Today's front-page football headlines from Marca, AS and Mundo Deportivo…
To touch the statistics
The club hope for a better performance from Bale, who they still consider a key man in the squad
They also want more involvement from Ramos, CR 7 and James so the team gets back on track
Squad dinner: the players got together last night without the coaching staff
Ancelotti will take over from Guardiola at Bayern
Torres: a new assault on goal No. 100
Mundialito appetizer with Messi
Barca will play the semi-final against the Chinese champions
River Plate beat Hiroshima 1-0 and now await in the final
Across the social networks: Rajoy’s aggressor has already threatened Tebas
Zidane 72%
Victor Fernandez 15%
Rafa Benitez 13%
AS.com poll in which 17, 643 took part up to midnight yesterday
L’Equipe already sees the Frenchman at the head of Madrid
The supporters ask for a replacement on the Madrid bench
Barca-Guangzhou thinking of River
Atletico have already made an offer for Augusto Fernandez; they are hoping for the okay from Celta before December 24
It’s not a tall story
Guangzhou, opponents in the semi-final, “are not going to be a formality” warns Lucho
With Scolari in charge and Robinho as a reinforcement, they are unbeaten since April
River Plate 1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0: ‘Los Millonarios’ into the final with little merit
Madrid: not everyone sees Zidane’s arrival as good
Blatter: “I was very close to death”