Carlos Soler will be a key player for Valencia in this weekend's Copa el Rey final So who is Carlos Soler? The best match of the season so far came in the thick of the most congested period - with Covid impacting the line-ups and even the sidelines as “Winning the medal, it’s nice to be here, I have to thank my teammates, my coach, and all the people who supported me. Argentina captain Messi went for Paris Saint-Germain team-mates Neymar and Kylian Mbappe with his first and second votes, with Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema getting his final vote. Tottenham needed three goals in the final 16 minutes to avoid an FA Cup upset against Morecambe as they came from behind to win 3-1 on an afternoon when record-signing Tanguy Ndombele was booed off by the home crowd. Just after the half-hour mark, the Arsenal subs called over the fourth official and the Premier League has confirmed an allegation of racist abuse was reported by the visitors, which it is now investigating. Here, Guardiola was the one who was doing the listening. He has spoken before of how it took a while to understand what made Cancelo tick. In the Premier League too, they have kept a joint-league high eight clean sheets from 15 games so far. Five new players have arrived for a total of £90 million ($122m) and what is most striking about the deals – after a month of links with the likes of Aaron Ramsey and Anthony Martial – is just how sensible they are. The OFC qualifiers will be played in a mini-tournament format featuring eight teams and consisting of a round-robin group stage, semi-finals and the final. Boro enjoyed a good start to the second half and should have gone ahead in the 55th minute but Matt Crooks, one of the heroes of the win at Manchester United, put a free header from Jonny Howson's corner over the crossbar when he should have buried it. I don't think you can reach the semi-finals so many times and get told there is no logic to it, said Italian football journalist Mina Rzouki. Alexis Sanchez could be set for a shock return to Barcelona as the Catalan club look to improve their attacking options following the retirement of Sergio Aguero. Spanish media outlet Sport state that Barca are in advanced talks with Sanchez and his parent club Inter Milan, in a complicated deal that would see Luuk de Jong - who is on loan at the Camp Nou from Sevilla - trade places with the Chilean. Xavi's ideal signing would be Manchester City forward Ferran Torres, but it is unlikely that the Blaugrana can afford him. Therefore, Sanchez is being dubbed the low-cost alternative. The Magpies were rejected by Eden Hazard this week, per El Nacional, are also linked with Manchester United’s Jesse Lingard, and Dembele is a player with a similar profile. I think the good result helps you but I want to deserve the fans, if they decide to sing my name, for my work, for my total involvement in this club, in this situation. Referee Stuart Attwell consulted only his assistant rather than the touchline monitor but the VAR upheld his decision and Maupay sent Kasper Schmeichel the wrong way. Xavi Hernandez's men suffered a crushing 3-0 defeat in midweek at the hands of Bayern Munich to confirm their elimination from the Champions League, while domestically the Blaugrana have also been struggling. We are all devastated at this loss, and we kindly ask for privacy at this very difficult time. Our baby boy, you are our angel. Italian prodigy Zaniolo completed his hat-trick after half-time with a stupendous volley on the counter-attack to seal a victory for the Special One. It's a day I will never forget. It was then the reality and enormity of the situation hit me, this was real.

	Team	Events	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goal difference	Points
1	Manchester City	22	18	2	2	41	56
2	Chelsea	22	12	7	3	28	43
3	Liverpool	20	12	6	2	34	42
4	West Ham United	21	11	4	6	12	37
5	Arsenal	20	11	2	7	8	35
6	Tottenham Hotspur	18	10	3	5	3	33
7	Manchester United	19	9	4	6	3	31
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	9	4	7	2	31
9	Brighton & Hove Albion	20	6	10	4	0	28
10	Leicester City	18	7	4	7	-2	25
11	Crystal Palace	21	5	9	7	-1	24
12	Southampton	21	5	9	7	-8	24
13	Brentford	20	6	5	9	-6	23
14	Aston Villa	19	7	1	11	-5	22
15	Everton	19	5	4	10	-10	19
16	Leeds United	19	4	7	8	-16	19
17	Watford	19	4	2	13	-14	14
18	Norwich City	21	3	4	14	-35	13
19	Newcastle United	20	1	9	10	-23	12
20	Burnley	17	1	8	8	-11	11