Penaldo? Not all my goals are penalties – Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo says the ‘Penaldo’ moniker used by his critics is unfair and claims he can go on to score hundreds of goals more Real Madrid.

The Portuguese forward hit four for Madrid in their 8-0 win over Malmo in the Champions League at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday night and was asked in the mixed zone afterwards about the infamous nickname.

Neville endures baptism of fire but Sterling is coming of age – Five things we learned from the Champions League

That’s it until spring. The Champions League goes into winter hibernation, but not before some outstanding drama ahead of the break. Arsenal and Chelsea defied the odds to take their place in the last 16 alongside Manchester City from the Premier League with last-day wins, while Manchester United, instead, faced an ignominious exit at the first hurdle.

Senegal U23 0-1 Nigeria U23: Daniel the hero as Dream Team qualify for Rio Olympics

Nigeria have qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics after defeating hosts Senegal in the semi-final of the 2015 Africa U23 Championship.

Etebo Oghenekaro’s penalty in the 75th minute was all the Dream Team VI needed to ease past the hosts after Ousseynou Thioune had handled the ball in his penalty area to prevent Eyo Ebong from scoring.

Ibrahima Keita failed to put his side ahead in the first half after seeing his penalty saved by man of the match Emmanuel Daniel who guessed the right way.

Gary Neville watch: How the Valencia manager fared on his managerial debut

Gary Neville’s first memory of management will be seeing his Valencia team knocked out of the Champions League.

The England coach watched from the stands on Saturday as Los Che fought back from a goal behind to earn a point against Barcelona, but he took to the bench for Wednesday’s 2-0 defeat to Lyon.

Shkodran Mustafi hit the post from a corner in the opening stages of the encounter and the German defender then had a goal controversially ruled out – although that was as good as it got. 

Mourinho returns to hunt Casillas after Porto’s Champions League exit

Jose Mourinho has reignited his feud with Iker Casillas by highlighting the goalkeeper’s ability to now win the Europa League following Porto’s Champions League exit.

Mourinho has been accused of instigating Casillas downfall at Madrid after he dropped the Spaniard during his final season in charge at the Santiago Bernabeu.