Xavi backed by Barça ahead of crucial week

Jose Mourinho has said he doesn’t understand why he was sent off for making a crying gesture during Roma’s 1-0 victory against Monza on Sunday.

Man Utd’s big money deal for Rasmus Højlund is a shift in strategy for a club that relied on signing proven strikers that ultimately don’t pan out.

Paris St Germain’s Kylian Mbappe scored twice to lead them into the Champions League quarter-finals with a comfortable 2-1 win away to Real Sociedad in their last-16 second leg that wrapped up a 4-1 aggregate victory on Tuesday.