MU extends contract with De Gea; Neymar wants to return to Liga

Six more teams confirmed for Europa League round of 16

After the 5th round of group stage matches last night, Salzburg, Zenit, Dynamo Kyiv, Betis, Fenerbahçe and Sporting Lisbon have determined the 13 teams that have won knock-out tickets.

In the match in Group B, Salzburg defeated Leipzig 1-0 at home. Also in this group, Celtic unexpectedly fell to Rosenborg. This result helped Salzburg win the knockout ticket with the top position in the group.

Sporting Lisbon crushed Qarabag 6-1 and won a knockout ticket.

In Group C, Zenit officially won the ticket to the next round after defeating Kobenhavn (FC Copenhagen) 1-0. The most impressive team in the Europa League series last night was Sporting Lisbon. Away from home, the Portuguese team crushed Qarabag 6-1, thereby winning the knockout ticket of Group E. The remaining three teams winning the knockout ticket after last night's series are Dynamo Kyiv (Group K), Betis (Group F) and Fenerbahçe in Group D.

Previously, after the 4th round, 7 teams had won tickets to the next round: Frankfurt, Lazio, Dinamo Zagreb, Leverkusen, FC Zurich, Chelsea and Arsenal. In the 5th round last night, both Arsenal and Chelsea won with a big score.

Away from home, the Gunners beat Vorskla 3-0 thanks to goals from Emile Smith-Rowe, Ramsey and Joe Willock. Meanwhile, at home, Chelsea crushed PAOK 4-0 thanks to a brace from Giroud and goals from Callum Hudson-Odoi and Morata.

Similarly, AC Milan also had a big 5-2 victory over Dudelange. However, the Italian team must face Olympiacos in the final match to win the remaining ticket to the next round of Group F (Milan is temporarily ranked 2nd after Betis, above Olympiacos thanks to 3 more points and head-to-head coefficient with this opponent).

The 13 teams that have qualified for the Europa League round of 16 are Frankfurt, Lazio, Dinamo Zagreb, Leverkusen, FC Zurich, Chelsea, Arsenal, Salzburg, Zenit, Dynamo Kyiv, Betis, Fenerbahçe and Sporting Lisbon.

MU secretly negotiates with Juventus star duo

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has reportedly held secret talks with representatives of Juventus duo Paulo Dybala and Daniele Rugani over a potential move to Old Trafford.

Dybala is a great replacement for Alexis Sanchez, who has been a huge disappointment and is likely to leave soon. Rugani will be an "upgrade" for players who are struggling in defense like Smalling, Eric Bailly.

MU extends contract with De Gea until 2020

Man United have activated a one-year contract extension clause with goalkeeper David De Gea. Thus, the Spanish star will be with the Red Devils until 2020.

If the extension clause is not activated, De Gea will become a free player in the summer of 2019, something MU does not want.In addition, activating the 1-year extension clause with De Gea also allowsMU has more time to negotiate with the goalkeeper's representative, aiming to reach a long-term agreement.

The British press recently reported that De Gea has rejected the £275,000/week salary offered by MU. Instead, the former Atletico Madrid goalkeeper wants to receive the same salary as striker Alexis Sanchez, which is £350,000/week plus bonuses.

Neymar pits Barca and Real Madrid against each other

According to the La Porteria program of Catalan Beteve, representative Andre Cury - the "contractor" of Barca's South American transfer deals, met with Neymar's father in London earlier this week, negotiating to reunite the Brazilian striker with Messi and Suarez.

In a conversation with Neymar's father, Andre Cury made it clear that: Neymar is open to returning to Barca but will also seriously consider an offer from Real Madrid.

Neymar has been accepted by PSG to leave at the end of the season, if the club receives an offer of 200 million euros.

SheetMarcaconfirmed that the World Football Federation (FIFA), the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL), the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and Real Madrid have found common ground in bringing the second leg of the Copa Libertadores final to the Bernabeu at 2:45 a.m. on December 10 (Vietnam time).

This is the first time in history that River Plate and Boca Juniors have met in the final of the Copa Libertadores, the European equivalent of the Champions League. The first leg at Boca Juniors' La Bombonera stadium ended in a 2-2 draw.

The second leg of the final was scheduled to take place at 3am on November 25 at River Plate's El Monumental stadium. However, the Superclasico could not take place due to an incident in which the Argentinean champions' bus was attacked by River Plate fans. The match was then postponed for 24 hours.But it was also unsuccessful because the Boca Junior bus continued to be attacked.

Faced with the frenzy of River Plate fans, Boca's board of directors filed a request to postpone the second leg of the final and was approved by the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL).Paraguay, Italy, Qatar... are countries willing to host this match, however, Spain with Santiago Bernabeu was chosen.