The focus is on what he cannot do and the player he could become if he started doing it. Much has changed in eight years but Sergio Busquets and Gerard Pique are still there.
Indeed, while the Blues still sit second, they will now be looking over their shoulders at not just Liverpool but also West Ham, Arsenal and Tottenham.
There were also four alterations to the Hearts team that began last weekend’s Scottish Cup tie against Livingston as goalkeeper Craig Gordon, Michael Smith, Andy Halliday and Beni Baningime dropped out to make way for Ross Stewart, Nathaniel Atkinson, Peter Haring and Josh Ginnelly.
Barcelona have reportedly handed Aston Villa a boost in their pursuit of a permanent transfer for midfielder Philippe Coutinho.
And supporting the Dutchman, the precocious talents of Maxwel Cornet and Dwight McNeil. The manner of this victory could be the catalyst they have been craving.
The first goal was textbook Real: attacking with thrust and guile down the right as Modric fed Rodrygo, and the young Brazilian slipped it back into the path of the Croat to bend home inside the near post.
If the Cobblers game finished 3-1, Bristol Rovers would have to win 7-0. It did not seem likely - the last time they did that in the Football League was in 1964 and they have never won a league game by more than seven goals in their 138-year history.
Thursday was a seismic night for them. Many have fallen in the competition this season - Lyon and Monaco, Napoli and Leicester, Lazio and Marseille, Bayer Leverkusen and Porto, Barcelona, Atalanta and Borussia Dortmund. Rangers are still going. A fabulous story continues…
Mauricio Pochettino has been criticised in France for his inability to manage Paris Saint-Germain superstar Lionel Messi.
Prutton predicts: 3-0 (Sky Bet odds) Hull vs Peterborough, Wednesday 7.45pm - Live on Sky Sports Football Red Button It's still far too early to be calling this a six-pointer, but whoever comes out on top in this one will get a welcome boost near the bottom at this stage of the season.
Both teams advanced to the showpiece in Louisville after upset wins on the road in the semi-finals: the Spirit defeating OL Reign and Chicago taking down top-seeded Portland.
Everton Women have announced Brian Sorensen will become their new manager in the summer. Sorensen, 41, has also had spells with Danish sides IK Skovbakken and FC Nordsjaelland.
But he was also unable to organise the players around him as Liverpool ran riot. That's an outrageous stat for a defensive midfielder in a game like this.
Toko Ekambi scored two second-half goals as Cameroon booked their place in the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals with a 2-0 win over tournament debutants Gambia.
She played in midfield before eventually becoming a defender for Leeds United, Arsenal and current club Manchester City.
A frenetic start to the tie took another twist shortly after the half-hour mark when the visitors snatched the lead.
Since beating Watford in September, Wolves have gone flat in forward areas. In their last seven matches, they have posted just 54 shots - that's 16 fewer than any other team.
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I am so motivated and have the hunger to show this club can do well with the boys, with the quality, with the young talents that we have. Arveladze inherits a side 19th in the Championship, nine points above the relegation zone after McCann signed off with back-to-back victories over promotion-chasing Blackburn and Bournemouth.
To return to Man Utd’s sharp left turn, the body language and positional awareness of the players also gives an indication of whether a team has an actual pressing strategy or is improvising a pressure.
Following the contract renewal of Ronald Araujo at Barcelona, Spanish newspaper Marca reports that the Spanish club could be set to keep a number of players who had considered moves elsewhere. One player is French international Ousmane Dembele, out of contract in the summer, another is 17-year-old playmaker Gavi, and there is also veteran defender Dani Alves.
I thank Chelsea because they gave me the possibility to work in England. It'll be good and for sure I'll have emotion to come back to Stamford Bridge.
Manchester United are stepping up their search for a permanent manager following the departure of Ed Woodward.
It was a reminder of what Rangers are missing and what they must find, somehow, before Thursday. If Rangers can overcome Leipzig without a recognised striker then mark it down as truly extraordinary.
The worst thing for me is that Rashford was certainly not the highest player in terms of the press, there were four or five players ahead of him.
Both Liverpool and City have three away games, but Jurgen Klopp's side have a Carabao Cup quarter-final with Leicester to navigate, as well as that huge clash at Chelsea on January 2.
A dramatic 2-1 win over Algeria in the quarter-finals, clinched by John 'Shoes' Moshoeu's 86th-minute goal, set up a semi-final against Ghana. They were the tournament favourites, Africa's top-ranked team, and the only one unbeaten in the competition.
It was a great win over Liverpool last time out and maybe that will trigger a bit of a run of form for Brendan Rodgers' side.
Taffarel will combine his duties at Anfield with the coaching role he holds with the Brazil national team.
My focus is 100% on winning all the titles we are playing for and I will only talk about my future at the end of the season. Let's keep pushing!
He was eager to avoid waiting until the day of a crunch clash before putting full focus on Madrid and had dedicated time in training to the game three weeks beforehand.
To win the game we have to score goals, so what we have done in the last few weeks is helpful because we are confident in that department.
Liverpool trail the Premier League champions by just a point with now only eight fixtures left this season, starting with this weekend's potential title decider at the Etihad.
You guessed it. With another goal and a glittering performance that knitted everything Liverpool created together, Mohamed Salah was immense. His quick feet and crucial movements with the ball caused trouble throughout and it was a matter of time before a defender fell under his spell. It was Tyrone Mings who can hardly be blamed for clipping his heels.
A dribbling machine, the teenager is completing more dribbles per 90 (4.8) than any other player in France's top tier this term.
It's very important to allow players to fulfil their potential and give them chances to fulfil them. Follow Everton with Sky SportsFollow every Everton game in the Premier League this season with our live blogs on the Sky Sports website and app, and watch match highlights for free shortly after full-time.
We got Edinson and Cristiano to play together as a front two, and we got width from the wing-backs. Both of them have been really good.
It meant Wolves could make five changes while Brentford still had their usual complement of three, and when the game resumed, Nelson Semedo ought to have done better when he blazed over from the edge of the box.
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We've done a lot of work with Forest so when the opportunity came for a loan move, we made sure we were at the front of the queue.
Every day Erik would be coming to him and saying that the grass had to be two millimetres or something like that.
Hibs are now only nine points adrift of city rivals Hearts, while Ross County are four points clear of the relegation zone.
If we analyse in detail all the specific movements Sevilla have made in the market we can see that each time the club tries to grow even more, he explains.
When the league issued its update on 20 December it said that, if players and club staff are combined, 92% have had at least one vaccination. The latest figures show that number remains the same.
Whether they can hold on and remain in pole position to finish in a Champions League place will be all about their ability to see the game out in the second period.
He scored a hat-trick in his first game since signing for City last week. The club is always working, it never stops, said Guardiola.
Sponsorship opportunities are being passed up, especially now that Union are flying in the Bundesliga.
