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Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti on preferring refereeing in the Champions League to La Liga: "Statistics speak for themselves, in Europe there's less controversy in this sense, there are less VAR interventions.

"The VAR only intervenes when it's necessary, and usually the Champions League features the best referees from each country, so the quality is very high in this sense."

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Real Madrid manager was asked about quotes attributed to Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, who reportedly said that City had just a one per cent chance of winning their knockout play-off tie:

"I'll ask him before the game tomorrow. Do you really think he thinks he just has a one per cent [chance]. Of course he thinks he has more possibilities and we don't think we have a 99% chance.

"We think we have a small advantage, one which we have to take advantage of. We will try to play the same game we played in the first leg - things worked out very well then."

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Later than billed, we can bring you what manager Carlo Ancelotti and midfielder Federico Valverde had to say in the Real Madrid media conference ahead of facing Manchester City tomorrow...

Last night, Everton fans got to experience their new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock for the first time as it opened its doors to 10,000 Toffees supporters who were successful in a ballot for an under-18s friendly against Wigan.

Here's what those lucky supporters had to say...

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Alex Howell
BBC football news reporter

Matheus Franca continued his journey to full fitness as he played about an hour of Crystal Palace Under-21s' 3-0 win over Aston Villa.

Things in south London have not been ideal for Franca, who has made just 13 appearances since signing from Flamengo in the summer of 2023 - a deal that was worth in the region of £20m.

He made his first senior appearance of this season as a stoppage-time substitute in the 2-0 win over Doncaster in the fourth round of the FA Cup earlier this month.

Manager Oliver Glasner said Franca needed minutes and he was named in the starting line-up on Monday as the young Eagles side ran out comfortable winners.

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That's 48 years and counting that Andy has held onto his grudge.

Can anyone come up with a more long-standing wait for an apology?

Pep Guardiola also added: "We are just not stable enough. I've been here for many years and we've been an extraordinary team, a machine every three days.

"This year, I accept when the opponent is better but at the moment I'm not good enough to give composure to the team to manage these situations. It's the truth.

"The accountability belongs to all of us, not just the players. For me, it would be easy to blame a specific player but that is ridiculous and doesn't work. It is me first and the players as well.

"The truth is that we are not stable enough in those moments. Today is not an exception, it happened many times. Today is what it is, tomorrow you have to continue and have fresh legs and fresh minds."

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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola admits to his team making "bad decisions" after losing 3-2 in the first leg of the play-offs to reach the last 16 of the Champions League.

This means that last year's Premier League Champions will be going into the second leg away at The Bernabeu, a goal behind thanks to Jude Bellingham injury-time winner.

"Many times it happens this season. I know the quality of Real Madrid. We took the game in the second half and tried to attack too quickly. It happens because they are an exceptional team", Guardiola said speaking the night of the first game.

"It happens many times this season. Bad decisions, that's all. I take it. It's not about you and me, or just the team, it's everyone."

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Real Madrid held their open training session on Monday.

Head coach Carlo Ancelotti and stars such as Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Jr were all smiles as they prepared for the second leg of their Champions League knockout play-off at home to Manchester City.

They take a 3-2 lead into the tie, so who could blame them?

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A few more snaps from Manchester City training at the chilly Etihad Campus earlier.

They will fly out to Spain this afternoon.

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Pep Guardiola was upbeat about Erling Haaland on Saturday after his injury scare against Newcastle, saying that the club doctors did not come to him with bad news.

And all certainly looked well with the Norway striker in training at the Etihad today.

"When he was down everyone was scared," said Guardiola after the win over Newcastle.

"He got up, walked smiling like always. I didn't speak to him but the doctors didn't come for bad news. Hopefully [will be fine for Madrid]."

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There were Manchester City fears about Erling Haaland as he looked to have jarred his knee in Saturday's 4-0 win at home to Newcastle.

Haaland went down off the ball and looked in a lot of pain - but he was able to walk off the pitch under his own steam.

So it will come as a relief to manager Pep Guardiola that his striker was able to take to the training pitch today and looked in good shape.

City will need their top marksman firing on all cylinders in the Bernabeu on Wednesday night.

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This Get Involved seems to have drawn out your long-held grievances over refereeing decisions decades ago. Delightfully petty, please keep them coming.

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Jack Grealish does not seem to be holding anything back as he closes down Jeremy Doku. The England midfielder was given a shock recall to the starting XI for the first leg against Real Madrid but pulled up in the first half and had to be substituted.

And on that note, the feed goes black - the 15 minutes of open training is up, the cameras now have to be switched off as training continues in private.

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The training session has moved on from the warm-up into a series of "rondos" - piggy-in-the-middle with a football for the uninitiated.

Jack Grealish is in a group with Kevin de Bruyne and Jeremy Doku, as well as defenders Nathan Ake and John Stones.

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