Our first cover star for this issue is a player who was all but sure of his place in the last 16 when that final evening of games began – Arsenal defender William Saliba, who tells us about his journey to the top.

The other cover colourfully celebrates all things goals with our pick of 60 absolute stunners from the Champions League era. Elsewhere, we go round the grounds as the action unfolded on the final matchday of the new league phase, as goals at one end of the continent impacted teams at another.

Plus, Raphinha opens up about the mental side of his game, Harry Kane explains the nuances behind his development into one of football’s most feared strikers, and we revisit Peter Withe’s winner for Aston Villa in the 1982 European Cup final. Away from the pitch, we grab a bike and head to the hills in Girona, make ourselves at home with Inter Milan’s most fanatic memorabilia collector and talk tunes with Gaizka Mendieta.

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