Red Bull Salzburg starlet Erling Braut Haaland entered the record books after converting an 11th-minute penalty in their Champions League draw against Napoli.

Atletico Madrid striker Alvaro Morata scored for the sixth game in a row to help his side to a 3-1 win at home to struggling Espanyol on Sunday, taking them up to third in La Liga.

Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa is facing at least three months out on the sidelines after undergoing surgery on a back problem.

Diego Costa is mulling over the option of a return to his homeland, after reportedly entering talks with Copa Libertadores champions Flamengo.

John Terry has shared an insight into how Chelsea players were kept entertained during pre-season training in 2015, with Diego Costa flooring masseur Billy McCulloch in a boxing fight.

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: Atletico are eight points off the lead in La Liga, on Thursday night they were dumped out of the Copa del Rey by a third division side and Liverpool loom on the horizon in Europe.

The 31-year-old has been out since November after a herniated disc injury and it was feared he would be out for the rest of the season, but now the player is confident of starting the Liverpool clash.

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: Atletico Madrid have no hope of winning the league title and struggle to score. So Tuesday's showdown with Liverpool is the most important match of their season.

Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool side return to the scene of last season's Champions League triumph for the first time, where they beat fellow Premier League outfit Tottenham 2-0.

Saul Niguez gave the hosts the lead in the fourth minute and defended well to keep out a dominant Liverpool in the second half. DOMINIC KING was there to rate the players' performances.

Former Chelsea goalkeeper Marcin Bulka has recalled a bizarre incident involving a Diego Costa and Nathaniel Chalobah. Bulka rose through the Chelsea ranks before moving to PSG.

Liverpool are this country's most successful club in European competition so they should at least appreciate what befell them here; and old fashioned away goal smash and grab.

The 31-year-old ignored requests for an interview after the Spanish side had completed a 4-2 victory on aggregate against Liverpool in the Champions League on Wednesday night.

As Liverpool saw their Champions League title defence ended in dramatic fashion by Atletico Madrid at Anfield, Jurgen Klopp fumed at the style of his opponents. Sportsmail looks at where it was lost.

OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: For the first time in 30 years, Liverpool are the champions. We knew that already and it looks now as though the coronavirus has confirmed it.

IAN LADYMAN: Football has a bigger heart and much greater intelligence than many may think and during this tricky time we are beginning to see it but the game needs to do more to publicise it.

Roma are reportedly interested in signing Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa as the Italian side look to add to their depleted striking options for next season.

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: Atletico know it's unlikely but they have to cling to something. The horizon will look very dark for them otherwise - they would stand to lose around £88m from missed revenue

Grayson Jarvis Goodwin (pictured), 30, fronted Waverley Local Court on Wednesday charged with drug possession after police found he had four bags of cocaine hidden in his car last October.

Domestic violence charges against Sydney NRL star Josh Reynolds will be dropped by police. He was accused of leaving his girlfriend Arabella Del Busso with bruising to her right arm and left leg.

The disgraced footy bad boy, 30, is accused of punching the brother of his wife Ainslie Currie in the face at a pub in his hometown of Mackay in central Queensland last Friday.

The Manly Sea Eagles captain, 31, said he fought not only against his sweet tooth but also the lure of a boozy night out with his mates to get himself in peak condition.

He's a former NRL player and the host of The Amazing Race Australia.

Former Australian NRL and English Super League backrower Adam Maher, 47, died on Tuesday after being diagnosed with the disease in late 2018.

NRL star Josh Reynolds fired back at ex-girlfriend Arabella Del Busso after the domestic violence charges levelled against him were dropped on Wednesday.

Reynolds, 30, pleaded not guilty to assault occasioning bodily harm after ex-girlfriend Arabella Del Busso accused him of leaving her with bruises to her arm and leg in an alleged attack last year.

He's the former NRL star and radio presenter who landed his first TV hosting gig with The Amazing Race Australia.

Arabella Del Busso started dating Hungarian boxer Istvan Szili, 38, after her one-year relationship with Australian football player Josh Reynolds broke down amid domestic violence charges.

Jackson Travers, 21, bashed Sateki Tuitavake, 26, outside the Regent ­Redfern Hotel in inner Sydney on September 20, the night the Rabbitohs beat the Manly Sea Eagles semi-finals.

Production of The Amazing Race Australia, hosted by ex-NRL star Beau Ryan, is under threat due to coronavirus fears.

Red-faced NRL officials have been forced to make last-minute edits to its new television ad to promote the 2020 season after a series of embarrassing blunders originally went unnoticed.

The TV and radio presenter, who is married to NRL player Benji Marshall, made the startling revelation in an Instagram post on Monday

Wests Tigers star player Josh Reynolds' ex girlfriend Arabella Del Busso, whose real name is Donna Preusker, was hounded by a reporter outside Melbourne's Rialto Towers.

The 30-year-old claimed she helped a couple from Melbourne realise their dream of starting a family while in a relationship with the Wests Tigers play maker in March last year.

NRL chief commercial officer Andrew Abdo said the commercial is not intended to be political and showcases highlight moments for the game over the past 30 years.

Zoe Marshall has set the record straight on claims she fasted for two weeks.

Latrell Mitchell has hit back at Karl Stefanovic for calling his NRL season promo 'divisive' because he wore an Aboriginal flag over his shoulders.

Former State of Origin star Carl Webb, 38, has been diagnosed with early-onset motor neurone disease. Queensland Rugby League broke the tragic news on its website on Thursday.

The Brisbane Broncos back said he will play one more season before retiring - despite his $800,000-a-year contract running until the end of 2021.

He was a star player who scored big for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Manly Sea Eagles.

The ad was launched a week ago and showed the Rabbitohs star standing in the water at a beach with an Aboriginal flag draped over his shoulders.

On Friday, Tahlia Giumelli revealed she was rushed to hospital by ambulance after an attack of what she calls a 'silent but painful' disease. 

She's the former NRL WAG who never puts a foot wrong when it comes to fashion.

The professional boxer took to Facebook on Monday to call out Liberal candidate for Gilmore Warren Mundine, who is also his cousin, for betraying their culture.

She was named the official ambassador for Sydney's Autumn Racing Carnival on Monday.

The sacked North Queensland Cowboy faced Mackay Local Court on Tuesday charged with punching Adrian Currie, the brother of his girlfriend Ainslie, at a pub on February 22.

The 24-year-old prop approached the Broncos legend at an event in Rockhampton on February 14 and called him out for his snub of his captaincy ambitions.

Kerre McIvor questioned the scandal surrounding Corey Harawira-Naera and Jayden Okunbor's sexual encounter with students in Port Macquarie in NSW after no crime was committed.

The Brisbane Broncos flyer folded over his left knee in a tackle from halfback Tom Dearden at Red Hill just two days out from their opening match of the season.

Jackson Travers, 21, bashed Sateki Tuitavake, 26, outside the Regent ­Redfern Hotel in inner Sydney last September during an incident sparked over an NRL match.