Kick Off: Messi surpasses CR7's top 5 leagues record; De Gea wants double salary

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TOP HEADLINES

Messi surpasses Ronaldo as all time topscorer (415 goals) of top 5 leagues

With a beautiful free-kick against Villarreal, Lionel Messi (415) has surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo’s league goal-record (414). Still at 31-years of age, Messi reached this number of goals only in the Spanish La Liga.

De Gea wants double his existing wage of £240,000 a week (Telegraph)

De Gea wants double his existing wage of £240,000 a week according to Telegraph

Match Report

Villarreal 4-4 Barcelona: Messi & Suarez make up 2nd-half collapse at the death

Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez were decisive right at the end, as Barcelona drew 4-4 at Villarreal when defeat looked certain.

Wolves 2-1 Man Utd: 10-man Red Devils miss chance to go top 4 after own goal

Referee Mike Dean showed his 100th red card as 10-man Manchester United lost 2-1 at Wolves in the Premier League.

Cagliari 0-2 Juventus: Kean hits out at racial abuse with his 4th league goal

Juventus are now 18 points ahead of Napoli at the top of Serie A, thanks to Leonardo Bonucci and Moise Kean giving them a win at Cagliari but racial abuse become a more popular talking point more than the victory.

Atletico 2-0 Girona: Godin & Griezmann settle hard-earned win before Barca clash

Atletico Madrid prevented a potentially costly stalemate against Girona thanks to goals from Diego Godin and Antoine Griezmann.

Milan 1-1 Udinese: Piatek goal not enough as injury-hit Rossoneri held

AC Milan dropped points for the third successive Serie A match as Kevin Lasagna cancelled out Krzysztof Piatek's opener to secure a 1-1 draw for Udinese at San Siro on Tuesday.

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

Kroos, Modric & Varane all return to Madrid squad vs Valencia, Nacho & Diaz out

Zidane calls Kroos, Modric & Varane for Madrid clash against Valencia. Injured Courtois remains absent while Luca Zidane and Moha get into the squad list. Brahim, Nacho & Llorente all ruled out.

PSG confirm Neymar will return to training on Wednesday for on-pitch tests

Paris Saint-Gemain confirm Neymar Jr will return to training on Wednesday.

Pique and Alvaro face off by the Barcelona bench

Alvaro Gonzalez exchanged angry words with Gerard Pique as he passed the Barcelona bench following his dismissal in Villarreal's 4-4 draw with the Catalans on Tuesday evening.

Barca's Denis Suarez has cost Arsenal €32,700 per minute

The on-loan Spaniard has played just 95 minutes for Gunners boss Unai Emery since his January switch from Camp Nou in search of a regular place.

Transfer Centre

Juve ponder a Dybala - Coutinho swap with Barca (Mediaset)

Barcalona are thinking of the possibility of taking Paulo Dybala to Spain to replace Philippe Coutinho, who would go in the other direction, according to italian media SportsMediaset.

Kovacic to 'do everything possible' to leave Real Madrid in summer (Marca)

Mateo Kovacic has no plans to return to Real Madrid and is reportedly keen to secure a permanent move to Chelsea once his loan deal expires.

WHAT THEY SAY

Mourinho: I would like to try to win a third Champions League with a third club

Former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has dropped a hint over his next job amid links with Bayern Munich.

'Ah s***!' - Guardiola's hilarious reaction to late Liverpool winner

The Manchester City manage turned the air blue the team's title rivals scored a dramatic late winner against Spurs

Ronaldo: Zidane knows how to manage Real Madrid in an intelligent way

Cristiano Ronaldo recently talks about his former coach Zinedine Zidane in a documentary entitled 'Zidane, Realement Madrid' in an interview by RMC 1.

Zidane: Next year there will be no debate about the goalkeeper

Zinedine Zidane has hinted that Thibaut Courtois could be sold this summer after admitting there will be 'no debate' about Real Madrid's goalkeeper next season.

His Excellency wanted to leave in Rolls-Royce - Mou reveals argument with Pogba

Jose Mourinho has aimed a veiled dig at Paul Pogba and admitted that he risked being sacked over his fallout with the Manchester United star.

Salah is the reason Man City will win the league, says Liverpool legend

Mohamed Salah's form is going to cost Liverpool the Premier League title, according to former Reds defender Steve Nicol.

Ben Arfa: Football is dying, we're lucky to have Barcelona

Barcelona remains Hatem Ben Arfa's dream and the Frenchman is an admirer of the Azulgrana and their way of playing.

Barcelona's £65m signing Frenkie de Jong admits he came close to joining Spurs

Frenkie de Jong has revealed he came close to moving to Tottenham last summer.

ALL FOOTBALL SPECIAL

Panenka master Messi named All Football POTW for the 10TH TIME this season

Unstoppable Barcelona captain Lionel Messi has been named All Football Player of the Week for the 10th time of the season! What a great achievement!

All Football Power Rankings of the Week: Arsenal overtake Utd as Spurs crash out

Hello again! We organize clubs of Europe's top 5 leagues into an order that reflects the up-to-the-minute hierarchy every Tuesday. 

Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde named All Football Coach of March

Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde has been named All Football Coach of the Month for March.

IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS

Free kick King! The science behind Messi's perfect free kick is impressive

The 90th minute. Barcelona were 4-2 down against Villarreal and up stepped the man who never hides, Lionel Messi. He took a free-kick like a hammer-blow, rattling it into the top left corner. Exactly where he wanted to put it. 

The 13 Real Madrid players with uncertain futures

Real Madrid are about to enter a summer of change and there will be a significant shake-up of the squad.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

Retractable roof, 360-degree screen... Here is the spectacular new Bernabeu

FIXTURES OF THE DAY (CET)

Premier League

20:45   Chelsea vs Brighton

20:45   Tottenham Hotspur vs Crystal Palace

20:45   Manchester City vs Cardiff City

La Liga

21:30   Valencia vs Real Madrid

Serie A

21:00   Genoa vs Inter

Coupe de France

21:00  PSG vs Nantes 

DFB Pokal

18:30  Bayern Munich vs Heidenheim