Fabrizio Romano

🔴⚫️🇵🇹 Rafa Leão, Man of the Match for AC Milan after scoring his first Champions League goal of the season.

⚪️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Carlo Ancelotti: “I am sorry but I cannot speak about Trent Alexander-Arnold, he is not my player”.

🔴⚪️🕷️ Julián Álvarez scored his second goal in Champions League for Atlético Madrid. 8 goals, 1 assist in all competitions. 🇦🇷

⚪️❗️ Jude Bellingham: “I lost my smile a little bit after the Euros… I think I was mistreated in comparison to what I contributed”. “Perhaps I felt a little bit of a scapegoat. But in general, I haven’t lost my smile at Real Madrid. Not at all”.

⚪️👀 Jude Bellingham on goals: “I feel the smell again, so I’m going for that”. “I arrived last summer, Real lost one of the best scorers in Benzema and collectively with Joselu and Brahim tried to cover that”. “This year we signed one of the best of this generation in Kylian”.

⚪️✨ Carlo Ancelotti: “I’m very happy with our talent Raúl Asencio”. “I see him well, he's ready, not nervous, very focused. I'm sure he will be good tomorrow against Liverpool”.

⚪️❗️ Ancelotti: “I read that I had to rotate Vinicius… well, I did 1.300 games, 1.300 starting XI squads and almost 4.000 subs during the game”. “So I think no one can tell me how I should manage the players”.

⚪️👀 Jude Bellingham: “In my opinion, the Ballon d’Or should have gone to Real Madrid. Particularly Vinicius”. “But that’s my opinion and nothing on Rodri, he’s a brilliant player… it’s just about our season”.

🇦🇷🇺🇸 Official: Javier Mascherano leaves Argentina U20 to become new Inter Miami head coach.

⚪️✨ Jude Bellingham: “Ballon d’Or? Well, when we won the Champions League… that was our Ballon d’Or”.

🔴⚠️ Arne Slot: “Trent Alexander-Arnold is in the squad to face Real Madrid but he is NOT available to start”. “He can maybe make a few minutes, in an ideal world he won't”.

🚨🔴 Arne Slot: “Mo Salah’s future? I've said many times I don't comment about contracts”. “Only thing I can say is… if I look at my line-ups, Mo Salah is more in than out!”. “I don't think there is any distraction for him, the players and definitely not for me”.

🚨🔴 Andy Robertson: “Salah’s words on his future? It’s not a topic for us as players. All I can say is: look at Mo today, yesterday, he's the ultimate professional”. “It goes for all three of them, Virgil and Trent too, they are so focused on the next game and being leaders”.

⚪️🔛 David Alaba’s recovery keeps progressing very well, as his return is now finally reaching the final stages. Real Madrid staff are also very happy with the recent progress.

🔴🏃🏼 Trent Alexander-Arnold, now back training with Liverpool squad ahead of Real Madrid game.

🔴⚪️✨ Arsenal keep working on new deal for Ethan Nwaneri while their search for director continues. Talks with Nwaneri over new long term contract are considered a priority, club optimistic to get it done. Nwaneri, very happy at Arsenal; 4 goals already scored this season.

🔵🔴🔛 New contracts for Pedri and Gavi are on track as Barcelona keep advancing with both players. Negotiations underway with Pedri and Gavi expected to be next ones to sign new deal at the club.

⚪️🇫🇷 Florentino Pérez: “Kylian Mbappé signing will be historical, like the presentation”. “Kylian arrived to Real Madrid by doing an effort no one would ever imagine. And he has already helped us win our first title this season, the Super Cup”.

🔴🇵🇹 Diogo Dalot: “Rúben Amorim is exactly what we need for this type of club”. “He’s very demanding. That's the standard the club should have, by demanding people are really professional and working hard for the team”. “That's the clear message that he gives us every day”.

⚪️✨ Florentino Pérez: “It will be very difficult to see someone like Toni Kroos again, one of the best in our history”. “He’s one of the greatest legends of world football. His farewell on May 25 was moving, unforgettable”.