Bayern Munich are set to be without Arjen Robben for their round of 16 Champions League clash with Liverpool on February 19. The Dutch winger has been suffering with a thigh injury since November but it seems the problem hasn’t fully cleared up, despite the player returning to training a week ago as a sciatic nerve issue makes things trickier. “It’s not going well,” Robben said in an interview with Bild. “We’re trying everything, but nothing’s working out at the moment. “Unfortunately, it’s one of those where you don’t know the exact problem. It’s difficult, and very frustrating. “I was pretty close to making my comeback twice before, I was back…

The Argentine has struggled for goals since Cristiano Ronaldo’s arrival in Turin last summer and his mounting frustration has prompted transfer talk Certain Juventus fans on the Allianz Stadium’s Curva Sud refused to celebrate Paulo Dybala’s opening goal in Friday’s 3-0 win over Frosinone because of an ongoing dispute with the club over ticket prices. There was no way that the Argentine attacker was going to hold back, though. His 30-yard strike into the top corner was as sweet as it was significant – Dybala’s first goal in Serie A since November, and just his third overall. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea &…

Former Leeds forward Marcus Antonsson has shed light into his miserable two-year spell at the Championship side, claiming his former team-mates backed him despite the way he was being treated by the club. Signed from Kalmar in 2016 when Garry Monk was manager, the forward was sold to Malmo last summer on a three-year deal, having spent the 2017/18 season on loan at League One Blackburn during Thomas Christiansen’s time in charge. Speaking to Swedish media, Antonsson said of his time at Elland Road before going on loan: “Then I felt a support from the players, that they were annoyed and irritated at what the club was doing. “It’s not right…

Zinedine Zidane’s side lost their second match in a row on Wednesday after 40 games without defeat and suddenly that streak seems less important COMMENT What unbeaten run? After more than eight months without defeat in all competitions, Real Madrid have suffered back-to-back defeats in the space of just four days and their Copa del Rey hopes hang in the balance following the 2-1 loss to Celta Vigo on Wednesday. How quickly things can change. Real suffer shock Copa defeat to Celta Madrid saw their 40-match unbeaten streak come to an end with a last-gasp loss at Sevilla on Sunday in La Liga. There was an element of bad luck…

Click:ecolchi hair mask Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy “hated the idea” of a £30 cap on away tickets, leaked emails have revealed. And Levy held that view despite warnings from the head of the Premier League that clubs had gained a reputation for being “greedy b*******”. Tickets for top flight away games will remain capped at £30 after clubs unanimously decided to continue the scheme earlier this month. The agreement has been in place since the 2016/17 season in a bid to make games more affordable to football fans. However, German outlet Der Spiegel has published emails from the Football Leaks documents that disclose correspondence between Levy and Premier League executive…

League Two Newport host Premier League champions Manchester City tonight in a classic David vs Goliath FA Cup clash. The two sides are worlds away from one another but will start as equals in the fifth round of the historic competition this evening. Newport are the lowest ranked club left while Pep Guardiola’s City are firm favourites to claim glory in May’s final at Wembley. Could there be the mother of all shocks tonight? Find out live on talkSPORT. Newport vs Man City: How to listen Full commentary from south Wales will be live on talkSPORT, with our coverage beginning at 5pm. Laura Woods will bring you all the build…

Denis Suarez scored twice as Barcelona completed a 6-2 aggregate win over Real Sociedad in the Copa del Rey on Thursday to book a semi-final berth Denis Suarez said he has a “special connection” with team-mate Lionel Messi after starring in Barcelona’s Copa del Rey quarter-final triumph. Defending champions Barca progressed to the semi-finals 6-2 on aggregate after Thursday’s entertaining 5-2 win over Real Sociedad. Messi production tops 2017 charts Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win Magnificent Mane takes centre stage as league leaders Liverpool put on a five-star show Lukaku sends reminder that his Man Utd career is far from…

Lee Johnson’s Bristol City will be looking to dump another Premier League side out of the FA Cup when they host Wolves this afternoon. The Championship outfit beat Huddersfield in the third round and are in great form ahead of the visit of Wolves. Bristol City vs Wolves: How to listen Full commentary from the FA Cup tie will be live on talkSPORT, with our coverage beginning at 12pm. Mark Saggers will bring you all the build up with Nigel Adderley and Ray Houghton on commentary duty. Click below or here for the live commentary stream. You can also listen through the talkSPORT App, on DAB Digital Radio or on MW…

Attendances at the stadium have fallen alarmingly, despite the usual wizardry from the Argentine in Ernesto Valverde’s debut campaign Barcelona are fighting a haemorrhaging of supporters at Camp Nou as Lionel Messi and his La Liga-topping colleagues are failing to fill their stadium this season. Ernesto Valverde’s Barcelona are yet to captivate the Camp Nou crowd like in the good old days of the ‘MSN’ (Messi, Luis Suarez, Neymar) trio. The Catalans’ attendance figures for 2017-18 suggest as much, showing a dramatic decline in spectators – an average drop of 12,682 per game – compared to last season. Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win Magnificent…

Click:cabinet is Julian Draxler insists Paris Saint-Germain can stop in-form Manchester United star Paul Pogba in their Champions League last-16 tie. The France midfielder has scored eight goals and registered five assists since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer replaced Jose Mourinho in December, with his fine form showing no sign of stopping when he scored twice in United’s 3-0 win at Fulham on Saturday. But PSG midfielder Draxler believes his team-mates have what it takes to silence Pogba, starting in their first leg clash at Old Trafford on Tuesday. He said: “They have got some great players at Man United, especially in midfield, with Pogba and [Nemanja] Matic. They will be key in…