Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo insists the cushion of an extra Champions League place for English clubs will not change his approach as they chase a top five finish.

Dani Olmo took part in Thursday's training session with Barcelona, marking a step forward in his recovery. While the player may return ahead of schedule, he is not expected to be risked this weekend — or in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Borussia Dortmund.

Claudio Ranieri faces his final Rome derby on Sunday as he leads Roma on a charge for the Champions League before finally, definitively sailing off into the distance.

Raphinha stepped into rarefied air on Wednesday night, matching Lionel Messi's highest direct goal contribution in a single Champions League campaign for Barcelona – 19 – and doing so in precisely the same number of matches.

Former Manchester United star Eric Cantona has accused co-owner Jim Ratcliffe and his lieutenants of destroying the Old Trafford club.

Chelsea are currently in pole position to secure the summer signing of Sunderland wonderkid Jobe Bellingham, according to reports from CaughtOffside.

Wesley Sneijder has criticised Thibaut Courtois for his role in Declan Rice's brace of free-kicks against Real Madrid, claiming on Ziggo Sports that "they weren't all that". According to the former Dutch international, poor positioning of the wall made both efforts "easy" for the Arsenal midfielder.

Arsenal have strengthened Mikel Arteta's management team ahead of an important phase in the season by extending the contracts of five essential staff members.

After two years of consistently working alongside Szymon Marciniak, Tomasz Kwiatkowski — the VAR official who disallowed Julian Alvarez's penalty against Real Madrid — has been excluded from UEFA appointments.

Kobbie Mainoo's rise at Manchester United has been remarkable over the last 18 months, but Ruben Amorim believes the young midfielder still has significant areas for improvement as he looks to build on his debut season.

Desire Doue, one of the stars of an in-form PSG, stopped by the mixed zone after the 3-1 win over Aston Villa and joked about his goal, which he said was "better" than that of Kvaratskhelia.

Barcelona winger Raphinha wanted to explain after Barcelona's 4-0 win over Dortmund his controversial statements from the last international break before Argentina's victory over Brazil.

The Georgian Khvicha Kvaratskhelia spoke after PSG's 3-1 win over Aston Villa and said they can not be overconfident because there is a second leg to play. In addition, the attacker of the French team congratulated his teammates for the victory.

According to reports in England, Leeds United are willing to listen to offers for goalkeeper Illan Meslier this summer as manager Daniel Farke looks to strengthen his squad with a new first-choice shot-stopper.