PSG 1 Barcelona 3: Barcelona took a big step towards the Champions League semi-finals with a resounding 3-1 victory over Paris St Germain in yesterday’s quarter-final first leg at the Parc des Princes.

Barcelona took a big step towards the Champions League semi-finals with a resounding 3-1 victory over Paris St Germain in Wednesday’s quarter-final first leg at the Parc des Princes.

Luis Suarez will head into tonight’s Champions League quarter-final clash with Paris St Germain admitting he had to leave Liverpool to stand a chance of winning European football’s biggest prize.

Paris Saint Germain's Champions League win over Chelsea indicates that sterling work in England no longer converts into strong European currency.

Champions League last 16 (second leg)

Chelsea v PSG

Paris Saint-Germain believe they can beat Chelsea in the Champions League tomorrow night, writes David Shonfield.

Paris St Germain boss Laurent Blanc will urge his players to keep their composure amid provocation from Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho in tonight’s Champions League last-16 clash at the Parc des Princes.

The Justice Minister could stop a controversial pick-up artist from entering the State in the interest of national security or public policy.

Jose Mourinho has twice rejected an offer to become coach of Paris Saint-Germain but has not ruled out moving to the French capital once his time with Chelsea ends.

Former Manchester United coach Rene Meulensteen is open to a return to Old Trafford and has claimed David Moyes failed at the club because he ignored advice from the Dutchman.

Should Manchester United look abroad to replace David Moyes, who are the best potential candidates?

French Football Federation president Noel Le Graet claims he turned down an approach from Zinedine Zidane to succeed Laurent Blanc as national coach in 2012.

Chelsea 2 Paris St Germain 0 (3-3 on aggregate, Chelsea win on away goals)

Chelsea and Jose Mourinho dare to dream of European glory once more after dramatically overturning a two-goal deficit to advance to the Champions League semi-finals at the expense of Paris St Germain.

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.

Jose Mourinho issued a scathing assessment of Chelsea’s performance – and his strikers – after the 3-1 loss at Paris St Germain which leaves his side’s Champions League hopes hanging in the balance.

You get the feeling that Jose Mourinho is now using every opportunity he can to persuade the Chelsea hierarchy he should be given the kind of money that tonight’s opponents Paris Saint-Germain have spent in thetransfer market if his side are to challenge for big honours once again.

Paris St Germain boss Laurent Blanc has hit back at Jose Mourinho’s taunt that Ligue 1 is a cakewalk for the Parisiens by pointing at the Portuguese’s history with Real Madrid.

Laurent Blanc insists Paris St Germain will still be playing to win despite holding a 4-0 lead going into their Champions League clash with Bayer Leverkusen tonight.

Bayer Leverkusen may be the underdogs when they take on Paris St Germain in the last 16 of the Champions League tonight, but that does not mean Sami Hyppia is ready to accept defeat.

A finalist in 'The Great British Bake Off' has criticised the “lazy misogyny” she says the show attracted.

When Carlo Ancelotti signs a three-year contract to become Real Madrid’s new coach this afternoon, president Florentino Perez will have finally landed his man.

Paris St Germain have confirmed the appointment of Laurent Blanc as their new coach, succeeding Carlo Ancelotti.

The French national soccer team have learned painful lessons from their behaviour at recent major tournaments and will not tarnish their image again, midfielder Blaise Matuidi promised yesterday.

Didier Deschamps last night agreed to take on one of the toughest tasks in internatinoal football after he agreed to become the new France coach.

The French Football Federation (FFF) have opened disciplinary proceedings against four members of France’s Euro 2012 squad.

The French Football Federation have opened disciplinary proceedings against four members of France’s Euro 2012 squad.

The French Football Federation will hope to make progress today in their search for a successor to former Les Bleus coach Laurent Blanc.

Laurent Blanc is to step down as coach of France, the French Football Federation have announced.

Captain Hugo Lloris has leapt to the defence of his France team-mates, saying they should not be judged on reports of infighting during Euro 2012.

France’s ‘1987 Generation’, so-called after the year of their birth, had been tipped to lead Les Bleus to a repeat of the team’s success at Euro 2000.

Defender Bacary Sagna has lamented the “avoidable” infighting that he believes “wasted” France’s hopes of glory at Euro 2012.

French Football Federation president Noel le Graet has labelled Samir Nasri’s behaviour “intolerable” after the midfielder’s alleged foul-mouthed rant at a journalist following Les Bleus’ Euro 2012 exit.

Are France the new Netherlands?

French Football Federation president Noel le Graet has labelled Samir Nasri’s behaviour “intolerable” after the midfielder’s alleged foul-mouthed rant at a journalist following Les Bleus’ Euro 2012 exit last night.

Head coach Laurent Blanc has hailed the impact of Newcastle midfielder Yohan Cabaye as France prepare for tonight’s Euro 2012 quarter-final with Spain in Donetsk.

Samir Nasri looks like being the fall guy as Laurent Blanc attempts to heal the rifts in the France camp that have reopened old wounds between Les Bleus and their supporters back home.

FRANCE have been amongst the most impressive teams in Euro 2012 so far but the beauty of tournament football is that Laurent Blanc’s carefully constructed plans could fall apart if they lose to Sweden in Kiev tonight.

An exhilarating match on an extraordinary night in Donetsk, with play suspended for almost an hour because of a thunderstorm, ended with France beating their hosts to go top of Group D and a long way towards securing a place in the knockout stages.

At 35, Andriy Shevchenko is no spring chicken but Kiev’s favourite son is still the man the French fear most, according to his friend and foe Laurent Blanc.