West Ham United waltzed into the last 16 of the Europa League with a game to spare after a 2-0 victory against Rapid Vienna at the Allianz Stadion in Wien on Thursday evening.
Tottenham endured one of the most embarrassing nights in their history as they were beaten 2-1 by the lowest-ranked team in the Europa Conference League, going down 2-1 to NS Mura in Maribor.
A French court on Wednesday gave Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema a one-year suspended sentence for complicity in a bid to blackmail his former France teammate Mathieu Valbuena with a sex tape.
Chelsea have told Barcelona and Liverpool that Christian Pulisic will cost £42m, should either team make a bid for the American.
Pep Guardiola felt his Manchester City team made a real statement as they came from behind to beat Paris St Germain and reach the Champions League last 16.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hailed Thiago Alcantara’s “thunderball” goal which set them on their way to a 2-0 victory over Porto and a fifth successive Champions League win.
Manchester City produced an impressive display to beat Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 with both sides going through to the last-16, while Real Madrid joined the Citizens and Liverpool who were relentless in a 2-0 win over Porto.
Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara insists he “100 per cent” made the right choice moving to Anfield and is fully committed to the club despite being linked with a return to Barcelona.
Mauricio Pochettino was unwilling to discuss rumours linking him with Manchester United as he prepared for Paris St Germain’s Champions League clash across town at Manchester City.
Pep Guardiola believes Mauricio Pochettino can be considered an elite manager without major trophy triumphs to his name as he talked up his opponent for Wednesday evening in his pre-match presser.