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After United’s comeback against Paris St Germain in the previous round, Barca will take nothing for granted, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team will struggle to repeat the trick against a side with a fearsome home record. (Photo: AP)

UCL 2018-19: Luke Shaw's own goal gives Barca 1-0 advantage over United

Shaw deflected a Luis Suarez header into his own net after 12 minutes, handing the Catalans a vital away goal.

11 Apr 2019 10:17 AM

Liverpool thrashed the Portuguese giants 5-0 in the first leg of their last-16 tie last season and the scoreline could have been just as embarrassing for Sergio Conceicao's men had the hosts been more accurate in front of goal. (Photo: AFP)

UCL 2018-19: Liverpool sweeps away sluggish Porto 2-0 to advance to the semis

It took the hosts just five minutes to open the scoring as Keita got his second goal in as many games.

10 Apr 2019 10:03 AM

The Argentine has been in majestic form again this season, scoring 43 goals in 40 appearances to put Barca in position for a third treble in a decade. (Photo: AP)

'Messi will be difficult to stop but it's never impossible': Solskjaer

Messi scored in Champions League finals versus United, in 2009, and 2011, and is hungry to win the competition for a 5th time.

10 Apr 2019 9:48 AM

Suarez is Messi's provider, runner and foil but has managed to perform the role without losing sight of what he can bring too. (Photo: AFP)

Suarez has nothing to prove but much to gain in England

Suarez returns to Old Trafford on Wednesday in the last 16 of the Champions League, the tournament which Barcelona craves success for.

09 Apr 2019 10:58 AM

Hazard danced through West Ham’s packed defence in the 24th minute to put Maurizio Sarri’s side in front and Gonzalo Higuain should have buried the visitors before halftime. (Photo: AFP)

Premier League: Eden Hazard inspires Chelsea to comfortable 2-0 win vs West Ham

The Belgian wizard tormented West Ham throughout and scored both goals to move Chelsea above Tottenham and Arsenal for a top-four place.

09 Apr 2019 10:05 AM

Pique denied United in Barcelona’s 2-0 Champions League final win in Rome in 2009 and is aiming to pull off the same trick again on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

UCL 2019-20: 'I’m coming back to my second home': Pique on UCL clash with ManUtd

Joining the Red Devils in 2004 from Barcelona as a 16-year-old, Pique learned important lessons during some tough seasons in north England.

08 Apr 2019 10:52 PM

A potential 13 more games lie between Pep Guardiola's men and a clean sweep of FA Cup, Premier League and Champions League to add to the League Cup they lifted in February. (Photo: AP)

Injuries leave Man City with Mendy dilemma

City are another step closer towards clinching an unprecedented quadruple of trophies in Saturday's FA Cup semi-final against Brighton.

05 Apr 2019 4:23 PM

Liverpool's protracted bid to sign the defender from Southampton, which had been thwarted the previous summer, was met with disbelief by many as he became the most expensive defender in the history of the game. (Photo: AP / File)

Liverpool banks upon Van Dijk to lead them towards their 1st Premier League title

urgen Klopp's men owe a huge debt to their Dutch defender, signed from Southampton 15 months ago for an eye-watering 75 million.

04 Apr 2019 4:39 PM

With the League Cup already in the bag, Guardiola’s side are second in the league, two points behind Liverpool but with a game in hand. (Photo: AP)

'Forget about quadruple, concentrate on Cardiff City': Guardiola on quadruple bid

'In one week or three days we can lose all three titles', said Pep Guardiola.

03 Apr 2019 4:46 PM

Wolverhampton Wanderers repeated their FA Cup defeat of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United thanks to a Chris Smalling own goal that gave them a 2-1 comeback win in a pulsating Premier League game on Tuesday.

Premier League: United suffers 2-1 loss vs Wolverhampton after Smalling's own goal

United went down to 10 men from the 57th minute after Ashley Young was sent off for a second yellow card.

03 Apr 2019 3:42 PM

Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri has said that Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo is facing difficulty to prove his fitness ahead of Juventus’ Champions League clash with Ajax. (Photo: File)

Ronaldo’s working hard to be fit but it’ll be difficult: Allegri on CR7’s fitness

Ronaldo is struggling with a thigh injury which he picked up while he was playing for Portugal against Serbia which ended up on a 1-1 tie.

02 Apr 2019 2:56 PM

Valverde said his team’s priority is to win La Liga, rather than the Champions League, in which they face Manchester United in the first leg of the quarter-finals on April 10. (Photo: AP)

'Out of nine if we win six we will be champions', states Valverde

The Catalans are 10 points clear of second place Atletico Madrid, whom they host on Saturday.

02 Apr 2019 2:44 PM

Milan remain fourth two points behind Inter who also fell to a 1-0 home defeat against Lazio at the weekend, with Roma dropping out of the European places with a 4-1 defeat to Napoli. (Photo: AP/PTI)

Serie A: AC Milan seeks win against Udinese, Juventus to keep UCL hopes alive

Gennaro Gattuso's side have slumped to consecutive defeats for the first time since December. 2017.

01 Apr 2019 4:46 PM

Guardiola is bidding to add a second Premier League title to go with the three he won in Germany and three in Spain with Bayern Munich and Barcelona. (Photo: File)

'We've to win every game to finish early, to boost our quadruple bid': Guardiola

City, with the League Cup already in the bag, are chasing the Premier League, the Champions League and the FA Cup.

01 Apr 2019 4:10 PM

Inter Milan have 53 points and only eight separate them from ninth-placed Sampdoria (45). (Photo: AFP)

Serie A: Sergej Milinkovic-Savic' goal stuns Inter as Lazio wins 1-0

The Serbia international stunned the San Siro when he caught Inter midfielder Marcelo Brozovic off his guard to head in at the far post.

01 Apr 2019 3:00 PM

Benzema was on hand to break Huesca hearts with his 14th league goal of the season, which gives Zidane two wins from his first two matches back in charge. (Photo: AFP)

La Liga: Benzema score late goal to hand Madrid late 3-2 win over Huesca

Third-placed Real showed little signs of improvement in Zinedine Zidane's second game in charge.

01 Apr 2019 1:01 PM

The 46-year-old Norwegian has guided United to 14 wins in 19 matches in all competitions as caretaker boss since replacing the sacked Jose Mourinho in December. (Photo: AP)

'I can't be complacent neither can be the players', says Solskjaer

Solskjaer was handed the job on Thursday after a successful three months as caretaker boss.

29 Mar 2019 5:34 PM

The 34-year-old was rested by Juventus in their last Serie A game, after his hat-trick against Atletico Madrid sealed a place in the Champions League quarter-finals against Ajax. (Photo: Juventus fc twitter)

Serie A: Keane keen to prove himself at Juventus in absence of Ronaldo

Ronaldo looks set to miss the champions next three Serie A games, after picking up a right thigh injury playing for Portugal.

29 Mar 2019 2:50 PM

The 46-year-old was a popular choice to become full-time successor to Jose Mourinho after an impressive caretaker spell in which United won 14 of his 19 games in charge. (Photo: AP)

Five problems that Solskjaer needs to sort out as United Manager

Solskjaer has achieved his first target by landing the manager's role on a permanent basis but plenty of work remains for the Norwegian.

29 Mar 2019 12:26 PM

Islanders hungry for success

ISL-5 semi-finalist’s goalkeeper Amrinder counts on Costa’s experience to excel in Super Cup.

29 Mar 2019 12:34 AM

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