Lyon have lodged an appeal with the competitions organisation committee (COC) of the French football league (LFP) requesting the result of their derby defeat at Saint-Etienne not be recorded pending the decision of the disciplinary committee, sources close to the club said on Friday.

Arne Slot believes Liverpool have a "big responsibility" to clinch the Premier League title in front of their own fans when Tottenham visit Anfield on Sunday.

Enzo Maresca insists his first season at Chelsea has not been a failure after criticism of the Italian's conservative tactics in the race to qualify for the Champions League.

As well as the Copa del Rey trophy at stake on Saturday night at La Cartuja, the battle for the tournament's top goalscorer is also well alive. Barca's Ferran Torres and Madrid's Endrick lead the charts alongside Julian Alvarez with five goals each. Who will come out on top?

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou is ready to ruin Liverpool's Premier League title party despite his boyhood love for the Anfield club.

The history of the ‘Clasicos’ is inherent to that of their goalscorers. From Real Madrid's point of view, there are many legends who have created their space in the history books of the ‘Merengue’ institution by being especially good against Barcelona. Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema... BeSoccer compiles a list of the Madrid players who have scored the most against the 'Cules', with Vinicius at the gates of entering the 'ranking'.

Pep Guardiola has vowed Manchester City will be back to their best next season after losing their "spirit" during a turbulent campaign that exposed an unexpected lack of hunger in his side.

After a career of individual awards but no team honours, Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane's title breakthrough could come as early as full time of Saturday's home match against Mainz.

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim has revealed Portugal defender Diogo Dalot could miss the rest of the season after suffering a calf injury.

Bologna have sealed their place in the Coppa Italia final after beating Empoli 2-1 on Thursday (5-1 on aggregate). Vincenzo Italiano will play AC Milan, who thumped city rival Inter, in what will be his fourth final in just three seasons.

Real Madrid announced on Friday their 22-man shortlist for Saturday night's Copa del Rey final against Barcelona, with Kylian Mbappe and Ferland Mendy both returning to the squad after their absences in the past few games.

French giants Marseille have not been involved in European competition this season but such is their determination to get back onto the continental stage that coach Roberto De Zerbi and his players are already embarking on some foreign travel.

Kylian Mbappe faces his first Copa del Rey final with Real Madrid against FC Barcelona. As his idol Cristiano Ronaldo once did at the Mestalla, the Frenchman hopes to free the 'Merengues' from the 'Culé' domination in a poor season regarding their 'Clasico' performances.

Girona have suffered an extraordinary downfall this season. Sitting in 16th place in La Liga, Michel's men risk facing relegation to the second tier after finishing the previous campaign in 3rd to reach Champions League qualification.