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De Jong marks return to Barcelona starting line-up with crucial win over Villarreal
Barcelona recorded an important victory over Villarreal on Sunday as Frenkie de Jong returned to the starting line-up. The La Liga leaders were rarely troubled at the Estadio de la Cerámica.

Salah is a grown man and can say whatever he wants
Mohamed Salah apologised to Liverpool team-mates after publicly criticising the club and head coach Arne Slot, with Curtis Jones describing the apology and Liverpool managing the fallout through a short omission and swift reintegration before Salah joins Egypt for the Africa Cup of Nations.

Barcelona considering contract extension for unlucky player
Barcelona will be without Andreas Christensen for months. The Danish defender is nearing the end of his contract, but president Joan Laporta would like to keep him at the club for longer.

Financial windfall for RKC: Altena sold after just 6 months
Jordi Altena was still playing for amateur side De Treffers last summer, but just 6 months after his move to RKC Waalwijk he is already set for another transfer. The right-back is leaving for Scottish league leaders Hearts.

Rayo Vallecano and Mainz among the teams through to the Conference League round of sixteen
Rayo Vallecano and Mainz joined Strasbourg and other qualifiers in sealing direct passage to the UEFA Conference League round of sixteen, while the remaining contenders head into February’s play off ties and Universitatea Craiova suffered late heartbreak to miss out on qualification.

FC Porto is backing Pal after Farioli: This is a crisis of confidence
FC Porto has issued a statement about the quality of refereeing in Portugal. Earlier, head coach Francesco Farioli strongly criticised the referee in the match between FC Porto and Famalicão. Porto fully supports his view and believes there is a bigger problem.
