#champions-league

#champions-league

Real Madrid will aim to leapfrog Barcelona and at least temporarily go top of LaLiga with victory at Villarreal. Los Blancos turned on the style in midweek as they thrashed Monaco 6-1 in the Champions League. They will aim to maintain that momentum in LaLiga and pile the pressure on Barcelona, who surprisingly lost to Real Sociedad in their last league encounter.

The 34-year-old, who was a substitute in their 1-1 draw with Galatasaray on Wednesday, sustained the injury in training as Atleti prepare to host Mallorca in LaLiga on Sunday. Griezmann has scored six goals in 20 Spanish top-flight matches this season, while he has directly contributed to three goals in the Champions League this term (one goal, two assists). The club revealed in a statement that the Frenchman underwent an MRI scan but did not disclose the length of the injury.

We have created a lot of chances, but we have to take them. That will, of course, be very important for a result tomorrow. With a win and then another win in the Champions League against Villarreal, things would look a lot better again. We have to show character. And I'm sure we'll be able to do that. We are motivated.

I don't know, I think we are the team that wants to be constantly better, we are doing a lot of things right, but we are far from perfect. Our only aim is to sustain the level we are doing and try to improve again. We can see more of man-to-man game conquering not only the Premier League but Europe as well, so you need to dominate all the phases in the game if we want to have the chance to win major trophies.

"It won't be a normal game. I'll be seeing former teammates and familiar faces again. We know that Bayern are currently one of the best teams in the world. But we have quality too, we want to give Bayern a hard time and try to beat them at home. I'm really looking forward to this game," Wanner told Sport Bild (as captured by @iMiaSanMia).

While all the attention was on Fermin Lopez and Robert Lewandowski for their goals, Marcus Rashford also raised some eyebrows late on, notably providing a sublime assist for Lewandowski's goal in the 70th minute. The 28-year-old winger, currently on loan from Manchester United, is indeed posting the best numbers of his career in Europe's elite competition. With his latest assist in Prague, the Englishman has now been directly involved in 7 of Barcelona's 18 goals in the tournament.

"To win, you have to create chances," he said. "There are many teams that have game-changers. We're on the path we're on; we'll win games even if we don't shoot much. As a coach, I don't see any other way than to keep trying. "May Lady Luck grant us a victory. We get what we deserve because we don't convert the chances we create. The team is doing well, but it needs to improve its finishing."

"I think it's about the team and everything, but, of course, I understand the question. "What I feel the whole time is... the staff is with us, I think the players are with us, the ownership, everyone wants the same thing, and we're on the same page. "We do a lot of things in the right direction and it was a big performance and a big win."