Clinical Benfica thrashed shell-shocked Club Brugge 5-1 to knock them out of the Champions League and reach the quarter finals 7-1 on aggregate at the Estadio da Luz. Benfica took the lead in the 38th minute and never looked back showing ruthless determination.
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Paris Saint Germain forward Neymar has been ruled out for the rest of the season with the Brazil international set to undergo surgery to repair ankle ligaments that will keep him out for at least three months, the Ligue 1 club said on Monday. He has missed the team’s last two games and his absence will concern the French giants.
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Liverpool brought Manchester United’s bandwagon to a shuddering halt as Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah all scored twice in a record 7-0 hammering of their arch-rivals to boost their Premier League top-four hopes at Anfield. The Reds held a narrow 1-0 lead at the break but turned on the style in the second half to blow United away.
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen lead home a 1-2 for the team at the season opening Bahrain Grand Prix with Aston Martin’ Fernando Alonso a surprise third behind Sergio Perez. The defending Champion cruised to victory while reliability issues for Ferrari saw Charles Leclerc retire from the race when a podium looked a certainty.
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen saw off teammate Sergio Perez to claim pole position ahead of tomorrow’s season opening Bahrain Grand Prix. Ferrari’s Charles Lecerc will start third ahead of teammate Carlos Sainz while the much improved Aston Martin team will see Fernando Alonso start from fifth.
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