A third Champions League final in five seasons is in sight after a victory secured by an own goal and a poked finish by Sadio Mane in the space of two minutes.
In a wild Champions League match that resembled a basketball game at times,Manchester City won 4-3 but will head to Spain wondering how the tie is still alive.
The Premier League title rivals are on a European collision course after both advanced to the final four of the Champions League in dramatically different fashion.
It took extra time for Real Madrid to see off holders Chelsea while Villarreal stunned 2020 winners Bayern Munich to advance to the last four.
Another rapid fire hat-trick from Karim Benzema,this time against Chelsea,has Real Madrid with one foot in the semis while Villarreal have sprung an upset.
Atletico Madrid had given Manchester City plenty of headaches in the first half while their English Premier League title rivals did it easy in Portugal.
Meg Lanning has encouraged sporting bodies to invest resources,time and energy into female tournaments and competitions after a world record crowd of 91,553 for a women’s sporting event attended a soccer match.
Barcelona have broken the women’s attendance record for a sporting event as 91,553 fans watched them come from behind to beat bitter rivals Real Madrid 5-2 at Camp Nou and reach the Champions League semi-finals.
Liverpool reignited the Premier League title race and came within a point of the top spot with a 2-0 win over Arsenal,while Juventus were stunned by Villareal in the Champions League.
The invasion of Ukraine drew more punitive measures across the sporting world when Russia was stripped of the Champions League final and Formula One dropped the Russian Grand Prix.
Global sports have rallied behind Ukraine,with St Petersburg to be stripped of the Champions League and Formula One shunning Russia.