Mendes strikes late as PSG leave Villa with a mountain to climb

Nuno Mendes struck deep into stoppage time to give Paris St-Germain a significant advantage against Aston Villa in the Champions League quarter-final first leg at Parc des Princes. The visitors had stunned the newly crowned French champions when Morgan Rogers arrived at the far post to turn in Youri Tielemans’ cross from the left after 35 minutes. However a strong second half saw the tie turn on its head to give PSG a commanding lead.

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Rice rockets Arsenal into commanding lead over Real Madrid

Declan Rice stunned Real Madrid with two brilliant free kicks – the first scored in his career – as Arsenal took a commanding 3-0 first leg lead in their Champions League quarter-final. Mikel Merino made sure it was a memorable night for Arsenal when he curled a shot into the bottom corner from inside the area during a sensational second half spell for Mikel Arteta’s men.

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Frattesi grabs late winner for Inter in Munich

Inter Milan struck late to put themselves in a strong position to advance into the Champions League semi-finals after winning the first leg of their last-eight tie at Bayern Munich. The German hosts dominated the opening half hour but fell behind to a superb strike from Lautaro Martinez however Thomas Müller brought the hosts level late on. Parity was not restored for long with Davide Frattesi popping up with what could be a decisive goal.

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City draw with Bayern to book semi-final berth

Manchester City set up a Champions League semi-final clash with holders Real Madrid as Erling Haaland’s goal ended Bayern Munich’s hopes of a comeback. Joshua Kimmich scored a late penalty as Bayern restored some semblance of pride as their first leg failure proved too costly.

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Inter into semi-finals despite Benfica fight back

Inter Milan drew 3-3 with Benfica to win their Champions League quarter-final 5-3 on aggregate and set up a mammoth semi-final against city rivals AC Milan as they battle to become the first Italian team to reach the decider for six years. Inter carried over a 2-0 lead from the first leg in Lisbon and that result proved critical as Benfica fought hard, scoring twice in the closing minutes to fight back from 3-1 down on the night.

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