How the Baggies stuttered againLuck simply had not been on West Brom's side since Championship football restarted after the international break.
It takes months for a team to be moulded into shape by a coach, for a fallen giant to be resurrected.
But when Djibril Sidibe caught Angel di Maria in the box, Mbappe swept home the resulting penalty with ease.
For many fans, festive football is as much a part of their Christmas tradition as exchanging gifts and having a Christmas tree.
But Jurgen Klopp's side will now be looking for revenge against the Spanish champions in Paris on May 28 as Real boss Carlo Ancelotti looks to become the first manager to win the competition four times.
De Gea has been at the club since 2011, having played under Sir Alex Ferguson during the manager's final two years, and the goalkeeper says he can't quite put his finger on what's gone wrong under the legendary manager's successors.
It had to be after such a disjointed performance against Arsenal that left Nuno struggling to sleep.
City, last season's losing finalists, have only played Villarreal twice - in the 2011-12 group stages, which they won 2-1 at home and 3-0 away.
However, the football Liverpool have delivered here is absolutely sublime. That pass from Mane, that touch from Salah, that finish is world class. And it's why Liverpool go into the last 10 or 11 games of the season in an unbelievable position to sweep up.
Hearts - who are third after making an impressive return to the top-flight - will be live on Sky Sports when they welcome both of the Old Firm to Tynecastle Park, plus on January 3 as they face Edinburgh rivals Hibernian.
And when I got that chance it gave me the confidence to flourish. That's been really key to my form.
That is seven points dropped in our last three games from good positions, it is disappointing. There was anxiety there but possession is a mantra, you have to take the ball and be brave.
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“You can be better in training, for sure, but to play a match and to have this feeling, it's so good when you're a football player. You're going to work to keep it.”
Liverpool marched into the knockout stages of the Champions League with two games to spare after a convincing 2-0 victory over 10-man Atletico Madrid at Anfield guaranteed them top spot in Group B.
Pepi became Augsburg's new club-record signing when he arrived in Bavaria from FC Dallas for €18 million (£15m/$20m) on January 3, with the 19-year-old committing to a four-and-a-half-year contract.
Alli and Lampard are not the only new faces at Goodison Park, as the club’s hierarchy looks to make drastic changes with the club just four points above the relegation zone after winning just one of their part 14 top flight fixtures.
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Missing out Luiz would be another big blow for Spurs this month, after the breakdown of the deal for Wolves winger Adama Traore, who now looks set to return to Barcelona on loan.
His future was uncertain too, with his contract up in 2023 and talk of a possible switch to Arsenal this summer emerging this week, so this was a reminder of his value of Pep Guardiola's side.
With the Champions League starting seriously on Tuesday, Raheem Sterling's timing was perfect against Norwich City in the Premier League on Saturday night.
Derby had an early opening when Jason Knight's cut-back ran for Ebosele, whose effort from point-blank range was bravely blocked by George Saville.
Over the last couple of months you've really seen that come through, for different reasons. Football's not football without a full stadium.
We had massive opportunities for scoring more often. In the second half, I saw both teams fighting for everything.
Eight players and five members of staff but the problem is that every day we're having people with Covid, people that yesterday weren't positive and today are, and we're continuing to have contact with. It's a serious problem, the Italian told reporters at Wednesday's pre-match press conference, prior to the meeting with Rennes being cancelled.
England captain Williamson tapped the Arsenal badge as she came off with minutes remaining and their job on the final day of the season is clear - beat West Ham and they have a chance of winning the league.
Antonio Rudiger struggled with Michail Antonio's physicality. Even Thiago Silva suffered lapses of concentration.
Since the disciplinary breach which left the striker out in the cold and stripped of the captaincy, Arsenal have looked transformed.
No player won more aerial duels than the France defender. He got 10 last year and he had a great season so I'm hoping that gives him the confidence.
They thought that people would find this funny and amusing. It's just wrong on every level what they did. Should we be concerned about Zouma's welfare?
Jurgen Klopp has acknowledged that it is inevitable some players will leave the club, reports The Mirror. Speaking of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (18 months left on his deal) and Divock Origi (six months) he said: If someone wants to go somewhere else we have to find a solution for it. If we want to find somebody from another club we have to find a solution for it.”
Since December 21, Arsenal have had 12 first-team players suffering from Covid - as well as countless members of the coaching staff.
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And though the introduction of Busquets did not bring about victory in that game, which ended in a 1-1 draw, it did help set the foundations for Guardiola's success at Barca, as the current Spain captain quickly became a lynchpin for his midfield mentor.
The 34-year-old, who has been a free agent since leaving Al-Hilal in August, added on the likelihood of a deal being concluded: Here [in Toronto] they are really sure that it is done. They are waiting for him in March.
Now 36, Gyan has not played since last summer, when he left Ghanaian club Legon Cities after failing to score in five league appearances.
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The result, coupled with Wolves, meanwhile, remain eighth but move level on 25 points with seventh-placed Tottenham.
Nobody gets an easy game at Burnley - it's a fact at all times so it's about continuing the application and character of our performance today. Everton remain safe, for now, but defeat to Sean Dyche's side would close the gap to the bottom three to just a point.
Those little snippets of conversation you get with the younger people. How special was that night at Wembley?
Chance of winning FA Cup = 66 per cent* With just one game separating them from the trophy, Liverpool's chances of winning the FA Cup are the most likely of all three of the trophies on the table, although Klopp has never won this domestic cup.
Arsenal boss Eidevall had revealed before the game that he had a superstitious aversion to black cats, so Hayes' choice of word would have done little to make him feel any better after defeat at Wembley.
Milan now lie two points clear of rivals Inter, also holding an advantage in the head-to-head tie-breaker employed in Serie A if sides are level on points, with just two games remaining.
I don't say that lightly, it's a 2-2 draw midway through the season with no trophies at stake. But the group of players, managers, coaching staff have delivered a real spectacle.
But before the first legs of their European semi-finals next week - when City face Real Madrid and Liverpool take on Villarreal - Guardiola's side host Watford in the league on Saturday before Jurgen Klopp's men play Everton the day after.
We got to the point where we could not get a squad available as is required in this league to play a game.
Indeed, he had a direct hand in three of Swansea's seven league goals in March, providing two assists, with nine key passes the seventh-best return in the division to help secure a WhoScored.com rating of 7.32.
Ralf Rangnick is losing patience with his Man Utd players, criticising their physicality and admitting nobody in the Premier League concedes goals like them.
I'm looking at Rashford right now and this is a young man that I believe has to go and explore and do something else.
