Dybala & Pjanic to take Juve free-kicks besides Ronaldo

Former Juventus and Italy legend Alessandro Del Piero has spoken in the studio of Sky Sport after Juve's 3-0 win over minnows Frosinone last night. 

'Alexis has lost hunger and Mkhitaryan is clueless'

Two men who swapped places at Manchester United and Arsenal in the January window of 2018 have been hammered by Paul Merson and Charlie Nicholas

Smalling: Solskjaer has a nasty side, we're desperate to win a trophy for him

The centre-back says it is a joy to play under his new boss, even if the Norwegian is not afraid to use the "hairdryer treatment" at times

Solari: Ramos intentional booking comments responded to a trick question

Ahead of Real Madrid's game against Girona on Sunday, Santiago Solari discussed the controversy surrounding Sergio Ramos purposefully picking up a yellow card in the closing stages of Los Blancos' Champions League game against Ajax.

Ronaldo had to be talked out of training at Sporting after trying too hard

Former team-mate Tonito, who was in Portugal when a five-time Ballon d'Or winner was starting out, has lifted the lid on the Juventus star's work rate

COLUMN & ANALYSIS

Top 10 richest football club owners revealed: Man City boss Mansour not on top

There are five Premier League chiefs in the list of the top 10 richest owners in world football.

Neymar's fall: Where one of the world's greatest players has been going wrong

He was supposed to be the player that broke Messi and Ronaldo’s duopoly at the top. Can Neymar rediscover the path to greatness?

On This Day: Messi missed out on Puskas award; Arsenal got first win over Barca

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How 'Sarri-ball' works & its biggest flaw exposed at Chelsea

When Maurizio Sarri made the switch from Napoli to Chelsea the expectation of what the Italian could really bring to the side were high.

Don’t just blame Sarri! Six big systemic problems at Chelsea

The Blues have wider issues than those in the dugout, with issues behind-the-scenes including poor player recruitment and a wasted academy

VIDEO OF THE DAY

How to win Chelsea vs Utd? Solskjaer & Sarri in search of secret weapons

FIXTURES OF THE DAY (CET)

12:00 Real Madrid vs Girona

18:00 Inter vs Sampdoria

21:00 Saint-Etienne vs PSG