French football is embarrassed about the incidents that occurred during the closing stages of PSG-Marseille, as five red cards were brandished.

The Ballon d’Or was created by journalists, just as the European Cup - today’s Champions League - was, and came into existence in 1956 as an accompaniment to the competition.

Now that Real Madrid have sorted their defensive issues, it's time for Hazard and Co. to step up in attack, writes Alfredo Relaño

It was a phrase that John Toshak used and it served Zidane well as he kept faith with the side that succumbed to PSG in Seville and was rewarded with victory.

The gaping difference between Atlético and Madrid was that the former had unyielding belief while the latter did not, hence the respective outcomes on Wednesday night.