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Alert Phase One: Lyon wants to strengthen and sell stars
Twelve games played, one victory, seven points, and an eighteenth place: it's a crisis at Olympique Lyon. The pressure has increased even more after last weekend's defeat to Lille. The club management wants to make significant changes and is even considering selling heavyweights Alexandre Lacazette and Corentin Tolisso.

Persistent questions about future at Real irritate Ancelotti
The future of Carlo Ancelotti at Real Madrid continues to be a topic of discussion. Will he take up the role as the national coach of Brazil, or will he extend his expiring contract in Spain? The Italian coach himself refused to provide clarity.

Gvardiol against his former club: 'I would rather forget that match'
Manchester City – RB Leipzig on Tuesday evening will be a match for the top spot in Group G of the Champions League. The English team has three more points than the Germans prior to the meeting, which will be a special one for City defender Josko Gvardiol.

After his hat-trick, Sankoh has a nice destination for the match ball
Born in Sierra Leone, Mohamed Sankoh can give something back to the children in his homeland through his hat-trick in the match against Almere City FC. The match ball will not find a place in his own home.

'Bandit' Mourinho sees sweethearts at Roma: 'They miss their grandma's desserts'
AS Roma in home and away games is like the difference between day and night. This was confirmed again on Sunday when the Romans recorded their fifth consecutive league victory at home against Udinese. José Mourinho explained it in his own unique way.

Slot and Wieffer on guard against Memphis: 'It's troublesome for us'
Arne Slot and Mats Wieffer realize that with the return of Memphis Depay, Atlético Madrid has gained an additional weapon. This is while coach Diego Simeone already has a number of top-quality attackers, as was evident in the first leg in Madrid.

Guardiola praises: 'What a player Manchester City has brought me...'
Pep Guardiola holds Manuel Akanji in high regard. The Spanish manager thanks the Manchester City leadership for the Swiss defender.

Doku underlines top form with remarkable numbers in top match against Liverpool
Jérémy Doku is increasingly becoming a driving force at Manchester City this season and also demonstrated his great value to The Citizens in Saturday's top match against Liverpool. Virgil van Dijk expressed his admiration for the Belgian.

Worrisome situation at Schalke angers Stevens: 'If things don't change quickly...'
Huub Stevens is deeply concerned about Schalke 04. The former successful coach of the German club sees that changes must happen quickly to prevent the fallen powerhouse from Gelsenkirchen from being relegated again.

Van Basten gets upset about millimeter work in offside: 'To cry about'
Marco van Basten was annoyed this weekend by the way the offside rule is currently being applied by the VAR. The former top striker advocates for change. The trigger was a disallowed goal by Napoli defender Amir Rrahmani, who was offside by a toe.