THE CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST: Fears over Ronaldo's knee problems, Barcelona target Gundogan and 17-year-old 'new Buffon' keeps Inter at bay
Every day Sportsmail takes a look at several European papers to see what are the biggest sports stories creating talking points on the continent.
Worries over Cristiano Ronaldo's form and fitness dominate the front cover of Marca in Spain on Friday morning.
There is a picture of the Real Madrid star sitting on the pitch with his knee strapped up and they claim that his last three matches have been subdued because he struggles with niggling tendon problems.
Injury concerns: Marca report that Cristiano Ronaldo has niggling knee tendon problems that have been affecting his performances over the last few weeks
Reinstate him! AS report that a vast majority of Real Madrid fans would like to see Iker Casillas handed the goalkeeping gloves again after a string of poor displays from Diego Lopez
Analysing the injury in minute detail, Marca offer 10 reasons to be optimistic and 10 reasons to fret.
Ronaldo, though, will likely be in action when they host Rayo Vallecano at the Bernabeu on Saturday evening and they will hope for better luck than their last two outings - defeats to Barcelona and Sevilla.
AS report that the fans are keen for Iker Casillas to be handed back the gloves following a series of poor performances from Diego Lopez.
He has conceded six goals from nine shots in recent matches as Real have dropped from top of La Liga to third.
The paper held a poll and found that 85 per cent of fans want Casillas reinstated.
Raid on Germany: Mundo Deportivo report that Barcelona want to sign the Dortmund midfielder Ilkay Gundogan in the summer, and that injured goalkeeper Victor Valdes has flown to Germany for surgery
On his way: Sport suggest that Valdes will join Monaco once he recovers from his cruciate ligament injury and that the deal was agreed in principle back in the autumn
Mundo Deportivo suggest that Barcelona have identified Borussia Dortmund's Ilkay Gundogan as a transfer target, believing he will compliment Xavi perfectly in their midfield.
Meanwhile, their goalkeeper Victor Valdes is set to fly to Augsburg in Germany to have surgery after damaging his anterior cruciate ligament in Wednesday's 3-0 win over Celta Vigo.
It signalled the end of his Barcelona career as he is set to leave when his contract expires in the summer.
In terms of what happens next, Sport claim that Valdes is bound for Monaco and that the two clubs agreed a deal back in the autumn. His injury could now throw a spanner in the works, however.
Baby Buffon: 17-year-old Udinese stopper Simone Scuffet has been compared to the Italian great after a superb performance earned his side a 0-0 draw at Inter Milan
Plenty up front: Tuttosport have quotes from Carlos Tevez saying he would love to play alongside Torino's Ciro Immobile at Juventus. Immobile is valued at £24m by his club
Maintaining the subject of goalkeepers, Udinese's Simone Scuffet, 17, is being hailed as the 'New Buffon' after an excellent performance kept Inter Milan at bay on Thursday night.
Promoted into the first team just last month, Scuffet has held on to the jersey after a string of impressive displays and his abilities were again on show at the San Siro, where he made a wonder save to deny Esteban Cambiasso.
Tuttosport carry quotes from Juventus striker Carlos Tevez, who says Torino striker Ciro Immobile is 'Juve class' and that 'I'd like to play alongside him.'
Torino understandably don't want their star asset to be poached by their city rivals and have put a £24million price tag on him. Juventus are willing to pay half that, according to reports.
Praise: Corriere have quotes from Giovanni Trapattoni saying Antonio Conte will enter into club folklore if Juventus reach 100 points this season
Preparation: L'Equipe say PSG's trip to Nice in the league on Friday night will be the ideal warm-up for next week's Champions League duel with Chelsea
Sticking with Juventus, Corriere dello Sport have quotes from former boss Giovanni Trapattoni saying Antonio Conte will write himself into the club's history books if they reach a century of points.
They have 81 at the moment, with 24 up for grabs.
L'Equipe in France look ahead to Friday night's Ligue 1 clash between Nice and Paris Saint-Germain, which, it says, is the best preparation for PSG's Champions League showdown with Chelsea next week.
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Denis, Maribor, Slovenia, 19 hours ago
Damage control from CR7 PR machine?