There was a heavy police presence around the stadium before, during and after the game, as well as in Leeds city centre hours after the game, such is the scale of hostility between the two sets of fans.
The players wanted to play the final, but for this club to compete against Real the way we did was a joy. 'I am always starving for trophies' Guardiola must brush off Wednesday's defeat in Madrid as City quickly turn their attentions to winning a third consecutive Premier League title - a feat no side has achieved since Manchester United in 2007-09.
But the intensity and the glare of managing City is far less and his players continue to respond to his leadership, with no signs of a drop in desire to win major trophies.
Opportunity for Liverpool to prove greatnessThis run is taking a toll on Klopp and all of his players.
Asked about Mbappe earlier this month, Pochettino struck a similarly optimistic tone. Hopefully he spends his entire career at PSG, which would be a very good sign for us and the club, he said. For me he is a player who is in the top five of the world without any doubt.
It was good that he stepped up today. He is our gamechanger and I am very happy with him and the team.
We conceded the goal early on but how many chances did they have? They had that goal and no more [in the first half].
The frustration began to build around Old Trafford and it heightened as United wasted a host of glorious chances to get back into the game before half-time.
I think the window is already scheduled for four games, that's quite a heavy schedule anyway, he said.
We will invest in Stamford Bridge to make it a world-class stadium, befitting of Chelsea FC. This will be organic and ongoing so that we will not move away from the home of Chelsea and risk losing the support of loyal fans.
For the Tartan Army, scarred by years of pain, this is the ultimate breakthrough opportunity; for the younger generation of supporter who have few memories of the torture of the past, it is like Christmas Eve.
We scored three goals in the first half so I couldn't blame the team for not having a killer instinct in the first half. In the end it was also a little question of luck. One point for a performance like this is just not enough.
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Arsenal are keen to get Arthur’s move finalised as quickly as possible, with technical director Edu holding face-to-face talks with the midfielder’s agent on Wednesday afternoon.
The full-back did not play in Arsenal's 3-0 defeat to Crystal Palace on Monday night after reporting pain in his knee at training on Thursday.
He's putting a lot of pressure on himself and we will not rush things. Chelsea initially coped well with Lukaku's absence, delivering emphatic victories over Norwich and Newcastle, but a draw at home to Burnley in their final game before the international break highlighted the striker's absence.
Stuart Dallas has made 43 appearances in all competitions for Leeds this season Leeds said Dallas, 31, suffered a femoral fracture and is set for a lengthy period out of action.
Senegal became the last team to advance to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals following their win over Equatorial Guinea on Sunday night.Sadio Mane was named Man of the Match after the Lions of Teranga defeated the National Thunder 3-1 and they joined Egypt, Burkina Faso and tournament hosts, Cameroon in the last four.Senegal will now take on Burkina Faso in the first semi-final clash on Wednesday, while Egypt will lock horns with Cameroon the following day.Many fans took to social media to react to Senegal's win over Equatorial Guinea and predicted the Lions of Teranga would face Mohamed Salah's Egypt in the final which will be played on February 6. Salah captained the Pharaohs as they claimed a 2-1 win over Morocco on Sunday evening and some fans would love to see the world-class attacker face his Liverpool teammate Mane in the final.Read how Twitter reacted to Senegal's win over Equatorial Guinea:
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And this is the problem Arteta has - this is a young team and one minute they're up there and then down there and that is the problem.
His performances have now catapulted him into a wider consciousness and seen him identified as someone ready to take the next step at club level.
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He didn't have success in Spain, but thanks to his performances in England, he has been able to get a call-up to the Spanish national team under Luis Enrique.
Our task is to try to win as many games as we possibly can and at this moment in time we are focused on this season and this season alone.
Liverpool host Leicester City on Thursday night at Anfield as they seek to close a nine-point gap to Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table.
“Some of us, maybe in a few years' time, are going to stop and we have some guys growing up and trying to maintain the level of Zimbabwean football. I am really optimistic that there should be something to be done for the development of the game.”
Another reliable display on the big stage from the Scotsman. Fabinho - 5Not at his best and at times off the pace.
The plan was always for him to get a half in the first game and then come on and maybe have an impact in the second game. On Bale's recovery following the Belarus game, Page said: He is going to be stiff.
Despite widespread belief that Coutinho has underperformed since moving to Spain, Gerrard has defended his former team-mate's record at the Nou Camp and thinks he still has a lot to offer.
Bundesliga results | Table | FixturesGet Sky SportsGladbach coach Adi Hutter reacted with two substitutions around the half-hour mark, but it did little to change his teams fortunes.
Iran's squad features Brentford attacking midfielder Saman Ghoddos, former Brighton winger Alireza Jahanbakhsh, and Sardar Azmoun, who will join Bayer Leverkusen on a five-year deal when his Zenit St Petersburg contract expires in the summer.
Woodward has overseen the club's affairs since 2013, during which time several significant commercial deals have boosted Manchester United's revenue.
If you were to tell me three or four weeks ago that Salah and Mane were to get to the final of the Africa Cup of Nations and Liverpool would end up closing the gap on City, I'd have said that's not going to happen because City looked absolutely incredible.