Florentino Pérez

Real Madrid head to Anfield to play Liverpool in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, the core of their squad is all important.

Alfredo Relaño reflects on the chain of events that led to Real Madrid and Spain captain suffering another injury - one that rules him out of season-defining games for Los Blancos.

Spain reported for duty on Monday with just one Real Madrid player in their ranks, something that always feels a little strange...

Real Madrid would no doubt love to have Haaland or Mbappé but a more realistic possibility financially is the return of striker Cristiano Ronaldo.

Both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi defined the global game over the past decade or so with both players almost exclusively winning the Ballon d'Or award year after year.

After Mbappé was named man of the match for his hat-trick for PSG against Barcelona, Haaland picked up MPV against Sevilla in the Champions League.