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Lionel Messi leads Barcelona squad to face Juventus on Wednesday night as Javier Mascherano, André Gomes, Sergi Roberto, Arda Turan remain on the sidelines.

Liverpool defender Joel Matip will miss the Champions League clash against Sevilla but Adam Lallana is in contention to make first appearance of the season.

Mustafi was heavily linked with a move to Inter Milan in the summer but described suggestions over his future as "s**t".

United's 4-1 win over Newcastle saw the return of Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marcos Rojo from injury.

Manchester United keeper David De Gea remains as Real Madrid's top priority to bolster the goalkeeping position ahead of the 2018-2019 season.

La Liga leaders Barcelona have appealed against the yellow cards handed to Gerard Pique and Luis Suarez during Saturday's 3-0 win at Leganes.

Federer had a disappointing end to the 2017 campaign after losing the ATP World Tour semi-finals to David Goffin.

Pogba, 24, returned from a hamstring injury to inspire United to a 4-1 victory over Newcastle at Old Trafford on 18 November.

New Sunderland boss Chris Coleman will try to sign Danny Ward and Ben Woodburn from Liverpool in the January transfer window.

Dembele guided Celtic to a historic treble last season and interested parties would be "lucky" to sign him for £30m, according to the scout who helped him move to Parkhead.

Barcelona continue to fret over the future of Lionel Messi, who can talk to rival clubs in the New Year when he enters the final six months of his deal.

Skipper Sergio Ramos has been left out of Real Madrid's 20-man travelling squad for Apoel Nicosia tie after fracturing his nose against Atletico on Saturday.

Former British number one Greg Rusedski believes Roger Federer will be rueing his missed chance of winning the ATP Finals after the absence of Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

Jose Mourinho will be offered a new contract and the chance to sign three 'galatico' signings in order to keep him at Manchester United.

West Brom have not won in the league since August and are just one point clear of the relegation zone.

Michael Bisping's coach believes the Briton is in store for a tougher fight on the feet against UFC Shanghai opponent Kelvin Gastelum as compared to Georges St-Pierre.

Jana Novotna, who won 17 grand slam singles and doubles titles, has passed away aged 49 after a long battle with cancer.

Sturridge is seeking a move out of Liverpool for more game time as he wants to make the England squad for the World Cup.

Roger Federer was favourite to win the ATP Finals in London, but the Swiss ace was beaten in the semi-finals by David Goffin.

Federer pinpointed the loss to Tommy Haas in Stuttgart and to Evgeny Donskoy in Dubai which cost him the spot.

Kane, 24, insists he is happy at Spurs and is planning to spend his "entire career" at the north London club.

WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder believes Anthony Joshua's camp has not finalised terms on a fight with him yet as they are "hesitant" and want one more payday.

While the plan for UFC 221 in Perth is a middleweight title unification bout between Georges St-Pierre and Robert Whittaker, it all depends on the former, according to Dave Shaw.

Stones pulled his hamstring during City's 2-0 win over Leicester City at the King Power Stadium on 18 November.

Coutinho has made 10 appearances across all competitions for Liverpool this season, scoring five goals.

Liverpool play their Champions League game away to Sevilla 24 hours ahead of Chelsea, who face a 5,800-mile round-trip to Azerbaijan.

World number three Grigor Dimitrov is expecting an interesting 2018 with the returns of Djokovic and Murray while he is also aiming for a Grand Slam following his ATP Finals win.

Neymar joined PSG from Real's arch-rivals Barcelona in the summer but murmurs of discontent have already been rumbling.

Goretzka is expected to leave Schalke at the end of the season and is being chased by a host of top clubs.