Olympique Lyonnais centre-back Milan Bisevac has described his former Paris Saint-Germain team-mate Zlatan Ibrahimovic as a "monster".

Remi Garde's side currently lead the Ligue 1 table by three points and will travel to the Parc des Princes on Sunday to face the Parisians, who will be looking to close the gap with the help of their Sweden international.

"He's a monster, a phenomenon," Bisevac told reporters at a press conference. "He can unlock the game at any time. His team are not the same without him."

The defending Premier League champions crashed out of the competition with just two points from six games, finishing bottom of their group and failing to make it through to the Europa League by securing third place.

Silva, however, has come to Mancini's defence and claimed it was impossible to expect City to be successful in the Champions League so quickly after rising to title contention in England.

The Camp Nou side have a commanding six-point lead over Atletico and sit 11 points clear of Real Madrid, but the Spain international insists much could still happen between now and the end of the season.
“It is early to talk about rivals for the title. The two clubs will be there, though, so it seems,” Xavi told reporters.

“We do not forget Madrid, though, despite the distance they are behind us. There is still a long way to go in the league.

The 25-year-old defender says that the way the Argentina star continues to play at the same standards despite breaking records is a credit to him and his mindset.
"Messi continues to do his thing," the Spain international told reporters.
"You can only admire it. Despite breaking records, he continues to play with the same motivation."Pique was also unperturbed by Iker Casillas' comments about the Camp Nou side's lack of La Masia players in the Barcelona first team a few years back.

European football's governing body also handed out bans to players from both sets of teams for the mass confrontation which broke out at the end of game, which centred around alleged abuse of England left-back Danny Rose.

England defender Steven Caulker has been banned for two games while midfielder Tom Ince is banned for one game.