Manchester United

Representatives of Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani toured United’s famed Old Trafford stadium and Carrington training base on Thursday

English clubs spend 18 times more than Spanish ones on transfers thanks to money injected by foreign funds. Strict economic rules have eliminated insolvency problems in Spain, but curtailed clubs’ ability to attract players

The offensive riches of the British team fends off the Catalan resistance in a match that was more open and vibrant than well-played at Old Trafford

The Uruguayan central defender, who struggled to adapt when he first arrived at Camp Nou, has become one of the pillars of Xavi Hernández’s defense

Liverpool have the chance to avenge the 1-0 loss to Real in the final in Paris last May and go into the first leg in much-improved form