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      Man City vs Dortmund FREE: Live stream, TV channel, team news and kick-off time for huge Champions League quarter-final

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      MANCHESTER CITY come up against Borussia Dortmund in their first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie. City have been one of the best teams in the competition this season while Dortmund striker Erling Haaland has arguably been the best player, and both will be looking to do some damage.
      Erilng Haaland has been rampant this season in the Champions League for DortmundCredit: Getty
      What time does Man City vs Dortmund kick-off?

      Man City’s big clash with Dortmund will get underway from 8pm UK time on Tuesday, April 6.
      The game will take place at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester.
      There will be no fans in the stadium because of the coronavirus restrictions on the UK.

      What channel is Man City vs Dortmund on and can I live stream it?

      City’s quarter-final clash with Dortmund will be shown live on BT Sport 3 and BT Sport Extra.
      The game is available for live streaming from the BT Sport app, which you can download onto your mobile or tablet device.

      Can I watch for FREE?

      EE customers can get BT Sport INCLUDED to their plan at no extra cost if they are on a plan with Smart Benefits – simply log in to EE and choose BT Sport app.
      And then get it on the big screen by texting SPORT to 150 to get a FREE three-month trial of large screen so you can cast all the action on your TV.
      At the end of the three months you will automatically roll onto the £15 per month subscription unless cancelled.

      Team news
      City have a fully-fit squad ready and raring to go for their big clash with Dortmund.
      But they could be without Joao Cancelo or Fernandinho in the second if either pick up a booking against the German side on Tuesday evening.
      Guardiola is likely to want to get Gundogan in midfield from the off, with Bernardo Silva and Raheem Sterling expected to start too.
      For Dortmund, Jadon Sancho will be missing through injury, scuppering any chances of returning against his old side.
      Erling Haaland will start but is also one booking away from a one-game suspension.
      Odds

      Man City – 1/3
      Draw – 4/1
      Dortmund – 15/2

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      Man City boss Pep Guardiola aims dig at Champions League rivals Borussia Dortmund over their payments to agents

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      PEP GUARDIOLA has taken a swipe at Champions League rivals Dortmund over the amount they pay agents.The Bundesliga giants visit Manchester City in the quarter-finals on Tuesday, with striker Erling Haaland set to start.
      Pep Guardiola has spoken out on Borussia Dortmund’s agent paymentsCredit: Getty
      The Germans paid RB Salzburg £18.5million when they signed Haaland in December 2019 — but also shelled out £13m to agent Mino Raiola.
      Former Bayern Munich boss Pep said: “If one person knows in this city about Borussia Dortmund, it is me.
      “I will not find one single player at Borussia Dortmund without quality.
      “They spent a lot of money on young, young players and also pay a lot of money to the agents to bring these players there because they have an incredible quality.”
      City are interested in signing Haaland in the summer but Raiola insists he will have to be offered £600,000-A-WEEK wages plus a £153m transfer fee.
      Dortmund beat Sevilla in the last 16 but lost 2-1 to Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.

      The defeat left them seven points off fourth in the Bundesliga and a Champions League spot.
      Guardiola, 50, added: “Maybe they have not found the consistency this season in the Bundesliga.
      “But in one game or two games they are able to do anything. We saw that against Sevilla.
      “Sevilla won three Europa Leagues in a row and last season again.
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      In-demand Erling Haaland is set to face Guardiola’s side on TuesdayCredit: AFP

      “You have to have respect for Dortmund and what they have done.
      “I was in Germany for three years and they are big opponents.
      “I saw the game against Frankfurt. We will try and be aggressive, win and travel to Dortmund to win the second game.
      “This is the target and what we will try to do.”
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      Jadon Sancho could miss BOTH legs of huge Man City clash with Borussia Dortmund star out injured

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      BORUSSIA DORTMUND are sweating over the fitness of Jadon Sancho ahead of the Champions League quarter-final with Manchester City.The winger, 21, has missed the last four Bundesliga games as well as England’s World Cup qualifiers due to a muscle injury.
      Jadon Sancho is a big doubt for this month’s tie with Manchester CityCredit: Getty
      Time is running out for a return to action with the first leg at the Etihad kicking off on Tuesday night.
      Sancho is yet to face his old club having left for Germany in 2017.
      And his chances of making the reunion are in major doubt after he was unable to train on Sunday.
      According to Dortmund daily Ruhr Nachrichten, the player is also likely to miss the return game on April 14.
      Borussia interim boss Edin Terzic had raised fans’ hopes that Sancho would be available when discussing his recovery last week.
      He said: “With Jadon, we hope that the situation with him will change in the next seven to ten days.”
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      But the forward’s recovery does not appear to be going to plan despite returning from a rehabilitation stint in Dubai on Thursday.
      Sancho had hit four goals and two assists in his four games before picking up the injury.
      Without the England star, Dortmund have won just one in four and lost a vital top-four showdown against Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.
      The club is struggling to qualify for next season’s Champions League while sat fifth in the Bundesliga table ahead of the first leg with City.
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      Real Madrid star Eden Hazard in line to face Liverpool in Champions League after incredible recovery from injury

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      REAL MADRID could be handed a huge boost ahead of facing Liverpool with Eden Hazard nearing a return to fitness.The Belgian last played on March 13 having suffered the latest in a long list of injuries since he joined Madrid.
      Eden Hazard is looking towards a reunion with Liverpool on TuesdayCredit: Reuters
      Discomfort in the psoas muscle of the lower back led to Hazard missing Belgium’s World Cup qualifiers last month.
      And he was once again unavailable as Real took on Eibar on Saturday.
      But the 30-year-old completed a speedy comeback to training ahead of the game and, according to Marca, is over the injury.
      Therefore he is set to be available for Tuesday’s clash with Liverpool, if Zinedine Zidane decides to risk him.
      Hazard’s troublesome ankle problems led to him reportedly seeking surgery to fix the issue once and for all while he was out anyway with the psoas injury.
      But medical specialists advised against having the ankle operated on for a third time, amid fears it could end his career.
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      Instead, he could help Los Blancos finally win a trophy this year with the LaLiga title a difficult prospect and both cup campaigns over.
      Hazard will however have to improve his tally of four goal in 36 appearances for Real if he is to make a serious impression – and he last completed a 90 minutes in November 2019.
      Liverpool may be an ideal team to do just that thanks to the winger’s record of seven goals in his previous 18 meetings with the club.
      The Reds travel to Madrid’s Valdebebas training complex for the 8pm kick-off on Tuesday with the quarter-final return leg at Anfield on April 14.
      Hazard has hit seven goals against Liverpool – the joint-most of any opponent in his careerCredit: Reuters

      Zidane welcomed another fitness boost ahead of the game with Toni Kroos once again available.
      A muscle issue had kept the German out of his international duties but he was fit enough for the bench versus Eibar.
      Sergio Ramos will miss both legs of the quarter-final due to a calf injury while Dani Carvajal (thigh) and Fede Valverde (groin) are doubts.
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      Gerard Pique smashed up Barcelona dressing room at Anfield after Liverpool inflicted ‘biggest’ defeat of his career

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      GERARD PIQUE has revealed he smashed up Barcelona’s dressing room at Anfield after Liverpool inflicted the ‘biggest’ defeat of his career in 2019.Jurgen Klopp’s men produced one of the greatest comebacks ever two years ago in the Champions League, with Pique, 34, yet to get over it.
      Gerard Pique admits Liverpool’s Champions League comeback against Barcelona is the worst defeat of his careerCredit: Getty
      Barcelona won the first leg of the semi-final clash 3-0 at the Nou Camp.
      But Liverpool dug in for an amazing 4-0 victory in the second leg on Merseyside.
      The win set up a Champions League final against Premier League rivals Spurs, who were soundly beaten 2-0 as Liverpool clenched their sixth European title.
      Pique has now revealed the wounds are still fresh from that fateful night at Anfield.
      And he admits he made his feelings clear in the away dressing room by ‘throwing’ things around in anger.
      When asked about the biggest loss of his career by TV show Nexes, Pique replied: “Anfield.
      “I’m not the kind of player who comes into the dressing room throwing things on the floor to express my anger.
      “But because of the first-leg advantage, I did just that.”
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      Pique also opened up on his future at the Nou Camp following Joan Laporta’s re-election to the presidency.
      The centre-back added: “In these elections, I saw myself reflected.
      “I have a lot of information from Barca and I wanted to see how they did it.
      “It was a worthy fight and I hope that Laporta fulfils the mandate.
      “But I do not know if in the future I will be president. I feel that I am still a footballer.”
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      Chelsea 3 Wolfsburg 0 (agg: 5-1): Kerr & Kirby on target as Blues trounce Wolfsburg to seal Champions League semis spot

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      SAM KERR fired a warning shot to Europe’s top dogs after Chelsea knocked Wolfsburg out of the Champions League in style. Kerr’s sumptuous strike – and an ice-cool Pernille Harder pen – were among the goals that saw the Blues exact revenge on the German giants with a 3-0 quarter-final second-leg win.
      Sam Kerr netted her 20th goal of the season in Chelsea’s 3-0 win against WolfsburgCredit: Reuters
      Pernille Harder was on target from the spot against her old team as Chelsea defeated the two-time Champions League winnersCredit: AP
      And the result, which Emma Hayes dubbed her “most favourite”, saw Chelsea seal a 5-1 aggregate victory to set-up a tantalising semi-final clash with Bayern Munich or Rosenburg.  
      Hayes said: “This probably ranks as my most favourite win in charge because I posed a challenge to the group around their maturity, learnings and progression.
      “We are growing up in Europe, and we’ve faced this opponent so many times and lost.
      “I always thought they were the benchmark for women’s football alongside Lyon, so this is a really proud day for English football.
      “I don’t think Europe has taken English football too seriously up until now.
      “That changes. I think Man City’s performances along with ours have moved us closer to domination. 
      “And that’s all we’ve done – we just moved one step closer because the team we potentially face in the semi-finals, is a whole new ball game.”
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      Fran Kirby’s late second-half strike wrapped a memorable win for Chelsea who could face Bayern Munich in the semisCredit: Getty

      Chelsea began energetically with Fran Kirby attempting to capitalise on Dominique Janssen’s stray pass.
      But the England playmaker was unable to pick out Kerr or Harder in the fourth minute. 
      And the Blues got off the mark with a first-half spot-kick buried by Harder after Sara Doorsoun was judged to have brought Sam Kerr down in the penalty area in the 26th minute. 
      Moments later Hayes’ players had a huge let-off with Ewa Pajor unable to get on the end of a dangerous Wolfsburg cross. 
      The hosts were punished for that miss on the half-hour mark with Kerr doubling the Blues’ lead with a delightful spin to turn Doorsoun and smash in her 20th goal of the season. 
      Emma Hayes hailed the result as her “most favourite win”Credit: AFP
      Wolfsburg tried to hit back through Rebecka Blomqvist who saw her effort smothered by Ann-Katrin Berger two minutes later. 
      The second-half saw the Blues defending diligently before Ji So-yun came off the bench to tee up Kirby for Chelsea’s third with nine minutes of normal time remaining. 
      The three goals were enough to see Hayes’ players seal a memorable win ahead of their league clash with Birmingham.
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      A WSL clash with Birmingham City is up next for Chelsea before the international breakCredit: AFP
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      Man Utd, Arsenal and Chelsea set to be allowed travelling fans at Champions and Europa League final if they reach it

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      UEFA chiefs are ready to let travelling fans into the Champions League and Europa League finals.And that is potentially great news for supporters of the five English teams left in Europe.
      Istanbul could be set to welcome fans for the 2021 Champions League finalCredit: Getty

      A meeting of Uefa’s ruling executive committee formally lifted the 30 per cent capacity cap on fans that was put in place in October, allowing local authorities the right to set stadium limits for the rest of this season.
      Away fans remain banned for the remaining games in the last eight and semi-final stages of both competitions, which resume next week.
      But Uefa will review the measures ahead of the two finals, due to be played in Gdansk and Istanbul at the end of May.
      And that opens up the prospect of Chelsea, Liverpool or Manchester City fans being allowed to travel to Turkey – if the UK Government assents.
      While Arsenal and Manchester United supporters could be heading to Poland if their side makes the Europa League final.
      Next month will see the Gunners face Slavia Prague in the quarter-final while United take on LaLiga outfit Granada.
      In the Champions League, Liverpool have the small matter of Real Madrid to contend with if they hope to repeat their 2005 visit to Istanbul while City face Erling Haaland’s Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea play Porto.
      The decision came as Uefa also voted to allow five substitutes per team at Euro 2020.
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      But the last-minute row between Uefa and the European Club Association over commercial and broadcasting rights for the revamped club competitions from 2024 meant the committee could only “unanimously” agree to hold another meeting on the new-look Champions League on April 19.
      Meanwhile, the four home nations were denied the chance to qualify for next year’s women’s Under-20 World Cup.
      The highest-ranked quartet of Spain, France, Germany and Holland were given automatic passes after the European U19 tournament, due to be played in Georgia, was postponed because of the pandemic.
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      Chelsea boss Emma Hayes can led Blues to Euro glory, says Arsenal legend Vic Akers – just like he did

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      VIC AKERS says seeing Emma Hayes’ “look of pressure” brought back memories of  his rollercoaster Champions League triumph at Arsenal.And the former Gunners Ladies chief believes  Hayes’ Chelsea can conquer Europe, just as his side did 14 years ago.
      Vic Akers believes Emma Hayes and Chelsea can triumph in Europe this termCredit: Reuters
      Akers led Arsenal to a Women’s Champions League trophy win in 2007Credit: PA:Press Association
      Akers, who founded Arsenal Ladies in 1987, is widely regarded as a trailblazer for women’s football.
      His North London outfit — who notched up five domestic and league cup doubles — are still the only English side to have won the top contest for Europe’s elite clubs.
      But Akers, who had Hayes with him in the dugout during that 2007 Champions League win against Sweden’s Umea, believes this could be Chelsea’s year.
      Kingsmeadow gaffer Hayes worked as Arsenal assistant manager from 2006-08 before moving to US giants Chicago Redstars and then to Chelsea in 2012.
      Akers, 74, told SunSport: “That was a  special year with special memories, in terms of winning the trophy.
      “I felt a little bit of those memories come back when I was watching Chelsea against Wolfsburg.
      “It felt like was I back in time and experiencing the same feelings as I was feeling back then on the touchline.
      “And I’m sure Emma was going through those feelings too, because I looked at her face and I could see that look of pressure.
      “It reminded me of Arsenal  and that moment when we played the final because that’s exactly what it was like.
      “Our goalkeeper Emma Byrne making fantastic saves like Ann-Katrin Berger, balls hitting the crossbar and posts and we still hung on to the lead that Alex Scott gave us in the away leg because it was two-legged.
      “I do a little bit of scouting for Emma as we’re still good friends.
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      Chelsea are hoping to win the second leg of their quarter-final duel with Wolfsburg after beating them 2-1Credit: Zuma Press

      “If anybody can match what we achieved that year it’s Emma with Chelsea. It would be nice if she’s the manager that goes on to win it.
      “But if it’s not this year, it definitely will be in the coming years because she is an outstanding coach.”
      Akers now runs a property sales firm in St Albans after his role as Arsenal Ladies boss ended in 2009.
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      Arsenal are currently the only English women’s club to have triumphed in the Champions LeagueCredit: Getty
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