Paris St Germain’s Dani Alves wants to “send a message to Europe” by ending Real Madrid’s Champions League defence.

Lionel Messi confirmed his status as LaLiga’s most influential player as his superb free kick saw Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid 1-0 yesterday to open up an eight-point gap at the top of the table.

Alexis Sanchez has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for committing tax fraud in Spain — but the Manchester United forward will avoid serving any jail time.

Neymar will "2,000 per cent" be at Paris St Germain next season, club chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi has vowed.

Latest: Nantes defender Diego Carlos' sending-off against Paris St Germain has been overturned after referee Tony Chapron apologised for the controversial end to the game.

Sergio Aguero believes Tottenham's Harry Kane has the quality required to be a success at Real Madrid.

Bayern Munich strengthened their grip on the Bundesliga title race with a 3-0 win over Augsburg which extended their lead at the top of the table to six points.

Jose Mourinho shuffled Manchester United's preparations ahead of Sunday's clash with Chelsea because of a Spanish court date.

Argentina conceded after just 37 seconds in their must-win game against Ecuador - but Lionel Messi came to the rescue as his side booked their place at next summer's World Cup.

In 2011, when Qatar Sports Investments acquired Paris Saint-Germain, they established a five-year plan to become a major European footballing powerhouse that involved competing at the business end of Europe’s premier club competition.

Real Madrid's official Twitter account seems to have been been hacked, after a post welcoming Lionel Messi to the club appeared on their feed.

Cristiano Ronaldo has arrived at a Spanish court to answer questions as part of an investigation to determine whether the Real Madrid footballer committed tax fraud.

Less than two years ago, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez shifted uncomfortably in his seat at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu as most of the 80,000 Blancos supporters around him chanted ‘Florentino Dimision’ (‘Florentino Resign’).

Barcelona 6 - PSG 1 (6-5 on agg): Neymar was the hero for Barcelona last night as the Catalans made history by becoming the first team ever to overcome a 0-4 first leg deficit — beating Paris Saint Germain 6-1 on the night with the last few minutes of the game seeing the Brazilian score twice and set up a 95th winner for substitute Sergi Roberto.

Angel Di Maria produced two sublime finishes as Paris St Germain thrashed Barcelona 4-0 at the Parc des Princes, leaving the LaLiga giants facing elimination in the last 16 of the Champions League.

Angel Di Maria has set his sights on lifting the Champions League trophy after Paris St Germain thrashed Barcelona 4-0 in the first leg of their last-16 clash.

Birthday boys Angel Di Maria and Edinson Cavani helped fire Paris St Germain to a stunning 4-0 victory over Barcelona and take a giant step towards the Champions League quarter-finals.

Barcelona and Real Madrid both won over the weekend but received mixed fitness news ahead of their return to Champions League action this week — while Arsenal’s opponents Bayern Munich continued their impressive form.

Argentina's stuttering World Cup qualifying campaign continued as they were beaten 1-0 at home by Paraguay.

Argentina winger Angel Di Maria admits he considered retiring after more final heartbreak in the summer.

PSG 1 Arsenal 1: Arsene Wenger surprised Group A favourites Paris St Germain before kick off by selecting a second-rate starting line-up.

Real Madrid galactico Gareth Bale still remembers clearly waiting and waiting for the ball to come down, so he could head in the clinching goal in the 2014 Champions League final.

A lot has changed in the two years since Manchester United appointed Louis Van Gaal, but one thing has not: The man himself.

It is likely to cost Manchester City around €126 million if they miss out on Champions League qualification this season, according to a leading football finance expert.

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has lost his battle to be fit for his side’s decisive Champions League quarter-final clash against Paris Saint-Germain.

Louis van Gaal is thankful for Alex Ferguson’s support but well aware failing to finish the campaign with a flourish will put his Manchester United future in jeopardy.

Chelsea interim boss Guus Hiddink has “concerns” about Eden Hazard’s fitness and form.

Branislav Ivanovic has defended Eden Hazard after the Chelsea playmaker’s midweek shirt swap against PSG and says the Belgian remains committed to the Blues.

Chelsea 1 PSG 2 (PSG win 4-2 on aggregate): Zlatan Ibrahimovic exacted revenge on Chelsea in the most satisfying way, scoring the winning goal against them at Stamford Bridge to send Paris St Germain through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Conventional wisdom says that France has by far the weakest league of Europe’s Big Five, and looking at the Ligue 1 table, you can see why.

Real Madrid defender Marcelo has labelled tonight’s Group A showdown against Paris St Germain “a final”.

Cristiano Ronaldo hit a second-half hat-trick as Real Madrid opened their Champions League campaign with a 4-0 victory over 10-man Shakhtar Donetsk in last night’s Group A showdown at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium.

Saido Berahino’s explosive reaction on social media to being denied a move to Tottenham Hotspur took the heat off Louis van Gaal and Arsene Wenger on Transfer Deadline Day; but it may not save them from the fire.

Manchester United 0 Newcastle United 0: Louis van Gaal may ignore the mounting evidence to the contrary and insist there is no dire need to add to his body of strikers before the summer transfer window closes at the end of the month but when the answer to the Manchester United manager’s problems is “Marouane Fellaini,” then the Dutchman is clearly asking the wrong question.