Borussia Dortmund 4 - Benfica 0 (4-1 on agg): Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a hat-trick as Borussia Dortmund beat Benfica 4-0 last night to ease into the Champions League quarter-finals with a 4-1 aggregate victory.

Red Bull Leipzig moved back to within two points of Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich with a comfortable 3-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt.

Bayern Munich will have to wait at least another week before being crowned Bundesliga champions after their advantage at the top of the league was cut to five points by Borussia Dortmund.

Cristiano Ronaldo has issued a rallying call to Real Madrid supporters ahead of tonight’s crunch Champions League clash with Wolfsburg, urging them to play their part on what could be a “perfect night” at the Bernabeu.

Darmstadt, Hoffenheim and Augsburg were the big winners in the Bundesliga today as they each pulled away from the bottom three with significant victories.

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Louis van Gaal has backed Anthony Martial to end his goal drought and help Manchester United avoid an embarrassingly early Champions League exit.

Who played best for Ireland? Miguel Delaney rates the team

A night to rival any in Irish history, and a piece of managerial work to rival any in all of the Euro 2016 qualifiers.

With Kevin De Bruyne set to enhance Manchester City’s forward line, there’s also an interesting line to be drawn from the Belgian attacker’s departure from Chelsea through to the present: Jose Mourinho initially sold De Bruyne to sign Mohamed Salah and complement Andre Schurrle, and then sold Schurrle and loaned out Salah to sign Juan Cuadrado.

Jose Mourinho has retaliated after Arsene Wenger questioned Chelsea’s defensive tactics.

The good news for Jose Mourinho is that he can concentrate all his energies on winning the Premier League title now that Chelsea are out of the Champions League.

Aston Villa v Chelsea: Jose Mourinho was again making cryptic criticisms, but it wasn’t difficult to figure out his mood.

Now that the dust has settled on the January winter transfer window, a number of clubs hoping to have made the signings that will make the difference for them between now and May.

Deadline Day Moves in Bold

Chelsea made the only big-money signing of a surprisingly low-key transfer deadline day as they brought in Fiorentina winger Juan Cuadrado for €30m; but in a sign that perhaps Financial Fair Play is beginning to bite, even they had to sell Andre Schurrle before signing the cheque.

Juan Cuadrado has joined Chelsea in what is likely to be the biggest deal of deadline day.

Andre Schurrle has completed his move to Wolfsburg, paving the way for Fiorentina’s Juan Cuadrado to join Chelsea.

Transfer deadline day failed to deliver a flurry of major early moves as clubs continued to weigh up their options, with Wolfsburg remaining relaxed over their proposed deal with Chelsea for Germany winger Andre Schurrle.

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Juan Cuadrado has joined Chelsea in what is likely to be the biggest deal of deadline day.

Fiorentina coach Vincenzo Montella has confirmed that Juan Guillermo Cuadrado will not play for the Viola on Saturday, with the Colombian winger finalising his permanent move to Chelsea.

Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge could be back in contention for the second leg of the Capital One Cup semi-final against Chelsea on Tuesday.

Jose Mourinho was “ashamed” by Chelsea’s “unacceptable” FA Cup fourth-round exit, but praised Bradford for their giant-killing act in a 4-2 win at Stamford Bridge.

Jose Mourinho has insisted Chelsea have no plans to sell or buy in the January transfer window, playing down reports of imminent exits for World Cup winner Andre Schurrle and Mohamed Salah.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is set to return to face Chelsea in the Capital One Cup semi-final first leg after resting his tight hamstring at the weekend.

Jose Mourinho hailed the "perfect game" after his Chelsea side underlined their Barclays Premier League title credentials by sweeping aside Swansea 5-0 at the Liberty Stadium.

Diego Costa took his top-flight tally for the season to 17 as Chelsea extended their Barclays Premier League lead to five points with a crushing 5-0 win over Swansea at the Liberty Stadium.

Stars like Andre Schurrle helped Chelsea earn more than $1 million from the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Chelsea 3 Watford 0

Chelsea powered into the fourth round of the FA Cup as second-half goals from Willian, Loic Remy and Kurt Zouma completed a 3-0 victory over Watford.

Now that the Premier League is officially at its halfway point, what better time to dole out some festive imaginary awards?

A magical performance from Eden Hazard was not enough to inspire Chelsea to victory as Southampton held firm to secure a hard-earned point.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has a full squad to choose from as the Barclays Premier League leaders travel to Southampton on Sunday.

Premier League

A stunning strike from Filipe Luis helped Chelsea clinch a routine 3-1 win over 10-man Derby last night and move into the Capital One Cup semi-final.

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Gary Cahill has warned Chelsea’s rivals the club are now a more "dangerous" proposition than ever.

Jose Mourinho is pleased Chelsea were joined in the last 16 of the Champions League by Premier League title rivals Manchester City and Arsenal.

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