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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ionel Messi finally achieved his World Cup dream as Argentina won their third crown on penalties following one of the greatest finals in the tournament’s history at Lusail Stadium. Argentina won the shootout 4-2 after a spectacular game which developed into the much-anticipated confrontation between Messi and Mbappe, the Frenchman scoring a hat-trick but still ended up on the losing side.
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Lionel Messi scored his first goal in a World Cup knockout match on his 1,000th career appearance as twice champions Argentina beat off a late fightback by Australia to win 2-1 on Saturday and reach the quarter-finals. Messi put Argentina ahead in the 35th minute with Julian Alvarez scoring early in the second half but an Enzo Fernandez own goal allowed Australia to put the Argentines under immense pressure.
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Kylian Mbappe scored twice for France as the defending champions laid down a World Cup marker by beating Denmark to become the first team into the knockout stage. The forward stole the show once again with second-half strikes to take his side through either side of an Andreas Christensen header.
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Liverpool took a giant stride towards another Champions League final with a commanding victory over Villarreal at Anfield. A second half cross from Jordan Henderson saw the ball deflect off the foot of Pervis Estupiñán to open the scoring with Sadio Mane adding a second soon after.
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