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Quess East Bengal have reportedly been in talks with Spanish giants Barcelona FC for a possible tie-up after a meeting with Japanese company Rakuten was held in Bengaluru. The Kolkata-based club had previously come close to a tie-up with Real Madrid academy, but the deal didn’t go through.

Cristiano Ronaldo has created history, after his brace against Apoel, in the Champions League becoming the first player to score 18 goals in the competition in a calendar year. Meanwhile, Tottenham Hotspur have topped their group after coming from behind in Germany to beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1.

Newly promoted La Liga side Girona inflicted a huge blow on Real Madrid’s title challenge as they came from behind to beat the defending champions 2-1 at the Estadio Montilivi. In EPL, Everton went further down the relegation zone as they lost to Leicester City 2-0 at the King Power Stadium.

Arsenal forward Olivier Giroud’s audacious scorpion kick against Crystal Palace last January has won him FIFA's Puskas Award as the best goal of the year on Monday. Cristiano Ronaldo won FIFA’s Best Player award for the fifth time after a brilliant 2016-2017 with La Liga champions Real Madrid.