Milan missed the chance to guarantee themselves a place in next season s Champions League as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Cagliari.

With their safety assured before kick-off, Cagliari did not have anything but pride to play for, yet Milan – shorn of the injured Zlatan Ibrahimovic – could not take the points which would have secured their top-four place thanks to their head-to-head record against fifth-placed Juventus, who beat Inter on Saturday.

Cagliari are the team that Stefano Pioli has won the most matches against as a coach in Serie A, but Milan had Gianluigi Donnarumma to thank as he made two huge saves in the second half. 

Samu Castillejo missed a golden chance at the other end, while Hakan Calhanoglu sent a speculative effort crashing against …

Market: Brazil win

Odds: 4/6 @

Only looking to widen their spot at the top of the table this week, Brazil will make the trip to Asunción when they face off against Paraguay in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Starting with the hosts, putting in what was another rugged display when they made their return to qualifying duties last week, Paraguay have largely impressed many across South America during their campaign. Despite having to settle for a 0-0 stalemate against a struggling Uruguay on foreign soil, Los Guaraníes will still be feeling that they could have left with more to show for their efforts. Opening up the midweek round of fixtures just about hanging onto their spot in the top-four thanks to their goal difference, Head Coach Eduardo Berizzo has …

Paul Pogba may have declared playing for Real Madrid is his dream, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer plans to get the best out of the midfielder at Manchester United over the next two years.

While representing France during the international break, Pogba told a news conference that he would welcome the opportunity to play for LaLiga s champions.

He said: All footballers would love to play for Real Madrid. It is a dream for me. Why not one day?

The 27-year-old, who is also said to be a target for Barcelona, has a contract at Old Trafford until June but the club possess an option to extend that agreement by another year.

Solskjaer appeared to suggest that will be exercised and he has no intention to let Pogba leave early.

Paul s our player, Solskjaer sai…

Spanish champions Atlético Madrid have announced Koke has extended his contract at the Estadio Vicente Calderón until 2019.

Koke and Juanfran have extended their contracts with our Club until 2019 and 2018 respectively, read a statement on the club s official website, .

Both players are essential to Atlético s recent successes and their renewals are great news to our Club.

Koke, 22, has been linked with a sensational summer move to Barcelona, as the long-term replacement for aging midfield maestro Xavi Hernandez.

The Spain international, who is also reportedly attracting interest from English Premier League side Manchester United, is viewed by many as the future of the La Roja midfield.

That said, Koke would like to see the afo…

Best Odds: 21/20

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Looking to extend on their EFL Cup adventure and lay down a real marker in west London, Brighton will travel to a struggling Chelsea on Wednesday night.

Chelsea

Starting with the hosts, while Chelsea might have turned to Mauricio Pochettino over the summer in an attempt to steady the ship, Chelsea find themselves at the heart of another public crisis. Last seen over the weekend getting hit with a 1-0 loss at home against Aston Villa, it appears that the former Tottenham boss has a major job on his hands in SW6. Having to settle for an infamous bottom-half finish last season and failing to book any kind of European adventure for this time around, the former Premier League champions have come under a huge amount of scrutiny. Marking th…

Simeone Inzaghi expects the Serie A title race to provide more surprises as Inter look to chase down rivals Milan, although he admits the Nerazzurri camp was in low spirits after a loss to Bologna.

Despite scoring their fastest goal of the Serie A season to take the lead at Bologna when Ivan Perisic found the net after 2 minutes and 53 seconds, Inter fell to a 2-1 defeat after goals from Marko Arnautovic and Nicola Sansone, leaving them two points adrift of the Rossoneri.  

The Nerazzurri had been unbeaten in 11 matches in all competitions prior to the defeat, and it represented their first league loss at bottom-half opponents since January 2021. 

Inter will now require at least one slip-up from Stefano Pioli s team in order to retain the title, and although I…

Leicester City put their Premier League struggles to one side as they booked their place in the knockout stages of the Champions League with a 2-1 win over Club Brugge.

A fourth victory in five outings in the tournament, coupled with Porto s 0-0 draw away in Copenhagen, means the English champions will go through to the last 16 as Group G winners.

Shinji Okazaki fired the home team in front after just five minutes at the King Power Stadium and they doubled their advantage before the break from the penalty spot.

Riyad Mahrez continued his fine European form with a fourth goal of the campaign, although Claudio Ranieri s side were made to work right through to the final whistle after Jose Izquierdo halved the deficit in the 52nd minute.

The Colombian be…

FC Dallas interim head coach Peter Luccin has urged his players to show their passion on the pitch when they welcome St. Louis City to the Toyota Stadium.

Dallas announced they had parted company with Nico Estevez on June 9 after a run of five matches without a win left them second from bottom in the Western Conference.

Peter Luccin was brought in as his interim replacement, with the Frenchman aiming to make a positive mark in his first game in charge.

I think it s very important to understand that not everything was bad in the past. I think that we build some foundation, Luccin said.

I can see the passion in their eyes. They see passion in my eyes, too. So, the passion for that game is a key factor, too. This is what I saw. This is what they see from m…

Levi Colwill believes Chelsea team-mate Mykhailo Mudryk can be “one of the best in the world” and hopes the winger can now kick on after scoring his first goal for the Blues.

Mudryk has struggled to tie down a starting spot at Stamford Bridge since his big-money move from Shakhtar Donetsk in January and, prior to Monday’s trip to local rivals Fulham, had not managed a single goal for his new club.

However, he finally broke his goalscoring duck with the opener in a 2-0 win at Craven Cottage and Colwill, who set up the goal with a fine pass, hopes it will do the 22-year-old Ukraine international the power of good.

Off the mark in style!

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC)

“It was amazing, I’m so happy for him (Mudryk), luckily I found him,” Co…

Bayern Munich secured a record sixth successive Bundesliga title thanks to a 4-1 win away to Augsburg on Saturday.

Jupp Heynckes men could have won the title with last weekend s 6-0 Klassiker crushing of Borussia Dortmund had Schalke not beaten Freiburg, but there was to be no denying them this time around.

Bayern, though, were given a scare when a Niklas Sule own goal put Augsburg ahead before Corentin Tolisso, James Rodriguez, Arjen Robben and Sandro Wagner turned the game on its head to spark wild celebrations come the final whistle. 

The triumph extends their own record of successive Bundesliga titles, which started in 2012-13, the final season of Heynckes last spell in charge.

are the 2017/18 champions!  

— FC Bayern English (@FCBa…