Madrid’s Ancelotti prefers UCL refs over LaLiga Carlo Ancelotti said he prefers Champions League referees — saying there’s “less controversy and fewer VAR interventions” — as Real Madrid prepare to face Manchester City in their playoff second leg in the midst of a row over LaLiga officiating.

Sources: Liverpool reject Madrid’s TAA pursuit Liverpool have rejected an approach from Real Madrid to sign full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold in the January transfer window, sources have told ESPN.