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Benfica Pull Clear As Rivals Slip Up. Benfica are on course to retain their CFL league title for a third consecutive season after a 2-0 home win over Paris Saint Germain. The win thanks to goals from Calhanoglou and Isak moves the champions into a seven point lead with five games left in the campaign in a potentially critical week of the league season. Benfica made the most of slip ups by all three of their main title contending rivals to extend their lead and put their destiny in their own hands after their win over their French visitors who have been in good form of late. Marseilles are second in the standings following a goalless draw at bottom of the table Monaco but trail the leaders by seven points. They overtake Real Madrid into second place by virtue of goal difference after the Spanish giants were beaten at home by Borussia Dortmund. The German side won 2-1 on the road thanks to two goals from defender Schlotterbeck which cancelled out a goal from skipper Grimaldo for the hosts. Former champions Barcelona close up on their compatriots in fourth place, but miss the chance to move back into the champions league places after being held to a 2-2 draw at PSV Eindhoven. The Dutch side shared the spoils with their illustrious visitors thanks to goals from Depay and Tillman. Neymar and Rodri got the goals for the Catalans to salvage a point and keep them in the race for the Champions league places but the title is looking destined to stay in Portugal. Chelsea also move nearer to retaining their BFL league title after overcoming their biggest challenge of the second half of the season with a 1-0 home victory over main rivals Aston Villa. A Mason Mount goal was enough to overcome the multiple form champions and put a six point gap between the two teams. Celtic stay four points off the pace set by Chelsea in second place and look the main rivals to prevent another win for the London club after they won on the road 3-1 at Man United. Michael Keane, Robert Lewandowski and Neto getting the goals to see off United despite a Jaydon Sancho goal. The loss leaves United in fifth, on goal difference behind neighbours Man City in what has been a disappointing season for the Old Trafford club as they were expected to challenge the top three harder this season. City stay in fourth despite a shock 3-1 loss at Ipswich Town, which give the home side a chance of getting out of the relegation places and leaves Crystal Palace adrift at the foot of the table. The dominant SAFL duo of Estudiantes and Flamengo remarkably go into week 18 both unbeaten in the league after both secured wins again this turn. Champions Estudiantes edge out Boca Juniors at home with a 1-0 win thanks to a goal from Alexis McAllister to stay two points ahead of their Brazilian rivals. Flamengo match the three points with a 3-1 home win over Santos. Two goals from defender Eder Militao and star man Vinicius completing the scoring to see of their compatriots and stay in the title hunt. Racing Club recover some form after a poor run of results to with at Palmeiras 2-1 to stay four points clear of Lanus thanks to a winner from Philippe Coutinho. Lanus won at River Plate 3-0 to keep their hosts in the relegation battle with Sao Paulo and Boca Juniors. Champions League Match 2 Results. GROUP RESULTS: (2/6) GROUP (A): Marseilles 1 v Chelsea 1 L.Hernandez. M.DeLigt. Flamengo 4 v Racing Club 0 G.Reyna (2), Vinicius, H.Lozano. GROUP (B): Aston Villa 2 v Benfica 1 O.Watkins, R.Leao. D.Upamceno. Estudiantes 0 v Barcelona 0 GROUP TABLES: (2/6) GROUP (A): 98 Flamengo 2 2 0 0 6 6 14 Chelsea 2 1 1 0 2 4 58 Marseilles 2 0 1 1 -2 1 111 Racing Club 2 0 0 2 -6 0 GROUP (B): 13 Aston Villa 2 2 0 0 3 6 51 Barcelona 2 1 1 0 2 4 126 Estudiantes 2 0 1 1 -2 1 53 Benfica 2 0 0 2 -3 0 MATCH 3 DEADLINE: Matches to be played on Monday 23^rd March 2023. Usual cup selection rules apply. Pro-Soccer Cup: 1^st Round Draw: 1^st Round Draw (over 1leg): LEEDS UNITED v LYON CELTIC. v BOURNEMTH INTER MILAN v LIVERPOOL EVERTON v RIVER PLATE MAN CITY v LANUS B.DORTMUND v R MADRID FLUMINESE v GREMIO REAL MADRID v EINDHOVEN Matches to be played on Monday 23^rd March 2023. Usual cup selection rules apply.

(G:01 S:41 W:17) BFL DIVISION ONE: Chelsea 1 v Aston Villa 0 Mount. Ipswich Twn 3 v Man City 1 Welbeck, Harwood Bellis. Smodzics, Broadhead. Man United 1 v Celtic 3 Sancho. M.Keane, Lewandowski, Neto. Liverpool 2 v Brighton HA 2 Tomori, Cherki, Broja. Minteh. Bournemouth 1 v Arsenal 2 A.Scott. Hudson Odoi, Gordon. CPalace 1 v Everton 1 A.Gomes. Martinelli. Num Team Name: Pld Won Drw Lst Pts 14 Chelsea 17 14 1 2 22 43 2 Glasgow Celtic 17 12 3 2 19 39 13 Aston Villa 17 11 4 2 31 37 6 Manchester City 17 8 4 5 7 28 7 Manchester Utd 17 8 4 5 -4 28 4 Everton 17 6 4 7 2 22 1 Arsenal 17 6 2 9 -10 20 45 Bournemouth 17 5 2 10 -8 17 5 Liverpool 17 5 2 10 -13 17 27 Brighton HA 17 4 4 9 -9 16 42 Ipswich Town 17 5 0 12 -12 15 26 Crystal Palace 17 1 4 12 -23 7 BFL DIVISION TWO: Leeds United 1 v Nottm Forest 1 Chaplin. L.Kelly. Southampton 2 v Norwich C 0 Henderson, Redmond. Tottenham H 2 v Sunderland 1 P.Sarr, Browne. VanDeVen. Burnley 1 v Leicester C 3 Delcroix. Coady, Vardy (2). West Ham Utd 1 v Hibernian 0 Irving. Newcastle U 1 v Wolves 1 F.Carvalho. Tipton. Num Team Name: Pld Won Drw Lst Pts 18 Leeds United 17 11 4 2 12 37 12 West Ham Utd 17 10 2 5 10 32 23 Southampton 17 10 0 7 11 30 30 Leicester City 17 9 2 6 8 29 21 Nottm Forest 17 8 4 5 5 28 19 Newcastle Utd 17 7 5 5 6 26 48 Wolves 17 6 3 8 -4 21 20 Norwich City 17 5 5 7 -7 20 38 Burnley 17 5 3 9 -10 18 11 Tottenham H 17 6 3 8 2 17 17 Hibernian 17 4 5 8 -8 17 35 Sunderland 17 3 0 14 -21 9 BFL DIVISION THREE: QPR 3 v Swansea City 1 Chair, Darling. Smyth, Shodipo. Rangers 1 v Stoke City 1 Matondo. Wilmot. Brentford 3 v Huddersfield 1 J.DaSilva, Ruffels. Thiago (p), R.Nelson. Sheffield U 2 v WBA 0 T.Davies, Souza. Blackburn R 1 v Watford 2 Dolan. Porteous, Dennis (p). Middlesbrough 0 v Coventry C 1 Sakamoto. Num Team Name: Pld Won Drw Lst Pts 24 Watford 17 12 1 4 13 37 8 Q.P.R 17 9 5 3 8 32 43 Swansea City 17 9 3 5 10 30 41 Middlesbrough 17 8 4 5 4 28 15 Coventry City 17 9 1 7 -2 28 9 Glasgow Rangers 17 7 5 5 5 26 29 Brentford 17 7 2 8 -2 23 40 Stoke City 17 7 1 9 -2 22 22 Sheffield Utd 17 5 4 8 -4 19 32 West Brom Alb 17 5 1 11 -6 16 36 Huddersfield 17 4 3 10 -13 15 39 Blackburn Rvrs 17 4 2 11 -11 14 BFL DIVISION FOUR: Hull City 2 v Charlton Ath 0 McBurnie, Destan. Sheffield W 2 v Fulham 3 Lowe, Ekambi (2), Ugbo. Moore. Hearts 2 v Luton Town 0 Penrice, Tait. Bolton Wand 3 v Birmingham 1 Phillips, Lallana (p). Earing, Ivanusec. Aberdeen 2 v Cardiff City 3 Clarkson, J.Colwill, J.Murphy, Bagan. Bristol City 2 v Derby Couty 2 Brownhill, Cashin, Hanley. Mendez Laing. Num Team Name: Pld Won Drw Lst Pts 16 Hearts 17 11 2 4 17 35 37 Birmingham C 17 11 0 6 9 33 28 Luton Town 17 9 3 5 6 30 33 Hull City 17 10 0 7 -1 30 47 Cardiff City 17 8 3 6 6 27 3 Derby County 17 7 4 6 7 25 34 Charlton Ath 17 7 2 8 -4 23 31 Bristol City 17 6 4 7 2 22 25 Aberdeen 17 5 3 9 -6 18 44 Bolton Wand 17 5 3 9 -8 18 10 Sheffield Wed 17 4 4 9 -9 16 46 Fulham 17 4 2 11 -19 14 CFL DIVISION ONE: Benfica 2 v Paris SG 0 Calhanoglou, Isak. Monaco 0 v Marseilles 0 PSV Eindhvn 2 v Barcelona 2 Depay, Neymar, Tillman. Rodri. Lyon 3 v FC Salzburg 1 Eriksen, Jovic. Halstenberg, Lacazette. Real Madrid 1 v BDortmund 2 Grimaldo. Schlottbeck (2). Inter Milan 0 v AC Milan 2 Szobzlasi, Bade. Num Team Name: Pld Won Drw Lst Pts 53 Benfica 17 13 3 1 32 42 58 Marseilles 17 11 2 4 27 35 69 Real Madrid 17 11 2 4 11 35 51 Barcelona 17 10 4 3 17 34 60 PSV Eindhoven 17 7 5 5 0 26 93 Bor Dortmund 17 7 5 5 -2 26 49 A.C Milan 17 6 4 7 -5 22 56 Internazionale 17 6 3 8 -1 21 80 Paris St Ger 17 4 2 11 -20 14 62 Lyon 17 3 3 11 -15 12 84 FC Salzburg 17 2 4 11 -19 10 90 Monaco 17 2 3 12 -25 9 CFL DIVISION TWO: AS Roma 0 v Feyenoord 2 Berge, Koopermeirs. Valencia 1 v BynMunich 3 Biling. Guendouzi, Aouar, J.Onana. Dynamo Kiev 4 v Sporting CP 0 Mativyenko, Zielinski, Vivarchenko, Milik. Zenit St Pbg 3 v FC Porto 1 Baturina, Xhaka. Elmas, Azmoun. Napoli 0 v Juventus 2 Mkytiryan, Hummels. AtlMadrid 2 v SDonetsk 0 Moukoko, Barrios. Num Team Name: Pld Won Drw Lst Pts 74 Atl Madrid 17 11 4 2 17 37 57 Juventus 17 10 2 5 18 32 55 Dynamo Kiev 17 9 4 4 11 31 91 Feyenoord 17 9 3 5 7 30 81 Zenit St Ptsbg 17 8 2 7 3 26 63 F.C Porto 17 8 1 8 -4 25 52 Bayern Munich 17 5 6 6 -1 21 59 Napoli 17 6 1 10 -3 19 73 A.S Roma 17 6 1 10 -10 19 76 Sporting CP 17 6 1 10 -11 19 71 Valencia 17 5 2 10 -16 17 79 Shtr Donetsk 17 3 5 9 -12 14 CFL DIVISION THREE: Stuttgart 2 v Sevilla 1 Fuhrich, Marcao. Silas. Olympiakos 1 v Panathnakos 0 M.Jensen. Ajax 2 v Galatasaray 0 X.Simons, Hjoberg. Din Zagreb 2 v Atalanta 3 Villar (2). B.Toure, Lokonga, Sarabia. Anderlecht 2 v RB Leipzig 1 Vershaven, Faes. S.Gomez. BLeverkusen 2 v Lazio 2 Zappacosta, Zaccagni, Nianzou. Gila.

Num Team Name: Pld Won Drw Lst Pts 86 RB Leipzig 17 12 2 3 19 38 85 VfB Stuttgart 17 10 2 4 19 35 50 Ajax 17 9 2 6 7 29 66 Lazio 17 8 2 7 2 26 87 B.Leverkusen 17 8 2 7 0 26 70 Sevilla 17 8 1 8 0 25 83 Olympiakos 17 8 0 9 -8 24 89 Atalanta 17 7 2 8 3 23 61 Anderlecht 17 7 1 9 -8 22 75 Panathanaikos 17 5 2 10 -7 17 77 Galatasaray 17 4 3 10 -13 15 82 Din Zagreb 17 4 3 10 -14 15 CFL DIVISION FOUR: Fiorentina 3 v Sparta Prague 1 Bianco (2), Sadleik. Sottil. Parma 1 v Lille 1 Bernabe. David. StndLiege 1 v FC Basel 2 Djukanovic. K.Carlos, Fink. Bordeaux 2 v EFrankfurt 0 Davistchilli, Oudin. Spartak Mcw 0 v Rapid Vienna 1 Borkeet. Fenerbache 1 v Villarreal 3 Mulder. G.Moreno (2), Caqueret. Num Team Name: Pld Won Drw Lst Pts 96 Villarreal 17 13 2 2 20 41 95 Parma 17 11 1 5 4 34 68 Rapid Vienna 17 9 2 6 2 29 78 E Frankfurt 17 8 1 8 6 26 54 Stnd.Liege 17 7 4 6 4 25 65 FC Basel 17 7 3 7 -2 24 88 Lille 17 6 5 6 0 23 67 Bordeaux 17 7 0 10 -4 21 72 Fenerbahce 17 7 0 10 -7 21 92 Sparta Prague 17 6 0 11 -9 18 64 Fiorentina 17 5 2 10 -4 17 94 Mcw.Spartak 17 5 1 11 -10 16 SAFL DIVISION ONE: Estudiantes 1 v Boca Juniors 0 McAllister. Corinthians 1 v Gremio 2 Danjuma. Nathan, Cristaldo. Flamengo 3 v Santos 1 Militao (2), Rwan. Vinicius. River Plate 0 v Lanus 3 Wesley (2), Arias. Sao Paulo 0 v Botafogo 3 Savarino, Cuibano, Firmino. Palmeiras 1 v Racing Club 2 Almiron. Raphinha, Coutinho. Num Team Name: Pld Won Drw Lst Pts 126 Estudiantes 17 16 1 0 41 49 98 Flamengo 17 15 2 0 27 47 111 Racing Club 17 11 0 6 13 33 133 Lanus 17 9 2 6 10 29 109 Gremio 17 9 1 7 -2 28 114 Corinthians 17 7 2 7 1 26 134 Botafogo 17 6 2 9 -11 20 112 Santos 17 6 1 10 -8 19 105 Boca Juniors 17 3 4 10 -17 13 102 River Plate 17 4 0 13 -23 12 128 Sao Paulo 17 3 2 12 -12 11 141 Palmeiras 17 2 3 12 -19 9 SAFL DIVISION TWO: Cruzeiro 2 v Arg Juniors 1 L.Diaz (2). Cardoso. Univ de Chile 0 v Penarol 2 Simeone (p), Mendez. Newells OB 0 v VSarsfield 0 AtlMiniero 0 v Internacional 2 Patrick, M.Dias. Colo Colo 1 v AParanese 0 C.Palacios. Fluminese 3 v UCatolica 0 Lino (2), Hercules. Num Team Name: Pld Won Drw Lst Pts 137 Fluminese 17 9 2 6 10 29 124 Atl Miniero 17 8 5 4 6 29 115 Cruzeiro 17 9 2 6 1 29 116 Penarol 17 8 4 5 4 28 107 Colo Colo 17 9 0 8 2 27 138 Newells O.B 17 8 3 6 2 27 97 Atl Paraenese 17 7 3 7 1 24 122 Internacional 17 7 3 7 -2 24 135 V.Sarsfield 17 7 2 8 0 23 113 Arg Juniors 17 6 3 8 0 21 130 Univ Catolica 17 5 1 11 -13 16 103 Univ de Chile 17 3 4 10 -11 13 SAFL DIVISION THREE: Inter Miami 1 v NY Red Buls 1 D.Gomez. Stroud. Monterrey 1 v VascoDeGa 2 Medina. Pec, Maicon. LDU Quito 0 v San Lorenzo 2 Hausch (2). Libertad 3 v Ros Central 0 Ferreira, Oviedo (2). Independnte 2 v Banfield 1 Quinonez, Sepulveda. L.Gonzalez. Pumas UNAM 1 v NY City FC 0 N.Silva. Num Team Name: Pld Won Drw Lst Pts 129 LDU Quito 17 10 1 6 9 31 99 Independiente 17 10 1 6 7 31 120 Inter Miami 17 8 4 5 12 28 136 Rosario Central 17 8 4 5 -3 28 140 San Lorenzo 17 8 2 7 2 26 104 Vasco de Gama 17 8 1 8 -1 25 143 N York Red Bulls 17 6 6 5 1 24 110 Libertad 17 6 4 7 2 22 119 Pumas UNAM 17 6 4 7 -5 22 131 Monterrey 17 5 4 8 -5 19 117 Banfield 17 4 5 8 -10 17 123 New York City 17 4 2 11 -8 14 SAFL DIVISION FOUR: Cerro Porteno 1 v FC Dallas 1 Arzamadia. Chu. Emelec 0 v Deportivo C 2 Velasco, Marsigla. Olimpia 0 v LA Galaxy 1 Parente. Universtario 0 v Fortoleza 2 Blanco (2). America 2 v Nacional 1 Vinas (2). Monteil. OPetrolero 3 v Colon Santa 0 Vaca, C.Alvarez, S.Alvarez. Num Team Name: Pld Won Drw Lst Pts 142 LA Galaxy 17 10 1 6 6 31 127 O.Petrolero 17 8 4 5 7 28 144 Fortoleza 17 8 4 5 4 28 132 Universtario 17 7 6 4 3 27 118 Deportivo C 17 8 3 6 0 27 139 FC Dallas 17 7 3 7 -1 24 121 America 17 8 0 9 -2 24 106 Cerro Porteno 17 5 6 6 -2 21 108 Emelec 17 5 5 7 -4 20 100 Nacional 17 4 6 7 1 18 101 Olimpia 17 3 7 7 -6 16 125 Colon Sante Fe 17 5 1 11 -8 16 RESERVE TEAM LEAGUE: Flamengo Res 2 v Ajax Res 1 Franca, Guedes (p). Godin. Barcelona R 3 v Benfica Res 1 Kvartshelia, Barriero. Gavi (2). Racing Club R 3 v Man City R 0 Garre, Dominguez (p), T.Silva. Chelsea Res 1 v RMadrid R 1 George. Bella Kotchap. Celtic Res 0 v AC Milan Re 3 Chiesa, Emery, Ceballos. Lanus Res 3 v AVilla Res 0 Diaz, Gonzalez, Aguirre. Num Team Name: Pld Won Drw Lst Pts 154 Barcelona R 17 11 4 2 24 37 149 Benfica R 17 11 2 4 11 35 151 Lanus Res 17 11 1 5 13 34 152 Flamengo Res 17 9 3 5 8 30 156 AC Milan Res 17 8 6 3 7 30 150 Aston Villa Res 17 8 2 7 1 26 153 Celtic Res 17 6 2 9 0 20 145 R Madrid Res 17 5 3 9 -9 18 146 Chelsea Res 17 5 2 10 -11 17 147 Man City Res 17 5 2 10 -12 17 148 Racing Club R 17 4 3 10 -14 15 155 Ajax Res 17 3 2 12 -16 11