Real Madrid easily overcame Atalanta 3-1 at home in their Champions League last-16 second leg to stroll into the quarterfinals 4-1 on aggregate. Karim Benzema, Sergio Ramos and Marcos Asensio found the net for Zinedine Zidane’s side.
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Liverpool bolstered their top-four hopes with a 1-0 victory at Wolverhampton Wanderers in a match that was halted for a scary injury to Wolves goalkeeper Rui Patricio.
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A late Johnny Sexton penalty saw Ireland notch up their second win of the Guinness Six Nations campaign, beating Scotland 24-27 in Edinburgh. Andy Farrell’s side led for most of the game but a late surge by the hosts made for a nervous ending.
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A late Maro Itoje try secured England victory over France in a Six Nations game full of high-speed, enterprising rugby at Twickenham to leave the championship wide open. Trailing by four points heading towards full-time but Itoje bundled over from a maul and was awarded the try by the TMO.
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Wales moved to within one step of a Guinness Six Nations Grand Slam after scoring seven tries in a comprehensive thrashing of Italy in Rome. Hooker Ken Owens scored a brace of tries in the Eternal City while Louis Rees-Zammit scored his fourth try of the tournament.
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