Monaco

Ansu Fati 'feeling great' after scoring first Monaco goal just one minute after he came on as ex-Barcelona star nets a double in big Ligue 1 win

Monaco forward Ansu Fati netted a brace after coming off the bench in their weekend clash against Metz. On loan from Barcelona, the 21-year-old struck just a minute after his introduction before adding a second to complete a comeback victory. Fati said the performance was a major confidence boost for both himself and the team following their midweek Champions League defeat to Club Brugge.

Winners and losers from around Europe's biggest leagues: Jose Mourinho makes a winning start to second spell at Benfica, Ansu Fati is back scoring goals but Diego Simeone is still struggling at Atletico Madrid

The latest round of action across Europe's elite leagues saw Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Porto maintain their winning starts to the 2025-26 season. However, while everyone expects Bayern to run away with the Bundesliga, Barca are hot on the heels of Madrid in La Liga, while Porto are presently processing the news that the most famous manager in the club's history has just taken charge of their hated rivals Benfica.

Paul Pogba flopped at Man Utd because he 'forgot about football' as Red Devils legend claims dressing room dancing should have been banned

Manchester United legend Bryan Robson believes Paul Pogba struggled at Old Trafford because he “forgot about football” and cared more about his social media presence. The midfielder joined the Red Devils from Juventus for a then-world record fee of £89 million (€105m/$120m) in 2016 but found it difficult to live up to the fanfare which surrounded his eye-catching return to the Theatre of Dreams.

Plane chaos for Monaco! Paul Pogba's team-mates strip to their underwear after air conditioning failure on flight to Bruges for Champions League opener

Monaco's Champions League journey began in chaos after their flight to Bruges descended into scenes straight out of a comedy sketch. With the air conditioning system completely out, Paul Pogba's teammates were forced to take off their clothes and sit in nothing but underwear as the cabin transformed into a sweltering sauna.