Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin has dismissed the idea of Champions League knockout matches being played on weekends.

Eamon Dunphy was right. And then he was wrong. And then he was right again. It can be hard to keep up with the Dunph, sometimes, writes Liam Mackey.

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

Former AC Milan defender and Italy coach Cesare Maldini has passed away at the age of 84.

Goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and James Rodriguez left Roma ruing a host of missed chances as Real Madrid moved into the quarter-finals of the Champions League 4-0 on aggregate with a 2-0 win last night.

Barcelona may have blown their Clasico rivals Real Madrid away 4-0 at the weekend, but Luis Enrique insists there is still plenty of room for improvement at the Camp Nou.

Benfica youngster Romario Baldé produced perhaps the worst ‘Panenka’ of all time in the Uefa Youth League.

Roma footballer Francesco Totti may have started a new trend.

Steven Gerrard’s forthcoming move to LA Galaxy means he will fail to join an illustrious band of professional footballers who have spent their entire senior careers at one club.

Lionel Messi became the record goalscorer in Champions League history as he led Barcelona to a 4-0 victory over APOEL Nicosia.

Roma captain Francesco Totti has thanked Manchester City for giving him extra motivation to score on Tuesday.

Manchester City’s social media team were left with egg on their face after this tweet welcoming the Roma team and their iconic captain Francesco Totti to England.

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Trap must go! / Trap must stay! / We’re all off to Rio! / We’re all going to hell in a handcart!

Francesco Totti made Serie A history last night as his first-half penalty in a 3-1 victory over 10-man Genoa saw the veteran striker become the league’s joint-second highest scorer of all time.

Fiorentina have denied making an offer for Arsenal striker Marouane Chamakh.

It was, as Edmund Blackadder would say, the worst mistake since the Vikings ordered 80,000 battle helmets with the horns on the inside.

He played no part in the national team’s qualification campaign, but the gifted young attacker was included when Giovanni Trapattoni named his squad for the European Championship finals.

Euro 2012 will be Giovanni Trapattoni’s third time to lead a team at the finals of a major international competition. Paul Kelly looks at the campaigns in which his under-achieving Italy recorded two wins, three draws and two defeats.

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Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni has asked skipper Robbie Keane to be his Francesco Totti as he begins his preparations for the Euro 2012 finals.

Daniele De Rossi faced a dilemma.

Italy coach Cesare Prandelli has revealed Roma captain Francesco Totti could return to the national team at Euro 2012.

LIONEL MESSI scored his fifth hat-trick of the season as Barcelona posted a comfortable win at Malaga.

The players' representatives of all 20 Serie A clubs have announced they will go on strike unless a settlement is reached regarding player contracts.

NOT Russia.

AC Milan had Zlatan Ibrahimovic sent off as they were held to a shock draw at home to basement boys Bari at the San Siro.

SHAKHTAR DONETSK scored three goals in 13 minutes to claim a stunning come-from-behind win in the Italian capital.

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ROMA coach Claudio Ranieri believes he has the full backing of his players ahead of tonight’s Champions League last 16 clash with Shakhtar Donetsk.

Roma climbed to second in the Serie A standings tonight thanks to a 3-0 win over luckless Cagliari.

Roma president Rosella Sensi has claimed that unsettled captain Francesco Totti is still at the heart of the club’s project.

FRENCH international Karim Benzema struck a hat-trick as Real Madrid helped send Auxerre out of Europe with their fifth win in six games in Champions League Group G last night.

AC Milan booked their place in the last 16 of the Champions League after posting a scrappy 2-0 victory over Auxerre in Burgundy.

MARSEILLE produced the performance of the night in the Champions League to boost their hopes of qualification.

GIOVANNI TRAPATTONI said he hopes fans in his native Italy will look back on his time in charge of the national side in a different light, following the arrest of former referee Byron Moreno.

FABIO CAPELLO has admitted he has no idea whether Gareth Barry will be fit for this summer’s World Cup.

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