Gone are Manchester City, Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, and Barcelona, clubs that have combined for 14 Champions League finals and six European Cups. So we won’t see subplots like Pep Guardiola versus former clubs Barcelona or Bayern Munich.
Emiliano Martinez starred in a drama-filled penalty shootout as Aston Villa squeezed past Lille and into the Europa Conference League semi-finals on Thursday following a late Matty Cash goal in normal time.
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Can the Cherries get back on track when they visit a form Villa side that played 120 minutes and penalties against Lille on Thursday in the Conference League?
All the reaction after Manchester City and Arsenal are knocked out of the Champions League quarter-finals, plus FA Cup replays scrapped and build-up to Europa and Europa Conference League quarter-finals.
We asked you for your thoughts on Aston Villa's Europa Conference League quarter-final win over Lille. Here are some of your comments: Greg: We didn't do that the easy way, did we?! Credit to Lille, it was a fantastic two-legged tie!
Fiorentina needed extra-time on Thursday to overcome Victoria Plzen 2-0 and reach the Conference League semi-finals, while Aston Villa also advanced after defeating Lille 4-3 on penalties. Lille were ahead in the 15th minute after Yusuf Yazıcı met a cross by Gabriel Gudmundsson with a first-time finish into the bottom corner and Benjamin André increased their lead in th 68th.
Emiliano Martinez was the unsurprising star of a dramatic penalty shootout as Aston Villa edged past Lille and into the semi-final of the Europa Conference League. The Argentina goalkeeper, who helped his country win the World Cup 18 months ago,
Aston Villa travel to Lille with a one-goal advantage after their narrow win at Villa Park in the Europa Conference League quarter-final first leg. Unai Emery’s side won 2-1 thanks to goals from Ollie Watkins and John McGinn and will head to France buoyed by their impressive weekend display in the Premier League which saw them upset title contenders Arsenal 2-0 at the Emirates.
Arsenal are set to miss out on the newly-expanded Club World Cup after losing to Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-final. The Gunners fell 3-2 on aggregate after losing 1-0 at the Allianz Arena last night.
Arsenal are stepping up their plans to sign a forward this summer, with RB Leipzig frontman Benjamin Sesko on their radar. The Gunners are drawing up transfer plans after their Champions League exit at the hands of Bayern Munich on Wednesday night.
Manchester City's hold on the Champions League was wrestled away by Real Madrid as they were beaten on penalties in a dramatic quarter-final at Etihad Stadium. The holders recovered from going behind to Rodrygo's early strike to lay siege to Real's goal,
After announcing the new FA Cup format, the FA's chief executive Mark Bullingham said: "The Emirates FA Cup is our biggest asset and generates over 60% of our revenue to invest into the game, so it is critical to secure a strong format for the future.
A double whammy of defeats for English clubs was bad news for Tottenham, with the Premier League now almost certain to miss out on an extra Champions League spot. Exits for Arsenal and Manchester City,
The Premier League is almost certain to miss out on an extra Champions League place after Manchester City and Arsenal lost their quarter-finals on Wednesday night.