Chelsea host Manchester United in the pick of the FA Cup fifth round ties tonight as both strive to add to their glittering records in the historic competition. The two have won the FA Cup 20 times between them – United 12 and Chelsea 8 – and only Arsenal (13) have claimed glory on more occasions. They have faced each other in both the previous two seasons with the Blues winning both ties 1-0 including last term’s final. Chelsea have had the better of their clashes in recent years and United will be eager to return to winning ways against the west Londoners at Stamford Bridge this evening. Here’s a…

Arsenal suffered a shock 1-0 defeat to Belarusian champions BATE Borisov in the first leg of their Europa League last-32 clash. And to make matter worse, Alexandre Lacazette will miss the return leg after he was sent off for a flailing elbow in the game’s closing stages. The Gunners dominated possession, as you might expect, but failed to create much on the boggy BATE pitch, and they were punished on the stroke of half-time when Stanislaw Drahun headed the hosts in front. It means Unai Emery’s men have no away goal to take back to the Emirates and will have to come from behind if they are to progress. Emery made…

Los Blancos return to action against Celta Vigo in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday, having lost for the first time since April at Sevilla on Sunday COMMENT The run had to end at some stage. Real Madrid’s 40-match unbeaten streak stretched all the way back to last season, but after defeat at Sevilla in La Liga on Sunday, it is time to start all over again for Zinedine Zidane’s side. Late Sevilla comeback ends Madrid run Such is the scrutiny in Spain that, despite putting together the longest run without a loss in the history of Spanish football, the 2-1 reverse at the Sanchez Pijuan brought question marks over the…

Neymar may only have one fully-functioning foot at the moment but that did not stop him from enjoying Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League  last-16 first-leg victory over Manchester United on Tuesday. The Brazilian is currently sidelined after he suffered a metatarsal injury in the the French Cup win over Strasbourg last month, ruling him out of the two-legged tie against United, with the return fixture at the Parc des Princes on March 6. The world’s most expensive player watched the action unfold at Old Trafford, as he wore a replica PSG home shirt with his name and number across the back. Video footage obtained by OTRO captured Neymar supporting his team-mates and his subsequent…

The coach signed off his three-year tenure at Camp Nou with a Copa del Rey final win over Alaves and he should be fondly recalled by fans COMMENT “Forever one of our own.” A banner at Camp Nou last weekend let Luis Enrique know that he will remain in the hearts of many supporters at the Catalan club. And so he should following Barcelona’s 3-1 win over Alaves in Saturday’s Copa del Rey final – even if his third season failed to live up to expectations. B arca win Copa del Rey Luis Enrique took over in 2014 after Barca had failed to end the 2013-14 season with a major trophy under Gerardo…

Marcelo has revealed that Gareth Bale only speaks to his Real Madrid team-mates in English. Remarkably, the Wales star is yet to learn Spanish, despite being in his sixth season at the Bernabeu. Bale joined Real in an £85million deal from Tottenham in 2013, and has helped the club win one LaLiga title and four European Cups. The 29-year-old netted his 100th goal for the club in a 3-1 win over Atletico Madrid on Saturday, but his future at the Bernabeu is in doubt. He has been in and out of manager Santiago Solari’s starting XI this season and is struggling to win over the club’s fanbase. In an interview…

An Argentinian football match had to be halted briefly after a scantily clad woman ran onto the pitch. The referee halted the game between Rosario Central and River Plate while police and stewards chased the invader. And eventually, as more reinforcements arrived the woman was eventually caught and taken away, allowing the match, which finished 1-1 to resume. This comes on the same night Eden Hazard was manhandled by a pitch invader following Chelsea’s Europa League win at Malmo, an incident the Belgian has since played down. talkSPORT’s Max Rushden also spoke of the dangers of pitch invaders. He said: “There is a very serious side to that as it…

The Portugal superstar has dominated world football along with the Argentine for many years and says it’s natural that people want to compare them Cristiano Ronaldo has said that he does his best to take comparisons with Lionel Messi in his stride – just as he does with criticism. ‘I’d never go to Barca, but it’s the right place for Rakitic’ The Real Madrid star, 31, has long held a rivalry with his Barcelona counterpart, with the pair having dominated world football’s greatest individual prizes over a period spanning nearly a decade. Indeed, the duo have shared the Ballon d’Or in each of the last nine years, with 2010 the…

A Leeds United fan has confirmed he will get a tattoo of Tyler Robert’s face after the striker responded to his embarrassing Tweet. Whites fan Dan Berry promised to get an image of Roberts eating a magnum inked on his backside if his side scored against Middlesbrough on Saturday. He tweeted: “If Leeds score in this game I’ll get Tyler Roberts eating a magnum tattooed on my a**e. Isn’t happening.” Marcelo Bielsa’s side had 69% possession during the game and managed 17 attempts on the Boro goal. However, it was Tony Pulis’ men who struck first through Lewis Wing, leaving an exasperated Berry to send out his Tweet. But after…

Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says his managerial return date is “unknown”. The legendary Premier League manager has been out of work since ending his 22-year spell with the Gunners last May. In October, Wenger told talkSPORT he was keen to return to management in the New Year. But speaking at the Laureus Sport for Good presentation in Monaco on Sunday, Wenger, 69, said: “My future is unknown – even for me. “I enjoy daily life now and I have been travelling a lot recently all over the world. “I am enjoying a little bit less pressure, and more freedom as well. But I miss the competition.” Wenger, who won…