Kick Off: UEFA explain why Ajax goal ruled out; Icardi was stripped of captaincy

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TOP HEADLINES

Ajax 1-2 Real Madrid: Asensio grabs late UCL winner after VAR controversy

Ajax looked to have secured a draw when Hakim Ziyech scored, with Karim Benzema having earlier put Real Madrid in the lead following impressive work from Vinicius Junior. But substitute Marco Asensio scored a late winner as Real Madrid beat Ajax 2-1 in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.

Tottenham 3-0 Dortmund: Sonny & Vertonghen shine as Spurs leave BVB in the hole

Tottenham will take a 3-0 advantage into their Champions League last-16 second leg with Borussia Dortmund after victory at Wembley.

OFFICIAL: Handanovic replaces Icardi as Inter captain

Inter have announced that Samir Handanovic has replaced Mauro Icardi as their captain.

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

UEFA explain why Tagliafico's goal was disallowed

Shortly after the final whistle in Real Madrid's away win at Ajax, UEFA explained the decision to overturn Nicolas Tagliafico's first half goal for the hosts.

Man Utd charged by UEFA over Di Maria incident as PSG are also under scrutiny

The Argentine had beer bottles thrown towards him by Red Devils supporters on Tuesday, landing the club a UEFA charge

UCL has its 1ST VAR controversy as Ajax have goal ruled out against Madrid

The first VAR decision in Champions League history was made on Wednesday night, with Ajax controversially having a goal disallowed at home to Real Madrid.

Neymar celebrates PSG's goals against Man United with friends in Paris

Neymar may be on the sidelines with a foot injury but he did not let that get in the way of him celebrating Paris Saint-Germain's goals against Manchester United in the Champions League on Tuesday night.

Mbappe hopes Barcelona are knocked out by Lyon

Paris Saint-Germain have one foot in the Champions League quarter-finals after their 2-0 victory over Manchester United and Kylian Mbappe hopes they can be joined by fellow Ligue 1 side Lyon.

Ozil & Ramsey are NOT in Arsenal squad against BATE Borisov in Europa League

Mesut Ozil & Aaron Ramsey have NOT been named in Arsenal's travelling squad to face BATE Borisov in the Europa League on Thursday.

Klopp charged by FA for comments following Liverpool's 1-1 draw with West Ham

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been charged by the Football Association for comments he made about the referee after his side's draw with West Ham.

TRANSFER NEWS

Man Utd's 4 main summer transfer targets identified by Ed Woodward

Ed Woodward accepts significant investment is needed to restore Manchester United's place among Europe's elite once again.

Barca & Madrid target Icardi left out of Inter's squad for UEL match

Mauro Icardi has been left out of Inter's squad for their Europa League last-32 first leg against Rapid Vienna on Thursday.

Rakitic may consider Barcelona exit (Sport)

Sport reports that Rakitic could look to leave Camp Nou if Barcelona are unwilling to improve his current deal, as petitioned by the Croatian last summer.

WHAT THEY SAY

Liverpool forward Sadio Mane trolls Man United during PSG defeat

Liverpool forward Sadio Mane appeared to enjoy watching Manchester United fall to their first defeat under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Tuesday night.

Di Maria's wife has a dig at Manchester United fans

Jorgelina Cardoso, wife of the PSG winger, has launched an attack on the United supporters after a bottle was thrown towards him at Old Trafford.

AF COLUMNS & ANALYSIS

WEEK IN PIC: Ronaldo makes Dybala celebration; Ter Stegen vies for 'Goatkeeper'

Hi AFers! Welcome to our column - Week in Pic. In this column, let's review what happened in the football world last week in pictures.

On This Day: Kanu scored winner on Arsenal debut; Ex-Utd star Depay was born

Hi all, welcome to All Football's On This Day! Let's find out what happened today (February 13th) in football history. If you have more stories and news that happened on this day in history, please post them in the comment area and share them with AFers!

No Cristiano, no UCL glory? Real Madrid's Ronaldo knockout dependence revealed

As the titleholders prepare for their first knockout tie without the Portuguese forward in a decade, Goal analyses his pivotal role in past triumphs

VAR for Real? Benzema to 60 club, De Jong shines: Winners & losers in Madrid win

Real Madrid take a 2-1 lead back to the Bernabeu after edging past Ajax in the Champions League Round of 16 first-leg.  

VIDEO OF THE DAY

Mbappe equals the original Ronaldo UCL goals tally! All of his 14 stunners here

FIXTURES OF THE DAY (CET)

Europa League

18:55h  BATE vs Arsenal

18:55h  Rapid Wien vs Inter

21:00h  Malmo vs Chelsea