Barcelona, Chelsea, Linköping, Montpellier, Wolfsburg, and holders Lyon all booked their places in the 24 November UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-final draw after coming through round of 16 ties on Wednesday. the remaining two second legs are on Thursday.Wednesday's second legs Rosengård 0-1 Chelsea (agg: 0-4)Leading 3-0 from the first leg, Chelsea's quarter-final debut was assured when Crystal Dunn set up Ji So-Yun for a 53rd-minute away goal. Rosengård, whose striker and all-time tournament top scorer Anja Mittag became only the third player to make 70 UEFA women's club compe... UEFA.com - News
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Chelsea, Lyon, Wolfsburg and Barcelona on top
Wolfsburg, Barcelona and holders Lyon secured comfortable away wins while Chelsea defeated Rosengård and Montpellier produced a fine comeback at Brescia in Wednesday's round of 16 first legs. UEFA Women's Champions League round of 16 first legs. The two remaining ties begin on Thursday, with the returns next week.Wednesday's first legs Chelsea 3-0 RosengårdChelsea dominated the first half but it took until the 33rd minute for them to find a way past visiting goalkeeper Zecira Musovic with a neat Fran Kirby shot. The Swedish runners-up rallied in the second half but on 66 minutes Ramo... UEFA.com - News
European Qualifiers for World Cup: who is through, who needs what?
Who needs what from the remaining European Qualifiers to join Belgium, England, Germany, Iceland, Poland, Serbia, Spain and hosts Russia at next summer's FIFA World Cup? We explain the permutations.All nine group winners qualify automatically, with the eight runners-up with the best record against the sides first, third, fourth and fifth in their group going into the play-offs. Road to Russia: schedulePlay-off draw (Zurich): 17 October Play-off first legs: 9-11 November Play-off second legs: 12-14 November Final tournament draw (Moscow): 1 December Final tourna... UEFA.com - News
European Qualifiers for World Cup: who needs what?
Who needs what from the remaining European Qualifiers to join Belgium, England. Germany and hosts Russia at next summer's FIFA World Cup? With the penultimate games continuing on Friday, we explain the permutations.All nine group winners qualify automatically, with the eight runners-up with the best record against the sides first, third, fourth and fifth in their group going into the play-offs. Road to Russia: schedulePlay-off draw (Zurich): 17 October Play-off first legs: 9-11 November Play-off second legs: 12-14 November Final tourmant draw (Moscow): 1 December
Celtic equal record as Sevilla, Napoli close on group stage
There were wins for Celtic, Napoli, Sevilla, Olympicacos and potential UEFA Champions League group debutants Hapoel Beer-Sheva in Wednesday's play-off first legs.The second legs are next Tuesday while the following night CSKA Moskva, APOEL and Liverpool will all defend leads as do Qarabağ, who are hoping to become Azerbaijan's first UEFA Champions League group representatives. Wednesday's UEFA Champions League play-off first legs
Top scorers: Ronaldo needs one to catch Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo's four-year reign as UEFA Champions League season top scorer looked as good as over going into the quarter-finals. But five goals across the two legs against Bayern München and a hat-trick at home to Atlético Madrid in the semi-finals put him right back in contention. He now needs just one in the final against Juventus in Cardiff to match the 11-goal haul of Barcelona's Lionel Messi.2016/17 UEFA Champions League top scorers Ronaldo had mustered two goals from his first eight outings of this continental campaign, and ahead of the quarter-finals he was nine adrift of frontrunner Messi. Yet a
Madrid leapfrog Barcelona, Bayern and Monaco prevail
Round of 16 second legs: Tuesday 14 March• JUVENTUS (2-0) PORTOJuventus 2-1 AC Milan (Benatia 30, Dybala 90+7pen; Bacca 43)Juventus made it 31 consecutive home league victories in dramatic fashion as Paulo Dybala converted from the spot with the last kick of the game. Medhi Benatia had earlier thumped in Dani Alves's chipped pass for his first Bianconeri goal. Milan had José Sosa dismissed in added time before Dybala tucked away the winner.Arouca 0-4 Porto (Danilo 15, Soares 25 86, Diogo Jota 71)Francisco Soares continued his incredible scoring streak as Porto eased to a ninth successive Liga v... UEFA.com - News