HEADLINES
Gianluigi Donnarumma will start for Paris Saint-Germain tonight
Messi fit to face Manchester City, says PSG coach Pochettino
Guardiola admits he ‘doesn’t know’ how to stop PSG’s attack
UEFA void disciplinary proceedings against Super League rebels
PSG need to do everything to beat Man City – Gueye
Franck Kessie interested in Premier League move
Liverpool get Keita injury boost as midfielder trains ahead of Porto clash
Neville: I thought Arsenal lost Aubameyang
Rumours: Kessie wants Premier League move
FRENCH PAPERS
Gianluigi Donnarumma will start for Paris Saint-Germain tonight and make his official debut in the Champions League. He’s one of the best goalkeepers in the world and will finally play in the best competition.
Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino said ‘there’s a good atmosphere’ between Keylor Navas and Gigio Donnarumma ahead of the clash with Manchester City.
Lionel Messi and Marco Verratti will return to the Paris Saint-Germain squad to face Manchester City today, according to Mauricio Pochettino.
Nicolas Anelka on Kylian Mbappé: “If he had been in England or Spain for the last three years, he would have already won the Ballon d’Or.”
The French government met with Ligue 1 authorities and FFF on Wednesday to discuss the rise in crowd trouble this season.
Five Marseille supporters were arrested after yesterday’s match against Lens.Get French Football News
Idrissa Gueye said Montpellier’s win has boosted Paris Saint-Germain’s confidence to win at all cost against Manchester City in Tuesday’s Uefa Champions League match.
Likely PSG XI vs Manchester City: Donnarumma – Hakimi, Marquinhos, Kimpembe, N.Mendes – Herrera, Gueye, Verratti – Messi, Neymar, Mbappé.
SPANISH PAPERS
If Benzema scores tonight, he will surpass Raul and become the fourth top scorer in the history of Champions League.
Carlo Ancelotti: “We need to be extremely concentrated during the game because we need the 3 points to start the group well.”
Toni Kroos has completely recovered and will be in the squad for today’s match against Sheriff. He may even be given some minutes.
UEFA have cancelled the disciplinary proceedings against Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus for the creation of the Super League.
Ronald Araujo will join Ronald Koeman at today’s press conference ahead of Wednesday’s Benfica clash.
Sergio Agüero will make his first appearance in a Barça shirt after the International break, against Valencia.The Spanish football federation doesn’t rule out calling up Ansu Fati during October’s international break.
Everton boss Rafael Benitez wants to bring Spain midfielder Isco and Serbia striker Luka Jovic to Goodison Park from Real Madrid on short-term loan deals in January.
Real Madrid are, according to Defensa Central, growing increasingly confident that they can sign Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland in 2022.
ITALIAN PAPERS
The Italian technical scientific committee, that advises the government on coronavirus protocols, has given the green light to increasing the audience capacity for stadiums to 75 per cent.
Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot is reportedly uncertain ahead of the match against Chelsea on Wednesday.
Alvaro Morata could remain out of action for over a month, while Paulo Dybala’s injury is not as serious as first expected.
Roma midfielder Steven N’Zonzi will join Qatari club Al Rayyan today and the Giallorossi aren’t due any severance fee, claim La Gazzetta dello Sport.
ACMilan duo Alessandro Florenzi and Simon Kjaer returned to train with the rest of the group ahead of the big game against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.
Chelsea midfielder Jorginho said he was bothered by people saying he only arrived at the Blues because of Maurizio Sarri. ‘They said I didn’t deserve to be in this club’.
AC Milan forward Brahim Diaz said veteran Zlatan Ibrahimovic ‘is like an older brother’ and revealed the Swede gives him ‘confidence’ to perform at the Rossoneri.
Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has released the squad list for the three World Cup Qualifiers in October with eight SerieA players involved, including Paulo Dybala.
Juventus are confident of beating Chelsea to the signature of Monaco midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni.
BRITISH EXPRESS
MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS
Manchester United board remain adamant that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is the man to bring United back to the summit of English and European football.
Marcus Rashford has issued an update on his recovery from shoulder injury, revealing that he could be back in training by the end of the week.
Manchester United have turned to Leeds midfielder Kalvin Phillips as an alternative to fellow England international Declan Rice.
Juan Mata is considering a January departure from Manchester United given his lack of playing time, writes the Manchester Evening News.
BRITISH MIRROR
AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessie is reportedly keen on a move to the Premier League when his contract with the Italian club expires.
Tottenham are considering bidding for Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins.
Arsenal ‘need to pay £38.5m for Sevilla star Youssef En-Nesyri as the Gunners look to do a deal that involves Alexandre Lacazette going the other way.’
Therry Henry says Spotify founder Daniel Ek is still trying to buy Arsenal but his offer has received no response from owner Stan Kroenke.
Tottenham boss Nuno Espirito Santo now the third favourite to be sacked in the Premier League.
Barcelona remain keen to sign Juventus defender Matthijs de Ligt and will offer Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Memphis Depay as part of the deal.
LIVERPOOL ECHO
Trent Alexander-Arnold has not travelled with Liverpool for their Champions League clash with Porto.
Guinea international Naby Keita could be set to return to action for Liverpool’s crucial Champions League meeting with the Portuguese side FC Porto
Trent Alexander-Arnold, Andrew Robertson and Alisson have been added to Liverpool’s captaincy group, Jurgen Klopp has confirmed.
Trent Alexander-Arnold has handed Liverpool a major scare – and could face a race against time to be available for Sunday’s visit of Manchester City. Liverpool have remained tight-lipped over Alexander-Arnold’s fitness.
BRITISH MAIL
Arsenal will reportedly have to pay £38.5million for Sevilla star Youssef En-Nesyri.
English football will greatly expand research into the dangers of heading, with players from more than 10 clubs set to use mouthguards to measure the impact on their brains over the rest of this season.
Kylian Mbappe and Neymar laughed off any talk of a rift ahead of the visit of Manchester City, reveals boss Mauricio Pochettino.
Chelsea will reportedly need to see off competition from Juventus to sign highly-rated Monaco midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni.
Jack Grealish has been forced to move out of his swanky Manchester apartment after fans discovered his location.
Jose Mourinho walked away from his post-match press conference when it was revealed he wouldn’t be able to speak to reporters directly.
