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Albacete, the conquerors of Real Madrid in the last round of the Copa del Rey, will face Barcelona in the quarter-finals. The draw was carried out this morning and the first two teams out pitted the Segunda Division side against the Liga leaders. There was a sense of inevitability that Barca would take on the…

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Wales and Belgium face off in a crunch World Cup qualifier in Cardiff in a match that will go a long way to deciding who qualifies automatically from Group J. Belgium are a point behind leaders North Macedonia having played a game fewer, with Wales a point further back. North Macedonia are likely to retain…

Michael Carrick is adamant there will be no let-up from his Manchester United players even though Champions League qualification is now secured. Carrick has done a remarkable job as interim boss following the departure of Ruben Amorim in January, masterminding a run of 10 wins in 14 games to help United surge through the pack…

Kylian Mbappe scored twice to lead Real Madrid to a 2-1 victory over Marseille in their Champions League opener on Tuesday night. The France captain equalised from the penalty spot in the 29th minute after United States international Timothy Weah had stunned the home crowd with a 22nd-minute opener. Mbappe later converted another penalty in…

The Manchester CIty star was in fine form again as Norway celebrated their World Cup qualification in style Italy’s hopes of snatching top spot in Group I ended in misery after Norway produced a stunning second-half turnaround to win 4-1 at San Siro and seal their place at next year’s World Cup. The Azzurri dominated…