Bayern Munich cruised into the quarter-finals of the Champions League as they condemned Paris St-Germain to another last-16 exit. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting swept home just after the hour mark for the hosts against his former club, with substitute Serge Gnabry adding the gloss to a professional display late on. PSG have now been eliminated from the competition at this stage…
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Tottenham Hotspur’s Champions League campaign ended in bitterly disappointing fashion as they failed to overturn a first-leg deficit in the last 16 against AC Milan. Spurs paid the price for another passive start that allowed Milan to settle into their task – the misery complete when defender Cristian Romero was sent off late on after receiving a second yellow card…
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Graham Potter enjoyed his finest night as Chelsea manager as they overcame a first-leg deficit against Borussia Dortmund to reach the Champions League quarter-finals. Potter was under huge pressure after a dismal run of results following Chelsea’s huge outlay in the transfer market, but he will hope the manner of this performance and the advance into the latter stages of…
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Watford have appointed Chris Wilder as head coach after sacking Slaven Bilic. Bilic, 54, left after five months in charge following a run of one win in eight Championship games. Wilder, who has agreed a contract until the end of the season, is Watford’s ninth full-time manager since Javi Gracia’s departure in September 2019. Watford, relegated from the Premier League…
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Bruno Fernandes should not captain Manchester United again following Sunday’s humiliating 7-0 defeat by Liverpool, says Chris Sutton. The Portuguese, who deputises in the absence of club captain Harry Maguire, was criticised for his behaviour and attitude in the game. “There are people that are far better qualified to be captain,” Sutton said. “Fernandes is not their best leader. There are…
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Paris St-Germain striker Neymar is set to miss the rest of the season as he needs surgery on an ankle injury. The Brazil forward was carried off with an injured right ankle during PSG’s 4-3 home win over Lille on 19 February. PSG say the 31-year-old has suffered several “instances of instability in his right ankle” over recent years and…
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On-loan Everton forward Moise Kean was sent off 40 seconds after coming off the bench as Juventus lost at Roma on Sunday. Kean was sent on in the final minute of normal time before being shown a straight red card for kicking out at Gianluca Mancini. The Roma defender had earlier scored what proved to be the winner with a…
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Liverpool delivered the complete performance and Mohamed Salah became the club’s record Premier League goalscorer as Manchester United were overwhelmed at a joyous Anfield. United’s renaissance under manager Erik ten Hag already has the tangible reward of the Carabao Cup but Liverpool unleashed a brutal reality check on their progress with a severe thrashing. Liverpool took control of what had…
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Kylian Mbappe scored a club-record 201st goal for Paris St-Germain in an entertaining 4-2 win over Nantes. He had to wait until the 92nd minute but was clinical as he turned to finish left-footed and go clear of Edinson Cavani at the top of the PSG goal list. The France forward, who turned 24 in December, has established himself as…
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Southampton moved to within a point of Premier League safety after beating fellow strugglers Leicester City and increasing the pressure on their manager Brendan Rodgers. Carlos Alcaraz gave Southampton the lead after 35 minutes, firing an effort past Leicester keeper Danny Ward. Three minutes earlier, Ward had saved Saints captain James Ward-Prowse’s penalty after Timothy Castagne blocked a cross with…
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