City and Real face each other again; Slot to Istanbul
The draw for the Champions League round of 16 on Friday produced a number of mouthwatering blockbuster ties. Manchester City and Real Madrid will face each other again, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain will renew their clash from the Club World Cup final, and Arne Slot’s Liverpool will once again come up against Galatasaray.
Aston Villa can shelve their title dream after humiliation at Molineux
If Aston Villa were still secretly dreaming of winning the Premier League title, the club can bid farewell to that ambition after Friday night. The Villans lost the local derby away at Wolverhampton Wanderers, who hardly even need the three points anymore as part of their long-lost fight against relegation.
Bayern chairman wants to close the gap with the Premier League
Bayern Munich chairman Herbert Hainer is not impressed by the investment regulations in the Bundesliga. Hainer therefore wants to abolish the so-called ‘50+1’ rule and close the gap with the Premier League.