Newcastle 3 Chelsea 0

Chelsea 3 Newcastle 1: Eden Hazard maintaining his fitness and form is clearly key to Chelsea hanging on to the coattails of what passes for a title race this season. Getting him to stay at Chelsea long-term is central to any future success the London side might challenge for.

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.

Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa’s chief of security has died of swine flu, the government said today.