HEADLINES
Salah: Maybe Liverpool were overconfident against Inter
Klopp: I’m glad we don’t play Inter every week!
Bayern made statement vs Salzburg, says Neuer
Madrid fans to show love for Mbappe in UCL showdown
Mbappe completes training before Madrid clash after injury scare
Liverpool advance on aggregate despite defeat to Inter
Vinicius Jr: I’m not a Madrid star like Modric & Benzema
Bayern smash seven past Salzburg
Swiss-American consortium lodges bid to buy Chelsea
PL ends agreement with Russian TV amid Ukraine invasion
Barcelona closing in on signing Christensen
Pep was so angry with Walker he didn’t want to appeal ban
Poland given bye into World Cup play-off final after FIFA suspend Russia
Luka Modric wants Kylian Mbappe at Real Madrid
GERMAN PAPERS
Julian Nagelsmann: “It was definitely a very, very good game. Technically incredible from us. We opened up so many situations with beautiful football that didn’t lead to goals. Yet we still scored seven.”
Nagelsmann: “One of the keys today was Kingsley Coman’s world class defensive interception at the start of the game. He’s had an incredible energetic performance. Hats off! King opened the door for us”
Robert Lewandowski: “Scoring three goals in the first half doesn’t happen too often, even less in the Champions League. I’m so happy. I’m always eager to score goals.
Bayern Munich sporting director Oliver Kahn is looking to hold talks with partner Qatar Airways and clarify what will happen after the deal expires in 2023. The club earns around €20m/year from the partnership with QA, compared to just €2.5m/year from predecessor Lufthansa.
Bayern are also likely to extend their partnership with Allianz, which expires in 2023. Allianz holds the stadium name rights until 2030 and is a shareholder. Bayern want to renegotiate the contract and try to get a better deal.
Julian Nagelsmann says he’s confident Leon Goretzka and Alphonso Davies could be available for the quarterfinals.
Barcelona would need to find €250m for the Erling Haaland transfer. The total cost of the transfer includes transfer fee, signing bonus, wages and agent fees.
ITALIAN PAPERS
Jurgen Klopp reiterates ‘Inter are a really, really good side’ after Liverpool lost 1-0 at Anfield, but still progress to the Champions League quarter-final
Mohamed Salah admits Inter proved to be ‘a difficult team’ after their victory at Anfield and jokes he’s saving Liverpool goals for the rest of the Champions League.
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker was thoroughly impressed with Inter after their Champions League victory. ‘They are a great team and their players should be proud of their performance.’
Simone Inzaghi: “I’m more bitter about the outcome in the San Siro than what happened tonight. We played against perhaps the strongest team in Europe at this time and we were their equals. We paid a high price for the red card.”
Lautaro Martinez was irritated with Alexis Sanchez for the red card as Inter went out of the Champions League despite beating Liverpool. ‘These are the things that make the difference.’
Inter are the sixth Italian team to have beaten Liverpool at Anfield. Genoa, Roma, Fiorentina, Udinese and Atalanta have done it in the past.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Simone Inzaghi will sign a contract extension with Inter until 2024 with an option for a further season.
Former Milan manager Rino Gattuso is being seen as a potential replacement for Sinisa Mihajlovic. Mihajlovic is expected to leave at the end of the season.
Juventus and Roma are the best teams in Italy in the last seven games, having collected 15 points each in the process, one more than Lazio.
FIFA have announced that Poland will go straight into the World Cup play-off final against either Sweden or the Czech Republic after Russia were excluded, while Scotland can play Ukraine in June
SPANISH PAPERS
Everything indicates that Toni Kroos will be fit and available for selection tonight when Real Madrid welcome PSG in the Champions League. The German trained with the group in Madrid’s training session yesterday.
Kylian Mbappé involved in PSG’s entire training session in Madrid last night with no apparent pain. He will play today unless new pains occur.
Barcelona will start negotiations with Dani Alves to extend his contract in the coming weeks. Everyone at the club is happy with Alves.
Jordi Cruyff will be appointed as Barcelona’s technical secretary from the following season.
Christensen’s father wanted the player to stay at Chelsea or sign for another Premier League club because of the high financial offers. However, Christensen wanted to sign for Barça and preferred the project over the money.
Barcelona will try to sell Martin Braithwaite and Memphis Depay in the summer.
Ronald Araujo has rejected Barça’s latest contract renewal offer. Laporta starts to accept that the situation is complicated, and insisted that they will not go over their limits in the salary mass to renew him. They will not offer Araujo more than Pedri or Ansu.
Luka Modric: “We all want to play with great players and Mbappe is one of them for sure. Of course I’d like to play with him on my team but we’ll have to see what happens in the future; right now he’s a PSG player. There isn’t a player who doesn’t want to play alongside him.”
Geoffrey Kondogbia is working to return in time for Atletico’s Madrid trip to Manchester United in the second leg of their Champions League tie. He’s been suffering with a muscle injury since the clash with Celta Vigo.
Barcelona are very close to closing a deal with the CVC investment fund according to Diario AS. The deal would see the Catalan club receive €270m that would free up to the tune of €70m from the club’s wage bill.
Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard wants to sign Philippe Coutinho on a permanent deal. Villa are reportedly willing to pay €40m for the Brazilian.
Former Barcelona player Arda Turan will not feature against his old side for Galatasaray on Thursday evening. The player has been exiled by the club, as per SPORT.
Former Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira thinks Barcelona’s team in 2010 are the greatest ever.
FRENCH PAPERS
Mauricio Pochettino: “Yes, Kylian is doing well, and everything indicates that he will be playing today.”.
Neymar: “Casemiro is the best in the world at his position, it’s good news for us that he’s not playing.”
Kylian Mbappé completed the training session normally with the PSG squad, and is set to start against Real Madrid today.
No decision will be made within the next month about Manchester United’s next manager, with Mauricio Pochettino still shortlisted, according to Fabrizio Romano.
PSG interested in signing Manchester City’s Riyad Mahrez to replace the outgoing Ángel Di María.
A Swiss court has called for a 28-month prison sentence for PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi as part of FIFA gate.
BRITISH EXPRESS
LONDON EVENING STANDARD
The Premier League have announced that it has suspended its agreement with Russian broadcasters Rambler and will donate £1M to deliver humanitarian aid directly to those in need in Ukraine.
Manchester United are preparing for a squad overhaul this summer with more than 12 players potentially leaving the club on free transfers and cut-price deals as their contracts near expiry.
DAILY MIRROR
Harry Kane has told team-mates he will stay at Tottenham next season if Champions league football is secured and Antonio Conte remains as manager.
Barcelona are ready to make a summer splash in the transfer window with Xavi keen to add Erling Haaland, Andreas Christensen, Noussair Mazraoui, Cesar Azpilicueta and Franck Kessie to his squad.
The City Football Group have made an offer of $200 million to buy 51% of the shares of the Brazilian club Atletico Mineiro!
DAILY MAIL
Andreas Christensen ‘will complete his summer move to Barcelona this week’ as Chelsea defender completes his medical with the Nou Camp club and is set to sign a £5m-a-year deal.
Marcus Rashford ‘is set to be Dropped’ for England’s friendlies against Switzerland and the Ivory Coast this month.
PSG are considering signing Riyad Mahrez in the event of Angel Di Maria’s departure. Chelsea are also interested in the Algerian.
PSG are in negotiations with Marquinhos over a contract extension until 2026 or 2027.
Angel Di Maria’s representatives have reportedly begun offering his services to several major European clubs, including Atlético, Juventus and Barcelona. His current PSG deal runs out this summer.
MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS
Premier League clubs have agreed to donate millions of pounds in humanitarian aid to Ukraine, with the exact sum to be agreed on Tuesday.
FOOTBALL LONDON
A Swiss-American consortium has made a formal bid to purchase Chelsea from Roman Abramovich.
Newcastle United are interested in signing Germany defender Antonio Rudiger when the 29-year-old’s Chelsea contract expires at the end of the season.
Arsenal could attempt to re-sign Germany winger Serge Gnabry from Bayern Munich, with the 26-year-old – who spent four years with the Gunners – valued at £63
