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(L-R) Antonio Candreva of Inter, Dalbert of Fiorentina during the Italian Coppa Italia match between Internazionale v Fiorentina at the San Siro on January 29, 2020 in Milan Italy.Inter Milan beat Fiorentina 2-1 at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium, commonly known as San Siro, in Milan on Wednesday night in the last quarter-final clash in the Coppa Italia at San Siro.Midfielder Antonio Candreva scored the first goal for Inter in the 44th minute, near the end of an energetic and hard-fought first half.Defender Martin Caceres leveled the score for Fiorentina with a header at the 60th minute.Midfielder Nicolo Barella fired Inter back into the lead with a goal in the 67th.The Nerazzurri now face Napoli, which knocked out Coppa holders Lazio 1-0 in the quarter-final on Jan. 22, and Milan meets Juventus a...

Inaki Williams #9 of Athletic Bilbao.Athletic Bilbao beat second-division club Tenerife 4-2 on penalties Tuesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey after playing nearly the entire game with 10 men.The game ended 2-2 after 90 minutes and 3-3 after extra time, with Athletic coming from behind three times. Its final equalizer came two minutes from the end of extra time with a low shot from outside the area by left back Yuri Berchiche.Athletic played a man down from the second minute after goalkeeper Iago Herrerin was sent off for a tackle outside the area on American defender Shaq Moore, who then missed one of the penalties for the hosts in the shootout when he hit the crossbar."The team never lost faith despite the adversities," Athletic coach Gaizka Garitano said. "The...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic of AC Milan celebrates 4-2 during the Italian Coppa Italia match between AC Milan v Torino at the San Siro on January 28, 2020 in Milan Italy.Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his first goal at the San Siro since 2012 as AC Milan came from behind to beat visitors Torino 4-2 after extra time and reach the semifinals of the Coppa Italia on Tuesday.Turkey midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu netted a stoppage-time equalizer before giving the Rossoneri a 3-2 lead in extra time as the home side claimed their fifth win in as many games to set up a last-four clash with Juventus.Milan were clear favorites and went ahead on 12 minutes when midfielder Giacomo Bonaventura latched onto Ante Rebic's cross.Gleison Bremer, however, equalized 10 minutes before the interval with a low, angled shot and he...

Paris' Neymar Jr (L) and Lille's Renato Sanches during the Ligue 1 match between Lille OSC and Paris Saint-Germain at Stade Pierre Mauroy on January 26, 2020 in Lille, France.Neymar and Paris Saint-Germain pushed their Ligue 1 lead to double digits with a 2-0 win over Lille on Sunday. The Brazilian netted both goals.   The two teams were evenly matched in the first half, but a moment of brilliance from the former Barcelona man was enough to give the visitors the lead. He converted a penalty after the break to double the advantage.Second-placed Marseille dropped points on Saturday in a scoreless draw with Angers, giving PSG the chance to increase their Ligue 1 lead to 10 points.Lille carried a domestic 14-match unbeaten run at home into the match, and it showed early, with both te...

Kelechi Iheanacho of Leicester City passing past Luka Racic of Brentford during the FA Cup match between Brentford and Leicester City at Griffin.Leicester edged into the FA Cup fifth round as Kelechi Iheanacho’s early goal sealed a 1-0 win at second tier Brentford on Saturday.Brendan Rodgers’ side are chasing a trip to Wembley on two fronts and they took the next step in the FA Cup after surviving a hard-fought fourth round clash in west London. Flying high in the Premier League, third-placed Leicester could be set for a memorable end to the season.Leicester, who have never won the FA Cup, are hoping to reach the final for the first time since 1969. In the League Cup, they are through to the semi-finals and head to Aston Villa in the second leg on Tuesday after being held to a 1-1 dra...

Angel Correa of Atletico de Madrid and Augusto Galvan of Cultural Leonesa fight for the ball during the Spanish Cup, Copa del Rey, football match played between Cultural Leonesa and Atletico de Madrid at Reino de Leon stadium on January 23, 2020 in Leon, Spain.Atletico Madrid were knocked out of the Copa del Rey on Thursday, defeated 1-2 in extra-time by third division Cultural Leonesa. Atletico Madrid, who are third in La Liga and are looking forward to a Champions League clash next month against Liverpool, were one of four top-flight sides dumped out of the tournament on Thursday at the last 32 stage. Argentine striker Angel Correa put them in front in the 62 minutes before Leonesa levelled seven minutes from the end through Julen Castaeda.Defeat completes a miserable January f...

Antoine Griezmann of FC Barcelona celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the Copa del Rey Round of 32 match between UD Ibiza and FC Barcelona at Estadi Municipal de Can Misses on January 22, 2020 in Ibiza, Spain.Barcelona were spared an embarrassing night in Ibiza on Wednesday as Antoine Griezmann scored twice, including a 94th-minute winner in a 2-1 victory to send them through to the next round of the Copa del Rey.Ibiza play in Segunda B, Spain's third tier, and sit 44 places below the reigning La Liga champions but an extraordinary upset looked on the cards when Javi Perez gave the hosts an early lead at Can Misses.But with Lionel Messi rested and not even on the bench, Griezmann filled the void by finding an equaliser in the second half and then scoring the injury-time ...

Neymar Jr of PSG celebrates his goal with Marquinhos during the French League Cup (Coupe de la Ligue) semifinal match between Stade de Reims and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at Stade Auguste Delaune on January 22, 2020 in Reims, France.Neymar set up the first two goals with curling set pieces as Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) won their French League Cup (Coupe de la Ligue)  semi-final 3-0 away to Reims on a chilly Wednesday night.PSG will face Lyon, who beat Lille on penalties on Tuesday, in the final at the Stade de France on April 4.This was PSG's second cup match in three days and coach Thomas Tuchel continued to shuffle his squad.Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, who were unused substitutes as PSG won in the French Cup at Lorient on Sunday, started while Mauro Icardi and Angel di Maria who b...