Football Tracker: PSG, Barcelona & Manchester United go into the break on a high
Sunday, March 17th
23:45 CET - Well, that was one hell of a Sunday, wasn’t it? It’s hard to look past Manchester United’s thrilling FA Cup quarter-final win over Liverpool as the standout match of the day (even year) but Barcelona and PSG showed up in the evening, too.
The international break commences next week which means no club football for a little while. For those struggling, it’s time to lick wounds and regroup. For the likes of Inter, Bayer Leverkusen, Real Madrid and PSG... rest, recover and don’t mess up the run-in! At least the Premier League is serving up a proper race for us.
22:55 CET - Barcelona have moved into second place in LaLiga with an empathic 3–0 win away against Atletico Madrid. Atleti remain outside the top four after the crushing loss whereas Barca will be looking up at Real Madrid and starting to wonder if they can catch their arch-rivals.
22:41 CET - Four second-half goals and another Kylian Mbappe hat-trick have fired Ligue 1 leaders PSG to a huge 6-2 win over Montpellier to go into the international break on a high. Read all about the match here.
22:39 CET - Napoli have snatched a 1-1 draw in Milan against runaway Serie A leaders Inter thanks to a late Juan Jesus goal. For Inter, they won’t mind too much as they are 14 points clear but Napoli could have done with the win to boost their European hopes.
21:50 CET - Well, it was an eventful end to the first half in Madrid and one of contrasting fortunes for Barcelona. First Joao Felix, playing against his parent club, gave them the lead in the 38th minute before their manager Xavi then collected two yellows and was sent to the stands just before the whistle. They will be glad to be leading Atletico at least.
21:36 CET - At half time, PSG are level with Montpellier 2-2 after having squandered an early two-goal lead. Over in Italy, Inter are 1-0 up against Napoli. For both table-toppers, their respective league titles feel inevitable but can they be slowed down a bit tonight? Montpellier are up for it!
20:35 CET - It’s been one hell of Sunday already but there are some huge games still to come in Europe. In Ligue 1, runaway leaders PSG take on Montpellier from 20:45 CET. At the same time, Serie A table-toppers Inter face title holders Napoli.
The main event of the evening, however, has to be Atletico Madrid versus Barcelona, kicking off at 21:00 CET. Atletico need a win to jump back up into LaLiga’s top four while Barca would leapfrog Girona into second with a victory. It’s a heavyweight battle in Spain, that’s for sure!
Click on the links to see the lineups and follow each match live.
20:30 CET - Rayo Vallecano have secured a precious 2-0 win over Real Betis in LaLiga. Incredibly, it’s their first win in 10 league outings!
19:57 CET - Roma's fine start to life under Danielle De Rossi has continued, with his side claiming a 1-0 victory over Sassuolo to move four points clear in the fight for fifth.
19:33 CET - Manchester United's evening just keeps getting better, with Erik ten Hag's being drawn against Coventry in the FA Cup semis. Manchester City and Chelsea will face off in the other game.
19:31 CET - Borussia Dortmund have returned to fourth in the Bundesliga with a 3-1 win at home to Frankfurt.
19:08 CET - A simply sensational match at Old Trafford has come to an end, and it's Manchester United that will head to Wembley for the FA Cup semi-finals.
They have beaten Liverpool 4-3 courtesy of a 121st-minute winner from Adam Diallo to end Liverpool's hopes of winning a quadruple.
18:28 CET - Into extra time we go at Old Trafford! Antony scored a late equaliser for the hosts to level things up and keep Manchester United's FA Cup campaign alive.
17:35 CET - Tonight's match between Atalanta and Fiorentina has been postponed after the latter club's sporting director, Joe Barone, fell ill at the stadium and was rushed to hospital.
17:26 CET - At Old Trafford, goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Mohamed Salah have put Liverpool 2-1 up at the break.
17:23 CET - Bayer Leverkusen have survived a late rally to beat Freiburg 3-2. As a result, they're 10 points clear at the top of the table and have won 22 league matches in a single season for the first time ever.
17:04 CET - AC Milan have taken advantage of Juventus' earlier slip-up, beating Verona 3-1 to go three points clear of the Old Lady in second.
16:51 CET - In the only Premier League game of the day, West Ham have held Aston Villa, with the two sides playing out a 1-1 draw. The hosts had a late winner disallowed by VAR.
Further north meanwhile, Scott McTominay has given Manchester United the lead against Liverpool in the FA Cup.
16:17 CET - At half-time against Freiburg, Bayer Leverkusen lead 2-1 courtesy of goals from Florian Wirtz and Adam Hlozek.
15:54 CET - Here's how Manchester United and Liverpool will line up for the latest chapter of their fierce rivalry. Kick-off is at half past the hour.
15:45 CET - A thrilling FA Cup quarter-final has finished Chelsea 4-2 Leicester. The home side threw away a two-goal lead against the Championship leaders, but scored two goals in stoppage time after seeing their opponents go down to 10 men.
14:55 CET - A couple of big matches are getting started at the hour. In Serie A, Milan face Verona, looking to go three points clear of Juventus. Over in the Premier League, West Ham are taking on Aston Villa.
At half past, it’s that time of the weekend when we wonder: Will Bayer Leverkusen finally lose? The Bundesliga leaders are taking on Freiburg.
14:49 CET - Martin Satriano’s late goal has earned Brest a point at home against Lille in the opening Ligue 1 fixture of the day. The result may be unremarkable but Brest’s form, quietly going under the radar, warrants attention. The club from the far western tip of Brittany are second in the league, although Monaco could leapfrog them later today, with the equal best defensive record. Can they keep it up?
14:25 CET - We said Juventus needed a win but they weren’t able to do that today. Their match against Genoa has ended in an underwhelming goalless draw. Not only have Juve fallen out of the title race in Serie A, but they might be slipping out of the top three soon with Bologna creeping up behind them and truly on fire.
13:45 CET - We are not far from the day's first match in LaLiga with Sevilla taking on Celta Vigo, who are coming off the sacking of Rafael Benitez. Later on, Atletico host Barcelona in the headline game in Spain.
12:45 CET - These are the starting XIs for Chelsea and Leicester, who will kick off their FA Cup quarter-final in an hour.
11:57 CET - Here's how Juventus and Genoa will line up today:
10:25 CET - Things are only going to get better as the day goes on, with the following on the agenda:
Chelsea vs Leicester (FA Cup) - 13:45 CET
Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen - 15:30 CET
Manchester United vs Liverpool (FA Cup) - 16:30 CET
Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona - 21:00 CET
10:17 CET - First up today is a clash that Juventus really need to win.
Max Allegri's side have tasted victory just once in their last seven matches and have dropped behind AC Milan in the battle for second as a result. If they fail to beat Genoa today, they'll be in danger of being caught by Bologna too, and their manager will be under serious pressure.
The match in Turin will kick off at 12:30 CET.
10:12 CET - Hello and welcome to a Sunday full of unmissable football!
