Kick Off: Reds equal Invincibles' record; Messi compared with Maradona by Pique

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TOP HEADLINES

Liverpool 3-2 West Ham: Mane helps Reds tie City PL record with 18 straight wins

West Ham led 2-1 at Anfield but an outing to forget for goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski allowed Liverpool to escape to victory.

Liverpool already match record of treble-winning Utd and Arsenal's 'Invincibles'

After beating West Ham, Liverpool match the Premier League record of treble-winning Utd and Arsenal's 'Invincibles'.

VOICES

'Messi can do things that you only see on PlayStation' - Gattuso insists

Gennaro Gattuso hopes to see a fearless Napoli against Barcelona and has admitted that it’s “useless” to man-mark Barcelona talisman, Lionel Messi.

Ziyech: I'm joining for Chelsea's attacking football; Lampard convinced me

Hakim Ziyech has revealed that Chelsea manager Frank Lampard played a big role in his decision to move to Stamford Bridge from Ajax.

'I learn you how to score' - Zlatan mocks Lingard & Pereira for goal drought 🎥

Ibrahimovic mocked his former Man Utd teammates Lingard & Pereira for lack of consistency in Premier League this season.

Pedri: I have Barcelona DNA, playing with Messi will give me something special

In an era when most are focusing on Jude Bellingham, Ansu Fati and Erling Haaland as arguably the three most promising teenagers in European football, Pedri goes somewhat under the radar, yet the superstar on loan form Barcelona is confident he'll soon be part of a team with Lionel Messi in it.

Pique: Who's better between Messi & Maradona? I choose Messi due to his magic

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique says Napoli can cause them problems “if we go on to the pitch with the wrong mentality,” and that he would pick Lionel Messi over Diego Maradona.

Ter Stegen: Setien asks team to depend on me more, we'll win Clasico at Bernabeu

With Quique Setien set to take charge of his first ever Champions League match as Barcelona take on Napoli, and Marc-Andre ter Stegen has admitted the coach's style has required the team to depend on him more.

Xhaka: I feared Arsenal career would end & now I don't want to take armband back

Granit Xhaka has revealed being stripped of the Arsenal captaincy was the toughest period of his career and he feared he would never play for the club again.

UCL CLASH

Lewandowski & Muller lead Bayern's traveling squad for UCL clash with Chelsea

Bayern Munich are on their way to London for Tuesday night's Champions League round of 16 first-leg clash against Chelsea. And the Bundesliga leaders have confirmed a 19-man squad for the game at Stamford Bridge.

Messi receives warm welcome as Barca arrive at the hotel before Napoli clash 🎥

Barcelona players have arrived in Naples before the Champions League last-16 clash against Napoli.

Messi-mania in Naples as Barcelona arrive for UCL duty

As the LaLiga squad stepped out at their Italian hotel on Monday, hundreds of fans were out to scream the Argentine's name with references to Maradona.

THE THINGS HAPPENED

Barca have only 15 fit first-team players to face tough schedule

Currently, Barca have only 15 fit first-team members. Luis Suarez, Ousmane Dembele, Jordi Alba and, most recently, Sergi Roberto are all out injured. 

Manchester United are two players away from their best line up (MEN)

The opening stages of Manchester United's victory over Watford, in which uncertainty hung heavy in the air and a kamikaze defence was very nearly exposed by the buzzing Hornets, were perhaps more instructive than anything else that happened on Sunday afternoon.

Setien & joyful Barca staff trolled Vidal before VAR rules his goal out

In full intervention of the Var, Quique Setien, as well as all the members of the staff, celebrated the goal of Arturo Vidal to make  the Chilean believe that it was validated.

AF COLUMN & DEPTH

Madrid, Barca, Utd... Which team would win this legends five-a-side tournament?

Goal selected their best legend 5-a-side squad for Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus and Liverpool.

VOTE: Who is your pick for All Football Player of the Week?

Who is the best player of last week? We name 5 candidates based on their ratings & performances. Please vote for the player who impressed you most last week.

All Football TOTW: 4-goal hero Messi joins 5-goal killer Jota, 2 Utd players in

Who shone enough to make this time's Team of the Week? Have a scroll down and see if you agree with our choices.

How Wan-Bissaka is starting to prove his critics wrong at Manchester United

It has been an indifferent season so far for Manchester United's Aaron Wan Bissaka.

Something fans want to know! 10 interesting facts about Barca newboy Braithwaite

Martin Christensen Braithwaite isn't a very well-known person in Spain.

Lampard finds the key to solving Chelsea's issues - Tactical lessons from the PL

Frank Lampard has just discovered the solution to Chelsea’s tactical problems. His 3-4-2-1 formation worked superbly against Tottenham, with Mason Mount and Ross Barkley excelling as tandem number 10s feeding off Olivier Giroud’s lay-offs.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

From CR1000 to where everything started... Highlight of Ronaldo's 1st game 🎥

FIXTURES OF THE DAY

UTC 2020/02/25 20:00   Napoli vs Barcelona

UTC 2020/02/25 20:00   Chelsea vs Bayern Munich