By Alessandro Schiavone at Santiago Bernabeu Real Madrid 3-0 Man City Manchester City currently have a list of issues as long as Thibaut Courtois’ wonderful arms. Undone by Chelsea's former persona non grata ’s long kick that laid the groundwork for Valverde’s opener and then denied by the Belgian’s stunning foot save from Nic O'Reilly's close-range strike, the serial winners are now at a crossroads. Marc Guehi’s side trail Arsenal by seven points in the Premier League, are t

Where Eagles Fly: Crystal Palace Crystal Palace 0 AEK Larnaca 0 ‘Back so soon?’ That was the rhetorical question posed in the Crystal Palace match programme ahead of their Europa Conference League meeting with AEK Larnaca. The Cypriot side hoped for a repeat of their 1-0 win at Selhurst Park back in October in the same competition’s league phase. On this particular occasion though, the margins for error were slim, in the first of a two-legged tie. Indeed, Crystal Palace’s ina

Wrexham 2 v Chelsea 4 (aet) FA Cup Fifth Round Talking Points By Kaz Mochlinski at the Racecourse Ground Alejandro Garnacho must love Wales. The Argentinian winger has played a pivotal role in both of Chelsea’s challenging visits to the principality in the cups this season, being vital to victories at Cardiff City and now Wrexham. Garnacho scored the first and last goals in overcoming Cardiff City 1-3 in the quarter-finals of the Football League Cup in December, after being b

Mansfield Town (0) 1 v Arsenal (1) 2 FA Cup Fifth Round Talking Points By Kaz Mochlinski at Field Mill Arsenal’s first ever visit to the oldest professional football ground in the world was highly likely to be an unusually special occasion, but the extent of the enjoyment for everyone involved turned out to be quite unique. Games have been played at Field Mill since 1861 and perhaps from back as far as 1850, yet somehow Arsenal avoided any encounters there until now. Fittingl