Villarreal produced a real upset in Turin tonight to dump Italian giants Juventus out of the Champions League with a 3-0 win. The sides were level at 1-1 on aggregate but The Yellow Submarine weathered the Juve storm before taking the lead from a Gerard Moreno penalty. As the Old Lady pushed for an equaliser Villarreal pounced to secure a famous win.
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Manchester United will end a fifth successive season without a trophy after bowing out of the Champions League at home to Atletico Madrid. A first half Renan Lodi header put Atleti ahead on the night and Diego Simeone’s men were content to sit deep and frustate United who failed to find an equaliser.
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A Darwin Nunez header proved decisive as Benfica booked their place in the last eight of the Champions League with a 1-0 win away to Ajax. The sides were level at 2-2 on aggregate after the first leg but the fancied Ajax failed to live up to the hype.
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Barcelona have struck a major sponsorship deal with Spotify – which includes naming rights to the club’s Camp Nou stadium. Spotify will appear on the club’s shirts and training kit from the start of next season – and significantly Barca’s home ground will be called Spotify Camp Nou.
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Manchester City handed the Premier League title initiative to Liverpool after they were held to a 0-0 draw by a dogged Crystal Palace. Both sides had chances to win the game with City left rueing a first half open goal miss from defender Aymeric Laporte.
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