Liverpool are out of Europe with a 1-0 win at Atalanta not enough to turn around their quarter-final tie in Bergamo. Jurgen Klopp’s side had a mountain to climb after a damaging 3-0 defeat at Anfield last week, but hopes of an unlikely comeback were ignited when Mohamed Salah opened the scoring after seven minutes of the return. The Egyptian international confidently converted from the penalty spot after a Trent Alexander-Arnold cross was handled inside the area. Salah then missed a glorious chance to double Liverpool’s lead on the night when he lofted a simple finish wide of the post, with J ..read more

Bastian Schweinsteiger has said he was ‘very sad’ about his treatment at Manchester United after being told he could not train with the first team under Jose Mourinho. Schweinsteiger signed for the Red Devils from Bayern Munich in 2015 but endured a disappointing two-season spell in the Premier League, in which the World Cup winner struggled with fitness issues and made only 18 league appearances.   The German arrived under Louis van Gaal’s tenure with a huge reputation, having won eight Bundesliga titles and the Champions League among his honours during a decorated career with Bayern Mu ..read more

The PFA Player of the Year award appears the most open race for several seasons, with several stars in contention for the Premier League’s most illustrious individual honour. Being voted as the Premier League’s finest footballer by your fellow professionals is the ultimate recognition of a special season, but who will join the list of iconic names to have won the accolade? As we reach the run-in, we’ve ranked the current five favourites to win the PFA Player of the Year award. Cole Palmer – Chelsea (14/1) Cole Palmer’s odds of being crowned the PFA Player of the Year have tumbled in recent we ..read more

Liverpool and West Ham face huge tasks to reach the Europa League semi-finals this evening, when the Premier League sides take on Atalanta and Bayer Leverkusen respectively. Liverpool suffered a home humbling to an impressive Atalanta outfit a week ago, as the Italians ran riot to become the first team to win at Anfield this season with a 3-0 success on Merseyside. West Ham, meanwhile, lost 2-0 at a Bayer Leverkusen team crowned German champions at the weekend and who are unbeaten in 43 games across all competitions this season. Each face mountains to climb to progress, though can take inspir ..read more

Kylian Mbappe extended his wonderful record in the UEFA Champions League this week, as the French forward scored twice in Paris Saint-Germain’s 4-1 win at Barcelona. Mbappe’s double decided the tie and booked PSG a place in the semi-finals, with the Parisians in pursuit of a maiden European crown. The 25-year-old is the leading scorer in the Champions League this season with eight goals and has now entered the all-time top 10 goalscorers in the competition’s history. Mbappe dumping Barcelona out of the Champions League, before joining Real Madrid at the end of the season. You couldn’t write ..read more

Four things we learned from the Champions League quarter-final second legs, featuring the English outcasts celebrating memorable nights, the Premier League’s wipeout, and are the football gods beginning to draft a football masterpiece? English outcasts celebrate memorable nights It’s funny how things work out. In a week when England’s representatives exited Europe’s top competition, there were success stories for forgotten faces from the Premier League. Eric Dier, unwanted at Tottenham earlier in the campaign, will now compete in a glamour semi-final between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, two ..read more

FA Cup replays have been scrapped in changes to the competition’s format ahead of the 2024/25 campaign. The news comes amid concerns over the congested nature of the football calendar, with all replays to be removed from the first round. Previously, there had been no replays from the fifth-round onwards. Football League sides had opposed the abolishment of FA Cup replays with the potential to miss out on high-revenue ties against clubs higher up the pyramid, though the chances come alongside an agreement between the FA and Premier League for greater support of the lower leagues.   Premie ..read more

England’s hopes of securing an additional place in next season’s Champions League look all but over after falling behind Germany in the coefficient rankings. Manchester City and Arsenal exited the Champions League in the quarter-finals this week, while German representatives Bayern Munich – who beat the Gunners over two legs – and Borussia Dortmund progressed to the last four. The knock-on effect appears to be the end of England’s hopes of an additional Champions League place next season, with two ‘European Performance Spots’ awarded to the nations with the best performance in this season’s c ..read more

Champions League Team of the Week from the quarter-final second legs, as Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid reached the last four. Goalkeeper: Andriy Lunin – Real Madrid Real Madrid’s hero in the shootout success over Manchester City, it’s been some season for Lunin who began the campaign as third-choice goalkeeper at the Bernabeu. The 25-year-old made eight saves as the Spanish side came under huge pressure at the Etihad before stops from Bernardo Silva and Mateo Kovacic saw Real Madrid progress on penalties. He’s having an unexpected role in Carlo Ancelotti ..read more

Mikel Arteta has said he wants to win the Premier League title this season after Arsenal’s exit from the Champions League. Arsenal are out of Europe after losing 1-0 at Bayern Munich on Wednesday night, as Joshua Kimmich’s second-half header sent the German giants into the competition’s semi-finals. The Gunners had their chances across two legs with Bayern Munich but were unable to progress, bowing out in the quarter-finals in their first Champions League campaign since 2016/17.   Defeat at the Allianz Arena was a second successive setback for Arsenal, who lost 2-0 at home to Aston Villa ..read more