mo salah almost scored a third at the end buffer liverpool this was comfortable enough.ctory in the derby and they hoped a february fresh start. joe lynsky, bbc news. an 8 month investigation into the chaotic scenes at last year's champions league final between real madrid and liverpool in paris has found that uefa should take primary responsibilty for the failures that almost led to disaster. the report into dangerous overcrowding, ticketing issues and heavy handed policing around the stade de france was commisssioned by uefa. at the time, the governing body blamed liverpool fans with fake tickets, but the report says that is "manifestly innacurate" and has exonerated the fans. they say it's remarkable that no—one lost their life. liverpool say they are disappointed the report was leaked to the media before it was officially released. the supporters reactions saved lives, first and foremost. secondly, that uefa, the french authorities had so many questions to answer. it'll take some time to get those answers. there is no fault on the liverpool fans at all. theyjust queu

it was everton who almost took the lead whenjames tarkowski hit the post from a header, before mo salahhalf time, gakpo, who joined from psv eindhoven last month, found the net. as the reds moved ninth, everton stay 18th in the table — one point from safety. it sounds like us, it looked like us and it's. ..it�*s not the best timing but if that's the moment now, then we take that and let's go from here. but we have we have to keep going, of course. very interesting and difficult games to play but i think with that tonight, everybody starts believing a little bit more again. an eight month investigation into the chaotic scenes at last year's champions league final between real madrid and liverpool in paris, has found that uefa should take primary responsibility for the failures that almost led to disaster. the report is that dangerous overcrowding, ticketing issues and heavy handed policing around the stade de france was commissioned by uefa. at the time, the governing body blamed liverpool fans with fake tickets for the disorder. but a report says that is manifestly inaccurate and has ex

mo salah the scorer, but one thibaut courtois would rather probably rather forget.usjunior before he then levelled things up after another goalkeeping gaffe. alisson�*s blunder making it 2—2 and it was only half—time. but after it, guess what? first, real took the lead through eder militao. before two goals from karim benzema completed a quite staggering turnaround. 5—2 to real madrid, on a night where liverpool's dream start turned into a nightmare. what an incredible game, but for liverpool fans, that won't be much consolation. they now have a mountain to climb in the second leg in madrid if they are to keep their champions league hopes alive. studio: andy swiss, thank you. and finally, it's shrove tuesday, and traditional pancake races have been taking place across the uk. the market town of 0lney in buckinghamshire claims to hold the oldest annual pancake race in the world, dating back to mas. 0nly women compete in this race and that is because it's said to have started after a woman who was late for church ran to the shrove tuesday service still carrying a fryi

liverpool got the ball, the blues�* defence had gone forward, left in space in the middle was mo salahakpo, who was still yet to score. now, the near £40 million signing had his first moment from a yard in front of goal. defeat for everton keeps them in the drop zone. for them, this was a night of few chances and fiery tempers. salah almost scored a third at the end, but for liverpool this was comfortable enough. you cannot now say that�*s it and now we are back, whatever. that would be really dumb. but it felt like us, it felt like us, it looked like us. it feltjust as like a massive relief, to be honest. massive relief that we could play the game we played. and so, now, let�*s carry on. we came here with the right mentality, to take this on, to get a win for ourselves as a team, and for the fans. didn't happen tonight, but we need to recover quickly and get ready to go again. liverpool still are nine points off the top four, but they have a platform. victory in the derby and they hope a february fresh start. joe lynskey, bbc news. after making headlines across the country with their

mo salah the scorer, but one thibaut courtois would probably rather forget. 5—2 to real madrid on a night when liverpool�*s dream start turned into a nightmare. well, what an incredible game that was. but for liverpool fans here, that won�*t be much consolation. they now have a huge mountain to climb in the second leg in madrid if they�*re to keep their champions league hopes alive. andy swiss, bbc news, anfield. so, unpick all that. real confident of progressing to the quarter—finals. liverpool have to win and score three goals at a stadium real haven�*t lost in all season. difficult, well klopp certainly thinks so. we made mistakes around the goal, but i said that a couple of times. the defeat is not a defeat if you don�*t learn from it. the start of the game was outstanding and the way we played with us like we want to be and that is what we have to keep doing. so if we now allow this one came to be influential, we are really silly. england are looking to retain the arnold clark cup tonight when they face belgium at ashton gate. in a winner takes all match

perhaps still not at their best, but mo salah back on the scoresheet will be a relief for the managerby spectators, players, coaches or managers. some described being punched, headbutted and spat at, as jane dougall reports. you're always one decision away from a smack in the mouth. i've had people comment on my chest in the middle of a game. it could be threats i against your family, and it is getting worse and worse and worse. | at grassroots level, the abuse of officials across the country has risen to breaking point. threatening — "i'm going to smash you up at the end of the game, just you wait." ryan crabtree referees forjunior and men's leagues in pendleton and north yorkshire. he's been assaulted multiple times. after the game, a group of men, when i were a teenager, chased me out of the changing room, out onto the field, and i've had to then run down a back street — hide, basically. do you fear for your safety? all the time. every single weekend. a bbc questionnaire, sent to 7,000 members of the referees association in england, found that of the 927 who responded, 908 had expe

but mo salah back on the scoresheet will be a relief for the manager.dy starts believing a little bit more again. after a long lay—off, the champions league returns tonight. tottenham play ac milan. spurs are missing several key players for their trip to the italian capital, none more so than rodrigo bentancur who is out for the season with a knee injury. that one kicks off at eight o'clock tonight. after making headlines across the country with their shock win over premiership side aberdeen, darvel have been knocked out of the scottish cup. they were beaten 5—1 by falkirk. the only score for the sixth tier club came from an own goal. and after they had a player sent off, falkirk capitalised, scoring three times in 10 minutes. darvel boss mick kennedy says they're disappointed but proud of what they've achieved. i think we believe we can compete in the professional leagues, i think that's shown during this run. it's been a remarkable achievement for the players, it's been a fantastic journey to be on. listen, we're really humbled with the amount of atte

mo salah the scorer, but one thibaut courtois would probably rather forget.goalkeeping gaffe. alisson's blunder making it 2—2. and it was only halftime. and after it, guess what? first real took the lead through eder militao, before two goals from karim benzema completed a quite staggering turnaround. 5—2 to real madrid on a night when liverpool's dream start turned into a nightmare. well, what an incredible game that was. but for liverpool fans here, that won't be much consolation. they now have a huge mountain to climb in the second leg in madrid if they're to keep their champions league hopes alive. andy swiss, bbc news, anfield. so unpick all that. real confident of progressing to the quarterfinals. liverpool have to win and score three goals at a stadium real haven't lost in all season. difficult, well, klopp certainly thinks so. i think carlo thinks the tie is over. and i think it is well, in this moment. but in three weeks, that's how it is in these moments. the closer you get to the game, the bigger our chances become. and the less likely the tie is o