Mauricio Pochettino hailed his side’s last-16 win over Borussia Dortmund as an ‘important victory’ for the club, who will now be forced to wait to see who they will face in the quarter-finals of Europe’s premier club competition.
Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal has admitted that his side have suffered through a ‘sh*t” season’, with the club knocked out of the Champions League following their 4-1 dismantling at the hands of Ajax on Tuesday.
Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 2010-11 after Tuesday’s 1-0 win at Borussia Dortmund secured a 4-0 aggregate triumph.
Real Madrid’s dismal run of form continued as Ajax Amsterdam won 4-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu to dump the Champions League holders out of the competition for the first time since 2014-15.
Alexis Sanchez faces up to two months on the sidelines according to Chile national team doctor Pedro Onate, who analysed the knee injury the forward sustained in Manchester United’s win over Southampton.
Granit Xhaka believes Arsenal returning to the Champions League would be a ‘big step’ after the upheaval of Arsene Wenger’s summer departure.
Pep Guardiola says his Manchester City side are “much, much better” than last season, despite being in a much tighter title race.
Jose Gimenez and Diego Godin struck late to earn Atletico Madrid a 2-0 victory in an entertaining first leg of their Champions League last-16 clash with Juventus.
Leroy Sane and Raheem Sterling scored late goals as 10-man Manchester City stunned Schalke at Veltins Arena to claim a 3-2 first-leg win in their Champions League last-16 tie.
Niko Kovac praised Bayern Munich’s disciplined defensive performance against Liverpool but resolved to not revel in a tactical triumph with the job only half-finished in the Champions League.