Kick Off: Reds sealed a 2-0 victory over Villarreal, Inter miss chance to go top

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Match Reports

Liverpool 2-0 Villarreal: 2nd half strikes by Mane & Co seal the Reds' home win

Liverpool were superior throughout the 90 minutes of the game against Villarreal and grabbed a comfortable 2-0 victory in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on Wednesday night at Anfield.

Bologna 2-1 Inter: Away side suffer setback in title race despite Perisic's goal

Ivan Perisic put Inter ahead early in the game, but Marko Arnautovic and Nicola Sansone scored one each to turn the game around and lead Bologna to a hard-fought 2-1 victory on home soil to dent the Nerazzurri's Serie A title hopes.

These Things Happen

5 players who could beat Benzema to the 2022 Ballon d'Or, De Bruyne & Mane in

The way things are going, Karim Benzema is most football fans' early favorite to win the 2022 Ballon d'Or. The Real Madrid striker has been in a league of his own this term and without his contributions, Carlo Ancelotti's side would be having a very different campaign.

Unseen footage shows Guardiola crumbling to the turf after Vinicius Junior goal

The stakes are high in Manchester City's Champions League semi-final with Real Madrid so it was no wonder Pep Guardiola cut a highly animated figure on the touchline on Tuesday.

PSG 'will sell Neymar for just £76m this summer as they plot a squad revolution'

Paris Saint-Germain are prepared to offload starman Neymar this summer as part of a rebuild by taking a huge loss on the player they paid a world record fee for.

Man Utd want De Jong and are willing to add Rashford and Telles to the deal

Manchester United want to make a move for Barcelona midfielder Frankie de Jong, with Ten Hag in charge next season. Reports in England suggest united would be willing to offer two players for De Jong.

Rashford told to go on holiday to Vegas as Man Utd plans Saha move

A former Red Devil has weighed in on the forward's recent struggles at Old Trafford, insisting "he needs a rest"

Ederson was at fault for Vinicius Jr's goal against City, according to analyst

Ederson's role in Real Madrid's second goal against Manchester City during their Champions League semi-final has been criticised by a goalkeeping analyst as 'uncharacteristically weak'.

What they say

Rangnick confirms Maguire misses out on Chelsea clash due to knee injury

Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick has spoken out ahead of Chelsea Premier League clash and confirms that the club captain will miss the game. 

Thierry Henry picks his 2022 Ballon d'Or winner

Legendary Arsenal and Barcelona forward Thierry Henry believes Real Madrid star Karim Benzema should win the 2022 Ballon d'Or. This comes after the French forward netted twice in a 4-3 defeat for Los Blancos against Manchester City in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semifinals tie.

"Chance of his failure is very small" - Kaka chooses between Ronaldo and Messi

Former Real Madrid and AC Milan midfielder Kaka has picked Cristiano Ronaldo over Lionel Messi in the age-old debate of who is the greatest.

Ferdinand: Liverpool could be greatest team England has ever seen

The former England centre-back and Michael Owen were impressed with what they saw at Anfield

Thomas Tuchel suggests Chelsea could be without 7 first-team stars against Manchester United

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has revealed that the Blues could be without seven first-team stars for their upcoming trip to Manchester United.

Guardiola: Thanks to Stones and Fernandinho, it's hard to play against Vinicius

Pep Guardiola spoke at a press conference after Manchester City beat Real Madrid 4-3 at home in the first leg of this season's Champions League semi-final.

"Messi & Ronaldo had those numbers" - Aguero picks his 2022 Ballon d'Or winner

Sergio Aguero has compared Karim Benzema to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, and claims the Real Madrid forward should win the Ballon d'Or.

IN DEPTH

This season's Premier League chances rankings: Fernandes tops, Arnold second

Manchester United midfielder Fernandes has topped the Premier League's latest chances table so far this season with 86, Arnold second with 83 and De Bruyne third with 71.

Fight for the Golden Boot as it stands

Robert Lewandowski once again leads the way in the race for the European Golden Boot with 33 Bundesliga goals this season.

Fixtures of the Day

EPL

Man Utd vs Chelsea 2022/4/28 18:45 UTC

UEL

Leipzig vs Rangers 2022/4/28 19:00 UTC

West vs Frankfurt 2022/4/28 19:00 UTC

UECL

Feyenoord vs Marseille 2022/4/28 19:00 UTC

Leicester vs Roma 2022/4/28 19:00 UTC