It is something I have been dreaming of all summer and when it happens you feel like you are living the dream. So I am quite happy for that reception, which gave me goosebumps when I came on. It was a long wait, but in the end, we got there. I had to watch the team from the stand. Every few days, I would visualise myself on the pitch and imagine helping the team in the best way I can.
We've not had the best results lately and of course I wish more from me as well. I think that's pretty obvious. But (I am) trying to stay positive, we as a team as well. It's a really good group. Just looking forward and trying to do better as a team. I expect to do much more, of course. I always do that, even when I do really well, I want more. So that's not a problem for me.
"I think it's huge [being at home] in terms of going on to win the tie - I think it will play a massive part," said Brackley boss Gavin Cowan. "Our fans are incredible. When you think about the ratio between our population and the people that turn up every week, they come out in their droves for these games. "We have evolved from a community club into a professional community club. The way things are done now around the club have improved dramatically."
Three Premier League clubs, Tottenham, Newcastle United, and Aston Villa, look set to be disappointed in their pursuit of FC Porto striker Samu Aghehowa, as the Portuguese giants are determined to keep hold of their prolific forward beyond January. According to TEAMtalk, all three English sides had been closely monitoring the 21-year-old Spanish forward, whose exceptional form in Portugal has made him one of Europe's most exciting young attacking prospects.
Yeah, he's been linked with the Premier League for a number of years now. He's a top player, Ederson, there's no getting anywhere from that. So he has got the ability, I think, to go to the Premier League and be a success. It does look like Liverpool are in need of a bit of physicality and energy in that midfield and in the team in general.
Lionel Messi's legacy was long secured when he came to Inter Miami and joined Major League Soccer. He'd won a World Cup, won dozens of trophies, was generally considered the greatest player in the sport's history. He didn't need an MLS Cup. But he wanted one and got it. Messi and Inter Miami have completed their ascent, beating the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 on Saturday in the MLS Cup final for the franchise's first championship.
Ruben Amorim is keen to make midfield reinforcements both in January and in the summer, and 18-year-old Mouzakatis is seen as the perfect candidate to inject some fresh impetus into the Reds' midfield. However, the bad news for Amorim is that Los Blancos boss Xabi Alonso is also a big fan of the midfielder, and the Greek international is excited by the lure of playing in the Spanish capital.
Last seen signing off November with a rollercoaster 4-2 defeat at the hands of Sutton, Alun Armstrong's men are at the heart of a relegation scrap and have rightfully come under a huge amount of scrutiny. Watching their National League Cup adventure come to a thumping end last month as they fell to a 3-0 loss at home against Leeds' U21s, the former Darlington boss has seen his struggling squad lose all of their previous six consecutive appearances across all competitions.
Paris Saint-Germain bounced back from last week's defeat to Monaco by thrashing Rennes 5-0 to keep within touching distance of Lens at the top of Ligue 1. The European champions are embroiled in a congested title race domestically this season, but they capitalised on Marseille's loss to Lille on Friday to move four points clear in second place with a rampant display at the Parc des Princes.
