Ireland will get the ideal send-off game for the Euros when the host the Netherlands at Lansdowne Road.

Holland striker Robin van Persie admitted to feeling terrible after yesterday’s 3-0 Group A defeat to Turkey, but vowed to ensure victory in their final two games.

Chris Coleman believes Wales are on the brink of “something special” and beating Belgium tonight (7.45pm, Live on Sky Sports 5) would prove it as victory would put them among the top seeds for next month’s 2018 World Cup draw.

Holland 2 Spain 0

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

Juventus have admitted an interest in taking experienced midfielder Wesley Sneijder from Galatasaray.

Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey hopes his wonder goal against Galatasaray in Istanbul can help spark a run which kick-starts the Gunners’ domestic campaign - and dedicated the victory to under-fire boss Arsene Wenger.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will focus on recovering domestic form to be in the best possible shape for a potential tough draw in the last 16 of the Champions League next year.

Champions League Group D

Galatasaray 1 Arsenal 4

Tuesday, March 10, 2009, and Marca’s editors are sure they are onto a winner.

Arsenal vice-captain Per Mertesacker has warned Chelsea the Gunners are ready to “try new things” when they head to the Barclays Premier League leaders on Sunday boosted by their European success.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is no doubt Danny Welbeck will continue to go from strength to strength after the striker’s hat-trick in the Champions League win over Galatasaray, which was stopped during the first half when Turkish fans threw flares onto the pitch.

Arsenal 4 Galatasaray 1

Wesley Sneijder stood apart from the rest of the team before the Netherlands match last night, seemingly unhappy with the tall mascot who had been paired with him.

Manchester United’s scattergun approach to the transfer window, which has seen chief executive Ed Woodward widely lambasted, delivered an unexpected bullseye on deadline day with the arrival of Radamel Falcao, but also delivered a risky potential sale of Danny Welbeck to top-six rivals Arsenal that drew criticism from Old Trafford fans.

Leo Messi looked worried, while Ezequiel Lavezzi couldn’t look at all.

Sergio Romero came back to haunt Louis van Gaal as Argentina beat Holland on penalties to reach the World Cup final.

Argentina 0 Netherlands 0. (AET) (Argentina win 4-2 on penalties)

Argentina 0 Netherlands 0. (AET) (Argentina win 4-2 on penalties)

THE BANNER held up in the Argentine end depicted Pope Francis with his disciples on either side.

Nigel De Jong is hopeful of completing a miraculous recovery from injury to play in the Netherlands’ World Cup semi-final against Argentina tomorrow.

Holland goalkeeper Tim Krul is ecstatic to be in the semi-finals of the World Cup after his dramatic introduction to the tournament.

Do a search for ‘World Cup’ and ‘simulation’ on the internet and you’ll find all sorts of predictions, most of them wrong.

Arjen Robben has escaped punishment from Fifa after he admitted diving during the Netherlands’ late win over Mexico — a "stupid action" the winger hopes everyone can move on from.

As Mexico’s game with Netherlands was heading towards injury time, a Mexico fan thought it was the perfect time to get down on one knee.

Arjen Robben courted further World Cup controversy by insisting he was fouled for the penalty that led to Holland’s last-gasp 2-1 win over Mexico, but apologised for diving earlier in the match.

Netherlands 2 Mexico 1

Netherlands 2 Mexico 1

You could describe Louis van Gaal as a fortunate manager or a tactical genius.

Getting stuck for words beside Nigel de Jong, chasing Robin van Persie on a beach, rubbing shoulders with Diego Maradona and discussing matters GAA with Roberto Martinez. Far from your ordinary trip has been Mike Griffin’s journey to the World Cup in Rio de Janeiro.

WORLD CUP GROUP B:

Spain 1 Netherlands 5

Patrick van Aanholt, the Chelsea left-back who has spent the last two years on loan at Vitesse Arnhem, has been dropped from the Holland squad for the World Cup.

Out of the Champions League, out of the title race, out of the battle for the top four, the FA Cup and Carling Cup both a distant memory; Manchester United’s miserable season is now complete and their 2014-15 campaign will begin almost immediately — in the boardroom rather than on the pitch.

Didier Drogba’s return to Stamford Bridge ended in defeat as Chelsea beat Galatasaray 2-0 in Tuesday night’s Champions League last-16 second leg to progress to the quarter-finals.

Didier Drogba can anticipate a rousing reception on his Stamford Bridge return with Galatasaray tonight, but Jose Mourinho has no intention of extending the warm welcome to Roberto Mancini.

Colm Herron owner of the Hillgrove Hotel with Norah Casey on the new series of ‘The Takeover’, beginning on RTÉ Two on Thursday.

Galatasaray 1 Chelsea 1

Jose Mourinho insists his relationship with Samuel Eto’o has been unaffected by footage showing him questioning the Chelsea striker’s age.

El City — No! was the headline in El Mundo Deportivo before the Champions League draw yesterday.

Last year’s beaten finalists Borussia Dortmund were just four minutes away from exiting this year’s competition before Kevin Grosskreutz’s scuffed winner in Marseille saw them qualify as group winners.