Manchester United lost further ground to Premier League leaders Manchester City as they played out a 0-0 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
The Red Devils are now 12 points behind Pep Guardiola s seemingly unstoppable side, who are well on their way to a third title in four seasons.
Elsewhere, Liverpool returned to winning ways against Sheffield United and Arsenal came from behind to beat Leicester City at the King Power Stadium.
A Gareth Bale-inspired Tottenham cruised past Burnley 4-0, while Crystal Palace and Fulham played out a dour 0-0 draw.
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Cristiano Ronaldo s presence at Juventus may have had a negative effect on some of his team-mates as they started to take wins for granted, according to Leonardo Bonucci.
Portugal captain Ronaldo s three-year stay at the Allianz Stadium came to an end last month when returning to Manchester United in a shock transfer.
The five-time Ballon d Or winner was an ultra-reliable frontman for the Italian giants, scoring 101 goals in 134 appearances.
That includes a return of 36 goals in 2020-21, a tally bettered by only four players across Europe s top five leagues when taking all competitions into account.
But Juventus missed out on the title in a disappointing campaign last time out that saw them only just scrape into fourth place.
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Hansi Flick has been confirmed as Germany’s new head coach on a three-year deal.
Flick, who led Bayern Munich to a ninth consecutive Bundesliga title this season, will replace Joachim Low after the Euro 2020 finals.
It marks a return to the Germany fold for Flick, who previously served as Low s assistant between 2006 and 2014, a span that included being crowned world champions in Brazil in 2014.
Flick joined Bayern as an assistant coach in 2019 but was promoted to the senior role following the departure of Niko Kovac.
He subsequently led Bayern to a famous treble in his first campaign, securing the Champions League after domestic success in the league and DFB-Pokal.
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Kylian Mbappe will draw plenty of attention as speculation swirls over an impending move to Real Madrid, but France head coach Didier Deschamps is not one to place much focus on his superstar forward.
The France international is reportedly readying to complete his switch to Madrid, after announcing the 2023-24 campaign will be his last with Paris Saint-Germain.
Los Blancos are not expected to confirm the deal until after Saturday s Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund, though focus will swiftly turn to Euro 2024 later next month.
Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, Mbappe dominated the line of questioning – but Deschamps remains unbothered by the speculation and acknowledged he is content to adapt to the situation.
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Luciano Spalletti has said Italian fans have not seen the best he can offer yet after it was confirmed he would remain as Azzurri coach.
And the former Napoli boss promised that he will continue to freshen up Italy s squad, adding he has not been given the answers he wanted from the selection he made for Euro 2024.
Italy put in a poor display as they lost 2-0 to Switzerland on Saturday, with the holders crashing out of the tournament having managed just one win from their four games.
But on Sunday, FIGC president Gabriele Gravina reiterated the organisation s backing of Spalletti, who replaced Roberto Mancini last year.
We have nothing to hide, but we must continue to take responsibility, Gravina said, as quoted by Football Italia.
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Ralf Rangnick has heaped praise upon his opposite number Diego Simeone ahead of Manchester Untied s Champions League first-leg clash with Atletico Madrid.
Rangnick, who is taking charge of just the third Champions League knockout tie of his career after reaching the semi-finals with Schalke in 2010-11, was rewarded for guiding the Red Devils to top of Group F with a trip to the Wanda Metropolitano.
Despite winning LaLiga last season, Atletico have endured a difficult campaign domestically, and are currently fighting with a rejuvenated Barcelona for a place in Spain s top four.
Atletico have also lost each of their last four Champions League meetings with English opposition, but Rangnick was keen to emphasise Simeone s achievements in Madrid, stressing that U…
Real Madrid should not be ashamed to be reliant upon talisman Karim Benzema, according to Los Blancos head coach Carlo Ancelotti.
France international Benzema has helped Madrid to the LaLiga summit, 12 points clear of Barcelona, who have played a game less.
The former Lyon striker also propelled the LaLiga giants into the ascendancy with his hat-trick in a 3-1 win against Chelsea in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final at Stamford Bridge.
Indeed, he became the first player to score a treble against the Blues in European competition as he joined Cristiano Ronaldo, Luiz Adriano and Lionel Messi as the fourth player to manage consecutive hat-tricks in the Champions League following his heroics in the last 16 against Paris Saint-Germain.
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Sven-Goran Eriksson believes new Roma head coach Jose Mourinho will do well for the first and second year as he highlighted the Portuguese s third-season woes, while warning of the demands in the Italian capital.
Former Inter coach Mourinho will return to Serie A in 2021-22 after being appointed by Roma following his Tottenham sacking in April.
Mourinho, who guided Inter to an unprecedented treble in 2009-10, replaces Paulo Fonseca in Rome, where Roma have not won the Serie A since 2001.
Eriksson knows the Giallorossi well, having spent three years in charge – winning the 1986 Coppa Italia, and the former England boss discussed life in Rome as Mourinho prepares to lead Roma.
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Federico Valverde admits Real Madrid will need to draw on all their Champions League-winning experience to see off Manchester City in the quarter-finals.
The two clubs, meeting in the knockout stages for the third successive season, played out a thrilling 3-3 draw in the first leg of their last-eight tie at the Bernabeu on Tuesday.
The competition’s record 14-time winners now face a tough battle to see off the holders at the Etihad Stadium.
City have not lost in 30 Champions League outings at home in a sequence stretching back to September 2018 and thrashed Real 4-0 at the ground last year.
Valverde, who secured the draw with a fine late volley, said: “There’s always a first time.
“You always have to believe, to have conviction, us especia…
Selcuk Inan was Turkey s hero as his country secured automatic qualification to Euro 2016 with a last-gasp 1-0 Group A win over Iceland.
Needing victory to secure a passage to next year s tournament in France as the best-ranked third-place team, Fatih Terim s side were reduced to 10 men 13 minutes from time when Gokhan Tore was dismissed for a rash challenge on Jon Dadi Bodvarsson.
But up stepped Galatasaray midfielder Inan in the final minute of normal time to curl a sumptuous 25-yard free-kick beyond visiting goalkeeper Ogmundur Kristinsson and spark wild celebrations in Konya.
The Turkish party could only truly get underway when Kazakhstan s win by the same scoreline over Latvia in Riga was confirmed, dropping the hosts to bottom place and meaning Turkey edged…