Two goals down on the night and trailing by three goals on aggregate, Cristiano Ronaldo gave Real Madrid a spark of hope in the second leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-finals with a neat 69th-minute finish. Karim Benzema then made things even more interesting with a second goal for the visitors only three minutes later. In spite of the valiant comeback, it was too late for Jose Mourinho’s men, as they eventually fell to Barcelona 4-3 on aggregate in a wildly entertaining match at the Camp Nou.

Eusebio da Silva Ferreira turns 70 years old today. Legend is an overused word to describe football heroes past and present, but the epithet sits well with the former Benfica and Portugal striker.

The Portuguese Football Federation marked the occasion by preparing a surprise video where a multitude of footballing figures from Portugal and abroad send “The King” his birthday wishes.