Luis Enrique shoulders blame following Barca defeat

We’ve seen this scenario before but Barcelona is still in a very precarious position as it heads into its UEFA Champions League quarterfinals second leg against Juventus.

The La Liga side fell 3-0 to Juventus on Tuesday after Paulo Dybala’s brace and Giorgio Chiellini added a third for the Italian side.

While there were some chances to be had for Barcelona, particularly over the second half of the match, manager Luis Enrique refused to blame his players following the defeat at the Juventus Stadium.

Report: Steven Gerrard to manage Liverpool U-18 team next season

A familiar face could be making a full-time return to Anfield next season, but it won’t be with the senior team for Steven Gerrard.

According to several outlets, the former Liverpool midfielder will manage the Reds’ Under-18 team next

Report: Real Madrid to target four Chelsea stars

A report from Spanish outlet Don Balon claims Real Madrid are keeping a close eye on four Chelsea stars ahead of the summer transfer window.

The players who are said to be interesting the reigning European champs are Eden Hazard (Real are long-time admirers of his), plus N'Golo Kante, Thibaut Courtois and Marcos Alonso.
Rumors of Hazard and Courtois swapping Stamford Bridge for the Santiago Bernabeu have been circulating for the past few months, while the report about Zinedine Zidane wanting to sign Kante last summer but being shut down by Real’s president Florentino Perez suggests they may go back in for the France superstar after his stunning debut season for Chelsea.

'Diego Costa is a big-game player' - Alonso warns Man Utd ahead of Chelsea visit

The Blues are due at Old Trafford on Sunday, with their 18-goal top scorer looking to end a five-match run without finding the target

Marcos Alonso considers Diego Costa to be “a big-game player” as Chelsea prepare to face Manchester United in the Premier League.

The Spain international has been a key figure for the Blues this season, with his 18-goal return helping to guide them to the top of the table.

He has, however, suffered a dip in form since becoming embroiled in a distracting transfer saga during the winter transfer window and is on a five-game drought at club level, having scored just four times in 2017.

Alonso, though, is adamant that the 28-year-old remains a talismanic figure, telling the Evening Standard:

Cristiano Ronaldo leads Real Madrid trip to face Bayern Munich but Pepe and Raphael Varane are out

Cristiano Ronaldo

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has taken all his 22 first-team available players to travel to Germany ahead of the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals with Bayern Munich on Wednesday night (12 April).

Dani Carvajal has finally made the squad despite missing the Monday's training session so Raphael Varane and Pepe are the only two major absentees due to injuries.

Zidane is expected to make few changes to face Carlo Ancelotti's side after Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema already led the line-up in the weekend's 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid.

Yet, the derby was expected to be a crucial game in the La Liga title race with Barcelona and the Real

Manchester United: Jose Mourinho Has ‘Concerns’ Over David De Gea

Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea.

Sergio Romero will play in goal for Manchester United in its UEFA Europa League quarterfinal against Anderlecht on Thursday evening amid reported worries over the form and fitness of regular goalkeeper David De Gea.

Neymar will be seeking redemption in Champions League

FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi, left, and Neymar da Silva from Brazil, right, gesture during their match against CF Malaga in a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Malaga and Barcelona in Malaga, Spain, Saturday April 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Daniel Tejedor)

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — One month after leading the most improbable of comebacks, Neymar earned himself the scorn of Barcelona's fans with a pair of senseless bookings.

He'll get a chance to redeem himself on Tuesday when his team faces Juventus in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals.

Neymar picked up a pair of unnecessary yellow cards on Saturday and got sent off with 25 minutes left and his team trailing by a goal at Malaga. Without him, the undermanned side lost 2-0 and squandered an opportunity to close in on Spanish league leader Real Madrid, which was held to 1-1 by Atletico Madrid.

Neymar's infractions bordered on the absurd. Or tragicomic.

The Brazilian got his first yellow card for bending over to tie his boot laces and not giving space for a Malaga player to cleanly take a free kick. Then, knowing he was one false step from leaving his team with 10 men, Neymar charged into a Malaga player with no real chance to win back the ball.

Explosion hits Borussia Dortmund team bus ahead of Champions League tie, Marc Bartra hospitalised

German authorities have confirmed reports of three explosions involving the Borussia Dortmund team bus