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Alaba no estará ante el City

No hubo milagro: Alaba sigue lesionado y no estará ante el Manchester City. El austriaco recayó de sus molestias en el aductor forzando en el Etihad, volviendo al punto de partida de unas dolencias que le dejarán sin el partidazo de mañana. Forzó en la ida y lo está pagando caro. Los servicios médicos y él han trabajado a destajo estos días para intentar acortar los plazos de su recuperación; un imposible. Nacho será titular junto a Militao. Resuelto este interrogante,. El resto del once está claro.

'They are your standouts' - Crouch tips Liverpool duo Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane for Ballon d'Or glory

Peter Crouch has backed Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah as top contenders for the Ballon d’Or as the two aim to help Liverpool achieve an unprecedented quadruple. The African duo went head-to-head earlier in the year as Senegal took on Egypt in the Africa Cup of Nations final. Ad/> Mane missed a penalty early in the match, but he redeemed himself in the penalty shootout after extra-time, scoring the decisive and final penalty to secure his country’s first AFCON.

Ancelotti will 'probably' retire after Real Madrid job

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has said that he will "probably" retire when he leaves the La Liga champions, but is prepared to stay at the Santiago Bernabeu for several years.

Manchester United have a plan for Cristiano Ronaldo's second season

On a night a walkout was threatened, two players with a combined age of 71 played at anything but walking pace. Juan Mata and Cristiano Ronaldo's names were chanted by the tens of thousands of Manchester United supporters who remained in their seats for the lap of honour.