Raphinha scored the only goal of the game to give Barcelona a 1-0 Champions League last-16 first-leg win at Benfica, despite the Catalan giants playing most the game with 10 men. Eighteen-year-old defender Pau Cubarsi was sent off midway through the first half of the tight clash in Lisbon on Wednesday with the score goalless….

Who: Manchester United vs Brighton What: English Premier League Where: Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom When: 2pm (16:00 GMT) on Sunday Follow Al Jazeera’s live build-up followed by our text and photo stream of the match. Ruben Amorim has warned that Manchester United’s season will continue to be a “rollercoaster” ride as players learn to…

Kylian Mbappe bagged his maiden hat-trick for Real Madrid as the LaLiga champions easily beat bottom-club Real Valladolid 3-0 to extend their lead on top of the standings. Real opened the scoring in the 30th minute when Mbappe played a neat one-two with Jude Bellingham on Saturday, bursting into the box to collect the Englishman’s…

Undaunted by playing at the home of Manchester City, Liverpool produced a performance worthy of champions to move 11 points clear at the top of the Premier League. A 2-0 win at the Etihad on Sunday extended Liverpool’s lead over second-placed Arsenal and consigned four-time defending champions City to another humbling defeat in an ever-worsening…

Liverpool leave it late to beat Brentford in nervy affair for table toppers

Who: Liverpool vs Wolverhampton Wanderers What: English Premier League Where: Anfield, Liverpool, United Kingdom When: Sunday, February 14 at 2pm (14:00 GMT) Follow Al Jazeera sport’s live text and photo commentary stream of the match. Liverpool manager Arne Slot said emotions got the better of him when he was asked what led to his sending…