Benfica have denied reports that Gianluca Prestianni admitted to team-mates that he had used a racial insult towards Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr.
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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.
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".
Speaking on Sky Sports FC, Jamie O'Hara breaks down where Spurs went wrong in the North London Derby and why he fears for his former side's chances in the race for Premier League survival.
Manchester United chief executive Omar Berrada said the club are reaping the "positive financial impact" of their redundancy programme after the latest financial results showed an increase in profit despite a fall in revenues - but a return to the Champions League looks imperative.
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A consortium seeking to buy Sheffield Wednesday says it has withdrawn from the process.
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Millwall got their bid to gatecrash the Premier League back on track by ending in-form Birmingham's unbeaten run with a thumping 3-0 victory.
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi's second-half header earned Stoke a 2-1 SkyBet Championship win against Oxford to end their seven-match winless league run.
Coventry moved five points clear at the top of the Sky Bet Championship after fighting back to beat Sheffield United 2-1 at Bramall Lane.
Another bad day for Sheffield Wednesday ended on an all-too predictable low note as they lost 2-0 at Norwich - an 11th successive Sky Bet Championship defeat.
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West Brom have sacked Eric Ramsay just 44 days after appointing him as head coach.
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.
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