Chelsea and Manchester City go head-to-head in the Carabao Cup final later this month looking for this season’s first piece of major silverware. City smashed Burton in the semi-finals while the Blues needed penalties to edge past Tottenham to set up their Wembley date. Pep Guardiola’s men claimed glory in last season’s competition, beating Arsenal 3-0, and will now be looking to repeat that feat against another London giant. Here’s everything you need to know about the Carabao Cup final including how to listen live with talkSPORT. Chelsea vs Man City: When is the final? The Carabao Cup final will take place at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, February 24. Chelsea…

Los Blancos were dumped out of the Copa del Rey by their opponents last season and with coach Santi Solari under pressure cannot afford a repeat After two winless games, Real Madrid will try to get going in 2019 against Leganes in the first leg of their Copa del Rey round-of-16 tie. Los Blancos have squandered four points in La Liga in matches against Villarreal and Real Sociedad and with the pressure mounting on Santi Solari, must get back to winning ways. Leganes, though, are opponents who are unlikely to prove a pushover. Despite their lowly league standing, they have treated the cup seriously in recent times and reached the…

Liverpool have an ace up their sleeve in the race to sign Timo Werner – Naby Keita. Keita played alongside Werner for RB Leipzig before heading to Anfield last summer, though he has been slow to show off his true talent in his debut season. However, he could prove his worth to the Reds off the pitch by playing a role in bringing long-term Liverpool target Werner to Merseyside. Werner, the Germany forward, has been linked with the Reds since before he moved to Leipzig in 2016, with reports of a potential Liverpool swoop resurfacing as recently as January. And, with Bayern Munich also said to be ready to sign…

The Madrid boss is facing an uncertain future, but one of the club’s star men insisted the team are united behind the Frenchman Sergio Ramos said he is not a fan of changes as the Real Madrid captain leapt to the defence of head coach Zinedine Zidane after the club’s season went from bad to worse on Wednesday. Madrid’s campaign hit a new low midweek, sensationally upstaged by Leganes 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu and 2-2 on away goals in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals. The result heaped further misery on Zidane, who is facing an uncertain future with Madrid 19 points adrift of runaway leaders and rivals Barcelona in…

The Argentine helped inspire Barcelona’s 1-0 win over Valencia and his manager tried to ease the demands on his prized asset Ernesto Valverde said Lionel Messi must be allowed to breathe amid the weight of expectations on the Barcelona star. Messi helped set up Barcelona’s 1-0 first-leg win over Valencia in the Copa del Rey semi-finals on Thursday, turning provider for team-mate Luis Suarez. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner clipped a ball to the back post, where Suarez headed home in the 67th minute at Camp Nou . Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win Magnificent Mane takes centre…

Paris Saint-Germain are wearing Jordan-branded Nike kits in this season’s Champions League. The collaboration between NBA legend Michael Jordan’s brand and PSG was rumoured for some time after Justin Timberlake wore a jacket from the team-up during a show in the French capital. PSG have worn Nike kits since 1989, and this move comes as part of their current £22million-a-year deal. The jacket worn by Timberlake showed the PSG badge with the Eiffel Tower replaced by Jordan’s famous ‘Jumpman’ silhouette. The actual bespoke kit is based on the jacket as part of an entire range of clothing produced by the collaboration but has seen the silhouette replace the Nike tick instead.…

Leeds United went back to the top of the Championship in the early kick-off after they scored a 100th minute equaliser against Middlesbrough. There will be no further change to first place on Saturday as Norwich do not play until Sunday when they take on bottom side Ipswich. Here is what happened in the 3pm fixtures. Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Bristol City Bristol City made it eight straight wins in all competitions – and six in the league – with defender Eros Pisano scoring the only goal of the game against Blackburn at Ewood Park. Bolton Wanderers 1-2 Preston North End Alan Browne and Tom Barkhuizen netted in each half to…

The Colombian goalkeeper, who is on a season-long loan deal from the Gunners, will be staying in Italy next term according to Carlo Ancelotti Napoli head coach Carlo Ancelotti has said Arsenal loanee and goalkeeper David Ospina will stay at the Serie A club next season. Ospina is on loan from Premier League side Arsenal but the Colombia international revealed a move to South America could be a “possibility” after the return of Alex Meret, though he was in the XI for Sunday’s goalless draw against Torino. The 30-year-old Ospina has made 11 Serie A appearances this term since arriving on a season-long loan deal, which includes a clause for…

The Uruguayan striker opened his account for 2017 to mark a personal milestone at Camp Nou, which also brought up a triple century for the potent trio Luis Suarez scored his 100th Barcelona goal when he put the holders ahead on the night in Wednesday’s Copa del Rey showdown with Athletic Bilbao. Lionel Messi released Neymar to send in a floated cross from the left and Suarez was on hand to crash home a superb volley. Ronaldo shocked by Owen fat joke 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…

Click:CNC machining parts Tottenham welcome Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund to Wembley tonight for their Champions League clash. Dortmund, who lead the German league despite drawing their last two games, were dumped out of the competition last season at the group stage, losing twice to Spurs. They will be looking for revenge in this evening’s Round of 16 first-leg tie. Tottenham only just made it into the knockout stages, needing an 85th-minute equaliser at Barcelona in December to match Inter Milan’s result at home to PSV Eindhoven and progress. The north Londoners will hope to capitalise on what Mauricio Pochettino described as ‘mission impossible’, starting with tonight’s visit of Dortmund. Spurs…