Paris St Germain forward Kylian Mbappe may be among the most exciting footballers in the world to watch but Bayern Munich will not be spending time admiring his skills when they meet on Wednesday in the Champions League last-16 second leg.

The sporting world has slowly come around, including its football scene, where rowdy crowds and occasional scuffles at men's games are not uncommon

Pregnant players faced slashed or unpaid wages, threats, partial maternity cover and even sacking. It was only in 2021 that FIFA published new rules and the situation is now changing.

AC Milan will not be affected by their weekend Serie A defeat when they visit Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League last-16 second leg on Wednesday, coach Stefano Pioli said.

Chelsea manager Graham Potter breathed a sigh of relief after his side finally delivered some return on a world record one-season spend in the transfer market on Tuesday by reaching the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Raheem Sterling and Kai Havertz, with a twice-taken penalty, got the goals as the Blues relieved the pressure on manager Graham Potter.

Ramos, who shot to global fame during the World Cup when he was selected ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo for Portugal and netted a hat-trick against Switzerland, set up the opener for Rafa Silva.

A first-half goal from Raheem Sterling and a controversial penalty by Kai Havertz overturned a first-leg deficit on Tuesday and propelled Chelsea into the Champions League quarter-finals with a 2-1 aggregate win over Borussia Dortmund.

The Catalan side paid a reported 6.5 million euros ($6.9 million) between 2001 and 2018 to a company owned by Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira, a former vice-president of the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA) in Spain, for what they said was advice on refereeing matters.

"It's not that serious, we have all touched girls," Bouhazama told his players, according to several sources cited by daily newspapers Ouest France and L'Equipe, to justify the inclusion of Chetti in the line-up.

"(Mbappe) gives us more scope to get in behind. We must also win the ball back much faster," said Galtier.

 Bruno Fernandes' antics at Anfield have been met with criticism, with some former players saying the Portuguese international should lose the captaincy for his petulant performance in Manchester United's 7-0 drubbing by Liverpool on Sunday.

Graham Potter said on Monday he is confident goal-shy Chelsea can find their cutting edge to beat Borussia Dortmund and reach the Champions League quarter-finals.

UEFA will refund Liverpool fans who attended last year's Champions League final in Paris, Europe's soccer governing body said on Tuesday after an independent report said they were responsible for the chaos outside the stadium.

Tottenham Hotspur boss Antonio Conte said he underestimated the recovery period after his gallbadder surgery which kept him out of action for a month and the Italian cannot wait to return to the touchline when they host AC Milan in the Champions League.

Messi has now admitted he needed some time to settle after his departure from Barça.

Napoli striker Victor Osimhen says if he leads the club to first Serie A title in more than 30 years, he will become a club "icon", but he would not be able to reach the status of late Argentine great Diego Maradona.

Neymar tweeted he would not be discouraged by his latest injury

If Borussia Dortmund’s remarkable 2023 run is to continue at Chelsea on Tuesday, midfield master Jude Bellingham, 19, will need to be front and centre.

Although Mojibur Rahman Jony got into Bangladesh’s 27-member preliminary squad on the back of only 10 Bangladesh Premier League matches worth of experience, the 19-year-old attacking midfielder had to face serious hurdles on his journey so far; including a death-scare.