Club Brugge coach Nicky Hayen has said he would be talking to his dead mother before Tuesday’s second leg of their Champions League playoff against Atalanta.
Inter Miami assistant coach Javier Morales confirmed that Lionel Messi will not play against New York City FC Saturday due to a hamstring injury but added that the club is hopeful he will be back next Wednesday at home vs. Monterrey.
England captain Harry Kane limped off injured as Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen drew 1-1 at the Allianz Arena on Saturday after a long-range strike from Robert Andrich for the visitors was cancelled out by another from Aleksandar Pavlovic.