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These are the leagues I'll be covering: English Premier League, English Championship, English League One, English League Two, Spanish La Liga, Italian Serie A, German Bundesliga, French Ligue 1, Portuguese Primeira Liga and Dutch Eredivisie.
I will also be covering all major national cups that are yet to be completed and both the Champions League and Europa League.
Here are a reminder of the tables as they stand.
Coppa Italia SF 2nd Leg: Juventus vs AC Milan
Coppa Italia SF 2nd Leg: Napoli vs Inter Milan
England update: 11-18 March
Champions League & Europa League: 17-19 March
FA Cup Quarter Finals: 21-22 March
England update: 21-31 March
Europe update: March
Leasing.com Trophy Final: Portsmouth vs Salford City
Champions League QF 1st Leg
Champions League QF 2nd Leg
Europa League QF 1st Leg
Europa League QF 2nd Leg
Copa del Rey Final: Real Sociedad vs Athletic Bilbao
FA Cup Semi Finals: Leicester City vs Manchester City, Manchester United vs Arsenal
KNVB Beker Final: Utrecht vs Feyenoord
DFB Pokal Semi Finals: Bayern Munich vs Frankfurt, Saarbrucken vs Bayer Leverkusen
Coupe de France Final: PSG vs Saint Etienne
Champions League SF 1st Leg
Europa League SF 1st Leg
April Premier League Update
April Championship Update
April League One Update
April League Two Update
April La Liga Update
April Serie A Update
April Ligue 1 Update
April Bundesliga Update
April Premeira Liga Update
April Eredivisie Update
Champions League SF 2nd Leg
Europa League SF 2nd Leg
May League One Update
May Championship Update
May Premier League Update
May La Liga Update
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Oh great, I’ll have to check it out. Going to be an interesting comparison.
As a Bristol City fan I’m most interested to see if we bottle it in-game as much as we do in real life 😂
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Juventus and AC Milan produced one of the all-time great matches in Turin but it was the 13-time winners Juventus who prevailed thanks to a brace from Cristiano Ronaldo.
The two Italian giants shared seven goals as momentum shifted back and forth throughout the 90 minutes in a game that saw both teams take the lead before Juventus grabbed hold of the tie late on in front of a packed home crowd at the Allianz Stadium.
The night had started well for the hosts, Ronaldo forcing Gianluigi Donnarumma into an early save before beating the Milan keeper at his near post on 10 minutes to put Juventus ahead in the tie.
It wasn't long before Milan got up to speed and after a well worked move Zlatan Ibrahimovic was left cursing his luck as his fierce shot from the edge of the area struck the inside of the post and stayed out.
Ante Rebic and Samu Castillejo squandered chances to level and were made to pay by Sami Khedira - the German international swivelling on the edge of the area and firing his right footed shot past Donnarumma, who was once again furious to have been beaten at his near post.
Things were looking bleak for Milan but a mistake by Blaise Matuidi on the edge of his own penalty area gifted them a chance to get back into the game. Castillejo reacted quickly, sending Ibrahimovic through on goal and the veteran striker duly obliged with a powerful finish to pull one back five minutes from the half time break.
It got even better for the visitors seconds before the half time whistle as the same duo linked up again on the counter attack - Castillejo lifting an inviting ball into the box for Ibrahimovic to head Milan level.
15 minutes passed at the beginning of the second half without incident before a scintillating passing move from Milan led to their third. Ismael Bennacer and Ibrahimovic completed a wonderful one-two on the edge of the Juventus box and with Wojciech Szczesny rushing out to meet Bennacer, the Algerian midfielder calmly slid the ball to Castillejo who couldn't miss with an open goal in front of him.
Juventus now needed two with Milan's three away goals but responded to going behind well, bringing on Aaron Ramsey to add fresh legs to their attack.
It didn't take long before they were level, Khedira playing a defence splitting pass to put Gonzalo Higuain, who had been quiet up until then, through on goal. He slotted the ball past Donnarumma who was powerless to stop the ball from hitting the back of the net.
With ten minutes to go Juventus had their winner. Juan Cuadrado found space on the right before unleashing an inch perfect cross right into the path of the on-rushing Ronaldo who slotted away the first time volley with ease.
Paulo Dybala almost added a fifth but dragged his golden chance wide of the post in the final few minutes, although it proved irrelevant as Juventus held out for a famous Coppa Italia victory.
Juventus will face the winner of Napoli vs Inter Milan in their 19th Coppa Italia final.
Ronaldo (11, 80), Khedira (36), Higuain (73) - Zlatan (40, 45+3), Castillejo (63)
Juventus win 5-4 on aggregate
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Napoli's clinical spot kicks proved enough to see them through to the final as they saw off Inter Milan in a nervy Coppa Italia Semi Final second leg at the San Paolo Stadium.
They were unable to find the net in 120 minutes but all five of their penalty takers managed to score whilst Alexis Sanchez proved to be the villain for Inter despite winning on the night.
The evening had started so well for the visitors when in-form striker Romelu Lukaku lashed home a first time strike following a loose header from Napoli defender Kostas Manolas.
Napoli slowly but surely began to get into the game as Samir Handanovic proved up to a long range effort from Fabian Ruiz before blocking a near post flick on from Diego Demme with his legs.
The second half took a long time to get going but Napoli continued to create the most chances - Handonovic pushing wide Lorenzo Insigne's powerful effort and substitute Dries Mertens wasting a golden opportunity from a near post cross.
With scores level on aggregate at 1-1 after 90 minutes, the game headed into extra time, providing Inter with a new lease of life. It was David Ospina's turn to keep his side in the game, first saving from Lautaro before keeping out goalscorer Lukaku.
Despite the game suddenly becoming end-to-end, neither side could find the winner and so the tie headed to a penalty shootout. Unfortunately for Inter, Sanchez's opening penalty was saved by Ospina and whilst they scored their next three it wasn't enough with Napoli's takers remaining calm to clinch a final match up with Juventus.
Lukaku (8)
1-1 on aggregate, Napoli win 5-3 on penalties
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Premier League
Results
11 March
Man City 3-1 Arsenal | Sterling (8), De Bruyne (45), Fernandinho (48) - Xhaka (65)
14 March
Watford 1-2 Leicester | Doucoure (36) - Barnes (8), Gray (73)
Norwich 1-1 Southampton | Drmic (88) - Hojbjerg (30)
Man City 5-0 Burnley | B Silva (38), De Bruyne (56, 70), Jesus (75), Aguero (80)
Brighton 1-3 Arsenal | Maupay (50) - Lacazette (39), Torreira (53), Aubameyang (59)
Aston Villa 1-1 Chelsea | Luiz (11) - Mount (29), Mings sent off (56)
Bournemouth 4-0 Crystal Palace | Cook (9), Wilson (29), Fraser (35), Solanke (44)
15 March
West Ham 2-1 Wolves | Fornals (36), Yarmolenko (81) - Neto (50)
Spurs 2-0 Man United | Alderweireld (22), Kane (pen 38)
16 March
Everton 1-0 Liverpool | Coleman (61), Digne sent off (44), Delph sent off (64)
Highlights
Everton produced the performance of the week as they stunned Champions-elect and fierce rivals Liverpool to only their second defeat of the season despite going down to nine men. Both Lucas Digne and Fabian Delph were sent off either side of Seamus Coleman's match winning goal. The win moved Everton into the top half of the table. Man City easily disposed of Arsenal thanks to goals from Raheem Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne and Fernandinho. Spurs beat Man United 2-0 at home to move them into the top six after Wolves and Sheffield United both suffered defeat. At the bottom, Aston Villa earned a valuable point at home to Chelsea whilst Norwich also picked up a point. Watford's defeat to Leicester saw them drop into the relegation zone.
Table
Championship
Results
13 March
Fulham 2-1 Brentford | Mitrovic (9), Kebano (69) - Watkins (6)
14 March
West Brom 3-1 Birmingham | Grosicki (44), Phillips (77), Kanu (81) - Jutkiewicz (90)
Sheff Wed 1-1 Forest | Fletcher (46) - Diakaby (47)
Reading 3-2 Stoke | Joao (10, 36, 68) - Campbell (46, pen 51)
QPR 1-2 Barnsley | Chair (6) - Woodrow (5), Brown (67)
Millwall 2-1 Derby | Cooper (26), Mahoney (89), Hutchinson sent off (71) - Huddlestone (42)
Middlesbrough 0-0 Swansea
Luton 1-0 Preston | Lee (53)
Hull 2-0 Charlton | Wilks (3), Da Silva Lopez (73)
Huddersfield 0-1 Wigan | Jacobs (6)
Blackburn 2-1 Bristol City | Gallagher (2), Brereton (62), Johnson sent off (21) - Diedhiou (54)
15 March
Cardiff 0-1 Leeds | Roberts (67)
17 March
Barnsley 1-2 Millwall | Brown (7), Sollbauer sent off (12) - O'Brien (27), Williams (67)
Brentford 1-1 West Brom | Benrahma (2) - Pereira (32)
Bristol City 1-2 Sheff Wed | Diedhou (76) - Hutchinson (2), da Cruz (6)
Charlton 2-0 QPR | Hemed (37), Lockyer (64)
Derby 1-1 Reading | Sibley (81) - Ejaria (16)
18 March
Preston 2-0 Cardiff | Davies (6), Maguire (16), Rafferty sent off (86)
Birmingham 1-1 Hull | Crowley (28) - Balogh (14)
Leeds 0-2 Fulham | Mitrovic (44), Knockaert (69)
Forest 2-0 Huddersfield | Grabban (38), Bostock (53)
Swansea 1-0 Luton | Kalulu (87)
Wigan 1-0 Blackburn | Jacobs (55)
Stoke 0-1 Middlesbrough | Nmecha (26)
Highlights
There's a change at the top as West Brom leapfrog Leeds with a win against Birmingham and a draw against Brentford, whilst Leeds beat Cardiff but lost to Fulham. It was all change in behind as 5th to 15th saw position changes. Millwall move into the play-off places whilst Bristol City and Cardiff tumbled down the table. Huddersfield dropped four places after defeats to Wigan and Nottingham Forest and now sit in the relegation zone.
Table
League One
Results
14 March
Tranmere 1-1 Lincoln | Potter (79) - Hesketh (44)
Rotherham 2-0 Southend | Smith (24), Lindsay (49)
Portsmouth 1-2 Accrington | Harrison (61) - Baker-Richardson (2, 40)
Oxford 0-3 MK Dons | Morris (10, 38), Gilbey (54)
Gillingham 0-1 Fleetwood | McKay (52)
Doncaster 2-1 AFC Wimbledon | Blair (48), Okenbirhie (76) - Lamy (37)
Coventry 1-2 Shrewsbury | Jones (49) - Edwards (58), Udoh (68)
Burton 1-2 Wycombe | Fraser (13) - Wheeler (72), Parker (90)
Bristol Rovers 2-1 Ipswich | Clarke-Harris (12, 19) - Edwards (45)
Bolton 0-1 Peterborough | Taylor (79)
Blackpool 3-0 Sunderland | Madine (1, 56), Ronan (64)
17 March
Portsmouth 1-3 Doncaster | McGeehan (74) - Blair (6), John (22), Lokilo (50)
Rochdale 1-1 Tranmere | Smith (58) - Vaughan (23)
Highlights
It was a rough week for Portsmouth who dropped four places with defeats to Accrington Stanley and Doncaster Rovers at home. Coventry City lost just their fourth game of the season to Shrewsbury but Fleetwood Town, Peterborough United and Wycombe Wanderers all boosted their promotion hopes. Struggling Southend United and Bolton Wanderers both lost.
Table
League Two
Results
14 March
Stevenage 1-1 Newport | List (60) - Waters (35)
Port Vale 1-1 Crawley | Worrall (16) - Bloomfield (20)
Oldham 1-1 Swindon | Azankpo (4) - Palmer (60)
Morecambe 1-1 Plymouth | Gomes (60) - Hardie (pen 39)
Mansfield 1-0 Crewe | Maynard (28)
Macclesfield 1-2 Walsall | McCourt (43) - Kinsella (9), Adebayo (78)
Grimsby 2-1 Carlisle | Grandin (31), Hanson (88) - Guy (19)
Forest Green 1-0 Northampton | Adams (43)
Exeter 1-0 Salford | Law (2)
Colchester 1-2 Scunthorpe | Harriott (10) - van Veen (42), Brown (90)
Cambridge 2-1 Cheltenham | Smith (7, 22) - Clements (4)
Bradford 3-1 Leyton Orient | Devitt (3, 13), Novak (50) - Cisse (28)
17 March
Colchester 3-1 Crewe | Pell (30), Poku (57), Comley (88) - Ainley (38)
Crawley 3-1 Newport | Camara (20), Palmer (26), Grego-Cox (84) - Willmott (65)
Exeter 1-1 Scunthorpe | Martin (26) - Colclough (75)
Forest Green 2-2 Morecambe | Brown (9), Williams (59) - Leitch-Smith (5), Phillips (53)
Grimsby 1-1 Cambridge | Davis (55) - Roles (52)
Leyton Orient 0-1 Plymouth | Edwards (60)
Macclesfield 1-2 Cheltenham | McCourt (81) - Varney (3), Broom (28)
Northampton 1-1 Carlisle | Morton (76) - Loft (81)
Port Vale 2-0 Bradford | Bennett (22), Pope (25)
Salford 1-1 Mansfield | Hunter (79) - Maynard (3)
Stevenage 1-1 Swindon | Folami (5), Yates (21)
Walsall 1-0 Oldham | Pring (44), Borthwick-Jackson sent off (51)
Highlights
Change at the top as Swindon Town jump past Crewe Alexandra after the former leaders lost both their games in the week. That also gave Plymouth Argyle the chance to join in the fight, moving into a share of first place thanks a win at Leyton Orient. There was little change in the play-off hunt but down the bottom of the table Scunthorpe United moved up three places with four points from two games away from home. Morecambe dropped Macclesfield into the relegation zone as Stevenage picked up two points but still remain ten points from safety.
Table
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European Cups
Champions League
Barcelona sneak late winner as Juventus are dumped out
Napoli had taken the lead through Arkadiusz Milik in the first half but Luis Suarez put Barcelona level before his last minute effort bounced back off the post and into the path of Alba who couldn't miss from only a couple of yards out.
Elsewhere, two-time winners Juventus were dumped out of the competition after being held to a goalless draw by Lyon in Turin. The French side took a 1-0 lead going into the second leg and were able to stay strong at the back despite being under heavy pressure for large periods of the game to book their place in the quarter finals for the first time since 2010.
There was another goalless draw in Manchester as City made use of their 2-1 lead from the first leg with Real Madrid and shut up shop at The Etihad.
The final team to complete the quarter final line up was Bayern Munich, who trounced Chelsea 4-0 on aggregate following a 1-0 victory at home.
Results
Man City 0-0 Real Madrid | (Man City win 2-1 on aggregate)
Bayern Munich 1-0 Chelsea | Lewandowski (67) (Bayern Munich win 4-0 on aggregate)
Juventus 0-0 Lyon | (Lyon win 1-0 on aggregate)
Barcelona 2-1 Napoli | Suarez (50), Alba (90) - Milik (35) (Barcelona win 3-2 on aggregate)
Quarter Final Draw
Atalanta vs Barcelona
Bayern Munich vs Lyon
PSG vs Atletico
Leipzig vs Man City
Europa League
Wolves knocked out on away goals by dramatic late equaliser
Olympiakos had taken the lead in the tie through Mathieu Valbuena on 15 minutes but goals from Joao Moutinho and Raul Jimenez in the second half looked like securing a quarter final place for the English club. However, Mady Camara would change all that with an equaliser just four minutes from time to crush Wolves' hopes of reaching the last eight of a European competition for the first time since 1972.
Manchester United secured their place as the only British side left with a boring 0-0 draw, whilst Inter Milan, Basel, Shakhtar and Bayer Leverkusen completed a safe passage through as favourites in their respective ties.
Five-time winners Sevilla dumped out Roma 1-0 away from home in a tense affair and Istanbul Basaksehir also produced a 1-0 away victory to knock out Danish champions FC Copenhagen.
Results
FC Copenhagen 0-1 Istanbul Basaksehir | Tekdemir (90) (Istanbul Basaksehir win 2-0 on aggregate)
Wolves 2-2 Olympiakos | Moutinho (66), Jimenez (79) - Valbuena (15), Camara (86) (Olympiakos win 3-3 on away goals)
Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 Rangers | Diaby (90), Morelos (40) (Bayer Leverkusen win 4-1 on aggregate)
Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 Wolfsburg | Stepanenko (82) (Shakthar Donetsk win 2-1 on aggregate)
Getafe 0-2 Inter Milan | Martinez (3), Barella (69) (Inter Milan win 2-0 on aggregate)
Roma 0-1 Sevilla | Ocampos (50) (Sevilla win 1-0 on aggregate)
Basel 2-0 Frankfurt | Zhegova (39), Cabral (81) (Basel win 5-0 on aggregate)
Manchester United 0-0 LASK | (Manchester United win 5-0 on aggregate)
Quarter Final Draw
Olympiakos vs Istanbul Basaksehir
Sevilla vs Shakhtar
Inter Milan vs Bayer Leverkusen
Basel vs Man United
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FA Cup Quarter Finals
Leicester knock out Chelsea as three 'big guns' remain
The first game of the weekend saw the third and fourth placed sides in the Premier League, Leicester City and Chelsea, do battle at the King Power Stadium. Rather surprisingly, the away side provided very little quality throughout the 90 minutes and succumbed to two first half goals from the hosts: first Jamie Vardy from the spot and then James Maddison on the stroke the half time whistle.
Newcastle United hosted holders Man City but, despite generating several golden opportunities to score, were unable to find the back of the net as Sergio Aguero proved the difference maker with his deadly finishing sealing victory with two first half goals.
On Sunday, Arsenal visited the resolute Sheffield United under bright sunshine at Bramall Lane and it would be the visitors basking in glory come the full time whistle thanks to a blistering start that saw Chris Basham head into his own net inside three minutes and Mesut Ozil bend one into the far corner 15 minutes later.
The quarter finals were wrapped up by a rampant Manchester United who had Bruno Fernandes on top form against Premier League strugglers Norwich City. The Portuguese star found the net twice whilst Fred also found himself on the scoresheet to set up a mouth watering clash with Arsenal in the semi final.
Between Arsenal and Manchester United they have lifted the FA Cup 25 times, whilst Man City are the reigning champions and have won it six times in total. Leicester City have never won the FA Cup but will hoping to reach their fifth final and set the record straight.
Results
Vardy (pen 16), Maddison (45+1)
Aguero (12, 42)
Basham og (3), Ozil (18)
Fernandes (45+2, 79), Fred (61)
Semi Final Draw
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Premier League
Results
20 March
Spurs 2-1 West Ham | Moura (10), Parrott (62) - Bowen (1)
21 March
Burnley 0-1 Watford | Long sent off (25) - Deeney (30)
Chelsea pp Man City
Liverpool 4-1 Crystal Palace | Firmino (17), Mane (23, 82), Lallana (38) - Townsend (36)
Newcastle pp Aston Villa
Norwich pp Everton
22 March
Leicester pp Brighton
Man United pp Sheffield United
Southampton pp Arsenal
Wolves 2-0 Bournemouth | Boly (4), Neves (11)
Highlights
With the FA Cup quarter finals taking place there were only a handful of Premier League games completed before the international break. Liverpool got back to winning ways by thrashing Crystal Palace at Anfield, whilst Tottenham moved ahead of Manchester United for the time being with a come-from-behind victory against rivals West Ham. Wolves were too good for Bournemouth at home whilst 10-man Burnley were defeated by Watford and a Troy Deeney goal.
Table
Championship
Results
21 March
QPR 1-1 Fulham | Eze (24) - Odoi (28)
Barnsley 0-3 Blackburn | Buckley (5), Gallagher (6, 24)
Birmingham 1-2 Huddersfield | Bellingham (22) - Smith Rowe (pen 33, 36), Schindler sent off (60)
Cardiff 1-1 Charlton | Glatzel (75) - Williams (14)
Hull 2-3 Middlesbrough | Stewart (30), Balogh (43) - Nmecha (66, 76), Gestede (89)
Leeds 2-0 Luton | Shea og (22), Bogusz (46)
Millwall 1-2 Swansea | Bradshaw (71) - Brewster (1), van der Hoorn (5)
Preston 1-0 Derby | Sinclair (88)
Reading 1-1 Brentford | Ejaria (9) - Jeanvier (26)
Sheff Wed 1-1 West Brom | da Cruz (74), Robinson (pen 76)
Wigan 1-0 Stoke | Moore (7)
22 March
Forest 2-0 Bristol City | Yates (4), Lolley (29), Yates sent off (48)
Highlights
The lead once again changes hands as West Brom are leapfrogged by Leeds once again. In behind, Nottingham Forest beat badly out of form Bristol City, whilst Fulham and Brentford were both held to 1-1 draws. At the bottom of the table, Huddersfield got back to winning ways against Birmingham, Hull and Middlesbrough produced the game of the weekend with a five goal thriller and Barnsley and Luton's woes continued with comprehensive defeats.
Table
League One
Results
21 March
AFC Wimbledon 1-2 Tranmere | Sorensen (41) - Vaughan (11), Blackett-Taylor (34)
Accrington 1-2 Doncaster | Zanzala (53) - Cole (2), Sadlier (31)
Fleetwood 1-1 Rotherham | Evans (54) - Smith (53)
Ipswich 0-3 Portsmouth | Pitman (17), Harness (49), Curtis (79)
Lincoln 4-0 Coventry | Anderson (15,47), John-Jules (36), Morrell (37)
MK Dons 1-1 Gillingham | Thompson (13) - Akinde (2)
Peterborough 0-1 Bristol Rovers | Ginnelly (86)
Rochdale 2-0 Burton | Smith (9), Matheson (69), Norrington-Davies sent off (47)
Shrewsbury 0-1 Blackpool | Dewsbury-Hall (54)
Southend 0-0 Bolton
Wycombe 1-0 Oxford | Freeman (26)
24 March
Rochdale 1-0 AFC Wimbledon | Henderson (89), McLaughlin sent off (4) - Sorensen sent off (50), Trott sent off (55)
Coventry 2-0 Wycombe | Westbrooke (46), Hyam (76)
Bolton 1-0 Doncaster | Lowe (46)
28 March
Accrington 1-2 Coventry | Clark (33) - O'Hare (8), Giles (54)
Bristol Rovers 3-0 Rochdale | Rodman (44), Clarke-Harris (64, 82) - Henderson sent off (14)
Burton 3-0 Doncaster | Sbarra (51), Murphy (55), Akins (83)
Fleetwood 1-1 Bolton | Evans (88) - Murphy (39)
Lincoln 2-1 AFC Wimbledon | Grant (25), Scully (40) - Lamy (8)
Oxford 1-0 Portsmouth | Holland (88)
Shrewsbury 2-2 Wycombe | Whalley (11), Vela (62) - Wheeler (16), McCarthy (34)
Southend 1-2 Sunderland | Shaughnessy (84) - Wyke (82), Embleton (88)
Tranmere 1-1 MK Dons | Clarke (69) - Gilbey (72)
29 March
Rotherham 2-2 Gillingham | Ladapo (44, 59) - Akinde (24), Hanlan (58)
Peterborough 2-1 Blackpool | Dembele (1), Toney (52) - Kaikai (36)
Highlights
It was a good end to the month for League One leaders Coventry City who opened up their lead at the top of the table to six points, despite a heavy loss to Lincoln City, with victories against Wycombe Wanderers and Accrington Stanley. Wycombe jumped up two places into third whilst Fleetwood Town dropped two places in the play-off battle and the biggest mover was Bristol Rovers who edged into the top ten with six points from a possible six. Bolton and Southend played out one of the worst games of the season, as you might expect, with a 0-0 draw, but Bolton have now closed the gap to Southend to one point, even after their 12 point deduction at the start of the season.
Table
League Two
Results
21 March
Bradford 1-1 Macclesfield | Donaldson (36) - McCourt (3)
Cambridge 1-1 Northampton | Roles (13) - Hoskins (31)
Carlisle 1-0 Leyton Orient | Anderton (16)
Cheltenham 2-1 Grimsby | Nichols (1), Tozer (31) - Clifton (44)
Crewe 2-1 Forest Green | Dale (45), Ng (67) - Williams (57)
Mansfield 2-1 Walsall | Hamilton (22), Preston (37) - Lavery (63)
Morecambe 0-2 Stevenage | Carroll (5), Revell (79)
Newport 0-2 Colchester | Robinson (11), Pell (31)
Oldham 0-1 Port Vale | Archer (86)
Scunthorpe 0-1 Salford | Hunter (46)
Swindon 2-1 Crawley | Doyle (36), Jaiyresimi (59) - Palmer (18)
23 March
Plymouth 2-2 Exeter | Telford (8, 41) - Collins (17), Bowman (20)
24 March
Cheltenham 1-2 Newport | Broom (47) - Matt (14), Amond (54), Labadie sent off (59)
Swindon 2-1 Salford | Muskwe (80), Palmer (84) - Hunter (10)
28 March
Colchester 1-1 Mansfield | Eastman (41) - Charsley (33)
Crawley 2-2 Cambridge | Bulman (64), Camara (75) - Coker (1), Knibbs (84)
Exeter 0-3 Bradford | O'Connor (18), Reeves (22), Novak (26)
Forest Green 2-0 Cheltenham | Collins (18, 25)
Grimsby 0-1 Plymouth | Telford (36)
Leyton Orient 0-2 Morecambe | Leitch-Smith (1, 29)
Macclesfield 1-1 Carlisle | Gnahoua (25) - McKirdy (6)
Northampton 1-1 Oldham | Hoskins (75) - Piergianni (23)
Port Vale 1-1 Crewe | Cullen (8) - Pickering (53)
Salford 2-1 Newport | Gibson (11), Hunter (32) - Howkins (85), Matt sent off (15)
Stevenage 3-3 Scunthorpe | Folami (54), Jackson (74), Kennedy (85) - Colclough (46), McGahey (55), Sutton (62)
Walsall 2-0 Swindon | Lavery (17), Adebayo (27)
31 March
Forest Green 3-0 Leyton Orient | Collins (22), Hall (59), Rawson (82) - Happe sent off (66)
Mansfield 0-1 Swindon | Doyle (34)
Stevenage 1-2 Walsall | Dabo (4) - Gordon (33), Adebayo (88)
Highlights
Swindon took a full nine points from their three fixtures to establish a five point lead at the top. In behind there was very little change, although Cheltenham Town jumped above Exeter City in the automatic promotion race. Across the league there were minor changes in league position, although Leyton Orient dropped a place to 21st, whilst Carlisle United and Mansfield Town put themselves well clear of the bottom of the table with four points apiece.
Table
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Europe Update
Results
13 March
Leganes 0-1 Real Valladolid | Guardiola (27)
14 March
Valencia 3-2 Levante | Parejo (17), Gomez (69, 81) - Vezo (15), Campana (pen 39)
Real Madrid 2-0 Eibar | Benzema (25), Hazard (81)
Mallorca 0-5 Barcelona | Febas sent off (79) - Messi (1, 50), Suarez (16), Pozo og (17), Busquets (52)
Celta Vigo 0-2 Villarreal | Alcacer (2), Chukwueze (58)
15 March
Sevilla 2-1 Real Betis | Ocampos (18), En-Nesyri (88) - Juanmi (17)
Real Scoiedad 2-1 Osasuna | Jose (3, 16), Elustondo sent off (42) - Barja (87)
Granada 1-1 Getafe | Puertas (20) - Angel (86)
Espanyol 0-1 Deportivo Alaves | Lucas (14)
16 March
Athletic Club 3-2 Atletico Madrid | Benat (29), De Marcos (46), Williams (68) - Morata (32, 85)
20 March
Osasuna 1-2 Atletico Madrid | Avila (54) - Morata (6), Felix (pen 20)
21 March
Deportivo Alaves 1-2 Real Sociedad | Burke (44) - Oyarzabal (40), Portu (57)
Barcelona 2-2 Leganes | Arthur (21), Griezmann (22) - Gil (36, 47)
Real Madrid 2-2 Valencia | Bale (22), Isco (80) - Garay (46), Vallejo (84)
Real Valladolid 1-0 Celta Vigo | Unal (46)
22 March
Real Betis 1-0 Granada | Fekir (49)
Eibar 0-3 Athletic Club | Garcia (6), Williams (9), Muniain (22)
Getafe 2-0 Espanyol | Mata (72, 74)
Levante 1-0 Sevilla | Marti (65)
Villarreal 3-1 Mallorca | Alcacer (2), Moreno (28, 56) - Junior (18)
Highlights
Very little changed in the La Liga title race as both Barcelona and Real Madrid picked up four points from a possible six before the international break. Despite losing to Real Valladolid at home, struggling Leganes had plenty to cheer about at the Nou Camp where they earned a memorable 2-2 draw. Osasuna fell four places to leave them 15th in the table, whilst Real Sociedad and Getafe both jumped above Sevilla in the race for third and a Champions League spot - four points separate 3rd to Atletico Madrid in 6th.
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Results
13 March
Hellas Verona 0-1 Napoli | Milik (79)
Bologna 1-3 Juventus | Palacio (83) - Higuain (15), Ronaldo (24, 73)
14 March
SPAL 0-1 Cagliari | Simeone (30)
Genoa 1-1 Parma | Favilli (77) - Kucka (33)
Torino 3-2 Udinese | Zaza (19, 32), Belotti (pen 71) - Teodorczyk (51), Okaka (72)
15 March
Lecce 1-0 AC Milan | Lapadula (40), Rossettini sent off (72) - Castillejo sent off (59)
Atalanta 1-0 Lazio | Muriel (6)
Fiorentina 2-0 Brescia | Chiesa (31), Cutrone (66)
Inter Milan 2-0 Sassuolo | Sensi (31), Biraghi (58)
Roma 3-0 Sampdoria | Pastore (19, 34), Perotti (76)
18 March
Hellas Verona 0-2 Cagliari | Nandez (5), Simeone (7)
Torino 2-0 Parma | Belotti (23, 29)
Atalanta 0-2 Sassuolo | Defrei (17), Traore (38)
20 March
Lazio 2-2 Fiorentina | Milinkovic-Savic (39), Caicedo (49) - Cutrone (3), Chiesa (42)
21 March
Brescia 0-0 Genoa | Sturaro sent off (51)
Sampdoria 3-1 Bologna | Gabbiadini (26), Linetty (39), Thorsby (90) - Orsolini (1)
Juventus 3-0 Lecce | Ronaldo (40, pen 63, 73)
22 March
Sassuolo 1-2 Hellas Verona | Defrei (6) - Dimarco (8), Eysseric (23)
Cagliari 3-0 Torino | Pavoletti (13), Rog (40), Cigarini (71)
Napoli 0-0 SPAL
Udinese 2-1 Atalanta | Okaka (4, 15) - Ilicic (pen 16)
AC Milan 2-0 Roma | Leao (66, 76)
Parma 0-2 Inter Milan | Lukaku (31), Martinez (82)
Highlights
Juventus extended their lead at the top of the table with victories over Bologna and Lecce - Cristiano Ronaldo bagging yet another hat-trick. Lazio slipped up against Atalanta allowing Inter Milan to pull within three points with a game in hand. SPAL and Brescia look destined for the drop but Genoa slipped into the bottom three with Lecce and Sampdoria all in a relegation scrap. Cagliari were the biggest winners in March, jumping up five places to 7th after three straight wins against SPAL, Hellas Verona and Torino.
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Results
13 March
Lyon 2-2 Reims | Dembele (61, 83) - Donis (30, 81)
14 March
Montpellier 2-1 Marseille | Delort (33, 72) - Sanson (22)
Strasbourg 3-2 Dijon | Mothiba (pen 35, 50), Ajorque (48) - Mavididi (67), Cadiz (84)
Brest 1-1 Lille | Charbonnier (44) - Ikone (8)
Toulouse 2-0 Metz | Gradel (27), Amian (48)
Amiens 1-2 Angers | Akolo (22), Blin sent off (33) - Bahoken (2), Santamaria (87), Capelle sent off (18)
Nantes 1-4 Nimes | Coulibaly (3), Toure sent off (4) - Ripart (27), Lafont og (42), Philippoteaux (73), Roux (85)
15 March
Bordeaux 0-1 Rennes | Bourigeaud sent off (51), Siebatcheu (88)
Monaco 2-1 Saint Etienne | Jovetic (21), Martins (41) - Bouanga (76)
PSG 3-1 Nice | Di Maria (11), Paredes (22), Verratti (26) - Cyprien (57)
18 March
Strasbourg 0-1 PSG | Diallo (33)
20 March
Lille 2-1 Monaco | Sanches (36), Osimhen (59) - Ben Yedder (55)
21 March
Rennes 2-1 Lyon | Hunou (48), Del Castillo (69) - Traore (12)
Nice 1-1 Montpellier | Ganago (90) - Laborde (64)
Metz 2-1 Brest | Boulaya (10), Ambrose (89) - Cardona (47), Perraud sent off (1)
Nimes 0-2 Bordeaux | Zerkane (23), De Preville (59)
Angers 2-0 Toulouse | Thioub (5), Alioui (76) - Gabrielsen sent off (65)
Dijon 0-2 Amiens | Guirassy (30), Kakuta (66)
22 March
Saint Etienne 0-3 Strasbourg | Mothiba (1, 86), Corgnet (31)
Reims 2-3 Nantes | Zeneli (30), Doumbia (41) - Coulibaly (3, 67), Abeid (62)
Marseille 0-1 PSG | Mbappe (9)
Highlights
PSG streak towards yet another title as Rennes move into second place above Marseille. Angers and Strasbourg made big strides towards a late Europa League charge moving up five places each into 5th and 6th respectively, although they remain some way off 4th placed Lille. Nimes dropped Saint-Etienne into the relegation zone after thrashing Nantes 4-1 as just four points separate 16th and 19th in the relegation battle.
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Results
13 March
Fortuna Dusseldorf 1-0 Paderborn | Fink (71)
14 March
Koln 2-1 Mainz 05 | Kainz (10), Cordoba (20) - Brosinski (48)
Hoffenheim 2-1 Hertha BSC | Kramaric (24, 64) - Piatek (34)
RB Leipzig 2-1 Freiburg | Olmo (26), Werner (52) - Grifo (23)
Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Schalke | Reus (10), Burki sent off (3) - Schopf (18)
Union Berlin 2-3 Bayern Munich | Ujah (56), Andersson (82) - Sule (10), Coutinho (44, 54)
15 March
Frankfurt 0-1 Borussia Monchengladbach | Zakaria (23)
Augsburg 2-2 Wolfsburg | Vargas (9), Finnbogason (62) - Klaus (24, 39)
16 March
Werder Bremen 2-2 Bayer Leverkusen | Eggestein (1), Fullkrug (78) - Volland (pen 10), Bellarabi (42)
20 March
Mainz 1-2 Leipzig | Quaison (40) - Olmo (12), Poulsen (35)
21 March
Freiburg 3-1 Werder Bremen | Petersen (16), Waldschmidt (19), Hofler (29) - Klaasen (62)
Schalke 1-0 Augsburg | Oczipka (90)
Koln 1-1 Fortuna Dusseldorf | Skhiri (36) - Hennings (22), Stoger sent off (30)
Paderborn 1-0 Hoffenheim | Jastrzembski (41)
Hertha BSC 1-0 Union Berlin | Piatek (38)
22 March
Borussia Monchengladbach 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen | Plea (23)
Bayern Munich 2-0 Frankfurt | Tolisso (36), Muller (68)
Wolfsburg 0-1 Borussia Dortmund | Gotze (61)
Highlights
Bayern Munich move six points clear as RB Lepizig take second from Borussia Dortmund. There was a change at the bottom as Paderborn relegated Werder Bremen to last place but both look up against it with Fortuna Dusseldorf moving closer to safety with four points from a possible six, joining Mainz on 26 points. Hertha Berlin beat Union Berlin in the capital derby but despite moving up two places are still only five points clear of the relegation zone in what looks set to be a tough battle for survival.
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Results
13 March
Rio Ave 1-0 Pacos de Ferreira | Tarantini (83)
14 March
Maritmo 0-2 Vitoria Setubal | Leandrinho (28), Montiel (50)
Portimonense 1-1 Gil Vicente | Nishimura (59) - Baraye (22)
Benfica 2-0 Tondela | Grimaldo (45), Rafa (69)
Vitoria Guimaraes 3-1 Sporting | Bonatini (18), Rochinha (21), Bondarenko (77) - Oliveira (37)
15 March
Desportivo Aves 2-0 Belenenses | Welinton Junior (24), Yamga (72)
Santa Clara 2-1 Braga | Rashid (73), Carlos Jr (84) - Horta (19)
Boavista 0-2 Moreirense | Nuno (6), Abreu (68)
Famalicao 2-1 Porto | Martins (26), Lameiras (41) - Ze Luis (62)
20 March
Gil Vicente 0-3 Famalicao | Walterson (46), Pinto (53), Goncalves (65)
21 March
Tondela 1-0 Desportivo Aves | Murillo (8)
Vitoria Setubal 0-1 Santa Clara | Crysan (19)
Porto 3-0 Maritmo | Nakajima (14), Telies (30), Marega (40)
Portimonense 1-2 Benfica | Tabata (5) - Vinicius (13, 53), Ferro sent off (24)
22 March
Belenenses 1-0 Vitoria Guimaraes | Calila (40)
Moreirense 2-1 Rio Ave | Santos (4, 73) - Santos (8)
Braga 2-0 Boavista | Horta (10, 28)
Sporting 3-1 Pacos de Ferreira | Jese (23, 30), Vietto (68), Vietto sent off (73) - Welthon (83)
Highlights
Benfica took charge in the title race thanks to victories against Tondela and Portimonense, moving two points clear of rivals Porto who slipped up against Famalicao. The latter enter European qualification calculations moving up two places into fifth. There was little movement elsewhere in the table although Deportivo Aves continue to fight for survival after beating Belenenses 2-0 at home.
Table
Results
13 March
ADO Den Haag 2-1 Fortuna Sittard | Kramer (10), Immers (15) - Dianessy (82)
14 March
Willem II 2-1 Heerenveen | Saddiki (40), Holmen (46) - Halilovic (14)
PSV 2-1 Emmen | Thomas (41), Lammers (69) - Frei (24)
Zwolle 2-3 Heracles | van Crooy (3), Reijnen (50) - Dessers (16), Van Den Buijs (23), Jakubiak (89)
Utrecht 3-0 Vitesse | Peterson (20), van Overeem (36), Kerk (84)
15 March
Sparta Rotterdam 1-2 Feyenoord | Piroe (82), Pinto sent off (57) - Toornstra (34, 87)
RKC Waalwijk 2-1 Groningen | Rienstra (50), Sow (53) - Postema (85)
Ajax 3-1 Twente | Huntelaar (12), Promes (pen 17), van de Beek (24) - Aburjania (9)
VVV 1-0 AZ Alkmaar | Darfalou (33)
20 March
Heracles 1-2 Sparta Rotterdam | Drost (58) - Ache (75), Rayhi (83)
21 March
Twente 0-0 ADO Den Haag
Zwolle 3-1 VVV | Lam (3), Ghoochannejhad (28), van Polen (85) - Bruns (20)
Vitesse 1-1 Willem II | Linssen (4) - Holmen (70)
Heerenveen 1-0 RKC Waalwijk | Espejord (10)
22 March
Fortuna Sittard 0-1 PSV | Thomas (82)
Feyenoord 2-1 Ajax | Jorgensen (2), Berghuis (65) - van de Beek (3)
Emmen 1-0 Utrecht | de Leeuw (pen 14)
Groningen 1-1 AZ Alkmaar | Redan (51) - Margaret (80)
Highlights
The title race is really hotting up in Holland with the top four now separated by just four points. Feyenoord secured a valuable home win against leaders Ajax whilst PSV bagged themselves two wins to make things interesting heading into the final two months of the season. At the other end of the table it is equally tight with six teams separating 14th to 17th, PEC Zwolle with a vital 3-1 victory over VVV pushing them above FC Twente.
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Leasing.com Trophy Final
Portsmouth win back-to-back Wembley finals
The reigning champs, who beat Sunderland on penalties last year, were in control for the majority of the match but were made to wait until the 76th minute before breaking the deadlock.
It was a goal worth waiting for, though, as Marcus Harness lashed home a ferocious first time volley after Kyle Letheren was forced into a diving punch by James Bolton's wicked cross from the right.
Portsmouth had the majority of possession and chances throughout the game, two of which fell to striker John Marquis who failed to hit the target from close range.
Salford looked to try and break on the counter attack but were met by a solid Portsmouth defence on most occasions. Their best chance fell to Brandon Thomas-Asante just before half time as he struck a half volley inches wide of the top corner.
Portsmouth have now won three titles in four years after winning the League Two title in 2017 and will now be looking to break into the League One play-off places over the remaining two months of the season.
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Messi hat trick lights up Quarter Final first leg
The Argentine maestro scored two brilliant free kicks, the second of which came from 30 yards out, to ensure the Spanish giants travel back to the Nou Camp with a healthy advantage and three away goals.
Josip Ilicic had given the home side a glimmer of hope in response to Messi's two first half goals but when Messi lined up a free kick 30 yards out with just over an hour on the clock and curled it beyond the goalkeeper you felt that was the tie done and dusted.
In Munich there was a major shock as Juventus' conquerers Lyon beat Bayern Munich 1-0 thanks to a 57th minute winner from Moussa Dembele.
Lyon had to soak up some serious pressure for the full 90 minutes with Bayern dominating possession but creating very little against a resolute defensive set up. The visitors relied on counter attacks and it eventually paid off, Dembele finding space inside the box before slotting beyond Manuel Neuer.
Meanwhile, PSG and Atletico Madrid and Leipzig and Man City played out thoroughly entertaining 2-2 draws. In Paris, PSG had to come back from 2-0 down to give them hope of progressing to the semi final in Madrid in a week's time. Joao Felix cut inside and curled a perfect shot into the far corner to open the scoring just before half time before substitute Diego Costa headed in a Kieran Trippier corner to double the advantage.
The introduction of Edison Cavani from the bench changed the momentum of the tie, however, as the striker reacted quickest to Kylian Mbappe's parried shot to half the deficit. Drama soon followed as Cavani thought he had scored the equaliser with just minutes to go only to see it ruled out for offside by VAR. With seconds remaining he did get the equaliser, though, thanks to some neat play by Neymar and Marco Verratti opening up the Atletico defence for him to slam the ball home.
It was a topsy-turvy match between Leipzig and Man City which saw the two star strikers steal the show with a brace apiece. Timo Werner twice put the hosts ahead but Sergio Aguero responded each time, the second coming with just eight minutes left on the clock to set up a mouthwatering second leg in Manchester.
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Leverkusen surprise Inter, United earn crucial away goal
Kai Havertz scored one of the goals of the season to take the lead on 11 minutes, picking up the ball just inside the Inter half before running at the Inter defence. His sharp cut inside made space for a shot from 25 yards out which curled into the top corner with what seemed like minimum effort.
Inter dominated the majority of the game but were again undone at the back midway through the second half. Moussa Diaby played a neat one-two with Charles Aranguiz giving him space in the box before shooting low and to the right of the goalkeeper's right hand and into the back of the net.
Manchester United were held to a 1-1 draw against Basel but grabbed a crucial away goal thanks to Mason Greenwood's quick thinking after having the rebound of his own shot fall to his feet inside the box. Samuele Campo ensured that Basel were very much still in this tie at the half way stage, unleashing a half volley that left David De Gea with no chance of stopping it.
Istanbul Basaksehir provided somewhat of a shock in Greece as they beat Olympiakos 1-0 to hold a valuable lead heading back to Turkey. Eljero Elia scored the crucial away goal from a brilliant lone breakaway that saw his speed completely outpace the Olympiakos defence before keeping his composure to slot into the corner.
Sevilla will feel they could have won by more at home to Shakhtar Donetsk but will have to settle for a slender 1-0 advantage heading into the second leg. They wasted a golden opportunity from the spot after VAR was called on for a handball shout, Ever Banega getting underneath his penalty kick and sending it into the crowd. Luuk De Jong's header from a corner proved to be a match winner and they will feel confident heading to Ukraine in a week's time.
Results
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Man City reach second ever UCL semi final as PSG cruise to their first
Heading into the second leg with Leipzig, they knew that a win would send them through and the comfort of two away goals from the first leg had given them some breathing room. Any nerves from the home fans at The Etihad were quickly calmed as De Bruyne stepped up to take a free kick on the edge of the area after just 17 minutes and duly popped it up and over the wall and into the back of the Leipzig net.
Aguero doubled their lead just after the half hour mark helped by some sloppy play by Leipzig as they looked to play out of the back, instead handing the ball straight to Ilkay Gundogan who took full advantage to slip in Aguero. The Argentine made no mistake in doubling the hosts lead, knocking the ball past the charging goalkeeper and slotting into an open net.
There would be a moment of panic for the home side late on as Timo Werner capitalised on a scramble in the City box from a corner to momentarily give the German side a glimmer of hope. However, City kept the ball for the remaining few minutes without alarm to progress to the last four of the competition, a feat they have only achieved once before when they lost 1-0 on aggregate to eventual champions Real Madrid in 2016.
They will play Bayern Munich in the semi finals after the German champions needed extra time to beat Lyon away from home in a game that saw Benjamin Pavard sent off for a reckless challenge on Martin Terrier in the first half.
Robert Lewandowski had levelled things on aggregate inside five minutes after a Cruyff turn gave him space on the edge of the box to unleash a powerful left footed strike beyond the goalkeeper.
The sending off rather evened things out and neither side looked like throwing caution to the wind as the prospect of extra time soon became a reality. The deciding goal would come just minutes into the extra period, substitute Philippe Coutinho cleverly dropping a shoulder to turn his marker before finding the back of the net with a deadly accurate shot to the far corner.
Things were much more straightforward for five-time winners Barcelona as they dumped out the last remaining Italian side Atalanta with a 4-1 victory at the Nou Camp. Goals from Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Antoine Griezmann settled the tie within half an hour, although Josip Ilicic's goal on the stroke of half time gave the travelling supporters something to shout about.
Dreams of a magical comeback were quickly squashed after the break as Arthur Melo made it 7-2 on aggregate to ensure the European giants would make the semi finals for the second year running.
PSG will be their opponents after stunning Atletico Madrid with a comprehensive 3-0 victory in the Spanish capital to reach their first ever Champions League semi final.
With little goalmouth action for the majority of the first half, two back heels in the build up allowed Angel Di Maria to run free into the box with seconds to go before the half time whistle. His low shot was saved but the rebound fell kindly for Mauro Icardi who made no mistake in giving PSG the lead. Edinson Cavani, saviour in the first leg, then popped up with two goals in the second half to silence the home crowd and hand his side a place in the last four, an achievement that's alluded them despite the involvement of Qatari investors since 2011.
Neither PSG or Man City have ever made a Champions League final but both could feature in the main event on 30 May, although they will have to get past two teams that between them have won Europe's elite competition 10 times and reached 18 finals.
Results
Messi (7), Suarez (18), Griezmann (28), Arthur (48) - Ilicic (45+1)
Barcelona win 7-2 on aggregate
Lewandowski (4), Coutinho (93), Pavard sent off (21)
Bayern Munich win 2-1 on aggregate
Icardi (45+1), Cavani (59, 84)
PSG win 5-2 on aggregate
De Bruyne (17), Aguero (32) - Werner (90)
Man City win 4-3 on aggregate
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United thrash Basel to set up mouthwatering semi-final with Sevilla
Heading into the second leg, United had a crucial away goal to give them the upper hand in the tie but they had to wait until the 35th minute to open the scoring. Bruno Fernandes, who has been somewhat of a saviour since joining United, scored the best goal of his short career in Manchester - a superb bit of skill on the corner of the box giving him a yard of space before he bent his shot perfectly into the top corner.
Basel responded almost immediately thanks to Samuele Campo who received a fantastic ball from Fabian Frei before taking a touch and sliding his left footed shot past the outstretched leg of David De Gea.
Eight minutes into the second half United had the lead again, Anthony Martial playing a no-look pass to Matic after drawing the defence in, leaving the Serbian to rifle home his shot from a one-on-one position with the goalkeeper.
The game was wrapped up inside the last 15 minutes thanks to Martial and Matic once again, the former controlling a chipped pass from Mason Greenwood with his knee before lashing a volley on the turn into the net. Matic scored his second in the final minute, meeting Daniel James' cross with a powerful header.
They face Sevilla after the five-time Europa League champions secured a 2-1 victory away to Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk. Ever Banega scored from the spot having missed a penalty in the first leg, before Nolito doubled their lead on the stroke of half-time.
Marlos gave Shakhtar their first goal of the tie with a brilliant free kick on 72 minutes but they couldn't claw anything back in the final 20 minutes.
Undoubtedly the game of the night was in Germany between Bayer Leverkusen and Inter Milan. Having lost 2-0 at home Inter had it all to do and the task got even taller when Lucas Alario found the net for the hosts after 20 minutes.
A moment of magic from Lautaro Martinez provided the spark Inter needed to get back into the tie after Romelu Lukaku's blocked shot fell to the Argentine international 25 yards from goal and his inventive chip beat both the goalkeeper and defender who were desperately trying to rush back towards the goal line.
Lukaku handed Inter the lead after 58 minutes but dreams of a dramatic comeback were dented just two minutes later by Leverkusen's Moussa Diaby who made no mistake in a one-on-one with Samir Handanovic.
The game wasn't done and dusted, however, as Martinez's second goal of the night from a narrow angle with ten minutes to go gave the visitors a glimmer of hope. It wasn't to be for the Italian giants as Leverkusen held on to win 4-3 on aggregate and book their place in the Europa League semi-finals for the first time since 1995.
Istanbul Basaksehir continued their sensational run in the tournament by beating Olympiakos 2-1 on aggregate after a 1-1 draw on the night.
The tie looked to be in the balance after an opening goal from Olympiakos' Andreas Bouchalakis on 34 minutes but momentum shifted moments before the half-time whistle after Olympiakos failed to clear a corner. Corner taker Edin Visca found himself back on the ball and in turn dragged it back into the path of Eljero Elia who smashed it first time across the face of goal and into the back of the net.
They are now just two games away from a historic Europa League final and will have Bayer Leverkusen standing in their way.
Results
Elia (45+1) - Bouchalakis (34)
Istanbul Basaksehir win 2-1 on aggregate
Marlos (72) - Banega (pen 13), Nolito (44)
Sevilla win 3-1 on aggregate
Alario (20), Diaby (66) - Martinez (33, 80), Lukaku (58)
Bayer Leverkusen win 4-3 on aggregate
Fernandes (35), Matic (53, 89), Martial (75) - Campo (37)
Man United win 5-2 on aggregate
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Copa del Rey Final
Garcia hat trick ends Bilbao's 36-year drought
Raul Garcia proved to be the hero for Bilbao, scoring a hat trick in what could be described as the 33-year-old's finest hour in professional football, having only previously won the trophy with Atletico Madrid after coming on as a sub in extra time of the 2013 final.
The Spanish midfielder had failed to score in any of the seven Copa del Rey matches in the build up to the final but put on a scintillating display of finishing as Bilbao dominated against their Basque rivals.
It took just 20 minutes for Garcia to find the net, Ander Capa firing a hard pass into his path from wide allowing Garcia to use the pace on the ball to hit a first time shot with his instep. The viscous swerve and dip was too much for Real Sociedad goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli to handle and the ball nestled into the back of the net.
Real Sociedad replied before half-time through Willian Jose whose header from Portu's deep cross was saved by Unai Simon but fell kindly back to the striker and made no mistake with his second attempt.
It was fitting that after the break Iker Muniain would be the man to put Bilbao ahead once again having spent his entire career with the club. The goal was made possible by some slick passing between Dani Garcia and Inigo Cordoba around the edge of the box, the latter breaking beyond the back line before cutting the ball back to a waiting Muniain on the edge whose sweetly struck shot found the corner.
On 67 minutes Garcia had his second and Bilbao's third after some good work from Unai Lopez drew in the defence. Garcia held back in space and when Lopez found him with his pass he finished with supreme confidence.
Garcia provided the cherry on the top of the cake with just four minutes of normal time to go with his third, the first hat-trick in the Copa del Rey final since 1950, fittingly also scored by a Bilbao player, Telmo Zarra, in a 4-1 victory, although he bagged all four that day.
The goal epitomised Garcia's hunger as he out-jumped a Real Socieda defender to win a header at the back post and beat the scrambling goalkeeper before running into the stands to celebrate the historic moment.
Bilbao's victory was their 24th all-time bringing their record to an exact 50% final win ratio. Meanwhile, Real Sociedad have now lost six of their eight Copa del Rey final appearances.
Willian Jose (39) - Garcia (20, 67, 86), Muniain (54)
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FA Cup Semi Finals
Late United comeback sets up Manchester Derby final
Arsenal had started brightly and made their possession count to take the lead thanks to a Mesut Ozil strike after just 12 minutes. Dani Ceballos was the provider, using some skillful footwork to shed Nemanja Matic before playing a through ball into Ozil. David De Gea managed to get a hand to Ozil's shot but was unable to keep it out.
From that point onwards United took command of possession and the chances but were unable to find a leveller, Bruno Fernandes coming close with a beautiful strike that cannoned off the bar from 20 yards.
It took until the 73rd minute for them to finally find the back of the net. A beautiful one-two between Anthony Martial and Fernandes saw the Frenchman get to the byline before cutting it back to the on-rushing Fernandes who drilled it past Bernd Leno with his laces.
And four minutes later they were ahead. Substitute Scott McTominay found himself free in the area after receiving a pass from Mason Greenwood. McTominay took one touch to set himself before launching a shot towards goal and, despite Leno getting a strong hand to it, the Arsenal goalkeeper was unable to keep it from creeping into the corner.
They will face fierce rivals Manchester City in the FA Cup final for the first time ever after City came away from the King Power Stadium with a 2-0 victory.
Leicester City dominated in front of their home supporters in the first half but were unable to make it count, James Maddison's free kick shaving the outside of Ederson's post early on.
The second half was a completely different story. Raheem Sterling, who had been contained to almost no touches in the first half, picked up a through ball from Phil Foden before shooting first time with his left foot. Despite not connecting with it sweetly, the accuracy was enough to beat a diving Kasper Schmeichel and hand the visitors the lead.
Just four minutes later they doubled their lead, Foden turning from provider to scorer. Kevin De Bruyne's sublime outside of the boot pass set Foden beyond the final Leicester defender and his low shot had far too much power for Schmeichel to keep it out.
As time ran down Leicester pushed forward and almost had one back through Ayoze Perez, only to be denied by Ederson's fingertip save from a narrow angle forced the ball onto the post and away to safety. Ederson was once again forced into action in the dying seconds, this time denying the deadly Jamie Vardy in a one-on-one.
Despite having won the FA Cup 18 times between them, the two Manchester clubs have never faced each other in their 31 combined finals. The entire city will now prepare to descend on London for the finale to the English season at Wembley Stadium on 23 May.
Results
Sterling (51), Foden (56)
Fernandes (73), McTominay (77) - Ozil (12)
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KNVB Beker Final
Feyenoord need extra time to sink gutsy Utrecht
Despite dominating for the entire 90 minutes, Feyenoord were unable to turn their possession and chances into goals. In the first half alone they had 12 shots on goal but found the net with none of the them.
Utrecht gave Feyenoord a scare before the break, a golden opportunity tipped around the post only for the offside flag to be raised anyway.
The second half continued in similar vain until the 82nd minute. Nicolai Jorgensen's shot from a tight angle was well saved by Jeroen Zoet, however, Jens Toornstra was quickest to react and made no mistake with the rebound.
The goal seemed to shock Utrecht into action for the first time in the match and they stunned Feyenoord immediately. A deep cross from Gyrano Kerk found Kristoff Peterson at the back post who knocked it back across the six yard box first time where Sean Klaiber arrived to knock it into the gaping net.
That sent the match into extra time but it was quickly back in the hands of Feyenoord. Leroy Fer played the ball into Jorgensen who then handed it back to Fer with a neat back heel. He took a couple of touches to set himself before smashing his right footed shot into the back of the net.
The game was sealed seven minutes before the end of extra time as Ozyakup rose highest to meet a cross from Haps in between the last defender and goalkeeper. His bullet header flew past Zoet to hand Feyenoord their 14th KNVB Beker title.
Klaiber (84) - Toornstra (82), Fer (95), Ozyakup (113)
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Thanks for reading! I'll have to see when I get to the end. Wouldn't mind doing the Euros as if it happened this year.
Basaksehir have done brilliantly and they've probably got the luck of the draw again missing United and Sevilla. Who knows what might happen.
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Up next will be the DFB Pokal Semi Finals...
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DFB Pokal Semi Finals
Saarbrucken's historic run ends in five-goal thriller
The writing looked on the wall for the home side when Leverkusen took a two goal lead inside the opening half hour but a second half fight back gave the Ludwigsparkstadion supporters hope before Kai Havertz once again proved his quality with 15 minutes to go.
Leverkusen took just 16 minutes to get on the scoresheet. Karim Bellarabi fed his ball into Lucas Alario who, with his back to goal, shifted it onto his left and took a shot on the turn. The precision of his effort gave the goalkeeper no chance as the ball shaved the inside of the post and found its way into the back of the net.
Havertz doubled their lead on 29 minutes after receiving a stunning no-look pass from Charles Aranguiz that nutmegged a Saarbrucken defender on its way through. Inside the box, Havertz swung his left foot at the ball and beat the goalkeeper for power.
The half-time team talk from Saarbrucken manager Lukas Kwasniok clearly did the trick as the minnows sparked into life on 55 minutes. Hitting Leverkusen on the counter, Tobias Janicke found himself through on goal and with only the goalkeeper to beat his powerful shot clawed one back for the home side.
The comeback was complete on 69 minutes, Gillian Jurcher benefiting from a lucky rebound after his first shot was saved to poke the ball beyond the goal line underneath a scrambling Lukas Hradecky in the Leverkusen goal.
Leverkusen spoiled the party with 16 minutes remaining, though, Havertz once again scoring a superb solo goal just as he did in Leverkusen's recent Europa League victory. Taking on two players to get himself into the box, he then strikes the ball with the outside of his left boot, ensuring that the goalkeeper's fingertips can't quite get to it as it sneaks inside the post.
Somewhat surprisingly, Leverkusen will play Bayern Munich for the first time in a DFB Pokal final as the 19-time champions needed extra time to beat Eintracht Frankfurt in Munich.
Both sides had goals chalked off for offside in normal time, including a stunning volley from Frankfurt's Tommy Chandler.
The deciding goal came just four minutes into extra time as Kingsley Coman used his pace to deadly effect. Receiving a long ball forward he burst beyond the last defender before feigning to square it inside. He instead cuts back onto his right foot and lashes an unstoppable shot into the far corner.
Results
Coman (94)
Janicke (55), Jurcher (69) - Alario (16), Havertz (29, 74)
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Coupe de France Final
Magic Mauro leads PSG to cup victory
The Argentine striker became only the third player in history to score a hat trick in the final of France's premier cup competition, scoring all three of his goals inside 22 minutes.
It took just six minutes for Icardi to find the net for the first time and it couldn't have been easier for him. Neymar did all the hard work, driving into the box before squaring across the face of the goal where Icardi was waiting to tap the ball into the open net.
On 13 minutes Icardi had his second, Neymar once again proving too much for the Saint Etienne defence. This one was anything but easy, Icardi having to use his skill to get Neymar's slightly wayward pass under control before driving a right footed shot that swerved inside the post to double their lead.
He perhaps saved the best for last, though, completing his hat trick with just 22 minutes on the clock. Idrissa Gueye played a ball forward for Angel Di Maria who in turn laid it off to Icardi just inside the box. Icardi, using the defender as a marker, curled a first time shot towards goal that had enough whip on it to beat the goalkeeper and nestle into the back of the net.
Whilst spectacular, that somewhat ended the final as a contest, although Saint Etienne, who were playing in their first final since 1982, clawed one back to their credit just five minutes into the second half.
Ryad Boudebouz's corner was flicked on by Loic Perrin at the near post causing a mass scramble inside the PSG penalty area. Keylor Navas gets a touch on it but William Saliba throws his leg at it and pokes the ball across the line to give the underdogs a consolation.
PSG have now won the Coupe de France 13 times and, with the Ligue 1 title already won, the Champions League is the final trophy left in what would be a historic treble.
Icardi (6, 13, 22) - Saliba (50)
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It wasn't until writing that last sentence that I realised I hadn't simmed the Coupe de la Ligue Final between PSG and Lyon. I then quickly simmed it before publishing this post - they lost 3-2 to Lyon in an absolute thriller.
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PSG and Bayern make light work of 'home advantage'
PSG were able to secure their first ever win at the Nou Camp after scoring three unanswered goals to gain a firm upper hand in the tie, although Barcelona will take heart from the fact they scored six goals to comeback in that historic second leg of the last 16 against PSG back in 2017.
Luis Suarez had handed the hosts the lead after 20 minutes with a typical Barcelona attack. Some slick one touch passes ended with Lionel Messi squaring the ball to Suarez on the edge of the box who needed just one touch before striking the ball into the bottom corner.
From then onwards PSG took charge of the game, Neymar levelling the tie just three minutes later with a superb solo goal. Thomas Meunier then put his body on the line to put PSG ahead, clattering the back post as he scrambled in a delightfully lobbed cross from Juan Bernat that looped over Marc-Andre Ter Stegen in the Barca goal.
Idrissa Gueye was then afforded time and space inside the Barcelona box as their defence parted like the Red Sea, curling his shot into the corner to ensure PSG would be going home in firm command of the tie.
However, a late goal from Sergio Busquets may have shifted momentum slightly heading into the second leg as Suarez turned provider to find him amongst a sea of players in the PSG box.
PSG have never reached this stage of the competition and their desperation to lift the trophy could see nerves jangle when the sides meet in a week's time.
In Manchester, Bayern needed two late goals to defeat Man City, who had Ederson to thank for a simply stunning performance in goal.
City had the lead after just four minutes courtesy of their star striker Sergio Aguero. Raheem Sterling's good work down the left gave him a chance to whip a cross in with his left foot and the ball found Aguero inch perfectly. Aguero's textbook striker's header bounced into the ground, looping up over Manuel Neuer's outstretched hand before striking the underside of the bar and dropping in.
Bayern soon started to pick up momentum but were denied by a handful of quality saves from Ederson. In particular, a close range save from a Thomas Mueller volley stunned the visiting supporters who thought they were back in the game, before substitute Kingsley Coman was denied twice in the same attack by the Brazilian goalkeeper.
Amidst the great saves, Robert Lewandowski also had his header from a corner cleared off the line by Bernado Silva at the near post.
Unfortunately for the home side the pressure told and on 79 minutes Bayern were level. Muller's blocked pass fell back at his feet and with his second attempt he made no mistake in finding Thiago Alcantara in between two defenders. Thiago's drilled shot from 12 yards left Ederson with no chance of pulling off more heroics and City were now on the back foot.
With just a minute of normal time left Thiago had his second. Lewandowski's drive into the box gave him a chance to look up and see his teammate waiting on the penalty spot and, when the ball made its way to him, Thiago made no mistake with a shot just out of the reach of a diving Ederson.
City will now need to replicate their one and only victory in Munich back in 2013 if they are to progress to their first ever Champions League final.
Results
Aguero (4) - Thiago (79, 89)
Suarez (20), Busquets (86) - Neymar (23), Meunier (45), Gueye (77)
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Late winner has Basaksehir within touching distance of final
The Turkish side, who were founded in 1990 and have only spent 11 seasons in Turkey's top flight, have been the surprise contenders in this year's Europa League and proved they fear no one with a brilliant display in front of their home fans.
Had star player Edin Visca scored from the spot on 35 minutes things could have been even better for Basaksehir but he dragged his penalty agonisingly wide of the post.
Both goalkeepers produced some top class saves throughout the 90 minutes, none better than Mert Gunok's fingertip save to deny Leverkusen's Lucas Alario at his near post.
The home supporters must have been wondering if it would be their night when Eljero Elia rose brilliantly to meet Visca's cross only to see his header clip the outside of the post and go wide with the goalkeeper rooted to his spot.
However, as the minutes ran down towards the final whistle Basaksehir found the goal they were after. Irfan Kahveci took the ball inside and spotted the run of Junior Caicara who was straining to get forward. The pass allowed Caicara to take a touch on the run and fire his shot into the bottom corner to give his side the win.
They will now head to Leverkusen in a week's time hoping to preserve their aggregate lead, although an away goal would give them a massive chance of making it to the final in Gdansk.
At Old Trafford, Manchester United and Sevilla fought out a tight and largely uneventful goalless draw to leave the tie wide open heading into the second leg.
Daniel James had the best chance of the first half as he watched his powerful effort tipped around the post from a tight angle by Sevilla goalkeeper Tomas Vaclik.
After the break Bruno Fernandes sliced his shot wide of the post as United dominated both possession and the few chances that presented themselves across the 90 minutes.
Sevilla came closest late on, David De Gea producing a top save at full stretch from Oliver Torres' long range strike.
The Spanish side will be confident of getting the win they need to progress to yet another Europa League final having won every single one of their four home semi final matches in the competition's history.
Results
Caicara (90)
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Champions League Semi-Finals Games
PSG 4-0 Barcelona
Bayern Munich 0-2 Man City (Although Man City got a european banned but bayern munich will slip out in semi-finals and failed making to final for 4 times)
Europa League Semi-Finals Games
Bayer Leverkusen 0-3 Basaksehir (well basaksehir will make galatasaray fans look like retard and galatasaray fans will having mental breakdown where basaksehir will get in final)
Sevilla 2-0 Man Utd (Come on sevilla make manchester united become joke once again for second time and ole will sure being sacked if he fails to lift the europa league)
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Premier League Update
Liverpool crowned Premier League champions for the first time
Results
4 April
Bournemouth 2-0 Newcastle | Brooks (26, 54)
Arsenal 2-1 Norwich | Pepe (4), Martinelli (15) - Aarons (pen 61)
Aston Villa 0-1 Wolves | Dendoncker (58), Doherty sent off (12)
Brighton 1-2 Man United | Allister (1) - Mata (52), Fernandes (55)
Crystal Palace 1-2 Burnley | Ayew (38) - Rodriguez (48), Barnes (pen 54)
Sheffield United 2-1 Tottenham | Mousset (22), Fleck (77) - Sissoko (39)
Watford 1-2 Southampton | Deeney (21) - Armstrong (15), Obafemi (36)
5 April
Man City 2-1 Liverpool | Sane (31, 57), Rodri sent off (29) - Milner (84)
West Ham 0-1 Chelsea | Barkley (70)
6 April
Everton 1-0 Leicester | Iwobi (34)
10 April
Newcastle 0-2 West Ham | Bowen (22), Yarmolenko (50)
11 April
Man United 3-1 Bournemouth | James (25), Fernandes (31), Rashford (80) - Ibe (70)
Burnley 1-0 Sheffield United | Wood (74) - Baldock sent off (8)
Leicester 3-1 Crystal Palace | Pereira (44), Gray (52), Ndidi (56) - McArthur (pen 21)
Norwich 1-1 Brighton | Pukki (4) - Maupay (27)
Southampton 0-3 Man City | Sterling (8, 18, 59)
Tottenham 3-1 Everton | Kane (pen 10), Moura (48), Fernandes (88) - Niasse (80)
12 April
Chelsea 3-0 Watford | Alonso (10), Giroud (12, 31)
Liverpool 5-0 Aston Villa | Firmino (5), Matip (7), Gomez (8), Salah (15), Wijnaldum (56)
13 April
Wolves 0-3 Arsenal | Coady sent off (47) - Pepe (8), Aubameyang (13), Lacazette (29)
18 April
Crystal Palace 0-1 Chelsea | Tomori (46)
Bournemouth 2-1 Tottenham | Wilson (52), Solanke (84) - Kane (2)
Everton 2-1 Southampton | Richarlison (10, 17) - Long (54)
Watford 1-1 Norwich | Deeney (2) - Pukki (8)
West Ham 0-3 Burnley | Masuaku sent off (4) - Rodriguez (40), Wood (46), Mumbongo (89)
Arsenal pp Leicester
19 April
Sheffield United 0-1 Wolves | Campana (46)
Aston Villa pp Man United
20 April
Brighton 1-3 Liverpool | Alzate (47) - Firmino (28), Mane (39), Salah (76)
22 April
Chelsea 0-0 Man City
Leicester 0-3 Brighton | Tielemans sent off (48) - Alzate (19), Trossard (33), Propper (50)
Norwich 0-1 Everton | Calvert-Lewin (9)
23 April
Newcastle 3-0 Aston Villa | Bentaleb (19, 43), Hayden (46)
Man United 3-2 Sheffield United | Mata (7), Martial (14), Fernandes (46) - Fleck (6), Mousset (33)
Southampton 2-1 Arsenal | Redmond (5, 84) - Aubameyang (pen 39), Xhaka sent off (70)
25 April
Liverpool 3-1 Burnley | Lallana (2), Oxlade-Chamberlain (18), Shaqiri (35) - Wood (12)
Bournemouth 3-2 Leicester | Brooks (12), Fraser (32), Wilson (82) - Gray (4), Vardy (40)
Norwich 0-1 West Ham | Bowen (26)
Wolves 3-1 Everton | Jota (40), Jimenez (47, 58) - Bernard (8)
Brighton 1-2 Man City | Gross (58) - B Silva (pen 26, 82)
26 April
Sheffield United 1-0 Chelsea | Sharp (10)
Tottenham 1-2 Arsenal | Alderweireld (52), Fernandes (62) - Bellerin (44)
Man United 3-2 Southampton | Fernandes (1), Lingard (2), Pereira (7) - Ings (21), Redmond (60), Hojbjerg sent off (87)
Watford 1-1 Newcastle | Deeney (7) - Carroll (45)
27 April
Aston Villa 3-1 Crystal Palace | Samatta (16), Grealish (69, 70) - Benteke (64)
Highlights
Liverpool win the title - no shocks there. Manchester City did hand them their third loss of the season despite having Rodri sent off in the first half. However, Liverpool's emphatic 5-0 thrashing of Aston Villa meant they could clinch the title away to Brighton the following week and they did just that. Leicester City endured a torrid month, winning just once to allow Chelsea to join them on 59 points, although they do have a game in hand. Manchester United were in fine form, matching their FA Cup and European performances to move within two points of 3rd place. Sheffield United's lack of games meant they slipped right down to 9th, whilst Tottenham suffered defeats to Arsenal, Bournemouth and Sheffield United to take them all but out of the hunt for a Europa League spot.
At the bottom end of the table things have gotten tight. Seven points separate Bournemouth in 13th and Watford in 18th, whilst Aston Villa still hold two games in hand on the majority of those in the relegation fight. Norwich City's loss to fellow strugglers West Ham United confirmed their relegation, whilst Watford picked up just two points to drop into the danger zone. With five games still to play Newcastle United look safe whilst Bournemouth's three wins in April looks to have kept them in the Premier League for another season.
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