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Few gave the Italians a chance following their 3-0 first-leg defeat in Turin, yet they battled back to draw the tie level at the Bernabeu thanks to a double from Mario Mandzukic and another goal from Blaise Matuidi. The quarter-final, however, was decided in stoppage-time through a Cristiano Ronaldo penalty, with the 40-year-old goalkeeper dismissed for protesting Michael Oliver’s decision to award the spot-kick. Buffon stands by his reaction to the award, which saw Lucas Vazquez go down under a challenge from Mehdi Benatia....

Mkhitaryan has fallen out of favour under the United boss, and has not been in the squad for any of the club’s last five Premier League games. The Armenia international was signed for £26.3 million in 2016, but has struggled to make an impact at Old Trafford, and Neville believes he should be grateful whenever he is selected. “Yes, they’ve spent a lot on players but maybe there are fewer and fewer players of that mentality available....

[Update: First concept art and game engine details for Halo 5 revealed.] In the wee hours of Friday morning (3am PST to be exact), developer 343 Industries set the video game world ablaze with the announcement of Halo 5: Guardians, the next chapter in Master Chief’s ongoing saga. What’s more, 343 confirmed that Halo 5 will not launch in 2014 as was previously rumored, but instead the title will hit the Xbox One platform in 2015....

The cast and crew are closing the book on Hanna’s story as the third and final season launches in its entirety on November 24. Ahead of its launch, Newsweek spoke to stars Creed-Miles, Mireille Enos, Ray Liotta and creator David Farr as they revealed their “method” acting techniques, and the non-celebratory ending for the show. “It’s been such a f****** privilege to do this and to be given the opportunity to star in a show at this age, I’m really grateful for that,” Creed-Miles told Newsweek....

Game Rant’s Anthony Mole reviews Hard Reset Red barrels have become a sort of cliche in modern day gaming. It’s near impossible to name a modern day FPS that doesn’t present players with a handful of enemies and an explosive barrel or two at least once. Rather than try and reinvent the wheel, Hard Reset thrives on these staples - attempting to create a game that will appeal to fans of old school shooters, and for the most part it works....

Since then, the couple together, and individually, have spoken out about the negative aspects of their time as members of the royal family, but nothing quite like the scale of the global Netflix documentary series. The couple are now ready to tell their side of the story in a two-part Netflix documentary series, simply titled Harry & Meghan. Newsweek has everything you need to know about the documentary series so you do not miss a thing....

Speaking with Birth.Movies.Death., Flanagan described how The Haunting of Bly Manor will expand on the Turn of the Screw story, separating the upcoming season from more straightforward adaptations of the landmark ghost story, like 1961’s The Innocents, co-written by Truman Capote. “We’re looking at all the ghost stories of Henry James as the jumping-off point for the season, so it very much is a whole new deal,” Flanagan said. “It’s a cool way to expand on some of the things I loved about season one, but within the framework of a new story, without having to be restrained by the decisions we made last time....

When asked for his prediction for the trilogy fight between Wilder and Tyson Fury, ‘AJ’ said- You can watch the entire interview below: ‘The Bronze Bomber’ is set for a trilogy bout with Fury on July 24. The fight will take place at the T-Mobile arena in Las Vegas. The two last fought in February 2020. ‘The Gypsy King’ controlled the entire fight and secured a TKO victory when Wilder’s corner threw in the towel in the seventh round....

Curran looked hardly threatening throughout the day’s play. The left-arm pacer bowled 18 overs and conceded 58 runs with nothing to show in the wickets column. Speaking on the BBC’s Test Match Special podcast, Michael Vaughan said it was all too easy for the Indian batters. Vaughan reiterated the importance of working your way through the spell and setting up the batters. Nothing comes easy when you are up against quality batters in Test matches....

Dembele has gone on strike in an attempt to force a move to Barcelona, who have seen bids for the 20-year-old thus far rejected by Dortmund. Dortmund 17/20 to beat Wolfsburg Dortmund have responded to Dembele’s absence by suspending the France international until the situation is resolved. Speaking to Kicker, Sokratis has expressed his displeasure with the way Dembele is handling himself in a difficult situation. “Ousmane is a good guy....

’China bound to tempt Messi & Ronaldo’ The shot-stopper has endured a tough start to his life at the Etihad having arrived from Barcelona in the summer, leading to mass criticism from the media and supporters alike. Rather than rallying behind Bravo, though, users took the opportunity to poke fun at him, with one jesting the Chilean ‘could not even cover his front post, never mind the programme cover’....

Former Manchester United defender Phil Neville has heaped praise on United centre forward Marcus Rashford, who has been playing a talismanic role for the Red Devils since interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took charge. With his most recent contribution, an under-pressure injury-time penalty kick, to seal their remarkable comeback win in Paris, the youngster is being lauded. In case you didn’t know.. Following Manchester United’s remarkable comeback against PSG in the UEFA Champions League, former defender Phil Neville spoke with TalkSport, complimenting the positive changes in the youngsters’ fortunes, since Solskjaer took the wheel at Old Trafford....

Ever since the departures of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette, Arsenal have been monitoring a host of attackers as a potential new addition. Earlier in January, the Mikel Arteta-coached side were heavily linked with Vlahovic, then of Fiorentina, but the Serbian ended up going to Turin instead. According to a report by Daily Express, the Gunners already have had an opening offer of £34 million rejected by Sassuolo for the 23-year-old Scamacca....

Verratti’s agent Donato Di Campli said in an interview with Corrierre dello Sport that his client was trapped at the Ligue 1 club, with Barcelona in pursuit of the Italy international. Arsenal fear Alexis wants City Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu has suggested Verratti is keen on a switch to Camp Nou and that PSG are unwilling to sell, but the 24-year-old refuted Bartomeu’s claim. “We’ve gone through some tough times over the last few days,” Verratti told PSG’s website on Friday....

Conte hints at Serie A return The Reds boss is almost certainly going to strengthen his squad in the summer transfer window, with a number of players already linked with a switch to Anfield. Questioned on who he would sign for the club should money not be an issue, Klopp responded with admiration for a number of European players. “Busquets is only 28, right?" Klopp said to Marca. “What a player!...

Jurgen Klopp’s side extended their winning run in the Premier League to 10 games with a 2-0 win against Watford at Anfield on Saturday. Jota opened the scoring for the hosts, while Fabinho secured the victory with a late penalty. Jota, who joined Liverpool from Wolverhampton Wanderers for a deal worth up to £45 million in 2020, took his goalscoring tally for the season to 20 at the weekend. The Portugal international also won the penalty from which Fabinho scored....

During an interview with Ariel Helwani of ESPN MMA, Derrick Lewis praised Jones for his numerous title defenses at light heavyweight. He even added that the former UFC light heavyweight champion is the greatest of all time. Lewis further stated that Jones needs to be paid what he wants because of his decorated legacy in the UFC. The heavyweight contender concluded his statement by claiming that Bones is one of the best ever to represent the sport....

After failing to win the Universal Championship at WrestleMania 37, Bryan now has another opportunity at Reigns’ title in a one-on-one match. If Reigns wins, Bryan will be banished from SmackDown. Heyman, who serves as Reigns’ special counsel, co-hosts SmackDown post-show Talking Smack with Kayla Braxton. On this week’s episode, he warned those who want Bryan to win the Universal Championship. Speaking in a recent interview with BT Sport, Daniel Bryan said he is unsure where his future lies....

Expect to dedicate a decent amount of space to the beta at the end of the month - at least 10 GB - according to a leaked image of the Xbox Store listing for it, courtesy of Reddit. The listing reveals an install size of 10.27 GB, a very specific number that Microsoft claims hasn’t been finalized, and is more of a placeholder. Odd, as one would think that Microsoft and 343 would have the basic product description finished, but maybe recent events have caused the two to take their time and exercise caution....

It’s been assumed and alluded to by Microsoft and 343 Industries that Agent Jameson Locke - the new protagonist of live-action series Halo: Nightfall - would represent a new fusion of media and entertainment for the Xbox One manufacturer. After Nightfall is used to help launch the company’s ‘Halo Channel’ (and reward future Halo 5 players for watching), Agent Locke would go on play a role in the story of Halo 5 itself....