Raphinha struck a second-half winner to give Barcelona a lion-hearted 1-0 victory at Benfica on Wednesday as they overcame a red card for Pau Cubarsi early in the game to steal an advantage in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.

Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane scored once in each half to guide his team to a 3-0 victory over 10-man Bayer Leverkusen in the all-German Champions League round of 16 first-leg match on Wednesday.

Inter Milan secured a 2-0 victory at Feyenoord in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday with goals from Marcus Thuram and Lautaro Martinez.

The Fiji national football team opened their international friendly series in Auckland with a 3-0 win over Auckland United at Keith Hay Park.

Lille scored with their first shot on target in the 68th minute through Hakon Haraldsson to earn a 1-1 draw at Borussia Dortmund after Karim Adeyemi gave the hosts a halftime lead in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday.

Real Madrid’s Brahim Diaz scored a second-half winner as the hosts edged out neighbours Atletico Madrid 2-1 in a scrappy first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 tie on Tuesday after Julian Alvarez had cancelled out Rodrygo’s opener.

A fired-up Arsenal thrashed PSV Eindhoven 7-1 away in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday after rattling in three goals in a 13-minute spell in the first half and then ruthlessly adding four more after the break.

Aston Villa earned a 3-1 win away to Club Brugge in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie in Belgium on Tuesday, thanks to an own goal and a penalty kick in the final eight minutes.

Nottingham Forest reached the FA Cup quarter-finals as they beat fellow Premier League club Ipswich Town on penalties after the City Ground clash ended 1-1 after extra time on Monday.

The Fiji Bula Boys have settled into their training camp at the Oceania Football Confederation Academy in Auckland and have commenced their preparations for a series of friendly matches this week.

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter said he was innocent when he appeared in a Swiss court alongside France soccer great Michel Platini, two and a half years after they were both cleared of fraud.

Fulham have condemned the “abhorrent” racist and homophobic online abuse directed at defender Calvin Bassey following Sunday’s FA Cup penalty shootout win at Manchester United.