Paris Saint-Germain’s sports adviser Luis Campos has revealed the reasons why PSG did not sign Ousmane Dembele and explained why his club didn’t move for the forward in the summer before renewing his contract with the Catalan club for two years. "We did not sign Dembele because he is a winger and we play in a different style," Campos told the French radio, "Monte Carlo". When you plan to form a team, you have to make sure that everything fits together." Campos told the French radio, Monte Carlo. “I really like Ousmane Dembélé. He is a very good player, but he plays on the left and we play without a winger. When you make a team, you have to make sure everything fits together like a puzzle.” Campos added. Barcelona has officially succeeded in signing Ousmane Dembele a new contract with the club that will make him their player until at least the summer of 2024. Ousmane Dembele presents great levels at the beginning of the current season with Barca and becomes now the key element in the squad of coach Xavi Hernandez.

Real Madrid Manager Carlo Ancelotti has a poor record with Atletico Madrid during 9 previous visits, but he must advance in the Champions League before their derby on Sunday at the top of the sixth round of the Spanish League. Ancelotti has managed against Atletico on 19 previous occasions, boasting a record of seven wins, five draws, and seven defeats in games with the capital outfit. Carlo Ancelotti will be looking to lead his Real Madrid side to a ninth straight victory this season when Los Blancos make the trip to Atletico Madrid on Sunday night. The Spanish newspaper AS reported that Ancelotti is preparing for his tenth visit to the Atletico Madrid stadium in all competitions, as the veteran Italian does not enjoy well in “Wanda Metropolitano” stadium, the stronghold of Rokhi Blancos, whether at the Civitas stadium or the old stadium, Vicente Calderon. The report added that the Italian coach, during his last nine visits to the stronghold of Atlético Madrid, won one victory, received 5 defeats, and drew in 3 matches. Real Madrid holds the second spot on the La Liga points table with 15 points with the full mark by winning 5 matches,

  German press reports revealed that Borussia Dortmund skipper Marco Reus possibly could join the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Qatar from November 20- December 2022 with the Germany squad after being stretchered off in Saturday's derby match against guest Schalke, and was forced to leave the match stadium after 32 minutes of its start, amid great doubts about the possibility of joining the World Cup in Qatar. Reus, 33-year-old, had to leave the pitch aided by Dortmund medical staff in the first half following a collision with Schalke’s Florian Flick. Germany's Marcos Reus suffered a brutal ankle injury during the Borussia Dortmund game against Schalke. The Sport1 Germany Football network said that the Dortmund captain still had a chance to appear with the German national team in the FIFA World Cup2022 in Qatar, despite the injury he suffered on Saturday against Schalke 04, and that he will be absent for only a few weeks.

  Bayern Munich fail to score in Bundesliga for the first time in 87 games as calls grow for Sadio Mane to be benched. Bayern Munich fired blanks in the Bundesliga for the first time in 87 games as calls for Mane to be axed grew. Ex-Liverpool striker Mane is goalless for five matches after Saturday's shock 1-0 loss at Augsburg. The Senegalese forward Mane has endured a tough run of form for Bayern Munich for the sixth consecutive match in all competitions, without any scoring contribution to the goal of his opponents, in front of goal and was substituted off in their loss against Augsburg in the Bundesliga. Bayern Munich had signed Senegalese star Sadio Mane, during the last summer Mercato, from Liverpool in a 3-year deal that crossed the 30 million euro barrier. Mane joined Bayern Munich in a deal crossed more than £ 30 million agreement from Liverpool this summer as he set his sights on challenging himself in the Bundesliga with Bayern. Bayern Munich's Senegalese forward Mane after scoring his only goal during the German Cup first-round football match against Viktoria Cologne on his DFB Germany Cup. Mane, the 30-year-old, appeared in 11 matches in various competitions this season with Bayern Munich, scoring only 5 goals.

UK sports reports revealed that Barcelona needs to start laying down a succession plan for club captain Sergio Busquets, who is entering the final phase of his career and has just one year left on his contract. According to “The Daily Mirror” a newspaper published in London that frequently has the largest circulation in Britain, it indicated that Barcelona considers Chelsea's Jorginho as a free transfer replacement for Sergio Busquets, especially since the 30-year-old Italy international has just 10 months to run on his Stamford Bridge contract, and unless he agrees on new terms in south-west London, he will be available to talk to overseas clubs from January Barcelona is looking at potential replacements for Sergio Busquets, who turns 35 next summers and will also be out of contract then. The newspaper added that the 33-year-old is already being approached by clubs from the Major League Soccer (MLS) over a possible transfer in 2023 when he will become a free agent. The Italian international joined Chelsea from Napoli in 2018 in a deal worth 57 million euros and has been a permanent fixture in the middle of the park ever since, winning the UEFA Europa League, the Champions League, and several other trophies with the London club.

South Korean star Son Heung Min joined a unique list with his hat trick against Leicester City from the bench during the current season, after he scored a “triple” against Leicester City, in the match that Spurs won 6-2, in the EPL eighth round. With his hat-trick against Leicester City, Son Heung became the fourth in the Premier League this season, he scored in just 13 minutes, against Leicester City in the 73rd, 84th, and 86th minutes of the match. South Korean superstar Son Heung Min came off the bench to completely blow away Leicester City with a 13-minute hat trick, as he added his in the 73rd, 84th, and 86th minutes of the match. The North London club won 6-2 to keep up with table toppers Manchester City. The South Korean star became the third player to score a "hat-trick" this season, after Manchester City star Erling Haaland scored 2 "hat-trick" against Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest, in addition to Brentford striker Evan Toni against Leeds United. Man City striker Haaland is the top scorer in the English Premier League this season with 11 goals, followed by Harry Kane, the Tottenham star, and Aleksandar Mitrovic, the top scorer of Fulham with 6 goals.

The Portuguese coach, Fernando Santos, announces the squad for the last two matches of the preparatory phase prior FIFA World Cup in Qatar between the Czech Republic and Spain, which will be held during the international break in September in the European Nations League. Portugal will face the Czech Republic in Prague, on September 24, then close the Nations League qualifying phase on September 27, against Spain, in a match that will be played in Braga. Coach Fernando Santos on Thursday recalls 26 players for the Portugal national team, led by Cristiano Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandez, Bernardo Silva, Joao Felix, and Jota. The Portugal squad list is as follows: Goalkeepers: Diego Costa, Jose Sa, and Rui Patricio. Defenders: Dalot, Cancelo, Danilo Pereira, Pepe, Ruben Diaz, Nuno Mendes, Rafael Guerrero.

Pep Guardiola takes charge of his 150th UEFA Champions League game on Wednesday, becoming the fifth manager to reach the milestone in the competition and run the rule over his record with the help of Opta network. The Man City boss celebrated the achievement with a 2-1 win over Borussia Dortmund which saw two wonder goals from John Stones and Erling Haaland. Pep Guardiola is one of the most outstanding football managers of all time who’s led some of the biggest names to major trophies. He’s won 95 of his 150 so far, with only Alex Ferguson (102) and Carlo Ancelotti (100) ever winning more. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola played his 150th game in his coaching career in the Champions League. Pep Guardiola's managerial record in the UCL is: ▪️150 games ▪️ 95 wins

Paris Saint-Germain now equals the Champions League goalscoring record set by Madrid for consecutive matches in the history of the Champions League. Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi combined superbly as Paris Saint-Germain's near-perfect start to the season continued with a 3-1 win at Maccabi Haifa in the Champions League on Wednesday. According to Opta, which specializes in statistics, the capital club finally won 3-1 and thus chained a 40th consecutive match in the Champions League group stage by scoring at least one goal. Enough to allow him to equal the record in this area, held by Real Madrid with 40 matches chained between November 2008 and September 2015. Paris Saint-Germain raised its score to the sixth point, in second place in the group, while Maccabi Haifa's balance stopped without points in the last place.