Real Madrid

Barcelona have told the Bayern Munich striker’s camp that they can afford him

Their most recent negotiations included productive discussions on image rights

Leinster fans face a difficult and expensive challenge in supporting their team

Erik ten Hag will push to make Barcelona’s Frenkie de Jong one of his first signings at Manchester United

Ancelotti’s pre-game masterstroke showed that Spanish side believed they could win

Salah left the field in tears in the final four years ago after challenge by Sergio Ramos

The masters of control beaten on a night of white noise and white light in Madrid

Man City must react to keep league title challenge going, starting at Newcastle

Michael Healy-Rae slots the winning spot-kick to send City crashing out of Europe

Two goals in the dying stages seal extra time before Benzema penalty knocks City out

Liverpool manager Klopp hails mental toughness players showed against Villarreal

The Morning Sports Briefing: Keep ahead of the game with ‘The Irish Times’ sports team

The midfielder has seen a return to his finest form after an ankle injury, and has scored seven goals in his past 10 games

PSG star's stature among young people seen as invaluable to the French government

The striker is on a run of 17 goals in 12 games. He has 46 goals in 48 games for the season, 13 assists and another league title in the barrel

Fears explosions in largely Russian-speaking breakaway enclave could drag it into conflict

Like Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction, the Spanish side somehow cannot be finished off

City will take single-goal lead to Madrid for second leg of Champions League semi-final

‘I think the fact the away goal rule has changed, means it will be a more open tie’

Modric-Kroos remains the standard, the defining central midfielders of the last decade

The defender held positive talks with the Bernabéu club’s hierarchy over the weekend and he is expected to earn £200,000 a week

Tenth French title for the Parisiens but celebrations are muted after European failure