The first legs of the UEFA Europa League knockout round play-offs were on Thursday, and featured several close contests. Here is a stat for each of the 16 teams involved.

There were 34 goals throughout the first leg ties of the UEFA Champions League knockout round play-offs as 16 teams look to join the top eight league phase sides in March's round of 16. Here is one stat from each of the teams involved in this week's matches.

Although his role on the pitch is now minimal, Lukas Podolski's involvement with Polish club Gornik Zabrze continues to grow. He is nearing the end of his career, but he’s still thinking about how to help Gornik develop, not just as a player but as a shareholder. In this interview with Flashscore, Podolski speaks about his role in the team and their chances of winning the Polish Ekstraklasa.

Tuesday night sees the first legs of some of the Champions League play-offs taking place, and there'll surely be more than average interest in what happens at Benfica's Stadium of Light.

Paulo Fonseca continues to shine at Lyon and already deserves a banner from the fans, in a Ligue 1 where Paris Saint-Germain slipped up again and Lens surprised everyone. In Spain, Atletico Madrid also stumbled in LaLiga and Oblak openly criticised the team, while in the Bundesliga, a Norwegian starred in Dortmund’s rout, and in Wales, the first team has already secured a spot in next season’s European competitions.

In Flashscore’s weekly column, we look back at the key moments from the past seven days in the NBA. The Cavaliers have finally managed to get their season going, Cade Cunningham is at the top of his game, and the All-Star Game is shaping up under gloomy prospects.

If you watch the way he powers up the toughest climbs in the Olympic sprint, you might think he’s a bit eccentric. But that’s exactly his secret weapon. Norwegian cross-country skier Johannes Hosflot Klaebo, 29, has his own unique style, and right now, no one can really compete with him.

Figure skaters may soon have to learn the backflip again to keep up. Ilja Malinin brought back a long-banned move, reviving the showmanship of grand ice revues in the arena. He landed the backflip on one skate, and thanks to this unique skill, the American team claimed gold in the team event.

She arrived in Milan by private jet, and the photos from the flight stirred up controversy. In the Netherlands, people debated whether she saw herself as more than just a national team member, living by her own rules. But Jutta Leerdam probably can't be any other way.

Our regular tennis feature, The Base Line, is back for the 2026 season, as we look to keep you up to date with the relentless and fast-paced nature of the ATP and WTA Tours. Who were crowned champions, who struggled to make an impact, and what moments stood out?