Barcelona 3-1 Benfica (4-1 agg): Player ratings as Barca breeze into quarter-final

Barcelona 3-1 Benfica (4-1 agg): Player ratings as Barca breeze into quarter-final

Barcelona booked their spot in the Champions League quarter-final with a routine 3-1 victory over Benfica on Tuesday. A ruthless first half display got the job done for Barcelona. Raphinha opened the scoring ten minutes in and, although Nicolas Otamendi equalised almost immediately, the La Liga giants did not slow down. Lamine Yamal curled home…

PSV 1-7 Arsenal: Player ratings as Gunners breeze to dominant first leg victory

PSV 1-7 Arsenal: Player ratings as Gunners breeze to dominant first leg victory

Arsenal secured an imposing lead in their Champions League last 16 tie with a dominant 7-1 victory away at PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday evening. Jurrien Timber headed home 18 minutes in, just moments after PSV’s Ismael Saibari somehow struck the post from close range after David Raya had parried a cross into his path, and…

Chelsea

Chelsea 4-0 Southampton: Blues breeze past sorry Saints

Chelsea put on a dominant display as they cruised to a 4-0 victory over Southampton at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League. Enzo Maresca’s side controlled the game from start to finish, with goals from Christopher Nkunku, Pedro Neto, Levi Colwill, and Marc Cucurella sealing an emphatic win. The game began with Chelsea enjoying early…

Antony Real Betis Europa Conference League

Europa Conference League play-offs: Real Betis breeze into last-16 but Shamrock Rovers suffer heartbreak

The teams advancing to the Europa Conference League last-16 have been decided. Eight advanced to join the eight others already qualified for the knockout phase, beating their respective opponents in the play-off phase. Real Betis, considered one of the favourites in the tournament, were looking to keep hold of their lead over Belgian side Gent….