Paris St Germain 2 Barcelona 2

David Beckham could make his return to the Champions League when Paris St Germain host Valencia with a place in the quarter-finals at stake tonight.

Details can make the difference, as managers always say.

Mesut Ozil’s 89th-minute free-kick rescued a point for Real Madrid from a pulsating 2-2 draw with Borussia Dortmund to keep both sides on course to qualify from Champions League Group D.

Malaga, in their maiden campaign, and Porto became the first teams to progress through to the last 16 of the Champions League tonight while English title-holders Manchester City slipped closer to exiting the tournament.

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.

France coach Didier Deschamps has warned his players he will not tolerate misbehaviour.

Arsene Wenger has played it cool on reports that the Gunners have agreed a loan deal for Real Madrid midfielder Nuri Sahin.

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.

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.

Spain 2 France 0

France drifted into the quarter-finals of Euro 2012 despite second-half goals from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Sebastian Larsson providing a rousing Group D send-off for already-eliminated Sweden.

Sweden 2 France 0

Samir Nasri says France have a long way to go before they can win over the fans who have still not forgiven them for their World Cup nightmare two years ago.

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.

Ukraine 0 France 2

France coach Laurent Blanc gave his defenders a Euro 2012 wake-up call despite seeing his side ease to a 4-0 victory over Estonia in their final warm-up game last night.

Tottenham defender Younes Kaboul will miss out on a place in France’s Euro 2012 squad due to injury, coach Laurent Blanc has revealed.

Former Liverpool and Inter Milan manager Rafael Benitez has been lined up as a replacement for Paris St Germain coach Antoine Kombouare, according to Al-Jazeera.

Eric Abidal’s remarkable return to fitness following surgery on a liver tumour was today rewarded with a recall to the France national side.

Patrice Evra and Franck Ribery were today included in the France squad for the first time since the World Cup.

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

Roma 2 Shakhtar Donetsk 3

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.

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

France coach Laurent Blanc today named Everton striker Louis Saha in his 21-man squad and called up Lorient forward Kevin Gameiro for the first time ahead of next month’s Euro 2012 qualifying double header.

Norway 2 France 1

Forwards Karim Benzema and Hatem Ben Arfa are among the biggest names in Laurent Blanc’s first France squad, for next week’s friendly in Norway.

France reserve goalkeeper Steve Mandanda insists everyone involved in France’s World Cup failure must accept their punishment from new coach Laurent Blanc.

France’s Minister for Health and Sports Roselyne Bachelot has renewed her opposition to the continued selection of Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema in the national team.

Inter Milan 1 Roma 0

Roy Hodgson felt Fulham were the victims of poor refereeing as Roma snatched a late draw amid chaotic scenes at Craven Cottage.

MARCO ANDREOLLI struck a 94th-minute equaliser to earn Roma a draw amid dramatic scenes in last night’s Europa League Group E clash with Fulham at Craven Cottage.

Fulham 1 Roma 1

Marseille maintained their push for a place in next season’s Champions League after coming from behind to claim a thrilling 2-1 win at Monaco.

Sochaux 0 Newcastle 4