Chelsea forward Andre Schurrle has been ruled out of Germany’s Euro 2016 qualifier against the Republic of Ireland tonight due a bout of flu.

Euro 2016 Group D qualifier

For all the talk of Martin O’Neill and his horses for courses, there was a familiar look to Ireland’s pre-match press conference at the Veltins Arena last night as Robbie Keane took his place beside the national team manager, writes Brendan O'Brien.

Poland 2 Germany 0

Real Madrid welcome back Cristiano Ronaldo for tonight’s Champions League last-16 first leg clash against Schalke in Gelsenkirchen (kick-off 7:45pm).

Despite opposition from heritage campaigners, Heineken Ireland and their joint venture partners BAM Contractors secured planning permission for their €150m Brewery Quarter regeneration project on the historic Beamish and Crawford site on South Main St.

Jose Mourinho believes his Chelsea side “forgot” the reasons for their six-match winning streak in losing at Newcastle at the weekend.

Schalke 0 Chelsea 3

England left-back Ashley Cole did not travel to Germany with Chelsea for tomorrow's crucial Champions League Group E clash at Schalke.

GERMANY striker Kevin Kuranyi fired his side a step closer to a Champions League quarter-final berth as his early goal was enough to seal a 1-0 first-leg win over FC Porto last night.

RONALDINHO shrugged off claims about his weight as he helped Barcelona shrug off their mini-crisis and go two points clear in La Liga with a 3-0 win over Athletic Bilbao last night. An own goal by Amorebieta, a fine volley by Xavi and a cool finish from the recalled Eto’o in a brilliant first half display saw Barca home.

Sven-Goran Eriksson has demonstrated the overwhelming belief he has in his players to achieve World Cup glory by telling them: “You will be staying in Germany until the last day of the tournament.”

Poland 0 Ecuador 2

POLAND coach Pawel Janas is refusing to draw comparisons between his current squad and the team who finished third the last time the World Cup was staged in Germany.