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Real Madrid head coach Jose Mourinho insisted no player is guaranteed a starting spot ahead of Wednesday's Champions League match against RB Leipzig. The Portuguese manager also outlined step-by-step targets for Los Blancos in Europe this season.

Real Madrid defenders Ibrahima Konate and Yan Diomande prepare for a special reunion against former club RB Leipzig on Wednesday. The French international praised head coach Jose Mourinho's aura while insisting Madrid must defeat their former side before turning focus to El Clasico.

Kylian Mbappe came “very close” to joining Arsenal as a teenage wonderkid. Gills Grimandi formed part of transfer talks at the time, and the former Gunners star has told GOAL that there remains an outside chance of the Real Madrid ‘Galactico’ enhancing the French legacy in north London. A deal is not expected to be done any time soon, but nothing can be entirely ruled out.

RB Leipzig head coach Martin Demichelis has expressed his profound admiration for Yan Diomande as his side prepares for a massive Champions League encounter at the Santiago Bernabeu. Despite a recent heavy defeat in the Bundesliga, the Argentine tactician remains confident that his squad can provide a stern test for the Spanish giants.