Pep Guardiola realises he cannot stop his Manchester City players dreaming about winning the quadruple, but the City boss will urge them to think game by game in their pursuit of an unprecedented clean sweep.

"Without any provocation police officers hit Arsenal fans with their batons, amongst them women, children and older supporters."

Michael Oliver and his wife Lucy were targets of abuse by social media trolls following the recent Champions League quarter-final between Real Madrid and Juventus.

In a week where European football has been dominated by dramatic comebacks and shocks, Arsenal were given an almighty scare by CSKA Moscow as they booked a place in the Europa League semi-final.

Zinedine Zidane believes Cristiano Ronaldo will leave a lasting legacy at Real Madrid like Alfredo Di Stefano has.

Pep Guardiola claims his “extraordinary” and “exceptional” Manchester City side will not give up in their quest to overturn the odds against Liverpool.

Everton held Liverpool to a goalless draw at Goodison Park, although the hosts were left to rue a couple of golden late chances to snatch victory.

Tottenham recovered from an early setback to claim an impressive 2-2 draw against Juventus.

Claudio Ranieri hinted someone at the club betrayed him.

It’s a safe bet none of the 22 players who start tomorrow’s Community Shield spent their formative years dreaming of winning this ‘prize’.

Champions League quarter-final 2nd leg

Hubris. Now there’s a word I really like, with its hint of a serpent’s hiss at the end offset by the near certainty that the slithery one is in for a nasty surprise.

The search for a missing Cork woman has focused on a park and countryside north of the Glasgow nightclub where she was last seen, Religious groups have called for a “conscience clause” in the marriage equality referendum and Tipperary hurler Noel McGrath will undergo surgery on Friday for testicular cancer. These are some of the latest and most read news stories on irishexaminer.com this morning.

Arsenal 3, West Ham 0:

Wayne Rooney has trained with Manchester United ahead of the decisive leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Bayern Munich.

Jose Mourinho is rarely lacking in confidence and the Chelsea boss is firm in his belief that his side can overturn a two-goal deficit in Tuesday night’s Champions League quarter-final second leg with Paris St Germain.

Swedish referee Jonas Eriksson will take charge of the second leg of Manchester United’s Champions League quarter-final against Bayern Munich in Germany tomorrow night.

Bayern Munich star Arjen Robben has labelled Manchester United’s defensive display in the Champions League quarter-final as being “like handball”.

David Moyes put his faith in the old legs of Ryan Giggs once more as Manchester United sought to achieve a positive result against holders Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-final first leg at Old Trafford.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho expressed affection for Zlatan Ibrahimovic, questioned Paris St Germain’s lavish spending in the era of Financial Fair Play and declined to reveal his starting XI on the eve of the Champions League quarter-final first leg at Parc des Princes.

Bayern Munich have been sanctioned with a partial closure of their stadium for the Champions League quarter-final against Manchester United after fans displayed a homophobic banner against Arsenal.

Antonio Conte made an uncharacteristic mess of his team selection against Bayern Munich last week and the Juventus coach cannot afford to get it wrong again as his side chase a two-goal deficit tonight.

Both Real Madrid and Barcelona warmed up for this week’s Champions League quarter-final second legs with thumping La Liga victories on Saturday, but the mood around each camp differed markedly.

“This has been a busy week for our team in Croke Park as we worked to get the pitch into pristine condition for tomorrow’s All-Ireland minor and senior finals.

Chelsea’s Champions League qualification hopes took a blow today after defender Branislav Ivanovic was found guilty of violent conduct and handed a three-match ban.

David Luiz has overcome an ankle injury to start Chelsea’s Champions League quarter-final, second leg against Benfica tonight.

AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri believes his team will need to show the same courage and determination they displayed against Barcelona last week when the two teams meet tonight in the return leg of their Champions League quarter-final (7.45pm, live on TV3).

Marseille 0 Bayern Munich 2

AC Milan 0 Barcelona 0

Niko Kranjcar is in no doubt — Darijo Srna must be the most underrated player in Europe.

Harry Redknapp today said he has “not even thought about” becoming the next England manager.

MANCHESTER CITY have spent more than a billion euros just to be challengers while Manchester United have rebuilt their team and Chelsea are ready to sacrifice Fernando Torres in a bid to make Roman Abramovich’s dream come true.

Emmanuel Adebayor would still consider a move to Tottenham this summer despite claiming to have been targeted by “racist” chanting from Spurs fans during last month’s Champions League quarter-final.

THE Robert de Niro tearjerker Awakenings centres on an episode where the main protagonist experiences normal life after being brought out of a catatonic state by pioneering methods from his psychiatrist Oliver Sacks, played by Robin Williams.

Aaron Lennon was given a chance to show Tottenham fans what they were missing in their thrashing by Real Madrid last week after being recalled for tonight’s Champions League quarter-final second leg at White Hart Lane.

Karim Benzema has been included in Real Madrid’s 21-man squad for tomorrow’s Champions League quarter-final second leg at Tottenham.

Jose Bosingwa is back in contention for the second leg of Chelsea’s Champions League quarter-final at Manchester United tomorrow night.

Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson must decide whether to recall Nani for tomorrow’s Champions League quarter-final second leg against Chelsea at Old Trafford.

Yossi Benayoun has insisted Fernando Torres remains “the best striker in the world”, despite seeing the Spaniard extend his goal drought.

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has insisted Roman Abramovich is “too intelligent” to try to force him to play Fernando Torres.

WAYNE ROONEY has been condemned to begin a domestic break convinced he is being made a scapegoat by the Football Association.

Carlo Ancelotti backed £50m striker Fernando Torres to come good after his Chelsea side lost their Champions League quarter-final first leg against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.

Manchester United have gambled on Rio Ferdinand’s fitness for tonight’s Champions League quarter-final first leg at Chelsea.

The Football Association will confirm whether Wayne Rooney will be free to face Manchester City in this month’s FA Cup semi-final at 10am tomorrow morning.