Kick Off: Sarri could be sacked by Chelsea; Real Madrid ready to get rid of Bale

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MATCH REPORTS

Lyon 0-0 Barcelona: Suarez's UCL away woes continue as Catalans held

Lyon held on to a 0-0 Champions League draw at home to Barcelona on Tuesday, as Ernesto Valverde's men wasted many opportunities.

Liverpool 0-0 Bayern: Two heavyweights waste chances in Anfield stalemate

Liverpool failed to stamp their authority on a battling Bayern Munich as a 0-0 first-leg draw at Anfield left their Champions League last-16 tie in the balance.

WHAT THEY SAY

Herrera offers motivational praise to under-firing Sanchez

Ander Herrera did not just please Manchester United fans with his opening goal and performance against Chelsea but he also delighted them with his actions at the end of the game.

Ex-Barca player: I don't like how Arthur & Coutinho have been playing for Barca

Former FC Barcelona player Sonny Anderson has said in an interview with Catalunya Radio that he's not impressed with Arthur and Philippe Coutinho's performances this season.

Carragher admits he was mistaken about Pogba

Jamie Carragher has admitted that he was mistaken about Paul Pogba following the Manchester United midfielder's upturn in form since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's arrival.

Simeone: Ronaldo? I'm thinking about Griezmann, Morata, Costa, Koke, Saul...

Cristiano Ronaldo may be the star visitor for Wednesday's Champions League first leg between Atletico Madrid and Juventus, but Diego Simeone is focussing on his own players.

TRANSFER RUMORS

Sarri faces the sack if Chelsea lose to Man City in the EFL Cup (Guardian)

Maurizio Sarri reportedly faces the sack if Chelsea lose to Manchester City in the EFL Cup Final on Sunday.

Zidane and Lampard considered replacing Sarri at Chelsea (Sky Sports)

Zinedine Zidane and Frank Lampard have been identified by Chelsea as potential replacements for head coach Maurizio Sarri after internal discussions, according Sky Sports.

Real Madrid 'ready to get rid of Bale for €150m' this summer

Real Madrid have decided to get rid of Gareth Bale and will ask between €120m and €150m on the sale, according to 'Telemadrid'.

Benzema was Barca main target but they refused to sign him

Barcelona needed a forward in 2008 when Pep Guardiola arrived at the helm of the Camp Nou and did not want to count on Samuel Eto'o.

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

Neymar 'stayed in the house crying for two days' after latest injury

The latest foot injury suffered by Neymar was much harder for the player to come to terms with than the one the Brazilian suffered in 2018.

Chelsea stars exasperated by Sarri's tactics in Man United FA Cup loss

Chelsea players were left exasperated by beleaguered manager Maurizio Sarri's second half tactics in Monday's loss to Manchester United.

Ramos could miss Copa final after appeal over Clasico yellow card rejected

Real Madrid centre-back Sergio Ramos picked up a yellow card in the first leg of his side's semi-final tie against Barcelona in the Copa del Rey and Los Blancos have been unsuccessful in their appeal against it.

COLUMN & ANALYSIS

All Football Power Rankings of the Week: PSG surpass Utd as BVB out, Bayern in

Hello again! We organize clubs of Europe's top 5 leagues into an order that reflects the up-to-the-minute hierarchy every Tuesday. 

Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo wins All Football Player of the Week

Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has been named All Football Player of the Week!

On This Day: Utd hosted Liverpool in newly built 'Old' Trafford; Icardi was born

Hi all, welcome to All Football's On This Day! Let's find out what happened today (February 19th) 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!

Suarez's woe, Reds' interim defence... Things learned from 2 goalless UCL draws

Both of Tuesday's Champions League round of 16 matches finished scoreless, but the games between Liverpool and Bayern at Anfield and Barcelona and Lyon in France were anything but boring.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

Jesse Lingard just being Lingard, even when watching the game from home

FIXTURES OF THE DAY (CET)

Champions League

21:00h  Schalke vs Man City

21:00h  Atletico vs Juventus 

Ligue 1

21:00h  PSG vs Montpellier