IMAGES from UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday
Southampton upset Arsenal in the FA Cup quarter-finals, while Manchester City and Chelsea secured comfortable victories to advance to the semi-finals.
Barcelona suffered a 2-1 defeat at Arsenal and AS Roma's miserable run continued with a 3-2 home loss to Shakhtar Donetsk in Champions League last-16 first-round matches on Wednesday.
Chelsea parted ways with Enzo Maresca on Thursday, a dramatic fall from grace for the Italian who was named manager of the month for November before the club won just one of their last seven league games to fall out of the Premier League title race.
John Terry became the second Chelsea player this year to make 100 appearances in the Champions League when he captained his side against Sporting Lisbon in their Group G match in Portugal on Tuesday.
CSK begin IPL 2026 without Dhoni and Raina for the first time ever, marking a historic shift as the franchise enters a new era under Ruturaj Gaikwad.
Metalist Kharkiv, due to play Schalke 04 in the Champions League play-off round next week, has been kicked out of the competition over a domestic match-fixing case dating back to 2008, the UEFA said on Wednesday. The decision by UEFA's appeals committee came 10 days after Metalist lost an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
For Mourinho, it was an emotional night at the Estadio da Luz, capped by an extraordinary 98th-minute header from Trubin that ensured Benfica snatched a last-16 spot on goal difference.
Kevin De Bruyne lifted 19 trophies at City since his 2015 move from German side VfL Wolfsburg -- a haul that includes six Premier League titles and one Champions League crown.
The two-legged ties will be played from February 16.
Thirteen-times European champions Real, who had come through each of their last three Champions League semi-final ties, had been second best for much last week's first leg which ended 1-1.
RB Leipzig's Marcel Sabitzer scored two early goals as they eased past last year's Champions League finalists Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 in their last 16 second leg tie on Tuesday to reach their first quarter-finals.
Barcelona have been haunted by their recent failures in the Champions League and there are concerning signs for the Catalans as they prepare for Tuesday's last-16 first leg away to Olympique Lyonnais.
Luxemburg's FC Dudelange produced a stunning upset in the Champions League qualifiers with a 1-0 home win over Austrian double winners Salzburg on Tuesday.
Barcelona were drawn in Group E with Bayern Munich, Benfica and Dynamo Kyiv.
Monaco and Chelsea kick-off the semi-finals off the Champions League this evening, with both coaches declaring there are no favourites.\n\n
Martin Goodwill of England defeated reigning champion Sourav Kothari in the IBSF World Billiards Championship, while Pankaj Advani dominated his group. Several other Indian players also advanced to the knockout stage.
Guardiola is on track to lead Bayern to a third consecutive Bundesliga title but his three-year spell there will ultimately be judged on whether he can win Europe's elite club competition with them.
Images from football matches played across Europe on Monday.
The latest intriguing duel between friendly rivals and master tacticians Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho will take place on Tuesday as Manchester United and Real Madrid resume battle in the Champions League.
India's top track and field athletes will compete in Ranchi for a chance to represent the country at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The event marks the first time the Athletics Federation of India will conduct SRY Gene Tests at the national level to ensure fair competition in the women's category. The meet will also serve as trials for the inaugural Asian U23 Championships.
A summary of Wednesday's matches in the UEFA Champions League.
Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal are all preparing for sudden-death Champions League games.
Goals from Marcel Desailly and Jesper Gronkjaer earned Chelsea a 2-1 victory over Liverpool in the Premier League.
Lionel Messi was so distraught at Barcelona missing out on reaching the 2012 Champions League final that he was reduced to tears
A summary of results from football leagues across Europe.
Ten people were treated in hospital for knife wounds after hundreds of Dynamo Kiev and Besiktas fans clashed in the Ukrainian capital before Tuesday's Champions League match, local media reported. Around 600 fans were involved in clashes near the Olympiyskiy stadium, which will host the 2018 Champions League final, before Dynamo's 6-0 victory, Football 1 channel reported. The Turkish supporters were attacked by Ukrainian rivals while approaching the stadium with knives and bats being used in the clashes, reports said.
Defending champions RCB head into IPL 2026 with a balanced squad, strong batting core and pace attack, aiming for back-to-back titles after their historic 2025 triumph.
Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya trained at full intensity, indicating his return for their IPL match against Kolkata Knight Riders. Pandya had missed MI's last three matches due to a back spasm.
Chelsea's inability to score a second goal proved costly as Karim Benzema's effort levelled things up
Barcelona and AC Milan can effectively seal their expected places in the Champions League knockout stage with three games remaining when they play rank outsiders Viktoria Plzen and BATE Borisov respectively in their Group H matches on Wednesday.
Arsenal will have another chance to beat Bayern Munich in a Champions League knockout tie after the sides were paired in the round of 16 following Monday's draw. The teams met in the knockout stages in 2005, 2013 and 2014 with the German champions winning on all three occasions. Bayern, who finished as runners-up in their group, will host the first leg.
Ravi Shastri believes Chennai Super Kings will learn from their defeat to Lucknow Super Giants and bounce back strongly in their remaining IPL matches to secure a playoff spot.
Three Indian teams -- IPL II champions Deccan Chargers Hyderabad, runners-up Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Daredevils, the top finishers after the league phase -- will figure in the tournament, matches of which will be played at three centres.
Manchester United should focus on winning the Europa League this season, which would bring the club a trophy they have never won and secure qualification for next season's Champions League, former manager Alex Ferguson has said.
Brazilian forward Derlei Silva scored a second-half penalty to send Porto into the final with a 1-0 aggregate victory over Deportivo Coruna.
The ban will rule the 23-year-old Ghana midfielder out of both legs of Chelsea's Champions League last-16 tie, to be played on February 21/22 and March 7/8.
IMAGES from the Champions League matches played on Tuesday.
