Roberto Mancini's side take on Spain in Enschede, the Netherlands on Thursday.

"We started the game quite well, it felt relatively good. Then we conceded two silly goals," said Kimmich. "Fortunately, we were rewarded at the end with two goals."

City players soaked their already drenched fans with champagne during the delayed open-top bus parade that marked the club's most successful season -- when they followed their victorious runs in the FA Cup and Premier League with a 1-0 win over Inter Milan that secured them their first European Cup title.

Born in Spain but with an Argentine mother, the 18-year-old was called up for Argentina's friendly against Australia and did not hesitate at the prospect of playing alongside Lionel Messi with the World Cup champions in Qatar

French star Kylian Mbappe told Paris Saint-Germain on Monday he would not be taking up an option to extend his contract by one year beyond 2024, a source close to the negotiations said.

Carlo Ancelotti is suing former employers Everton in London’s high court, piling on the misery in the Blue corners of Merseyside after three key members of Everton’s board left their roles with the Premier League on Monday and chairman Bill Kenwright expected to depart.

Bangladesh began their second-phase preparation for SAFF Championship with a 1-0 win over Cambodian Premier League outfit Tiffy Army FC in a warm-up match in Phnom Penh yesterday.

AC Milan, the football club which won a host of domestic and European titles under Silvio Berlusconi's ownership, called him "unforgettable" in a tribute after his death aged 86 Monday.

"He's not just an athlete, he's an artist," Liu told AFP on Monday. "He's given me more meaning in life and become a kind of belief for me."

The Celeste’s maiden Under-20 World Cup crown ended a streak of four consecutive titles for European teams

The pressure of the Champions League final consumed Manchester City players right from the start while Inter Milan won the hearts of neutrals as they almost ended up painting the continent with their own darker shade of blue on Saturday.

Steven Gerrard is considering an offer to become coach of Saudi club Al-Ettifaq, a source familiar with the matter said.

Dinner, drinks and a selfie with Lionel Messi sounds like every football fan's dream, but Chinese police have warned it's just one of numerous scams surrounding his visit to Beijing.

According to Google, the country that searched ‘Inter Miami’ most this week was Bangladesh after the Argentine superstar Lionel Messi announced that he will join the American Major League Soccer (MLS) club Inter Miami.

Thierry Henry said that it will be difficult for Romelu Lukaku to handle after he made some crucial mistakes in Inter's Champions League final loss against Manchester City.

"Unbelievable. Difficult to put anything in words. Today, we made history," Gundogan told BT Sport

"We do have regrets because defeat is the worst thing in sport but I have to congratulate my lads," Inzaghi said after the final was decided by a solitary second-half goal from Rodri

Guardiola has now emulated Alex Ferguson, whose Manchester United side also swept to a Premier League/FA Cup/Champions League treble in 1999, and has delivered 12 major trophies for City

Manchester City's Jack Grealish said winning the Champions League on Saturday was the culmination of years of hard work to make it to the top.

Rodri stepped up for Manchester City when their star attackers failed to deliver in the Champions League final on Saturday, capping a memorable season for the Spain midfielder by scoring the goal which made his team kings of Europe.