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From internal instability to woeful squad-building, financial strains and underwhelming footballing displays, the 2019/20 campaign has been a wretched one for Barcelona - with the unprecedented finale of the Champions League next month ensuring the nightmare isn't quite over for the Blaugrana faithful. But amidst all the chaos, disputes and handing over of La Liga titles to your most bitter rivals, an assuming Frenchman has emerged as a beacon of hope. Real Madrid secured their 34th La Liga title on the penultimate matchday of the campaign Clement Lenglet is a name that is often overlooked at first sight in the discussion of Europe's best centre-backs. His reserved nature and conservative playstyle ensure it's relatively easy to pass Lenglet by. Does he possess the dominant aura of say a Virgil van Dijk? No, not close. Does he play every game like it's his last in a similar vein to Matthijs de Ligt, hunt opponents down at supersonic speed like Kalidou Koulibaly or ensur...

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insisted it will not be the "end of the journey" regardless of the result against Leicester City as he looks beyond the Premier League 's top four. Champions League qualification is on the line, with third-placed United above Chelsea on goal difference and a point clear of Leicester ahead of their final-day trip to the King Power Stadium on Sunday. With United eyeing a return to the Champions League, Solskjaer said sealing a spot in Europe's premier club competition would be a step towards chasing down Premier League holders Liverpool and Pep Guardiola's Manchester City. "We've not ended up anywhere yet," Solskjaer, whose United have not won the Premier League since Alex Ferguson's final season in 2012-13, said. "If we get a result against Leicester I think people will say we've not had a bad journey this season. "But whatever happens, it won't be the end of the journey because we...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic still remains unsure about his Milan future with just three games remaining this season. The star striker, 38, scored a brace as Milan beat a 10-man Sassuolo 2-1 in Serie A on Tuesday. While Ibrahimovic is only contracted at Milan until the end of the season, the club announced on Tuesday an extension for head coach Stefano Pioli until 2022. Ibrahimovic, speaking when still unaware of the Pioli announcement, said he was unsure about his future. "I still have three games, still 10 days, nobody said anything to me and I don't expect anything else," he said, via Sky Sport Italia. "There are things that we cannot control, but that seem strange to me, but we are doing great things. "We play with great confidence and we believe in what we do." Milan are unbeaten in 10 games since the season resumed last month, and are now fifth in the table. Ibrahimovic, who has scored eight goals in 17 games this season, praised Milan's form. "I'm...

Cristiano Ronaldo has added another milestone achievement to his decorated career by becoming the fastest player to score 50 goals in Serie A . Ronaldo was on target twice during Monday's game 2-1 win against Lazio at the Allianz Arena, the first of which – scored from the penalty spot – ensured more history for the Portugal great. It meant the five-time Ballon d'Or winner reached his half-century in 61 outings for the Bianconeri. Here, we take a look at Ronaldo's ongoing prolific exploits. Ronaldo's fast 50 puts him ahead of some esteemed names in recent Serie A history. Milan and Ukraine great Andriy Shevchenko got to the mark in 68 games, while his namesake and another fellow Ballon d'Or recipient, Brazil icon Ronaldo, got there in 70 outings for Inter. The previous quickest to 50 for Juve was France striker David Trezeguet in 78 games – the same number required by Inter's 2010 Champions League final hero Diego Milito. Ronaldo is now just the third Juve playe...

Luis Suarez insisted Barcelona only had themselves to blame for letting LaLiga slip away, saying winning the title was now impossible . With two league games remaining, Barca are four points adrift of rivals and leaders Real Madrid. Quique Setien's men looked on track for the title but have dropped points in three of their past seven matches. Suarez said Barcelona needed to take responsibility for letting the league slip, admitting it was impossible to win – even with Madrid yet to officially seal the crown. "In the league you have to be self-critical – we let it escape ourselves," he told Mundo Deportivo. "We are aware that we depended on ourselves and do not find any excuse. Now, for our pride and for the prestige of Barca, we have to win the remaining two games and then focus fully on the only title we can fight, which is the Champions League. "If we perform at the level of why we are at this club, we can fight anyone. A failure in a match can be expensive...

Barcelona have contacted Tottenham regarding the availability of Ryan Sessegnon, and are considering the possibility of a swap deal to make the move happen. Sessegnon joined Spurs from Fulham ahead of the 2019/20 season, but has struggled to nail down a regular place in the starting XI since making the switch. Sessegnon has failed to nail down a place as a Spurs regular this season Barcelona are said to be long time admirers of 20-year-old Sessegnon and have been keeping tabs on him since his breakthrough as a teenager at Fulham.  Sky Sports  report that Barça have now made Spurs aware of their interest and are exploring the possibility of a swap deal this summer. La Blaugrana had already enquired about Spurs' record-signing Tanguy Ndombele with regards to a potential deal this summer, but have since cooled their interest in the midfielder after signing Miralem Pjanic from Juventus. Barça are willing to let go of several players in order to restructure their squad this summer,...

Exclusive -  Chelsea have stepped up their pursuit of Bayer Leverkusen forward Kai Havertz amid concerns over the progress of winger Callum Hudson-Odoi. The 19-year-old was handed a contract worth close to £130,000-a-week back in September to fend off interest from Bayern Munich, who offered more than £30m to sign him, but he has managed just seven Premier League starts this season. Callum Hudson-Odoi has endured a tough season Obviously, his Achilles injury which he picked up towards the end of last season has stunted his progress, while a few other injury concerns have also prevented the Englishman from getting a consistent run in the team, but a source has confirmed to  90min  that  Chelsea  are beginning to grow concerned by his lack of development. The Blues are well aware of the challenges of overcoming an Achilles injury, having watched  Ruben Loftus-Cheek  battle the same sort of thing over the last year, but while Loftus-Cheek has managed 139 ...