Chelsea lost to Barcelona in the semi-finals last season but to get there again will have to get past an Ajax side who overcame the odds to progress from a group also featuring Bayern Munich, Paris St-Germain and Roma. (BBC Sport)
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Ajax vs. Chelsea: Preview
Ajax and Chelsea meet in the UEFA Wonen's Champions League quarter-final first leg on Tuesday
Ajax, the first Dutch team to make the group stage, seemed to be outsiders in a section with Bayern, Paris Saint-Germain and Roma, who had all reached the 2022/23 quarter-finals.
Source: uefa.com
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UWCL: Benfica in uphill Lyon task
Benfica will believe they have improved considerably since their 5-0 drubbing by Lyon after earning an entertaining 4-4 at home to Barcelona in the group stage and qualifying ahead of four-time winners Frankfurt. (Source: BBC Sport)
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Benfica vs. Lyon: Preview
Benfica and Lyon meet in the UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-final first leg on Tuesday
Benfica, in what was only their second European campaign, faced Lyon in the inaugural group stage of 2021/22 and twice lost 5-0 to the eventual champions.
Source: uefa.com
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Brazil’s Gabriel Magalhães pulls out of squad for England and Spain games
The Arsenal centre-back Gabriel Magalhães will miss Brazil’s friendlies against England on Saturday and Spain next week because of injury, with Juventus’s Bremer named as his replacement
Brazil’s coach, Dorival Júnior, gave no details on the injury when announcing the news, but Arsenal will be desperate for Gabriel to be fit for their Premier League trip to Manchester City on 31 March.
Source: theguardian.com
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UWCL: Players to watch in the quarter-final first legs
We highlight four players aiming to inspire their teams as the quarter-finals begin
The UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-finals begin with the first legs on Tuesday and Wednesday. We highlight four players looking to get their teams off to winning starts.
Source: uefa.com
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San Marino - world's worst national football team chase first win for 20 years
It is approaching 17 years since San Marino captain Matteo Vitaioli, the player with the most appearances in the country's history, first represented his national team. He is yet to celebrate a victory.
But Vitaioli and his team-mates have the chance to write a new chapter for their country this week when Saint Kitts and Nevis - the Caribbean nation 63 places above 210th-ranked San Marino - visit for two friendly matches.
Source: bbc.com
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UWCL: 'We must make our experience count' - Hayes
The Chelsea manager previews a game against an emerging force in the Champions League
Tuesday evening in Amsterdam, Emma Hayes will begin her final knockout stage in the Champions League as Chelsea manager.
Source: chelseafc.com
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Osimhen to miss out for Nigeria
Napoli have confirmed that Victor Osimhen will not be going on international duty with Nigeria due to injury
The striker was only on the bench for Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Inter at San Siro and barely trained in the days before the match.
Source: football-italia.net
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UWCL: 'Hard not to dream' of European glory: Cuthbert
The Blues face Ajax on Tuesday in the first leg of their quarter-final tie
Chelsea midfielder Erin Cuthbert said "it's hard not to dream a little bit" as Emma Hayes' side bid to win the Champions League for the first time.
Source: bbc.com
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Real Madrid submit official complaint against referee over offensive Vinicius Junior chants
Real Madrid have submitted an official complaint to the Competition Committee at the RFEF, claiming that referee Juan Martinez Munuera was deliberately negligent with his report regarding this weekend’s clash between Los Blancos and Osasuna
During the clash at El Sadar, ‘Vinicius, die’ chants could be heard from the local fans, and yet did not appear in Munuera’s post-match report. This is despite Dani Carvajal seemingly pointing out the singing to Munuera.
Source: football-espana.net
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UWCL returns with history makers and quadruple chasers
The Women's Champions League returns this week with four fascinating quarter-final ties
Chelsea are the last English team standing as they attempt to win the last remaining trophy missing from their cabinet during Emma Hayes' decorated time in charge.
Source: bbc.com
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Lyon announces sale of US franchise OL Reign for €53.6m
This is a move that will see Olympique Lyonnais receive around $58 million for the team
OL Groupe has announced the sale of its US women’s team Seattle Reign FC (formerly known as OL Reign) to a group that includes the Seattle Sounders and the Carlyle Global Investment Company.
Source: getfootballnewsfrance.com
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Matteo Guendouzi to replace Antoine Griezmann in France squad
Antoine Griezmann will be replaced with Matteo Guendouzi in France’s upcoming friendlies against Germany and Chile
Griezmann was unable to start for Atlético de Madrid in their 3-0 loss to Barcelona over the weekend and was only able to come on as a substitute. His absence from the national set-up will mean an end to a remarkable run of 84 consecutive games for his nation, as the Atlético de Madrid striker will be sent home to recover from his struggles.
Source: getfootballnewsfrance.com
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Lionel Messi ruled out for Argentina friendlies due to injury
Lionel Messi will miss Argentina's upcoming friendlies against El Salvador and Costa Rica because of a right hamstring injury, the country's association said Monday
The Argentina captain was substituted early in the second half of last week's 3-1 win over Nashville in the Concacaf Champions Cup because of the injury and sat out Saturday's league victory at D.C. United.
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Nottingham Forest docked four points
Forest drop into relegation zone, one point from safety
Nottingham Forest have received a four-point deduction for breaching the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules.
Source: theguardian.com
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Harry Kane will join up with England despite twisting ankle in Bayern win
Harry Kane will join up with the England squad despite sustaining an ankle problem in Bayern Munich’s game on Saturday, the Bundesliga club have announced
The England captain was substituted late on in Bayern’s 5-2 win at Darmstadt, having scored before colliding with a goalpost during the match. The Bayern manager, Thomas Tuchel, subsequently revealed that Kane had twisted his ankle.
Source: theguardian.com
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Forest expected to learn outcome of PSR early this week
Nottingham Forest are expected to learn the outcome of their Profitability and Sustainability (PSR) charge early this week
The club were charged in January after confirming they were in breach of the rules for the assessment period ending 2022-23.
Source: skysports.com
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AC Milan's Giroud keen on MLS move this summer
AC Milan forward Olivier Giroud is interested in a move to Major League Soccer at the end of the season, should the Italian club opt not to extend his contract
Giroud, 37, is France's all-time leading scorer with 56 goals. He has spent the past three years at Milan, who he helped to the Serie A title in 2022.
Source: espn.com
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Coventry to face Man United and Man City to play Chelsea in FA Cup semi-finals
Championship side Coventry City will face Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-finals, while holders Manchester City will play Chelsea
Coventry City beat Wolves in their quarter-final thanks to Haji Wright's 100th-minute winner.
Source: bbc.com
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Erik ten Hag hopes Liverpool win is Man United's 'moment'
Erik ten Hag has urged Manchester United to make the thrilling FA Cup win over Liverpool "the moment" they turn their season around
Substitute Amad Diallo scored the winner in the 121st minute to seal an incredible 4-3 victory after extra time to earn United a semifinal against EFL Championship side Coventry at Wembley next month.
Source: espn.com
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Man Utd beat Liverpool in seven-goal FA Cup thriller
Manchester United kept their trophy hopes alive for this season and ended Liverpool's quest for four trophies with a dramatic extra-time victory in an FA Cup quarter-final classic at Old Trafford
In an incident-packed encounter, it was substitute Amad Diallo who sent Erik ten Hag's side to Wembley with a strike in the dying seconds of the additional period to send the Stretford End wild, the match-winner then being sent off after getting a second yellow card for his celebrations.
Source: bbc.com
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Chelsea score late for dramatic FA Cup win over Leicester
Chelsea scored twice in stoppage time to survive a major scare against Leicester City and reach the FA Cup semi-finals
Substitutes Carney Chukwuemeka and Noni Madueke snatched victory for the Blues at the end of a dramatic second half in which the home fans threatened to turn on manager Mauricio Pochettino.
Source: bbc.com
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Mbappé records third hattrick of the season to demolish La Paillade
It was always going to be a difficult night for Montpellier HSC as they hosted Paris Saint-Germain. The home side are in a rare relegation battle and would come into the match without their starting goalkeeper as Benjamin Lecomte was injured only hours before the game
In his place, Dimitry Bertaud made his first start of the season and managed to touch the ball just once before Vitinha opened the scoring. It was a clever solo goal as Montpellier backed off the midfielder, allowing him to advance to the edge of the box and sweep a shot through the crowded area into the goal.
Source: getfootballnewsfrance.com
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Dortmund reclaim top-four spot
Borussia Dortmund moved back into fourth and a Champions League spot after a 3-1 win against Eintracht Frankfurt despite going 1-0 down after 13 minutes
Former Dortmund player Mario Götze opened the scoring for Eintracht Frankfurt after an impressive counter-attack from the visitors to the Westfalenstadion.
Source: getfootballnewsgermany.com
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Barcelona fire Champions League message with dominant Atletico Madrid win
Barcelona have shown their willingness to fight on this season with superb 3-0 La Liga win at rivals Atletico Madrid
The Catalans are almost certain to miss out in their league title defence in the coming weeks with Real Madrid zoning in on the top flight crown.
Source: football-espana.net
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Inzaghi: ‘Inter will learn from disappointment’
Simone Inzaghi hopes Inter ‘can learn’ from the Atletico Madrid loss and Napoli draw, but is above all disappointed because ‘we wanted to dedicate a victory to the fans'
The Nerazzurri had a nightmare few days, as they crashed out of the Champions League on penalties to Atletico Madrid, then their run of 10 consecutive Serie A victories came to a halt at San Siro with this 1-1 draw against Napoli.
Source: football-italia.net
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Match of the day
The Red Devils will be looking to recreate their 3-2 triumph over Liverpool from the same competition back in 2020/21 but face a Reds side still in the hunt for four trophies this season. (Source: 90min.com)
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Man United vs. Liverpool: Preview
Rasmus Hojlund could return for Erik ten Hag's side at Old Trafford
The FA Cup returns this weekend and the pick of the quarter-finals is Liverpool's trip Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Source: 90min.com
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Match of the day | Women
Juventus face a big test on Sunday afternoon as they take on Inter away for the season’s third 'Derby d’Italia' and the first game of the Poule Scudetto (Play-offs).
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Silva double sends Man City into semis at Newcastle’s expense
Manchester City’s tilt at a remarkable second consecutive treble continues
Guardiola has now guided City to seven FA Cup semi-finals in his eight seasons in charge, and his achievement of six in a row is a record.
Source: theguardian.com
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SWPL: Will Old Firm derby prove key in title race?
Old Firm derby tops bill as post-split fixtures begin
The SWPL split is here and the countdown is on with 10 games to go in the title race - but this weekend's Old Firm derby could be the most decisive of the lot.
Source: bbc.com
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Muniz scores two as Fulham dent Spurs' top-four bid
Spurs would have gone above fourth-placed Aston Villa with victory
Tottenham missed the chance to move into the Premier League top four as Rodrigo Muniz scored two more goals to fire Fulham to an impressive victory at Craven Cottage.
Source: bbc.com
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NWSL: KC Current hold off Portland Thorns in 5-4 thriller to open new stadium
Kansas City Current open CPKC stadium with 5-4 victory
Vanessa DiBernardo scored the first goal for Kansas City in their new stadium and the Current held off the Portland Thorns 5-4 on Saturday in the regular-season opener for the National Women’s Soccer League.
Source: theguardian.com
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Kane sets league best as Bayern defeat Darmstadt
Kane had previously scored 30 goals in two Premier League seasons while at Tottenham Hotspur
Harry Kane set a new personal best of 31 league goals in a season as Bayern Munich beat Darmstadt to close the gap on Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen to seven points.
Source: bbc.com
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WSL: Villa hold off late comeback to win at Everton
Everton stayed 10th, eight points clear of the relegation zone, having not won since 18 February
Aston Villa survived a late Everton comeback to secure a victory at Walton Hall Park in the Women's Super League.
Source: bbc.com
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Vinicius Jnr. scores twice as Real beat Osasuna
Real are on course for their second La Liga title under Ancelotti, who recorded his 200th win in all competitions with the club
Vinicius Junior scored twice as Real Madrid moved 10 points clear at the top of La Liga with victory over Osasuna.
Source: bbc.com
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FA Cup quarter-finals
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NWSL side Wave FC set to be sold for league record $113 million
San Diego Wave FC owner Ron Burkle has announced that he reached a sale of the side
The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) side only launched in the summer of 2021. After quickly creating the team, Wave FC began league play in the spring of 2022.
Source: worldsoccertalk.com
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NWSL 2024 Kick-off
National Women’s Soccer League proudly opens its 2024 season this Saturday March 16, kicking off a historic season that will feature more players, more matches and more opportunities to watch the action than ever before. With goals so epic they'll break the internet and saves so heart-stopping, you'll swear you're watching a Hollywood blockbuster. Whether you are a regular at repping your favorite club or new to learning about the league, the NWSL's energy is contagious, promising a memorable experience every game weekend. (Source: Nwslsoccer.com)
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Ten Hag adamant that Manchester United will not sell Rashford in summer
Erik ten Hag says Manchester United have no intention of selling Marcus Rashford this summer
The forward signed a new five-year deal after hitting 30 goals last season but has scored only seven times in a poor campaign for all connected to the club.
Source: theguardian.com
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NWSL ticket prices soar as team prices hit 9 figures
The average price for regular season NWSL tickets resold on VividSeats is up 49% from last season
Resale tickets to National Women's Soccer League games for the 2024 season have risen almost 50% from sales made last year and fans are willing to travel further than ever before to see their favorite teams play.
Source: forbes.com
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NWSL ownership in its best place yet
The Bhathal and Ricketts families are part of a new wave of NWSL owners that promises to take the league into its next iteration
The first major National Women’s Soccer League news of this calendar year came out of Portland when the sale of the Thorns to the Bhathal Family was announced.
Source: equalizersoccer.com
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Lukaku not in Roma training ahead of Sassuolo in Serie A
Roma striker Romelu Lukaku is still not training with the rest of the Giallorissi first-team set-up in the build up to Sunday evening’s Serie A clash against Sassuolo
The Belgium international was absent for Roma’s 1-0 loss to Brighton in the Europa League round of 16 second leg on Thursday night, but he had been on the scoresheet during the 4-0 win in the home leg at the Stadio Olimpico the week prior.
Source: football-italia.net
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'I let myself down' - Hayes on relationship comments
Chelsea boss regrets player relationship comments
Chelsea manager Emma Hayes says she let herself down with comments about relationships between players.
Source: bbc.com
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Barcelona starlet Pau Cubarsi breaks Sergio Ramos record in debut Spain call up
Barcelona star Pau Cubarsi has continued his sensational start to 2024 with a debut call up to the Spain senior squad
Cubarsi has retained his starting spot for Barcelona in recent weeks, despite only being initially drafted in as injury cover, with the 17-year-old impressing.
Source: football-espana.net
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NWSL Challenge Cup: Alex Morgan hits late as San Diego Wave clip Gotham FC
Morgan’s 88th-minute goal lifts San Diego Wave past Gotham FC
Alex Morgan scored in the 88th minute and the San Diego Wave won the Challenge Cup with a 1-0 victory over Gotham FC on Friday night in the National Women’s Soccer League.
Source: amp.theguardian.com
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Arsenal WSL title hopes 'slipped away slightly' - Little
Gunners captain Kim Little says loss hits WSL title hopes
Arsenal captain Kim Little says her side's hopes of winning the Women's Super League title this season have "slipped away slightly" after Friday's 3-1 loss at leaders Chelsea.
Source: bbc.com
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Guardiola not thinking about another Man City Treble
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is not thinking about winning another Treble as his side prepare to face Newcastle United in their FA Cup quarter-final on Saturday
Last season City lifted the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League.
Source: bbc.com
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Real Sociedad step up European challenge with Cadiz win
Real Sociedad have boosted their chances of securing a European qualification spot at the end of the season
The Basque side have already bowed out of the UEFA Champions League this season and they will not reach that competition for 2024/25.
Source: football-espana.net
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Empoli 0-1 Bologna: Fabbian wins it at the death
Giovanni Fabbian struck right at the depth for Bologna away to Empoli in Serie A on Friday evening, delivering a cruel blow to Davide Nicola and his side.
Bologna came into the tie ranked fourth in the Serie A standings, despite having tasted defeat to league leaders Inter last weekend. Thiago Motta had guided the Rossoblu to a six-game winning streak in the league before then.
Source: football-italia.net
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Premier League set to rule on 777 Partners’ Everton takeover next week
A decision from the Premier League board on whether to accept 777 Partners’ prospective takeover of Everton is set to be made next week
Meetings between 777 and the Premier League took place last week, resulting in final questions being put to the prospective Everton owner, which provided its response.
Source: theguardian.com
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Road to Athens: Aston Villa to take on LOSC Lille and Fiorentina to face Viktoria Plzeň
The 2023/24 UEFA Europa Conference League quarter-final and semi-final draws have been made, with Aston Villa drawn against French side LOSC Lille
Last season's runners-up Fiorentina take on Czech side Viktoria Plzeň, while Fenerbahçe face Olympiacos. PAOK will meet Club Brugge and there could still be an all-Greek final in Athens as they and Olympiacos were also kept apart in the semi-finals.
Source: uefa.com
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Liverpool to play Atalanta in the quarter-finals of the Europa League
Liverpool will play Atalanta in the quarter-finals of the Europa League with West Ham set to face Bayer Leverkusen.
Italian rivals AC Milan and Roma meet for a place in the semi-finals, while Portuguese club Benfica take on Ligue 1 side Marseille.
Source: bbc.com
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Real Madrid vs Manchester City in one of four fantastic UCL quarter-finals
We're all set for the road to Wembley as the quarter-finals and the whole way to London has been drawn in the Champions League
Who'll play who? Arsenal vs FC Bayern Atletico Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund Real Madrid vs Manchester City Paris Saint-Germain vs FC Barcelona Follow the link to read more about each of the teams.
Source: uefa.com
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West Ham boost England's chance of fifth Champions League spot
The Premier League seems likely to pick up a fifth Champions League spot next season thanks to West Ham's victory over Freiburg in the Europa League last 16
David Moyes' team lost the first leg 1-0 but thrashed the German side 5-0 at London Stadium in a result which could boost several of their Premier League rivals as well as themselves.
Source: bbc.com
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AC Milan win to seal Europa League quarterfinal spot
AC Milan eased into the Europa League quarter-finals with a 3-1 away victory over 10-man Slavia Prague on Thursday to secure a 7-3 aggregate win
The hosts' hopes of swiftly closing the gap from the 4-2 loss in the first leg were shattered after 20 minutes when captain Tomas Holes received a red card for a stamp on Milan's Davide Calabria.
Source: espn.com
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Aston Villa outclass Ajax but are left to sweat over Ollie Watkins injury
Where next for Aston Villa on this European odyssey? The road to Athens, as is Uefa’s strapline for the Europa Conference League, continues
Their adventure to date has taken them to Alkmaar, Amsterdam, Edinburgh, Mostar and Warsaw.
Patrik Schick scored twice in stoppage time as Bayer Leverkusen dramatically beat Qarabag to reach the Europa League quarter-finals and extend their season-long unbeaten run
Second-half goals from Abdellah Zoubir and Juninho put visitors Qarabag 4-2 up on aggregate and in control of the tie.
Source: bbc.com
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Gasperini: ‘Atalanta in Europa League is a joy for Bergamo’
Gian Piero Gasperini will not underestimate Atalanta’s achievement in eliminating Sporting CP to reach the Europa League quarter-finals. ‘It is a joy for all of Bergamo'
La Dea had, just like the first leg, gone behind as Pedro Goncalves combined with Viktor Gyokeres to give Sporting the lead in Bergamo.
Source: football-italia.net
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Salah makes Liverpool history in 6-1 Europa League rout
Mohamed Salah made history for Liverpool as Jurgen Klopp's side hammered Sparta Prague 6-1 on Thursday to storm into the Europa League quarterfinals 11-2 on aggregate
After winning 5-1 the opening leg of their round-of-16 tie in Prague, Liverpool scored four in the opening 14 minutes at Anfield as Sparta had no answer to the home side's high pressure.
Source: espn.com
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Jean-Louis Gasset’s men given a scare by Villarreal but secure qualification
Olympique de Marseille were given a scare by Villarreal but secured their place in the quarter-final (3-1, agg. 3-5), despite succumbing to a first defeat under interim manager Jean-Louis Gasset
In the words of Jean-Louis Gasset, Villarreal had “no margin for error” in the second leg. He added that only a “catastrophic” performance would see them squander their 4-0 aggregate lead.
Source: getfootballnewsfrance.com
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Salah ready to start against Sparta Prague
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says forward Mohamed Salah is "ready to start" when the Reds take on Sparta Prague in the second leg of their Europa League last-16 tie on Thursday
Salah has not started for Liverpool since 1 January after picking up a hamstring injury when representing Egypt in the Africa Cup of Nations.
Source: bbc.com
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De Zerbi recalls comeback as Foggia coach but Roma ‘different’
Roberto De Zerbi admits a 4-0 first-leg deficit against Roma will be difficult to overturn but remembers he once won 6-1 as a Foggia coach after losing the first leg 5-0
De Zerbi’s Brighton host Roma at the Amex Stadium on Thursday in the second leg of the Europa League Round of 16. Roma secured a 4-0 win at the Stadio Olimpico last week, so the Seagulls are facing a tough task at home tomorrow.
Source: football-italia.net
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Sancho and Reus send Dortmund past PSV into Champions League last eight
Jadon Sancho and Marco Reus were on target as Borussia Dortmund secured a nervous 2-0 win against PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday and a Champions League last-eight place for the first time in three years with a 3-1 aggregate victory
Sancho, on loan from Manchester United, threaded his shot through the legs of an Eindhoven player and in off the post in the third minute, while Reus wrapped up the win with a calm finish in second-half stoppage time.
Source: theguardian.com
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Sommer: ‘Inter must keep heads up’ after Champions League exit
Yann Sommer urges Inter to ‘keep our heads up and move forward’ after a surprise Champions League exit to Atletico Madrid
It was seemingly all going their way after 33 minutes, as Federico Dimarco had put the Nerazzurri 2-0 up on aggregate, but Antoine Griezmann replied within 120 seconds.
Source: football-italia.net
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Atletico Madrid squeeze by Inter in Champions League as Jan Oblak makes himself enormous
Atletico Madrid came into the second leg of their Champions League tie against Inter, a goal down, and abundantly aware that much of the perspective on their season depended on their progress to the quarter-finals
Up against them were arguably the form side in Europe. Diego Simeone’s side did not lack any of the battle or effort that characterised him as a player though, all the way through two and a half hours of exhilerating drama.
Source: football-espana.net
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Kylian Mbappé scores in Coupe de France quarter-final win
Much like the fixture’s namesake cycling classic, recent Paris-Nice encounters have played out at near-breakneck speeds
Les Aiglons had been the only team to defeat PSG at home this season across any competition, in a Terem Moffi-inspired 3-2 win back in September that was emblematic of what had been a full-throttle start to the Francesco Farioli era.
Source: getfootballnewsfrance.com
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Bournemouth mount stunning comeback to beat Luton
Bournemouth produced one of the greatest Premier League comebacks as they recovered from 3-0 down to beat Luton in a seven-goal thriller at Vitality Stadium
The Hatters were irresistible in the first half and were three ahead at half-time through goals from Tahith Chong, Chiedozie Ogbene and Ross Barkley.
Source: bbc.com
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Two last places in the UCL quarter-finals are up for grabs tonight. Who'll take them?
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Dimarco: ‘Inter ready for Atletico Madrid atmosphere’
Federico Dimarco maintains Inter will not be affected by the atmosphere when facing Atletico Madrid in the Champions League. ‘We must play with our usual mentality'
The first leg ended 1-0 to the Nerazzurri thanks to a Marko Arnautovic goal and a place in the quarter-finals will be decided at the Wanda Metropolitano on Wednesday night.
Source: football-italia.net
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Predicted Borussia Dortmund XI vs PSV
Edin Terzić is expected to name the same Borussia Dortmund lineup that beat Werder Bremen on Saturday when they host PSV in the Champions League Round of 16 second-leg tonight
BVB come into this game level with PSV (1-1) with three changes expected from the team that drew at the Philips Stadion three weeks ago.
Source: getfootballnewsgermany.com
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Third-tier Saarbrücken extend German Cup fairytale by shocking Gladbach
Third-division Saarbrücken’s German Cup fairytale continued on Tuesday with a 2-1 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach in their rain-delayed quarter-final
Kai Brünker finished a counterattack in stoppage time to knock out yet another Bundesliga team after a sensational second-round win over Bayern Munich and third-round victory over Eintracht Frankfurt.
Source: theguardian.com
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Raya the shootout hero as Arsenal battle past Porto and into quarter-finals
It was ugly, extraordinarily tense, exponentially so. But it only made the release for Arsenal at the very end feel even more dramatic, the joy unconfined
After an excruciating wait – 14 years to be precise, taking in this tie that stretched like an epic – Arsenal can take their place in the Champions League quarter-finals.
Source: theguardian.com
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Barcelona get €15m boost from Champions League progress – but they have already spent it
Barcelona's 3-1 against Napoli was important for the team, simply so they have something to play for. It’s also important for Xavi, giving him something to be proud of from this spell at his club.
But it also means a vital cash injection for the club. Sport estimate that it’s worth €15m for the Blaugrana – around €10m from the prize money, and €5m another round of matchday revenue at Montjuic.
Source: football-espana.net
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Barcelona see off Napoli to reach quarter-finals
Barcelona reached the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in four years with an entertaining victory over Napoli
Fermin Lopez and Joao Cancelo put Barcelona on their way at Estadi de Montjuic, but the hosts were made to work hard by the Italian side who pulled one back through Amir Rrahmani.
Source: bbc.com
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Sarri hands in resignation at Lazio
Maurizio Sarri has decided to resign at Lazio as a result of their poor form, communicating his decision to the club’s management
The Biancocelesti picked up their 12th defeat of the Serie A season on Monday evening, falling to relegation candidates Udinese in a 2-1 loss at the Stadio Olimpico.
Source: football-italia.net
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Rafael Benitez relieved of Celta Vigo duties
Rafael Benitez has had an illustrious career in management, reaching high points with Valencia and Liverpool, but his time at Celta Vigo will be remembered with little fondness
Benitez was brought in as the star name to take Celta forward last summer as the Galician side celebrate their centenary year, but has been sacked with 10 games to go, with the team just two points above the drop zone.
Source: football-espana.net
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Adobe Women’s FA Cup semi-final draw pairs last season’s finalists
The games will take place across the weekend of Saturday 13 April and Sunday 14 April
Last season’s finalists have been paired in the Adobe Women’s FA Cup semi-final draw made this morning.