that was the goal which took chelsea into the quarter finals 2 1 on aggregate. benfica are through to the last eight of the champions league after a 7 1 aggregate win over club brugge. rafa silva opened the scoring for the home side before goncalo ramos got himself on the scoresheet in first half stoppage time. ramos quickly added a second shortly after the break to put benfica three up on the night. a flurry of goals would follow, with bjorn meijer grabbing a late consolation for brugge with this superb finish three minutes from time. the former croatia defender slaven bilic has been sacked as manager of watford, in the championship. the side have won just once in their last 8 games, as they attempt to return to the premier league. it s a 9th manager in less than four years for the second tier club, who are now outside the playoff places, in 9th position. bilic had been there forjust over 5 months. former sheffield united and middlesbrough boss chris wilder has taken over un
snow in more areas, and more significant snow as well. there could be five centimetres to ten centimetres in places. that motorway and another area of low pressure comes in from the atlantic and pushes the wet weather northwards during thursday, this time more slowly. there may be rain across southern parts of england, but as you move into north west and north midlands, we will see more snow arriving. at this stage it is still dry in scotland and northern ireland, but it is still cold here. and we still have the met office one for thursday and into friday. it covers this area. there snow might not get so far north in scotland, but we still have the potential for heavy falls of snow in the pennines, especially as the snow develops more widely in this area on thursday night. thanks, darren. good evening. i m tt and this is your sports news where we start with football and chelsea are through yto the last eight of the champions league after beating borussa dortmund 2 0 at stamfo
the former croatia defender slaven bilic has been sacked as manager of watford, in the championship. the side have won just once in their last 8 games, as they attempt to return to the premier league. it s a 9th manager in less than four years for the second tier club, who are now outside the playoff places, in 9th position. bilic had been there forjust over 5 months. former sheffield united and middlesbrough boss chris wilder has taken over until the end of the season. liverpool fans who attended last year s champions league final in paris will get refunds for their tickets. uefa have announced the scheme after a report found the governing body bore primary responsibility for chaotic scenes which saw fans tear gassed and prevented from entering the stadium before the game. kick off for the match was delayed by more than half an hour at the stade de france with some supporters caught in crushes outside the venue. uefa and french authorities initially blamed ticketless fans, but an
that was the goal which took chelsea into the quarter finals 2 1 on aggregate. benfica are through to the last eight of the champions league after a 7 1 aggregate win over club brugge. rafa silva opened the scoring for the home side before goncalo ramos got himself on the scoresheet in first half stoppage time. ramos quickly added a second shortly after the break to put benfica three up on the night. a flurry of goals would follow, with bjorn meijer grabbing a late consolation for brugge with this superb finish three minutes from time. the former croatia defender slaven bilic has been sacked as manager of watford, in the championship. the side have won just once in their last 8 games, as they attempt to return to the premier league. it s a 9th manager in less than four years for the second tier club, who are now outside the playoff places, in 9th position. bilic had been there forjust over 5 months.