Ronaldo sets another record, MU explodes 88 million pound "blockbuster"

Cristiano Ronaldo has his 152nd Champions League appearance

Playing in the second leg of the semi-final against Bayern on May 1, Cristiano Ronaldo had his 152nd match in the Champions League.

That number means he has surpassed Xavi, a former Barca member with 151 matches, to hold the record for the number of matches played in Europe's most prestigious club competition, only among players playing from the back and above.

The record for Champions League appearances, across all positions, is held by Iker Casillas. Ronaldo's former teammate has 167 appearances, for Real Madrid and Porto.

If he continues to maintain his current form, the 33-year-old striker can completely surpass Casillas to hold the above record in the 2019-2020 season.

MU explodes 88 million pound "blockbuster" named Marco Asensio

Don Balon broke the news that MU made an offer of 88 million pounds to Real Madrid to bring Marco Asensio to Old Trafford this summer.

MU is said to have offered 88 million pounds to Real to buy Asensio.

This source has more shocking information: Mourinho is willing to bet Paul Pogba or even the name that the C1 champion has long coveted: goalkeeper David De Gea into the negotiated contract!

Asensio, 22, has scored nine goals and provided five assists in all competitions for Real this season. However, he has only started 18 times for Zidane in La Liga, which is a reason for the striker to think about his future.

Asensio wants to continue to stay at the Bernabeu but only if he gets more playing time. For this reason, he met with President Perez to clarify the matter: he will leave Real Madrid if the club brings in new strikers.

MU wants to take this opportunity to shake Asensio's spirit and make an attractive offer to the Spanish Royal team.

Meanwhile, Real are said to be planning a major overhaul of their squad this summer. And the attacking targets they are aiming for are two famous faces: Eden Hazard (Chelsea) and Neymar (PSG).

Lallana returns to Liverpool squad

Liverpool FC announced that midfielder Adam Lallana has recovered from injury and will be present in the away match at AS Roma in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final on the morning of May 3.

Lallana's return is good news for Liverpool. Photo: GETTY IMAGES

Adam Lallana, 29, has not played for Liverpool since late March after suffering a hamstring injury in the match against Crystal Palace in round 32 of the Premier League. With Lallana's return, coach Jurgen Klopp will have more options in midfield, as Liverpool previously lost two important players, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Emre Can, due to injury.

With a 5-2 victory in the first leg, Liverpool has many big advantages before the second leg of the Champions League semi-final against AS Roma on the morning of May 3, even though they have to play away.

Stoke return Jese to PSG

Jese in Stoke City colours. Photo: GETTY IMAGES

Coach Paul Lambert confirmed that striker Jese Rodriguez (Spain) has been dropped from Stoke City's squad and returned to Paris St Germain (PSG) ahead of schedule.

Jese Rodriguez, 25, joined Stoke City at the beginning of this season on a long-term loan from PSG. In his debut match, Jese impressed when he scored against Arsenal. However, Jese failed to make any further impact and was sent back to PSG early by Stoke City due to recent neglect in training.

After round 36, Stoke City ranked 19th in the Premier League with 30 points, 3 points behind 17th-placed Swansea City but played one more match than their opponent.

Salah wins FWA Player of the Year award

Mohamed Salah's biggest rival in this race was Man City's Kevin de Bruyne. Both received over 90% of the votes combined. However, the final victory belonged to Salah. Third place went to Tottenham striker Harry Kane.

The Egyptian striker moved to Anfield last summer and has been an instant hit, scoring 43 goals in all competitions, including 31 in 34 Premier League games.

Salah is the first African player to receive the FWA award.

According to FWA Chairman Patrick Barclay, this year's vote was the most intense since the 1968-1969 season, when Tony Book (Man City) and Dave Mackay (Derby) competed against each other.

"The support for Kevin de Bruyne was huge. But Mo Salah's continued impressive form, especially his two fantastic goals against Roma, seemed to swing the vote and he won by a very small margin," said Barclay.