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Real Madrid narrowly defeats Vallecano and takes advantage of Atlético's loss
Real Madrid has won its match against Rayo Vallecano, taking full advantage of city rivals Atlético Madrid's defeat. With this result, Real moves ahead of Atlético in the standings and now sits in second place on goal difference behind Barcelona, who still have a game in hand.

Arsenal strikes former Atlético dealmaker as new sporting director
Arsenal has found a new sporting director. The Italian Andrea Berta will be responsible for assembling the squad in London following the departure of Edu Gaspar in November. Berta worked at Atlético Madrid until the beginning of this year.

Klopp on Paulo Fonseca's suspension: 'There are photos of me that look very similar...'
The Portuguese coach of Lyon has been suspended for nine months in Ligue 1 for pressing his head against a French referee in an act of intimidation. The club will appeal the sanction.

Fine assist by Timber cannot prevent Arsenal's next point loss at Man Utd
Arsenal and Manchester United played to a draw in a true football battle on Sunday afternoon. It means another setback for Mikel Arteta's side, which is seeing Arne Slot's Liverpool slip further out of reach.

'Tovenaar' Sergio Ramos does Ramos things in Mexico
Sergio Ramos hasn't forgotten how to play football. The Spanish defender was without a club for a few months but joined Monterrey in Mexico in February. Ramos is enjoying himself there and seems to be back to his old self.

Champions League clash Feyenoord to be officiated by well-known Slovak referee
Ivan Kruzliak will be the referee for Tuesday night's Champions League clash between Inter Milan and Feyenoord. This will be the third time the Slovak official has overseen a match involving the Rotterdam side. Feyenoord has yet to win a game under his officiating.

British media on City's 'broken golden watch': 'There are no more excuses'
British media are wondering where Manchester City's free fall will end after another blow against Nottingham Forest, who are on their way to securing a Champions League spot for next season. TNT Sports analyst Rio Ferdinand reflected on a previous statement by Erling Haaland following City's defeat.

Flick on the morale of the Barcelona squad: 'We want to play for him'
Hansi Flick addressed the passing of club doctor Carles Miñarro Garcia for the first time on Monday afternoon. A minute of silence was observed at the start of the press conference ahead of the Champions League match against Benfica.

We have already done something that was even more difficult
Bayer Leverkusen faces a 3-0 deficit in their Champions League tie against Bayern Munich and has also lost star player Florian Wirtz to an ankle injury. Despite this, Xabi Alonso remains confident that his team will deliver a surprise on Tuesday.

Florian Wirtz will be sidelined for several weeks for Bayer Leverkusen
Florian Wirtz, Bayer Leverkusen’s talented attacking midfielder, has suffered a ligament injury in his right ankle and will be sidelined for several weeks.