LONDON (Reuters) – Paris St Germain squeezed past Valencia and Juventus saw off Celtic to reach the Champions League quarter-finals after long absences on Wednesday, joining Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund in the last eight.

PSG made it through to the quarters for the first time in 18 seasons but were pushed all the way by Valencia, who lost the first leg 2-1 at home but levelled the last-16 tie on aggregate with a stunning long-range shot from Brazilian Jonas after 55 minutes.

LONDON, March 6 (Reuters) – Paris St Germain squeezed past Valencia and Juventus saw off Celtic to reach the Champions League quarter-finals after long absences on Wednesday, joining Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund in the last eight.

PSG made it through to the quarters for the first time in 18 seasons but were pushed all the way by Valencia, who lost the first leg 2-1 at home but levelled the last-16 tie on aggregate with a stunning long-range shot from Brazilian Jonas after 55 minutes.

LONDON (Reuters) – The latest intriguing duel between friendly rivals and master tacticians Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho will take place on Tuesday as Manchester United and Real Madrid resume battle in the Champions League.

The match at Old Trafford, which is evenly poised after a 1-1 first-leg draw in Madrid, is the outstanding game in Europe this week as the Champions League tempo increases with three other round-of-16 ties being decided.

LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) – The latest intriguing duel between friendly rivals and master tacticians Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho will take place on Tuesday as Manchester United and Real Madrid resume battle in the Champions League.

The match at Old Trafford, which is evenly poised after a 1-1 first-leg draw in Madrid, is the outstanding game in Europe this week as the Champions League tempo increases with three other round-of-16 ties being decided.

LONDON (Reuters) – Just over a year ago, Tottenham Hotspur were leading Arsenal 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium and were on course to open up a 13-point lead over their North London rivals in the race for a Champions League spot.

But it did not quite turn out like that.

Arsenal recovered to win the Premier League game 5-2 and cut Spurs’ lead over them to seven points.

LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) – Just over a year ago, Tottenham Hotspur were leading Arsenal 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium and were on course to open up a 13-point lead over their North London rivals in the race for a Champions League spot.

But it did not quite turn out like that.

Arsenal recovered to win the Premier League game 5-2 and cut Spurs’ lead over them to seven points.

LONDON (Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur beat Arsenal 2-1 in a typically frantic North London derby at White Hart Lane on Sunday to move into third place in the Premier League and open up a seven-point gap on their arch-rivals in the hunt for a Champions League spot.

Both Spurs goals came in a two-minute burst shortly before halftime with man-of-the-moment Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon scoring before Arsenal hit back with a header from Per Mertesacker six minutes into the second half.

LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur beat Arsenal 2-1 in a typically frantic North London derby at White Hart Lane on Sunday to move into third place in the Premier League and open up a seven-point gap on their arch-rivals in the hunt for a Champions League spot.

Both Spurs goals came in a two-minute burst shortly before halftime with man-of-the-moment Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon scoring before Arsenal hit back with a header from Per Mertesacker six minutes into the second half.

EDINBURGH (Reuters) – The 2022 Qatar World Cup could be rescheduled from summer to winter if medical evidence shows the intense Middle East heat would harm players, FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke said on Saturday.

UEFA president Michel Platini is a staunch opponent of playing the World Cup in the expected 40 degrees celsius heat of June or July and on Saturday he called again for the finals to be switched to the winter months.

EDINBURGH, March 2 (Reuters) – The 2022 Qatar World Cup could be rescheduled from summer to winter if medical evidence shows the intense Middle East heat would harm players, FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke said on Saturday.

UEFA president Michel Platini is a staunch opponent of playing the World Cup in the expected 40 degrees celsius heat of June or July and on Saturday he called again for the finals to be switched to the winter months.