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Como led Manchester United after 118 seconds and won 4-1. Nico Paz scored twice, Tasos Douvikas and Jacobo Ramón added the others, and Joshua Zirkzee scored United's only goal in stoppage time.

Paris St-Germain and Barcelona sit first and second for goals in this season's Champions League league phase, yet the deeper figures do not rank them the same way. This article explains where each side has the…

Paris Saint-Germain led Manchester City 3-0 at the Etihad after 32 minutes and won 4-2. Erling Haaland scored twice in a second-half rally that came too late, and Gianluigi Donnarumma saved a late penalty.

Matchday two of the Champions League is on Tuesday and Wednesday, with Manchester City against Paris Saint-Germain the headline, so this is the recap of where the league phase started. Five English clubs…

Manchester United have kept JJ Gabriel in their official team photo even though the teenager is already working in Spain and wants to go. This piece asks how a highly rated prospect and his club ended up…

Gabriel Jesus is closing in on a Barcelona move for a fee that raises an obvious question: why so little for a player who has scored 32 goals for Arsenal? This article explains what the deal says about his…

Atletico Madrid have declared there is zero chance of selling Julian Alvarez to Barcelona, yet their own supporters spent the weekend booing him. This piece explains why that gap between boardroom defiance and…

Barcelona have spent about £65m on a 30-year-old midfielder whose recent seasons were interrupted by injury. This piece explains why that risk may still make sense for Hansi Flick, and why Rodri’s departure…

How does Manchester City respond when a player who has anchored so much of their midfield is close to leaving? This look at Rodri’s proposed Barcelona move explains why the answer may involve more than simply…

Barcelona’s move for Rodri has placed Manchester City in a position where a rejected bid solves very little. Read on to understand why his contract, recovery and the search for midfield cover make the next…

Why can England’s clubs buy so much talent yet struggle to recruit the player whose reputation is already complete? Read on to understand the difference between offering a brilliant sporting workplace and…

Having alreadycompleted Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans, Manchester United's midfield rebuild has reportedly widened further, with Barcelona said to have set a price for Marc Casado and a separate scrap with…

Barcelona's decision to let their purchase option on Marcus Rashford expire without pulling the trigger raises an awkward question that Manchester United can no longer defer. This piece maps every credible…

Anthony Gordon's £69.3m move to Barcelona is not simply a transfer story - it is a statistical argument. The numbers Gordon posted in Europe this season made a compelling case that Hansi Flick could not…

Newcastle United are facing another high-profile summer exit, this time with both Barcelona and Bayern Munich circling their top scorer. This piece examines what the two-club pursuit means for Newcastle's…

Barcelona did not just win La Liga this season. They rewrote the terms of Spanish football's balance of power. This piece examines the tactical and human story behind Hansi Flick's transformation of the club,…

What should have been a week of preparation for one of football's great fixtures has instead become a rolling crisis at the Bernabeu. This piece examines how an alleged physical confrontation between two…

Marcus Rashford's future at Manchester United is unresolved with just weeks left before Barcelona must decide whether to exercise a £26.1m purchase option. Michael Carrick, now leading United on an interim…

Atletico Madrid are into the Champions League semi-finals after one of the most dramatic quarter-final nights of the season, surviving a breathless Barcelona fightback at the Estadio Metropolitano. Ademola…