Barcelona will meet Manchester United in the Champions League last eight in a repeat of the 2009 and 2011 finals which were both won by the Catalans, with the help of goals from Lionel Messi.

Manchester United draw Barcelona in Champions League quarter-finals

In order to break out of a difficult phase, Real Madrid have played their trump card - reappointing Zinedine Zidane as the head coach on a three-year contract. Zidane, who led Madrid to a historic third consecutive Champions League triumph said, "I'm very happy to be home.

Even Zizou's return will not help Real Madrid's sinking ship this season

UEFA announced on Monday they have started disciplinary proceedings into improper conduct by Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone. The Argentinian celebrated his side's first goal in their 2-0 Champions League last 16 first win over Juventus on February 20 by grasping his genitals and thrusting out his groin.

Diego Simeone faces UEFA investigation after controversial celebration

Olympique Lyonnais will be out to 'reduce' the influence of Lionel Messi when they host Barcelona in their Champions League last-16 first leg without their talisman and captain Nabil Fekir on Tuesday.

Lyon hoping to limit Lionel Messi's influence

Edinson Cavani has been ruled out of Paris St Germain's Champions League clash against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Tuesday, French sports daily L'Equipe reported on Sunday.

Champions League: PSG's Edinson Cavani doubtful for Manchester United game

French club Paris Saint-Germain had an outstanding first half of the season, but as a key part of the campaign looms, especially the UEFA Champions League knockout stages, the team started to stutter, having conceded its first 2018-2019 Ligue 1 defeat to Olympique Lyonnais.

Paris Saint-Germain struggle again ahead of season's main challenge

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has demanded more from his players after his side missed the chance to finish top of its Champions League group. United lost 2-1 at Valencia on Wednesday, with an embarrassing own-goal by Phil Jones.

UCL: Jose Mourinho expresses frustration with starting eleven after losing to Valencia

The bid to reach the knockout stages of the Champions League reaches its climax this week with Inter Milan, Paris St Germain and Liverpool among seven clubs sweating on taking the remaining four places for the last 16.

Champions League: Inter, PSG and Liverpool sweat over last-16 spots

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he has received assurances from the club's hierarchy that they will not be banned from the Champions League over allegations of a breach of UEFA Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules.

Pep Guardiola confident Manchester City will not face Champions League ban

European champions Portugal will take on Switzerland in the semi-finals of the inaugural UEFA Nations League tournament in June while World Cup semi-finalists England will meet a resurgent Netherlands following Monday's draw in Dublin.

UEFA Nations League: Portugal take on Switzerland as England face Dutch test

UEFA Champions League confirmed that Video Assistant Referees (VAR) will be implemented from the knockout stages in the ongoing season . The technology, which is considered as the game-changing by FIFA, will also be used in the Nations League finals in June.

UEFA to use VAR from Champions League knockout rounds this season

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is not happy after receiving six yellow cards during Wednesday's 2-1 Champions League loss against Paris Saint Germain. "We looked like Butchers' Jurgen Klopp complains of PSG's 'playacting' during the French club's 2-1 victory over Liverpool in the Champions League.

'It was clever of Neymar': Juergen Klopp complains of PSG playacting

Juventus clinched a place in the Champions League knockout stages when a brilliant Cristiano Ronaldo assist set up Mario Mandzukic to give them a 1-0 win over Valencia on Tuesday.

Juventus through as brilliant Ronaldo assist sets up Valencia win

Real Madrid secured first place in Champions League Group G and ended AS Roma's eight-match unbeaten home run in Europe with a 2-0 victory at the Stadio Olimpico on Tuesday although the Italians are also through to the last 16.

Real Madrid seal top spot with 2-0 win at Roma

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp has warned his players that they must stop Paris St Germain as the two sides meet on in the French capital on Wednesday. The 'Reds' head into the game sitting second in their Group C standings, behind leaders Napoli on goal difference, with PSG third on five points and Crvena Zvezda bottom with four - all four teams still have everything to play for.

Liverpool boss Juergen Klopp says players are 'psychologically ready'

Netherlands scored twice in the last five minutes to recover from two goals down and earn a 2-2 draw against relegated Germany in the Nations League on Monday to secure a spot in next year's finals ahead of world champions France.

Dutch draw 2-2 with Germany to reach Nations League semi-finals

England striker Harry Kane on Sunday led his national team to rally from a one-goal deficit and beat Croatia 2-1, booking a place in the UEFA Nations League finals as the winners of League A Group 4.

Harry Kane leads England to beat Croatia 2-1, advance to Nations League finals

The head coach of Spain's national soccer team said here Saturday that goalkeeper David De Gea has been unfairly criticised for his performance in a 3-2 loss against Croatia.

De Gea has been unfairly criticised, Spain head coach says

England's boss Gareth Southgate said that it is becoming very difficult to pick a squad due to the presence of extremely talented players in the team. While he also added that it's a "good sign" for the future of 'The Three Lions' because there is a competition for every single spot.

Gareth Southgate says, 'difficult to pick a squad' due to quality players

The Portugal soccer squad tied Italy 0-0 this Saturday at Milan's San Siro Stadium and so added the point it was lacking to move on to the finals of the UEFA Nations League, to be contested in June 2019.

Portugal keeps Italy off scoreboard 0-0 to move on to Nations League finals

Premier League clubs have agreed in principle to introduce video assistant referees (VAR) from the start of next season, they said on Thursday. The top leagues in Spain, Italy and Germany are already using VAR, which allows disputed incidents to be reviewed with the use of video replays, and the technology was used at the World Cup in Russia this year.

Premier League set to use VAR from next season

Real Madrid took a huge step towards clinching a spot in the Champions League knockout stage on Wednesday with a 5-0 rout of Viktoria Plzen as Karim Benzema scored two of four first-half goals for the Spanish giants.

Karim Benzema scores twice as Real Madrid thrash Viktoria Plzen 5-0

Paris Saint-Germain has challenged UEFA in court after a club finance panel reopened its investigation into the French champion, and can assess transfer deals for superstar forwards Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.

Paris Saint-Germain challenges UEFA in court

Jose Mourinho believes Manchester United can still secure a top-four finish in the Premier League, saying an unkind fixture list is partly to blame for their early season struggles.

Jose Mourinho believes Manchester United can reach Premier League top four

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