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Liverpool's Champions League hopes are hanging in the balance after a demoralising defeat by reigning European champions Paris St-Germain - their 16th loss of the season. 09 Apr 2026
Desire Doue's deflected strike looped over the head of Giorgi Mamardashvili to give the Ligue 1 leaders the lead, before Khvicha Kvaratskhelia doubled their advantage with a moment of brilliance. It means the Reds, who failed to register an attempt on target, have it all to do to stay in the competition in the quarter-final second leg at Anfield next Tuesday. After suffering a four-goal mauling by Manchester City in their previous game, Liverpool appeared to be on a damage limitation exercise and started with a five-man defence in the French capital. But PSG took the lead in the 11th minute - and dominated throughout - amid another muddled performance by Arne Slot's side that raised more questions than answers. Mamardashvili, standing in for injured first-choice Alisson, was beaten by 20-year-old Doue's finish from inside just the box which took a wicked deflection off Virgil van Dijk and flew over the keeper into the net. Mamardashvili recovered to make some key saves and keep Liverpool in the tie, including a fine one-handed stop to deny Georgia team-mate Kvaratskhelia before repelling Doue after the Reds were carved open. But Liverpool did fall further behind when Kvaratskhelia added PSG's second with a lovely piece of skill after rounding the keeper from Joao Neves' defence-splitting pass. It could have been worse for Liverpool when Warren Zaire-Emery went down after a challenge by Ibrahima Konate - but the penalty decision was overturned after the official watched the incident again on the pitchside monitor. Konate was then fortunate not to be penalised for shoving Nuno Mendes in the area in stoppage time. Ousmane Dembele also missed three glorious chances, the first when he shot straight at Mamardashvili, the second when he blazed over the bar and then when he hit the woodwork after a mistake by Jeremie Frimpong late on. Liverpool sent on Alexander Isak for his first taste of action since December after injury but face an almighty challenge to overturn PSG's advantage in six days' time.
Atletico Madrid took a huge step towards reaching the Champions League semi-finals as they claimed an impressive win at 10-man Barcelona. 09 Apr 2026
The visitors had not won at the Nou Camp since 2006 before Wednesday but goals in either half by Julian Alvarez and Alexander Sorloth secured the win in the first-leg of their quarter-final tie. Barcelona had been the better side for much of the game but a foul on Giuliano Simeone by Pau Cubarsi just before half-time proved pivotal. The defender was initially shown a yellow card by referee Istvan Kovacs after sending Simeone flying as he broke through one-on-one, but that was changed to a red card when Kovacs was asked by the video assistant referee to review the incident on the pitchside monitor. Alvarez then compounded Barcelona's misery by superbly sending the free-kick beyond the goalkeeper's reach and into the back of the net. To Barcelona's credit, they responded well to going a man down and dominated the second half, with Marcus Rashford going closest to equalising when he hit the crossbar from a free-kick. But instead, they were dealt a further blow when Atletico grabbed a second, Alexander Sorloth sweeping home from Matteo Ruggeri's low cross. The defeat leaves Barcelona with it all to do when they travel to Madrid in the second leg next Tuesday.
Harry Kane marked his comeback from injury with a superb strike as Bayern Munich took the advantage in their Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid with an impressive first-leg victory at the Bernabeu. 08 Apr 2026
Kane, watched by England head coach Thomas Tuchel, was back in action following the minor issue that forced him to miss the international friendly against Japan and Bayern's Bundesliga win against Freiburg. The 32-year-old England captain was subdued in the first half, although he was involved in the build-up when former Liverpool forward Luis Diaz gave Bayern a deserved lead with a composed finish four minutes before half-time. Kane then showed his class moments after the restart with a clinical right-foot strike into the bottom corner that gave Real keeper Andriy Lunin no chance. Bayern's veteran keeper Manuel Neuer made four fine saves, including three from Kylian Mbappe, but Vincent Kompany's visiting side could also have scored more in a pulsating encounter. In desperation, and with restlessness sweeping around the stadium, Real brought Jude Bellingham on after an hour as Real tried to mount a fightback - and the midfielder delivered an outstanding cameo. Trent Alexander-Arnold, who had looked uncertain in defence, showed the other side of his game with a superb low cross that was turned in by Mbappe after 74 minutes. Real continued to press but Bayern held out to take a narrow lead to Munich for the second leg.
Kai Havertz scored a stoppage-time winner as Arsenal beat Sporting 1-0 in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final in Lisbon. 08 Apr 2026
The second-half substitute poked the ball past Rui Silva late on to give the Premier League leaders a narrow advantage going into next week's second leg at Emirates Stadium. The pressure was on Arsenal coming into this match after they suffered back-to-back defeats for the first time this season. And that tension was nearly increased further when Sporting left-back Maxi Araujo crashed a shot against the Arsenal crossbar early on after a superb through ball from Ousmane Diomande. The Gunners had plenty of possession in the first half but could not translate that into clear-cut chances. The closest they came to scoring was when Noni Madueke hit the crossbar direct from a corner. Sporting continually threatened with fast counter-attacks and almost punished the Gunners when Araujo made another burst forward and cut the ball back to Francisco Trincao, who pulled his shot wide. Martin Zubimendi thought he had given Arsenal a second-half lead when he curled in from the edge of the box, but the strike was ruled out as former Sporting striker Viktor Gyokeres was offside in the build-up. The hosts piled on the pressure in the latter stages and David Raya made three good saves to keep the scores level, before Havertz snatched the win for the Gunners. The victory is Arsenal's first in three matches and gives Mikel Arteta's side a boost as they return to Premier League action against Bournemouth at the weekend.
Veteran striker Robert Lewandowski scored an 87th-minute winner for Barcelona against 10-man Atletico Madrid, sending his side seven points clear at the top of Spain's La Liga. 05 Apr 2026
In a bad-tempered match, Barca were heading for a frustrating draw against opponents who played the whole of the second half with 10 men following Nico Gonzalez's straight red card at the end of the first half. After Atletico defeated Barca over two legs in the Copa del Rey semi-final, this was the fourth meeting between the two rivals this season, with another two fixtures to follow inside the next two weeks in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. In an incident-filled encounter, the home side took the lead through a well-placed finish by Giuliano Simeone, the son of Atletico boss Diego, in the 39th minute. But their lead lasted just three minutes, with England forward Marcus Rashford scoring through the legs of goalkeeper Juan Musso before Gonzalez was shown a straight red for denying Lamine Yamal a goalscoring opportunity. Substitute Marc Bernal wasted a golden chance to put Barca ahead deep in first-half stoppage time before more controversy early in the second half. Barca's Gerard Martin was shown a red card for an ugly challenge on Thiago Almada. But, much to Atletico's anger, it was downgraded to a yellow after the referee was instructed to watch it again on the pitchside monitor. The visitors piled forward in search of a winner, Musso producing a fine save to deny former Manchester City forward Ferran Torres before Lewandowski, 37, scored the late winner. It came after Musso was unable to hold Joao Cancelo's attempt, the ball hitting Lewandowski on the shoulder and flying into the net. "It's not easy to play here because the atmosphere and emotions are very high here," Barca boss Hansi Flick said after the game. "I am really happy with these three points. "We need this hunger. We have to win the games. We have eight games to play. We have to stay focused and always be ready. "We know that Champions League is totally different and every players has more to give. Everyone wants to be in the semi-final. We have three days more to prepare, to rest a little bit and focus on the next game. These are the kind of games why I do this job." With eight games to go, Barcelona have 76 points while nearest rivals Real Madrid, who suffered a surprise defeat at struggling Mallorca earlier on Saturday, have 69. The top two sides are due to meet on 10 May in Barcelona. Atletico stay fourth on 57 points and will travel to face Barcelona on Wednesday in the Champions League quarter-final first leg (20:00 BST kick-off).