Manchester City advanced to the quarter-finals of the Champions League with victory over Real Madrid. Sportsmail's Jack Gaughan gives his verdict on the displays from both sets of players.

The heat is on Manchester United and Jadon Sancho – in contrasting ways. While Old Trafford chiefs sweat on persuading Borussia Dortmund to sell the England attacker, the 20-year-old himself took a well-deserved beak of sun, sea, water sports, healthy eating and workouts. And if Sancho was feeling any strain, he hid it well – posting an …

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RIO FERDINAND has urged Gareth Bale to leave Real Madrid, so that fans can witness his “generational talent” again. The Welshman appears to be locked in a stand-off with coach Zinedine Zidane, having decided against being involved in Friday night’s Champions League loss to Manchester City. Reports in Spain suggest that their player-coach …

CRYSTAL PALACE are set to miss out on QPR’s Eberechi Eze after refusing to budge on their £10million evaluation. Palace have seen a first bid for the highly-rated playmaker thrown back in their faces after they offered £8m with a series of bonus payments which will be tough to meet. The total package QPR rejected […]

BARCELONA boss Quique Setien will count on the kids to beat Napoli in their Champions League clash. The Catalan club have just 13 senior players available for tonight’s tie at Camp Nou. They will be without suspended midfield duo Sergio Busquets and Arturo Vidal as well as the injured Samuel Umtiti and Ousmane Dembele. Juventus-bound […]

IT was a signing both sides regretted before the ink was dry on the paper. Now Alexis Sanchez has left Manchester United joining Inter Milan permanently and the club’s transfer strategy has totally changed. Perhaps that is the only positive to come out of his highly expensive, unproductive stay. United no longer want to go […]

BARCELONA will test the water with a £14million bid for Manchester City starlet Eric Garcia. Pep Guardiola revealed on Thursday the defender, 19, is refusing to pen  a new Etihad contract. As Garcia has just a year left on his current one, City have a big call over whether to cash in on him now. […]

MANCHESTER UNITED remain in hot pursuit of Jadon Sancho, who is rumoured to have already joined some club Whatsapp groups. Meanwhile they are said to be targeting Napoli’s Alex Meret for the goalkeeper position, should either David De Gea or Dean Henderson leave. Follow all the latest transfer updates and gossip from Old Trafford below…

Lille are on the verge of completing the signing of Gent striker Jonathan David, a move which is likely to end their interest in Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos.

Phil Foden's inclusion in Pep Guardiola's City team felt like a moment in time. This was by far the biggest game of City's season and in order to accommodate Foden, Guardiola left out some of the biggest stars.

No one in rugby does introspection quite like Billy Vunipola. Like many of us, the England No 8 has had plenty of time to think and reflect during lockdown.

MARTIN KEOWN - INSIGHT: This was a very big night for Raphael Varane with Sergio Ramos not playing and he had a nightmare in that Real Madrid defence.

MATCHROOM BOXING chief Eddie Hearn has warned Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder that there’ll be ‘no escaping’ a showdown with Dillian Whyte in 2020. The duo are scheduled to face off for a third time later this year, after Fury claimed the Bronze Bomber’s belt back in February. And with the Gypsy King the overwhelming […]

Lionel Messi has not yet signed a new deal at Barcelona and could be set to leave the club for free next summer. Inter Milan are reportedly interested in signing the superstar.

Raheem Sterling became the first Englishman to reach 100 goals for Manchester City since Dennis Tueart in 1981 and his current upward trajectory is destined to make him a global superstar.

Lyon will face Manchester City in the quarter-finals

Dillian Whyte has confirmed Xavier Miller will be his new trainer for the Alexander Povetkin fight on August 22. The ‘Body Snatcher’ announced earlier last month that he’s parted ways with long-time coach Mark Tibbs, though there was initially no confirmation of his replacement. Miller has previously worked closely with Derek …

Cristiano Ronaldo continues to break records for Juventus at the age of 35. Ronaldo scored twice in their Champions League clash against Lyon as he took the game by the scruff of the neck in Turin. The Portugal international has still enjoyed a phenomenal season with the Italian club as he led them to the […]