Xabi Alonso

Matic could prove a crucial piece in new United jigsaw

Serbian should bring the midfield stability to allow the likes of Paul Pogba to shine

Ken Early: You can’t ‘run’ a game without a well-run team

Criticism of Paul Pogba ignores context – no one can run the game in Mourinho’s United

Ronaldo makes it 100 European goals as Real Madrid take control

Portuguese star scores two as Bayern Munich lose control of quarter-final

Ronaldo bags hat-trick for runaway Real in extra-time win

Bayern force extra-time but crucial decisions go against them

‘Bayern’s ‘bloodbath’ should be Wenger’s Sargnagel’

German press address Arsène Wenger’s future and Wikipedia reference

Bayern Munich double up to complete utter Arsenal humiliation

Arsene Wenger faced strong protests before the game

Borussia Dortmund end Bayern Munich’s unbeaten run

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s early goal knocks Bayern off top spot in Bundesliga

Carrick is Manchester United’s ageing but invaluable cog

Carrick may be 35 but he can protect jittery back four and calm team when under pressure

Barcelona battle back to beat Mönchengladbach in Germany

Round-up: Edinson Cavani double secures PSG win; Atletico end Bayern’s perfect start; Napoli bat Benfica

Ken Early: Joe Hart not the playmaker Pep Guardiola wants

Manchester City goalkeeper is paying the price for being an old-fashioned shot-stopper

England’s problem is a lack of wit on the pitch

Sam Allardyce will be faced with the same stark reality as his various predecessors

Pep Guardiola will bring flexibility to his approach at Manchester City

‘I have no preconceptions at all about coming to England or the football in the Premier League’

Diego Simeone hails Atletico Madrid’s mettle after claiming final spot

Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola disappointed with another semi-final exit

Frenzied Atlético Madrid emasculate Vidal and stun Bayern

Diego Simeone’s side like an advanced Leicester City

Atlético call on Saúl to dispatch Bayern in first leg

Early goal enough to give home side the advantage in semi-final

Diego Simeone warns Bayern of Vicente Calderón cauldron

Atlético Madrid manager has prepared his 'soldiers' for battle

Bayern Munich comfortably through after early scare

Benfica’s Raul Jimenez cancelled out Bayern’s first leg advantage early in the first half

Mascherano recalls a tackle that changed his career

Arsenal and Barcelona face off in the Champions League on Tuesday

Carlo Ancelotti agrees in principle to join Bayern Munich

Italian will join Bavarian club after Pep Guardiola makes decision to leave public

Pep Guardiola confirms he has decided his Bayern Munich future

Thomas Müller commits future to Bavarian side with new contract until 2021

Giroud and Özil give Arsenal priceless Bayern Munich win

Gunners’ Champions League hopes sparked back into life thanks to Neuer blunder

‘Football is not ballet,’ says Mihajlovic after De Jong tackle

Bayern coach Pep Guardiola confronted Dutch player outside the dressing room

Guardiola’s Bayern still a work in progress

Bayern project can be cast as a narrow failure in its first two seasons

Brave Bayern come up short as Barcelona reach final

Early Neymar double makes it mission impossible for home side

Bayern Munich’s Arjen Robben ruled out for rest of season

Winger limped off on his comeback in cup semi-final defeat to Borussia Dortmund

Dortmund sink Bayern on penalties to reach cup final

Jürgen Klopp can end reign with silverware after his side hold their nerve from the spot

Bayern Munich tear FC Porto apart in dazzling display

Pep Guardiola’s side were 5-0 up at the break at the Allianz Arena

Bayern Munich with plenty to do after Porto defeat

Pep Guardiola’s side can’t recover after Ricardo Queresma brace gets hosts off to a flyer

Xabi Alonso sees red as Bayern Munich take draw home from Ukraine

Shakhtar Donetsk unable to capitalise on numerical advantage after Spaniard’s dismissal

Arsene Wenger ‘50-50’ over Gabriel Paulista transfer from Villarrael

Georgios Samaras on the move, Real Madrid sign Lucas Silva, Sampdoria capture Luis Muriel

Steven Gerrard and the ‘Top, Top’ Chop

Ken Early on how a line from Alex Ferguson got the world wondering just how good the Liverpool and England midfielder really is

Fernando Torres’ return to Atlético is right decision for player and club

Homecoming will be emotional for striker - but it’s not all about romance

José Mourinho knows winning games, not unbeaten runs, lands titles

As long as Chelsea are untouchable in May, their manager will not mind if they are not invincible

Sergio Agüero keeps Manchester City in the hunt

Hat-trick pulls Pellegrini’s side back from the brink of Champions League elimination

Messi may leave Spain over tax jail threat

Player has complained he is being singled out for special treatment by authorities

Real Madrid’s Iker Casillas not ready to step aside yet

Goalkeeper’s 20-trophy career began with a call to the headmaster’s office at the age of 16

Real Madrid face Basel in bid to regain lost ground

No team have lost two of their first three games and then won Champions League since 1974

Real president Perez denies Ronaldo rift

World player of the year appeared to criticise summer transfer policy of European champions

Two footballing worlds collide as Di Maria heads for humble Turf Moor

From the Bernabeu to old Burnley, United’s record signing is in for a culture shock

Bayern Munich complete two-year deal for Xabi Alonso

The midfielder has returned to Madrid to say goodbye to his former team-mates

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