What should be next for the UFC welterweight division?

Title Eliminator: Gilbert Burns v. Leon Edwards

*If we take rankings out of the way and look at the winning streaks of both, a majority of Burns' wins have come at lightweight, while all of Edwards' eight have come at welterweight. Either a three-fight streak of Maia/Woodley/Edwards or a nine-fight win streak should merit a shot at the current champ.

Jorge Masvidal v. Woodley/Covington winner 

Honestly, good storylines either way

Fantastic potential end-of-year clash

A route for another Masvidal title shot 

Can Ciro Immobile become Lazio's all-time leading goal scorer?

If he has another season like the one he just had, then yes. He has 125 goals in a Lazio kit and the team record is 149. 

Is LeBron James the basketball G.O.A.T.?

I'm going to say that if he wins twice in the semifinal series he'll be pretty high up in the conversation, as the third-best scorer with the most playoff wins in NBA history. That's as far as I'll go for now into the convo.  

Will Hannah Cifers be released from the UFC after her loss against Mallory Martin?

Probably not- this is her fourth straight loss- all by stoppage- but she has fought three times in a four-month span during a global pandemic. I think she gets another walk to the Octagon and walking papers if she loses a fifth in a row. Keep in mind, too, that she was 2-0 last year. 

How much should Atlanta United fans read into the 3-1 loss against Orlando City?

Just that they've scored three times in two games after going scoreless at the MLS is Back Tournament and with Josef Martinez out for the year. Nothing more than that at this point. 

2020-21 UEFA Champions League: The group stage draw will take place Thursday, October 1st 

Horse Racing: The Kentucky Derby will be on Saturday 

Scottish Premiership Soccer: Rangers currently lead the standings with sixteen points out of eighteen and a 5W-0L-1D record. The winner at the end of the season qualifies for Champions League competition 

Major League Baseball: The Braves lead the current NL East standings with the Phillies in second  

UEFA Women's Champions League: Lyon claimed the title after taking down Wolfsburg on Sunday 

PGA Tour Championship: Dustin Johnson will start at East Lake with a cumulative ten-under score and a lead of two strokes 

NBA Playoffs: The Western Conference semifinals will see the Lakers take on the Rockets/Thunder winner and the Clippers take on the Nuggets/Jazz winner 

UEFA Nations League: Prelim round competition will start on Thursday 

English Carabao Cup: Blackburn Rovers, Portsmouth, Preston North End and Stoke City move on to round two. First-round action will continue on Friday 

State of the Sporting World- Wednesday, August 19^th, 2020

 

The UFC will switch apparel providers from Reebok to Venum starting in April, although Reebok will remain the UFC’s footwear provider through the end of next year.

Looking ahead to the Tokyo Olympics next summer, the round-robin groups have been assigned in men’s and women’s field hockey and men’s and women’s indoor volleyball; while the six-team softball field is complete.

In the UFC, Chan Sung Jung can move a step closer to a title fight- he’s won two straight over Renato Moicano and Frankie Edgar and will most likely take on Brian Ortega on October 17^th.

WNBA action yesterday saw the Seattle Storm defeat the New York Liberty- they have now won nine straight and improve to 11-1.

In the NHL Playoffs, the Las Vegas Golden Knights are the first team to punch their ticket for round two of the bracket- they defeated the Chicago Blackhawks in five games and move into the Western Conference Semifinals.

Later today will be the second semifinal of the UEFA Champions League between Bayern Munich and Lyon, with the winner meeting Paris Saint-Germain in the final. It’s worth noting that Bayern won their twentieth DFB Pokal title earlier this year and have already qualified for the 2020-21 Champions League.

The FedEx Cup Playoffs in PGA Tour Golf will start tomorrow and continue through Monday, September 7^th.

Also tomorrow at 8:30 pm Eastern on ESPN will be the NBA Draft Lottery. The actual draft is expected to be virtual.

The Olympic men’s and women’s team handball fields will be completely filled after the World Qualifier Tournaments in March, which will award the final six spots on each side.

Looking forward to next season, UEFA Champions League qualifier games from yesterday saw Celtic, Dinamo Brest, FK Qarabag, Legia Warsaw and Red Star Belgrade qualify for the next round.

Tokyo Summer Games Qualifying

The final six spots for the men’s and women’s team handball fields will be filled in March

 

WNBA

Sun def. Fever 84-62

Sky def. Aces 84-82

 

UEFA Champions League

Paris Saint-Germain will face either Bayern Munich or Lyon in the final after defeating RB Leipzig 3-0

Celtic, Dinamo Brest, FK Qarabag, Legia Warsaw and Red Star Belgrade advance in qualifying

 

Irish Premier Division Soccer

Sligo Rovers def. Waterford 2-1

 

Major League Soccer

Toronto FC def. Vancouver Whitecaps 3-0  

 

NHL Playoffs

The Flyers and Stars move a game away from advancing to the conference semifinals

The Capitals remain alive as they win game four against the Islanders and are down 3 games to 1

What's it like to be a fan of these teams?

Leeds United- celebrate for now.

Leeds-U ended a sixteen-year wait to move back to the Premier League by winning the English League Championship season. Their supporters don't know how 2020-21 is going to play out, but they can celebrate a well-deserved promotion and can look forward to September 12th, when their first top-flight season since 2003 can commence

Arsenal- wait for next season

Arsenal frustratingly plateaued in the eighth-to-tenth spot in the Premier League this season but will be playing in the Europa League next season thanks to winning the FA Cup. Now their supporters  can look ahead to next season.

Manchester United- consistently inconsistent

Beating Tottenham and Manchester City in the same week in December; losing 2-0 to bottom-of-the-table Watford in January; unbeaten through nineteen games; needing added extra time to defeat bottom-of-the-table Norwich City in the FA Cup quarters; losing in the semis of the FA Cup; qualifying for the Champions League by finishing third in the Premier League standings; then losing in the Europa League semifinals. This team is a pendulum. 

Atlanta United- things have to get better.

Going 0-3 in the MLS is Back tournament without scoring a goal; mutually parting ways with HC Frank de Boer; losing goal-fest Josef Martinez for the season. The Five Stripes haven't had another game yet but their fans aren't sunny-side-up at the moment.

Orlando City- how can we maintain this momentum?

Orlando staggered to twenty-second last season but was in the final of the MLS is Back Tournament. Hopefully their momentum continues and they don't crater.

Portland Timbers- celebrate and hopefully win more games

By winning the MLS is Back Tournament, the Timbers booked a 2021 CONCACAF Champions League spot. They're in the same boat as Orlando, actually- keep this momentum going. 

The FedEx Cup Playoffs in PGA Tour golf will start on Thursday and continue through Monday, September 7th. Keep in mind that the Olympic golf tournament is next summer 

Next month will be a busy time in the sporting calendar:

Saturday, September 5th: Kentucky Derby; UFC Fight Night with the expected heavyweight headliner Overeem v. Sakai 

Thursday, September 10th: NFL Kickoff- Texans v. Chiefs

Saturday, September 12th: UFC Fight Night with the expected light heavyweight headliner Santos v. Teixeira 

Saturday, September 19th: UFC Fight Night with the expected welterweight headliner Woodley v. Covington 

Saturday, September 26th: UFC 253- Adesanya v. Costa 

The New York Islanders can book a spot in the NHL Eastern Conference Semifinals as early as tomorrow, as they take a 3-0 lead into game four. The same fate could await the Las Vegas Golden Knights, who head into game five tomorrow against the Chicago Blackhawks with a 3-1 lead 

One obstacle to Fury v. Joshua could still be standing after Saturday, as WBC mandatory challenger Dillian Whyte will have his hands full against Alexander Povetkin 

The UEFA Champions League semifinals will be tomorrow (RB Leipzig v. Paris Saint-Germain) and Wednesday (Bayern Munich v. Lyon) 

Ligue 1 has a game scheduled for Friday between Marseilles and Saint-Etienne 

Looking toward next season, Champions and Europa League qualifying will start up tomorrow and Wednesday. Teams competing include defending Scottish Premiership champs Celtic, Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Lincoln Red Imps from Gibraltar 

Sevilla has booked a spot in the Europa League final on Friday against either Inter Milan or Shakhtar Donetsk. They will look for a sixth Europa League title in team history 

8:30 pm Thursday evening on ESPN will be the NBA draft lottery

Australian A-League Soccer: Western United def. Sydney FC 2-1 to move from sixth to fifth 

NBA News: The Pelicans have dismissed HC Alvin Gentry after five seasons 

Scottish Premiership Soccer: Saint Mirren def. Hamilton Academical 1-0; Saint Johnstone def. Kilmarnock 2-1; Dundee United def. Ross County 2-1; Hibernian and Motherwell tied 0-0; Celtic-Aberdeen has been postponed 

NHL Playoffs: Bruins def. Hurricanes 3-1 and lead the first-round series 2 games to 1 

WNBA Saturday: Aces def. Mystics 88-73; Sparks def. Fever 90-76 

Auto Sports Tomorrow: Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix at 9:05 am Eastern; NASCAR at Daytona Road Course at 3 pm Eastern   

PGA Tour Golf: The Masters tournament will be played November 12th through the 15th with no guests or spectators 

College Sports: New Mexico has postponed their college football season, joining Massachusetts and Connecticut 

MMA: Titan FC 63- Friday, August 28th- InterContinental Miami- UFC Fight Pass: Main Event: Mohammed Usman v. Terrance Hodges; Co-Main: Vacant flyweight title- Christian Ynastrilla v. Wascar Cruz 

Women's Soccer: The UEFA Champions League quarterfinals will be Friday the 21st and Saturday the 22nd of this month, with the semifinals Tuesday the 25th and Wednesday the 26th 

Boxing: Starting at 2 pm Eastern next Saturday, there will be a big Matchroom card- the main event will see WBC mandatory challenger Dillian Whyte look to get past Alexander Povetkin; while the co-main will see 15-0 lightweight champ- and London 2012 champ- Katie Taylor in a rematch opposite Delfine Persoon 

Bellator MMA: 3-0 Valerie Loureda has signed a new multi-fight/year deal with the promotion

UFC on September 19th: Donald Cerrone v. Niko Price at welterweight 

UFC Fight Night on October 31st: Dustin Jacoby v. Justin Ledet at light heavyweight; Greg Hardy v. Maurice Greene at heavyweight 

2021 CONCACAF Champions League: The U.S. Open Cup- which awards a qualifying spot- has been called off due to the COVID pandemic. As of now, no word on how the fourth U.S. qualifying spot will be awarded. In addition to the MLS is Back Tournament (Portland Timbers) the MLS Cup and Supporters Shield are the other two U.S. qualifiers 

2020-21 UEFA Europa League Qualifying: Gibraltar's Lincoln Red Imps will be in action on Tuesday 

2020-21 UEFA Champions League Qualifying: Linfield and Celtic both have games on Tuesday 

Australian A-League Soccer tomorrow: Sydney FC v. Western United. Sydney can move twelve points clear at the top of the table while Western can jump from sixth to fifth 

Irish Premier Division Soccer: Dundalk and Waterford tied 2-2; Cork City defeated Sligo Rovers 3-0 

NBA Playoffs: The Grizzlies and Trail Blazers will contest a play-in series this weekend, with game one tomorrow and game two if necessary on Sunday, with the winner facing the Lakers in the first round. The Grizzlies need to win both games while the Blazers just need to win one 

UEFA Europa League: The semifinals are set: Manchester United v. Sevilla on Sunday and Inter Milan v. Shakhtar Donetsk on Monday  

UEFA Champions League: Bayern Munich defeated Barcelona 8-2 in quarterfinal three. They will take on either Manchester City or Lyon in the semifinal on Wednesday 

UFC News

Max Rohskopf, Bethe Correia, Evan Dunham and Ray Borg join Eric Spicely in being released from the UFC for various reasons 

2021 CONCACAF Champions League

Ten Direct Entrants

Mexico (four spots): Club America, Cruz Azul, Leon and Monterrey

United States (four spots): MLS Cup Champion, Supporters Shield champion, MLS is Back champion (Portland Timbers) and US Open Cup champion 

Soccer: South African Premiership

Kaizer Chiefs and Bidvest Wits tied 1-1 

USL Championship Soccer

Loudon United and Tampa Bay Rowdies picked up wins

Australian A-League Soccer

Western United def. Perth Glory 2-0

Western Sydney Wanderers def. Melbourne Victory 2-1 

Scottish Premiership Soccer

Motherwell and Livingston tied 2-2

Rangers def. Saint Johnstone 3-0

Ross County and Kilmarnock tied 2-2 

Mexican Liga Soccer

Queretaro def. Cruz Azul 1-0

Guadalajara def. FC Juarez 2-0 

UEFA Champions League

Paris Saint-Germain moves into the semifinals after defeating Atalanta 2-1 

Tokyo Olympics Qualifying: Men's Basketball

The World Qualifier Tournaments, which will award the final four spots, will start June 22nd of next year

Tokyo Olympics Qualifying: Boxing

The Europe tournament will resume either in February or March of next year

The Pan-Am tournament will take place in either February or March of next year 

College Football

QB Taulia Tagovailoa granted 2020 eligibility for Maryland 

MLB

Nationals P Stephen Strasburg is slated for his season debut on Sunday 

UFC on October 10th

Men's Bantamweight: Marlon Moraes v. Cory Sandhagen targeted for main event 

NHL

The Islanders, Coyotes and Canadiens join the Hurricanes in qualifying for the First Round of the Stanley Cup playoffs 

Champions League Soccer

Lyon and Manchester City advance to the quarterfinals 

Soccer: Irish Premier Division

Bohemians def. Dundalk 2-1

Saint Patricks def. Finn Harps 2-0 

Australian A-League Soccer

Today: Western United def. Western Sydney Wanderers 5-3

Tomorrow: Perth Glory v. Melbourne Victory   

 

 

MLS is Back Tournament Final

Portland Timbers v. Orlando City on Tuesday, with the winner advancing to the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League

 

 

Europa League Quarterfinals

Monday

Inter Milan v. Bayer Leverkusen

Manchester United v. FC Copenhagen

 

Tuesday

Shakhtar Donetsk v. FC Basel

Wolverhampton v. Sevilla

 

 

Soccer: Irish Premier Division today

Bohemians v. Dundalk

Saint Patricks v. Finn Harps

 

 

Champions League Qualifying tomorrow

Tre Fiori v. Linfield

Drita Gjilan v. Inter D’Escaldes

UFC 252 next weekend

Heavyweight: Chris Daukaus v. Parker Porter

 

Chinese Super League Soccer

Beijing Sinobo Guoan def. Tianjin Teda 3-1

Qingdao Huanghai and Shanghai SIPG tied 1-1  

Australian A-League Soccer

Today: Adelaide United and Sydney FC tied 1-1

Tomorrow: Western United v. Western Sydney Wanderers 

College Football

U-Connecticut has cancelled their 2020 football season due to COVID concerns  

Miocic v. Cormier 3

Referee Marc Goddard will be the third man in the cage for the headlining trilogy fight at UFC 252 next weekend 

Soccer News

Manchester City has signed defender Nathan Ake from Bournemouth for five years and forty-three million pounds 

Alexis Sanchez will move from Man-U to Inter Milan until 2023- a deal that will save Manchester United about forty million pounds 

Major League Baseball

After defeating the Pirates last night, the Twins are the first team this season to record double-digit wins 

Formula 1

Valteri Bottas will stay with Mercedes at least until the end of next season 

Champions League Qualifiers

Group Stage: Atalanta, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Monchengladbach, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Juventus, Lazio, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Marseille, Paris Saint-Germain, RB Leipzig, Real Madrid, Sevilla

Playoff Round: Ajax 

Second Qualifying Round: AZ Alkmaar 

Third Qualifying Round: Rennes 

Europa League Qualifiers

Group Stage: Arsenal, Bayer Leverkusen, Feyenoord, Hoffenheim, Leicester City, Lille, Napoli, Nice, Real Sociedad, Roma, Villareal 

Second Qualifying Round: AC Milan, Granada, Reims, Tottenham, Willem II, Wolfsburg  

Third Qualifying Round: PSV Eindhoven 

Soccer tomorrow

MLS is Back Tournament Second Semifinal: Orlando City v. Minnesota United

Europa League Round of 16: Bayer Leverkusen v. Rangers; Sevilla v. Roma; FC Basel v. Eintracht Frankfurt; Wolverhampton v. Olympiakos 

Mexican Liga: Pachuca v. Queretaro, Tijuana v. U.A.N.L.

Chinese Super League, with games at 6 and 8 am Eastern 

Australian A-League: Adelaide United v. Sydney FC 

Swedish Soccer, with all games at 1 pm Eastern

Zambian Super League, with all games at 8 or 9 am Eastern 

NHL tomorrow

West Qualifying Game 3: Canucks v. Wild (series tied 1-1)

East Qualifying Round Robin: Capitals v. Flyers

West Qualifying Round Robin: Golden Knights v. Blues

East Qualifying Game 3: Maple Leafs v. Blue Jackets (series tied 1-1)

West Qualifying Game 4: Flames v. Jets (Flames lead 2-1 and advance to First Round action with a win)

*Favored Teams: Wild, Capitals, Golden Knights, Maple Leafs and Flames  

This Just In

NHL: The Canadiens are a game away from advancing to the First Round of the NHL playoffs- with a 4-3 win over the Penguins they lead the first-to-three series 2-1 

NBA Scores

Jazz def. Grizzlies 124-115

Sixers def. Wizards 107-98

Nuggets def. Spurs 132-126

Thunder def. Lakers 105-86

Raptors def. Magic 109-99 

NHL Scores

East Qualifying Round Robin: Lightning def. Bruins 3-2

West Qualifying Round Robin: Avalanche def. Stars 4-0 

WNBA Scores

Lynx def. Liberty 92-66

Aces def. Mystics 83-77 

MLB Scores

Twins def. Pirates 5-2

Yankees def. Phillies 3-1 in game two of a doubleheader

Brewers def. White Sox 1-0 

Europa League: Last Eight

Olympiakos/Wolverhampton winner v. Sevilla/Roma winner

Manchester United v. FC Copenhagen 

Inter Milan v. Rangers/Bayer Leverkusen winner 

Shakhtar Donetsk v. Eintracht Frankfurt/FC Basel winner 

Brazilian Soccer

Tombense advances on aggregate in the Campeonato Mineiro   

USL Championship Soccer

Philadelphia Union II def. New York Red Bulls II 3-2

Atlanta United 2 and Charleston Battery tied 1-1

Birmingham Legion def. Charlotte Independence 4-1

Sporting Kansas City II def. Saint Louis FC 1-0  

Europa League- Round of 16 Results

FC Copenhagen def. Istanbul Basaksehir 3-0 (Copenhagen advance on aggregate 3-1)

Shakhtar Donetsk def. Wolfsburg 3-0 (Shakhtar advance on aggregate 5-1)

One-Off: Inter Milan def. Getafe 2-0 

Manchester United def. LASK Linz 2-1 (Man-U advance on aggregate 7-1)

MLS is Back Tournament

Semifinal 1

Portland Timbers def. Philadelphia Union 2-1

Final on Tuesday

Portland Timbers v. Orlando City/Minnesota United winner 

UFC Rankings

Jennifer Maia moves up to third at women's flyweight following her win over the weekend against Joanne Calderwood 

Dana White's Contender Series

Lightweights Jordan Leavitt and Uros Medic and light heavyweight Dustin Jacoby have earned UFC contracts after the first card of season four last night 

PGA Tour Golf

The first round of the PGA Championship tomorrow will start at 10 am Eastern on ESPN+

NHL Playoffs

The Carolina Hurricanes advance from the qualifying round to the first round after defeating the New York Rangers in three straight games 

College Football

The Big Ten will start on September 3rd with the Ohio State-Michigan game scheduled for October 24th 

Chinese Super League Soccer

Shanghai Shenhua def. Shandong Luneng Taishan 1-0

Henan Jianye and Guangzhou R&F tied 1-1

Australian A-League Soccer

Wellington Phoenix and Brisbane Roar tied 1-1

Game Tomorrow: Adelaide United v. Sydney FC

English League Championship Soccer
Promotion playoff winner Fulham will join Leeds United and West Bromwich Albion in the 2020-21 Premier League season starting September 12th


Collegiate Financial News
Appalachian State and Cincinnati have already cut their men's soccer programs. Now Stanford will cut multiple varsity sports after the 2020-21 school year: fencing (men and women), field hockey, rowing (men's and lightweight), sailing (women and coed), squash, synchronized swimming, volleyball (men) and wrestling


Ultimate Fighting Championship
The UFC will switch outfitting/apparel partners from Reebok to Venum next year, and will unveil the new Venum kits in April. Reebok will be the official UFC footwear supplier until the end of next year

State of the Sporting World
The Champions League quarterfinals will be set after Saturday; The first 2020 card in Dana White's Contender Series will be later today; In the NHL, the Blackhawks have banned costume headdresses at all United Center events; Canadian Football League team Edmonton has moved from the Edmonton Eskimos to the Edmonton Football Team until they decide on a new team name; Leicester City will be joined in the 2020-21 Europa League by FA Cup winner Arsenal; The MLS is Back semifinals will be tomorrow and Thursday with the final next week- the overall winner will qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League; Chiefs RB Damien Williams and Giants OT Nate Solder have both opted out of the NFL season restart; Coventry City, Rotherham United and Wycombe Wanderers will move from English League One to the English League Championship- they will be replaced in League One by Charlton Athletic, Wigan Athletic and Hull City; The PGA Championship in golf will start on Thursday; Rafael Nadal has joined Nick Kyrgios and Ashleigh Barty in withdrawing from the U.S. Open in tennis; The Europe qualifier tournament in Olympic boxing will resume in March; Six of eight spots in the Europa League quarterfinals will be set after Thursday; The 2020-21 Premier League season will start on September 12; Surfing at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris will take place in Tahiti; Aston Martin will join the Formula 1 manufacturer fold next season; Luka Garza has withdrawn from the NBA Draft and is returning to Iowa; Khabib Nurmagomedov v. Justin Gaethje for the UFC lightweight title on October 24

Think Holloway for Budd is far-fetched? Think again.
An idea that I have- just an idea, mind you- is for the UFC and Bellator to team up for a trade of two former featherweight champions- Max Holloway to Bellator in exchange for Julia Budd to the UFC. The UFC was involved in a trade two years ago, sending Demetrious Johnson to ONE Championship in exchange for Ben Askren (Johnson went 3-0 to capture the ONE Flyweight Grand Prix while Askren went 1-2 and then retired).
My original idea was for Holloway and AJ McKee to switch promotions since the 16-0 McKee could be a compelling addition along with Jung, Ortega, Rodriguez, Kattar, Magomedsharipov and Stephens. Then I remembered that McKee is in the semifinals of the Bellator Featherweight Grand Prix and a loss could hurt some trade potential (think Paige VanZant hitting free agency off a loss).
Why should Max Holloway be traded?
He is a native Hawaiian, first off- and Bellator had a show in Honolulu back in December. Once people can attend MMA events again, that could be a major draw for Hawaii shows, especially if Holloway is in the main event. And Holloway is no stranger to main events (think UFC 206/212/218/236/240).
He isn't defending a UFC belt- he lost it to Alexander Volkanovski back in December and was beaten again by Volkanovski last month.
New challenges- think Patricio Freire/Pedro Carvalho/AJ McKee/Darrion Caldwell/Adam Borics
Why should Julia Budd be traded?
A new challenge for Amanda Nunes- with all due respect to who's currently on the roster, the UFC women's featherweight roster is basically Amanda Nunes and five or six others. A Nunes-Budd fight for the belt could be done if Budd comes over from Bellator. The downside, of course, is there aren't any other fights on the horizon for the UFC women's featherweights.
What else can be done for the UFC women's featherweight division?
Convince some women's bantamweights to move up would be my best guess.  

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Middleweight Eric Spicely has been released from the UFC after dropping out of Saturday's bout 

PGA Tour Golf

The PGA Championship will start on Thursday and run through Sunday

Formula 1: Constructor Standings

Mercedes leads the field with 146 points and they have a 68-point lead over second-place Red Bull Racing Honda

Tennis News

Nick Kyrgios joins Ashleigh Barty in withdrawing from the U.S. Open

Formula 1: Driver Standings

Six-time world champ Lewis Hamilton leads the field with 88 points and is thirty points clear of second-place teammate Valteri Bottas. Sitting third is Red Bull driver Max Verstappen  

Champions League Return

Second Leg games on Friday

Juventus v. Lyon (Lyon leads 1-0)

Manchester City v. Real Madrid (Man City leads 2-1)

Second Leg games on Saturday

Barcelona v. Napoli (tied 1-1)

Bayern Munich v. Chelsea (Bayern leads 3-0)

*The winners will join Atalanta, Atletico Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and RB Leipzig in the quarterfinals   

Europa League Return

Second Leg games tomorrow

FC Copenhagen v. Istanbul Basaksehir (Istanbul leads 1-0)

Shakhtar Donetsk v. Wolfsburg (Shakhtar leads 2-1)

Inter Milan v. Getafe

Manchester United v. LASK Linz (Man-U leads 5-0)  

Thursday Games

Bayer Leverkusen v. Rangers (Leverkusen leads 3-1)

Sevilla v. Roma

FC Basel v. Eintracht Frankfurt (Basel leads 3-0)

Wolverhampton v. Olympiakos (tied 1-1)

MLS is Back Tournament Semifinals

Philadelphia Union v. Portland Timbers tomorrow

Orlando City v. Minnesota United on Thursday

The final will be next week with the overall winner qualifying for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League

English League Championship: Playoff Final

The winner of the Brentford/Fulham game today will join Leeds United and West Bromwich Albion in the 2020-21 Premier League season starting next month

Australian A-League Soccer

Perth Glory def. Western Sydney Wanderers 3-1

Game Tomorrow: Wellington Phoenix v. Brisbane Roar

Game on Thursday: Adelaide United v. Sydney FC

Chinese Super League Soccer

Guangzhou Evergrande def. Shenzhen FC 3-1

Jiangsu Suning def. Dalian Professional 2-1