City move up to fourth with 58 points from their 33 matches, four points ahead of both sixth-placed Chelsea and Aston Villa seventh, but they have played a game more. The top five qualify for the Champions League next season.

Brazilian superstar Neymar will be out for four to six weeks to recover from the latest injury he suffered while playing for Santos against Atletico Mineiro on Thursday, according to multiple reports.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said his side’s big win over Real Madrid, which sent them through to their first Champions League semi-final since 2009, can boost the club’s appeal to top targets in the close season transfer window.

When the football world casts its eyes at Munich's Allianz Arena in May for the Champions League final, home side Bayern Munich will be mere spectators.

Van Dijk, who joined Liverpool in 2017 for a world record fee for a defender reported to be 75 million pounds ($99.29 million), has been the bedrock of a defence that has helped them win numerous trophies, including a first Premier League title.

The 33-year-old sustained a serious knee injury in a World Cup qualifier against Uruguay in October 2023 and has struggled to return to full fitness, though his recent form at Santos was rewarded with a call-up to the Brazil squad in March.

Saka missed a first-half penalty but scored the opening goal in his side's 2-1 victory in the Bernabeu to seal a 5-1 aggregate win for the English club.

Mikel Arteta's men last week demolished the defending champions 3-0 in the first leg of their quarter-final in London and are favourites to reach the last four of Europe's top club competition for only the third time.

Maradona died on November 25, 2020, aged 60, while recovering at home from brain surgery for a blood clot. He had battled cocaine and alcohol addiction for decades.

The French side, who have never won Europe's elite club competition, will face either Arsenal or Real Madrid in their second semi-final in two years.

Real have failed to claim a Champions League win in their three meetings with English side Arsenal, who are aiming for their first semi-final appearance since 2009.

Last week in London, Los Blancos were battered by a confident and clinical Arsenal side that outplayed them in almost every aspect -- from possession to precision. 

Belgium striker Lukaku has scored 12 times and set up 10 more in Italy's top flight this season and has been key to Napoli's battle with reigning champions Inter for the league title.

Aston Villa must make home advantage count and draw energy from their supporters in the return leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Paris St Germain at Villa Park on Tuesday, manager Unai Emery said.

Trailing 4-0 going into Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final return home leg against Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovac said his side can draw inspiration from Liverpool's 2018-19 comeback against the same opponents.

Real Madrid’s Croatian midfielder Luka Modric has purchased a minority stake at English Championship League club Swansea City, according to multiple reports.

Mohamed Salah, who recently signed a two-year extension himself, urged his long-time teammate to stay, saying, “I would love to see him again here next year.”

A club-record crowd of 62,358 packed into Soldier Field for the visit of Lionel Messi and his Inter team to witness a gutsy display from the home side.

Salah celebrated his two-year contract extension with an assist for Luis Diaz's opener, with the strike marking the Egyptian's 45th goal involvement of the Premier League season, breaking the record for a 38-game campaign.

After four players left to play for Paro FC in the Bhutan National Women's League on April 6, five more footballers have left Dhaka for the Bhutanese capital on Sunday morning.