Good morning everyone and welcome to The Sportsman's LIVE football blog on Good Friday. One of the best footballing weekends of the season is here and it is jam-packed with EFL action, kick-starting this Bank Holiday weekend.
We will be bringing you all the biggest updates throughout the day including today's key games and reaction to last night's Europa League action.
Stay with us you won't want to miss it.
Kevin De Bruyne and Kyle Walker did not train with the Manchester City squad today.
Barcelona have suffered a huge blow as Pedri has been confirmed to have torn his hamstring.
Before last night, the last time Barcelona were eliminated from the Europa League was in 2003-04. The season after, Lionel Messi made his debut and they remained in the Champions League all the way until his departure last summer, winning the competition four times in that period.
He turned down advances from Everton when they sacked Rafa Benitez, but could Wayne Rooney be attracted to Burnley?
Wilder, Allardyce & Duff also feature at this early stage.
BeGambleAware | +18 | Odds Subject To Change
Some bizarre officiating at Bournemouth.
James Tavernier had another European night to remember at Ibrox as he helped Rangers secure their spot in the Europa League semi-finals
Norwich have the incredible record of sacking three managers this season by beating their respective teams, with Sean Dyche being the latest to suffer from the curse.
Ralf Rangnick might be sweating this weekend.
Luton beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 thanks to a Kal Naismith penalty.
Kal Naismith from the spot.
Jack Colback's handball lead to the penalty and Naismith made no mistake from the spot to open the scoring for Luton! ⚽
Test your knowledge on this week's action across the world of sport.
Robert Lewandowski has been widely linked with a switch to Camp Not.
“We deeply respect him - he is a very important player for his club. We are in the field of speculation, which is logical. But there's nothing agreed”.
"The Ricketts-Griffin-Gilbert Group has decided, after careful consideration, not to submit a final bid for Chelsea FC. In the process of finalizing their proposal, it became increasingly clear that certain issues could not be addressed given the unusual dynamics around the sales process. We have great admiration for Chelsea and its fans, and we wish the new owners well."
This is some stat.
Thomas Tuchel has explained that he apologised to Conor Gallagher after Chelsea rejected Crystal Palace's request to have him play in the FA Cup semi-final.
"I had the chance to speak to Conor, and I could also see see his frustration. We met, by coincidence, in a restaurant. We had a chat, the subject came up and I apologised because I know how competitive he is."
"This is the way it is. We have to play to win the game. The rules were clear when we made the loan.
Chris Sutton has pulled no punches on what he thinks of Burnley's decision to get rid of Dyche and you cannot disagree.
The Colombian winger has signed a one-year extension with the Old Lady.
The end of an era. It seems like it's all downhill for Burnley from here.
After 10 years in charge, Burnley have sacked Sean Dyche.
The timing of this is extraordinary, but he has done nothing but great things with a limited squad.
Former Premier League manager Alan Pardew has a new job. Having been technical director at CSKA Sofia, he will fill in as manager for the next two games with the option to sign a permanent contract.
Reports have been emerging that Cristiano Ronaldo is not part of impending Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag's plans at Old Trafford.
The Eintracht Frankfurt goalkeeper will still be haunted by that 6-1 defeat with former club PSG back in 2017, but he got his revenge last night.
He finally got his revenge.
Erling Halend leading Pep Guardiola's Manchester City attack would be frightening.
Haaland has not decided yet. It's only up to him.
Once Haaland saga is over, City will focus on new midfielder.
What a strike that was from Fernando Forestieri.
They will never be forgotten.
You'll Never Walk Alone.
There might be no Lionel Messi competing in European competition, but their are six of his compatriots that are still flying the flag for Argentina.
Champions League:
Gio Lo Celso (Villarreal)
Gerónimo Rulli
Juan Foyth
Europa League:
Manuel Lanzini (West Ham)
Conference League:
Marcos Senesi (Feyenoord)
Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille)
Relive last night's magic and historic night Hammers fans.
Jose Mourinho's Roma defeated Bodo/Glimt last night to reach the semi-finals of the Europa Conference League.
Translated: Update: #Roma is the first team in Europe to have reached the semi-finals of the European Cup, Champions League, Cup Winners' Cup, Fairs Cup, UEFA Cup, Europa League and Conference League at least once.
