A French Cup trip to bitter rivals Marseille on Wednesday is the start of seven days that could define this season for Paris Saint-Germain, with a Champions League showdown against Bayern Munich approaching.French Cup last-16 ties Wednesday (1715 GMT unless stated) Angers v Nantes, Auxerre v Rodez, Lyon v Lille, Paris FC v Annecy, Toulouse v Reims, Vierzon v Grenoble, Marseille v Paris Saint-Germain (2010) Thursday Lorient v Lens (2000) as/pb
Japanese cartoon hero Captain Tsubasa inspired Lionel Messi and countless other football stars worldwide.But he says Captain Tsubasa's ability to inspire is something that "doesn't just go for superstar players".
Gaetan Laborde scored one goal and played a key role in another as Nice defeated Marseille 3-1 in Ligue 1 on Sunday to leave Paris Saint-Germain eight points clear at the top.Lionel Messi scored a superb second-half winner as a Paris Saint-Germain side missing the injured Kylian Mbappe and Neymar came from behind to beat Toulouse 2-1 on Saturday. mw/dj
Paris Saint-Germain's football advisor Luis Campos says he will be "delighted" if Argentinian superstar Lionel Messi agrees to extend his contract with the French champions."I would be delighted if he does so, but we are talking at the moment trying to achieve that goal, that Leo Messi remains with us."