Andrew McDermott 
CF Montreal return home after taking seven points from three successive road trips and are expected to maintain that momentum in Saturday’s all-Canadian showdown. Back-to-back wins at Cincinnati and New York Red Bulls have sparked Montreal’s season into life and they have climbed to ninth in the Eastern Conference.
Liverpool’s dominant first-leg performance in the Estadio da Luz means Jurgen Klopp’s side have one foot in the semi-finals, with Benfica a massive 26.00 to progress to the last four. January signing Luis Diaz, signed from Benfica’s rivals Porto, returned to haunt the Portuguese giants with a starring role for the Reds as he netted a late third to put Liverpool in full control of the tie.
The Champions League quarter-finals take place next week and the draw for the semi-finals has already been made so each team knows their potential route to the final in June. Six of the eight remaining teams hail from England and Spain – three each – with one German and one Portuguese side also among the quarter-finalists.
The Canadian Football League returns in June for a full season after a pandemic-shortened schedule in 2021. Here we have taken a look at the competition and what could happen this year.
Canada need one more win to book their place at the 2022 World Cup and will hope to do so at the first opportunity when they face Costa Rica. Securing a trip to Qatar looks almost certain with Canada four points clear at the top of the CONCACAF qualifying table.
The United States have never won in Mexico in World Cup qualifying but will be on the verge of qualification for Qatar 2022 if they can buck that trend. Both teams are level on 21 points and are four points clear of fourth-placed Panama with three games to go.
Juventus had to settle for a 1-1 draw in the first leg but will be confident of completing the job when they host Villarreal with a place in the Champions League quarter-finals at stake. Dusan Vlahovic scored inside the first minute but Dani Parejo’s equaliser boosted Villarreal’s chances.
Chelsea head to France for the second leg of their Champions League tie with a 2-0 lead and it would be a surprise if they fail to make it through to the quarter-finals. A goal in each half from Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisic secured victory at Stamford Bridge.
Manchester United were second best for much of the first leg against Atletico Madrid but returned to Old Trafford level at 1-1 thanks to a late equaliser. They are now firm favourites at 1.42 to reach the Champions League quarter-finals but those odds look too short.
Ajax twice wasted a lead in the first leg of their Champions League clash with Benfica but are expected to be more ruthless in the return match. The teams drew 2-2 in Portugal a fortnight ago but Ajax will feel they wasted the chance to return to Amsterdam with the lead.
August 2022 will see the 132nd edition of the world’s second-oldest tennis tournament: the Canadian Open. Here we have looked at the data from its last 20 iterations to predict how the action will unfold.
PSG were more dominant in the first leg of their Champions League clash with Real Madrid than the result suggested and can highlight their superiority in the Spanish capital. Kylian Mbappe scored the goal which sees the French side head to Madrid with a 1-0 lead.
Manchester City have effectively already secured their place in the Champions League quarter-finals and Sporting Lisbon will hope that means they can avoid another heavy defeat in the second leg. City are 5-0 up from the first leg in the Portuguese capital.
The Canada men’s soccer team rose to 33rd in the FIFA World Rankings in February 2022, which is their highest-ever placing since the rankings were established 30 years ago in 1992. However, to truly appreciate the significance of the current team’s achievement we can look back further using another system: the World Football Elo Ratings.