The 246th Merseyside derby proved not merely another step towards the Premier League title for Liverpool but a cathartic release, and the reactions showed it.
Rashford, on loan from Manchester United, scored his first two Villa goals in their FA Cup quarter-final win at Preston North End on Sunday.
Blues boss Pep Guardiola was watching from the stands as Grealish - making his first league start since December - applied the finishing touch to a second-minute cutback from Savinho.
The Rossoneri had gone in front with Tammy Abraham, who had also scored in the Supercoppa Italiana Final on January 6, but Hakan Calhanoglu fired in from distance to draw level.
The first leg at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys five weeks ago was a thrilling contest that saw eight goals shared between the two teams, but this second leg was much more cagey. It may not have been after referee José Luis Munuera Montero was called over by VAR to check a possible red card challenge by Cesar Azpilicueta in the opening five minutes, but he stuck with his original yellow card decision.
Video footage showed Mourinho appearing to pinch Buruk’s nose following the final whistle, with the Galatasaray head coach falling to the pitch and holding his face in his hands.
Liverpool had a tough week ahead of the international break as they crashed out of the UEFA Champions League and lost the EFL Cup final to Newcastle United; their next game is vs Everton, the team that started this inconsistent run of form.
The Reds will be desperate to bounce back strongly and finish the season on a high. Arne Slot’s men are currently on top of the Premier League table, and they will be hoping to win the title. Liverpool were held to a draw against Everton earlier this season, and it will be interesting to see if they can grind out a victory here.
Liverpool resume their title challenge with a Merseyside derby against Everton on Wednesday when Slot and his squad will be seeking to put a bruising spell behind them and edge closer to a 20th league championship.
In a considerable blow to City’s bid to qualify for the Champions League and claim the FA Cup, Haaland was forced off during Sunday’s Cup quarter-final at Bournemouth. Guardiola was asked how long City will be without their top scorer.
Atletico Madrid will lock horns with Barcelona in the second leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final at the Metropolitano.
The tie is finely poised following a thrilling 4-4 draw in last month's first leg, with both teams hoping that they can set up a final clash against Real Madrid or Real Sociedad.
Los Colchoneros go into their semi-final second leg in the Copa del Rey against Barcelona (4-4 on aggregate) with some feeling it is their last chance to exceed expectations this year.
Meeting for the fourth time this season, city rivals AC Milan and Inter Milan convene for the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final on Wednesday.
A special two-legged edition of the Derby della Madonnina will decide which side heads to Rome, with either Bologna or Empoli providing their opponents in the final.
The Rossoneri are languishing in ninth place in the Serie A table and their best hope of qualifying for Europe now might be winning the Coppa Italia, as they face Inter in the semi-final on Wednesday.
The Saints are bottom of the table, 17 points from safety and facing relegation, having won only nine points from 29 matches.
It was mainly release. The three months without Saka have been hard, Arsenal’s Premier League title challenge slipping away as he recovered from a ruptured hamstring.
The winger, who joined United as a 12-year-old, sprinted 70 yards before finishing into the bottom corner to catch the visitors cold with an early winner.
The two teams shared eight goals on the night, and that ensured a 5-4 aggregate victory for Los Blancos.
Bielefeld, who have eliminated four Bundesliga teams in consecutive rounds in the competition, became the fourth third-tier side to reach the German Cup final.
It was a truly dominant performance from the Rossoblu at the Stadio Castellani, taking control from the start with Orsolini’s goal, followed by a brace from Thijs Dallinga, who hadn’t found the net since January 21.
l’Union Sportive de Littoral de Dunkerque made their second-ever appearance in a Coupe de France in their history, and the first in 85 years.
Arsenal's Raheem Sterling and Chelsea's Lauren James have been named on a five-player list recognising the most influential black people in British football.
Wolverhampton Wanderers will host West Ham United at the Molineux on Tuesday, eager to steer clear of the relegation zone.
Arsenal host Fulham at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday looking to close the gap between themselves and league leaders Liverpool to nine points in the Premier League table.
The City Ground will play host to an intriguing Premier League battle on Tuesday evening, as Champions League hopefuls Nottingham Forest welcome a Manchester United side that are looking to make it back-to-back league wins for the first time this season.
Fernandes has again been United’s standout player this season, scoring 16 goals in 44 matches, including seven in the past seven games. In 277 United appearances Fernandes has 95 goals and 81 assists.
The England forward has not played since rupturing a hamstring in the Premier League victory over Crystal Palace in December, but has been stepping up his return over the international break and took part in a behind-closed-doors friendly last week.
The Norwegian was substituted in the 61st minute after scoring the equaliser as City went on to beat the Cherries 2-1 and reach the semi-finals.
Torino and Lazio shared the spoils in a Serie A match at the Stadio Olimpico on Monday with second-half goals from Gineitis and Marusic.
The winner of the play-off game would replace Club Leon, who were removed from the tournament for failing to meet Fifa's multi-club ownership rules because of dual ownership issues with fellow qualifiers Pachuca.
Berta emerged as Arsenal’s leading candidate to replace Edu who resigned from the post in November to join the network of clubs spearheaded by Evangelos Marinakis, the Nottingham Forest owner.
The 25-year-old was heavily linked with a move to Arsenal in January, but he signed a new 4½-year contract in the last days of the transfer window to end the speculation over his future.
Despite some magical Lamine Yamal moments, Girona were defending better by the time the break approached, hence conceding in the last minute was so unfortunate.
Inter picked up a 2-1 victory over Udinese, which keeps them at least three points clear of Napoli at the top of the standings. Marko Arnautovic and Davide Frattesi both found the net in a dominant first-half Nerazzurri display, but Inzaghi’s side were slightly more troubled after a series of substitutions midway through the second half.
Evanilson's scrambled 21st-minute finish put the Cherries ahead at half-time and left City boss Pep Guardiola facing the prospect of ending a campaign empty-handed for the first time since 2016-17, his debut season at the club.
The on-loan forward's last goals came for Manchester United against Everton in December.
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Manchester City make the long trip to the south coast on Sunday afternoon where they face Bournemouth in the FA Cup quarter-finals.
The Cityzens are desperate for redemption in the FA Cup this season having been dumped out of the Carabao Cup and Champions League, while their Premier League title defence has been disastrous as they face a battle to even make the top four. Winning the world's oldest cup competition would guarantee a silver lining at the end of a turbulent campaign. (Source: 90min.com)
When making predictions for how the Premier League season would pan out, not many would have forecasted that Manchester City would be well out of the title race and the UEFA Champions League by the time the March international break came around.
The Villans have benefitted from playing the entirety of their cup run at Villa Park, although they have beaten Premier League rivals West Ham and Tottenham Hotspur on their way to the last eight. Unai Emery's side beat Cardiff 2-0 last time out. (Source: 90min.com)
Aston Villa continue their FA Cup journey on Sunday afternoon as they travel to the only EFL side left in the competition: Preston North End.
What a difference a year makes. In March 2024, Nottingham Forest were teetering precariously above the Premier League relegation zone following a points deduction, and out of both domestic cup competitions.
Nottingham Forest won a third straight FA Cup penalty shootout to beat Brighton and reach the semi-finals for the first time in 34 years.
Crystal Palace stunned Fulham at Craven Cottage as they won their fifth match in a row to reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup.
Kylian Mbappe hit the winner as Real Madrid fought back to beat Leganes and go level on points with rivals Barcelona at the top of La Liga.
Cesar Azpilicueta, 35, opened the scoring with his first Atletico goal since joining from Chelsea in 2023, hitting a stunning volley into the top corner from 25 yards.
Paris Saint-Germain can wrap the Ligue 1 title up this weekend if they win against Saint-Etienne at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard on Saturday, and other results go their way.
Bayern Munich will host FC St. Pauli at the Allianz Arena on Saturday afternoon, and they will look to continue their Bundesliga title charge.
Real Madrid will resume their La Liga campaign with a home fixture against struggling Leganes on Saturday night.
Juventus will be eager to revive their ailing top-four chase, as new manager Igor Tudor will be eying a first win as they host Genoa in Turin.
Djurgården against Malmö FF. What a match to start Allsvenskan 2025. A sold out rivalry.
Both teams have had very long seasons and a short pre-season, which consisted of the Swedish cup. Djurgården are still in the Conference League, and Malmö have just secured a spot in the Swedish cup final.
A spot in the FA Cup semi-finals will be on the line when Fulham and Crystal Palace face off in the quarter-final tie at Craven Cottage on Saturday.
Clashing in the FA Cup for the first time ever, Premier League rivals Brighton & Hove Albion and Nottingham Forest collide in Saturday's fascinating quarter-final showdown at the Amex Stadium.
"We're demanding a full investigation into the events from Canada Soccer and expressly reserve the right to take legal action," Bayern chief executive Jan-Christian Dreesen told the Bild on Friday.
Martinez did not join up with the Spain squad for the recent international break because of a knee injury.
Mateta was kicked in the head by Millwall’s goalkeeper Liam Roberts in the FA Cup fifth round four weeks ago and required 25 stitches. Roberts, who was sent off, received a six-match ban.
For several years at this point, Ancelotti has been dubbed the ideal head coach of the Brazil national team given his strong links with some of their star players – Vinicius Jr., Rodrygo, Endrick, Casemiro and Eder Militao among them.
They sit fourth in the South American group, having lost five of 14 games, although are still well placed to qualify for the 2026 finals.
Second-placed Bayer Leverkusen could close the gap to leaders Bayern Munich to three points with a victory in the Bundesliga against visitors VfL Bochum on Friday at BayArena.
The home side have 56 points after 26 matchweeks following their 4-3 victory against Stuttgart on March 16, whereas Bochum were beaten 3-1 by Eintracht Frankfurt on the same date and are third last in 16th place with 20 points.
City are fifth in the Premier League table with nine games to go while also failing to reach the round of 16 of the Champions League.
The first transfer window will open early, and run between Sunday 1 June and Tuesday 10 June. It will then close briefly before reopening on Monday 16 June. The second transfer window will run as normal before closing on Monday 1 September.
The 23-year-old has been out since December after sustaining a hamstring tear in the win at Crystal Palace which needed surgery.
Wood has been in excellent form with 18 goals in the Premier League, where Forest sit third as they close in on Champions League qualification. He scored a hat-trick when Forest thrashed Brighton 7-0 in the league last month.
The match was postponed earlier this month after the death of Barça's first team doctor, Carles Miñarro, and rearranged for this week on the back of the international break, despite protests from both teams.
This match, which neither side was particularly about having to play at the back-end of an international break, was rearranged from earlier this month after the original fixture was postponed after the sudden and tragic passing of Barcelona doctor Carles Minarro Garcia. The Catalans paid tribute to him prior to kick-off.
Barcelona will return to La Liga action for Thursday's rearranged meeting with Osasuna at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys.
The original fixture was postponed following the death of Barcelona's club doctor Carles Minarro Garcia, before the two teams failed with their appeals against the March 27 date after they expressed their concerns about the fixture's proximity to the international window.
Instead, as his teammates took to the practice field on Wednesday morning, Raphinha, scorer of 27 goals and provider of 20 assists this season, was still somewhere over the Atlantic.
Davies kicked off the match against the U.S. men's national team in Sunday's Concacaf Nations League third-place game before being substituted off the field in the 12th minute. Bayern Munich revealed Wednesday that Davies suffered a torn ACL in his right knee, forcing the player to undergo surgery and stay off the pitch for several months.
This is hardly the first time that the Seleçao position has been proposed to Ancelotti, who already turned it down in recent years.