Arsenal in seventh heaven with 3-1 win at Inter
IMAGES from UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesday
San Siro has become a hindrance rather than a help for Inter Milan, coach Roberto Mancini said following their 2-1 home defeat by champions Juventus.
The Milano Cortina Winter Olympics commenced with a vibrant opening ceremony, showcasing Italian culture and athletic spirit, while also highlighting global political tensions through crowd reactions and protests.
Haaland bagged a double in Sunday's 4-1 win over Italy to bring his extraordinary scoring tally in 2026 World Cup qualifying to 16 goals, twice any other player in Europe.
Four-time World champions Italy now have to battle through the playoffs in March if they are to avoid missing the tournament for a third straight occasion.
Kosovo, Italy, Czech Republic, and Bosnia and Herzegovina have advanced to the World Cup playoff finals after securing victories in their respective semi-final matches. Thrilling encounters saw underdog triumphs and penalty shootout drama.
A summary of football matches played across Europe over the weekend.
Italian soccer is back in fashion and next week three of the four teams in the semi-finals of the Champions League will be from the peninsula.
The Champions League quarter-final between Inter Milan and city rivals AC Milan was abandoned after 73 minutes after Milan keeper Dida was struck by a flare thrown down from the stands.
AC Milan host Manchester United in the return leg of their Champions League semi-final on Wednesday.
AC Milan need to produce a performance worthy of their glorious past when they host Bayern Munich.
Goals from David Trezeguet and Pavel Nedved gave them a 2-0 win at Modena on Saturday.
Hard running, hard tackling and an ever-visible aggression and determination characterise Gennaro Gattuso.
Ludovic Giuly's goal earned the Spanish giants a 1-0 win over AC Milan in their semi-final first leg at the San Siro stadium.
Holders Inter Milan progressed to the semi-finals of the Italian Cup when they beat Lazio 1-0
The result left second-placed Inter on 39 points from 18 matches, 10 points behind Juventus, who beat Palermo 2-1 on Saturday.
Chelsea beat Bayern Munich 4-2 while while Milan beat city rivals Inter 2-0 in the UEFA Champions League first leg quarter-finals.\n\n
AC Milan moved smoothly into the quarter-finals of the Italian Cup with a 2-0 win over Palermo.
The day after AC Milan and Juventus drew 1-1, AS Roma president Franco Sensi said the result was planned.
AC Milan won the Italian Cup with a 2-2 draw with AS Roma in the second leg of the final on Saturday.
Inter Milan's move to secure Batistuta in a loan deal from Roma hands the former Fiorentina striker a chance to end his career in glory.
Manchester City's Erling Haaland came back to haunt Borussia Dortmund with a clinical finish against his former team, while Phil Foden bagged a brilliant brace as the hosts cruised to a 4-1 win in the Champions League on Wednesday to climb to fourth.
World champions France won the Nations League final with goals from Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe earning them a 2-1 win over Spain at the San Siro stadium on Sunday.
The rapid outbreak of coronavirus pandemic across Italy has been linked to the UEFA Champions League match between Italian club Atalanta and Spain's Valencia at the San Siro stadium in Milan on Feburary 19. The first cases of the virus were reported in northern Italy in the week that Atalanta enjoyed one of the finest nights in their history, beating visitors Valencia 4-1 in the Champions League last-16, first-leg match.
A summary of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League Knock-out Phase play-offs.
A round-up of Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final second leg between Real Madrid and Arsenal, Inter Milan and Bayern Munich.
AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli has been given a three-match ban for his sending-off at the end of Sunday's 2-1 home defeat by Napoli, the Italian league said in a statement on Monday.
The nose of the statue was cut off in a pre-Christmas attack but the vandalism this weekend was the most severe yet.
Inter Milan's unhappy run continued when they were held to a 1-1 draw at home by lowly Chievo in Serie A on Monday and were jeered off the San Siro pitch by their own fans
Italy's heritage authority allows San Siro demolition
Spain ended European champions Italy's world record 37-match unbeaten run as Ferran Torres scored twice in a 2-1 win at the San Siro stadium in an entertaining Nations League semi-final on Wednesday.
Newly-crowned European club football champions Real Madrid took their Champions League celebrations on to the streets of Madrid.
Croatia will play their Euro 2016 qualifier at home to Italy behind closed doors after their fans caused more trouble during the 5-1 win over Norway, UEFA said on Wednesday.
Kylian Mbappe was in inspired form, scoring twice to guide Real Madrid to a comeback 4-1 win over visitors Las Palmas on Sunday.
