#champions-league

#champions-league

The South Tyrolean football fans are basically divided into two camps. Some follow Serie A, while others have always rooted for the big Bundesliga clubs. The Bavarian mentality is just closer to our hearts.

It's difficult, just speaking, but we need to realise the position we're in, we need to fight every game, fight for every result, we haven't got many games left now. We need to see what's going wrong on the pitch, debrief that and see what we can change. We're not in a position to dwell on anything right now, we need to make sure that in the next game we're going to be at it, seeing how we can improve.

On March 10, the Blaugranes have the Last 16 first leg at St. James' Park and 23 players have made the trip, including Gavi, albeit he is yet to be passed fit by the medical team.

The ex-Liverpool defender was among those targeted for criticism in the Spanish press, with Fede Valverde's late winner for Los Blancos doing little to dampen that criticism. The right-back was found wanting again as Iago Aspas came within a whisker of putting the hosts ahead but ultimately Valverde's deflected shot shattered Celta hearts deep into extra time.

I'm tied to Milan with a contract until 2027. The future is tomorrow, then the Sunday after that. I'm happy at Milan, I'm very happy. We started a project in July, the club is working towards the future. But until we reach that goal, we have to focus on the present.

Arsenal and Bayern Munich finished the top two point totals in the Champions League league phase -- Arsenal pulled a perfect 24 points from eight matches, and Bayern only dropped points against Arsenal -- and they have led their respective domestic leagues from virtually start to present.

We have two more injuries and I'm not happy about it. We need to talk. Because with Frenkie, we have three injured players. We need to talk to the medical team, to the staff, to prevent three players from getting injured in one week.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has told Sky News that footballers who cover their mouths in confrontations with rivals should be sent off on the presumption they are being offensive.