Marseille coach Andre Villas-Boas said on Monday Manchester City are "a machine ready to win the Champions League", on the eve of the two teams' group-stage meeting.

Liverpool's Joel Matip, Naby Keita and Thiago Alcantara won't be fit in time for this week's Champions League clash with Midtjylland, Reds coach Jurgen Klopp said on Monday.

Damon Hill hailed Lewis Hamilton as the "GOAT" as he and Jackie Stewart led tributes on Monday following their compatriot's record-breaking 92nd win in Sunday's Portuguese Grand Prix.

Real Madrid triumphed in the Clasico, Robert Lewandowski kept up his stunning form and Ajax recorded the biggest victory in the history of the Dutch top flight.

Lewis Hamilton said he was in dreamland on Sunday after powering to victory in the Portuguese Grand Prix to become Formula One's record all-time race winner.

U.S. midfielder Weston McKennie has been included in Juventus' squad for Sunday's Serie A game against Hellas Verona after recovering from coronavirus, but Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo remains out.

Zinedine Zidane says he has the full support of Real Madrid president Florentino Perez and has called on his players to turn their season around by beating Barcelona on Saturday. 

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola fears the "completely crazy" schedule facing teams playing in Europe will take a heavy toll on the fitness of players.

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker and Manchester City forward Gabriel Jesus were recalled by Brazil coach Tite on Friday as he named his squad for next month's World Cup qualifiers against Venezuela and Uruguay.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits he does not want to know how long he is going to be without Virgil van Dijk, who faces months out of action after injuring his knee.