Boasting a two-goal first-leg advantage and seeking to end their 70-year trophy drought, Newcastle United lock horns with Arsenal under the lights at St James' Park for the second leg of their EFL Cup semi-final on Wednesday night.
A place in the 64th EFL Cup final is up for grabs, with the winners of this contest to take on either Liverpool or Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley Stadium on March 16.
Two Italian giants collide at San Siro on Wednesday as AC Milan and AS Roma face off in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals, both seeking redemption from inconsistent Serie A campaigns. With a place in the semi-finals at stake, this clash promises to be another dramatic battle between two clubs that have had a history of high-intensity encounters.
Gabbia came off at half-time of the 2-1 loss to Dinamo Zagreb in the final round of Champions League league phase fixtures with what was later diagnosed as a slight muscular injury.
The semi-final second leg at St James’ Park kicks off with Newcastle 2-0 in front after the first leg in north London last month and Howe accepts that can be a “dangerous” lead.
It was a frustrating deadline day for the Arsenal manager, who had made it clear that he wanted to bring in reinforcements to replace the injured Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus but ended up not replenishing his squad.
The Portuguese icon, who boasts Sporting CP, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus as his former clubs, is turning 40.
Davies' deal with the Bavarian giants runs through the end of the 2029-30 season and would see his stay there reach 11 years should he play out the contract.
Charles De Ketelaere stung the palms of Lukasz Skorpuski six minutes in after a wonderful ball through from Ederson, but the Belgian might have been better off squaring to the on-rushing Mateo Retegui at the back post.
Diego Simeone opted not to go as strong as possible for the match, aside from cup goalkeeper Juan Musso stepping in for Jan Oblak. This paid dividends in the early stages as Atleti raced into a two-goal lead after 17 minutes.
Atletico Madrid will be eyeing a spot in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey, while in-form Getafe will look to cause an upset and knock out one of the favourites when the two sides lock horns at Estadio Metropolitano on Tuesday night.
A place in the last four is the prize as Atalanta host Bologna in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals on Tuesday. The Bergamo club have been a bit below their best lately but should have enough to get past Bologna, who have been unconvincing on their travels.
With a place in the semi-finals of the DFB-Pokal up for grabs on Tuesday, Stuttgart are set to host Augsburg at MHPArena.
According to recent reports in Italy, Fiorentina have agreed to pay Juventus €2.5m to bring the midfielder in on loan for the remainder of the season.
The Portugal forward has grown frustrated over his lack of opportunities under Enzo Maresca and will for more playing time after linking up with Sérgio Conceição at Milan, who are paying a loan fee of around £5m.
It appeared at the end of last week that the 19-year-old was not inclined to join Spurs, where the manager, Ange Postecoglou, has been desperate for a new attacking option. Tottenham had offered £50m to make a permanent deal happen straight away.
The Biancocelesti were coming off back-to-back defeats against Fiorentina and SC Braga, although the latter was painless as they still won the Europa League opening phase. Matteo Guendouzi shook off flu symptoms, but Nuno Tavares, Patric, Matias Vecino and Manuel Lazzari were still injured, while coach Marco Baroni sat out a touchline ban.
He signs on a contract that runs to 2029. Porto had been unwilling to reduce their valuation because part of the payment will be owed to González's former club, Barcelona.
After fellow top-four contenders Manchester City and Newcastle lost at the weekend, the Blues were made to work hard for the three points by the visitors who led through Jarrod Bowen at the break.
Chelsea past and Chelsea present butt heads in Monday night's Premier League offering, as the Blues welcome Graham Potter back to Stamford Bridge for their London derby with West Ham United.
While Enzo Maresca's men failed to cling onto a lead that was gifted to them against Manchester City last weekend, the Irons' 1-1 draw with Aston Villa had the feeling of two points dropped.
One of the biggest names expected to move before the deadline was Marcus Rashford, whose loan switch to Aston Villa was confirmed on Sunday.
The forward’s departure comes after Ruben Amorim refused to play him since mid-December due to “training reasons”. In a statement United said: “Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has joined Aston Villa on loan until the end of the 2024-25 season. Everyone at Manchester United wishes Marcus good luck for the rest of the season.”
The Rossoneri had won both previous derbies this season, 2-1 in Serie A in September 2024 and the comeback from 2-0 down to win 3-2 in the Supercoppa Italiana Final on January 6, only Sergio Conceicao’s second game in charge. Alvaro Morata and Davide Calabria had already left for transfers, with Santiago Gimenez in the stands, plus Youssouf Fofana suspended, Emerson Royal, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Alessandro Florenzi injured, so Kyle Walker got his debut in a 4-4-2 shape.
The Giallorossi rotated the squad after Thursday’s 2-0 Europa League victory over Eintracht Frankfurt, but Bryan Cristante was back in the starting XI after a long lay-off. Romelu Lukaku returned to face his old club, but Mathias Olivera was injured and Alessandro Buongiorno on the bench for the first time in 2025.
"Everyone knows the club's financial situation. Money has to be created and that can be done by letting big earners leave," Henderson said of the situation.
For the away side, it was the first outing for new manager Paulo Fonseca, making his return to French football after being named the OL head coach, replacing the outgoing Pierre Sage who was sacked last week.
It was still a deserved win for Hansi Flick’s side, who continue their strong start to 2025 in all competitions.
Spurs had not won a league game since 15 December, and that was against the flimsy proposition of Russell Martin’s Southampton.
The Gunners, who knew only a victory would suffice with Liverpool opening a commanding lead at the top of the table after winning at Bournemouth, responded by overpowering the fading champions in emphatic fashion.
The Gunners secured a narrow victory in this fixture last term and have followed that triumph with two hard-fought draws at the Etihad Stadium. With Man City's confidence still fragile after a low ebb, Mikel Arteta can pile misery on his former employers this weekend as Arsenal seek to keep pace with Premier League leaders Liverpool. (Source: 90min.com)
A few months ago, most fans would have had Sunday’s clash between Arsenal and Manchester City circled in the diary as a potential title decider, a clash between Mikel Arteta’s challengers and Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering champions.
You wouldn't think it, but United's victory on Thursday night over FCSB means they've won five of their previous six games. Ruben Amorim has achieved on-pitch serenity, and he'll be desperate to see the back of the January transfer window. (Source: 90min.com)
The Red Devils took care of business on the Europa League stage in Romania on Thursday night, whilst the Eagles have been afforded a full week to dwell on their top-flight defeat to Brentford last time out.
Last weekend's home defeat to Leicester represented another nadir in a bitterly disappointing season for the Lilywhites, although a semblance of hope returned to N17 after Thursday night's 3-0 win over Elfsborg. Three academy starlets were on the scoresheet as Ange Postecoglou's side booked their place in the Europa League round of 16. (Source: 90min.com)
Tottenham are looking to arrest an alarming run of form to alleviate the pressure on Ange Postecoglou when they make the short trip to face Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium on Sunday.
Liverpool moved nine points clear at the top of the Premier League as Mohamed Salah's double saw off a battling Bournemouth at a noisy Vitality Stadium.
Chris Wood scored a hat-trick as Nottingham Forest delivered an emphatic response to last weekend's 5-0 defeat at Bournemouth by hitting seven past Brighton at the City Ground.
Espanyol pulled off a stunning victory over Real Madrid, who missed an opportunity to move four points clear at the top of La Liga.
Harry Kane scored twice as Bayern Munich survived a remarkable comeback by strugglers Holstein Kiel to move nine points clear at the top of the Bundesliga.
Bayern Munich will aim to maintain their stronghold at the top of the Bundesliga table when they host Holstein Kiel at the Allianz Arena on Saturday. Sitting six points clear of Bayer Leverkusen, the Bavarians are in a dominant position, boasting 48 points from 19 league games.
Brest and Paris Saint-Germain lock horns in Ligue 1 on Saturday just days after both completed their league phase campaigns in the Champions League. And the day after they were drawn to face each other in the first knockout phase playoffs.
Real Madrid will look to make it five wins in a row in the league when they hit the road to square up against relegation-threatened Espanyol.
In what may be one of the trickiest tests of their Premier League title mettle yet, Liverpool make the long journey south to meet Bournemouth in Saturday afternoon's fascinating Premier League contest.
Arne Slot's men return to domestic duty on the back of a 3-2 Champions League loss to PSV Eindhoven, while their hosts were also involved in a five-goal thriller last time out, albeit one where they hit Nottingham Forest for five without reply.
Gasperini has included Scamacca in his squad of 23 players for the upcoming match against Torino in Serie A on Saturday afternoon.
Hughes joined Liverpool last summer from Bournemouth, where he had been technical director during the club’s rise from the Championship and led the appointment of Andoni Iraola as manager.
Los Blancos rallied in the UEFA Champions League at the start of 2025 after a disastrous start to their title defence.
Feisty, hard-fought, and generally lacking in goal-mouth action. But that does not mean to say it wasn’t full of tension and drama.
Dorgu was a surprise inclusion in the Lecce squad for Friday’s game against Parma, as he and the club had already agreed a deal for him to join Manchester United. It is understood that he will travel over to the UK to complete the final formalities of his transfer before the Serie A and Premier League windows close on Monday.
The 27-year-old has not featured for United since being dropped by head coach Ruben Amorim for the Manchester derby on 12 December.
Around 20,000 Santos fans filled Vila Belmiro Stadium in the rain outside São Paulo to celebrate the return Neymar, 32.
The 21-year-old Colombian will join new team-mates Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane in Riyadh.
City’s failure to qualify automatically for the last-16 of the Champions League means they have to face the current holders in order to reach that stage. City will host the first leg on 11 or 12 February before travelling to the Bernabéu on 18 or 19 February.
Man City will face Real Madrid in the Champions League play-off round in a mouth-watering clash, while Celtic have drawn Bayern Munich.
Ruben Amorim, Ange Postecoglou and Philippe Clement will no doubt have been watching on with interest to learn who their teams could be set to face in March when the battle commences for quarter-final berths.
The knockout phase play-offs are new to the competition in 2024/25. While the top eight sides in the league phase qualify automatically for the round of 16, the teams finishing in ninth to 24th place kick off the knockout stages. They compete in a two-legged knockout phase play-off to secure their path to the last 16.
Amorim became the first United manager to lose five of his first 10 games in all competitions since Walter Crickmer in 1932, but a recent improvement has helped him settle into life in Manchester.
This was not a night to rage at Daniel Levy, the beleaguered Spurs chairman. This was a night that belonged to Dane Scarlett, who did not look like a saviour when he came on with the score locked at 0-0 on 66 minutes.
A direct route to the last 16 seemed very unlikely until deep into the second half at Ibrox given the necessity for results elsewhere to go the Scottish Premiership side's way, but those all fell perfectly into place.
For two young talents who are on the market for the right price here was a satisfying moment that showed Ruben Amorim what can be harnessed if each are retained beyond Monday’s deadline.
The Aquile were the only side going into the final matchday who knew their place in the Round of 16 was secure, having been top of the table from start to finish of this opening league phase.
The Giallorossi knew they needed a victory to be sure of a place in the play-offs, going into the final matchday in 21st place. Bryan Cristante was still not fully fit and Devyne Rensch cup-tied, while second-placed Eintracht sold top scorer Omar Marmoush to Manchester City.
The two Basque clubs needed victories to assure themselves of their best possible finishes in the standings, as they took on Viktoria Plzen and PAOK Thessaloniki respectively.
Galatasaray will be hoping to sneak directly into the Round of 16 of the Europa League when they travel to the Johan Cruijff Arena to face Ajax on matchday eight this Thursday.
Eintracht Frankfurt travel to Italy’s capital in hopes of securing a place in the Round of 16 of Europa League. The Eagles took a huge step towards qualification with last week’s 2-0 win over Ferencváros as they currently sit second in the standings.
Having already confirmed direct entry to the last 16, Europa League leaders Lazio will aim to round off their league-phase campaign in style when they visit Braga on Thursday.
Manchester United are seeking automatic qualification for the last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday night as they visit FCSB in their final league phase outing.
It is seven weeks since Rashford, 27, last featured for his club and the England forward said in December he was "ready for a new challenge".
Lazio currently sit at the top of the Europa League standings. A point against Braga will be enough to guarantee their position at the summit by the end of the round, but Lazio could still also finish top even if they lose depending on goal difference.
Manchester United visit FCSB and Tottenham host an Elfsborg side hoping to make history as teams pursue top eight and knockout phase places on Matchday 8 of the inaugural league phase.
Postecoglou is under growing pressure after losing 2-1 at home to Leicester last Sunday, especially as the defeat was played out in a toxic atmosphere at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, but the Australian retains the support of the dressing room before the team host Elfsborg in their final game of the Europa League group phase on Thursday night.
Emery was speaking after Aston Villa secured their spot in the knockout stages of the Champions League following a 4-2 win over Celtic. A hat trick from Morgan Rogers and another from Watkins saw Villa take eighth place in the standings, and therefore avoid a playoff.
Liverpool and Barcelona were the first teams to secure their places in the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League round of 16 and six other sides have now confirmed their berths.
A Rodrygo double and Jude Bellingham's strike secured a win for the reigning champions, who needed a win in France to stand a chance of an automatic place in the round of 16.
Lamine Yamal gave Barcelona the lead two minutes into the second half, but Éderson levelled for Atalanta 20 minutes later with a stunning effort from the edge of the area.
The reigning Premier League champions were rocked by Raphael Onyedika's goal on the stroke of half-time, but responded in confident fashion after the interval to avoid a dramatic early exit from Europe.