> When the draw for the group stage had been made, this fixture caught the eye for the possibility of a Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi reunion for the first time in two years.
> However, Ronaldo was left out of the squad after having another test for Covid-19 earlier this week, with the Portugal international self-isolating since a positive test on 13 October.
> Without him, Juventus lacked bite and although Alvaro Morata had the ball in the back of the net on three occasions, each one was ruled out by the Video Assistant Referee.
> World No.11 Gael Monfils has come up with unfortunate news before the end of the 2020 tennis season. The Frenchman has announced that he will not be participating in any further tennis tournaments in 2020.
> Shapovalov played at this week's ATP 500 event in Vienna, where he suffered a shock first round loss to wildcard Jurij Rodionov. Shapovalov's hopes of making the Nitto ATP Finals have ended after losing in the Vienna first round and withdrawing from Paris.
