the last games, back to back defeats, we wanted to react and they issued a reaction. in spain, the girona have been proving to be the story of the season so far in la liga, but they missed the chance to return to the top of the table. they were held to a 1 1 draw with athletic bilbao. viktor tsygankov opened the scoring for the catalan side, who d won their last 6 in a row in all competitions. inaki williams pulled their opponents level though and that s how it finished. the point moves girona level on points with real madrid, but behind on goal difference. and two matches to bring you from serie a on monday as bologna moved up 6th in the table, after a 2 0 win against torino. earlier, milan duric s deflected header brought an end to verona s six game losing run, with a 2 2 draw against lecce, but they still sit second from bottom. the champions league returns this week. there are still two more rounds of fixtures to go in the group stages. but for three british sides, hope
over the elgin marbles. it follows prime minister mitsotakis repeated position that the parthenon marbles, as they re known in greece, should be returned. welcome back. plenty of news on ukraine today, notably a statement from the nato secretary general that ukraine willjoin nato alliance after subject to reforms. it s too early to say exactly what will be the decision at the washington summit. all of us agree that, in the midst of war, full membership is not possible. but, of course, we will continue to look into address how we can move ukraine and nato even closer together as we prepare for the washington summit. what decision we make has to be addressed at a later stage when we are closer to the summit. but that does have implications for the way the war might end. would russia be prepared to negotiate a ceasefire knowing that, as part of any truce ukraine was about to join the alliance, putting nato s borders even closer to moscow? not that there is any sign the russians
but the home side had other ideas, in a stunning finish to the game with an equaliser and winner inside the last 10 minutes. teenager roony bardghji with the crucial strike, after united failed to clear. their faltering season goes on, and the pressure really on erik ten hag. in other matches bayern munich sealed their place in the knockout phase after beating galatasaray. two late goals from top scorer harry kane made sure. the visitors cut the deficit in second half stoppage time with cedric ba kambu. 2 1 to bayern there. and real madrid are also into the last 16. viniciusjunior was on the scoresheet, in their 3 0 win over sporting braga. they, like bayern, have won every match in europe this season. arsenal are one win away from making sure of their spot in the knockout phase it was a comfortable win for the gunners at the emirates against sevilla. leandro trossard and bukayo saka with the goals in a 2 0 win. victory also for psv, in that group. wins for real socieda
might be enough for them. the home side had other ideas. an equaliser and when inside the last ten minutes. the teenager with a crucial strike there after united failed to clear. the faltering season goes on and the pressure really on. matches, bayern munich still there place in the knockout phase after beating galatasaray. two from harry kane make sure they cut the deficit in stoppage time. real madrid are also into the last 16. they, like buying, have won every match in europe this season. arsenal or one away from keeping the spot in the knockout phase. they have the goals in a 2 0 win. victory also for psp in the group. wins for real sociedad and inter milan. juergen klop has been speaking ahead of the europa league game with toulouse on thursday. we are awaiting an update. he was kidnapped over a week ago in colombia and is being held by a rebel group. diaz made an emotional plea for his father s freedom after scoring at the weekend. he is keeping eye on how diaz is doing
control of northern gaza after intense fighting. 50,000 palestinians fled to gaza city yesterday three evacuation routes after israel open a safe passage on the road to the south for several hours. meanwhile, a senior un official has accused both sides of committing war crimes. here is more from yolande knell. israel s vast military might on display once again. it says hamas has lost control of northern gaza and its troops are battling inside gaza city. this is a critical point in the war. and for the first time the bbc was given access behind israeli lines in gaza, escorted by soldiers. while the bbc had editorial control of the report, these pictures were cleared for use by the israeli military. i made it a huge disruption, officers showed what they said was a hamas weapons factory, set up below a family apartment. they insisted hamas, not israel, was responsible for civilian loss of life. we israel, was responsible for civilian loss of life- loss of life. we know intellig