Former Paris Saint-Germain defender Thiago Silva has revealed the circumstances behind the "rift" which developed between Kylian Mbappe and Neymar during the latter stages of their time together at the Parisian giants.

Kylian Mbappé missed Real Madrid’s final training session before Wednesday’s Champions League clash with Manchester City which has been billed as a “do-or-die” fixture for his under-pressure manager Xabi Alonso.

Real Madrid and Manchester City's prolific strikers are set to meet again in the Champions League on Wednesday

Kylian Mbappe is being backed to break Cristiano Ronaldo's record of most goals for Real Madrid in a calendar year, but the French superstar has been told that "nobody will surpass" CR7 in the Santiago Bernabeu GOAT stakes.

Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe were supposed to share the same pitch in one of the most anticipated UEFA Champions League nights of the season, yet one of modern soccer’s defining duels never materialized.

Kylian Mbappe bagged another goal to build on his season and Rodrygo broke his La Liga scoring slump as Real Madrid left it late to edge a well-drilled Alaves side. Xabi Alonso's men needed a result to save their manager's job,