According to L'Equipe, the economic crisis is increasing gradually at Lyon, who could not participate in the Champions League; the club has to show €50 million income within 1 week, and the chances of keeping Malick Fofana are gone.
Barcelona officially announced the transfer of Fenerbahçe's Croatian goalkeeper Livakovic.
According to Matteo Moretto, Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick wants a left-footed defender.
Liverpool reached a principle agreement with PSG for Bradley Barcola; the transfer fee was determined as €100 million plus €20 million bonuses, totalling €120 million.
José Mourinho made striking statements after the Real Sociedad match: "Real Sociedad started the match much better than we expected. It's impossible not to enjoy watching Vinicius. I wanted Vinicius Jr to feel the fans' love by taking him off after he scored his goal."
Fenerbahçe added defender Kojo Peprah Oppong to their squad; the player and his agent are coming to Istanbul for medical checks, Fenerbahçe board member Cihan Kamer personally played a role in the transfer.
According to Opta data, İsmail Kartal became the head coach who won the most European victories in Fenerbahçe's history.
Ederson made statements after the Champions League success: "We are very happy that we gave this happiness to Fenerbahçe fans after an 18-year gap."
Vedat Muriqi made statements after the Champions League success: "We united, we should not look emotionally. We started the match very well, there were moments we dropped from the game but the luck factor in football is important. We are very happy, proud. Making the Champions League music heard in Kadıköy after this many years is a source of pride."
Aston Villa made a transfer fee offer of €42-45 million for Rafael Leao and an offer of €7 million salary to the Portuguese player; Rafael Leao's decision is awaited after Milan's agreement with Galatasaray.
After the 2007-2008 season, 2 Turkish teams will be in the Champions League for the first time; Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe will represent Turkey. In that season, Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş had taken the stage.
Real Madrid, starting the season under José Mourinho, defeated Real Sociedad 4-1; Kylian Mbappé scored a hat-trick, Vinicius Jr scored the team's other goal, Bellingham and Arda Güler displayed excellent performances.
