There's defending a 1-0 lead and there's refusing to leave your own half, as Real Madrid mostly have since the break.
They deserved to be punished by De Bruyne's equaliser.

Not often you say this in a Champions League knock-out round, but PSG looked a serious, professional, united team in knocking Barcelona out.

So often you can push someone over in the box and not concede a penalty - but brush them with a leg or foot and concede one (eg Barcelona v PSG).

This week's special guest on the Official BHA Podcast is... Paul Barber! 🎙️🤩

Our chief executive and deputy chairman spoke to Glenn Murray and Paul Hayward shortly after agreeing a new long-term contract with Albion and the announcement of our record profits. 🤝

It's blowing a hoolie in Newmarket, which can mean only one thing: it's Craven week.

Here's Paul Hayward on the delicious anticipation of the Classics:

'It's not about what you know. It's about all the things you don't know. Or don't know yet.'

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It's not easy to cast a shadow over your own 6-0 win, but somehow they managed it.

One of management's bigger tests: what to say to your players at half-time when you're 4-0 down, as Everton are at Chelsea.

My column on the power of anticipation in sport and the thrill of not knowing.
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Agree with this, on the Grand National, by Greg Wood
Spectacle beat chaos handsomely...

Chelsea spent £75m on agents fees in the last two transfer windows - pretty sure that is a Premier League record. Adds to their financial challenges for this season

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It was a good idea to create this hub of stats and facts about horse welfare in racing.
The abolitionist case usually ignores the evidence.
As in all sports, improvements to safety and welfare need to be a constant aim.

Arsenal's defence this season.
Echoes from a time when their title challenges started from the back. Their attacking play and team spirit aren't bad either.
(via Match of the Day).

Chelsea v Man Utd was a classic example of flawed teams producing entertaining games.
They lend themselves to error, chaos, desperate counter-punching and dramatic endings.

Cole Palmer has the temperament as well as the talent.
A big-time player.

This was a poignant and perspective-restoring conversation with Efrem Brynin, whose son James, an avid Brighton fan, was killed in action in Afghanistan.