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Barcelona coach Luis Enrique hailed forward Neymar as “unique” following Saturday’s 2-0 victory over Getafe at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez. The victory kept Barca level on points with Real Madrid

Yaya Toure believes Manchester City require success in the Champions League in order to be considered a “great club”. The Ivorian has won every domestic trophy with City but European

Keylor Navas could be rested for Las Palmas’ visit to Real Madrid this weekend after Rafael Benitez confirmed the goalkeeper had a muscle problem. Navas has established himself as first-choice

Dijon continued their superb start to the season by upsetting Ligue 1 side Reims 2-1 in the Coupe de la Ligue. Olivier Dall’Oglio’s side, who are flying high at the

Inter coach Roberto Mancini has criticised Serie A refereeing following Felipe Melo’s red card against Bologna on Tuesday. Melo received two yellow cards in the space of seven minutes for

Wolfsburg coach Dieter Hecking is determined to enter Tuesday’s DFB-Pokal clash against Bayern Munich with confidence despite the chastening experience when the sides met last month. Hecking’s team led 1-0

Former Liverpool midfielder Steve McManaman claimed new manager Jurgen Klopp would be a “miracle worker” if he guided the club close to a top-four finish this season. Liverpool were held to

Unai Emery believes Sevilla’s last-gasp defeat to Manchester City will make the Spaniards a better team. Kevin De Bruyne scored an injury-time winner as City stunned Sevilla 2-1 in Champions

Jurgen Klopp has defended Daniel Sturridge after the injury-prone forward missed the German’s first match in charge – a 0-0 draw with Tottenham at White Hart Lane on Saturday. Sturridge

Swindon Town have parted company with Mark Cooper following a 2-0 loss to Millwall at The Den. The defeat was Swindon’s fourth in a row and leaves the club 20th