In the most comfortable of the four Champions League quarter-final wins, Liverpool booked their place in the competition's final four with a 3-3 draw with Benfica on Wednesday night. Having won 3-1 in Portugal a week earlier, Jurgen Klopp's side strolled into the semi-finals with a rather straightforward 6-4 aggregate win. Ibrahima Konate and Roberto Firmino were the goalscorers in Wednesday'...Full Story »

Arsenal have no plans to sell Gabriel to Barcelona. The La Liga giants are desperate to sign a left-footed centre-back this summer and Gabriel reportedly tops their list of targets. Gabriel has grown immensely this season, forming a formidable partnership with England international Ben White. The Gunners are not ready to lose Gabriel and could instead reward the 24-year-old with a new contr...Full Story »

Ruel Sotiriou is pushing hard to start Leyton Orient’s Sky Bet League Two clash with Scunthorpe on Friday.Sotiriou was named on the bench for the 1-0 defeat at Sutton because of a calf injury but came on for the last 22 minutes.“I want Ruel on the pitch as much as possible but we just need to be careful with him,” boss Richie Wellens said.Tom James is out for the season because...Full Story »

Billy Sharp will not be available for Sheffield United as they face Reading.The 36-year-old striker has missed each of the Blades’ last three games with a hamstring injury and Friday’s match will come too soon.Defender Chris Basham has returned to training but will not return to action yet.David McGoldrick, Rhian Brewster and Jayden Bogle are likely to miss the rest of the season.Luc...Full Story »

Interim boss Alex Morris will begin his audition for the Crewe job on a permanent basis when fellow strugglers AFC Wimbledon visit on Good Friday.Morris was placed in charge until the end of the season this week following the dismissal of David Artell after relegation from Sky Bet League One was confirmed for the Railwaymen after defeat at Doncaster last time out.Crewe’s 2-0 reverse at Don...Full Story »

Midfielder Robbie Willmott could be a doubt for Newport’s Sky Bet League Two clash against Crawley at Rodney Parade on Friday.Willmott limped off during a 1-0 victory over Swindon last weekend that put County back in the play-off places.Jake Cain impressed off the bench on his return after a rib injury and appears a likely starter, while centre-back Josh Pask is available again after recov...Full Story »

The shocking scenes unfolded in Plaza Mayor square in the Spanish capital on Tuesday. Chelsea and Manchester City fans started fighting in Plaza Mayor Credit: Newsflare Riot police were quickly on the scene to break up the fracas Credit: Newsflare The police used batons and force to push the group of City fans back Credit: Newsflare A total of 8,000 supporters were expected to travel from En...Full Story »

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Reports over the past week have linked the prolific striker with a move to Spain Bayern Munich CEO Oliver Kahn has quashed reports that Robert Lewandowski is set to leave the club this summer for Barcelona. Kahn said Lewandowski will "definitely" be with the Bavarian organisation in 2022-23 and added that it would be crazy to think otherwise. Lewandowski is enjoying another standout season ...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel risked the wrath of UEFA by claiming referees lack the “courage” to give big decisions against Real Madrid.Chelsea boss Tuchel even admitted he could expect repercussions for criticising Polish referee Szymon Marciniak in the wake of the Blues’ 5-4 Champions League quarter-final exit.Chelsea toppled Madrid 3-2 at the Bernabeu Stadium in their last-eight second-leg...Full Story »

Wigan boss Leam Richardson praised defender Kelland Watts for an outstanding stoppage-time clearance that secured a point from a goalless draw with Burton.In a game of few chances, both goalkeepers impressed when called upon but it was Watts who was the hero at the end, heading Joe Powell’s lob off his own line with Ben Amos beaten.“That is probably one of the best clearances I have ...Full Story »

Karim Benzema’s punishing header crushed Chelsea’s remarkable comeback as Real Madrid lost 3-2 at the Bernabeu Stadium but reached the Champions League semi-finals 5-4 on aggregate.Ruthless France hitman Benzema produced a carbon-copy of the two headed goals he scored in last week’s quarter-final first-leg at Stamford Bridge, where his hat-trick had Real expecting to stroll int...Full Story »

Samuel Chukwueze snatched a dramatic 88th-minute equaliser to send Villarreal through to the UEFA Champions League semi-finals at the expense of Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena.Four minutes after coming on as a substitute, Chukwueze swept home a cross by Gerard Moreno to cancel out Robert Lewandowski’s 52nd-minute opener and send the LaLiga side through by virtue of a 2-1 aggregate scor...Full Story »

Lauren Hemp and Georgia Stanway each bagged a brace as England moved to the brink of qualifying for the 2023 Women’s World Cup with a comprehensive 5-0 win in Northern Ireland.Ellen White struck midway through the first half only for her effort to be chalked off for offside, but Hemp’s mistimed strike looped into the net in the 25th minute as England seized the initiative.The Lioness...Full Story »

Wigan inched a point closer to automatic promotion from Sky Bet League One with a goalless draw at Burton.With Rotherham losing at Portsmouth, the point took Leam Richardson’s men four points clear of second-placed MK Dons with a game in hand.Chances were few and far between in a first half full of endeavour from both sides but lacking in clear-cut chances.Northern Ireland international st...Full Story »

Manchester United are ready to make a huge offer for one Serie A star in a bid to fix their ailing midfield Manchester United are planning huge moves to sort their midfield crisis this summer, with one highly-rated Serie A star on the radar. The Red Devils look likely to appoint Erik Ten Hag in the coming week and the Dutchman is going to need reinforcements in the centre of the pitch. The ...Full Story »

Xavi Hernandez says Barcelona are not dependent on Pedri after the youngster produced another game-changing performance in Sunday's thrilling 3-2 win over Levante. Pedri, 19, scored the only goal in last week's 1-0 win against Sevilla and he came off the bench against Levante to score Barca's second goal as they came from behind at the Ciudad de Valencia stadium. "I wouldn't say that," Xavi ...Full Story »

Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski has agreed to move to Barcelona, according to Polish media sources. Polish outlet TVP Sport reports Lewandowski has already communicated his decision to Bayern Munich. Despite offers from PSG, Manchester City and Liverpool, the Poland international has chosen Barça, who are willing to give him a three year deal, taking him up to 36. Lewandowski ...Full Story »

Barca to bring Xavi Simons back Barcelona are preparing a contract offer for Xavi Simons, says Sport. The Dutch midfielder left the Catalan side to join PSG in 2019 but his contract at the French side is set to expire this summer. Barca are prepared to offer him a deal to bring him back to Camp Nou, but he has many offers on the table at the moment. Arsenal join Man Utd in Neves race as Wo...Full Story »

Huddersfield boss Carlos Corberan insisted his team will not be easing up after opening up a six-point safety buffer in the battle for a Championship play-off spot.Seventh-placed Blackburn are now two wins adrift of the Terriers, who moved up to third after second-half goals by Jon Russell and Naby Sarr secured a 2-0 home win over fellow top-six hopefuls Luton.But Corberan, whose team still harb...Full Story »