New Barnet head coach Kevin Nugent will welcome back striker Simeon Akinola from suspension ahead of their Sky Bet League Two clash against Portsmouth on Saturday. Akinola had served a three-match ban following his red card at Carlisle at the end of January but should be in contention to start. Meanwhile, midfielder Jack Taylor is set to remain sidelined for several weeks as he recovers from a...Full Story »

Kostas Mitroglou scored the only goal of the game as Benfica took advantage of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's off day to grab control of their Champions League last-16 tie against Borussia Dortmund in Lisbon. Dortmund dominated the game for large periods but saw their celebrated centre-forward fluff a second-half penalty amid a series of modest finishes and an outstanding goalkeeping performance...Full Story »

Tom Champion scored the only goal of the game as Barnet took the points against 10-man Morecambe after a 1-0 Sky Bet League Two win. Champion scored with a neat header on 65 minutes after the home side, who lost skipper Peter Murphy on 26 minutes to a straight red card for a tackle on Ruben Bover, dropped their guard for the first time in the game as Jamal Campbell-Ryce crossed from a quickly-t...Full Story »

Borussia Dortmund boss Thomas Tuchel has played down any sense of crisis ahead of the Champions League last-16 first leg at Benfica. Dortmund are fourth in the Bundesliga and were beaten 2-1 by bottom club Darmstadt on Saturday. Tuchel told a press conference in Lisbon: "It is often the quietest in the middle of the storm." Dortmund have just two wins in eight games since the Champions League...Full Story »

Morecambe hope to have Andrew Fleming and Dean Winnard back in contention for Tuesday's Sky Bet League Two home clash with Barnet. Midfielder Fleming and defender Winnard were both unavailable due to illness when the Shrimps beat Cambridge 2-0 at the Globe Arena on Saturday. With no injuries being sustained in that game and nobody suspended, boss Jim Bentley could have a full complement of pla...Full Story »

Colchester boosted their play-off chances with a deserved 2-1 win over Barnet. The hosts suffered a double injury blow early in the game when Frankie Kent and Lloyd Doyley were both forced off. But they took an 18th-minute lead through Kurtis Guthrie, who netted with a low 25-yard drive after being found by Denny Johnstone. Barnet goalkeeper Josh Vickers denied Craig Slater and Alex Wynter al...Full Story »

Michael Hector has been helping high-flying Eintracht Frankfurt to compete with the likes of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga, despite the club almost getting relegated last season. Frankfurt signed Hector in the summer from Chelsea on a season-long loan deal, despite him never having setting foot in Germany before, but he has quickly adapted to life in the business cent...Full Story »

Colchester will be without suspended midfielder Sean Murray for the visit of Barnet. Murray, a deadline day signing from Swindon, was shown a straight red card in the closing moments of the 1-1 draw at Blackpool, so starts a three-match ban. Full-back Matt Briggs is looking to retain his place having made a long-awaited return from a hip problem, while striker Rekeil Pyke could be in contentio...Full Story »

Jason Cummings struck 16 minutes from time to earn leaders Hibernian a 1-1 Ladbrokes Championship draw with Ayr at Easter Road. James Keatings dragged an early effort wide for the hosts before the Honest Men went ahead in the fourth minute after Robbie Crawford beat three Hibs defenders before firing a shot past Ross Laidlaw. Keatings almost pulled Hibs level in the 27th minute but Greg Flemin...Full Story »

Ben Whiteman scored for the second week in a row as Mansfield moved to within two points of the play-offs in Sky Bet League Two with a comfortable 2-0 victory at Barnet. The Stags struck in each half as they leapfrogged their opponents in the table and are now breathing down the necks of seventh-placed Portsmouth after an accomplished display at The Hive. Whiteman came within a whisker of open...Full Story »