Real Madrid are exploring an alternative transfer in case they cannot secure Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold this summer.

The UEFA Champions League's first-ever league phase is over, and the knockout stage outlook is now much clearer. Manchester City avoided disaster, Liverpool topped the league-phase table, and we will get Manchester City against either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the playoffs.

Liverpool ended the league phase of the Champions League top of the table and is the favourite in the odds to lift the trophy.

Kylian Mbappé’s arrival at Real Madrid has definitely changed the dynamic among the team’s wingers, pushing some players further down the pecking order. From the start, there were worries about

The revamped Uefa Champions League reaches a critical moment on Wednesday when the final round of group-stage matches take place. All 36 teams are in action, with 18 games kicking-off at midnight UAE and all but two of them involving clubs who could make it through to the last 16.

Liverpool midfielder Stefan Bajcetic is set to return to his homeland after his loan spell with Red Bull Salzburg was terminated. The 20-year-old joined Salzbur

Alexander-Arnold has been instrumental in Liverpool 's ascent to the top of the Premier League and Champions League tables, despite occasional stumbles, such as the Premier League draw with Manchester United.

The UEFA Champions League's first-ever league phase is over, and the knockout stage outlook is now much clearer. Manchester City avoided disaster, Liverpool topped the league-phase table, and we will get Manchester City against either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the playoffs.

His beautifully taken goal for Lille in their win over Feyenoord gave him six goals in the Champions League and makes him Canada’s all-time leading scorer in the CL. Our neighbors to the north will hope he can replicate that form when Canada co-hosts the World Cup next year.

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