The UEFA Nations League is back in action tonight with the first leg of the playoffs – which will see Scotland take on Greece (BBC iPlayer) and the first leg of the quarter-finals.
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Man Utd vs Chelsea and Wolfsburg vs Barcelona matches tonight in the Women’s Champions League.
Newcastle 2-1 Liverpool: Burn’s night The i back page reports on local hero Dan Burns helping to end Newcastle’s 70-year wait for a domestic trophy. The paper shows a jubilant Burns lifting the trophy, celebrating alongside his team mates.
Toon Army’s tears of joy The back page of the Daily Telegraph reports Newcastle end 56 years of hurt with Carabao Cup final victory over Liverpool at Wembley. It’s been 70 years since they won a domestic trophy and 56 years since winning any trophy (having won the European Inter-Cities Fairs Cup back in 1969).
Newcastle’s Carabao Cup glory – Toon’s win first domestic trophy in 70 years!
Newcastle newspaper The Journal dedicates its entire front page to Newcastle’s historic Carabao Cup win.
Newcastle United secured a historic 2-1 victory over Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final last night, ending a 70-year domestic trophy drought.
Eddie Howe, who became the first English manager to win a domestic trophy since Harry Redknapp in 2008 in front of a crowd of 88,513, told Sky Sports he was “very emotional”.
England’s top flight is back in action tonight with some heavy hitters facing off.
Man Utd 4-1 R Sociedad: Special Bru! The back page of the Daily Telegraph reports on Bruno Fernandes’s hat trick in last night’s Europa League match as Man Utd beat Sociedad 4-1. The paper also reports that the Spurs also won their match – beating AZ 3-1.
Toon plan new super stadium The back page of the Daily Mail leads on reports that Newcastle United are planning to build a new 65,000 seater stadium in the city centre. Match of the Day has been spared the BBC revamp that had been discussed in the news. Man Utd’s 4-1 win in last night’s Europa League is pictured on the back.
Man Utd 4 Real Sociedad 1: Sp3cial Bru The back page of the Sun reports on Man Utd’s 4-1 win over Sociedad in the Europa League last night. United are through to the last-8 thanks to ‘hero’ Bruno Fernandes, who scored a hat trick. Prince William has hailed Thomas Tuchel – the new England boss – as the best man for the job.
Europa League relief – BruNO problem The back page of the Daily Mirror reports on Manchester United’s 4-1 win over Real Sociedad in last night’s Europa League. The paper praises Man Utd’s captain Bruno Ferenades – who stayed cool to grab United a hat-trick.
Why I fell in love with Aston Villa The Sun front page leads with an exclusive interview with Prince William, who discusses his love for Aston Villa who are through to the quarter finals of the Champions League – where they’ll face PSG.
Tuchel will announce his first England squad today. The new England manager who has been a bit of a recluse will make his first appearance at 9 am GMT.
Aston Villa 3 – 0 Club Brugge The back page of the Daily Express reports on Aston Villa’s 3-0 win over Club Brugge to send them through to the quarter-finals. The paper reports on Prince William’s joy at seeing Villa go through to meet PSG next. Liverpool’s Virgil Van Dyke has said he’s unsure if he’ll stay at Liverpool once his contract runs out.
Bring on PSG The back page of the Daily Mail reports on Aston Villa beating Brugge to set up a clash with French giants PSG in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Elsewhere, Trent Alexander Arnold is out of the Caraboa Cup final with an injury he picked up during Liverpool’s PSG clash.
Aston Villa 3 Brugge 0 The back page of the Telegraph features a large image of Marcus Rashford celebrating Villa’s 3-0 win over Brugge. The Champions League win sees them face PSG next. England’s upcoming Six Nations match against Wales makes the front page. The Welsh have pledged to stop England from winning the Six Nations.
Slot’s luck runs out The back page of the Daily Telegraph reports on Liverpool being knocked out of the Champions League by PSG on penalties. The paper says Liverpool boss Arne Slot bemoaned having to face the French side after the last-16 exit.
Super-heros The French sports newspaper L’Equipe features an image of PSG celebrating after knocking Liverpool out of the Champions League on penalties.
Risky business – Team could pay price for United’s £2bn stadium The back page of the Daily Star reports that Manchester United’s squad could face the chop to pay for the new £2 billion stadium. The back page looks ahead to Aston Villa’s Champions League (leg 2) match tonight after fellow English club Liverpool was knocked out.