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Top Headlines
Man City 1-2 Real Madrid (Agg 1-5): Vini double sinks City as Bernardo sent off
Captain Bernardo Silva's first-half red card proved critical as Vinicius Junior's double helped perennial winners Real Madrid heap more Champions League misery on Manchester City by knocking Pep Guardiola's side out of the competition for the third consecutive season.
CAF strip Senegal of AFCON title over protest in final, Morocco declared winners
Morocco have been declared the winners of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after the Confederation of African Football (Caf) overturned the result of the final following Senegal's controversial walk-off.
Match Reports
Arsenal 2-0 Leverkusen (Agg 3-1): Eze & Rice send dominant Gunners through
Goals from Eberechi Eze and Declan Rice helped Arsenal comfortably beat Bayer Leverkusen as the Gunners secured their place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
Chelsea 0-3 PSG (Agg 2-8): Mighty UCL holders smash Blues with brilliant display
Chelsea suffered their joint-heaviest defeat in a two‑legged European tie, losing 8-2 on aggregate and 3-0 on the night to European champions Paris St‑Germain at Stamford Bridge.
Sporting CP 5-0 Bodo/Glimt (Agg 5-3): Sporting stage epic extra-time fightback
Bodo/Glimt's historic run in the Champions League was brought to an end by a Sporting side who superbly battled back from a three-goal first-leg deficit to win in extra-time and reach the quarter-finals for the first time.
These Things Happen
OFFICIAL: The FSF condemns the unprecedented ruling and will appeal to the CAS
On March 18, the FSF responded to the CAF's ruling that Senegal had forfeited the Africa Cup of Nations final.
Transfermarkt lists players who get the most yellow cards because of diving
Recently, Transfermarkt listed the top ten league players with the most yellow cards for diving, with Suarez at number one and Cristiano Ronaldo at number seven.
Sporting CP becomes the fifth to reverse at least 3 goal deficit from 1st leg
On March 17th, Sporting CP, through extra time, achieved 5-0 against Bodo Glimt and reversed their 3-goal deficit from 1st leg, advancing to the next round vs Arsenal.
Transfermarkt predicts that Olise's market value to rise: min €140m, max €160m
On March 20th, Transfermarkt will update the market values of Bundesliga players. Prior to this, Transfermarkt predicted the market value of Bayern Munich star Olise.
Chelsea conceded 8 goals in 2 UCL knockout legs for the 1st time in club history
In the second leg of the Champions League Round of 16, Chelsea lost 0-3 at home to Paris Saint-Germain, suffering a 2-8 aggregate defeat and being eliminated. This was the first time in Chelsea's history that they had conceded 8 goals in two legs of the Champions League knockout stage.
Enzo Fernandez opens door to Chelsea exit moments after PSG humiliation
Enzo Fernandez cast doubt over his Chelsea future immediately after captaining them in their Champions League humiliation by Paris Saint-Germain, saying he does not know what will happen this summer.
Revealed: The 3 VAR mistakes that have benefitted Arsenal in their PL title bid
Premier League leaders Arsenal have been beneficiaries of three VAR mistakes on penalty decisions this season.
Real Madrid prepare 6-man fire sale list of superstars who could exit in summer
Real Madrid are reportedly planning a major summer overhaul that could see as many as six first team stars leave the club.
What They Say
'This campaign will teach us some lessons' – Doku to learn from UCL exit
Jeremy Doku believes Manchester City's Champions League campaign "will teach us some lessons" after they were knocked out in the last 16 by Real Madrid.
Rosenior rues Chelsea mistakes after Champions League exit
Liam Rosenior lamented Chelsea's mistakes and their lack of a cutting edge after they were dumped out of the Champions League by Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16.
Arteta: This Eze goal is why he is at Arsenal
Mikel Arteta heaped praise on Eberechi Eze after the Arsenal midfielder's incredible goal against Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League.
Slot expresses disagreement with Carragher over Liverpool comments
Arne Slot said he disagrees with the comments of former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher, who called the Reds "a team of individuals" after their draw with Tottenham.
Simeone demands more goals from Atletico against Tottenham
Diego Simeone believes the "best thing" for Atletico Madrid "would be to score" more goals in their Champions League last-16 tie against Tottenham.
Bayern have 'full confidence' in 16-year-old goalkeeper Prescott, says Kompany
Vincent Kompany says Bayern Munich have "full confidence" in 16-year-old goalkeeper Leonard Prescott if he needs to start their Champions League last-16 second leg against Atalanta.
61-year-old Hansi Flick: Barcelona will be the last team I coach, my final job
Ahead of the Champions League round of 16 second leg match between Barcelona and Napoli at the Camp Nou, Barça head coach Hansi Flick attended the pre-match press conference.
Henry: some people don't want Arsenal to win the title at all
Thierry Henry said that although Arsenal have not won the Premier League title for 22 years, and initially started this season under Arteta with an underdog attitude, neutral fans do not actually want Arsenal to win the title.
Laporta: we will officially announce that Flick will stay with us until 2028
According to SPORT's report, Barca president-elect Laporta confirmed Barca will extend Flick's contract until 2028.
Fixtures of the day
Champions League
Barcelona VS Newcastle United 2026/3/18 17:45 UTC
Liverpool VS Galatasaray 2026/3/18 20:00 UTC
Bayern Munich VS Atalanta 2026/3/18 20:00 UTC
Tottenham Hotspur VS Atletico Madrid 2026/3/18 20:00 UTC
King's Cup
Al-Ahli SFC VS Al Hilal 2026/3/18 19:00 UTC
Al Kholood VS Al-Ittihad Club 2026/3/18 19:00 UTC
CONCACAF Champions League
Inter Miami CF VS Nashville SC 2026/3/18 23:00 UTC
