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City are in prime position to reach the quarter-finals for the first time after winning the first leg in Kiev 3-1, but manager Manuel Pellegrini warned his side not to falter against opponents who have never won a game on English soil.

Napoli cut the gap to Serie A leader Juventus back to three points with a 1-0 win at relegation-threatened Palermo on Sunday, while Roma kept up the pressure on the top two by beating Udinese 2-1.

Ramsey will now miss Sunday's Cup clash against Watford and is also likely to sit out Premier League games against Everton, Watford and West Ham United as well as the second leg of their Champions League clash against Barcelona at the Nou Camp.

Former Liverpool and Real Madrid boss Benitez, 55, has only 10 matches to preserve Newcastle's Premier League status with the first of those games coming at league leaders Leicester City on Monday.

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp's affection for his players pushes them to put every last drop of effort into their performances, past the point where fatigue has taken its toll, midfielder Adam Lallana has said.

English champions Chelsea face the challenge of rebuilding for the future after they were knocked out of the Champions League by Paris St Germain on Wednesday, interim coach Guus Hiddink said.

Argentina take on Chile in Santiago on March 24, before hosting Bolivia on March 29.

Zidane said that critical voices were 'being unfair' to Colombian attacking midfielder Rodriguez for his drop in performance and defended his commitment.

Ranieri apparently has developed a habit of making a noise like a ringing bell at anyone in the squad he feels is not paying attention.

"We see fantastic performances from individuals one week and we look capable of beating anyone, then the next week it's the polar opposite and we can lose by five or six goals," McClaren said on Tuesday.

The 23-year-old Bosnia international Besic joined Everton from Hungarian club Ferencvaros in July 2014 and has made 40 appearances for the Premier League side.

"The system doesn't change and the new president (Infantino) of FIFA, the chief of bureaucrats, was part of it all before. If he got elected, it's only because he bought more votes than the sheikh (Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa)," ," Zamparini said...

Despite Sunday's 3-2 loss, Arsenal remain third in the Premier League, Leicester are only five points in front and there are still 33 points to play for.

One of the many criticisms of the veteran coach has been that he has failed to understand treasured United traditions, including adventurous attacking football and the promotion of home-grown players.

Sevilla's Victor 'Vitolo' Machin struck first for the visitors in the 20th minute, but Messi curled home his free kick 11 minutes later before Gerard Pique put Barcelona ahead just after halftime. This was Barcelona's 34th consecutive win the Spanish Leag...

Louis van Gaal hailed Marcus Rashford as a "special talent" after the teenager marked his Premier League debut for Manchester United with a dazzling double in their 3-2 win over Arsenal on Sunday.