Tim Spiers presents the round-up of the biggest stories from the world of football on Wednesday April 12 2023:
• Pep Guardiola outmanoeuvred Thomas Tuchel in a thrilling battle in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Sam Lee dissects a huge win for Manchester City over Bayern Munich
• Charlotte Harpur reacts to a damaging defeat for England’s women against Australia. Their 30-game unbeaten run under Sarina Wiegman came to an end, with the World Cup not far away
• Frank Lampard’s Chelsea take on Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie on Wednesday night. Liam Twomey dissects whether interim boss Lampard can mastermind an upset vs the reigning European champions
• Barcelona fans are singing Lionel Messi’s name at Camp Nou, but could the Argentine return to Barca in the summer? Pol Ballus gives us the latest
Produced by Mike Stavrou
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