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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is eager for his team to find the right balance between attack and defence in their Champions League first leg against Barcelona. The Premier League title

Gary Neville insists the mood has changed within the Valencia dressing room following a third consecutive win in all competitions. Goals from Dani Parejo and Santi Mina saw Valencia claim

Luis Suarez scored his 25th league goal of the season as Barcelona beat Las Palmas 2-1 to move nine points clear at the top of La Liga. With Atletico Madrid

Silvio Berlusconi insists AC Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma is not for sale amid interest in Europe, with the president confident the teenager will remain at the club for the next

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter maintains he is innocent of charges relating to a “disloyal payment” to Michel Platini following an appeal hearing into his eight-year ban from football-related activity

Didier Drogba has jumped to the defence of suspended Paris Saint-Germain full-back Serge Aurier. Aurier was banned from the PSG squad for the Champions League last-16 clash with Chelsea on

Rio Ferdinand jokingly responded to Cristiano Ronaldo’s claims that he hardly spoke with the former Manchester United defender during his time at Old Trafford by mocking his ex-neighbour’s fashion sense.

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson hailed the impact of Daniel Sturridge and believes the forward’s return brings back the club’s “fear factor”. Sturridge started his first Premier League game since October

Vagner Love’s first Monaco goal kept his side firmly in control of second spot in Ligue 1 after Leonardo Jardim’s men rescued a 1-1 draw against Saint-Etienne. Jardim’s side face an all

Cristiano Ronaldo netted twice to help Real Madrid to a 4-2 La Liga win over Athletic Bilbao at the Santiago Bernabeu and edge to within a point of leaders Barcelona. The