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Sunil Chhetri has time and again said that Lionel Messi is his favourite but he said Cristiano Ronaldo’s evolution is highly admirable.

UEFA Champions League: Barcelona are the favourites in the tie as they face Manchester United in the quarter-finals.

UEFA Champions League: Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri said his team was in good shape and ready to face Ajax Amsterdam.

Bundesliga: Robert Lewandowski bagged a brace while Mats Hummels, Javi Martinez and Serge Gnabry scored one each as Bayern Munich tore Borussia Dortmund apart.

Shenzhen captain Ge Zhen and Brazilian Rafael Silva have been handed five-match bans after receiving red cards in Chinese Super League.

Manchester City's Sterling celebrated the visitors' fifth goal by cupping his ears towards the home fans on a night when another impressive performance to start Euro 2020 qualifying by the Three Lions was overshadowed.

The 28-year-old Argentine forward was killed when the small plane carrying him came down in the Channel on January 21, two days after he completed his transfer from the French Ligue 1 side.

Messi has missed six friendlies since the tournament in Russia but many believe he will be an essential part of the team that travels to Brazil for the Copa America, which kicks off June 14.

Playing his maiden singles main draw at this level, the Indian left-hander secured a hard-fought 6-4 6(6)-7 7-6(4) victory over the Georgian in two hours 32 minutes.

Piatek joined Milan from Genoa in January and has now scored eight goals in nine matches, as the club notched up a fifth straight league win to remain unbeaten since before Christmas.

National coach Loew flew to Munich on Tuesday to tell Mueller, 29, Boateng and Hummels, both 30, that their international careers are over.

Last month the club were issued with a two-window registration ban and fined 600,000 Swiss francs (over £460,000) by FIFA's disciplinary committee over the recruitment of 29 foreign players aged under 18.

Loew told the Bayern Munich trio before he names the squad for the friendly against Serbia in Wolfsburg in two weeks and the Euro 2020 qualifier against the Netherlands in Amsterdam on March 24.

Jadhav, who currently plays for Jamshedpur FC in the Indian Super League, remarked, "I would like to thank Blackburn Rovers FC for believing in me and my ability, and inviting me to train at their world class academy."

Mohamed Salah passed up two glaring opportunities either side of half-time, while Fabinho was also wasteful as Liverpool failed to score for the third time in four games.

Former U.S. Open champion Cilic, who beat Novak Djokovic for the title last year, will once again use the tournament to fine-tune his preparation for Wimbledon.