Gab Marcotti and Steve Nicol disagree on how Arsenal players would react if Stan Kroenke sells the club.

Steve Nicol evaluates Alexis Sanchez’s comments about being frustrated and what that could mean for his future with Arsenal.
Bayern Munich midfielder Arturo Vidal has urged Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez to join him at “the best team in the world.”
Vidal, a Chile international teammate of Sanchez, has won the Bundesliga twice in consecutive seasons at Bayern.
Sanchez, however, was left disappointed on Sunday as Arsenal failed to finish in the Premier League’s top four for the first time in 20 years, meaning they miss out on next season’s Champions League.
Sanchez is out of contract next year, and reports have linked him with…

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Stevie Nicol and Sebastian Salazar react after FIFA’s Appeal Committee lifted Lionel Messi’s four-game suspension.

Lionel Messi has won his appeal against a four-game ban on World Cup qualifying duty with Argentina.

Barcelona cruised to a 4-1 win at home against Villarreal, with Luis Suarez, Neymar, and Lionel Messi all on the score-sheet. Chile star Arturo Vidal says FIFA would not lift a suspension for every player like the world governing body did for Lionel Messi this week.
Messi was dealt a four-game ban by FIFA’s disciplinary panel in March after television footage showed him verbally abusing a match official during Argentina’s qualifier against Chile.
He subsequently missed his country’s 2-0 defeat to Bolivia, but FIFA on Friday granted Messi’s appeal and lifted the sanction, saying “the evidence available was not sufficient…

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Atletico and Leicester drew 1-1, sending Atleti through 2-1 overall, while Real won 4-2 in a wild game against Bayern.

BT Sport highlight: Real Madrid ultimately topped Bayern thanks to a Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick in a match that provided a plethora of chances.

Real Madrid ultimately topped Bayern thanks to a Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick in a match that provided a plethora of chances.

The guys answer your tweets on if Bayern deserve criticism under Ancelotti, and if Ronaldo is the best finisher ever. Bayern Munich won the battle 2-1 in 90 minutes at the Santiago Bernabeu, but lost the war 4-2 after extra time, suffering a bitter 6-3 aggregate defeat to a Cristiano Ronaldo-inspired Real Madrid side.
After a goalless but highly entertaining first half, Carlo Ancelotti’s side valiantly secured an extra half-hour with a 2-1 win in normal time to level the tie at 3-3 overall, courtesy of a penalty from Robert Lewandowski on 53 minutes and a slapstick Sergio Ramos own goal — 102 seconds after Ronaldo…

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Real Madrid ultimately topped Bayern thanks to a Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick in a match that provided a plethora of chances.

The black mark of Madrid’s stunning win over Bayern, were the many refereeing gaffes, which the FC crew dissect fervently.

Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the first player to score 100 career Champions League goals as Real Madrid defeat Bayern Munich 4-2.

Leading 3-2, Marco Asensio collects the ball in deep midfield, and slaloms through the Bayern back-line, sealing Madrid’s win.

Hitting a hat-trick and his 100th UCL goal, wasn’t enough for Ronaldo to be effective overall says the FC panel.

MADRID — Three thoughts from a wild Champions League quarterfinal second leg as Real Madrid defeated Bayern Munich 4-2 in extra time (6-3 aggregate)…

1. Real progress on night of high controversy

With these two teams on display, perhaps we should never have expected anything but a night full of drama and tension. This should have been a Champions League classic but the talking points will focus less on the game’s twists and turns given the two decisions by referee Viktor Kassai and his…

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Carlo Ancelotti says he did not feel any pressure from former club Real Madrid when selecting his team.

ESPN’s SPI has Bayern as 2-1 favourites against Real Madrid in the UCL quarterfinals, the FC crew debate if it’s warranted.

Bayern Munich continued their stroll towards a fifth consecutive Bundesliga title with a 6-0 drubbing of Augsburg.

Hoffenheim’s Niklas Sule won’t be distracted by facing Bayern despite having secured a move to Munich in the summer.

Despite interest from the Premier League, Carlo Ancelotti believes Kingsley Coman will remain at Bayern Munich next season.
Arturo Vidal says he does not expect Real Madrid to sit back against Bayern Munich as Atletico Madrid have done in the past.
Atletico beat Bayern in last year’s Champions League semifinals on away goals, as Diego Simeone’s side went ahead early in the first leg at home and then defended for most of the remainder of the tie, leading Vidal to say at the time that the side who “played ugly football” had progressed without deserving to.
Simeone’s side also won 1-0 when the two teams met in the group…

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Chile manager Juan Antonio Pizzi is proud of his team despite the defeat to Argentina.

Alejandro Moreno says Argentina’s win over Chile in qualifying covered up glaring problems for Edgardo Bauza’s side.

Argentina pushed Chile out of the top five in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying thanks to a Lionel Messi penalty kick.

Arsene Wenger gave a concerned assessment of the ankle injury Alexis Sanchez picked up.

English Premier League: Alexis Sanchez (15′) West Brom 1-1 Arsenal

The guys answer your tweets on where Alexis Sanchez will end up, how Neymar’s abscence affected Barca, and the FA Cup.
Arsenal attacker Alexis Sanchez was given a speeding ticket and must appear in court after being clocked driving at more than 150 kilometers per hour in the Buin area, south of Santiago, during a free afternoon given to the Chile national team.
Police fined Sanchez on Saturday, and his court date was set for April 12. 
La Roja were beaten 1-0 in Argentina in a key World Cup qualifier last week, and Juan Antonio Pizzi’s side now need a win over Venezuela.
Three points on Tuesday — when Arturo…

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With just eight teams left in the Champions League, the FC panel reveal who they believe will emerge victorious.
With the round-of-16 second legs complete, Nick Ames picks the best Champions League XI.
Do you agree? Have your say in the comments below.

ESPN FC’s Champions League Team of the Week.
Goalkeeper — Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester)
To save one penalty in a round-of-16 tie might be regarded as useful; to save two is magnificent and although Sevilla’s Steven N’Zonzi did not give Schmeichel the hardest of jobs, the Leicester ‘keeper still had to guess correctly and anticipate the ball’s direction. It would be remiss not to point out that he had…

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Bayern embarrassed Arsenal again, repeating their first-leg scoreline to advance to the UCL quarterfinals 10-2 on aggregate.

BT Sport highlight: Bayern embarrassed Arsenal again, repeating their first-leg score line to advance to the UCL quarterfinals with a 10-2 aggregate.

The FC crew have no sympathy for Arsene Wenger, who tries to place blame elsewhere after losing 10-2 on aggregate to Bayern.
Bayern Munich cruised into the Champions League quarterfinals, following up the 5-1 mauling at the Allianz Arena with a thumping repeat scoreline against 10-man Arsenal at the Emirates.
Bayern deservedly trailed at half-time to Theo Walcott’s 20th minute opener, but the game turned after the dismissal of Arsenal captain Laurent Koscielny for a foul on Robert Lewandowski in the box. Bayern’s top goalscorer coolly converted from the spot and in similar fashion to the first leg when the French defender…

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First half goals from Javi Martinez and Juan Bernat paved the way in a 3-0 win for Bayern Munich over Cologne.
Bayern Munich cruised seven points clear at the top of the Bundesliga with a commanding 3-0 victory over Cologne, courtesy of first goals of the season from Spanish defensive duo Javi Martinez and Juan Bernat, before Franck Ribery wrapped up a comfortable three points with a third in the final seconds.

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Unlike in Berlin, Freiburg and Ingolstadt in 2017, Bayern didn’t have to rely on any last-gasp goals to eke out some extra points. Buoyant Bayern have scored 20 goals in their last five…

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