Good morning football fans,
Cristiano Ronaldo has become “nervous and irritable” at Juventus – and has reportedly “given up”.
The 36-year-old hasn’t had the best season of his career this time around, despite still scoring 25 goals in 29 Serie A games.
And according to Gazzetta dello Sport, his entire behavior in the club has changed.
Ronaldo has not reached a single Champions League semi-final in his three years in Turin, the competition he was signed for.
Meanwhile, Mateo Kovacic is a big doubt for Real Madrid’s second leg after suffering a setback while recovering from an injury.
The 26-year-old star from Chelsea and Croatia has missed the last five games with a thigh problem. Tuchel said: “Unfortunately, Kovacic is still injured.
“He trained with us, but he is still not entirely sure, he felt something at the end of the training session. So unfortunately he is not available.
“Everyone else is available, with the exception of Toni Rüdiger, who was injured in the last minute of the game in Madrid. Everyone else is available.”
“Before training today, we thought that Kova had a great chance of joining us for Madrid at the latest, maybe even for today.
“So now we have a small setback, not a big one, with him.” I don’t want to be too negative, let’s see how he is doing tomorrow. I’m pretty positive for Toni for Wednesday. “
Finally, Ryan Mason held a meeting with Tottenham’s players to tell them, don’t call me a gawker.
The 29-year-old Tottenham caretaker told the squad – many were former teammates – that he wanted to keep things informal.
He said, “One of the first things I told them was that I didn’t expect to be called a ‘gawker’ or a ‘boss’.
“Call me what you’ve called me for the past five or ten years – or how long I’ve known you.
“The most important thing for me is respect. You can call me whatever you want, but if you don’t respect me it’s no good. The respect is there from everyone.
“Not just the players, but also the groundsman, the kitmen, everyone. I have a good relationship with everyone. “
