In the most eagerly anticipated Premier League clash this season, City seized the momentum in the title race

"He had a tough time coming here at the start - finding his feet - but now he's flying."

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag believes his side’s last 32 Europa League clash against Barcelona would have been worthy of the final itself.

Paris Saint-Germain were deservedly beaten by Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday, but Kylian Mbappe’s cameo on his return from injury gives them reason to believe they can still prevent another premature exit from Europe’s elite club competition.

The former Ajax coach took over at Old Trafford last summer after the team finished sixth in the Premier League, and this season they are third, with one defeat in the last 17 games across all competitions

Patience can make or break a project.

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"We need at least one win against Chelsea. Obviously it is easier here with 80,000 to create euphoria. But we need two good performances and we will try to deliver," Terzic said.

Video footage showed the Spanish centre-back push the photographer who was close to him while some PSG players were saluting the crowd at the Parc des Princes after the final whistle.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, however, said his side will be fuelled by anger when they face City in a clash between the Premier League's top two tonight (1am, Thursday, Bangladesh Standard Time).

"We have to remember the final part of the game; we're behind but we saw that we were able to cause them trouble. We need all our players to be healthy and go there to win and qualify," said Mbappe, who was back after a two-week injury layoff.

Coman's goal at the Parc des Princes came three years after he scored the winner for Bayern in the final against PSG in a virtually empty pandemic-era stadium in Lisbon.

Milan's record against Premier League clubs has been lamentable in recent years with only one win in 17 ahead of their clash with Antonio Conte's Spurs side.

Mbappe was the victim of a marginal offside call after he came on as a substitute on his return from injury.

India will host the upcoming SAFF Championship in June, it was announced yesterday after the executive committee of the South Asian Football Federation signed over the marketing and commercial rights to Dubai-based marketing company Sports Partner International for the next four editions of the regional football extravaganza.

City, second in the standings and three points behind leaders Arsenal with one more game played, will be hoping to close in on the top spot after they recovered from their recent slump to stroll past Aston Villa with a 3-1 victory on Sunday

A BBC questionnaire responded to by more than 900 amateur referees revealed worrying levels of abuse and intimidation with multiple cases of death threats being made.

Nepal was the only nation to have applied to host the 2023 edition of the tournament but Sports Partner International- a Dubai-based marketing company- who bought the rights of the tournament till 2029 had a condition which insisted that the tournament take place in India. 

Brighton signed Mitoma for a bargain £2.5 million ($3 million) from Kawasaki Frontale in 2021 and he arrived in England a virtual unknown last summer following a loan spell in Belgium.

Spurs face Italian champions Milan in Tuesday's first leg at the San Siro after a bumpy period in which they beat Manchester City before being humbled 4-1 by Leicester and suffering a raft of injuries.