Borussia Dortmund left it late to book their place in the DFB-Pokal final with a 1-0 extra-time win over Greuther Furth at the Trolli Arena. Ilkay Gundogan saw his powerful effort find the bottom corner in the final minute of extra time, leaving the Cloverleaves crestfallen.

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Greuther Furth 0-1 Borussia Dortmund (aet): Gundogan's 120th minute strike puts BVB in the DFB-Pokal final

MOSCOW: Russian football chiefs on Tuesday launched an investigation into an apparent racially-motivated attack on Anzhi Makhachkala’s Congolese defender Christopher Samba.

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Russian football chiefs on Tuesday launched an investigation into an apparent racially-motivated attack on Anzhi Makhachkala’s Congolese defender Christopher Samba.

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MOSCOW – A Russian football club has expressed its disappointment over an “idiotic” banana throwing incident with its Congolese-born defender.

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Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala regrets 'idiotic' banana throwing incident with defender Samba

AC Milan have consolidated their position at the Serie A summit after casting aside Parma in a 2-0 victory at the Tardini on Saturday.

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Parma 0-2 AC Milan: Ibrahimovic and Emanuelson on target as Rossoneri strengthen grip on first place

Bayer Leverkusen unfortunately find themselves short of influential midfielder Lars Bender, who is currently looking at ‘several weeks’ out, according to the club’s official site, after tearing his thigh muscle in last weekend’s 3-2 loss to Wolfsburg.

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Bayer Leverkusen – Monchengladbach Preview: Both sides eager for victory to prevent full-blown form slumps

After a promising start under Roberto Donadoni following his appointment in early January, Parma have slowed down significantly, but some positive news for the coach is he will be able to count on recovered first-choice goalkeeper Antonio Mirante and striker Sergio Floccari from the starting whistle.

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Parma – AC Milan Preview: Champions look to make it three Serie A wins in a row

Athletic Bilbao 0-2 Man Utd. Athletic Bilbao 1-3 Man Utd. Athletic Bilbao 0-3 Man Utd.

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Borussia Dortmund saw their gap at the top of the league reduced to five points, as they were left frustrated at the SGL Arena in the face of a spirited showing by Augsburg , who themselves moved out of the relegation places following a well earned 0-0 draw on Saturday.

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Augsburg 0-0 Borussia Dortmund: Bundesliga minnows frustrate Klopp's men in stalemate

The Disciplinary Committee (CDC) of the Russian Football Union (RFS) fined several coaches from 33 matches of championship of Russia. For beyond the technical zone head coach “Spartacus” Charleston and his colleague from Zenit Luciano Spalletti fined 30 thousand rubles.

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The striker Keegan and Lukas Podolski Germany there are four Club: Lokomotiv Moscow, Anzhi “mahačkalinskij” Galatasaray (Istanbul) and arsenal (London), according to Bild. Each of the 26-year-old commands offers delivered to contract for a period of four years, with the most advantageous financial conditions are ready to give in Moscow and Makhachkala-for 12 million euros per year. 10 million …

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After being battered 4-0 on home soil last weekend, Palermo are aiming to bounce back and add another win to their formidable home record and make up ground on Roma, who they trail by four points in the Serie A standings as both teams still have an outside chance of ending the season in a Europa League qualifying spot.

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Palermo – Roma Preview: Luis Enrique's understrength side face the Rosanero looking to reignite European qualifying hope

CSKA Moscow President Yevgeny Giner took the initiative to abolish the limit on foreign players. However, other Board members did not support it. In particular, Sergey Fursenko RFS head indicated that he opposed.

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Gertjan Verbeek will have a full squad at his disposal for the visit of the Bianconeri, with the coach expected to name an unchanged lineup from the side that defeated Heracles Almelo 3-1 on Saturday.

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AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund made the most of slips by their nearest pursuers to move further in front in their respective top flights. UEFA.com recaps the best of the action.

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Open an account with Sportingbet today and get up to £50 in free bets! Twente recorded a memorable victory at the Philips Stadion on Sunday, drubbing PSV 6-2 to burst back into Eredivisie title contention.

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PSV 2-6 Twente: Fred Rutten's side dismantled as Tukkers fire title warning in dominant display

Was guilty of being indecisive for Sporting’s equaliser when he did not come out to claim the ball, which allowed Barral to sneak in. Apart from having his goal breached, he was largely a spectator in the match.

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Player Ratings: Barcelona 3-1 Sporting Gijon

Seydou Keita scored a sensational goal 12 minutes from time to help Barcelona overcome the challenge of Sporting Gijon at Camp Nou after Gerard Pique had been sent off in the early moments of the second-half.

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Milan were in imperious form as they surged to an emphatic 4-0 win over a wretched Palermo at the Renzo Barbera, momentarily extending their lead over Juventus at the Serie A summit to four points.

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Palermo 0-4 AC Milan: Ibrahimovic hat-trick demolishes hapless hosts to send champions four points clear

Claudio Ranieri’s side have a few injury concerns going into Sunday’s clash, with Andrea Ranocchia and Ricardo Alvarez ruled out with thigh and muscle strains respectively, while Freddy Guarin is still nursing the calf injury that has plagued him since signing from Porto in January.

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Inter – Catania Preview: Nerazzurri seek their first victory in over a month

Palermo will want to put any memories of the 4-1 defeat by Siena behind them as they host the champions at the Renzo Barbera on Saturday, but must contend with a few noticeable absences.

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The round of 16 returns with Arsenal FC and Bayer 04 Leverkusen facing mountainous tasks while SL Benfica and Olympique Lyonnais protect slender leads.

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Borussia Dortmund came away from their clash against Hannover at the Signal Iduna Park with a 3-1 win in Sunday’s Bundesliga encounter.

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Borussia Dortmund 3-1 Hannover: Lewandowski strikes twice as champions reclaim four-point advantage over Bayern Munich

Open an account with Sportingbet today and get up to £100 in free bets! PSV secured three crucial points in a 3-2 win against Feyenoord on Sunday, with Zakaria Labyad netting a late winner for the hosts.

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Napoli have a largely full strength squad to choose from ahead of the clash in Naples – and most importantly, the ‘Big Three’ of Marek Hamsik, Edinson Cavani and Ezequiel Lavezzi are all expected to start.

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Napoli – Chelsea Preview: The Blues look to end a run of one win in six against the Serie A side

Groningen have recorded a 3-0 victory over PSV in Sunday afternoon’s Eredivisie encounter at the Euroborg. Hyun-Jun Suk gifted the hosts the lead in the first half with a good finish from a narrow angle, before Leandro Bacuna made it two after the break.

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Groningen 3-0 PSV: Suk double and Bacuna strike down Eredivisie leaders

A virtual spectator in the Madrid goal. A solid performance from the Portugal defender, who led the line and helped Varane look comfortable against a discreet Racing attack.

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Player Ratings: Real Madrid 4-0 Racing Santander

Bundesliga basement side Freiburg battled their way to a scoreless draw against Bayern Munich on Saturday, a result that saw the German record champions slip to third in the table.

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Freiburg 0-0 Bayern Munich: Dismal draw sees Bavarians fall four points behind Dortmund

Armin Bacinovic is the only major injury worry for Palermo coach Bortolo Mutti ahead of the fixture on Sunday. Abel Hernandez and the red-hot Fabrizio Miccoli will likely get the nod up front against a a makeshift Lazio back four.

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Palermo – Lazio Preview: Edy Reja's side hoping for another clean sheet to stay in Serie A title race

Napoli recorded their second victory of the week and moved up to fifth in Serie A with a 3-0 triumph over Fiorentina at the Stadio Artemio Franchi on Friday.

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Fiorentina 0-3 Napoli: Cavani fires visitors up to fifth in Serie A with deadly double