Barcelona need to overturn a first-leg deficit to advance, something they have only managed once before, in the 2018/19 round of 32, when they lost 3-1 at BIIK-Kazygurt but won 3-0 at home on their way to a debut final. (Source: Uefa.com)
Erin Cuthbert's first-half goal proved enough for Chelsea to gain a memorable 1-0 away victory last Saturday. Barcelona had not lost a competitive home match since 2019.
After experiencing very different emotions in midweek, Italian giants Juventus and AC Milan meet on Saturday, with second place in Serie A still up for grabs.
While Milan watched on as their arch-rivals claimed the Scudetto at San Siro, Juve squeezed through to the Coppa Italia final thanks to a late goal in Rome.
Jovic is believed to be struggling with a muscular strain according to reports from Gianluca Di Marzio and Sky Sport Italia on Friday evening.
Chelsea's Women's Champions League semi-final second leg against Barcelona at Stamford Bridge will be played in front of a sellout crowd.
Reeling from their gut-wrenching derby defeat in midweek, Liverpool will endeavour to reignite their Premier League title hopes when they travel to the London Stadium to face West Ham United on Saturday.
The Hammers are also seeking to return to winning ways having lost their last two top-flight fixtures in disappointing fashion against Fulham and Crystal Palace.
Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmatí addressed the press at The Bridge on the eve of the occasion, as her team look to fight back from the 0-1 deficit that was conceded last week at the Estadi Olïmpic Lluis Companys.
Chelsea captain Millie Bright knows the challenge that faces her side on Saturday when they welcome defending champions Barcelona to Stamford Bridge for the second leg of their Women's Champions League semi-final.
Her side executed the game plan to perfection at the Estadi Olïmpic Lluis Companys last weekend, heading back to Stamford Bridge with a one-goal aggregate advantage.
Alessandro Spugna‘s side have won their second-ever and second-straight Women’s Serie A title with Inter‘s 2-0 win away at Juventus.
Liverpool and Feyenoord have been negotiating a compensation package since the Anfield club made an official move for the 45-year-old earlier this week.
The highly-rated 19-year-old Turkey midfielder struck with Madrid's first attempt on goal midway through the first half, turning in a cross.
After 34 matches of the 2023-24 Serie A season, Salernitana are rooted to the bottom of the table with a tally of just 15 points.
The 4-0 defeat at Loftus Road means Daniel Farke's side stay four points behind Championship leaders Leicester with only one game left.
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Real Madrid will be aiming to move 14 points clear at the top of the La Liga table when they continue their domestic campaign away to Real Sociedad on Friday night.
Carlo Ancelotti's side are currently in a commanding position at the summit, sitting 11 points clear of second-placed Barcelona with six games left, while Real Sociedad are sixth, three points ahead of seventh-placed Real Betis in the battle to secure Europa League football for the 2024-25 campaign.
La Real are still looking to secure Europa League football though, and rotations are expected from Carlo Ancelotti.
The Turin side, who are coming from a 2-1 home win over Sassuolo last weekend, will be looking to make it two wins on the trot as they look to prevent Roma from extending their lead to 14 points at the top of the Serie A Femminile table.
Madrid CFF face an uphill task in their top three hopes as they clash with hosts Barcelona at the Estadi Johan Cruyff on Wednesday evening.
Motta’s contract at the Stadio Dall’Ara expires in the summer, while Pioli’s deal with Milan runs out in June. However, the Serie A giants finished the last two seasons empty-handed, so multiple sources in Italy claim Pioli will be sacked at the end of the season.
Second place Giuseppe Zappella’s Juventus have an uphill battle when they host fifth place Rita Guarino’s Inter at the Pozzo-La Marmora in Biella on Friday evening.
Spurs will not need any extra motivation for the showpiece fixture at home to their local rivals. But Son said the 4-0 loss at Newcastle on the Saturday before last– the club’s heaviest defeat of the season and possibly the worst performance – had been extensively discussed.
Manchester United will take on Tottenham Hotspur at a sold-out Wembley in the 2024 Adobe Women’s FA Cup Final, with tickets in all areas of the stadium now sold.
His appointment is a significant coup for the A-Leagues outfit ahead of the assembling of the first ever women’s All Stars side for the double-header fixture
Potter, who is also on a list of potential replacements for Erik ten Hag at Manchester United, has been recharging his batteries since a challenging seven-month spell at Chelsea last season.
Pacho has been made Liverpool’s priority signing this summer and talks over a move have therefore begun. Those talks have involved the two relevant clubs, Liverpool and Eintracht Frankfurt, but also the player’s agent.
Udinese-Roma began from the 72nd minute on Thursday evening, after the original match was suspended following Evan Ndicka’s sudden collapse on the pitch 11 days ago.
The talk in recent weeks and certainly since Arsenal and Liverpool lost on the Sunday before last has been about whether City might have a slip of their own in them, something that – frankly – they have never done previously under Pep Guardiola when the trophy has been within their grasp, the focus narrowing over the run-in.
Liverpool opened talks with Feyenoord on Wednesday about Slot's potential appointment.
Xavi announced he would be leaving in January, and has repeatedly told the press that he would not change his mind, but three days after damaging defeats to Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid, all but ending their season, did just that.
Seeking to climb back to the Premier League summit, reigning champions Manchester City travel to the American Express Stadium to face Brighton & Hove Albion on Thursday night.
The two teams meet for the first time since the end of October last year when the Citizens survived a late Seagulls fightback to claim a 2-1 victory at the Etihad Stadium.
City travel to Brighton on Thursday four behind Arsenal, with two games in hand. On Saturday Guardiola’s side reached a second consecutive FA Cup final, beating Chelsea 1-0 to keep City on course to win a double-double.
PSG must however wait to confirm their third consecutive title after Monaco beat Lille 1-0 in a later fixture thanks to a Youssouf Fofana goal.
In January, the 44-year-old announced his intention to step down in the summer, but he has now been convinced to remain in the position until the end of his contract.
This was answered emphatically by Rasmus Højlund, whose strike as the end of regulation time neared gave Erik ten Hag’s team security and was the best way to close before a watching Jason Wilcox, the new technical director, who will lead the football department until Dan Ashworth joins from Newcastle.
With four games left, Liverpool are now hoping for slip-ups from leaders Arsenal, who lie three points clear, and champions Manchester City.
Jarrad Branthwaite's first-half goal and a towering header from Dominic Calvert-Lewin after the break gave Everton their first Merseyside derby win at home since October 2010 in a victory that could assume huge significance.
The winner will be decided on the night, as if they are level after 90 minutes, it goes to extra time or even penalties.
Gasperini sat out the second in his two-match Coppa Italia touchline ban, so Gritti was on the bench against Fiorentina and into the media centre to speak with reporters afterwards.
A Merseyside derby with major ramifications at both ends of the Premier League table is on the Goodison Park menu this Wednesday, as Everton and Liverpool cross paths once again.
While the Reds enjoyed a drama-free 3-1 win over Fulham on Sunday afternoon, Sean Dyche's men overcame relegation rivals Nottingham Forest 2-0 before an astonishing aftermath.
Separated by one goal following the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final, Atalanta BC and Fiorentina reconvene on Thursday, at Bergamo's Gewiss Stadium.
The two clubs will fight it out for a place against Juventus in the final, as they resume the tie with La Dea trailing 1-0.
A vote taken by the influential national competitions committee on Monday is understood to have approved a motion to maintain the 26-player limit introduced as an emergency measure for the Covid-disrupted tournament of 2021.
With top target Xabi Alonso last month ruling himself out of the running for a return to the club he represented as a player by choosing to stay with newly crowned Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen, Slot has emerged ahead of Amorim and Brighton's Roberto De Zerbi in the race to replace Klopp.
But how Mikel Arteta’s team won here and its message could not have been clearer. If City are to slip, Arsenal will be there to capitalise.
The Foxes need to win one of their remaining two matches against Preston or Blackburn to go up, but their place in the top flight could also be sealed as early as Friday if Leeds lose at QPR.
It had been the ideal start at the Stadio Olimpico, cancelling out the 2-0 first leg deficit with a Taty Castellanos brace, but they lost intensity after Felipe Anderson left the field and wasted some big chances.
The first leg 2-0 lead for the Bianconeri was wiped out by the 49th minute at the Stadio Olimpico, as Taty Castellanos nodded in a Luis Alberto corner and finished off another assist from the Spaniard for Lazio to equalise 2-2 on aggregate.
Villa were 16th in the Premier League and fighting relegation when the Spaniard took over from Steven Gerrard in November 2022.
Out to snap a two-game winless sequence at the Emirates Stadium, Premier League leaders Arsenal host Chelsea in Tuesday's tantalising London derby.
The Gunners ascended to the summit with a 2-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday, just a couple of hours after the Blues were their own worst enemies in an FA Cup semi-final exit to Manchester City.
Juventus will enter Tuesday's Coppa Italia semi-final second leg with Lazio boasting a two-goal advantage from the first leg between the two Italian giants earlier this month.
Federico Chiesa and Dusan Vlahovic scored the goals at Allianz Stadium in the first leg of the last-four encounter, putting the Old Lady as the huge favourites to advance to the final of the competition.
The Biancocelesti have started to look positive under the Croatian coach following his arrival last month, winning their last two league games against Genoa and Salernitana, and now they’ll have to overcome a 2-0 deficit in their Coppa Italia semi-final tie.
Arsenal, the league leaders, have the chance to move four points clear of Manchester City, with Pep Guardiola’s side not in action until Thursday evening against Brighton.
For the repeat of last year’s final between the same teams, the match has been bought forward from 17:30 BST.
Chelsea coach Emma Hayes may have just become the first manager in five years to guide a team to victory on Barcelona’s home turf, but you wouldn’t have known it from her post-match press conference.
Rubiales, 46, kissed Spain player Jenni Hermoso on the lips as she stepped up to receive her medal after her side's victory over England in the Women's World Cup final in August last year.
A final decision has not been made on Moyes, whose hopes of a new deal are fading, but the 5-2 defeat by Crystal Palace on Sunday has made his departure all but inevitable.
The former Juventus director is an old hand at celebrating Serie A titles, but admits this one feels different, especially as it was won in a Derby della Madonnina against their arch-rivals Milan.
The Nerazzurri knew only a victory this evening would be enough to guarantee the title with five rounds to spare and to do it by beating their rivals in the Derby della Madonnina was a dream scenario.
A goal from Francesco Acerbi and Marcus Thuram in each half proved sufficient to secure Inter’s victory, with Fikayo Tomori scoring late in the game to reduce the deficit.
The home side took an early lead when Isaiah Jones tucked in a loose ball, but the Whites quickly levelled through Crysencio Summerville's penalty after a clumsy foul by Anfernee Dijksteel on Georginio Rutter.
In a contested match, Sevilla carried a little extra threat in which Mallorca will feel unfortunate not to have taken the lead.
Teenager Yamal thought he had put Barcelona 3-2 ahead at the Bernabeu but Real keeper Andriy Lunin, who was behind the goalline, clawed the ball away.
Hours after Cioffi’s sacking, Udinese made the decision to hire a new manager and have announced Cannavaro’s arrival. The Friulians are currently fourth-bottom in the table right now and they are right in the centre of a battle to avoid relegation from the division.
Italy's top two go toe to toe in Monday's Derby della Madonnina, as Inter Milan try to claim the Scudetto at the expense of city rivals AC Milan.
The Serie A giants will convene at San Siro for a high-stakes Milan derby, with Inter aiming to secure the title against their old foes for the first time in history.
A victory would mathematically guarantee the Scudetto for the Nerazzurri, something that Pioli is naturally eager to avoid.
Perhaps Jürgen Klopp will still receive the most spectacular of sendoffs and he could take encouragement from the way a heavily changed side eventually circumvented an obvious banana skin.
When the shootout came Bradley Collins saved Casemiro’s opener before Coventry took a 2-1 lead through Wright and Victor Torp, Diogo Dalot scoring United’s. Then came sheer heartache for the Sky Blues as they failed to register again.
PSG, who left leading goalscorer Kylian Mbappe on the bench, soon went 2-0 up through a Nemanja Matic own goal and a close-range finish by Lucas Beraldo.
Striker Niclas Fullkrug gave Dortmund the lead in the 81st minute with a volley inside the left post, after Marcel Sabitzer teed him up with a lovely cushioned pass before the ball went in off goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky's gloves.
Los Rojiblancos were dumped out of the UEFA Champions League in midweek with domestic matters now the sole focus for Diego Simeone.
Madrid twice fought back from a goal down before Bellingham smashed in the winner at the far post from about six yards out to beat Barcelona for a fourth successive time. The result left second-placed Barca 11 points adrift of the leaders with six games left.
Real Madrid will be bidding to move 11 points clear of second-placed Barcelona at the top of the La Liga table when they welcome their bitter rivals to Bernabeu for the latest instalment of El Clásico.
A big Clasico awaits this weekend with Barcelona needing all three points to preserve their La Liga title hopes. Barca have recovered impressively since Xavi's announcement regarding his future, but their deficit to league leaders Madrid is still eight points.
Beneath Wembley Stadium’s iconic arch on Sunday, boss Mark Robins will attempt to mastermind another upset against his former club Manchester United, who may need to win the trophy to salvage any pride from a miserable season. (Source: The Analyst)
Coventry City have surely been the story of the FA Cup this season. The Sky Blues have reached the semi-finals for just the second time in their history, doing so with a remarkable triumph over Wolves in the last eight.
Jurgen Klopp's side are more than familiar with Marco Silva's Fulham, having faced them in the Carabao Cup semi-finals. The Cottagers have played Liverpool close this season, barely losing at Anfield, and they've impressed on home soil, toppling both Tottenham and Arsenal in west London. (Source: 90min.com)
Having competed in Europe for the final time under Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool resume their quest for Premier League supremacy on Sunday, travelling to mid-table Fulham.
Erin Cuthbert's sensational first-half strike gave Chelsea a first-leg win at Barcelona in the UEFA Women's Champions League semi-finals.
Barcelona are confident they can "turn it around" in the second leg of their Women's Champions League semi-final against Chelsea, says defender Irene Paredes.
It is only "half-time" of Chelsea's Women's Champions League semi-final tie with Barcelona but they may have just produced the greatest performance of manager Emma Hayes' tenure.
Manchester City bounced back from the disappointment of the Champions League quarter-final exit to Real Madrid as Bernardo Silva's late goal sunk Chelsea at Wembley to seal a place in the FA Cup final.
Eight-time winners Lyon struck three goals in six minutes late on to secure a memorable first-leg comeback victory in their semi-final first leg against Paris Saint-Germain.
Arsenal put their Champions League disappointment firmly in the past to beat Wolves at Molineux and move back to the top of the Premier League.