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• Marco Reus to leave Dortmund after 12-year-spell with boyhood club

  Marco Reus will leave Borussia Dortmund when his contract expires at the end of the season, the club have announced. 

  Reus, a Dortmund native, first joined the club in 1995 and spent 10 years in their youth ranks before joining Rot Weiss Ahlen, who he left for Borussia Monchengladbach in 2009.

  After three impressive seasons with Gladbach, Reus returned to Dortmund in a €17million deal in 2012 and has made 424 appearances for the club across all competitions.

  That puts him fourth in BVB's all-time charts behind Michael Zorc (561), Mats Hummels (504) and Roman Weidenfeller (445), while his 168 goals in black and yellow have only been bettered by Alfred Preissler, who scored 177 in two spells between 1945 and 1959, before the Bundesliga was founded.

  Reus, who has won the DFB-Pokal on two occasions with Dortmund and helped them reach the Champions League final in his first season upon returning in 2012-13, was also club captain between 2018 and 2023.

  As news of his impending departure was made public, he said his full focus is on ensuring his final game with the club is June's Champions League final at Wembley Stadium.

  "I'm incredibly grateful for and proud of this special time at my club Borussia Dortmund," the 34-year-old said.

  "I have spent more than half of my life at this club and enjoyed every day, even though there have of course been difficult moments too. 

  "I already know now that I will find it difficult to say goodbye at the end of the season, and yet I'm happy that there is now clarity and that we can focus fully on the very important final games that we still have to play. 

  "We have a big objective in our sights that we all want to achieve together. To do so, we will need every single one of our unbelievable fans, to whom I would like to express my sincere thanks for their unbelievable support over the years."

  Reus came on as a late substitute as Dortmund beat Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in the first leg of their semi-final tie on Wednesday, with Niclas Fullkrug scoring the only goal of the game.

• Kompany wants to write names into the Burnley history books

  Vincent Kompany challenges his players to ‘remain in the club’s history’ as they continue their fight for Premier League safety.

  The Clarets are welcoming Newcastle United to Turf Moor on Saturday following an impressive run of form that has seen them lose just one of their last eight matches.

  Burnley remain two points from safety with three games remaining, though that could change if Luton Town beat Everton on Friday.

  Kompany was full of praise for the work his team has done to keep them within reach of the teams above them, highlighting the opportunity the next three games pose.

  "It’s so rare in life that you get opportunities to have a significant moment like this, but these guys will have the opportunity in the next three games," Kompany said.

  "It’s as big an opportunity as you get. Getting to the wire and having something to play for, that’s one of the most powerful things you can do in this game.

  "Every season I feel needs to matter and you can make it matter by doing something special in the next three games. I want every player in the team to believe, individually, they can have a moment."

  Newcastle head into Saturday’s match following an impressive 5-1 win over Sheffield United that ultimately relegated the Blades.

  Eddie Howe’s team are still in the hunt for a top-seven finish but have struggled to get results away from home this season.

  He said: "For me I always tried to focus on the game and not where it is played.

  "I urge my players to do the same. In the last few games we have shown flashes of being back to our very best. I want to see that for 90 minutes if we can."

  PLAYERS TO WATCH

  Burnley – Zeki Amoundi

  Amdouni is Burnley’s joint-top scorer in the Premier League this season, along with Jacob Bruun Larsen and Lyle Foster with five goals each. The Clarets have the lowest scoring top scorers of any side in the competition this term.

  Newcastle – Anthony Gordon

  Gordon has 10 goals and nine assists in the Premier League this season – the only Newcastle players to reach double figures for both in a single campaign are Andrew Cole in 1993-94 (34G 13A) and Ruel Fox in 1994-95 (10G 11A).

  MATCH PREDICTION: NEWCASTLE UNITED WIN

  Following their five consecutive Premier League wins over Burnley, Newcastle United will be looking to win six in a row against an opponent for just a second time, also registering six wins against Spurs between 2006 and 2008.

  However, Newcastle have lost eight of their last 11 Premier League away games; since the first match of this spell in November (v Bournemouth), only Brentford (10) and Sheffield United (nine) have lost more times on their travels in the competition.

  Meanwhile, Burnley have won just two of their 13 Premier League matches against Newcastle United (D4 L7), losing the last five in a row. They have never lost six in a row against the Magpies in their league history.

  Burnley, though, have only lost one of their last eight Premier League games (W2 D5), picking up more points in this run (11) than their previous 20 league matches prior (nine – W2 D3 L15).

  Newcastle have scored 74 Premier League goals this season, only netting more in 1993-94 (82). Their record of 2.2 goals-per-game is their most in a top-flight season since 1951-52, when they scored 98 in 42 matches (2.3 per game).

  OPTA WIN PROBABILITY

  Burnley – 25.2%

  Draw – 27.9%

  Newcastle – 46.9%

• Pochettino's Chelsea future still unsure despite Tottenham win

  Mauricio Pochettino admitted that he will need time to turn things around at Chelsea, but is unsure if he will be given it.

  The Blues kept their hopes of a European place alive on Thursday with an impressive 2-0 victory over Pochettino's former side, Tottenham, thanks to goals from Trevoh Chalobah and Nicolas Jackson.

  Despite getting back to winning ways, the Argentinian’s future at the club is still subject to speculation as the end of the season draws closer.

  Speaking to Sky Sports after the game, Pochettino said he does not know what the future holds for him at Chelsea.

  He said: "Maybe today because we won, I can explain a little bit better. I want to say enough is enough. I think all managers need time to translate their ideas and their philosophy. We need to have time, but it is not my decision.

  "It's difficult to see every single week that I am under scrutiny and judgement. Yes, it's not my decision to be here or not to be here.

  "I cannot tell you. I can say nothing. If we want to match the history of Chelsea, I think there is a lot of work to do. We will see if we have time to build this way.

  "I am so, so proud of the guys, all the squad we have - 25, 27 players. I work for them. We want the best for them. Until the last day, we are going to work for them."

  Chelsea were missing 14 first-team players through injury against Spurs but earned three points, which moved them above West Ham into eighth with 51 points.

  Pochettino added: "Today was fantastic, full credit to the players. It is my first time in the season I really do feel so, so happy.

  "It is the moment after 10 months the team really starts to realise how we need to compete. Today we competed really well against a great team.

  " [We may need] some luck to have this type of result, it helps give belief to the players that this is the way. "