The other quarter-final matches see Benfica facing Barcelona, Arsenal versus Juventus and Olympique Lyon against AC Milan.
AC Milan and Liverpool won their Champions League qualifying rounds.
The UN Security Council joined the call made by UN Chief Ban Ki-moon for a thorough and independent investigation into the apparent downing of a Malaysian passenger plane in Ukraine, stressing that all parties should grant immediate access to the investigators.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday wrote to his Netherlands counterpart Mark Rutte condoling the death of Dutch nationals in the Malaysian air tragedy.
The European champions are likely to play CSKA Sofia in the Champions League third qualifying round.
Arsenal manager Unai Emery was pleased with his team's first away clean sheet of the season.
About 200 Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters were thrown off a homeward flight on Wednesday after several rowdy fans were involved in a fracas with the cabin crew.
Feroze Khan, who won a gold medal for India in hockey at the 1928 Games in Amsterdam, died in Karachi at the age of 100.
Staying immobile after sexual activity won't increase your chances of pregnancy, a new study has revealed.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is sure he will win the Premier League with Manchester United and says his performances will improve once he picks up the rhythm of the English game.
A gunman armed with a Kalashnikov had opened fire on train and was overpowered by several passengers including off-duty American servicemen.
Twice in arrears Rangers earned a 2-2 home draw with Villarreal
Barcelona earned a valuable 2-1 away win at Chelsea, with the home side playing most of the match with only 10 men.
Werder Bremen scored two late goals to snatch a 3-2 win at home to Juventus and give themselves a chance of making the Champions League quarter-finals.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday.
Steve Bucknor, David Shepherd and Jeremy Lloyds will rotate as umpires for the series in Amsterdam, involving Australia, India and Pakistan.
In the last two years we have been growing faster than the rest of the industry. That's why our appetite for more people to serve our customers is very high now, says Cognizant CEO Lakshmi Narayanan.
Manchester United were given a troublesome tie against Club Bruges in the draw for the Champions League playoff round on Friday, although it could have been worse as they avoided Lazio, CSKA Moscow or Monaco.
The Centre's special representative, K Padmanabhaiah, and IB chief K P Singh will leave on Tuesday for Amsterdam to hold parleys with the outfit's leaders.
Greece striker Angelos Haristeas has joined Ajax Amsterdam from Werder Bremen, the Dutch club said on Friday.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field.
A late Robert Pires penalty gave the English side a 1-0 win over 10-man FC Thun in the Champions League.
AS Monaco, beaten 2-0 at home in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final against Juventus, will have to make history in Tuesday's return if they are to end Ligue 1's long absence from the final.
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi will be out for between six and eight weeks with a hamstring injury, the La Liga leaders said on Monday.
The pain of missing out on a first domestic league crown for 29 years will be eased by the knowledge that European glory could be on the horizon for Liverpool
Ajax Amsterdam were held to a goalless draw by Heerenveen on Friday and lost contact with the top of the first division.
A round-up of Wednesday's night's UEFA Chmpions League matches.
Fredrik Ljungberg and Robert Pires inspired the London side to a 2-1 win in the Champions League.
The German Hockey Association has decided to send their development team for the Champions Trophy
The Arsenal forward will miss their next Champions League game against Ajax Amsterdam.
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