Kick Off: Messi & Abidal respond to dispute again; CR7 not in Ney's top 5 list

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TOP HEADLINE

Messi on Abidal's rift: I couldn't allow him to attack me like that

Leo Messi has finally shed some light on the infamous conflict with Eric Abidal.

Abidal on Messi's words: Issues should be solved internally, not through media

Eric Abidal's recent feud with Lionel Messi caused a big stir at Barcelona, but the Frenchman has acknowledged that team issues shouldn't be made public.

Neymar's top 5 players: Messi, Suarez, Mbappe, Pogba & Hazard, no Ronaldo 🎥

Neymar was asked to name his top five players in the world and included two of his former Barcelona teammates.

MATCH REPORTS

Olympiakos 0-1 Arsenal: Laca gifts narrow win to keep Gunners unbeaten in 2020

Arsenal got themselves an away goal as they beat Olympiacos 1-0 thanks to Alexandre Lacazette, who made up for an early miss.

Brugge 1-1 Man Utd: Martial earns precious away-goal advantage for lethargic Utd

Manchester United endured tricky conditions in Belgium to draw 1-1 with Club Brugge in the first leg of their Europa League last-32 tie.

Ludogorets 0-2 Inter: Eriksen's first Inter goal & Lukaku pen seal the advantage

Inter hold a two-goal lead in a Europa League tie against Ludogorets after Christian Eriksen's maiden strike and Romelu Lukaku's penalty.

THESE THINGS HAPPENED

OFFICIAL: Barcelona sign Leganes' Braithwaite as Dembele's emergency replacement

Barcelona have paid 18 million euros to sign Leganes' Martin Braithwaite until 30 June 2024, with the buy out clause set at 300 million euros. 

Giant slayers Haaland & Saul lead UCL Team of the Week, 4 Atalanta players in

UEFA has announced the Team of the Week in the Matchday 1 of Champions League knockout stages.

😱 Maradona appears to use 'drugs' on bench with staff trying to cover cameras

A video spread on social media in recent days sparked controversy about Diego Armando Maradona, coach of Jimenezia La Plata and 'drug' use.

PSG president charged with bribing former FIFA secretary general over WC rights

PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has been charged in connection with bribing Ex-FIFA Secretary General Jerôme Valcke over television rights for the World Cup, Switzerland’s attorney general (OAG) announced.

Messi, Salah, Pogba & Sterling battle it out for last can of coke 😂

Lionel Messi, Mo Salah, Paul Pogba and Raheem Sterling all feature in a comical new Pepsi advert.

WHAT THEY SAY

Messi: My son Thiago follows Ronaldo, Neymar, Mbappe, Suarez, Griez & Vidal

Messi says his son Thiago talks a lot about Suarez, Griezmann, Vidal, Mbappe, Ronaldo and Neymar with him in an interview with MD.

Messi: Neymar is one of the best in the world and I would love him to return

Messi hopes Neymar to return to Barcelona in an interview with MD.

Vinicius responds to questions: Are you virgin? Which celebrity would you date?

Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior has revealed some intimate facts about himself on his YouTube channel, 'Vinicius Jr'.

Rivaldo: I don't understand the Braithwaite signing

The former Barcelona attacker says he doesn't like that the deal was made outside of the transfer window and that they didn't opt for an academy player.

I cannot grant you - Klopp hilariously replies to Utd fan who asks him to lose

Liverpool fans are getting ready for a huge celebration ahead of what looks likely to be their side's first top flight title in 30 years.

Lyon coach Garcia: I hope Ronaldo doesn’t like us and doesn’t want to play here

Olympique Lyonnais coach Rudi Garcia joked that he hopes Cristiano Ronaldo “decides to stop at the border” when he expects a Juventus “determined to succeed”.

TRANSFER RUMOURS

Ramos 'wants to continue at Madrid but the club are not keen to offer renewal'

Los Blancos' captain has a deal in place that runs until June 2021 and the club are yet to discuss extending it with the player, with both at odds in the detail.

Juventus 'plan to offer Ramsey & €40-50m' in order to bring Pogba back from Utd

Juventus are planning to offer Aaron Ramsey plus €40-50m in order to bring Paul Pogba back from Manchester United, claim Italian sources.

Man City 'won't be forced to sell star players if 2-year ban is enforced'

Manchester City will not be forced into a fire sale of their top players if a two-year Champions League ban remains in place and could even benefit financially from their time out of Europe, according to a top football finance expert.

AF COLUMNS & IN DEPTHS

European Golden Shoe Ranking: Haaland equals Ronaldo, Messi on goal drought

Ciro Immobile has racked up 26 league goals, with Robert Lewandowski closest in pursuit, Haaland equal Ronaldo, Messi is on goal drought.

Martial's solo goal, Lukaku's scoring run... 6 things in yesterday UEL games

The Europa League returned on Thursday night with an exciting round of last-32 action.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

Hear from Mata after a tight game in Brugge 👇