Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti confirmed that his team deservedly defeated its guest, Leipzig in the match that brought them on Wednesday in Madrid. Ancelotti spoke after his team’s 2-0 victory over RB Leipzig at the Santiago Bernabeu in the second round of the Champions League group stage. In a press interview, Ancelotti said: “The game wasn’t good, we wanted to play to win, and the defensive awareness was good, so I didn’t push the midfielders much forward.” He added: “The fatigue that gripped the opposition allowed us to put more pressure on us and we deserved to win. I have players who are smart enough to win matches.” "We hope to get ahead of the opponent before the match is almost over. Leipzig has had a morale boost since Sunday after beating Dortmund with a very good performance, so we had some worries about this match, but we got over it." On Benzema and the possibility of his participation in the derby, he concluded: “We still don’t know about [Benzema], as he has been working individually. He is feeling good and we’ll decide after training, but we won’t take any risks, and if he is not in the best shape, he will not play.”

Bayern Munich Germany's record champions have not lost in 30 group games in Europe's most prestigious club competition. It's an achievement matched only by Real Madrid (2012 to 2017). Bayern has recorded 27 wins in that time, whilst drawing three, and have now won their last nine group matches in a row - seven clean sheets among them. What's more, Bayern has started a Champions League campaign with two successive wins for the 14th time - a competition first.   Bayern Munich beat Barcelona with a clean double, scored by Lucas Hernandez and Leroy Sani in the 50th and 54th minutes of the match. Bayern Munich's official website confirmed that the team had not lost in 30 consecutive matches in the C

The press in Spain published this morning, Wednesday has torn into Barcelona in the wake of their 2-0 Champions League defeat by Bayern Munich, labeling them power but and 'loss'. in their encounter that brought them to “Allianz Arena”, in the second round of the third group of the European Champions League. The Spanish press praised the performance of Barcelona throughout the match against Bayern Munich, despite its defeat 2-0, as it confirmed that the Bavarian succeeded in snatching the victory from Barca. Bayern Munich leads Group C with six points, followed by Barcelona and Inter Milan, both with three points, while Viktoria Plzen placed fourth without any points. The Spanish side lost their first game of the season in all competitions after falling 2-0 to the German champions on Tuesday. Barcelona was the better team for the most part of the night, but two quick goals from Bayern Munich before the hour mark doomed their chances at the win.

The European Football Association (UEFA) UEFA announced on Wednesday that the UEFA Europa League tie between Arsenal FC and PSV Eindhoven, originally scheduled to be played on Thursday 15 September, will now be played on Thursday 20 October. The rescheduling of this match was possible after the decision of the Premier League to postpone the domestic match between Arsenal FC and Manchester City FC originally due to be played UEFA would like to thank the Premier League and the clubs concerned for their flexibility and cooperation in the rescheduling of the UEFA Europa League match which had been postponed due to the impossibility for local police forces to guarantee its secure staging. Arsenal secured a 2-1 win in their 2022/23 Europa League opener away at Swiss side FC Zurich thanks to Eddie Nketiah's late header.

FC Barcelona on Wednesday confirmed that 18-year-old midfielder Spain Pablo Martin Gavi sensation has signed a new contract with Barca, extending his stay at Spotify Camp Nou until the summer of 2026. The Catalan club's statement said: "FC Barcelona and the player Pablo Paez Gavira, known as "Gavi", reached an agreement to extend his contract until June 30, 2026. The purchase condition was set at 1 billion euros. The Catalan club's statement said: "FC Barcelona and the player Pablo Paez Gavira, known as "Gavi", reached an agreement to extend his contract until June 30, 2026. The purchase condition was set at 1 billion euros. The 18-year-old player's contract extension came in order to protect him from the temptations of the big European clubs that began to be interested in obtaining the services of the young player, such as Liverpool. Gavi became a key element in the Barca squad during the recent period, which made the Catalan Board move quickly in order to secure the player’s contract with a huge penalty clause for fear of the temptations of clubs interested in including him.

Zinedine Zidane picked Cristiano Ronaldo over his arch-rival Lionel Messi when asked to choose between the duo in the past. The Messi-Ronaldo debate has lasted for more than a decade now, with everyone having their own opinions on the same. Unsurprisingly, Zidane went with Ronaldo when asked to make his own pick due to his affiliation with Real Madrid. Zidane spoke highly of Ronaldo and claimed that the current Manchester United star is the greatest of all time. The Frenchman also stated that Ronaldo is an even better player than he ever was. Zidane was quoted as saying the following Goal interview: “Cristiano is the best. Messi is his rival and it’s the rivalry everyone wants to see. But Ronaldo is phenomenal. There are no words to describe him. He is much better than me even though I had a great career. He’s the greatest of all time.” It is no surprise to see Zidane choose Cristiano Ronaldo over Messi. The Frenchman was the manager of Real Madrid with Ronaldo being his most important player. Zidane and Ronaldo had won numerous honors together at Real Madrid. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner guided Los Blancos to three consecutive UEFA Champions League titles from 2016 to 2018 under the management of Zidane. It is also worth mentioning that Zidane himself represented Real Madrid during his playing career. The Frenchman was one of the original “Galactico” at the Santiago Bernabeu. He also won the Champions League as a Real Madrid player back in 2002.

Press reports revealed a surprise in the new contract clause of PSG’s star Kylian Mbappe with his French club, which he signed this summer after he seemed very close to leaving for Real Madrid. Mbappe has a contract clause that would allow the 23-year-old to leave Paris Saint Germain earlier than anticipated, according to stunning new reports. Real Madrid could return to their attempts to sign Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe after details about his bumper contract were leaked to the French media Speculation over Mbappe’s future is likely to resume next summer after details about the Paris Saint-Germain star’s contract became public knowledge. PSG had announced the renewal of the contract of its star Kylian from the current summer until 2025. The French newspaper, L'Equipe, revealed that Mbappe's new contract with the Parisian club extends until 2024, with an optional extra year, and the player will be the one who decides to activate the optional year. The newspaper pointed out that Real Madrid may return to the race to contract with Mbappe, starting next summer, because Paris will be threatened with losing it for free in 2024.

  Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti stressed the importance of facing his German counterpart Leipzig, scheduled for Wednesday at Santiago Bernabeu, in the second round of Group F of the European Champions League. Ancelotti affirmed that Real Madrid will be aiming to extend their 100% record in the 2022/23 season when they host RB Leipzig in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night. Real Madrid as the reigning champions showed their quality with a strong second-half showing when they beat Celtic in their opening Champions League match 3-0, while RB Leipzig was beaten 4-1 at home by Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk in their opening fixture in UEFA Champions’ League Group F. Ancelotti spoke at the press conference, saying: " “It’s an important match in the group. RB Leipzig had problems at the start, but they put in a great performance against Borussia Dortmund. They have quality up front, they are fast and we have to evaluate everything to win the match." He added: “Leipzig’s forward is very dangerous, with Werner and Nkunku. They are a very dangerous team when you give them the opportunity to display their qualities, so our defensive aspect will be very important." Regarding Karim Benzema's injury, Ancelotti said: "Karim makes us very excited, but when a youngster comes out we are more excited. What they are doing Vinicius and Rodrygo… We are not thinking of another one at the moment, there is no doubt about it." Commenting on the provocations Vinicius was subjected to in the matches, he replied, "It is one of the aspects in which he has developed. Each player has his character and quality. The most important thing is to focus on the match and nothing else."

French FC Paris Saint-Germain reported this Tuesday to the medical point of a left hamstring injury of its strong defender Presnel Kimpembe who will be unavailable for approximately six weeks, after the injury he suffered during the last match against Brest in the French League last Saturday. PSG confirmed that Kimpembe suffers from a hamstring injury, and will not participate in the scheduled games until 6 weeks from now. The medical team of PSG had reported that its Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas suffered an injury to his lower back and will not be able to travel to join his teammate in the Champions League tomorrow. Paris Saint-Germain earned a narrow 1-0 victory at home to a struggling Brest side on Saturday afternoon, returning to the Ligue 1 summit. Paris Saint-Germain leads the league with 19 points, with a goal difference from Marseille, the runner-up, with the same number of points clear of second-place.