Liverpool are now leading the race to sign Arda GulerOne thing is certain, even if Salah doesn't exit Anfield in January, Liverpool will still have to try and source a replacement for him over the

Atalanta, Barcelona, and Bayern Munich all overturned early deficits to win their own matches. Ginluca Scamacca and Charles De Ketelaere helped take down Chelsea, a brace from Jules Kounde helped get past Eintracht Frankfurt, and Lennart Karl scored for the third straight game as Bayern got past Sporting CP.

Manchester City versus Real Madrid is the standout fixture in this gameweek and could have a big impact on the make-up of the table

Liverpool Tracking Bradley Barcola as Forward Planning ContinuesLiverpool’s transfer thinking is beginning to sharpen into focus as attention turns from short term turbulence to long term squad

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Such cavalier play in central areas can be altogether more damaging so this time out the youngster was more reserved in his passing, completing each of his first 34 passes, the first of a mere three giveaways from 47 attempts coming well after the hour.

Big teams have learned from last season to take the league phase more seriously, with several heavyweights cruising into the Champions League knockouts. Let's recap the surprises and rankings after Matchday 6.

Arsenal, Barcelona and Bayern Munich boasted some of Europe’s top performers, but it was an unheralded figure who headlined this week’s action.