Reds seek to book last eight spot

Liverpool will look to book their passage into the last eight of the Champions League for the first time in nearly a decade when they take on Porto in the second leg of their Round of 16 tie. The Reds lead 5-0 from the first leg in Lisbon, making them strong favourites to advance to their first CL quarterfinal since 2009.

Jurgen Klopp’s side were ruthless in the first leg at the Dragao, scoring five goals. Sadio Mane, who netted three of them, even won the Goal of the Week award for one of his strikes. Mo Salah and Roberto Firmino were also on the scoresheet, but they may be rested with Klopp having one eye on their weekend clash against Manchester United.

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Griezmann to Barca? Reports indicate 100m release clause deal in summer

If reports in Spain are to be believed, Barcelona have agreed a deal with Antoine Griezmann and will sign the French striker in the summer. The 27 year old will be acquired for a fee of 100 million euros (his release clause), but his arrival will mean that the Blaugrana will have a wealth of attacking talent at their disposal- they already have Messi, Suarez, Coutinho and Dembele, and Griezmann at the Nou Camp would effectively make it a “Famous Five” or a “Fantastic Five”. It would also see Griezmann at the same club as his French national teammate Samuel Umtiti.

Atleti have recently sold Nicolas Gaitan and Yannick Carrasco to Dalian in China. Augusto Fernandez has also left for the Far East, while Luciano Vietto has been loaned to Valencia with an option to buy. Veteran Fernando Torres is also likely to depart the Wanda Metropolitano in the summer. Should Griezmann leave, it does raise doubts over whether Los Colchoneros can continue to be a threat to the Real-Barca hegemony in Spain. Atleti are currently second in Spain and have reached the last 16 of the Europa League

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