As the continent’s biggest club competitions near their conclusions, the video game company put together an enticing starting XI of the top players Cristiano Ronaldo, Paulo Dybala and Kylian Mbappe form the mouth-watering attack of EA Sports’ team of the European knockout stages. Ronaldo slowing down but still incredible The Champions League and Europa League quarter-finals were full of excitement, with Real Madrid, Atletico, Juventus and Monaco progressing to the last four of the continent’s most prestigious competition, while Ajax, Manchester United, Lyon and Celta remain in the secondary tournament. Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri…

The club’s record goalscorer was once again overlooked in the Europa League against Anderlecht, with his position now little more than a support role Another evening on the bench at Manchester United has put “the final nail in the coffin” for Wayne Rooney at Old Trafford, says Roy Keane. The Red Devils’ club captain was included in Jose Mourinho’s matchday squad for a Europa League clash with Anderlecht on Thursday. He was, however, to see no minutes as Anthony Martial was thrown on in place of Zlatan Ibrahimovic once the talismanic Swede picked up an injury. Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game…

Jose Mourinho is hoping to have his hard-working right-back available for Europa League duty, but will be sticking with Sergio Romero in goal Manchester United are expecting to have Antonio Valencia back for their Europa League quarter-final match against Anderlecht. Valencia has missed two matches with an ankle problem but Jose Mourinho is counting on him for Thursday’s first leg in Belgium. Sergio Romero is set to continue in goal after David de Gea missed Sunday’s 3-0 Premier League win at Sunderland with a minor hip injury, while United’s other absentees – Chris Smalling, Phil Jones, Ashley Young, Juan Mata and captain Wayne Rooney – are all still out. Article continues…

The Frenchman has struggled to gain a regular place in the Manchester United team and has now been put on notice by his manager at Old Trafford Jose Mourinho has told Anthony Martial that the forward must adapt to what his manager wants if he is to succeed at Manchester United. Muller slams Champions League officials Martial was not included in the squad to face Chelsea at the weekend, as Mourinho’s charges turned in arguably their finest performance under his management to win 2-0. Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress…

The Belgian side reached the round of 16 by the skin of their teeth following a dramatic late goal in the Russian city of St. Petersburg Frank Ancheampong’s Anderlecht left it very late to secure passage into the next round of the Europa League on Thursday against Zenit  as they lost 3-1 on the night but qualified via the away goal after it ended 3-3 on aggregate. Acheampong had a less than stellar game despite being the scorer of the two goals in the first leg. He lasted for 89 minutes and earned a yellow card in a game where he scored the lowest rating of any player on both…

The manager has a poor record in cup finals, but his win on Saturday was a fitting end for a job well done in MLS Gerardo “Tata” Martino has a history of success, just not in finals. The manager mentioned it in the lead-up to Saturday’s MLS Cup final, saying he had lost more than he won.  It’s a fair criticism, but Martino got it right Saturday.   Atlanta United delivered a 2-0 victory over the Portland Timbers to claim the MLS Cup crown and send off the departing manager with a trophy.  Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa…

The Spaniard’s goal was enough to send the Red Devils into the quarter-finals and keep their chances of lifting the trophy alive Match-winner Juan Mata said Manchester United will be doing everything they can to win the Europa League this season in an attempt to qualify for the Champions League again following the defeat of Rostov. Pogba injury Man Utd’s new £90m problem United – who drew 1-1 draw in Russia in the first leg – were superior for much of Thursday’s match at Old Trafford, hitting the post twice in the first half through Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri…

The Swedish striker is back in the starting XI as Jose Mourinho’s side look to advance to the last eight of the Europa League Zlatan Ibrahimovic has returned to the Manchester United starting XI, replacing Marcus Rashford for the Europa League second leg with Rostov. The 35-year-old is United’s top scorer this season, but missed out on Monday’s FA Cup clash with Chelsea due to a domestic suspension. He is recalled for the Russian side’s visit to Old Trafford in place of the teenage front man, who was earlier called into Gareth Southgate’s England squad for games against Germany and Lithuania. United make a total of five changes from the…

The Red Devils are relying on Europa League success to position them back among the elite, with Jose Mourinho writing off a domestic top-four bid Ander Herrera admits that Champions League qualification is “very important” to Manchester United and the club’s future plans. The Red Devils slipped out of Europe’s premier club competition at the group stage this season, forcing them into the Europa League. A final appearance is now within their reach, as they hold a 1-0 lead over Celta Vigo in their semi-final showdown, and success would position them back among the elite. Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for…

The MLS team is into the quarter-finals of the competition but were reminded of the size of the task that faces them ahead of facing Tigres next Nobody said it was going to be easy. There’s a reason no MLS team has ever won the Concacaf Champions League. The Houston Dynamo are a step closer after beating Guastatoya 2-1 Tuesday, but it also served as a taste of just how tough it can be in CCL play. The MLS side took the aggregate series 3-1, a convincing margin, yet the game and series were much tighter than the scoreline showed. “They did an incredible job,” forward Mauro Manotas said of…