Real Madrid are reportedly open to selling Aurelien Tchouameni (Shutterstock) Liverpool have made an approach to sign Real Madrid midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni, according to repo

Liverpool have reportedly contacted Aurelien Tchouameni's representatives to gauge his interest in joining them from Real Madrid. The Reds tried to sign him before he arrived in the Spanish capital and were linked with a renewed pursuit in the summer.

The Leverkusen coach was given a warm welcome on his return to the club where he became a fan favorite as a player over five seasons between 2004-09. Alonso won the Champions League with Liverpool in 2005.

Tuesday will be remembered mostly as a day of upsets in the UEFA Champions League as Real Madrid and Manchester City — Europe's two most recent title holders — both suffered lopsided defeats.

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Matchday four of Champions League play got off to a wild start with Sporting Club Portugal securing an upset victory over Manchester City. Erling Haaland missed a penalty and Viktor Gyokeres scored a hat trick as Ruben Amorim preps for taking over Manchester United during the November international break.

Malick Thiaw, Alvaro Morata and Tijjani Reijnders silenced the home fans at the Santiago Bernabeu as they led AC Milan to a 3-1 win against Real Madrid, while Erling Haaland missed a penalty as Manchestet City were stunned 4-1 at Sporting.