Alvaro Arbeloa hit out at a decision not to award Kylian Mbappe a penalty as his Real Madrid side saw their La Liga title hopes suffer another major blow by drawing with Girona. Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw by Girona on Friday night‚ with Federico Valverde's second half opener cancelled out by Thomas Lemar. The hosts were left furious in the closing stages after claiming Mbappe should have been awarded a last-gasp penalty.

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It is funny to look back on Federico Valverde's early days in Montevideo and think the biggest criticism of him back then was his reluctance to run. Chueco Perdomo‚ his youth coach at Penarol‚ wanted to use Valverde in midfield‚ only for the confident youngster to declare he was to play as a No 10 with limited defensive responsibilities. Valverde‚ 27‚ has always been

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OLIVER HOLT: Manchester City skipper Bernardo Silva admitted his team's prospects of making it through to the Champions League quarter finals felt 'really dark' after Pep Guardiola's side was humbled by Real Madrid in Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. City fell to a crushing 3-0 defeat‚ and a stunning hat-trick by Federico Valverde‚ in this Round of 16 first leg tie that leaves them with a daunting task when they try to overcome it at the Etihad next Tuesday.

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