Liverpool’s Champions League hopes ended at the hands of Real Madrid for a third consecutive season as they failed to overcome their first-leg Anfield demolition. The Reds, who lost the first leg 5-2, lined up with four forwards at the Bernabeu as they looked to add another famous comeback to their fabled European history but Karim Benzema would be the only man to score.
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Erling Haaland rewrote the record books by scoring an incredible five times as Manchester City swept RB Leipzig aside to reach the Champions League quarter-finals. Haaland becomes the fastest and youngest player to reach 30 goals in Europe’s elite club competition. Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin De Bruyne also found the net for the Citizens.
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Inter Milan reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time since 2011 after a goalless draw in Porto secured their progression. The home side enjoyed the lion’s share of opportunities especially late on but the Italians held firm to move into the last eight.
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Gary Lineker has been forced off his Match of the Day duties by the BBC because he won’t apologise for his comments on social media. The BBC said in a statement that the presenter will “step back” from hosting the weekly football highlights programme while regular contributors Ian Wright and Alan Shearer have pulled out of the programme in a show of support with Lineker.
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Arsenal secured a hard-earned draw against Sporting Lisbon in an entertaining Europa League last-16 first leg. William Saliba gave the Gunners the lead but it would only last 12 minutes as Goncalo Inacio levelled before Paulinho put Sporting in the driving seat.
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