In the latest football news, Manchester City's Manuel Akanji expressed confidence in the team's ability to beat heavyweights Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the Champions League play-off round next month. This comes after City scraped through the previous round. Meanwhile, excitement surrounds the Europa League as Tottenham aims for a spot in the last 16 by beating Swedish team Elfsborg, and Manchester United looks to secure their place against FCSB in Romania.

In transfer news, Juventus is reportedly in a favorable position to sign Kevin Danso from RC Lens, bolstering their defense after an injury to Pierre Kalulu. A significant development is the agreement between Bayern Munich and Tottenham for the transfer of Mathys Tel, although the player has yet to decide on the move. Brighton has rejected a substantial £54.42m offer from Al-Nassr for Japanese winger Kaoru Mitoma, amidst speculation of a higher bid to come.

Everton faces challenges with injuries to key players Orel Mangala and Dominic Calvert-Lewin, impacting their season's prospects. Moreover, Everton is in talks to potentially sign Hamza Igamane, indicating a strategy to strengthen their squad.

Among other notable mentions, Leicester City has completed the signing of forward Hlin Eiriksdottir from Kristianstads, and there's speculation around Chelsea's star Enzo Fernandez rekindling his relationship amidst personal challenges. Lastly, Leeds United seems to have struck gold with a "unbelievable" talent, highlighting the club's focus on nurturing promising players.

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Premier League Full Table

1	Liverpool	22	33	53
2	Arsenal	23	23	47
3	Nottingham Forest	23	6	44
4	Manchester City	23	17	41
5	Newcastle	23	14	41
6	Chelsea	23	15	40
7	Bournemouth	23	15	40
8	Aston Villa	23	-1	37
9	Brighton	23	4	34
10	Fulham	23	3	33
11	Brentford	23	2	31
12	Manchester United	23	-4	29
13	Crystal Palace	23	-4	27
14	West Ham	23	-16	27
15	Tottenham	23	9	24
16	Everton	22	-9	23
17	Leicester	23	-24	17
18	Wolves	23	-20	16
19	Ipswich	23	-26	16
20	Southampton	23	-37	6

La Liga Full Table

1	Real Madrid	21	30	49
2	Atletico Madrid	21	21	45
3	Barcelona	21	35	42
4	Athletic Club	21	13	40
5	Villarreal	21	7	34
6	Mallorca	21	-7	30
7	Rayo Vallecano	21	1	29
8	Real Sociedad	21	0	28
9	Girona	21	0	28
10	Real Betis	21	-3	28
11	Osasuna	21	-5	27
12	Sevilla	21	-6	27
13	Celta Vigo	21	-3	25
14	Getafe	21	0	23
15	Leganes	21	-10	23
16	Las Palmas	21	-8	23
17	Alaves	21	-8	21
18	Espanyol	21	-13	20
19	Valencia	21	-16	16
20	Valladolid	21	-28	15

Serie A Full Table

1	Napoli	22	22	53
2	Inter	21	37	50
3	Atalanta	22	23	46
4	Lazio	22	8	39
5	Juventus	22	16	37
6	Fiorentina	21	13	36
7	AC Milan	21	9	34
8	Bologna	21	6	34
9	AS Roma	22	5	30
10	Torino	22	-3	26
11	Genoa	22	-10	26
12	Udinese	22	-9	26
13	Como	22	-9	22
14	Empoli	22	-8	21
15	Cagliari	22	-13	21
16	Parma	22	-11	20
17	Lecce	22	-25	20
18	Verona	22	-23	20
19	Venezia	22	-15	16
20	Monza	22	-13	13

Bundesliga Full Table

1	Bayern Munich	19	42	48
2	Bayer Leverkusen	19	20	42
3	Eintracht Frankfurt	19	18	37
4	VfB Stuttgart	19	8	32
5	RB Leipzig	19	5	32
6	FSV Mainz 05	19	10	31
7	VfL Wolfsburg	19	8	28
8	Borussia Monchengladbach	19	1	27
9	Werder Bremen	19	-3	27
10	SC Freiburg	19	-10	27
11	Borussia Dortmund	19	1	26
12	FC Augsburg	19	-11	25
13	FC St. Pauli	19	-4	20
14	Union Berlin	19	-11	20
15	1899 Hoffenheim	19	-12	18
16	FC Heidenheim	19	-16	14
17	Holstein Kiel	19	-20	12
18	Vfl Bochum	19	-26	10