Kick Off: Palace advance despite 2nd leg loss; Villa win as Emery breaks record

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Top Headlines

Fiorentina 2-1 Crystal Palace (Agg 2-4): Eagles reach Conference League semis

Crystal Palace booked their place in the Conference League semi-finals with a 4-2 aggregate victory over Fiorentina despite losing the second leg 2-1 in Florence.

Aston Villa 4-0 Bologna (7-1 agg): Emery closer to more Europa League glory

Emery's 7th time to lead a team in Europa League Semi Final, Villa is chasing for the their first European title in 40 years.

Match Reports

Betis 2-4 Braga(Agg 3-5): Hosts suffer turnaround from two-goal lead

Pau Victor, Vitor Carvalho, Ricardo Horta and Jean-Baptiste Gorby score as Braga hit back from 2-0 down in their UEFA Europa League quarter-final second leg

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Porto (Agg 2-1): Gibbs-White sends Forest into semi-finals

Morgan Gibbs-White's deflected first-half effort proved enough for Nottingham Forest to reach their first European semi-final since 1984 following a tense quarter-final second leg against ten-man Porto.

Celta 1-3 Freiburg: Visitors ease into semi-finals with dominant victory

Yuito Suzuki scored twice and Igor Matanović hit a superb volley as Freiburg outclassed Celta.

These Things Happen

Europa League semi-finals: Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa, Braga vs Freiburg

Only four teams remain in the hunt to win the 2025/26 UEFA Europa League.

UECL semi-finals: Crystal Palace vs Shakhtar Donetsk, Vallecano vs Strasbourg

One of these teams will WIN the Conference League.

UCL prize pool: Bayern, Arsenal, PSG exceed £100M, Liverpool 4th, Atletico 5th

According to statistics from British media football365, currently, in terms of Champions League prize money, Bayern Munich ranks first with £109.63 million. Bayern Munich, Arsenal, and Paris all exceed £100 million.

Champions League Team of the Week: Dembele, Olise, Ferran Torres lead the way

The Champions League officially announced the Team of the Week, led by Dembele, Olise, and Ferran Torres.

UEFA club coefficient rankings update: Bayern overtakes Real Madrid to the top

On April 16, UEFA officially updated the UEFA club coefficient ranking, with Bayern overtaking Real Madrid to rank first.

OFFICIAL: Bernardo Silva will leave the club at the end of the season

According to Manchester City official announcement, Bernardo Silva, the 31-year-old Portuguese midfielder, will leave the club at the end of the season after 9 years of representing the Blue Moon.

OFFICIAL: Hugo Ekitike will miss World Cup with ruptured achilles

Liverpool official: Ekitike has a ruptured Achilles tendon and will not be able to participate in this summer's World Cup.

Manninger, former Arsenal goalkeeper who helped the team to win PL, dies aged 48

Former Arsenal goalkeeper Alex Manninger has been killed in a road accident, his first club Red Bull Salzburg have announced.

Lionel Messi buys Spanish 3rd division club UE Cornellà in surprise move

Lionel Messi has taken a major step off the pitch by officially acquiring UE Cornellà, a Catalan side currently competing in the lower divisions of Spanish football.

Bernardo Silva farewell letter: what we won and achieved together is a legacy

Bernardo Silva issued a farewell letter on his social media to deliver his heartful emotion to the club. In this letter, he rewinds the ups and downs throughout these years at the club, and his appreciation to the fans, staff and his family.

Milestone: Watkins scores his 100th goal for Villa

During the 2nd leg of UEFA Europa League Quarter Final against Bologna, Watkins scored a goal to achieve his century goal for Aston Villa.

Alonso has the highest win rate among the past five managers; Arbeloa 2nd lowest

On April 16th, Madrid Universal has compiled the winning percentage ranking of the last 5 head coaches of Real Madrid.

Here we go! Romano: Caicedo has signed a new deal with Chelsea until 2033

Chelsea are closing in on new deal for Moisés Caicedo.

Camavinga's foul and red card triggers backlash from RM fans on social media

On April 16th, Real Madrid lost to Bayern Munich 3-4 in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, and were eliminated 4-6 on aggregate.

AS: Bayern's choice of Kompany was right; he led the team back to the top

According to a report in "AS", Bayern Munich was absolutely right to choose Kompany as their coach.

MD: Arbeloa expected to leave; Zidane a candidate for Real Madrid Job

On April 16, Mundo Deportivo wrote about the topic of Real Madrid changing coaches.

Arsenal 2026 next? The 8 biggest Premier League title collapses in history

Arsenal are in danger of allowing the Premier League title to slip from their grasp after a worrying run of form in all competitions.

Champions League semi-final power rankings as Arsenal left as last English hope

And then there were four. The 2026 Champions League quarter-finals are history and less than a handful on teams remain on the road to Budapest.

Arsenal sweat on four injured stars for Man City clash as Saka update emerges

Bukayo Saka is facing an uphill battle in his race to prove his fitness in time for Arsenal's huge Premier League trip to Manchester City.

Bellingham and Vinicius Jr clash in controversial RM defeat as footage emerges

Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Junior appeared to clash at the end of Real Madrid's Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich, a result that saw Alvaro Arbeloa's side knocked out of the competition at the quarter-final stage.

The making of Rayan Cherki: The 'little a**hole' who has become the Premier League's biggest wind-up merchant

While Arsenal look like a team shackled by the weight of the world on their shoulders, Manchester City are leaning into the pressure of the title race.

Transfer news: Chelsea open to selling Alejandro Garnacho in the summer

The top stories and transfer rumours from Friday include: Chelsea is open on selling Garnacho, the selling could be done during the upcoming summer transfer window.

What They Say

Camavinga apologized on his social media: I take responsibility for my part

In the Quarter Final against Bayern Munich, Real Madrid lost to the opponent 3-4 on aggregate. Later, Camavinga apologized on social media to Real Madrid fans and the club.

Mbappe after eliminating from UCL: we will start winning again and very soon

After being eliminated from UCL Quarter Final agains Bayern Munich, Kylian Mbappe updated on his social media to encourage fans to reverberate from current loss and start winning again.

'The Etihad is the ultimate test' – Rice relishing Man City title clash