Barcelona come from behind to beat Atletico Madrid

An overhead kick from Scott McTominay, a Lewis Ferguson corner that was going in until Lawrence Shankland helped it on its way, a curler to beat all curlers from Kieran Tierney and then a fourth from the other end of the earth – or the halfway line to be precise – from Kenny McLean. It…

Isak once again, understandably, looked rusty in his appearance as a substitute while Wirtz, who has shown real signs of finally settling to his task in recent games, still has so much more to produce on past evidence. “They can play together, of course they can. They’re both exceptional players,” former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy…

At Taylors Avenue, Carrick host Larne, who sit top of the Irish Premiership at Christmas. After 19 years on the red and black side of the rivalry in north Belfast, this is former Crusaders boss Stephen Baxter’s second year in charge of Carrick for the east Antrim derby. Last season, at Inver Park, it ended…

Every year when the fixtures are announced you hear the familiar refrain that “it doesn’t matter, you play everyone twice”. But there is no doubt that when you face a certain team can make a big difference across a 10-month campaign. With five games remaining Spurs will definitely think their run-in, at least on paper,…