Kick Off: Ronaldo rested for Genoa clash; Guardiola sorry for controversial win

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MATCH REPORTS

Real Madrid 2-0 Celta: Solari flops Isco & Bale shine on Zidane's winning return

Zinedine Zidane's second spell in charge of Real Madrid started with a win as the recalled Isco and Gareth Bale downed Celta Vigo in LaLiga.

Wolves 2-1 Man Utd: Solskjaer's side knocked out of FA Cup by giant killers

Two second-half goals helped Wolves see off a poor Manchester United side in their FA Cup quarter-final on Saturday.

Swansea 2-3 Man City: Aguero leads GREAT COMEBACK as City reach FA Cup last 4

Sergio Aguero scored the winning goal as Manchester City beat Swansea City 3-2 in contentious fashion to reach the FA Cup semi-finals.

Athletic 2-0 Atletico: Griezmann & co. misfire as Simeone's side drop points

Simeone will now demand a response from his side against Alaves next Saturday, while Athletic can look forward to a trip to Girona laden with confidence.

Hertha BSC 2-3 Dortmund: Reus saves the day for wasteful BVB in the last minute

Borussia Dortmund return to the top of Bundesliga ahead of Bayern Munich's game against Mainz 05 tomorrow in dramatic fashion.

TRANSFERS

Neymar's father again allows Madrid rumours to swirl as Barca return rejected?

Florentino Perez's admission that he would try to sign both Kylian Mbappe and Neymar this summer was very much tongue in cheek, yet the Brazilian is once again allowing rumours linking him to Real Madrid to swirl.

Barcelona to make another move for Griezmann (L'Equipe)

Barcelona's pursuit of Antoine Griezmann doesn't seem to have faded away completely, even after the Frenchman rejected the Catalan club at the end of last season.

Real Madrid targeting Sterling as part of their plan to rebuild squad (Mirror)

Real Madrid are targeting Raheem Sterling as part of their plan to rebuild the squad.

WHAT THEY SAY

Guardiola on lack of VAR: I don't like to win in that way, I am sorry

The absence of technology cost Swansea City dearly against Manchester City in the FA Cup

Carragher: Ronaldo is the greatest goalscorer in history, but Messi is the GOAT

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have certainly enjoyed an eventful week, but Carragher gives different rates on the two stars.

Low: Ter Stegen is world class but Neuer remains Germany's first choice

German national team coach Joachim Low has clarified that his first choice goalkeeper remains Manuel Neuer and not Marc-Andre ter Stegen.

Van der Sar: Ajax vs Juventus? I would have preferred Man Utd

Former Ajax and Juventus goalkeeper, van der Sar, has revealed his thoughts on the upcoming Champions League quarter-finals between the two sides,  stating that he'd rather have wanted Ajax to get Man Utd. 

Solskjaer: Man Utd's FA Cup loss a 'big step backwards'

The Old Trafford boss was not pleased with his side's quality as they were dumped out of the FA Cup with a 2-1 loss to Wolves

Zidane: Navas has played less but he has to play

Zinedine Zidane returned to management with a win over Celta Vigo thanks to goals from Isco and Gareth Bale as he spoke to the press after the game.

Matic: Man Utd want a trophy to dash City's quadruple dreams?

The Red Devils midfielder is determined to finish the season with major silverware, denying arch-rivals a shot at a clean sweep in the process

Wenger: It’ll be a very difficult task for Napoli to get past Arsenal

Arsene Wenger praised Carlo Ancelotti but warned “it’ll be a very difficult task for Napoli to get past Arsenal” in the Europa League.

'You never know' - Beckham not ruling out bringing Messi or Ronaldo to Miami

The former Manchester United and Real Madrid star knows it would be tough to land the best in the game, but isn't willing to dismiss the possibility

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

Ronaldo granted Juventus rest as he's not in the squad to face Genoa

Cristiano Ronaldo is not even in the Juventus squad travelling to Genoa for Sunday’s Serie A match.

Barca set to wear a kit inspired by Catalan flag in Clasico at Madrid (Sport)

The daily claims that Barcelona are to introduce a fourth kit inspired by the Catalan flag in 2019/20, and wear it at the Santiago Bernabéu.

Injured Dembele out of Barca squad vs Betis as Umtiti & Boateng included

Barcelona have announced their 18-man squad against Betis in La Liga. Injured Dembele out of the squad as Umtiti & Boateng included.

Valverde admits he 'knew the risks' he was taking with Dembele's hamstring

Ernesto Valverde gave a press conference on Saturday ahead of the game against Real Betis.

Del Piero backs Juve to win UCL with 'very good free-kick taker' Ronaldo

During his illustrious career, Alessandro Del Piero was an expert from dead ball situations.

AF COLUMNS & IN-DEPTH

Stadium Tours: Road to Wanda - The UCL final venue waiting for new champions

On 1 June the Metropolitano, Atlético de Madrid's new stadium, will host the 2019 UEFA Champions League final, the biggest continental competition of the season. 

On This Day: Marcelo scored 1st goal in UCL; Gerrard kissed Man Utd goodbye

Hi all, welcome to All Football's On This Day! Let's find out what happened today (March 16th) in football history. If you have more stories and news that happened on this day in history, feel free to post them in the comment area and share them with AFers!

Bale, Navas, Isco & Marcelo all back... What can we learn from Zidane's return?

The charismatic French coach returned to the club after nine months away - which feels more like nine years considering everything that has happened in the meantime - for Saturday's home meeting with Celta Vigo.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

What happened to Arda Turan who could be facing 15 years in prison?

Fixtures of the day (CET)

La Liga

20:45  Betis vs Barcelona

Premier League

15:15  Fulham vs Liverpool

17:30  Everton vs Chelsea

Serie A

12:30  Genoa vs Juventus

20:30  Milan vs Inter

Bundesliga

18:30  Bayern vs Mainz

Ligue 1

21:00  PSG vs Marseille