AC MILAN showed their determination to keep hold of the Champions League trophy with an emphatic 4-1 win over Deportivo La Coruna in a gripping quarter-final first leg tie at the San Siro last night.

Deportivo La Coruna are through to the last 16 of the Champions League after a win over bottom-of-the-table AEK Athens at the Riazor Stadium

Arsenal received no first-half reward for their best 45 minutes in Europe so far this season but it was the old story of chances not being converted against Real Mallorca.

Ashley Cole’s Arsenal team-mates are convinced he will bounce back without a mental scar from the red card shock that cost the Gunners a potentially damaging Champions League setback in Majorca.

Real Madrid suffered a rare Primera Liga loss last night, but remained firmly in control of the title race after all their main rivals were beaten at the weekend.