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(GSM) Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho finds himself dealing with an injury crisis with midfielder Mahamadou Diarra being the latest victim to a thigh injury.

The news is a blow to Mourinho as Diarra would be unavailable to play the La Liga opener, and has already lost defender Ezequiel Garay for up to four months with a dislocated kneecap.

The Bernabeu boss has two weeks to prepare his depleted squad for Madrid s opening game of the season away to Mallorca in two weeks time.

The 29-year-old has been struggling with his fitness after sustaining a serious knee injury in 2008, when he was sidelined for nearly a whole year and now the former Olympique Lyon stalwart faces a race against time to be fit for the trip to the Son Moix.

Meanwhile, Argentine Garay ma…

(GSM) Schalke 04 boss Felix Magath has revealed that he will not meet PSG s £16.5million price tag for Guillaume Hoarau.

The France international striker, who joined the Ligue 1 outfit in 2008 from Le Havre, scored six goals in 22 games for the capital giants last season.

After adding Raul from Real Madrid in their striking department this summer, the Royal Blues are still on the look-out for another striker.

However, the Bundesliga coach says that he is unwilling to pay PSG what they want for the 26-year-old.

Paris wanted 20million euros (£16.5million). That is not do-able for us, Magath told Bild.

Magath, who has recently been linked with a move for Roma s Julio Baptista, has revealed that he will not be following up his interest in Hoarau.<…

Aberdeen have announced that right-back Shaleum Logan will join the club once his deal with Brentford expires.

Logan joined the Scottish Premiership outfit on loan in January and went on to make 19 appearances, including their triumph in the League Cup final.

The 26-year-old – who came through the ranks at Manchester City – had been at Brentford since 2011, but will join Aberdeen in July on a two-year deal.

Aberdeen finished third last term and will enter the qualifying rounds for the UEFA Europa League, which helped convince Logan that the club was the right fit for him.

The main reason I signed was because of how much I enjoyed it last season, Logan told RedTV .

After two-and-a-half years at Brentford I was not really involved so it was great that I …

Real Madrid are seeking their third head coach of the year after the sacking of Julen Lopetegui was announced by the club on Monday.

A 5-1 Clasico hammering at the hands of Barcelona proved the final straw for Madrid s notoriously impatient board, with Lopetegui axed after a run of one win in seven in all competitions.

Lopetegui lasted only four months after agreeing to succeed Zinedine Zidane, his reign starting in infamy after Spain sacked him on the eve of the World Cup.

It was expected that former Chelsea boss Antonio Conte would take charge, but reported problems in negotiating a contract have led to suggestions Madrid could turn elsewhere, with Santi Solari placed in temporary charge.

So, who are the contenders to take up Lopetegui s position perman…

Former Juventus defender Gianluca Zambrotta believes the moment has arrived for the Bianconeri and captain Gianluigi Buffon to win the Champions League against Real Madrid on Saturday.

The two teams go head-to-head in Cardiff as Juve look to complete a treble, after Serie A and Coppa Italia wins, while Madrid aim for consecutive European titles.

Juve last won the competition in 1996, with stalwart Buffon yet to taste Champions League success after final losses to AC Milan in 2003 and Barcelona in 2015, and Zambrotta believes they are ready to end the drought.

Buffon has a big chance he will give everything, him and his team-mates, to use his experience to help the team, he told Sky Sports. 

Juventus arrive prepared. They have a big chance to win this t…

Roberto Martinez will not rush Eden Hazard back into Belgium s starting line-up and says Kevin De Bruyne looks fresh and ready for Euro 2020.

Hazard has been blighted by injuries since joining Real Madrid from Chelsea two years ago and there have been concerns over his fitness for the European Championship.

The winger gave the Red Devils a lift on Sunday, though, making his first international appearance for 19 months as a late substitute in a 1-0 victory over Croatia.

Belgium boss Martinez will be patient with Hazard, who looks set to be on the bench for the Group B opener against Russia at Saint Petersburg Stadium on Saturday.

The Spaniard said: I think the target for Eden was to be on the pitch and I think that was almost a psychological step. You ne…

Bayern Munich helped themselves to five first-half goals as they thumped Bayer Leverkusen 5-1 on Sunday to return to the top of the Bundesliga.

The reigning champions suffered their first defeat of Julian Nagelsmann s tenure last time out against Eintracht Frankfurt, but they responded in just about the best way imaginable at BayArena.

Robert Lewandowski and Serge Gnabry helped themselves to a couple of goals each in a one-way first half, with Thomas Muller registering in between those doubles.

Leverkusen were level on points with Bayern before kick-off and pulled one back through Patrik Schick, but Nagelsmann s side were able to cruise through the rest of the match to overtake Borussia Dortmund at the summit.

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Bolton meet Everton at the Reebok Stadium on Sunday needing a win to reinvigorate their European ambitions this season.

Owen Coyle s Wanderers were flying high in sixth spot on New Year s Day, but have secured just four points in their past six English Premier League encounters to sit four points outside the top seven and a Europa League spot.

Everton enter the match coming off a morale-boosting 5-3 win over Blackpool, courtesy of four Louis Saha goals, but will lose Jack Rodwell to a groin injury for a month after the midfielder started in their past three league hit-outs before incurring the injury playing for the England Under-21 side on Tuesday.

Daniel Sturridge can maintain his perfect record at his on-loan club, having scored in both of his appearances for…

The Swiss FA have given Arsenal a huge boost over the fitness of defender Johan Djourou.

In a release on their website, the Swiss have revealed every effort is being made to get Djourou fit for his country s Euro 2012 clash against Bulgaria on March 26.

The shoulder injury to Johan Djourou is less serious than feared on Saturday and announced by the coach of his club, the release said.

The Arsenal defender and member of the Switzerland national team was submitted to thorough medical examinations on Monday.

At the end of a long, exhausting day, Johan Djourou had new hope that . his season is not over yet.

The report also said that Djourou suffered no fractures to his shoulder suggesting he may yet be fit enough to play a part in the Gunners …

Edinson Cavani scored a hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain broke the Ligue 1 points record with a 4-0 win at Gazelec Ajaccio.

PSG had already equalled the previous record of 89, set by themselves in 2013-14, but Cavani s treble moved them onto 92 points with two games left to play.

Cavani scored the only goal of a low-key first half but doubled his tally four minutes into the second, with Angel Di Maria providing the assist for both.

A third followed two minutes short of the hour mark before Zlatan Ibrahimovic got in on the act with a late fourth.

The result, combined with Toulouse s 1-0 victory over the already-relegated Troyes, sees Gazelec drop into the relegation zone, although Reims  defeat by the same scoreline in Marseille ensures just one point se…