Ruud van Nistelrooy struck twice in six minutes to salvage a 2-2 draw for Manchester United against Olympique Lyon.
Real Madirid staged yet another dramatic comeback to grab a 2-2 draw at Real Zaragoza while Barcelona surrendered a lead to draw 2-2 with Espanyol.
Fear of further semi-final failure is all that stands in the way of a classic when slick-passing Portugal meet a fast improving Netherlands side.
The modest Swede believes Ruud van Nistelrooy will be the best striker on the pitch in Saturday's quarter-final against the Netherlands.
'We finished the game on a high and we got the most out of this game,' said the Dutch striker after the 1-1 draw with Germany.
The Dutch striker wants to end his career at Manchester United and then walk away from soccer.
They beat Millwall to win the FA Cup final 3-0 and lift the trophy for a record 11th time.\n\n
Lionel Messi completed a hat-trick to earn 10-man Barcelona a 3-3 home draw with Real Madrid.
Real Madrid drew 1-1 at home with local rivals Getafe in the Bernabeu.
Manchester United have dismissed speculation that their leading scorer is on his way to Barcelona or Real Madrid.
"I want to stay here for a long time, that is why I am so happy that everything is going so well," said the Dutch striker.
The Manchester United captain believes the club needs a new striker to partner Dutchman Ruud van Nistelrooy upfront.
Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy said that his two goals in Real Madrid's 5-1 thrashing of Dynamo Kiev were the perfect way to cap a memorable day that began with him becoming a father.
Ruud van Nistelrooy scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid thrashed Levante 4-1.
They crushed Charlton Athletic to move eight points clear of Arsenal at the top of the English premiership.
Manchester United's 3-0 victory over Fulham gave them the top spot in the English premier league.
Alex Ferguson blamed his wholesale changes for the team's failure to set a club record six Champions League wins in a row.
A perfect header from substitute Shaun Goater three minutes from time earned Manchester City a 1-1 draw in the English premier league.
Images from the Premier League matches played on Saturday, March 9.
Former Manchester United skipper Roy Keane has re-ignited his feud with Sir Alex Ferguson, calling claims in his former boss's recently published autobiography "lies".
Jamie Vardy was named the Premier League's player of the month for the second month in succession, while Claudio Ranieri bagged the managerial award to ensure a clean sweep for Leicester City.
'He is the world's best centre-forward and I hope he scores against Paris too.'
Erling Haaland set another scoring record as Manchester City beat Bayern Munich
In his new book Leading, the most successful manager in British football history said that does not mean he would do anything differently.
Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy was officially presented with Guinness World Records certificate in honour of his 11 game record goal-scoring run in the English Premier League.
Jamie Vardy continued shooting his way towards a Premier League record when he extended his goal streak in Leicester City's 3-2 victory at West Bromwich Albion on Saturday.
Images from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesday night.
They say never go back, but United fans had been longing for Ronaldo to rejoin their side for many years, more in forlorn hope than anything else.
Real have underperformed on the domestic stage, trailing Barcelona by 15 points and knocked out of the King's Cup by Leganes, and many predicted an early elimination from Europe when they drew the runaway Ligue 1 leaders in the last 16.
Guus Hiddink has quit as coach of the Netherlands after spending less than one year in his second spell in the job, the Football Association (KNVB) has announced.
Jamie Vardy became the first player to score in 11 consecutive Premier League matches when he gave Leicester City the lead in a 1-1 draw with Manchester United at the King Power Stadium on Saturday.
Chelsea's terrible start to the season plumbed new depths on Saturday when the Premier League champions lost 2-1 at West Ham United.
A round-up of Saturday's action in LaLiga, Ligue 1 and Serie A.
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