A sprawling world-class city and a small mountain village with a rich Olympic history, separated by about five or six hours, collaborate and play host to a truly dual-host Winter Games. Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo pulled it off.

AC Milan coach Max Allegri was furious after Como manager Cesc Fàbregas dragged back Milan midfielder Alexis Saelemaekers in the middle of play.

There is bad blood between Max Allegri and Cesc Fabregas, as they had another row in the press room after the Milan coach was sent off, as the Como tactician apologised for ‘unsporting behaviour.’

Anthony Gordon scored four goals in the first half as Newcastle routed Qarabag 6-1 in the Champions League playoffs on Wednesday.

Bodo/Glimt’s remarkable Champions League run gathered even more momentum on Wednesday night as they stunned Inter Milan 3-1 in Norway to take a two-goal advantage into the second leg.

Meanwhile, Darmian, who has recently recovered from a long-term injury, is in line for his first competitive start since September.