The Champions League is slowly creeping towards its latter stages, and Real Madrid already have one foot in the next round. They confidently beat Pep Guardiola's Manchester City 3-0 in the first leg of their matchup,

It's win or go home the rest of the way for Illinois, which earned a No. 3 seed in the South Region of the 2026 NCAA Tournament. That sets up a Round of 64 matchup against No. 14 seed Penn, champions of the Ivy League in former Iowa coach Fran McCaffery's first season.

Follow live coverage as Chelsea face Ipswich Town today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.

Ahead of their crucial La Liga fixture vs Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid have suffered a huge setback, losing goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to injury. The goalkeeper will also miss the Champions League quarterfinal showdown vs Bayern Munich in April.