Kevin de Bruyne’s second-half goal gave Manchester City victory as they overcame Atletico Madrid’s typically fierce resistance in their Champions League quarter-final first leg at Etihad Stadium. Diego Simeone’s side performed with their trademark defensive discipline, restricting City to very few opportunities until De Bruyne pounced to make the breakthrough with 20 minutes left.
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Liverpool will take a two-goal lead into the Champions League quarter-final second leg at Anfield after earning an important victory over Benfica in Lisbon. The Reds raced into a two goal lead but wobbled when Darwin Núñez halved the deficit but a late Luis Diaz goal could be crucial.
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Brentford produced perhaps the performance of the season to thrash Chelsea 4-1 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, with Christian Eriksen among the goal scorers as they sealed a first west London derby victory at their rivals in 83 years. Thomas Frank’s side impressed in the first half but trailed three minutes into the second but responded in some fashion.
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Troy Parrott scored a brilliant late winner to hand Ireland a hard fought victory over Lithuania in their international friendly at the Aviva Stadium. The Boys in Green had the ball in the Lithuanian net four times on the night each being ruled out for offside before Parrott struck at the death,
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FC Barcelona humiliated Real Madrid with a 4-0 trashing in El Clasico at the Santiago Bernabeu tonight. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang found the net in both halves with Ronald Araujo and Ferran Torres also scoring as Xavi’s Barcelona made a statement of intent.
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