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Football Tracker: Liverpool rampant, Villa beat Ajax, Rangers crash out

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Welcome to Flashscore's Football Tracker, where you can find coverage and updates from the Champions League's midweek fixtures, as well as this weekend's FA Cup quarter-finals.

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22:05 GMT - Thanks for joining us tonight, see you for more soon!

21:55 GMT - Meanwhile, Brighton ended their European adventure for the season with a 1-0 home win over Roma, although the Italians still progress 4-1 on aggregate.

Read our report right here.

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21:54 GMT - A big night in Aston Villa's season as they eventually make light work of a young Ajax side to book their place in the Conference League quarter-finals.

Read our report here.

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21:48 GMT - It's all over and Liverpool put on a show for the Anfield crowd tonight.

Catch up on all the action with our report here.

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21:45 GMT - GOAL! It's 4-0 to Aston Villa now as Moussa Diaby gets in on the act.

21:38 GMT - GOAL! Lovely finish directed into the back of the net by Jhon Duran to seal the deal for Aston Villa in the Conference League.

21:29 GMT - It gets worse for Ajax as Sivert Mannsverk picks up a second yellow to leave his side down to 10 men.

21:23 GMT - GOAL! Daylight for Aston Villa as Leon Bailey gets on the scoresheet to put Aston Villa two goals up against Ajax.

21:13 GMT - GOAL! Gakpo gets his second of the evening to make it 6-1.

Think this one might be game over, to be honest. It's now 11-2 on aggregate.

21:05 GMT - GOAL! The second half starts similarly to the first: with a Liverpool goal. This one comes from Dominik Szoboszlai. It's 5-1 on the night.

20:42 GMT - GOAL! Veljko Birmancevic pulls one back for Sparta Prague before half-time.

Meanwhile, Danny Welbeck has put Brighton a goal up on the night against Roma - just another three to draw the level in the tie!

20:25 GMT - GOAL! Advantage Aston Villa.

Ollie Watkins jumps highest and plants a header inside the left post to put them a goal up against Ajax.

20:17 GMT - GOAL! Give us a chance to keep up, Liverpool!

Cody Gakpo shows off his superb ability as he volleys the ball from inside the box low into the middle of the target. The assist goes to Mohamed Salah and it's 4-0 before the 20-minute mark.

20:10 GMT - GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! A fast start for Liverpool who score three in the opening 10 minutes, first through Darwin Nunez, then Bobby Clark and then Mohamed Salah. It's 3-0 already - 8-1 on aggregate!

19:40 GMT - It's also all over at Ibrox and Rangers' run in Europe comes to an end as they suffer a 1-0 defeat to Benfica.

Read the report here.

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19:38 GMT - It's all over at the London Stadium and West Ham are comfortably into the Europa League quarter-finals.

Catch our report here.

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19:29 GMT - GOAL! Oof, another lovely finish directed into the back of the net by Mohammed Kudus to make it five for West Ham.

19:24 GMT - GOAL! An amazing individual effort from Mohammed Kudus ends with a strike from inside the penalty area. It's 4-0 and a very good night for the Hammers.

19:13 GMT - GOAL! Not the news Rangers fans will want to see as Benfica take the lead at Ibrox through Rafa Silva.

The goal was ruled offside but VAR confirms the player was in fact on and the goal stands. Around 20 minutes left to go.

19:07 GMT - The line-ups are in for Aston Villa, Liverpool and Brighton's matches for tonight - they're all kicking off at 20:00 GMT.

It's a return to the Liverpool starting line-up for Mo Salah!

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18:56 GMT - GOAL! Jarrod Bowen slips it to Aaron Cresswell on the edge of the box and he finds the bottom right corner with a great effort. The score is 3-0.

18:35 GMT - HALF-TIME: There's the end of the first periods across Europe. Here's where we stand in the last-16 second legs:

Rangers 0-0 Benfica (2-2 on aggregate)

Villarreal 1-0 Marseille (1-4 on aggregate)

Slavia Prague 0-3 AC Milan (2-7 on aggregate)

West Ham 2-0 Freiburg (2-1 on aggregate)

18:19 GMT - GOAL! West Ham are in the driving seat now, with Jarrod Bowen putting them two ahead on the night and 2-1 up on aggregate.

17:55 GMT - GOAL! West Ham lead Freiburg in the second leg and are back on level terms acoss the tie! Lucas Paqueta with the goal to get the Hammers back in the chase for a quarter-final spot.

17:45 GMT - The early Europa League games are underway! West Ham need to overturn a 1-0 defeat from their first leg against Freiburg, while Rangers drew away at Benfica and just need a win at Ibrox this evening.

16:55 GMT - Team news is in for both West Ham and Rangers' Europa League fixtures:

West Ham v Freiburg - follow live.

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Rangers v Benfica - follow live.

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15:45 GMT - Jarred Branthwaite, Ivan Toney and Joe Gomez have been selected in the latest England squad, although there's no place for Ben White or Kalvin Phillips.

Read more here.

11:36 GMT - The second legs of the UEFA Champions League 2023/24 round of 16 are over, and Flashscore have selected the 11 players who have impressed the most over the past couple of weeks.

Arsenal's Leandro Trossard makes it in, as does Bayern striker Harry Kane.

Take a look at the full team here.

07:55 GMT - Good morning and welcome back to the Football Tracker! There's plenty more European action tonight in both the Europa and Conference Leagues.

Liverpool look like they're already through, Brighton need a miracle while West Ham, Rangers and Aston Villa's prospects of progression are all finely poised. Take a look at the full fixtures below.

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Wednesday, March 13th

23:00 GMT - We're wrapping up the tracker tonight but join us again tomorrow as we follow all the Europa and Conference League action.

Good night!

22:43 GMT - It's all over and Atletico Madrid go through after winning the shootout! Last season's finalists Inter are eliminated.

Read our report right here.

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22:33 GMT - No more goals in extra-time so we head to penalties between Atletico and Inter!

22:23 GMT - Bournemouth match-winner Antoine Semenyo couldn't believe what had occurred tonight at Vitality Stadium.

"I haven't been involved in a game like that before," the forward told Sky Sports.

"I had a few chances in the previous games that I had missed and was frustrated with, but I knew I would get another chance or two. So I took the two that I got today so personally it was great."

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22:19 GMT - After the dramatic 4-3 defeat to Bournemouth, Luton boss Rob Edwards told the BBC that he took "full responsibility" for the result:

"We went 3-0 up, then we gave them encouragement. You can look at similarities, build up to the first goal, build up to the second goal, not winning first contact on set pieces, not winning duels.

"Similar situations for the third and fourth too, we have to learn to defend better in those key moments. Lots for us to look back at and dissect. We'll have to review it and look back.

"Of course, I've got to take responsibility."

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21:55 GMT - Meanwhile, it's full-time in Germany and Dortmund have reached the Champions League quarter-finals after knocking out Dutch champions-in-waiting PSV.

Read our full report here.

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21:52 GMT - It's full-time at Metropolitano Stadium and a big late miss by Rodrigo Riquelme means we are indeed heading to extra-time between Atletico Madrid and Inter.

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21:45 GMT - GOAL! Memphis Depay scores late on to level the tie against Inter with just a few minutes to spare.

Atletico have been pushing throughout the second half and deservedly grab their equaliser. Looks like we're going to have extra-time in this last 16 fixture with the scores 2-2 on aggregate.

21:40 GMT - Bournemouth's win tonight is the first time since 2003 that a side has won from 3-0 down in the Premier League.

Read our full report here.

21:35 GMT - NO GOAL! Dortmund thought they had their second of the night through Niclas Fullkrug, which should've been enough to see them through to the last 16 of the Champions League at PSV's expense, but VAR ruled it out for offside... it's still 1-0.

21:30 GMT - It's all over and a crazy game ends 4-3 to Bournemouth after the home side were trailing Luton 3-0 at half-time.

A night fans of the Cherries will never forget, but one Luton fans will want to move on from quickly.

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21:13 GMT - GOAL! Comeback complete from Bournemouth and it's Antoine Semenyo again!

Enes Unal displays great vision and sends a pass to Semenyo, who shows brilliant composure inside the box to bury the ball inside the left post. It's 4-3.

What a turnaround and what a game to not be able to watch on the telly!

20:54 GMT - GOOOOOAL! A quickfire double from Bournemouth sees them draw level against Luton with 25 minutes of normal time still left to play!

First, Ilya Zabarnyi outjumps the defence inside the six-yard box to land a great header into the top right corner.

Two minutes later and Antoine Semenyo rifles one into the net to make it 3-3!

20:40 GMT - GOAL! Dominic Solanke gets one back for Bournemouth against Luton, it's now 3-1.

20:35 GMT - GOAL! Instant reply from Atletico Madrid, the ball bouncing kindly to Antoine Griezmann who hammers into the net to get the home crowd roaring again.

20:34 GMT - GOAL! Big one for Inter, who have scored somewhat against the run of play. 

Federico Dimarco's goal puts his side 2-0 up on aggregate.

20:27 GMT - It's half-time at the Vitality and despite having just 39 per cent possession Luton are 3-0 up against Bournemouth.

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20:17 GMT - GOAL! Ross Barkley finds the back of the net with an excellent finish to put Luton three up - they're absolutely cruising against the Cherries.

20:04 GMT - GOAL! Dortmund have made a fast start against PSV and it's Jadon Sancho who has put them ahead. 

20:03 GMT - GOAL! Luton double their lead after Chiedozie Ogbene is picked out in the box. 

Could be a big night for Luton's Premier League survival hopes.

19:41 GMT - GOAL! Jordan Clark sends a superb cross into the box, Tahith Chong latches on to it and from close range plants a header inside the left post, leaving Neto beaten.

It's 1-0 to the visitors!

19:38 GMT - Luton's Tom Lockyer is in attendance at the Vitality Stadium tonight - the place where he suffered his cardiac arrest earlier this season.

Tonight's fixture is the rescheduled match with both sets of fans giving the defender a nice ovation.

19:35 GMT - There are two second-leg matches in the last 16 of the Champions League tonight; Atletico look to overturn a 1-0 deficit against Serie A leaders Inter, while Dortmund and PSV are all square going into the return fixture.

Check out the line-ups ahead of kick-off at 20:00 GMT:

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19:30 GMT - We're underway for the match between Bournemouth and Luton!

18:35 GMT - Line-ups are in for Bournemouth's match against Luton, with the Cherries looking to avoid being dragged towards a relegation battle and the Hatters hoping to push out of the bottom three. Follow the match live here.

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16:20 GMT - Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said Wednesday that the return of Michael Edwards to the club as Fenway Sports Group's chief executive of football will have no bearing on his decision to leave at the end of the season.

"We had that conversation, (but) that is not a subject to talk about," Klopp told reporters. "Can you imagine I changed my mind?

"It's like, 'Never ever another club in England' and next year I signed for our neighbours. I think before I say these things."

Read more here.

11:12 GMT - Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez had the last laugh on Tuesday after his side defied the critics by reaching the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in four years.

"We have received unfair criticism," Xavi told reporters. "There has been too much pressure on the players like ultimatums, life or death."

Read more on Xavi's comments here.

08:44 GMT - Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta hailed a magic night on Tuesday as his side held their nerve to reach the Champions League quarter-finals.

"A magic night. We expected a really tough opponent. It's very difficult to generate momentum and that's credit to (Porto)," Arteta told reporters.

"It's a huge experience for us. We had to do it as well through penalties. Credit to (goalkeeper) David (Raya) who had some difficult moments to start but showed incredible determination and stood up and got rewarded."

Read more here.

07:35 GMT - There were some sour scenes during Arsenal's penalty shootout victory over Porto last night.

Porto manager Sergio Conceicao said Gunners boss Mikel Arteta insulted his family during the Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday.

"During the game he (Arteta) turned to the bench and in Spanish, he insulted my family," Conceicao told reporters.

"At the end I called over to get Arteta's attention, because the person he insulted is no longer with us."

Read more here.

07:30 GMT - Good morning and welcome back to our Football Tracker! We've got the final two Champions League round of 16 ties tonight, as well as a Premier League clash between Bournemouth and Luton.

Inter travel to Atletico Madrid, while Dortmund host PSV as the remaining two quarter-final spots look to be confirmed. Of course, we'll have all the key updates here in the Tracker!

Tuesday, March 12th

23:43 GMT - That's all for today. Catch you next time!

23:07 GMT - Arsenal's hero David Raya says the players have been working all year on being prepared for the pressure of a penalty shootout.

"It's credit to the team," he told TNT Sports. "I think we played a really, really good game from the start. We dominated, we created chances.

"We've been working a lot on penalties this year because of nights like this - we need to be really, really good.

"Obviously all the hard work with the goalie coach and with the team has paid off. It's a great moment personally and collectively."

22:59 GMT - How crucial was this man during the 120 minutes tonight?

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22:50 GMT - And with that, Arsenal progress. It wasn't easy, they were made to work for it by Porto, but Mikel Arteta's side have found a way through penalties. Click here for the full report.

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22:49 GMT - SAVE! Raya has saved the effort from Galeno to put Arsenal into the quarter-finals!

22:48 GMT - GOAL! Rice slots it from the spot to put Arsenal on the brink.

22:48 GMT - GOAL! Grujic keeps Porto alive.

22:47 GMT - GOAL! Saka is the latest to convert.

22:46 GMT - MISS! Wendell steps up but his effort hits the post - possibly after a fingertip save from Raya - and Arsenal are still ahead. 

22:45 GMT - GOAL! Kai Havertz puts Arsenal ahead again. 

22:44 GMT - GOAL! Pepe responds perfectly for Porto. 1-1

22:43 GMT - GOAL! Martin Odegaard steps up to take the first penalty for his team and slots it straight into the top right corner. Arsenal 1-0 up.

22:42 GMT - Martin Odegaard wins both coin tosses and Arsenal will shoot first towards their own fans.

22:37 GMT - FULL-TIME. There's the final whistle to bring down the curtain on extra time at the Emirates. Arsenal and Porto head for penalties to decide who will progress to the quarter-final of the Champions League.

22:24 GMT - Meanwhile in Germany, third-division Saarbrucken scored a stoppage-time winner to stun Borussia Monchengladbach 2-1 and reach the German Cup semi-finals.

Saarbrucken, who came back from a goal down against the Bundesliga club, had also eliminated Bayern Munich and Eintracht Frankfurt in earlier rounds of the competition. Read the full report here.

22:20 GMT - That's half-time of extra time. Things are starting to get very, very tense inside the Emirates. If there's no goal in the next 15 minutes we will be heading for penalties.

22:08 GMT - Here's how Lewandowski's goal unfolded as the Pole made sure of the result for Barcelona by getting on the end of a slick team move.

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21:55 GMT - That's the end of the 90 minutes at the Emirates. Arsenal scored a goal through Leandro Trossard to give the fans hope of a comfortable victory that would see them through, but a second goal never arrived and we will now have extra time. 1-1 on aggregate. 

21:54 GMT - FULL-TIME: Barcelona are through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League after Robert Lewandowski's late goal sealed a 3-1 victory on the night for a 4-2 aggregate win against Napoli. Click here to read the full report.

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21:44 GMT - GOAL! It's all but all over in Barcelona. With seven minutes remaining, Robert Lewandowski has scored what looks to be the crucial goal. However, it was a team effort, with Sergi Roberto and Ilkay Gundogan combining to allow Lewandowski to just tap the ball in. Barcelona ahead 3-1 on the night, 4-2 on aggregrate.

21:27 GMT - Martin Odegaard has the ball in the back of the net after a deft chip to send the Emirates into pandemonium, but VAR takes a look and the goal is ruled out because Kai Havertz pulled on the shirt of Pepe, which allowed Odegaard to get to the ball ahead of the Porto man. Still 1-1 on aggregate.

20:57 GMT - And this is how it's been shaping up in Barcelona. The hosts have had double the amount of shots as Napoli, but the Italians are still only one goal behind.

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20:54 GMT - Here are the key stats from the Emirates. Can Arsenal go on and win it?

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20:49 GMT - HALF-TIME: We've also reached the halfway stage in Barcelona. The hosts went 2-0 up early on and appeared for all money to be cruising, but Amir Rrahmani pulled one back for the Italians to ensure they remain in this tie. Barcelona lead 2-1 on the night and 3-2 on aggregate with 45 minutes remaining.

20:48 GMT - HALF-TIME: That's half-time at the Emirates. Things were getting quite tense for Arsenal as the minutes ticked by without a goal, but Leandro Trossard slotted home shorlty before the break to put Mikel Arteta's side 1-0 up on the night, and level on aggregate.

20:42 GMT - GOAL! Arsenal have their breakthrough! It's Martin Odegaard who sets it up, dancing around the defence on the edge of the box before putting a ball through to Leandro Trossard who slots home for a 1-0 lead.

20:31 GMT - GOAL! Napoli have a goal back, and they only trail by one on aggregate now. The visitors move the ball down the right and Amir Rrahmani gets the ball on the cut-back to slot home perfectly in the bottom left corner.

20:18 GMT - GOAL! And then there were two! Raphinha's effort beats the keeper and rattles the post, and Joao Cancelo is on hand to gather the rebound and put Barcelona 2-0 up on the night, 3-1 ahead on aggregate.

20:16 GMT - GOAL! Barcelone are ahead after less than 15 minutes. It's a huge moment for Fermín López, who has his fifth goal of the season for Barcelona as he makes it 1-0 to the hosts on the night.

20:00 GMT - We have kicked off in North London and Barcelona - which two teams with join Man City, PSG, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals?

19:18 GMT - Following Porto's victory in the first leg of their tie with Arsenal, Sergio Conceicao has named the same XI for tonight's second leg - will the result be the same?

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19:15 GMT - Centre-half Amir Rrahmani and midfielder Hamed Traore are the only two Napoli changes from the side that drew 1-1 with Torino last time out.

Barcelona v Napoli team news
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19:13 GMT - Robert Lewandowski returns to Barcelona's starting XI after being on the bench in their 1-0 victory over Mallorca over the weekend. Ronald Araujo and Fermin Lopez are the other two changes from that La Liga outing - can they help guide Xavi's side into the quarter-finals with victory tonight?

19:08 GMT - Mikel Arteta has named his side for tonight's game, and the big - if unsurprising - news is that David Raya has been reinstated between the sticks in place of Aaron Ramsdale. It is the only change from the side that beat Brentford 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday, with Gabriel Martinelli still absent through injury.

16:43 GMT - A reminder of how things stand in the Champions League going into tonight's fixtures.

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15:29 GMT - Meanwhile, La Liga side Celta Vigo have decided to end their relationship with Rafael Benitez, who arrived in the Celta dugout in the summer of 2023.

Real Madrid's 4-0 thrashing of Celta at the Santiago Bernabeu has exhausted the patience of the Galician club, who have decided to terminate Benitez's contract as head coach.

"Our most sincere thanks to Rafa Benitez and his coaching staff for the involvement, honesty and professionalism they have shown since their arrival at the club.

"Best of luck and success in the future," said Celta on their social networks.

12:05 GMT - Cole's performance saw him included in Flashscore's Premier League Team of the Week, along with Son Heung-min and Ivo Grbic.

10:48 GMT - Chelsea midfielder Palmer said after his side's win he is confident Mauricio Pochettino's "project" will bear fruit. Read the full story here.

10:17 GMT - A reminder of last night's Premier League action as Cole Palmer helped serve up all three points for Chelsea against Newcastle. Click here to read our full match report.

09:36 GMT - Good morning and welcome back for another day of Champions League football. Arsenal host Porto this evening, and need to overturn a 1-0 first-leg deficit if they are to progress to the quarter-finals. Barcelona welcome Napoli in tonight's other game, with the reverse fixture offering up a 1-1 draw in Italy last month.

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