9 h. ago 21 of the best photos from Rangers dramatic win over Fenerbahce in the Europa League last 16 at Ibrox

Rangers are through the last eight of the Europa League after a penalty shootout win over Fenerbahce at Ibrox.

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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...

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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...

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28 h. ago Three reasons why Arsenal can beat Real Madrid in Champions League blockbuster

Gunners face daunting quarter-final task against the holders - but there is cause for optimism

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32 h. ago Furious Diego Simeone slams VAR penalty decision after controversial Real Madrid defeat

Atletico Madrid star Julian Alvarez saw his penalty cancelled by VAR midway through the shootout against rivals Real Madrid, having been adjudged to have touched the ball twice

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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

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33 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

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33 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

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41 h. ago Atletico Madrid suffer controversial penalty shootout heartbreak as little

Arsenal will face Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final after Los Blancos edged past rivals Atletico Madrid following a nail-biting penalty shootout in the Spanish capital.

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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...

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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...

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42 h. ago What is Arsenal's route to the Champions League final? Gunners get Madrid tie after dramatic penalty shootout

Arsenal will have to beat two European heavyweights to reach final

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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

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48 h. ago Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones break silence on Liverpool penalty heartache

Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones both missed in the penalty shootout as Liverpool were knocked out of the Champions League by Paris Saint-Germain and the pair have now broken their silence

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50 h. ago Jamie Carragher questions controversial Liverpool penalty ruling after referee mix

Liverpool fell to a 1-0 defeat to PSG on Tuesday evening with the French side going through after extra-time following a 4-1 penalty shootout win in the Champions League last-16 second leg to send Arne Slot's side packing

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53 h. ago Mo Salah given brutal L'Equipe player rating after Liverpool suffer PSG defeat

Mo Salah endured a frustrated night as Liverpool lost their Champions League round-of-16 second leg to Paris Saint-Germain, only hitting the back of the net in the penalty shootout

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55 h. ago Jamie Carragher calls out Liverpool penalty decision after referee confusion

Liverpool were eliminated from the Champions League at the last-16 stage after their penalty shootout defeat to Paris Saint-Germain but Jamie Carragher was left baffled before the spot-kicks

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56 h. ago PSG star leaves Liverpool fans furious with antics after Champions League win

Liverpool suffered a painful penalty shootout defeat against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League before one of their opponents rubbed salt into the wound

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57 h. ago Liverpool v PSG viewers left stunned as TV cameras pick up unprecedented act during penalty shootout

Liverpool were beaten 4-1 on penalties by PSG as the behaviour of one fan left viewers open-mouthed

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60 h. ago Liverpool crowd reaction before Darwin Nunez missed crucial penalty spoke volumes

Liverpool lost to Paris Saint-Germain and were knocked out of the Champions League via penalty shootout after Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones missed penalties at Anfield on Tuesday

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