Milan host Ajax on Wednesday in a UEFA Champions League showdown to decide who will join Group H leaders Barcelona in the knockout stages.

The home side currently sit two points behind Barca and could win the pool should the Spanish champions lose at home against the already-eliminated Celtic.

Ajax, meanwhile, are three points off the top, but cannot climb above Barcelona due to their inferior head-to-head record. However, they will be hoping to avoid conceding their 200th European Cup goal as they go in search of the necessary three points.

The Amsterdam Arena club came close to a home win against Milan on matchday two, taking a 90th-minute lead through Stefano Denswil before Mario Balotelli equalised from the spot in the fourth minute of stoppage time.

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Poland star Robert Lewandowski brought up a century of Bayern Munich goals with his second of the match against Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.

Carlo Ancelotti s league leaders survived some dicey moments early on in the contest before Lewandowski tapped home from Thomas Muller s low cross in the 38th minute.

Douglas Costa doubled the champions lead before the break and Lewandowski brought up his milestone with a clinical control and finish in the 55th minute when Arjen Robben picked him out from the right.

It was the 28-year-old s 21st Bundesliga strike of the season and 33rd in all competitions.

Lewandowski also reached three figures for Borussia Dortmund , scoring 103 in 187 games before joining Bayern in 2014.

He now has 100 in 137 outings fo…

Former Real Madrid defender Ivan Helguera has taken aim at Isco and believes the midfielder s presence on the pitch is hurting the Santiago Bernabeu side.

The 23-year-old has become a crowd favourite since joining Madrid from Malaga in 2013 and has been a key figure ever since Zinedine Zidane replaced Rafael Benitez as head coach.

Helguera is not impressed with Isco, though, and feels Madrid cannot afford to play the Spain international due to his inefficiency and tendency to showboat.

If Real had [Claude] Makelele and [Fernando] Redondo, they could get by just fine playing Cristiano [Ronaldo], [Karim] Benzema, James [Rodriguez] and Isco, Helguera told El Pais.

There are specialists who can boss the middle of the park for you, but [Toni] Kroos and [Luk…

Arsene Wenger believes Thierry Henry has everything to succeed at Monaco but has warned his former Arsenal striker that he must sacrifice his whole life now he is a coach.

Ligue 1 club Monaco announced on Saturday that Henry would succeed Leonardo Jardim and take up his first head coaching role with the club where he started his professional playing career.

Henry spent the bulk of his playing days under Wenger, another former Monaco boss, at Arsenal and the 68-year-old Frenchman is pleased one of his old clubs have turned to his former charge.

However, Wenger, who spent 22 years at Arsenal before leaving at the end of the 2017-18 season, knows Henry must be prepared to dedicate everything to the job.

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Philipp Lahm is wary of Real Madrid s threat on the counter-attack ahead of Bayern Munich s trip to Santiago Bernabeu for Wednesday s Champions League quarter-final.

Madrid and Bayern have met 22 times previously in the competition more than any other clubs and the Spanish giants destroyed the Bundesliga leaders 5-0 on aggregate in the semi-finals three years ago.

Bayern dominated possession in the first leg of that clash but Karim Benzema s goal earned Madrid a 1-0 lead at home, which they compounded with a thrilling display at the Allianz Arena, and Bayern captain Lahm said his side have to learn lessons about Madrid s danger on the break.

The Champions League is such a tough competition, Lahm told Kicker. We have to avoid being counter-attacked like we were t…

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Looking to extend on their Champions League charge on Friday night, Stuttgart will welcome Union Berlin to the MHPArena.

Starting with the hosts, while Stuttgart might have found themselves at the heart of a Bundesliga relegation scrap last season, Die Roten are enjoying a real domestic fairytale this time around. Continuing to receive a string of plaudits from across Germany’s elite and with the mood in their camp at a red-hot high, Sebastian Hoeneß s men will be looking to make another statement here. Remarkably battling it out in the top-four chase and with a famous Champions League ticket at the top of their agenda in 2024, the former Hoffenheim boss has seen his squad pick up an astonishing 16 points from their previous…

In what was a history-making night from Istanbul on Saturday, Manchester City claimed a maiden Champions League title as they secured a famous 1-0 victory against Inter Milan.

Although Pep Guardiola’s side might have been far from their fluid best after watching Kevin de Bruyne limp off in the first-half, it was midfield talisman Rodri who wrote himself into City folklore as the Spanish international produced a devastating finish on the 68th-minute mark.

While the Sky Blues might have opened their date with destiny tipped as a runaway contender, the Premier League giants certainly didn’t have things their own way as they clashed against an Inter side who put in a hugely impressive display away from the San Siro.

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Former Porto team-mates and fellow Argentines Lucho Gonzalez and Lisandro Lopez will be reunited when Marseille host Lyon on Sunday, but anyone expecting an old pals act is likely to be disappointed.

The Argentina internationals spent four years together at Porto after arriving from their homeland in 2005, winning four straight league titles and two Portuguese cups.

Their fruitful on-pitch relationship came to an end when both left in the summer of 2009, Lisandro joining Lyon and Lucho going to Marseille.

Despite having pitched up in the same country, Lisandro says they have not made much effort to stay in touch.

We never call each other on the telephone. We ve got nothing to say to each other anyway, he said on Thursday.

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Atletico eyeing Ciro Immobile

Spanish newspaper El Confidencial is reporting that Atletico Madrid are considering a summer bid for Torino star Ciro Immobile.

Los Colchoneros seem to be preparing for life without Diego Costa, who is widely tipped to leave Vicente Calderon at the end of the season.

And they are currently on the lookout for his replacement, with Inter striker Mauro Icardi reportedly high on their hit list.

Nevertheless, El Confidencial understands that Serie A top scorer Ciro Immobile is also on club s radar.

Diego Simeone has been impressed by the player who is co-owned by Torino and Juventus, and he will attempt to lure him to Madrid in the summer.

Ciro Immobile, 24, has been in stunning form this season, having scored 20 …