FootballHighlights

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola laughed off claims that his team might consider this season special had they gotten a Champions League ticket. City came close to securing European qualification with their 2-1 win over Aston Villa in the Premier League on Tuesday, thanks to a last-minute goal from Matheus Nunes in the 94th minute. Guardiola’s men moved two places up to third in the league table, but are still seventeen points behind Liverpool, and so they will end up completing another one

Deciding to take charge ahead of his captain and struggling club set piece coach, Arsenal’s Declan Rice was nothing short of inspired as he stroked home a pair of magnificent free kicks to help secure a 3-0 win over Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final first leg on Tuesday. And when the Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka was taken out in a central position, 30 metres from goal, shortly before the hour mark at The Emirates Stadium with the score 0-0 Rice turned to