Kick Off: Busquets & Rakitic hit out at Abidal; Lewy matches a record of Ronaldo

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TOP HEADLINES

Chelsea 0-3 Bayern: Lewy & Gnabry smash Blues to have UCL last 8 spot in sight

Germans romp to victory at Stamford Bridge as Serge Gnabry brace and Robert Lewandowski strike punish Frank Lampard's side in Champions League before Marcos Alonso sees red.

Napoli 1-1 Barcelona: Griezmann earns the edge but Busquets & Vidal miss 2nd leg

Dries Mertens matched the all-time Napoli goal-scoring record, but Antoine Griezmann tapped in the Barcelona equaliser and Arturo Vidal saw red in the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16.

VOICES

Maradona's son: My dad > Messi > Ronaldo, you can't compare humans with aliens

Diego Maradona Sinagra, the son of Argentina legend Diego Armando Maradona, appeared on 'El Larguero' on Cadena Ser ahead of the Champions League game between Barcelona and Napoli.

'We're a small squad' - Busquets takes a jab at director Abidal

Sergio Busquets spoke after Barcelona’s 1-1 draw with Napoli and hit out at the club’s sporting director Eric Abidal.

Rakitic: Barcelona squad is short, but the people in charge already knew this

Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic has sent a message to the club's board regarding the lack of depth in the first-team squad.

Maradona: Messi is the best player today, but I hope Napoli beat Barcelona

Diego Maradona admits Lionel Messi is “the best football player today” and considers his fellow Argentine to be an “enormous” talent but is hoping to see the Barcelona superstar downed by Napoli.

Argentine legend: Compared to those I saw, Messi isn't even in the top echelon

With Barcelona's Champions League clash against Napoli reigniting the Lionel Messi vs Diego Maradona debate, Hugo Gatti doesn't think the current Blaugrana captain is anywhere near as good as people say.

Zidane: Pep is best coach in world, he's shown it at Barca, Bayern & Man City

Zinedine Zidane insists the focus should not be on his personal rivalry with Pep Guardiola when Real Madrid take on Manchester City on Wednesday.

'My mistake, he was too quick' - Watfood keeper surprised by speed of Fernandes

Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster has admitted surprise at the speed of Bruno Fernandes in Manchester United's 3-0 win on Sunday.

THE THINGS HAPPENED

Bale & Jovic return to Real Madrid's UCL squad vs Man City, James not included

Bale and Jovic return to Real Madrid's Champions League squad against Man City, James Rodrigues and Hazard not included.

Lewandowski matches Ronaldo scoring feat with 9 UCL away goals this season

Robert Lewandowski equalled a Champions League record set by Cristiano Ronaldo as he led Bayern Munich to an emphatic win at Chelsea.

Dean Henderson was in the stands when Rashford shined on his debut 👀

When Rashford scored twice on his senior team debut on UEL stage & celebrate his goals with Man Utd fans, we found a familiar face...

Quique Setien's exciting message ahead of his UCL debut at 61

Setien is taking on tonight's game against Napoli at the San Paolo, his Champions League debut at 61 years of age. 

Why Barca new boy Braithwaite is NOT allowed to play in UCL this season

Martin Braithwaite enjoyed a dream debut following his February move to Barcelona, providing two assists in his first game against Eibar as the Blaugrana recorded a Lionel Messi-inspired 5-0 victory.

AF COLUMN & DEPTH

Messix! Quadruple hero Messi wins AF Player of the Week for 6th time this season

Barca ace Lionel Messi has been named All Football Player of the Week for the sixth time this season with a wonderful quadruple.

Longest PL winning runs: Liverpool & City tie on top; Arsenal & Chelsea on heels

After beating West Ham for 3-2, Liverpool has summed up 18 wins in a row in Premier League, which tie with their biggest rivals

European Golden Shoe Ranking: Messi storms into top 10 by moving up 11 positions

Lionel Messi's four-goal haul has seen him storm back into the reckoning for the European Golden Shoe.

Alexander-Arnold leads WhoScored's EPL TOTW, 3 Man Utd players included

Fernandes & Alexander-Arnold lead Whoscored's Premier League Team of the Week, Greenwood, Maguire, Jota & Giroud also included.

Messi & Ronaldo tie on 626 goals in club careers. Who gets to 700 first? 👀

After Messi hit the poker in Eibar win and Ronaldo scored in 11th straight game, they have the same club goals to 626 in their career. 

VIDEO OF THE DAY

UCL loading... Barca dressing room is ready for Napoli at San Paolo

This video will tell you why Maradona is worshipped like a god in Napoli 🎥

FIXTURES OF THE DAY

UTC 2020/02/26 20:00   Lyon vs Juventus

UTC 2020/02/26 20:00   Real Madrid vs Manchester City