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12 March 2008
Liverpool made it a glorious quartet of English teams in Friday's Champions League quarter-final draw when Fernando Torres' 64th-minute goal gave them victory at the San Siro and a 3-0 aggregate win over Italian league leaders Inter Milan.
• Read MATT LAWTON'S report here
Also: England have made Jonny Wilkinson the scapegoat for their Murrayfield nightmare by dropping him for the first time since 1999.
• Read PETER JACKSON'S report here
THE SUN
Frank Lampard's future was plunged into doubt last night as Chelsea secretly lined up Brazilian ace Diego.
Also: Rafa Benitez hailed the power of the Premier League after Liverpool made it a Champions League awesome foursome.
Katchit was the one the rest could not catch in a thrilling Champion Hurdle.
• Read COLIN McKENZIE'S report here
DAILY STAR
Fantastic Fernando Torres wrote another chapter in Liverpool's glorious European history.
Also: Sir Alex Ferguson has been asked to explain his rant following Manchester United's FA Cup exit.
• Read SPORTSMAIL'S report here
Michael Owen insists he has not snubbed Newcastle - despite revealing he has yet to open talks on a new £110,000-a-week contract.
DAILY MIRROR
Liverpool made it another triumphant night for English clubs in the Champions League with a famous win in the San Siro last night.
Also: Avram Grant last night insisted he has still got the full support of his Chelsea players - even if the fans are beginning to lose faith.
• Read SPORTSMAIL'S report here
Fearless Juande Ramos last night vowed to see off PSV and reach the UEFA Cup quarter-finals by playing the Tottenham way.
• Read SIMON CASS' report here
DAILY EXPRESS
Fernando Torres silenced the San Siro to send Liverpool into the quarter-finals of the Champions League and complete an historic full-house for English clubs.
Also: Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore is under pressure from club bosses to act following the Daily Express' revelations about how Carlos Tevez's third-party owners influenced his West Ham career after the club had been fined £5.5million for breaking the rules.
THE TIMES
Jonny Wilkinson, the most recognisable face in English rugby, was left out yesterday from the team to face Ireland at Twickenham on Saturday.
Also: Records are there to be broken, so let nobody downplay the achievement of the Barclays Premier League in providing 50 per cent of the field in this season's Champions League, nor of Liverpool in adding an away win to against the runaway leaders of Serie A to a remarkable canon of European results under Rafael Benitez.
THE INDEPENDENT
From Rafael Benitez, the master plan; from Fernando Torres, the cold, ruthless execution. Liverpool have laid waste to another European superpower.
Also: New, higher mesh fences were being erected around Chelsea's training ground deep in the Surrey countryside yesterday, but any suggestion of a siege mentality at the club following their shock FA Cup defeat by Barnsley was swiftly allayed by manager Avram Grant.
THE GUARDIAN
San Siro was deserted, blue and yellow ticker-tape strewn over its empty seats, save for 4,200 Liverpool supporters singing along with a Beatles number that blared from the speakers and captured the occasion perfectly.
Also: Jonny Wilkinson has won a World Cup for his country and became the highest scorer in the history of international rugby union, but his days as an automatic selection for England are over.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Red Square could live up to its name this year. Liverpool and their giant army of foot soldiers continued their route march towards the Moscow climax of the Champions League, reaching the quarter-finals last night with a gritty performance embellished by another example of Fernando Torres' predatory arts.
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