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atch-winning penalty with three minutes of extra-time remaining as Porto beat Roma 3-1 to clinch a 4-3 aggregate victory and progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Roma took a 2-1 lead into the second leg after an uninspiring victory at Stadio Olimpico but Porto levelled the last-16 tie when Tiquinho Soares scored from close range to put the hosts ahead on the night.

Daniele De Rossi struck from the penalty spot but Moussa Marega made it 2-1 early in the second half before Wednesday s game petered out and went into extra-time.

A penalty shoot-out looked imminent until Alessandro Florenzi s shirt pull on Fernando prompted a VAR consultation and, after referee Cuneyt Cakir pointed to the spot, Telles stepped up to send Estadio do Dragao …

As an Evertonian, I usually get excited, frustrated and mostly annoyed watching Everton play, especially in Derby games against Liverpool. However, on Wednesday night I just felt numb as Jurgen Klopp’s side recorded a comfortable 5-2 win at Anfield.

It was like an out-of-body experience, where I was no longer watching my team, but a different team with no quality, fight or tactical awareness (although that has been a regular occurrence of late). Looking at social media, it seems it is a familiar feeling. In fact, it is rife amongst Blues.

Curtains for Silva

According to Sky Sports, the defeat will signal the end of Marco Silva’s reign as Everton boss, with David Moyes mooted as his replacement and Tim Cahill coming in as his assistant. This would be the less…

Diego Godin has announced he will leave Atletico Madrid when his contract expires at the end of the season, with a move to Inter rumoured to be on the horizon.

Club captain Godin joined Atletico from Villarreal in 2010 and was a key part of their LaLiga title win in 2013-14 but confirmed in an emotional news conference on Tuesday his time at the club has come to an end.

The 33-year-old centre-back played for Atleti in Champions League final defeats to Real Madrid in 2014 and 2016, though he did win the Europa League twice.

I m going to leave Atletico Madrid. These are my last days here, said Godin, who is expected to sign a contract with Serie A side Inter.

Atleti have been my family, my club and my home, and it s very hard to say goodbye.

The…

Liverpool are interested in signing Antonio Silva from Benfica in the summer of 2023, according to . The report has claimed that Benfica value the 19-year-old Portugal international defender at £52 million, adding that negotiations over a deal could start as soon as the teenager is back from the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

Silva has been on the books of Benfica since 2016 and is now part of the first team at the Portuguese giants. The defender has scored two goals in 10 Liga Portugal matches and has scored one goal in six UEFA Champions League games so far this season.

Liverpool are sixth in the Premier League table at the moment with 22 points from 14 matches, as many as seven points behind fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur, who have played 15 games. Meanwhile, Benfica curren…

According to a recent report from Sky Sports News, talks are ongoing between West Ham United and Benfica over Gedson Fernandes potentially making the jump over to East London. 

The next few days are said to be crucial as discussions continue, with Everton and Manchester United still floating around as clubs that could potentially throw a spanner into the works. 

Personal terms aren’t going to be much of an issue, the report states, but other conditions regarding the deal still have yet to be ironed out – and that includes the required option price. At this moment in time the deal is set to be an 18-month loan with the option to buy, but there’s still a long way to go before all is said and done. 

West Ham’s issues so far this season have been clear …

In the final weeks of his ultimately ill-fated Manchester United tenure, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took to tweaking his system, switching to a back three against better teams in a bid to bolster a shaky defence.

Michael Carrick would be best advised not to follow suit when he takes United to Chelsea on Sunday.

Five Premier League opponents have lined up against Chelsea this season with three centre-backs – a system popularised in England by former coach Antonio Conte which the European champions have again made their own under Thomas Tuchel.

In those five meetings, in which inferior sides have sought to match up with Tuchel s men, Chelsea have won on each occasion, scoring 17 and conceding none.

Their rare slip-ups – 1-1 draws with Liverpool and Burnley, …

Everton have activated their option to extend the contract of midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure by 12 months.

It represents quite a turnaround in four months for the Mali international who, in the latter days of Frank Lampard’s reign, was training away from the first-team squad after a disagreement with the then Toffees boss.

can confirm we have activated the option to extend Abdoulaye Doucoure’s contract until the end of June 2024.

— Everton (@Everton)

Having been brought back into the fold when Sean Dyche was appointed in late January, the 30-year-old has scored four goals – ending a drought dating back to September 2021 – in his last nine games, including two in the crucial 5-1 win at Brighton earlier this month.

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In a heavyweight battle between two Italian giants in midweek, Inter Milan and Roma will turn their attention back to Coppa Italia duties when they meet at the San Siro on Tuesday night.

Inter Milan

Starting with the hosts, coming off the back on an action-packed defeat at the hands of their bitter rivals AC over the weekend, there is no doubt that Inter Milan will be seeking an immediate boost here. Eventually hit with a 2-1 defeat at the San Siro a few days ago, Head Coach Simone Inzaghi finds his side now holding just a one-point buffer at the top of the Serie A table. However, with their sights firmly set on reclaiming their domestic crown this season, the Nerazzurri have gained plenty of plaudits since bringing in the one-time Laz…

Gareth Southgate says Harvey Barnes is a player England “like a lot” and Kieran Trippier praised Elliot Anderson’s potential amid talk of a possible tug-of-war with Scotland for the Newcastle duo.

There is an increasing number of players that have been part of the English set-up that have gone on to represent another country, including Jamal Musiala and Wilfried Zaha.

Angus Gunn was called up to the England senior squad by Southgate before switching allegiance to Tuesday’s opponents Scotland, who are now reportedly targeting Barnes.

The 25-year-old has yet to add to the solitary senior England cap he won in 2020 but remains on the manager’s radar, as does Newcastle team-mate Anderson.

The Whitley Bay-born 20-year-old spent two days with Scotland…