Football news: Kylian Mbappe sends Arsenal message as Man Utd star enters war of words

A big week of European football will wrap up this evening, with three sides in and Conference League action. are up against Lyon, with taking on Eintracht Frankfurt and locking horns with Legia Warszawa.

There has been plenty to pore through during the lead-up to the matches. Players and manager spoke to the media on Wednesday, with as he prepares to face his old employers.

We've also seen plenty of fall-out from the matches earlier in the week. over on Tuesday night certainly caught the eye, and Madrid star Kylian Mbappe has been vocal in the aftermath of the match.

All four quarter-finals in each of the European club competitions will conclude next week. While it's hard to win a two-legged tie in just 90 minutes of football, the Premier League representatives can look to the Gunners as an example of how to give yourself the best chance.

We now know , but United and Spurs can move one step closer to making it six. Here are Mirror Football's latest lines from around the footballing .

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Mbappe's Arsenal message

Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe has refused to give up on Champions League glory despite his team's Tuesday night setback. “Hay que creer hasta el final," or “you have to believe until the end” was .

Mbappe and his team-mates were kept quiet at the Emirates Stadium before ran riot in the second half. scored twice, both goals coming from direct free-kicks, and Mikel Merino added a third.

The defeat rounded off a nightmare few days for Los Blancos, who lost at home to Valencia in their previous league outing. Mbappe has already bagged a Champions League hat-trick this season, though, and has a chance to follow his treble against with another big return against English opposition.

Onana hits back at Matic

Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana didn't take too kindly to Nemanja Matic dubbing him one of the worst stoppers in the club's history. in a social media post after hearing about the Serbian international's comments.

“I would never be disrespectful to another club," wrote Onana. "We know that tomorrow will be a difficult game against a strong opponent.

“We focus on preparing a performance to make our fans proud. At least I’ve lifted trophies with the greatest club in the world. Some can’t say the same.”

Matic failed to win a trophy in his five seasons as a United player, though he reached the Europa League final with the club in 2021. Onana already has two domestic cup trophies to his name, the Carabao Cup in 2023 and the the following year.

Postecoglou's 'c**p' jibe

Tottenham Hotspur prepared for their quarter-final by beating on Sunday. Some of the reaction focused on Mathys Tel scoring the clinching penalty when team-mate Brennan Johnson was on a hat-trick, and .

"It's incredible. It's the one bit. Literally turning gold into cr*p when it's ," the former Celtic manager said. "If we're 2-1 up and we get a penalty late on, I want our best penalty taker to take it.

"I mean the one slight against this club is apparently it hasn't been a winner. Well the winner's mentality in the last minute of the game is to score a goal. We scored a goal. And yet somehow in this ultimate universe where everything Tottenham does is wrong, that's come out as a negative. Be that as it may."

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