Having both doused English hopes of Champions League stardom, German giants Bayern Munich and Spanish titans Real Madrid clash in the first leg of a mouthwatering semi-final at Allianz Arena on Tuesday night.
Thomas Tuchel's troops navigated their way past Arsenal in the last eight, while the 14-time winners of Europe's premier tournament eliminated holders Manchester City in a nerve-jangling penalty shootout.
There were a few tourists from Madrid taking selfies outside the Allianz Arena on Monday lunchtime and, as footballing pilgrimages go, this is one you really have to want.
More than 4000 PSG supporters are expected to travel to Dortmund, of which around 1000 are expected to be members of various Ultras groups.
Two who do not appear to have a future in Catalonia are Ansu Fati and Clement Lenglet.
The coach has been mentioned by Sky Sport Italia as one of the candidates for the Partenopei next season, but with a large caveat that it’s not clear whether Atalanta would let him go, or indeed if the veteran would be prepared to leave.
Salah had been dropped for the game and clashed with Klopp as he prepared to come on as a 79th-minute substitute.
It had emerged over the weekend that Milan were close to agreeing a deal for Lopetegui to replace Stefano Pioli this summer.
The 37-year-old former England striker, whose goals previously fired the Foxes to a Premier League title and FA Cup glory, added to his reputation as a Leicester legend with a goal in each half to take his season tally to 20 in all competitions.
The Polish striker made it clear that while he might not be at the peak of his career, he is still a cut above his alternatives, against an organised Valencia.
The Brazilian, who joined the Blues on a free transfer from Paris St-Germain in 2020, has made 151 appearances for the Blues.
Plans for a new “anchoring” concept that would limit spending on wages, transfer fees and agent fees to a multiple of the TV revenue generated by the league’s bottom club were at the centre of the latest meeting of the shareholder clubs.
Thomas Tuchel’s side have seen their Bundesliga title defence ended by rivals Bayer Leverkusen in the campaign run in.
Forrest was drafted in for only his fourth start of the season after coming off the bench to net in last weekend’s Scottish Cup semi-final win over Aberdeen.
The Viola had been stuttering recently and were knocked out of the Coppa Italia semi-final on Wednesday in a 4-1 second leg defeat to Atalanta after going down to 10 men.
On the back of their 3-3 home draw against Le Havre, PSG only needed Monaco to drop points this Sunday at Lyon to start the title celebrations, which they did.
The Norwegian striker missed two games through injury but came off the bench in the 62nd minute at the City Ground.
To borrow a line from Mikel Arteta, it was about making their own history here, about doing everything they could to maintain the pressure on Manchester City.
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium play host in this edition of the enticing north London derby, in which Ange Postecoglou will be desperate to boost Spurs’ top-four chances for a place in next season’s Champions League. (Source: The Analyst)
It is seemingly now a straight shoot-out between Arsenal and Manchester City at the top, but Tottenham will have the chance to dent their rivals’ Premier League title hopes when Mikel Arteta’s side visit them on Sunday.
Two years ago in the semi-finals, Lyon also beat Paris 3-2 in the OL Stadium first leg, Katoto having struck first on that occasion too. Lyon then proceeded to win 2-1 at the Parc des Princes, but Paris showed in the first leg that they have enough of a threat to reverse that and reach their third final. (Source: Uefa.com)
Paris and Lyon met for a record 11th time in this competition last Saturday and the game was perhaps the most thrilling of them all.
Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana cost his side victory as Zeki Amdouni converted a late penalty to grab a priceless point for relegation-threatened Burnley in the Premier League at Old Trafford.
Kadidiatou Diani remains clear in the UEFA Women's Champions League top scorer race after getting her eighth of the campaign in Lyon's 3-2 semi-final first-leg defeat of Paris Saint-Germain.
Marie-Antoinette Katoto, on seven goals, had drawn level with Diani by scoring twice to put Paris 2-0 up. But Diani restored her lead to begin a dramatic comeback.
Barcelona's 20-year-old forward Salma Paralluelo is hot on the heals of Diani and Katoto with six goals.
Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino said video technology is "damaging" English football after Axel Disasi had a stoppage-time winner disallowed in their draw at Aston Villa.
Goals from Aitana Bonmatí and Fridolina Rolfö either side of Kadeisha Buchanan's red card were enough to send Barcelona through to a fourth straight final.
England striker Harry Kane scored twice in Bayern Munich's win over Eintracht Frankfurt to set a new personal record for his most goals in a season. The 30-year-old has scored 42 goals in all competitions in his debut campaign for Bayern, beating his previous best haul of 41 for Tottenham in 2017-18. (Source: BBC Sport)
Aitana Bonmatí, Barcelona midfielder: "I am proud of my team. We have got to another final. It wasn’t easy but we made it! We don’t always win by a lot of goals, and we knew Chelsea were a tough team. It’s normal we have fewer chances than normal and we had to take chances we had – that’s what we did today."
Bayer Leverkusen scored another dramatic stoppage-time equaliser to extend their unbeaten run to 46 games with a draw against Stuttgart.
Paris St-Germain staged a late comeback to draw with Le Havre but missed the chance to secure the Ligue 1 title.
Ona Batlle suggests that Barcelona’s fourth consecutive appearance in the final shows that ‘we’re in a very good moment for women’s football in Spain.’
Barcelona need to overturn a first-leg deficit to advance, something they have only managed once before, in the 2018/19 round of 32, when they lost 3-1 at BIIK-Kazygurt but won 3-0 at home on their way to a debut final. (Source: Uefa.com)
Erin Cuthbert's first-half goal proved enough for Chelsea to gain a memorable 1-0 away victory last Saturday. Barcelona had not lost a competitive home match since 2019.
After experiencing very different emotions in midweek, Italian giants Juventus and AC Milan meet on Saturday, with second place in Serie A still up for grabs.
While Milan watched on as their arch-rivals claimed the Scudetto at San Siro, Juve squeezed through to the Coppa Italia final thanks to a late goal in Rome.
Jovic is believed to be struggling with a muscular strain according to reports from Gianluca Di Marzio and Sky Sport Italia on Friday evening.
Chelsea's Women's Champions League semi-final second leg against Barcelona at Stamford Bridge will be played in front of a sellout crowd.
Reeling from their gut-wrenching derby defeat in midweek, Liverpool will endeavour to reignite their Premier League title hopes when they travel to the London Stadium to face West Ham United on Saturday.
The Hammers are also seeking to return to winning ways having lost their last two top-flight fixtures in disappointing fashion against Fulham and Crystal Palace.
Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmatí addressed the press at The Bridge on the eve of the occasion, as her team look to fight back from the 0-1 deficit that was conceded last week at the Estadi Olïmpic Lluis Companys.
Chelsea captain Millie Bright knows the challenge that faces her side on Saturday when they welcome defending champions Barcelona to Stamford Bridge for the second leg of their Women's Champions League semi-final.
Her side executed the game plan to perfection at the Estadi Olïmpic Lluis Companys last weekend, heading back to Stamford Bridge with a one-goal aggregate advantage.
Alessandro Spugna‘s side have won their second-ever and second-straight Women’s Serie A title with Inter‘s 2-0 win away at Juventus.
Liverpool and Feyenoord have been negotiating a compensation package since the Anfield club made an official move for the 45-year-old earlier this week.
The highly-rated 19-year-old Turkey midfielder struck with Madrid's first attempt on goal midway through the first half, turning in a cross.
After 34 matches of the 2023-24 Serie A season, Salernitana are rooted to the bottom of the table with a tally of just 15 points.
The 4-0 defeat at Loftus Road means Daniel Farke's side stay four points behind Championship leaders Leicester with only one game left.
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Real Madrid will be aiming to move 14 points clear at the top of the La Liga table when they continue their domestic campaign away to Real Sociedad on Friday night.
Carlo Ancelotti's side are currently in a commanding position at the summit, sitting 11 points clear of second-placed Barcelona with six games left, while Real Sociedad are sixth, three points ahead of seventh-placed Real Betis in the battle to secure Europa League football for the 2024-25 campaign.
La Real are still looking to secure Europa League football though, and rotations are expected from Carlo Ancelotti.
The Turin side, who are coming from a 2-1 home win over Sassuolo last weekend, will be looking to make it two wins on the trot as they look to prevent Roma from extending their lead to 14 points at the top of the Serie A Femminile table.
Madrid CFF face an uphill task in their top three hopes as they clash with hosts Barcelona at the Estadi Johan Cruyff on Wednesday evening.
Motta’s contract at the Stadio Dall’Ara expires in the summer, while Pioli’s deal with Milan runs out in June. However, the Serie A giants finished the last two seasons empty-handed, so multiple sources in Italy claim Pioli will be sacked at the end of the season.
Second place Giuseppe Zappella’s Juventus have an uphill battle when they host fifth place Rita Guarino’s Inter at the Pozzo-La Marmora in Biella on Friday evening.
Spurs will not need any extra motivation for the showpiece fixture at home to their local rivals. But Son said the 4-0 loss at Newcastle on the Saturday before last– the club’s heaviest defeat of the season and possibly the worst performance – had been extensively discussed.
Manchester United will take on Tottenham Hotspur at a sold-out Wembley in the 2024 Adobe Women’s FA Cup Final, with tickets in all areas of the stadium now sold.
His appointment is a significant coup for the A-Leagues outfit ahead of the assembling of the first ever women’s All Stars side for the double-header fixture
Potter, who is also on a list of potential replacements for Erik ten Hag at Manchester United, has been recharging his batteries since a challenging seven-month spell at Chelsea last season.
Pacho has been made Liverpool’s priority signing this summer and talks over a move have therefore begun. Those talks have involved the two relevant clubs, Liverpool and Eintracht Frankfurt, but also the player’s agent.
Udinese-Roma began from the 72nd minute on Thursday evening, after the original match was suspended following Evan Ndicka’s sudden collapse on the pitch 11 days ago.
The talk in recent weeks and certainly since Arsenal and Liverpool lost on the Sunday before last has been about whether City might have a slip of their own in them, something that – frankly – they have never done previously under Pep Guardiola when the trophy has been within their grasp, the focus narrowing over the run-in.
Liverpool opened talks with Feyenoord on Wednesday about Slot's potential appointment.
Xavi announced he would be leaving in January, and has repeatedly told the press that he would not change his mind, but three days after damaging defeats to Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid, all but ending their season, did just that.
Seeking to climb back to the Premier League summit, reigning champions Manchester City travel to the American Express Stadium to face Brighton & Hove Albion on Thursday night.
The two teams meet for the first time since the end of October last year when the Citizens survived a late Seagulls fightback to claim a 2-1 victory at the Etihad Stadium.
City travel to Brighton on Thursday four behind Arsenal, with two games in hand. On Saturday Guardiola’s side reached a second consecutive FA Cup final, beating Chelsea 1-0 to keep City on course to win a double-double.
PSG must however wait to confirm their third consecutive title after Monaco beat Lille 1-0 in a later fixture thanks to a Youssouf Fofana goal.
In January, the 44-year-old announced his intention to step down in the summer, but he has now been convinced to remain in the position until the end of his contract.
This was answered emphatically by Rasmus Højlund, whose strike as the end of regulation time neared gave Erik ten Hag’s team security and was the best way to close before a watching Jason Wilcox, the new technical director, who will lead the football department until Dan Ashworth joins from Newcastle.
With four games left, Liverpool are now hoping for slip-ups from leaders Arsenal, who lie three points clear, and champions Manchester City.
Jarrad Branthwaite's first-half goal and a towering header from Dominic Calvert-Lewin after the break gave Everton their first Merseyside derby win at home since October 2010 in a victory that could assume huge significance.
The winner will be decided on the night, as if they are level after 90 minutes, it goes to extra time or even penalties.
Gasperini sat out the second in his two-match Coppa Italia touchline ban, so Gritti was on the bench against Fiorentina and into the media centre to speak with reporters afterwards.
A Merseyside derby with major ramifications at both ends of the Premier League table is on the Goodison Park menu this Wednesday, as Everton and Liverpool cross paths once again.
While the Reds enjoyed a drama-free 3-1 win over Fulham on Sunday afternoon, Sean Dyche's men overcame relegation rivals Nottingham Forest 2-0 before an astonishing aftermath.
Separated by one goal following the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final, Atalanta BC and Fiorentina reconvene on Thursday, at Bergamo's Gewiss Stadium.
The two clubs will fight it out for a place against Juventus in the final, as they resume the tie with La Dea trailing 1-0.
A vote taken by the influential national competitions committee on Monday is understood to have approved a motion to maintain the 26-player limit introduced as an emergency measure for the Covid-disrupted tournament of 2021.
With top target Xabi Alonso last month ruling himself out of the running for a return to the club he represented as a player by choosing to stay with newly crowned Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen, Slot has emerged ahead of Amorim and Brighton's Roberto De Zerbi in the race to replace Klopp.
But how Mikel Arteta’s team won here and its message could not have been clearer. If City are to slip, Arsenal will be there to capitalise.
The Foxes need to win one of their remaining two matches against Preston or Blackburn to go up, but their place in the top flight could also be sealed as early as Friday if Leeds lose at QPR.
It had been the ideal start at the Stadio Olimpico, cancelling out the 2-0 first leg deficit with a Taty Castellanos brace, but they lost intensity after Felipe Anderson left the field and wasted some big chances.
The first leg 2-0 lead for the Bianconeri was wiped out by the 49th minute at the Stadio Olimpico, as Taty Castellanos nodded in a Luis Alberto corner and finished off another assist from the Spaniard for Lazio to equalise 2-2 on aggregate.
Villa were 16th in the Premier League and fighting relegation when the Spaniard took over from Steven Gerrard in November 2022.
Out to snap a two-game winless sequence at the Emirates Stadium, Premier League leaders Arsenal host Chelsea in Tuesday's tantalising London derby.
The Gunners ascended to the summit with a 2-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday, just a couple of hours after the Blues were their own worst enemies in an FA Cup semi-final exit to Manchester City.
Juventus will enter Tuesday's Coppa Italia semi-final second leg with Lazio boasting a two-goal advantage from the first leg between the two Italian giants earlier this month.
Federico Chiesa and Dusan Vlahovic scored the goals at Allianz Stadium in the first leg of the last-four encounter, putting the Old Lady as the huge favourites to advance to the final of the competition.
The Biancocelesti have started to look positive under the Croatian coach following his arrival last month, winning their last two league games against Genoa and Salernitana, and now they’ll have to overcome a 2-0 deficit in their Coppa Italia semi-final tie.
Arsenal, the league leaders, have the chance to move four points clear of Manchester City, with Pep Guardiola’s side not in action until Thursday evening against Brighton.
For the repeat of last year’s final between the same teams, the match has been bought forward from 17:30 BST.