Monaco coach Thierry Henry insisted his team are not scared of relegation after their poor run in Ligue 1 continued on Saturday.

Mathieu Cafaro s first-half goal helped Reims edge Monaco 1-0 in a clash which saw both teams finish with 10 men.

The result has left the 2016-17 champions with just one win from 12 league games this season and three points adrift of the relegation play-off spot.

Henry, who took charge last month, said there was no fear from his team, but he lamented their performance.

I don t think the team are scared [of being relegated] but it is difficult mentally. It s a tough situation the one we are facing, he told a news conference.

Now, as I said a lot of times, there is still plenty of points to take. But, of course, if there…

Joshua Kimmich has expressed his dissatisfaction over a lack of playing time at Bayern Munich.

Kimmich enjoyed a breakthrough campaign at Bayern last season, deployed across midfield and defence by then-boss Pep Guardiola, before winning a place in Germany s Euro 2016 squad and ending the tournament as the world champions   starting right-back.

The 22-year-old continued his rich vein of form into the start of this term and had eight goals for club and country by mid-October.

However, Kimmich has taken a back seat over recent weeks and has not started a match since the 1-1 draw at Hertha Berlin on February 18.

Asked whether he understood why head coach Carlo Ancelotti left him as an unused substitute during Saturday s 3-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt, Ki…

Thiago Silva is eager to end his trophy-laden eight-year spell at Paris Saint-Germain with Champions League success before finalising a decision over his next career move.

The centre-back signed a contract extension to stay at the club until the end of their 2019-20 campaign, which will conclude on Sunday in PSG s first European Cup final.

Silva helped keep a clean sheet in Tuesday s 3-0 semi-final win over RB Leipzig and is aiming to bow out on the ultimate high by lifting the most famous club trophy of them all.

However, the Brazil international who has won 23 trophies during his time in the French capital has yet to decide which club he will join next.

I don t want to talk about that because it is not going to help us, but I want us to celebrate all t…

England defender Harry Maguire is focused on Leicester City, but said he wanted to play in the Champions League.

Maguire, 25, has been linked with a move to Manchester United, having helped England reach the World Cup semi-finals in Russia.

While the centre-back said he simply wanted to keep performing for Leicester, Maguire has a desire to play in Europe s elite club competition.

I m an ambitious player, he told The Premier League Show.

If you re not an ambitious footballer, you re in the wrong game really.

Everyone wants to play at the top level, everyone wants to play in the biggest tournaments in the world, so obviously the Champions League is one.

— Leicester City (@LCFC)

Maguire arrived at Leicester from Hu…

Roberto Mancini s first European campaign as Manchester City coach begins in earnest on Thursday, when they visit Red Bull Salzburg in their opening Europa League group phase fixture.

Having failed to qualify for a place among the Champions League heavyweights last season, City have had to content themselves with the more understated glamour of the continent s second-tier cup competition.

Progress in the Europa League will bring with it increased global exposure, however, and City s mega-rich owners will be expecting to see some return on the 325 million pounds (389 million euros) they have invested in new players since buying the club in September 2008.

City have started the domestic season in irregular fashion, beating Liverpool 3-0 in their first home game bu…

After tapping Polish-origin players from Germany and France to freshen up their squad, Euro 2012 hosts Poland could turn to Brazilian Thiago Cionek, a star in the Polish top flight.

Right now, he s one of the best defenders in the league, said Michal Probierz, manager of Jagiellonia Bialystok, who signed Cionek in 2008 from Brazil s third division.

Would he be useful for the national team? From where I m standing, it s a yes, Probierz told the daily Fakt, acknowledging that the final decision lay with Poland manager Franciszek Smuda.

Cionek, 24, has already applied for citizenship, which his Polish ancestry makes easier to obtain.

To be eligible to play, he would need a green light from world football s governing body, FIFA, which oversees nationality …

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi resigned after his team s FIFA World Cup exit at the hands of France on Monday.

Keshi s men fought hard but were beaten 2-0 by France in Brasilia, ending their campaign at the round of 16.

Afterwards, the 52-year-old, who took over in 2011 and led Nigeria to Africa Cup of Nations glory last year, announced he would be stepping down.

Friends, it has been a good run and I have enjoyed every moment. It s been an honor (sic) coaching the SuperEagles. It is however time to bow out, Keshi tweeted from his official account.

The federation s official account retweeted a story posted by FIFA which said Keshi announced he was stepping down.

Keshi quit Nigeria after their Cup of Nations win last year, only to reverse his decision…

Manchester City playmaker Samir Nasri has signed a new five-year contract with the Premier League champions.

The Frenchman moved to the Etihad Stadium in 2011 and has since scored 22 goals in 129 appearances.

He played a key part in City s success last season, putting in a string of impressive performances and scoring in the 3-1 League Cup final win over Sunderland.

Nasri s form has now been rewarded with fresh terms, much to his delight.

I m really happy to have signed this contract and to have committed my future with City, Nasri told the club s official website.

I m 27 now and if you listen to some of the best managers in the game, they say that a midfield player s best years are between 27 and 30 so I hope that I will give my best years to C…

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes he has improved as a coach since arriving in the Premier League.

Guardiola took charge of City in 2016 after enjoying success at Barcelona and Bayern Munich.

The 47-year-old led City to the Premier League title in a record-breaking 2017-18 season, while they top the table this campaign.

Guardiola said learning about the challenges in England had improved him as a manager.

I am a better manager than I was in Germany, and I am a better manager now than I was in Barcelona by far, just for the fact of being there, he said on Wednesday, via Sky Sports.

Now, I feel being here I am a better manager too because I learned to handle this incredible league in many circumstances.

We are doing a job, ev…

Antoine Griezmann feels Atletico Madrid have made amends for last season s disappointing Champions League campaign after reaching the last 16 with a win over Monaco.

Diego Simeone s side finished third in their group in 2017-18, behind Roma and Chelsea, after winning only one of their six matches.

Although they went on to win the Europa League, Griezmann admits Atleti felt compelled to qualify for the knockout round of Europe s top competition this season, which they did on Tuesday thanks to a 2-0 win at the Wanda Metropolitano.

That was the most important thing: to be in the last 16, after last year, and that s what we ve managed, Griezmann, who scored his side s second goal, told Movistar.

We still have a game left to know if we ll be top. Plus, on a …