Round Of 16

Real stunned in Copa del Rey; Barcelona win easily

Celta Vigo upset Real Madrid with a 2-1 victory in the round of 16, while Messi scored in the Catalans' 2-0 win over Cordoba. ...  

Napoli coach banned from Chelsea matches

Nyon: Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri has lost his appeal to UEFA challenging a two-match touchline ban, and is barred from the Champions League round-of-16 matches against Chelsea. UEFA increased Mazzarri's punishment for "improper conduct," after he pushed Villarreal forward Nilmar to protest time-wasting tactics during a group match in December. UEFA says its appeals panel added a third match to the sanction. The additional ban was deferred for a two-year...  

Leverkusen players told to give up Messi shirts

Leverkusen: After seeing his defenders thoroughly outclassed by Lionel Messi, Bayer Leverkusen sporting director Rudi Voeller was dismayed that his players squabbled over the souvenir when Messi gave the shirt off his back - at half-time. Messi scored one goal, set up another and hit a post in Barcelona's 3-1 Champions League win at Leverkusen on Tuesday night, when two of the home team's players were a little too keen...  

Arsenal out after worst-ever performance: Wenger

Milan: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger branded his side's 4-0 defeat by AC Milan on Wednesday their worst ever performance in Europe. "We were never in the game, we were very poor offensively and defensively, and it as shocking to see how were beaten everywhere," he told reporters after the Champions League round-of-16 first leg at the San Siro. "It was our worst performance in Europe by far, there was not...  

Shirokov scores late as Zenit beat Benfica 3-2

St. Petersburg: Roman Shirokov scored his second goal of the game in the 89th minute as Zenit St. Petersburg beat Benfica 3-2 in the first leg of their round-of-16 match-up in the Champions League on Wednesday. Maxi Pereira put Benfica ahead in the 20th, tapping the ball in after second-choice goalkeeper Yuri Zhevnov spilled Oscar Cardozo's free kick, but Shirokov equalized seven minutes later. Substitute Sergei Semak made it 2-1...  

Arsenal hammered 4-0 as AC Milan run riot

Milan: AC Milan firmly put aside their recent struggles against English teams by routing a lacklustre Arsenal 4-0 on Wednesday to all but seal a spot in the Champions League quarter-finals, dominating the first leg of what had widely been seen as the best match-up of the round-of-16. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger acknowledged his team is "realistically out of the competition" after their "worst performance in Europe by far." Kevin-Prince...  

Roddick, Nadal enter last 16 in Rome

All eyes were on American Andy Roddick and Spaniard Rafael Nadal as they made through into the last 16. ...