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Mamelodi Sundowns and Esperance managed home victories in their CAF Champions League first leg quarter-finals while the holders, Egypt’s Pyramids, drew 1-1 in Rabat.

Meanwhile in Europe,  Arsenal edged further clear of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League after they beat Everton 2-0 at the Emirates, in a game where 16-year-old Max Dowman netted a memorable clinching goal.