Martin Braithwaite was unveiled at Camp Nou this evening. He has taken the No.19 squad number, which was free following Carles Aleñá’s exit last month.

Simeone's team have enjoyed a 1-0 first leg lead 26 times and only failed to go through once - against Juventus at the same stage of last year's Champions League.

Thursday's round-up of Real Madrid tidbits: Jovic and Bale return; Casemiro on Valvederde; Mbappé and Van de Beek talk; and Silva a doubt for Man City's trip to the Bernabéu.

Los Blancos' captain has a deal in place that runs until June 2021 and the club are yet to discuss extending it with the player, with both at odds in the detail.

Wilfred Ndidi is not fit enough to return for Leicester City, giving them real midfield concerns ahead of Manchester City's visit.

Wanda Nara does not know what the future holds for Inter forward Mauro Icardi, who is on loan at PSG.

With an average age of just 18.3 years old, the young Dortmund trio were instrumental in the undoing of PSG at the Westfalenstadion on Tuesday.

Manchester United were unconvincing at Club Brugge, but Bruno Fernandes' appearance as a substitute certainly impressed Robin van Persie.

The former Barcelona attacker says he doesn't like that the deal was made outside of the transfer window and that they didn't opt for an academy player.

The striker almost joined Madrid in 2018 and will be raising eyebrows in Europe after scoring three times in just 49 minutes since his loan arrival from Fiorentina.

Lionel Messi, Edinson Cavani and Luka Modric are reportedly among the stars who could sign for David Beckham's MLS outfit Inter Miami.

The RB Leipzig striker discussed reports linking him with a move from the Bundesliga to the European champions after victory over Tottenham.

A number of Barcelona fans have been angered at the publication of the new acquisition posing with a Simpson dressed in a Madrid shirt in the Spanish capital.

Jose Mourinho warned that his players are flagging and face a difficult remainder of the season after a Champions League loss to RB Leipzig.

Martin Braithwaite is not the first player to join Barcelona in a deal that has seemed a little out of the ordinary for the LaLiga giants.

Leganés general director, Martin Ortega, said that the Spanish FA's rule that has allowed Barcelona to sing Braithwaite has caused his club "irreperable damage".

Three of the starting XI RB Leipzig side wore playing shirts with a white RB logo with the rest of the team wearing the traditional red and yellow logo.

Barcelona have activated their right to sign an emergency striker and sign Martin Braithwaite from Leganés by paying his €18 million release clause.

The PSG president allegedly bought a villa and let Valcke live in it rent free with the former FIFA official "enriching himself" in the process.

Odegaard, Vincius, Rodrygo, Militao, Valverde... According to reports in the British media, the man responsible for scouting star players is hot property.

The current sporting director of Sevilla was at Roma at the time and he was offered the chance to sign the Norweigan phenom.

Julian Nagelsmann explained RB Leipzig's shirt mix-up after their Champions League victory over Tottenham and says they deserved their victory.

Gabi spoke to El Larguero about Atlético Madrid's win over Liverpool in the Champions League, criticism of Cholo and internal Barcelona row.

The former Barcelona player is now impressing in the Premier League with Wolves and speaking with Spanish media has repeated his interest in LaLiga move.

Donny van de Beek's future was discussed ahead of Ajax's Europa League fixture away to Getafe.

Christian Eriksen has been restricted to one start since joining Inter last month, but boss Antonio Conte has called for patience.

Paul Pogba was thought to be close to returning to Manchester United training but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer provided a more worrying update.

Pep Guardiola is "100 percent" behind Man City following their two-season ban from UEFA competitions and assured he will stay at the club "if they don't sack me".

Lionel Messi spoke to Catalan sports daily Mundo Deportivo where he reflected on a wide array of topics, ranging from the social media controversy to Valverde's departure.

FIFA's Arsene Wenger suggested the offside law would benefit from a quick tweak, but IFAB has said any change will be months away.

Data shows that with Marcelo on the pitch, Real Madrid improve slightly in attack but the team concede goals at double the rate that they do without him.

Robin van Persie believes Manchester United are in need of stability despite another inconsistent season.

Barcelona are set to pay the release clause of Legénes player Martin Braithwaite on Thursday before making his signing official.

The Barcelona president is under extreme pressure as an institutional crisis unfolds and his future is in the hands of Napoli, Real Madrid and the club's fans.

Ferran Soriano has launched a staunch defence of Manchester City and questioned UEFA's methods for investigating alleged FFP breaches.

The former captain of Cameroon said Qatar is having success in organising a number of sporting events, which will stand the country in good stead as it gets ready to host the World Cup.

The Dortmund star's father, Alf-Inge, has revealed that his young son was quite the athlete, which explains his speed and agility despite standing over 6ft tall.

Atlético president Enrique Cerezo said that manager Diego Simeone "would be here for a very long time" and had a light-hearted dig at Liverpool's famous stadium.

The Tottenham manager has not been past the last 16 of the Champions League since 2014, when he was at Chelsea, a stat he will look to change against Leipzig.

The MLS side have reportedly enquired about Leo Messi's situation at Camp Nou while the Liga champions' institutional crisis expands.

Luka Jovic and the Welsh winger were both absent for Wednesday's session as Zinedine Zidane prepares his side to face Levante on Saturday.

As head of global football development at FIFA, Arsene Wenger has identified a means of changing the offside rule in the era of VAR.

Sadio Mané was substituted midway through Liverpool's first leg with Atlético Madrid and Jurgen Klopp confirmed it was not due to injury.

As the situation appears to worsen at the Catalan club, Finance Director Montserrat Font has left her post after 15 years due to raised tensions.

The Barça captain took to Twitter to call out the statements of a journalist who gave a similar message to the president, Josep Maria Bartomeu.

Achraf Hakimi was asked about his future, with his loan spell at Borussia Dortmund from Real Madrid set to end in June.

After missing four matches, Neymar returned on Tuesday and scored for Paris Saint-Germain but he was not happy.

Los Angeles Football Club lost in their international debut against Leon in the Round of 16 of the Concacaf Champions League and will now host Leon on Thursday.