Gerard Pique was sent off at half time in his final match before retirement for Barcelona as his side came from behind to defeat Osasuna and move five points clear at the top of La Liga.

35-year-old Pique was dismissed despite being on the bench after appearing to remonstrate with the referee.

He was angered by the decision to show Robert Lewandowski a second yellow card in the 31st minute.

David Garcia gave Osasuna the lead, before Pedri drew level and Raphinha completed the comeback with a second half header.

Lewandowski was dismissed for only the second time in his career after he was booked for an aerial challenge with Garcia.

Pedri's equaliser came early in the second half, before Raphinha headed in Frenkie de Jong's cross five minutes from time to ensure Barcelona took full advantage of Real Madrid's loss at Rayo Vallecano on Monday and open a 5-point gap at the La Liga summit.

Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola has welcomed Chelsea forward Raheem Sterling back to the Etihad ahead of the Carabao Cup game later today.

Recall Sterling left Man City to join Chelsea in the summer transfer window for a deal worth £47.5m.

Guardiola has also heaped praise on his managerial counterpart Graham Potter.

Potter, who is now two months into his role as Chelsea's head coach, heads into the game on the back of consecutive losses in the League to Arsenal and Brighton.

The 47-year-old manager started fairly well at Stamford Bridge with a couple of positive results, including Champions League form that has set up a last 16 tie with Borussia Dortmund next year.

Chelsea face an uphill task ahead of the encounter as the Blues travel to the Etihad Stadium to play former cup champions City in hopes of booking a slot in the fourth round of the competition.

 The game is set to kickoff at 9PM WAT.

Following his fantastic performances for Napoli so far this season, Super Eagles attacker Victor Osimhen has been regarded as Nigeria's most valuable player in Europe.

According to Transfermarkt, the 23-year-old forward's value has increased to €65 million. He is presently the leading scorer in Serie A this season with eight goals from nine games despite missing five weeks due to injury.

The Nigerian showed his value in Napoli's 2-1 comeback victory against Atalanta on Saturday, giving Luciano Spalletti's team their ninth consecutive Serie A victory.

All three of the goals were contributed to by the Super Eagle that day. After being called for a handball in the penalty area, his countryman Ademola Lookman converted the ensuing penalty in the 19th minute before the Super Eagle scored the equalizer four minutes later. Ten minutes before halftime, he then helped Eljif Elmas score the winning goal.

He achieved the accomplishment that made him the all-time leading scorer for Nigeria in the Italian top league. With a goal every 91 minutes in the Serie A, he is now the fourth most productive striker in the top five leagues in Europe.

Osimhen has already scored 10 goals for the Partenopei, who are leading Serie A by six points (nine goals, two assists).

Wilfred Ndidi of Leicester City is rated second and is valued at €45 million, while Alex Iwobi of Everton is third and is valued at €25 million.

Samuel Chukwueze and Taiwo Awoniyi, a duo valued at €20 million apiece, round out the top five.

The sixth most expensive position is held by Sadiq Umar, who is presently recovering from an anterior cruciate ligament surgery. He will set up prospective buyers back €18 million, exactly like Ajax defender Calvin Bassey.

Eighth-placed Kelechi Iheanacho is valued at €17 million, while Terem Moffi and Joe Aribo, who are also estimated at €15 million apiece, round out the top three.