West Ham and Eintract Frankfurt will do battle for a place in the Europa League final after the Germans shocked Barcelona at home and the Londoners overpowered Lyon.
The 26-time Spanish champions and five-time UEFA Champions League winners will cap off a season of incredible resurgence with a historic trip to Sydney.
Meg Lanning has encouraged sporting bodies to invest resources,time and energy into female tournaments and competitions after a world record crowd of 91,553 for a women’s sporting event attended a soccer match.
Barcelona have broken the women’s attendance record for a sporting event as 91,553 fans watched them come from behind to beat bitter rivals Real Madrid 5-2 at Camp Nou and reach the Champions League semi-finals.
The A-League is on the cusp of securing a high-profile friendly featuring Barcelona against an Australian All Stars team in late May.
The 33-year-old had heart tests after leaving the field,holding his chest,during Barcelona’s match against Alaves in October.
Villarreal have taken the final spot in the Champions League knockout stage a day after Barcelona were eliminated at the group stage for the first time in 20 years.
Ole Gunnar Solksjaer’s side were 2-0 down inside half an hour at Old Trafford but fought back with three second-half goals to go top of a tight Group F.
After setting a new mark for Champions League appearances,Cristiano Ronaldo delivered the killer blow to save Ole Gunnar Solskjaer from another disappointing result.
The agreement to sign the 34-year-old Argentine is a major coup for wealthy PSG,who will add one of the best players of all time to an already formidable front line.
While the Argentine legend did not confirm he would head to France,he said he plans to carry on and still harbours ambitions of winning another Champions League trophy.