Carlo Ancelotti says Kylian Mbappe could be in contention to start for Real Madrid against Lille on Wednesday after missing the Madrid derby with a thigh injury. The 25-year-old suffered the problem during Madrid’s 3-2 victory at home to Alaves in La Liga and was expected to be ruled out for around three weeks.

Between his spells at Madrid his superiors were Bayern Munich’s self-confident president Uli Hoeness (Ancelotti was there for 2016-17), Napoli ’s larger-than-life president Aurelio de Laurentiis (during 2018-19) and Everton ’s majority owner Farhad Moshiri (2019-2021).

The Italian coach is into his second stint with the Spanish side, and he could well be thinking about what comes next.

The match was suspended for just over 20 minutes after home fans hurled objects onto the pitch as Real celebrated their opener. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Lille za ta kara da Real Madrid a Champions League ranar Laraba a filin wasa da ake kira Pierre-Mauroy a Faransa.

Real Madrid are gearing up for their UEFA Champions League away match against Lille with a significant milestone within reach. The Spanish giants are on the brink of equalling one of their club’s

Kylian Mbappé and Real Madrid continue their UEFA Champions League title defense with a trip to France to take on Lille OSC at Decathlon Arena-Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Wednesday. Los Blancos are fresh off a dramatic draw in the Madrid derby against Atlético Madrid on Sunday,

A 3-1 win over VfB Stuttgart at home ensured that Real Madrid started off the UEFA Champions League campaign on the best note possible.The game against the Germans was a tricky affair with Los