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LISBON: Clinical Benfica thrashed shell-shocked Club Brugge 5-1 to knock them out of the Champions League and reach the quarter finals 7-1 on aggregate at the Estadio da Luz on Tuesday (Mar 7).
Raheem Sterling said he was always confident Chelsea would overturn their Champions League last-16 tie against Borussia Dortmund after the Blues secured a 2-0 win on Tuesday night to advance to the quarter-finals.
Chelsea’s English midfielder Raheem Sterling (2L) challenges Dortmund’s German defender Niklas Sule (L) during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second-leg football match between Chelsea and Borrusia Dortmund at Stamford Bridge in London on March 7, 2023. (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS / AFP)
Fortune favours the brave and it reaped rewards for Gavan Holohan on Wednesday night as he twice stood up to take a penalty on an FA Cup outing at Premier League side Southampton.
Alejandro Garnacho and Fred struck late as Manchester United came from behind to beat West Ham 3-1 and reach the FA Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday but Tottenham were stunned by Championship side Sheffield United. In the evening's other fifth-round ties, fourth-tier Grimsby embarrassed Premier League strugglers Southampton 2-1 and Burnley beat 10-man Fleetwood 1-0. Manchester United, who made six changes to the team that started Sunday's League Cup final win against Newcastle, lacked fluency in front of an expectant Old Trafford crowd.
Vincent Kompany will return to his former side as Burnley have been drawn to face Manchester City in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. Kompany won the competition twice during 11 years with City, but will now head back to the Etihad as manager of the runaway Championship leaders.
Novak Djokovic eased into the quarter-finals of the Dubai Tennis Championships with victory over Tallon Griekspoor. Having been pushed to a final-set tie-break in his opening match in Dubai, Djokovic secured a more routine win over world No. 39 Griekspoor as he won 6-2 6-3.
Novak Djokovic stormed into the quarter-finals of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Wednesday (Mar 1) with a 6-2 6-3 thrashing of Tallon Griekspoor, swiftly returning to his best form at a tournament he has won five times.