moscow s enemies food for thought. in brussels, as well as here in washington, russia s brutal war now heads into a ninth week. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin this hour with one of the most intense battles in the war in ukraine. the fight for mariupol. russian forces launching relentless attacks and tightening their squeeze on the decimated southeastern city. the struggle to defend mariupol growing more and more desperate right now, as a ukrainian commander is warning, there may be only hours left. cnn s matt rivers is on the ground force in ukraine. first of all, what are you learning about conditions of mariupol tonight? reporter: well, they re horrible, wolf. and we had a slight glimmer of hope earlier today when an evacuation corridor was agreed to at 2:00 p.m. local time. it was to get the citizens out. but russia violate the cease fire, meaning only a small num
however, it wasn t level for long bernardo silva making it 2 1 to cityjust before half time with a clever flick after a ball from de bruyne deflected through to him. it looked like that s how it would finish but the holders ensured they left with a two goal cushion thanks to phil foden s late strike in stoppage time. arguably the most serious challengers to city s crown are the record 14 time winners real madrid and they ve won the first leg of their last 16 tie 1 0 at rb leipzig. it was a former city player, brahim diaz, who got the only goal of the game in germany. he did thejude bellingham celebration, in support of the england midfielder who missed the game through injury. the second leg is in three weeks time, just as it is for manchester city. there are two more matches to come on wednesday, as the knockout stages continue. bayern munich have a chance to put their bundelsiga defeat to bayer leverkusen at the weekend behind them, as they go to lazio for the first
as the european champions league resumes. the most expensive women s footballer in history, zambia s racheal kundananj, is heading to america. and saudi arabia continues to spend big on sport as world snooker announces a fourth major coming later this year. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. we start with the return of the european champions league they re looking good to reach the quarterfinals after winning the first leg of their last 16 tie 3 1 at fc copenhagen. it wasn t entirely straightforward for them though. kevin de bruyne put them ahead inside ten minutes, but the danish champions took advantage of a poor clearance from goalkeeper ederson as magnus mattsson equalised with a fantastic strike. however, it wasn t level for long bernardo silva making it 2 1 to cityjust before half time with a clever flick after a ball from de bruyne deflected through to him. it looked like that s how it would finish but the holders ensured they left with a two goal cushion
hello and welcome to sportsday. i m chetan pathak. coming up on the programme: trying to win back to back titles manchester city edge closer to the quarterfinals the most expensive women s footballer in history, zambia s racheal kundananj, is heading to america. and saudi arabia continues to spend big on sport welcome along, thank you forjoining us. and manchester city s quest to keep hold of their trophy. the first leg of their last 16 tie 3 1 at fc copenhagen. it wasn t entirely straightforward for them though. kevin de bruyne put them ahead inside ten minutes, but the danish champions took advantage of a poor clearance from goalkeeper ederson as magnus mattsson equalised with a fantastic strike. however, it wasn t level for long bernardo silva making it 2 1 to cityjust before half time with but the holders ensured they left with a two goal arguably the most serious challengers to city s crown are the record 1a time winners real madrid and they ve won the first le
we ll be back with the latest at ten. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m hugh ferris. our headlines this evening: mid february has arrived that means football gets back on the european train. we re in denmark to look ahead to the holders last 16 first leg. the lionesses welcome back leah. after nearly a year out of international football, she returns to the england squad. billed as a fourth major, a new saudi snooker tournament will have a prize pot only bettered by the world championship. also coming up on sportsday: this is women s football new most expensive star. racheal kundananji is costing an american club more than £600,000. hello again. welcome along to sportsday this evening. there are lots of scientific reasons for determining the date when spring has officially sprung. in the world of football, rather than the weather, it s now. the european competitions resume this week, and after a group stage in which managers talked about securing continental football in