Football

Chelsea beat the Blaugrana 1-0 in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final tie.

Drogba grabbed the first-half winner as Chelsea produced a resilient display to beat Barcelona 1-0 at Stamford Bridge.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes players who dive should be given automatic three-match bans.

Ivanovic's appeal against a charge of violent conduct was dismissed by the FA.

The departure of director of football Damien Comolli had raised questions about his future.

Tottenham's push for Champions League is hit by a 2-1 loss against Norwich. Also, Newcastle beat Bolton 2-0.

AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri has insisted that he does not feel he will get the sack after the Rossoneri were beaten 2-1 by Fiorentina at San Siro on Saturday.

The Argentine striker missed last Saturday's 3-3 home draw with Sunderland and the previous game against Stoke.

They were run close in a 2-1 win over Benfica and will now meet Barcelona in the last-four stage.

Tottenham crashed out of the Premier League top three despite Rafael van der Vaart's 93rd-minute equaliser.

Marcos Senna's late strike earned Villarreal a valuable 1-1 draw against nine-man Real Madrid.

With the win, they moved six points clear of the drop zone with nine games remaining this season.

Diego Milito missed a penalty as Inter were held to a 0-0 draw by Atalanta.

Man Utd solidified their position as EPL leaders after thrashing Wolves 5-0.

"The priority is to get to the FA Cup final and to get to a Champions League place," said Redknapp.

Meanwhile in other quarters, Liverpool play Stoke; Tottenham Hotspur face Bolton.