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"I'm frustrated that they play against us right after the Premier League's statement,” said the creator of the podcast The Anfield Wrap. “They should have let them first feel how the supporters of other clubs think about them. Everyone now knows what we instinctively felt. These guys play dirty.” Supporter Neil Atkinson told The Times he is looking forward to Manchester City's visit to Anfield, but he added a caveat. #ManchesterCity #Liverpool #financieelschandaal (translated)

Sjoerd Mossou states in his column that the home-playing top three clubs Ajax, PSV, and Feyenoord received the benefit of the doubt in crucial 50/50 decisions this weekend, which creates the impression of unequal treatment in the Dutch football competition. #VAR #Eredivisie #SjoerdMossou (translated)

Madrid is losing prestige and legitimacy. They tried to condemn us before judging us, and it is being proven that there was nothing behind the accusations against us. You go to the institutions, you go to UEFA, you go to the EuroLeague, and they are against everything and everyone. The other day I was at the Congress, at the General Assembly of the European Football Clubs, and they didn't even have representation. It says a lot about the attitude of a club that is losing prestige, recognition, and credibility at the national, state, and international levels. It's evidence. They opt for a very arrogant, very haughty attitude. They know what they're doing. They should engage in self-criticism. In my opinion, he had a great season. Furthermore, he has won very important titles like the League and the World Cup. He is a very sincere, very direct, and very young guy. The truth is that Lamine is enthusiastic, and I understand that sometimes he expresses himself this way. In fact, there is a sort of competition. Perhaps before, with Messi and Cristiano, this didn't happen as much. For me, there was always uncertainty, although Messi had to win because he was the best, but they didn't publicly position themselves. Now it's a different way of handling the matter, and I think it shouldn't be blown out of proportion; it's a very human reaction from a 19-year-old who is going to make history in football. We'll see how it goes because there is absolute secrecy involved. We all tried to talk to France Football, and there's no way for them to leak anything. He got injured, came back, and has recovered here. The doctors say he will be available for the match in Paris. These are situations we have to accept. We have a team that enchants by playing football from Madrid; they try to downplay all of this. #Laporta #FCBarcelona #BalónDeOro (translated)

Joan Laporta indicated that Raphinha would be unavailable for both today's match and the one against Galatasaray, but that the doctors believed he could play again against PSG. He explained that the player got injured during what he considered the third of four international matches, before returning and recovering at the club. Laporta deemed international breaks very detrimental to clubs, comparing them almost to a pre-season, and said that Barcelona was trying to raise awareness among the relevant authorities. He added that the club had to work with the available players and that the team, as Flick had said, was prepared to face the upcoming matches with the goal of winning them. Regarding Getafe, he believed the team was going through a prosperous period. #Raphinha #FCBarcelona #PSG (translated)

Mehdi Bayat and Pierre François discuss in an exclusive interview the challenges of the Belgian football competition, such as the rights to television channels, the reform of the championship, and their sporting ambitions for their clubs, Standard and Charleroi, ahead of an important match without fans. #ChocWallon #DroitsTélé #RéformeChampionat (translated)

Més Blaugrana reported that Chelsea was studying the possibility of signing Jules Koundé as early as January and was analyzing the financial aspects of the operation. The account added that other English clubs were also monitoring the situation and that Barça would likely ask for more than 50 million euros to consider a departure of the French player, citing Matteo Moretto. #Chelsea #JulesKoundé #Transferts (translated)

Més Blaugrana relayed Fabrizio Romano's comments, who indicated that Erling Haaland was fully focused on Manchester City and ready to fight alongside the club, with which he was under contract for many more years. Romano described the message of support sent by the striker to the fans after several difficult weeks. The journalist added that he would not be surprised to see Haaland play one day in La Liga. According to him, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid had been interested in the striker since his time at Borussia Dortmund and might continue to try to recruit him. Romano clarified that this hypothesis was separate from the proceedings involving Manchester City and did not reflect the player's current intentions. https://t.co/p7r4v4XO1K #Haaland #ManchesterCity #Liga (translated)

Barça announced that Ajax and FC Barcelona would hold a special legends match next month in tribute to Johan Cruijff. Patrick Kluivert, Frank and Ronald de Boer, Jari Litmanen, and Richard Witschge, who had played for both clubs, had confirmed their participation, the account wrote. Wesley Sneijder, Edwin van der Sar, Siem de Jong, and Jan Vertonghen were also announced, while other players were to be unveiled in the following weeks. #Ajax #FCBarcelona #JohanCruijff (translated)