Despite being Chelsea’s player of the year for the previous two seasons Juan Mata has seen his place in the Blues starting line-up limited this term. Having played only a full 90 minutes on three occasions this season, his angry reaction to being substituted away to Southampton sent out clear signals to the top teams in Europe.
According to Spanish reports, Liam Gallagher was escorted from the Bernebeu during last night’s Real-Man City clash. He drank, celebrated wildly, kissed a steward, and generally annoyed the locals. Just like any other City fan then.
Zinedine Zidane’s 16-year-old son Enzo, an academy player at Real Madrid, was invited to train with the first team this week. No head butts were thrown.