Former Arsenal and Manchester United striker Robin van Persie has been appointed as Feyenoord’s new head coach. The 41-year-old, who retired from playing in 2019, has left fellow Dutch side Heerenveen to take charge of the club he had two spells at as a player, making 122 appearances for them and scoring 46 goals. Feyenoord dismissed Brian Priske earlier this month after a run of one win in six league outings.
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Premier League leaders Liverpool will face Paris St-Germain in the Champions League last 16, while Arsenal take on PSV Eindhoven and Aston Villa face Club Brugge. Holders Real Madrid – who knocked out Manchester City in the knockout phase play-offs – face local rivals Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich play Bayer Leverkusen in an all-Germany affair.
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Holders Manchester City will play Copenhagen in the last 16 of the Champions League, while Arsenal face Porto. Last season’s runners-up Inter Milan have been handed a mouth watering clash with Atletico Madrid while Napoli will host FC Barcelona who return to the knock-out stages for the first time since 2021.
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Erling Haaland rewrote the record books by scoring an incredible five times as Manchester City swept RB Leipzig aside to reach the Champions League quarter-finals. Haaland becomes the fastest and youngest player to reach 30 goals in Europe’s elite club competition. Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin De Bruyne also found the net for the Citizens.
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Inter Milan reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time since 2011 after a goalless draw in Porto secured their progression. The home side enjoyed the lion’s share of opportunities especially late on but the Italians held firm to move into the last eight.
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