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From a breeze to icy cold: Motta refuses to back down at Juve
Thiago Motta arrived at Juventus with high expectations, but since the turn of the year, the sentiment has shifted. After suffering a second consecutive defeat, the 42-year-old coach is under heavy fire in his first season in Turin. "Stepping down would be too easy."

Chelsea strikes again at Sporting and signs a competitor for Caicedo
Dario Essugo will make the move to Chelsea this summer. This has been reported by various media outlets in Portugal and transfer expert Fabrizio Romano. The 20-year-old midfielder will reportedly join from Sporting Portugal for a fee of over 20 million euros.

La Liga president contradicts Ancelotti after strong statement
Javier Tebas has contradicted Carlo Ancelotti. The Real Madrid coach complained that his team had too little rest and that La Liga's competition officials were unwilling to cooperate. However, La Liga president Tebas claims that Real Madrid never submitted a request to reschedule the match against Villarreal.

In top form for Oranje: Reijnders takes center stage at AC Milan
Tijjani Reijnders led AC Milan past Como on Saturday night. The Oranje international prevented a painful home defeat against the regional rival with a goal and an assist and joins the Dutch national team in top form.

Mbappé on a record hunt: Real Madrid overcomes early scare against Villarreal
Real Madrid secured a narrow league victory on Saturday night away at Villarreal. The home side took an early lead, but a fired-up Kylian Mbappé set things straight before halftime, strengthening his record hunt at Real Madrid.

Juric already accepts it: 'Southampton will be relegated'
Relegation seems inevitable for Southampton. After the 1-2 defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers, manager Ivan Juric spoke clearly to the BBC: "We will be relegated, but we want to go down with more fight, more dignity, and more of everything."

Van Nistelrooij's Leicester proves to be the ideal remedy for Man Utd
If a striker hasn't scored in the Premier League for a while, they should hope for a matchup with Leicester City. At Manchester United, both Rasmus Højlund and Alejandro Garnacho ended their goal droughts against the team managed by Ruud van Nistelrooij, who is increasingly fearing relegation.

Xavi Simons guides RB Leipzig past Dortmund
Xavi Simons helped RB Leipzig secure a victory over Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. With a goal and an assist, the Dutchman let his feet do the talking at the Red Bull Arena.

Spain sees Barça rival De Jong drop out for Oranje matches
Spain will have to do without Marc Casadó in the Nations League matches against the Netherlands. The Barcelona midfielder was injured in the thriller against Atlético Madrid. As a result, Frenkie de Jong will have one less competitor in the coming period.

PSG takes the next step towards the league title after winning the top clash
Paris Saint-Germain has taken another step towards the league title. The Ligue 1 leaders won the top clash against Olympique Marseille, extending their lead to 19 points with the victory.