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Aston Villa secured their place in the FA Cup semi-finals with a victory over Preston at Deepdale, thanks to a match-winning performance from Marcus Rashford, who ended a four-month goal drought. After wasting earlier opportunities, the on-loan forward opened the scoring in the 58th minute with a tap-in from Lucas Digne's cutback, before converting a penalty five minutes later to seal the win.

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Eight-time winners Olympique Lyonnais put on a ruthless second-half display to defeat Bayern Munich 4-1 in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie on Wednesday, completing a 6-1 aggregate win. Lyon named an unchanged side from last week's 2-0 first leg win in Munich, while Bayern manager Alexander Straus decided to shake things up, making five changes for this match.

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Trent Alexander-Arnold's proposed move from Liverpool to Real Madrid has split opinion on whether a local hero can leave Merseyside without a lasting stain on his legacy. Alexander-Arnold joined the Reds 20 years ago as a six-year-old and has gone on to win a clean sweep of Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, League Cup, UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup titles.

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China's ambition to become a global football powerhouse has crumbled spectacularly, and nowhere was that more evident than on a humiliating night in Saitama. The national team suffered its worst-ever World Cup qualifying defeat, a crushing 7-0 loss to Japan that left players visibly dejected.

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Real Madrid are in talks to sign Liverpool full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold on a free transfer this summer. The Spanish side is hoping to finalize the deal for the England international before the start of the next season.