Juventus look set to be without Paul Pogba for both legs of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final against Monaco, coach Massimiliano Allegri has confirmed.

The France star was ruled out for up to seven weeks last month due to a hamstring injury, although there had been talk that he could be ready for the second leg with Monaco on April 22.

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Brendan Rodgers says Liverpool’s Premier League win over Newcastle United was “very important” for their top-four hopes.

Raheem Sterling and Joe Allen scored in the 2-0 win at Anfield as Liverpool returned to fifth position – four points off Manchester City in the final UEFA Champions League place.

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Lionel Messi will continue as Barcelona’s penalty taker, despite his patchy record from 12 yards.

Argentina star Messi has missed four penalties for club and country this season, but he is determined to improve.

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Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho labelled snatching a late win at battling QPR on Sunday as an “important step” to securing the Premier League title.

Mourinho’s men looked destined to end the match without registering a single shot on target, but Cesc Fabregas’ drilled effort two minutes from time re-established their seven-point lead over Arsenal at the summit.

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Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini refused to discuss his future at the club following the humbling 4-2 derby defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Chasing a fifth consecutive win over their rivals, City took a deserved seventh-minute lead through Sergio Aguero.

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Filippo Inzaghi was left lamenting Milan’s inability to finish off Sampdoria in Sunday’s 1-1 draw, demanding an improvement in front of goal.

Milan had been looking to close to within four point of Sinisa Mihajlovic’s high-flyers and continue their late surge for a UEFA Europa League berth, but ultimately they fell short.

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Southampton are considering signing a goalkeeper following the serious knee injury suffered by Fraser Forster.

Forster damaged the patellar tendon in his left knee in the 2-0 Premier League win over Burnley on March 21 and was ruled out for the rest of the season four days later after undergoing surgery.

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Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi has suffered a hairline fracture in his back, the club have confirmed.

The Italy international will now take part in a personalised training program over the coming days, and it remains to be seen whether he will be fit to face Torino on Sunday.

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been suspended for four matches due to a foul-mouthed rant following Paris Saint-Germain’s defeat at Bordeaux last month.

The Sweden striker hit the headlines once again when he was caught on camera cursing the performance of referee Lionel Jaffredo in PSG’s 3-2 Ligue 1 loss.

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Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri was full of praise for his side after they won through to the Coppa Italia final on Tuesday.

Trailing 2-1 after the first leg of their semi-final, Juve won 3-0 at Fiorentina thanks to goals from Alessandro Matri, Roberto Pereyra and Leonardo Bonucci.

It was an excellent performance, made all the more impressive by the absence of star trio Carlos Tevez (muscular problem), Andrea Pirlo (calf) and Paul Pogba (hamstring).

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