Vedad Ibisevic’s goal secured third-placed Hertha Berlin a 1-0 win over Cologne in the Bundesliga on Friday evening. Pal Dardai’s men now have a four-point cushion over Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Monchengladbach, who are in action on Sunday.
Real Madrid want to sell James Rodriguez to finance future transfers, according to Spanish football expert Guillem Balague.
Valencia coasted into the last 16 of the Europa League as they thrashed Rapid Vienna 4-0 to complete a 10-0 triumph, the biggest aggregate win in the competition’s history.
Liverpool and Manchester United will go head-to-head in the Europa League after being drawn against each other in the last 16. Jurgen Klopp’s side will host their north-west rivals in the first leg on March 10, (8.05pm kick-off) before visiting Old Trafford for the second leg a week later, kicking off at 6pm.
Juventus fought back to draw 2-2 with Bayern Munich in their Champions League last-16 first-leg clash at the Juventus Stadium on Tuesday night.The visitors looked set to take a healthy lead with them back to the Allianz Arena after goals from Thomas Muller and Arjen Robben inside the first hour in Turin.
Manuel Pellegrini insists Manchester City still have work to do after their Champions League last-16 first-leg win over Dynamo Kiev. City produced one of their best performances of the season to put one foot in the quarter-finals with a 3-1 victory in Ukraine on Wednesday night.
First-half goals from Sergio Aguero and David Silva put City in control before Yaya Toure made the result safe late on, after Vitaliy Buyalskiy scored during a Dynamo fightback.
Guus Hiddink has told Chelsea’s hierarchy to move quickly and ‘transparently’ in their manager search, with Roman Abramovich’s efforts to recruit Antonio Conte gaining pace.
The club held productive talks this week with the Italy manager’s representatives, who are hopeful that an offer for him to take over in the summer will be made in the coming days.
Arsene Wenger has backed his key players to come good at the perfect time to help deliver the Premier League title to Arsenal for the first time in 12 years.
The Gunners travel to Manchester United on Sunday afternoon on the back of a goalless FA Cup fifth-round draw with Hull and a 2-0 Champions League defeat to Barcelona.
Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane believes Cristiano Ronaldo is the best player in the world – ahead of Lionel Messi.
Jamie Carragher says he is proud of his club again after Liverpool’s decision to back down over increased ticket prices.
