Luis Enrique made his enduring connection with Barcelona clear once again after Paris Saint-Germain’s 4-2 Champions League victory over the Catalan club, with the Spanish coach putting the intensity of the contest aside to share warm moments with Hansi Flick’s players at the final whistle.

The PSG manager remained on the pitch after the match to greet Barcelona’s squad, offering a reminder that his history with the club continues to influence his relationship with its players, even when he is on the opposite side of a major European fixture.

Rather than heading straight down the tunnel after PSG’s victory, Enrique took time to acknowledge Barcelona’s players individually. 

His affectionate exchanges included a warm greeting with Lamine Yamal and an embrace with Gavi, while several other members of the squad received cordial gestures from the former Spain manager.

The scenes carried particular significance given Enrique’s previous connections with Barcelona, both as a player and as a coach. 

His time in charge at Camp Nou remains an important part of his career, and his interactions with the current squad showed that the competitive demands of managing PSG have not erased those personal bonds.

Enrique’s relationship with Barcelona has often been a talking point whenever he faces the club in European competition. 

His latest gesture offered another example of how he separates the demands of professional football from his personal affection for the Catalan side.

That was particularly evident after a match in which PSG emerged victorious. Despite the result, however, Enrique made no attempt to distance himself from his Barcelona roots when discussing his feelings after the game.

“I’m a Barça fan, but I’m a professional, and I enjoy the team’s victories,”he said after the match.

Luis Enrique is one of the most influential figures in Barcelona’s history, both as a player and as a manager.

Keeping in mind that he joined from Real Madrid, the fact that he won back-to-back La Liga titles with Barcelona is a major achievement. 

As a manager, he completed the historic treble in the 2014/15 season.

In his three-year stint with the Blaugrana club, he won two La Liga titles, three Copa del Rey titles and one UEFA Champions League, which is why, for Barcelona fans, the post-match exchange gave a lot to talk about.

Jose Aldo is down with the UFC cutting boring fighters that do nothing but wrestle.

That’s directly from the mouth of the former featherweight champion, who made it clear that he wasn’t a fan of UFC 333 headliner Movsar Evloev. Evloev will try to take the 145 pound belt off Alexander Volkanovski this weekend (Sat. Oct. 24th) in Abu Dhabi. If Aldo was in charge, Evloev would not have gotten the chance.

“The UFC isn’t just an organization that just has to follow a rankings system,” Aldo told MMA Fighting. “It’s a business. It’s entertainment. It’s not a matter of, ‘I’m number one so I have to fight for the title.’ No.”

Jose Aldo explains why he would cut Movsar Evloev if he were #UFC boss:

"I’d wait for him to lose for the first time and then cut him because he’s a guy who doesn’t sell, a guy who puts on boring fights, a guy who doesn’t draw attention."

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“Evloev is ranked No.1 in the division, if I’m not mistaken,” he continued. “And if I were the president, I’d never put him in there. He could beat everybody. I’d wait for him to lose for the first time and then cut him because he’s a guy that doesn’t sell, a guy who puts on boring fights, a guy who doesn’t draw attention, he just stays inactive.”

There’s a big debate going on right now surrounding the UFC’s decision not to re-sign certain fighters who ‘put on boring fights.’ There’s Muhammad Mokaev, Michael “Venom” Page, and most recently Farid Basharat. We’re not surprised that some fans think the UFC is right to bounce dull lay-n-prayers, but legendary fighters like Jose Aldo think that way too?

Perhaps it shouldn’t be too surprising. Aldo left the featherweight division after getting trounced by a boring decision machine named Alexander Volkanovski, then he suffered a bantamweight title eliminator loss to another boring decision “Machine” named Merab Dvalishvili. If anyone knows how these wrestlers can ‘beat everyone,’ it’s Aldo.

Michael 'Venom' Page says MMA fighters need to form a union and "move as one" if they want to secure better pay in the sport.

The 39-year-old signed a deal with Misfits Boxing earlier this month after leaving the UFC.

Page, better known as MVP, won five of his six bouts in the UFC after debuting in 2024 but was critical of the money its fighters earn, compared with top-level athletes in other sports.

After joining Misfits, where Page says he will earn "a lot more" than he did in the UFC, the Briton wants to use his platform to empower fellow fighters.

Page points to the Muhammad Ali Act - a 2000 US law designed to protect boxers' rights and combat potential monopolies - as something which he'd like to replicate in MMA.

"It's less about speaking out now, it's more about forming a union and coming together. We have to move as one," Page told BBC Sport.

"If all fighters said 'we're not gonna do it', then UFC doesn't exist. That's the important thing for fighters to remember. It's not just the machine of UFC, you guys are the nuts and bolts that help the machine move.

"A fighters union is what's important - the Muhammad Ali Act is what has allowed boxers to be paid well and the same thing needs to happen in MMA."

Fighter pay has been questioned by athletes and the media this year after boxer Conor Benn signed a reported £11m one-fight deal with Zuffa Boxing.

Zuffa Boxing is owned by UFC president Dana White, so critics have asked why the 57-year-old isn't paying similar amounts to his MMA fighters under contract.

White has repeatedly defended fighter pay in the UFC, referencing the promotion's £5.7bn broadcast deal with Paramount.

Last week, after criticism from UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland, White pointed to the American signing a new contract in May.

Page says criticism like that of Strickland is "common" in the UFC, but most fighters don't speak out in case of repercussions.

"You speak to other athletes and it's a very common thing. Most people are not willing to say anything because it will affect them," said Page.

"I feel if I don't say anything, silence is going along with it and you're part of the problem. But I also understand you have your own bills to pay, so I'm not against anyone that doesn't either.

"If more people spoke out then they'd have to do something but it's difficult if we're not doing it as a unit, you can get ousted and other things can happen."

Page says he is "excited" to box in Misfits, and discussions have taken place about incorporating MMA into the promotion, but his main goal is to create a healthier financial space for the younger generation.

"The aim is to get them well paid, well looked after and well treated in the MMA space and bring competition against other shows," said Page.

"Which is good for fighters, it means they have alternative spaces to go to and they can negotiate better because of it.

"I see people in the UFC still struggling and I don't think there's another sport you can get to the top of your field and be struggling financially. I definitely want better for fighters."

Despite his criticisms of fighter pay, Page says he "for the most part loved" his time in the UFC.

He praised the promotion's staff, its Performance Institute - regarded as the gold standard among MMA training facilities - and its fans.

However, Page, who won all of his fights in the promotion by decision, faced criticism from fans over his lack of knockouts and admits he might have approached things differently in hindsight.

"I wish I could have done more with my performances, but overall I loved it," he said.

"I think the game has slightly shifted. It's not about who's the most skilled anymore, it's about guys who are willing to put themselves through hell and shave years off their life every single time they fight.

"If I was a bit more aware of that I would have shifted a little bit to try and compensate for that."

Page says he's aiming to make his debut in Misfits "in the first part of next year" but it has not been decided if it will be under boxing or MMA rules.

He mentioned former UFC stars Nate Diaz and Darren Till as interesting match-ups, but reiterated that no discussions about potential opponents have taken place yet.

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BVB used Qarabag Agdam’s club facilities for its training session. The Azerbaijani runner-up made its home stadium, the Azersun Arena, available. The substitutes held a game-simulation training session there, while the starting lineup completed a recovery session. Afterward, the BVB delegation headed straight to the airport.

Highlights from Wednesday’s training session: