Liverpool found their footing with a healthy 2-0 win over road-weary Fulham on Saturday, using classy goals from young Rio Ngumoha and club legend Mohamed Salah to insulate their top-five hopes.
Igor Thiago moved to within one goal of Erling Haaland in the Premier League’s Golden Boot race but Brentford fell a few minutes short of three pivotal points in the race for European qualification, as they drew Everton 2-2.
Bayern Munich went into the Santiago Bernabeu and came away with a 2-1 victory over Real Madrid in the top tie of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals on Tuesday.
Arsenal are halfway to the UEFA Champions League semifinals after Kai Havertz scored the stoppage-time winner away to Sporting Lisbon in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals on Tuesday.
The FA Cup semifinals are full of intrigue this season, with a pair of Premier League giants still in the mix, alongside a pair of clubs that haven’t won it in 50 years (or more).
Leeds United are through to the semifinals of the FA Cup for the first time in 39 years after Daniel Farke’s side topped West Ham 4-2 in a penalty shootout, after having earlier blown a 2-0 lead in stoppage time.
Second-tier Southampton have stunned Premier League leaders Arsenal at St Mary’s Stadium on Saturday with a 2-1 win over the Gunners in an FA Cup quarterfinal.
Estevao had a goal and an assist as Chelsea progressed to the FA Cup semifinals with a 7-0 win over third-tier Port Vale at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
Mauricio Pochettino hoped to see a resounding response after the USMNT was run ragged by Belgium, but instead the Yanks flashed precious few bright spots and were beaten 2-0 defeat by Portugal.
Heavy favorites Italy took a lead but then a red card and couldn’t hold off hosts Bosnia and Herzegovina as Gennaro Gattuso’s men became the third-straight Italian squad to miss a men’s World Cup.
