England host Italy at Wembley on Tuesday night knowing victory over the Azzurri will ensure qualification to Euro 2024.

Gareth Southgate’s side won 2-1 in Naples in March and now could wrap up qualification with another success against the defending champions.

Here, the PA news agency takes a look at some of the main talking points ahead of the clash.

Arch rivals

This will be the first clash between the two nations at Wembley since the Euro 2020 final – which Italy won on penalties.

Since then the sides have met on three occasions, twice in the Nations League before the fixture in Italy earlier this year.

England will be keen to exact a level of revenge on Tuesday night in a match which will have an impact on the outcome of the group.

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The most decorated club competition in the world is back underway, and Wednesday s Champions League action promises some fireworks.

Winners in 2019-20, Bayern Munich will travel to the San Siro to take on Inter, while last year s runners-up Liverpool head to Napoli for a game they are favoured in.

Reigning Europa League champions Eintracht Frankfurt will look to keep up Germany s strong record against Portuguese teams when they host Sporting CP, and Harry Kane will be aiming to build on his superb European record as Tottenham host Marseille.

For a closer look, Stats Perform have dove into some interesting facts and nuggets about each matchup on Wednesday to give a clearer picture about how these clashes of champions may play out.

Who ll go all the way thi…

Having earned promotion to the Italian Serie A for 2024/25, Como have completed the deals to sign goalkeeper Pepe Reina and left-back Alberto Moreno as free agents, after both their contracts with Villarreal expired at the end of last month, according to Fabrizio Romano.

Both players will be given contracts for one year, and while 32-year-old Moreno is arguably expected to be seriously involved on the pitch throughout the upcoming season, Reina, at the age of 41, should be a backup option between the posts, with the club still in strong pursuit of Pau Lopez from Olympique Marseille as their new No.1.

Apart from Villarreal, Moreno and Reina both played for Liverpool at different stages of their respective careers, but while Moreno has only his boyhood club Sevilla to add…

Rangers are interested in signing Luke Thomas from Leicester City in the final days of the January transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Rangers manager Philippe Clement wants to sign a new left-back, and Thomas is on his radar.

Thomas has been on the books of Leicester since 2008 and has come through the English club’s youth system. The 22-year-old left-back joined Sheffield United on loan in the summer of 2023, but the deal was mutually terminated earlier this month. He made 11 starts and one substitute appearance in the Premier League.

Rangers are second in the Scottish Premiership table at the moment with 46 points from 20 matches. The Gers are eight points behind leaders, Old Firm rivals and reigning champions Celtic, who have played 22 game…

France picked up a 2-1 win over Albania that edge them closer to Euro 2012, but they were given a very uncomfortable evening in Tirana.

Early goals from Karim Benzema and Yann M’Vila seemed to have given Laurent Blanc’s men a decisive cushion, but the French were never totally at ease and would allow their opponents a route back into the game immediately after half-time when poor defending invited Erjon Bogdani to strike.

The visitors largely controlled play in the early stages of the match, though they would score with virtually their first meaningful effort on goal. There looked little on even when Benzema gathered a loose ball in the box, but the Real Madrid striker manufactured space for a shot, and the power on his subsequent effort beat Samir Ujkani.

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Fernando Torres has been named as the new head coach of Atletico Madrid s B team, in a statement released by the LaLiga club on Tuesday.

The former World Cup-winning Spain striker started his coaching career in 2021 with Atletico s Under-19 s side after retiring from professional football two years prior.

His new role will be his first in senior management, and he will succeed Luis Tevenet, who has joined Diego Simeone s senior staff ahead of the 2024-25 campaign.

I am at home and I feel an enormous responsibility since I decided to face this new stage, Torres said. It has been three years of constant learning.

Fernando , nuevo entrenador del Atlético de Madrid B

¡Enhorabuena, Fernando!

— Atleti Academia (@AtletiAcademia)…

Gustaf Lagerbielke was the unlikely hero as Celtic finally ended their long wait for a Champions League win amid late drama in their dead rubber against Feyenoord at Parkhead.

Luis Palma’s 33rd-minute penalty put the home side on track after the impressive Liam Scales had been brought down, but the Dutch champions levelled through Yankuba Minteh in the 82nd minute.

However, substitute Lagerbielke headed home his first Celtic goal in stoppage time on his first appearance since September to earn a 2-1 victory. The Sweden centre-back nodded in from close range following Matt O’Riley’s exquisite cross as Celtic maintained pressure following a corner.

A well deserved win at Paradise! | |

— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC)

It was Celtic’s…

Italy started their preparations for Euro 2020 with an emphatic 7-0 friendly win over San Marino at the Sardegna Arena on Friday. 

Despite a slow start, Roberto Mancini s side went in at the interval two goals up courtesy of strikes from Federico Bernardeschi – the Juventus man s sixth international goal – and Gian Marco Ferrari.  

Matteo Politano and Matteo Pessina added braces after the break, while Andrea Belotti was also on target as Italy brushed aside their neighbours with the minimum of fuss.

The result meant Italy stretched their unbeaten run to 26 matches, the second-longest run in their history after going 30 without defeat under Vittorio Pozzo between 1935 and 1939.

FT A comprehensive victory for s men

— Ital…

Build-up to the first semi-final between Portugal and Wales dominated the agenda at Euro 2016 on Tuesday. But, while much of the focus was on the showdown between Real Madrid superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, there was plenty going on aside from Galacticos.

WAFFLING JOURNALIST MAKES JOB OFFER TO COLEMAN

Wales are in the semi-finals at their first major tournament since the 1958 World Cup thanks to shock 3-1 win over Belgium, which resulted in Red Devils boss Marc Wilmots leaving his post.

There are fears Belgium are wasting a golden generation of talent and one concerned journalist took matters into his own hands when he was face-to-face with Chris Coleman during the Wales manager s Stade de Lyon news conference.

Many of our players were im…

Cristiano Ronaldo is contracted at Juventus until 2022, but the superstar seemingly has no plans to retire then.

Ronaldo, 35, has made another fine start to the season with Juve, where he arrived from Real Madrid in 2018.

But with his contract expiring in 2022, the Portugal star s future is again set to be a talking point.

TOP STORY – RONALDO WANTS TO STAY AT TOP LEVEL BEYOND 2022

Ronaldo wants to play at the top level beyond 2022 but there are no guarantees he will stay at Juventus, according to Tuttosport.

The report says Ronaldo, who has been linked to Paris Saint-Germain previously, would prefer not to head to a competition like MLS or the Chinese Super League.

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