Manchester City will face Real Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League, as Chelsea were drawn against holders Paris Saint-Germain.
Jose Mourinho says Gianluca Prestianni will no longer play for Benfica if he is found guilty of racially abusing Vinicius Junior.
Benfica have denied reports that Gianluca Prestianni admitted to team-mates that he had used a racial insult towards Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr.
Aurelien Tchouameni believes Real Madrid's 2-1 win against Benfica to seal a 3-1 win on aggregate in the Champions League knock-out play-offs was a "victory for everyone who stands against racism".
Atalanta pulled off a thrilling, last-gasp turnaround to make it to the Champions League last 16. Juventus battled valiantly into extra-time with 10 men. But that show of fight hasn't lifted the dark cloud which settled over Italian football this week.
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Newcastle confirmed their place in the last 16 of the Champions League for the first time after beating Qarabag 3-2, completing a 9-3 aggregate victory.
The Champions League knockout draw takes place on Friday with 16 teams left in the competition, including six Premier League clubs.
Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois defended team-mate Vinicius Junior ahead of the second leg of their Champions League knockout play-off against Benfica, saying he did "nothing wrong" while celebrating.
Gianluca Prestianni will definitely be unavailable for Benfica's Champions League tie at Real Madrid on Wednesday after UEFA dismissed the Portuguese club's appeal against his provisional suspension.
Vincent Kompany believes Benfica manager Jose Mourinho made a "huge mistake" with his comments on Vinicius Jr.
Gianluca Prestianni is likely to be available to face Real Madrid on Wednesday, one week after Vinicius Junior accused him of racist abuse.
Anthony Gordon scored four first-half goals as Newcastle all but booked a Champions League last-16 tie against Chelsea or Barcelona by thrashing Qarabag 6-1 in the first leg of their knockout play-off.
It could take almost three weeks for UEFA's disciplinary body to make a ruling on allegations that Vinicius Jr was subjected to racist abuse during Real Madrid's Champions League fixture against Benfica, Sky Sports News understands.
Real Madrid's Champions League knockout play-off tie at Benfica was halted for 10 minutes after Vinicius Jr initially refused to play on following an alleged racist comment made to him by Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni.
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Liverpool qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League with a 6-0 demolition of Qarabag at Anfield.
Two sublime strikes from Joao Pedro fired Chelsea into the Champions League round of 16 as they finished sixth in the league phase table after a 3-2 win at Napoli.
Liam Rosenior's arrival at Chelsea has generated plenty of noise, with critical focus on his CV, status and manager-speak comments to the media. But quietly his actions have created a positive foundation to build on.
Newcastle and Paris Saint-Germain both missed out on the Champions League top eight following a 1-1 draw at the Parc des Princes.
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