Tottenham fight for draw against Basel
Andre Villas-Boas' hopes of lifting the Europa League for a second time hang in the balance thanks to a woeful defensive performance and a serious-looking injury to Gareth Bale.
Andre Villas-Boas' hopes of lifting the Europa League for a second time hang in the balance thanks to a woeful defensive performance and a serious-looking injury to Gareth Bale.
Newcastle are facing an uphill task to make the Europa League semi-finals after Benfica came from behind to emerge with a two-goal advantage from this evening's quarter-final first leg in Lisbon.
The three remaining British sides have been kept apart in the draw for the Europa League quarter finals
Fernando Torres fired Chelsea into the quarter-finals of the Europa League but also missed a penalty as last season's Champions League winners overcame Steaua Bucharest 3-1 in the last-16 clash at Stamford Bridge.
Papiss Cisse repeated his injury-time heroics to head Newcastle into the Europa League quarter-finals as 10-man Anzhi Makhachkala finally succumbed.
Emmanuel Adebayor answered the racist taunts of Inter Milan fans by scoring a killer away goal on a night that so nearly ended in humiliation for Tottenham.
Gareth Bale came back to haunt Inter Milan once again as Tottenham romped to a very impressive Europa League win.
Rafael Benitez's Chelsea suffered a lacklustre 1-0 defeat to Steaua Bucharest in their Europa League last-16 first-leg clash in Romania.
Tottenham goalkeeper Brad Friedel may be the wrong side of 40 but feels as good as ever, with his parents providing the inspiration.
Alan Pardew is happy to fly the flag for England as well as Newcastle as he targets Europa League glory.
Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez has issued another veiled attack on his critics ahead of the Europa League last-16 second leg.
Lazio and Basle edged closer to quarter-final spots with wins against Stuttgart and Zenit.
Newcastle have drawn the first leg of their Europa League round of 16 match against Anzhi Makhachkala 0-0 in Moscow.
Lazio have been ordered to play their next two home European matches behind closed doors following an investigation by UEFA into crowd trouble during their Europa League last-32 match against Borussia Monchengladbach.
Andre Villas-Boas has warned Inter Milan that Gareth Bale is now even more capable of wreaking havoc against them than when he tore them apart the last time around.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers hailed his players after they fell agonisingly short of producing a European fightback as Zenit St Petersburg escaped Anfield with a place in the Europa League's last 16.
Andre Villas-Boas thinks it is unlikely that anyone will be able to stop Tottenham winning the Europa League if they overcome Inter Milan next month.
A Jamie Carragher error ultimately proved costly as Liverpool were edged out of the Europa League despite a fine comeback against Zenit St Petersburg.
Substitute Eden Hazard saved Chelsea's blushes tonight with a stoppage-time strike that saw Rafael Benitez's side sneak into the Europa League last-16 at the expense of Sparta Prague.
Alan Pardew admits he does not know what to expect as Newcastle's Europa League mission takes them into the unknown in Moscow (kick-ff 5pm).