Champions League build-up, Chelsea make Kounde top target, Real Madrid ‘confident of Haaland transfer’

Morning football news The knockout stages of the Champions league got underway last night starting with a blockbuster face-off between Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain and LaLiga leaders Real Madrid. Real menace Lionel Messi had the golden opportunity to fire the Parisians ahead from the penalty spot, but he was denied brilliantly by Thibaut Courtois. The Spanish side looked happy to take the game to the Bernabeu level… but not on Kylian Mbappe’s watch. Mbappe cut inside off the left-hand side and fired low past Courtois in added time to hand PSG the lead in the tie. Elsewhere, Manchester City… Read Full Article