Paris Saint-Germain completed an impressive turnaround in form to reach the UEFA Champions League playoffs on Wednesday with a 4-1 win away at VfB Stuttgart securing a top-24 berth when all had seemed lost with three games to go.

Real Madrid completed their preparation for the final matchday of the league phase of the new Champions League format with a training session at the Roudourou stadium in Guingamp without Vinícius, who is suspended.

Real Madrid is celebrating its return to good form despite placing low in the Champions League and failing to avoid a possible playoff against Manchester City.

Rodrygo scored twice, but the 3-0 result was not enough for the Spanish giants to advance straight to the last 16. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Real Madrid finished the first stage of this season's Champions League with a comfortable win - but must now face the playoff round

Despite no European pedigree and limited resources, the French club are above Real Madrid, Man City and PSG in the table with one game to go

Rodrygo has added to his scoring streak with Real Madrid but the Spanish powerhouse didn’t get all the goals it needed to finish high enough in the league phase of the Champions League and avoid a possible encounter with Manchester City in the playoffs.

GUINGAMP, France (Reuters) -Holders Real Madrid made sure they would be seeded for Friday's Champions League playoff draw by beating Stade Brest 3-0 away in the last round of the first phase on Wednesday.

Former Real Madrid star Kroos, who played under Zidane at the Bernabeu, says Zidane constantly gave his players the same seven-word message ahead of games which reflects his calm approach to football. "Zidane told us: 'Stay calm and trust in your abilities'," Kroos told The Athletic.

Since the start of the transfer window, and even if some players like Jérémy Doku have offered themselves, Marcus Rashford has been priority. A name which is unanimous internally and which has been validated by Hansi Flick,

Clubs worldwide made a record 22,779 international transfers in men's soccer in 2024 for a total spend of $8.59 billion, world soccer's governing body FIFA said in its Global Transfer Report published on Thursday.