Danilo insists anyone who wrote off Real Madrid before their comprehensive Champions League defeat of Paris Saint-Germain was foolish to do so.

The Brazilian full-back left the Santiago Bernabeu last July to sign for Manchester City and joined his former team-mates in the quarter-finals on Wednesday – a 2-1 home defeat to Basel for Pep Guardiola s side somewhat academic after a resounding 4-0 triumph in the first leg.

Danilo featured as a substitute in Madrid s 2016 Champions League triumph over Atletico Madrid and was part of Zinedine Zidane s squad as they retained the trophy in Cardiff against Juventus last season.

Big-spending PSG were seen as a significant obstacle for a side off the pace in LaLiga this time around but goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Case…

Arjen Robben is hoping that Bayern Munich can add to their success in the German Super Cup this season after two frustrating campaigns.

The Bavarians had endured two barren years after their domestic double success in 2010, and had lost to arch-rivals Borussia Dortmund in five consecutive meetings.

However, they claimed the first silverware of 2012-13 with a 2-1 win over Juergen Klopp s side, and the Dutchman is determined to claim further trophies.

Hopefully, this will help us get more trophies this season, the former Chelsea winger told ZDF after the match.

It was important for us to set an example today. We are on the right track as a team.

Meanwhile, Philipp Lahm was delighted with the performance his side put in against an opponent as str…

Mathias Sammer says Athletic Bilbao must make the next move as Bayern Munich attempt to complete the transfer of Javi Martinez.

Bayern have confirmed that they are willing to bid 40 million euros for the midfielder, but talks have reportedly come to a halt, with Bilbao s seemingly determined to keep hold of one of their prize assets.

There is nothing to report at the moment, we must digest a few things but the move for Martinez is down to Bilbao, Sammer told Sky Sports.

The transfer is nowhere near being completed, we made our position clear and Bilbao must now react.

Martinez, 23, has made over 200 league appearances for Athletic since making his debut in 2006, and was part of the Spain squads which triumphed at the 2010 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2012.…

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Juventus will welcome Fiorentina at the Allianz Stadium in Turin on Tuesday evening in a game that will be a part of the 14th round of the 2020-21 Serie A campaign. Points are very important for both teams at this point in the season, though for very different reasons.

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Juventus are currently on the hunt for their 10 Serie A title in a row, a truly remarkable detail which goes a long way to show how dominant they ve been in the Italian top flight in the last decade. However, the last team to have won the title before that run started AC Milan are currently at the top of the table and undefeated in the previous 13 rounds, with Inter Milan wedged in between them and Juventus in third. The Old Lady also haven t suffered a single …

Lilian Thuram has revealed his disbelief at seeing son Marcus spit in the face of a Bundesliga opponent.

Borussia Monchengladbach striker Marcus Thuram picked up a six-match ban from the German Football Association (DFB) after his outrageous act towards Hoffenheim s Stefan Posch.

The 23-year-old has been hit in the pocket too, being fined a month s wages by Gladbach after the incident in the second half of Saturday s 2-1 home defeat, with a further penalty of €40,000 levied by the DFB.

The sixth match of the suspension has been suspended by 12 months, with the young French forward now facing the task of repairing his tarnished reputation.

He insisted it was not a deliberate act but apologised to Posch, and Thuram also had some explaining to do to his…

Italian title-holders Juventus are interested in bringing Chelsea s Alvaro Morata back to Turin, .

Chelsea s hopes of Champions League football next season are all but gone after their failure to beat West Ham at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, and the list of players reportedly looking for an exit is growing longer. Thibaut Courtois and Eden Hazard have both been heavily linked with Real Madrid, and now Juventus are ready to offer Morata a path back.

Morata spent two years with the Old Lady, and during that time he frequently voiced his satisfaction with life in Italy. In 2016, Real Madrid exercised their buy-back option for the player, before selling him to Chelsea last summer.

The 2017/18 season has been rather underwhelming for the London Blues, and manager Anto…

Arsene Wenger is confident Arsenal will be able to tie down Jack Wilshere to a new long-term contract.

The midfielder is yet to agree to an extension to his deal, which expires at the end of this season, and has been linked with the likes of Liverpool, Everton, Manchester City and Wolves.

Wenger admits he is unsure about Wilshere s intentions but he hopes he will agree to the new offer before England begin their World Cup preparations.

I cannot give you any news because I don t know what s really in his mind, the Gunners boss told a news conference. He has not signed, he has an offer, we want him to stay.

He has an offer on a long-term contract. I hope, at some stage, he ll sign it. I am always confident. You want the players to stay and be paid well an…

Empoli have confirmed they have accepted the resignation of head coach Maurizio Sarri despite the 56-year-old having two years remaining on his contract.

Sarri masterminded Empoli s return to Serie A in 2013-14, and has impressed as the club retained its place, finishing 15th in the table at the end of the most recent campaign – eight points clear of danger.

Empoli s progress in the top flight has led to Sarri being linked with a hosts of clubs – including Milan, Sampdoria and Cagliari – and he is now free to discuss other opportunities.

After the meeting today, Empoli acknowledged the will of Maurizio Sarri not to continue the relationship which would have tied him to the club for another two years, Empoli announced on their official website.

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Schalke are resigned to losing Manchester City target Leroy Sane ahead of the new season.

Former Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola has earmarked Sane for his debut campaign at the Etihad Stadium, though Schalke had been keen to keep hold of the Germany international.

Having broken into the Schalke side in 2014-15, Sane cemented his place last term, scoring eight times in 33 Bundesliga appearances.

City have already added Ilkay Gundogan, Nolito and Oleksandr Zinchenko to their squad, with Sane now likely to become their fourth new recruit.

Leroy has clearly stated that he wants to leave this summer, general manager Christian Heidel said.

We have to accept this.

We will only discuss a transfer if the conditions are best for Schalke.

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Lukas Podolski has hinted that he may have to leave Arsenal to find regular first team football, .

The Germany international moved to the Emirates Stadium in the summer of 2012, and has gone on to make seventy-three appearances in all competitions so far, scoring twenty-eight goals.

However, his only start this season came in the 2-1 defeat to Southampton in the Capital One Cup, with the 29 year old reduced to just substitute appearances in both the Premier League and Champions League.

Danny Welbeck’s arrival on transfer deadline day saw the former Koln man fall further down the pecking order, and his opportunities are likely to be even more limited when Olivier Giroud and Theo Walcott return from injury.

Fresh from thumping Galatasaray 4-1 in th…