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Champions League quarter-final draw: Arsenal and Manchester City handed nightmare route to final Arsenal have been handed a very difficult route to the Champions League final after landing Bayern Munich in the quarters, while reigning champions Manchester City take on Real Madrid. The Gunners progressed to the last eight of Europe’s premier club competition for the first time since 2009/10 after overcoming a stubborn Porto side in midweek courtesy of a penalty shootout win. Porto are only third in the Portuguese league table, some way adrift of Sporting and Benfica in the title race, and significantly tougher tests were waiting…

Manchester United pay off £120m of ‘credit card debt’ using Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s cash injection…which was meant for Old Trafford refurbishment Manchester United have paid off £120million of debt on the club’s revolving credit facility following Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s investment in the club. Ratcliffe took a 27.7% stake in the club following his purchase of around £1.05bn. However, the 71-year-old pledged a further £235m to the club to be used for refurbishment of the stadium. But United’s financial results on Tuesday showed the club owed £773.3m, excluding the money owed on transfers.

Liverpool should not be in the Europa League, says Sparta Prague manager after Anfield hammering Sparta Prague head coach Brian Priske insists Liverpool should not be playing in the Europa League after their 6-1 victory at Anfield. Jurgen Klopp’s side demolished Sparta with a 5-1 win in the first leg last week and followed that up with another sublime performance on Thursday evening to secure their place in Friday’s Europa League quarter-final draw. Priske admitted his Sparta side had never played a team at the level of Liverpool and feels Klopp’s men should be competing in the Champions League. ‘We…

Europa League quarter finals draw: Liverpool to face Atalanta as West Ham get Bayer Leverkusen Liverpool will take on Atalanta in the quarter-finals of the Europa League. Jurgen Klopp’s side smashed Sparta Prague 11-2 on aggregate to progress to the last eight. Liverpool reached the final during Klopp’s first season in charge in 2016, losing to Sevilla in the final. The Reds will face Atalanta and the winners of Benfica vs Marseille should they progress to the semi-finals.

Bayern Munich given ‘most difficult road imaginable’ after drawing Arsenal in Champions League, says Thomas Tuchel Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel says the club’s quarter-finals draw against Arsenal means they have the ‘most difficult road imaginable’ in the Champions League. The six-time Champions League winners were paired with Arsenal in the last-eight during Friday’s draw. Bayern beat Lazio to progress to the quarter-finals, while Arsenal beat Porto in a penalty shootout. Mikel Arteta’s side will be slight favourites against Bayern but it’s a mammoth tie in what is shaping up to be a fantastic Champions League knockout stage.

First reactions are in for Justin Timberlake’s new album – does it live up to the hype? Justin Timberlake has dropped his new album Everything I Thought It Was and it’s safe to say fans think it’s bringing Sexy Back – but critics think its ‘about as sexy as a soiled mattress.’ The singer’s sixth studio album hit shelves today (March 15) featuring a new NSYNC song, Paradise, as well as controversial hit Selfish which ignited a feud with Britney Spears fans pushing her single with the same title back into the charts 13 years after its release. It’s the…

FKA Twigs speaks about abuse after Shia LaBeouf allegations Musician FKA Twigs has said being abused ‘changed her nervous system’. The Cellophane singer, 36, was previously in a relationship with actor Shia LaBeouf, 37, and after their split made serious accusations of abuse in their relationship. He has denied ‘each and every allegation,’ which includes both physical and verbal abuse, sexual battery and emotional distress. A trial on alleged sexual battery and abuse is due to go on trial later this year.

Man shot in neck with crossbow days after woman was targeted A man has been rushed to hospital after being shot in the neck by a crossbow in Shoreditch, London. A man in his 20s suffered a neck injury at Arnold Circus at around 7.30pm yesterday. It’s thought he was hit by a dart fired from a crossbow. He was taken to hospital where his condition was assessed as not life-threatening or life-changing. The attack comes just days after a woman in her 40s was also injured with what police believe to be a crossbow in Club Row, Shoreditch.

Huge part of London is going to be hell on earth this weekend thanks to M25 closure – stay at home and paint instead If you’re thinking of driving anywhere in south west London or the surrounding counties this weekend: don’t. That’s the basic summary of the advice of the National Highways agency which has offered official advice for people to ‘decorate the bathroom or something’ instead. That’s because part of the M25 motorway is set to close for a full weekend for the first time ever. A five-mile stretch of the road between junctions 10 and 11 in Surrey…

Billie Piper breaks years-long silence on ex-husband Laurence Fox Billie Piper has broken her silence on her ex-husband Laurence Fox, who has sparked immense controversy and backlash in recent years. The Diary Of A Call Girl star, 41, was married to the 45-year-old actor turned GB News presenter from 2007 until 2016, and they share two children together. Piper has not spoken about their relationship in recent years, though it was previously claimed she was ‘humiliated and betrayed’ by the allegations of her husband ‘wooing’ other women during their marriage. At the time of their split, the pair confirmed no…