Mourinho Clinches Historic La Liga Record as Gusto Seeks Chelsea Exit

Today's football round-up is headlined by Jose Mourinho's unprecedented record in La Liga. Meanwhile, the Premier League sees Malo Gusto pushing for a Chelsea exit, and UEFA releases staggering data on the newly formatted Champions League.

Premier League: Chelsea unrest as Liverpool receive major boost

Defender Malo Gusto (23) wants to leave Chelsea in January after making just 3 starts in the Premier League this season under manager Xabi Alonso.

Goalkeeper Alisson Becker (34) has expressed his desire to extend his current contract with Liverpool, which is set to expire in the summer of 2027.

Club legend Steven Gerrard believes Chelsea, currently sitting 5th, need to sign 2 world-class centre-backs and 1 left-back to truly challenge for silverware.

Arsenal are fast-tracking contract extension talks with key trio Odegaard, Timber, and Rice, whose current deals run until 2028.

La Liga: Mourinho sets historic record, Barcelona protect Raphinha

Manager Jose Mourinho has achieved a record-breaking 77% win rate with 97 wins in 126 matches in La Liga after Real Madrid thrashed Valencia 3-0.

Barcelona and the Brazil national team have reached an agreement to manage the workload of Raphinha, who has scored 19 goals this season, to avoid risking a recurrence of a thigh injury.

Rumours of a rift have emerged at Atletico Madrid after manager Diego Simeone left Ademola Lookman on the bench for the entire 90 minutes in their 1-2 defeat to Barcelona.

Champions League: Record-breaking stats from new format

A UEFA report reveals that the draw rate in the Champions League has plummeted to a record low of 9.7%, with 40.3% of matches decided by a tight 1-goal margin.

Former centre-back William Gallas has warned that Arsenal will struggle to win the title without a genuine centre-forward like Viktor Gyökeres, rather than deploying Kai Havertz as a false nine.

Italian side Como have sprung a major surprise, sitting 4th in the overall standings with 19 goals scored at the midway stage of the league phase.