Down to Ten Men

Real Madrid are set to face top Italian football side Juventus on Saturday for a chance to do a first double since 1958.

Their opponents are also keen on their first treble, after prior success in local competitions.

Juventus could be the first team to lift the UEFA Champions League in recent Italian football history.

The Serie A champs started out quietly on the continent but they have now made a statement as they are on course to have the best defence in Champions League history.

Inter Milan manager Stefano Pioli has labelled his team as being disunited after a 2-1 defeat against Sampdoria.

Goals fromPatrik Schick and Fabio Quagliarella meant that the lead provided by Danilo D'Ambrosio was quickly wiped out for Inter Milan. As a result, the club are once again facing a major fight in order to finish fifth in the Italian Serie A table. Inter have been unable to find any sort of consistency in the Italian football season just after the international break. After managing a 7-1 win over Atalanta just before the break, the club has now failed to win in the last two games.

Roma manager Luciano Spalletti claims that he is doing a favour for the club by not signing a new contract.

The argument from the coach, who is in his second spell at the Italian outfit, says that beginning a contract discussion now will shift the focus away from the Italian Serie A title race. Roma are considered a second favourites for the league title this season after falling eight points behind Juventus. After three successive defeats in all competitions, the club returned to form with a 3-0 win over Palermo. They are now eight points behind the table leaders having played the same number of games.

Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri has dismissed speculation that he is on the verge of agreeing a contract with Arsenal.

The Premier League outfit are set to undergo a managerial change for the first time in more than 20 years. Long-term boss Arsene Wenger looks set to step down from his role at the end of the campaign. His current contract expires in the summer, and there has been a lot of silence from the Frenchman about his future. Wenger would have extended his stay at the club if Arsenal had been challenging for top honours.

The gunners are expected to undergo a managerial change for the first time since 1996, as manager Arsene Wenger is widely expected to step down from his role at the end of the campaign.

There has been increasing calls for the Frenchman to step down from his role after an incredible four run of form has led to the team not only facing yet another season of top four mediocrity, but failure in the Champions League at the last 16 stage.