28 h. ago Penalty drama in Madrid as Real find a way yet again – Football Weekly Extra podcast

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini, Mark Langdon and Sid Lowe to chew over the Champions League actionRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today; even for Real Madrid this felt like a particularly novel way to progress in the Champions League, with Atlético’s Julián Alvarez adjudged to have double-kicked his penalty in the shootout. Cue confusion on the pitch, in the dugout, the press box and at home. But, once the dust had settled, Carlo Ancelotti’s team were through again. Continue reading...

Events

28 h. ago Atlético Madrid’s torment goes on – Real are the nightmare they can’t wake up from | Sid Lowe

Diego Simeone’s side lost to their city rivals yet again, in a fashion that was unbelievable and yet so very believableOne day, Diego Simeone said, in those quiet moments when they are alone with their thoughts and memories, Real Madrid’s players will think of Atlético Madrid and how they made them suffer. But the real trauma, he knows, will for ever be theirs. In the final moments before this latest European derby, the first at the Metropolitano, a huge mosaic had declared that following Atlético “kills me and gives me life”. At the end of it, once fate had found another, still crueller way of twisting the knife, of delivering the inevitable, the coach pushed his footballers and his fans together, applauding so hard his hands hurt almost as much as their hearts.“I am proud of them,” he said afterwards. “I am happy, honestly. I am happy. I am happy. Why? Because we competed in a way that was exemplary. We might not have been able to beat Real Madrid in the Champions League. Sure. Of...

Politics

32 h. ago What furious Diego Simeone said after Julian Alvarez penalty controversy

Atletico Madrid boss left seething after huge shootout decision as Real Madrid advance in Champions League drama

Events

32 h. ago Jamie Carragher in health update after Liverpool legend leaves CBS Sports studio feeling unwell

Jamie Carragher was forced to leave CBS Sports' live Champions League coverage early on Wednesday evening, having reported feeling unwell during the show

Society

33 h. ago Atletico Madrid in VAR rage over CANCELLED penalty goal as little

Diego Simeone was furious as Real Madrid advanced in the Champions League at the expense of their city rivals after penalty shootout

Politics

34 h. ago Atletico and Julian Alvarez were knocked out of the Champions League by one of the worst rules in football

Julian Alvarez was ruled to have hit the ball twice before scoring in Atletico’s penalty shootout defeat to Real Madrid, but only after VAR intervened to make the controversial judgement

Sport

34 h. ago Atletico and Julian Alvarez were knocked out by an absurd penalty rule that must be changed

Julian Alvarez was ruled to have hit the ball twice before scoring in Atletico’s penalty shootout defeat to Real Madrid, but only after VAR intervened to make the controversial judgement

Politics

40 h. ago Thibaut Courtois ‘sensed’ Julian Alvarez ‘double touch’ before VAR controversy

The penalty was disallowed for a rarely seen ‘double touch’ as Real Madrid reached the quarter-finals

Events

42 h. ago Atletico vs Real Madrid LIVE: Champions League result after hugely controversial penalty shoot

Atletico Madrid 1-0 Real Madrid (2-2 on agg. Real Madrid win 4-2 on penalties): The holders will play Arsenal in the quarter-finals

Sport

42 h. ago Real Madrid send rivals Atlético packing after controversial penalty shootout

The thorn that Carlo Ancelotti said was wedged in Atlético Madrid’s side remains buried deep in their flesh, deeper and more painful than ever before. Six times now they have faced their city rivals in Europe, in 1959, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and again here and somehow they have been defeated in all of them, each more cruel than the last. The team that lost a European Cup final after a 93rd-minute equaliser and another on penalties was beaten again, and even if it was only a last-16 tie, this might just be the worst of them all. In part that is because of the pain accumulated, in part it is because of how it happened.How it happened was barely believable, even for a battle between these two. If Atlético didn’t beat Real this time, they may feel they never, ever will. Just when it seemed that fate might have shifted, it twisted the knife again. A goal after 29 seconds, a missed Vinícius Júnior penalty and a superb performance put them back on the spot again, another shootout. And ther...

Events

42 h. ago Real Madrid squeeze past Atlético after VAR intervenes in penalty shootout

The thorn that Carlo Ancelotti said was wedged in Atlético Madrid’s side remains buried in their flesh, deeper and more painful than ever before, never to be removed. For a sixth time they faced their city rivals in Europe – 2025 joining 1959, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 – and for a sixth time they were defeated. Utterly, perhaps eternally defeated. The team that lost one European Cup final derby after a 93rd-minute goal and another on penalties fell once more, and this time may even have been the worst of all, another chapter in the never-ending story.All of which may sound a bit much for a last-16 tie but the pain accumulates, each loss crueller than the last, and if the final result was oddly inevitable, how it happened was unthinkable, even for a battle between these two. If Atlético didn’t beat Real this time, they may feel they never will. Just when it seemed that fate might have shifted their way at last, it twisted the knife again. “I go in peace,” Diego Simeone said after, in...

Events

42 h. ago Real Madrid beat rivals Atletico after VAR CANCELS Julian Alvarez's penalty in shootout

Julian Alvarez was judged to have touched the ball twice after stepping up to take his penalty in the shootout, and after the successful spot kick was cancelled it was left to Antonio Rudiger to win it for Real Madrid

Events

43 h. ago Atletico vs Real Madrid LIVE: Champions League latest score and extra time updates after Vinicius Jr misses penalty

The Madrid rivals clash with Arsenal set to face the winners in the quarter-finals

Sport

43 h. ago Arsenal vs PSV LIVE: Champions League result, latest updates and reaction after Gunners win 9

Gunners make certain of Champions League quarter-final place

Sport

44 h. ago Aston Villa vs Club Brugge LIVE: Champions League latest score and updates after Marco Asensio goal

Paris Saint-Germain await in the quarter-finals as Aston Villa take a two-goal lead back to their home leg

Sport

45 h. ago Atletico vs Real Madrid LIVE: Champions League score and goal updates as Conor Gallagher scores inside a minute

The Madrid rivals clash with Arsenal set to face the winners in the quarter-finals

Sport

45 h. ago Aston Villa vs Club Brugge LIVE: Champions League latest score and goal updates after early red card

Paris Saint-Germain await in the quarter-finals as Aston Villa take a two-goal lead back to their home leg

Sport

45 h. ago Arsenal vs PSV LIVE: Champions League match stream, latest score and goal updates tonight

Gunners are all but certain of a Champions League quarter-final place

Sport

46 h. ago Aston Villa v Club Brugge, Arsenal v PSV: Champions League last 16, second legs – live

Champions League updates, 8pm kick-offs, and moreLive scores | Read today’s Football Daily | And mail Will“You have to feel for Nathan Butler-Oyedeji,” writes Kieran McKintosh. “He’s 22, still not had a proper first-team appearance, not even scored on loan at Cheltenham or Accrington, and even in a game like this where it basically doesn’t matter who Arteta plays, a defender who is leaving at the end of the season gets a start up top before he does. Ouch.”I have a feeling the young lad’s long-term future is not at Arsenal. Continue reading...

Sport

46 h. ago Atlético Madrid v Real Madrid: Champions League last 16, second leg – live

Champions League updates, 8pm kick-off (first leg: 1-2)Live scores | Read today’s Football Daily | And mail ScottHere’s some more historical evidence suggesting Atlético are right up against it tonight. They’ve won 13 and lost 12 of the European ties in which they’ve lost the first leg away, a narrow positive albeit one very much second best to Real’s record after winning their first leg at home: they’ve gone through in 49 of 62 ties. Atléti will however be buoyed by memories of last year, when they dispatched Internazionale on penalties in this round after losing the first leg in Milan. So let’s rule nothing out.Quite a few rascals are one booking away from missing the first leg of the quarter-final should their team get through. Atlético have José María Giménez and Ángel Correa on the edge; Real’s substantially longer list features Luka Modrić, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Antonio Rüdiger, Eduardo Camavinga, Endrick and Carlo Ancelotti himself. Continue reading...

Sport