Barcelona vs Atletico: Champions League Quarterfinal

Barcelona and Atlético Madrid have kicked off their Champions League quarter-final first leg. The match features Barcelona in a 4-2-3-1 formation with Joan Garcia in goal and Lewandowski leading the attack.

Atlético Madrid counters with a 4-4-2 setup, with Musso in goal and the attacking duo of Griezmann and Alvarez up front. The match is being played at 8pm BST as part of the Champions League quarter-final action.

View the best images from training as preparations for City’s trip to Chelsea continued.

Men's Team

One moment in time: KDB's capital cracker

Pep Guardiola’s side visit Stamford Bridge on Sunday 12 April, with kick-off scheduled for 16:30 (UK).

We enter the fixture buoyed by our 4-0 win over Liverpool in our previous outing which secured passage into the FA Cup semi-finals.

Liam Rosenior’s team, meanwhile, also booked their place in the historic competition’s last four with a 7-0 win over Port Vale in their last fixture.

And with City anticipating a tough test this weekend, our meticulous work continued in the fine Manchester sunshine on Wednesday.

View the best images from the session via the gallery below!

Mohammed Salah starter på benken når Liverpool møter Paris Saint Germain i den første kampen i mesterligakvartfinalen onsdag kveld. Salah forlater de røde etter sesongen, og var en skygge av seg selv da Liverpool ble slått 4–0 av Manchester City i FA-cupen lørdag. Blant annet misset han fra straffemerket.
Manager Arne Slot har i stedet valgt Jeremie Frimpong på høyrekanten i den vanskelige bortekampen.
Alexander Sørloth lider samme skjebne som Salah i Atletico Madrids bortemøte med Barcelona. Dette til tross for at trønderen har scoret fem ganger i mesterligaen til nå.
Diego Simeone velger å starte med Julian Alvarez og Antoine Griezmann i angrep.
Kampene starter kl. 21.

With less than one week left in the 2025-26 regular season, teams are in the midst of heated battles in the standings ahead of the start of the NBA playoffs on April 18.

The top six teams in each conference will earn an outright playoff berth at the conclusion of the regular season. The next four teams will compete in the play-in tournament on April 14-17 for the last two seeds in each conference, respectively.

After 10 teams were eliminated from contention, the 20 bound for the postseason are locked in, either via a playoff berth or a spot in the play-in tournament. In fact, only two teams have clinched their positions, leaving 18 of the 20 postseason seeds still to be decided.

Seven games are scheduled for Wednesday in the NBA, with several key matchups and a couple of clinching scenarios to monitor throughout the evening.

What are the matchups on Wednesday?

5 DAYS LEFT in the REGULAR SEASON!

🍿 OKC can clinch the #1 seed in West
🍿 ATL can clinch a top-6 spot in East
🍿 DEN seeks 10th win in a row pic.twitter.com/KEuf65tCdD

— NBA (@NBA) April 8, 2026

Playoff Picture

NBA STANDINGS UPDATE ‼️

▪️ ORL rises to 8th in the East
▪️ HOU wins 7th in a row
▪️ OKC wins 6th in a row
▪️ BOS wins 4th in a row
▪️ MIN clinch a Western Conference top 6 seed pic.twitter.com/7QyvK1Nj3O

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— NBA (@NBA) April 8, 2026

Which teams have clinched a playoff berth?

Western Conference:

1. Oklahoma City Thunder (63-16)
2. San Antonio Spurs (60-19)
3. Denver Nuggets (51-28)
4. Los Angeles Lakers (50-29)
5. Houston Rockets (50-29)
6. Minnesota Timberwolves (47-32)

Eastern Conference:

1. Detroit Pistons (57-22)
2. Boston Celtics (54-25)
3. New York Knicks (51-28)
4. Cleveland Cavaliers (50-29)

Which teams have been eliminated from postseason contention?

Western Conference:

• New Orleans Pelicans (26-54)
• Memphis Grizzlies (25-54)
• Dallas Mavericks (25-54)
• Sacramento Kings (21-59)
• Utah Jazz (21-59)

Eastern Conference:

• Milwaukee Bucks (31-48)
• Chicago Bulls (30-49)
• Brooklyn Nets (20-59)
• Indiana Pacers (18-61)
• Washington Wizards (17-62)

Seeding Possibilities

With four game days remaining in the regular season, 18 of the 20 postseason teams have yet to clinch their seed.

Seeding possibilities entering Wednesday ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/SGNHkqP0r3

— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) April 8, 2026

Western Conference Scenarios

• The Thunder can clinch the No. 1 seed and the best overall record in the NBA with a win or a loss by the Spurs

Eastern Conference Scenarios

• The Hawks can clinch a playoff berth and the Southeast Division with a win

This article originally appeared on Rookie Wire: 2026 NBA Playoffs: Clinching scenarios and standings on April 8

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The Charlotte Hornets gave the Boston Celtics everything they could handle on Tuesday night at TD Garden, racing out to a double-digit lead in the first quarter and keeping the game close for most of the evening. The Celtics didn't pull away until the fourth quarter, emerging with a hard-fought 113-102 victory.

While Boston came out on top, the Hornets kept things close in almost every category despite running out of steam during the fourth quarter, when they were simply unable to keep up with the Celtics' superior talent.

Jaylen Brown, who led Boston with 35 points and nine rebounds in another MVP-caliber performance, praised Charlotte after the game with a flattering comparison.

"It's been a great year, I'm proud of our guys. Now it's time to get ready for the playoffs."

Jaylen Brown speaks with Ashley ShahAhmadi after the Celtics win. pic.twitter.com/2rbqqPkei4

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"This team kind of reminds me of us when we were younger," Brown told sideline reporter Ashley ShahAhmadi after the game. "Young group, shoot the ball well, got a lot of different guys who can beat you, and they got a fearlessness, so they came out ready to play. Today was like a playoff-like game, and we found a way to win."

Led by young stars like LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller and Rookie of the Year candidate Kon Knueppel, the Hornets have emerged as legitimate contenders in the Eastern Conference this year. After getting off to a slow start, they've been one of the best teams in basketball over the past two and a half months, going 27-9 over their last 36 games.

Two of those losses came against the Celtics, but so did one of their wins. There's a chance they'll meet again in the playoffs depending on how the postseason bracket shakes out.

Based on how Charlotte's played Boston this year, it would be an entertaining series.

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