Paris Saint-Germain have raced away at the top of Ligue 1, but a trip to champions Monaco could bring the superstars back down to earth.

Kylian Mbappe will return to his former club, making up a fearsome front three with Neymar and Edinson Cavani that has torn through almost all in their path this term.

Unai Emery s men are six points clear of the holders heading into Sunday s fixture at the Stade Louis II.

Victory for PSG could begin talk of the title race being run already, so we got the inside track from Opta to examine one of France s biggest fixtures.

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Former DR Congo international Shabani Nonda enjoyed five fruitful years as a Monaco striker, during which time he won a Coupe de la Ligue medal and was part of the side th…

Arsenal head coach Unai Emery does not feel the arrival of Denis Suarez will have an impact on Mesut Ozil.

Despite being one of Arsenal s captains, Ozil has only started 13 Premier League matches this term and does not appear to be in Emery s preferred line-up.

Suarez joined on loan from Barcelona on Thursday, the midfielder returning to the Premier League after spending two years at Manchester City from 2011.

With Arsenal travelling to City in the Premier League on Sunday, the 25-year-old could make his Gunners debut against the reigning champions.

Emery denied signing Suarez, who played for him at Sevilla in the 2014-15 season, means there will be even fewer opportunities for Ozil.

It s no change for him, Emery said of Ozil. [Suarez] is coming…

Carlo Ancelotti s new assistant Willy Sagnol says he has returned to find Bayern Munich a much bigger club since his retirement in 2009.

Bayern left the Olympic Stadium for the Allianz Arena in 2005-06, affording the defender several seasons at the new venue in the twilight of his career.

But since he hung up his boots, the Bavarian outfit have cemented their status as German football s dominant force, winning five successive Bundesliga titles from 2012-13 onwards, as well as their fifth European Cup/Champions League crown.

FC Bayern became much bigger as a club. The last time I was here in this room was for my farewell as a player, he told a news conference.

Yes, Bayern became bigger, much bigger, but it s the culture that has remained the same. That …

Mohamed Salah turned on the style as Liverpool fended off Leeds United in a seven-goal thriller on the first day of the Premier League season.

The Reds 4-3 victory over their promoted visitors came on the back of two penalties and a sumptuous finish from Salah, whose hat-trick was an opening-day rarity.

As last season s top-flight champions launched their season in dramatic style, so others began to show what they might offer in the months ahead.

FA Cup holders Arsenal are targeting a much-improved league campaign in 2020-21, and their 3-0 win at Fulham was a promising start, with new signing Willian playing a key role.

Crystal Palace made an early breakthrough and made it count against Southampton, while Newcastle United s recent investments began to pa…

Robin van Persie played his last game as a professional in Feyenoord s Eredivisie loss to ADO Den Haag on Sunday.

Former Arsenal and Manchester United forward Van Persie rejoined his boyhood club in January 2018 and said earlier this season that he would not prolong his career solely in pursuit of the Eredivisie title.

The 35-year-old has been in typically prolific form for Feyenoord this term, scoring 16 goals in 25 appearances, but was unable to prevent his side slipping to a 2-0 home defeat to Den Haag.

He will not take part in the final league match of the campaign on Wednesday at Fortuna Sittard, which was originally due to be played on April 28 and moved to accommodate Ajax s Champions League semi-final against Tottenham. 

Van Persie initially …

Son Heung-min has been named Premier League Player of the Month for October, the first time he has won the honour in three and a half years.

Tottenham forward Son has made a sensational start to 2020-21, racking up eight goals and two assists in eight Premier League appearances.

Four of those goals came in the month of October, including in Spurs spectacular 6-1 away win at Manchester United when the South Korea international scored two and set up another.

He also netted in wins over West Ham and Burnley to be named Player of the Month for the third time in his career, having previously triumphed in September 2016 and April 2017.

Spurs have not had a winner in the award since Lucas Moura claimed the accolade in August 2018.

Son beat seven other no…

According to a recent report from El Desmarque, three Premier League clubs in the form of Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham are locked in a three-way battle to try and sign Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti. 

The belief is that Barca are very keen on the idea of selling the Frenchman who has been with the club across the last three years. As they continue to evolve so does their first team, and it appears as if Umtiti isn’t going to be featuring in that conversation for much longer. 

All three of the clubs in question are in desperate need of some defensive help and structure, whether it be due to injuries or just a distinct lack of talent within their ranks currently. Umtiti may not have the experience in the Premier League that some feel he’d need, b…

Manchester United defender Eric Bailly said the players have been told about the arrival of a new manager amid mounting speculation regarding Ralf Rangnick.

United are reportedly set to appoint former RB Leipzig boss Rangnick on an interim basis until the end of the season.

Rangnick, currently working as head of sports and development at Russian side Lokomotiv Moscow, is the man United are targeting to lead them through until the end of the season, which is when they intend to make a more permanent appointment – Paris Saint-Germain head coach Mauricio Pochettino and Ajax s Erik ten Hag have been heavily linked.

Michael Carrick continued in his caretaker role for Sunday s 1-1 draw at Premier League leaders Chelsea, though Bailly lifted the lid on matters at Old …

Robert Lewandowski scored one goal and made another as Bayern Munich increased their lead at the top of the Bundesliga with a 4-1 victory over Hoffenheim.

The defending champions nosed, briefly at least, 10 points ahead of RB Leipzig as they aim to secure a ninth successive title.

Hoffenheim offered plenty of threat and Ihlas Bebou should have done better with two gilt-edged chances, with his profligacy punished by Jerome Boateng and Thomas Muller.

Bebo atoned by teeing up Andrej Kramaric to volley in his first away league goal at Bayern on the stroke of half-time, but quickfire strikes from Lewandowski and Serge Gnabry ensured a fourth straight Bundesliga win for Hansi Flick s team.

Hoffenheim stunned Bayern 4-1 early in the campaign and Bebou could h…

Ivan Toney has a gambling addiction, an independent regulatory commission has found.

The written reasons for the eight-month betting ban imposed on the Brentford forward were published on Friday and it found Toney had bet on himself to score in addition to betting on his own club to lose during a four-year period.

It did state, however, that: “There is no evidence that Mr Toney did or was even in a position to influence his own team to lose when he placed bets against them winning – he was not in the squad or eligible to play at the time.”

The independent Regulatory Commission’s written reasons regarding Ivan Toney’s recent sanctions have now been published here:

— FA Spokesperson (@FAspokesperson)

Toney was charged with 262 betting …