In pictures: Shocks and celebrations - European football in pictures

Manchester City and PSG safely through while Real Sociedad party like it's 1987

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Matthew Smith, Sport Editor
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- Sergio Aguero's second-half goal proved enough for holders Manchester City to beat second-tier Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 on Wednesday and reach the FA Cup quarter-finals
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Pep Guardiola's side made hard work of it but City's reward was an away quarter-final at Newcastle United
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Tottenham saw another chance of silverware slip away 3-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw against Norwich City, the side bottom of the Premier League
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Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho defended Eric Dier after the England international stormed into the stands following his side's FA Cup exit to Norwich. Dier climbed over rows of seats to confront a fan, who had allegedly been involved in an altercation with the player's brother
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In Spain, Real Sociedad ended the Copa del Rey hopes of second division Mirandes on Wednesday with a 1-0 win which moved them into the final for the first time in 32 years.
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Sociedad had already won the first leg 2-1 and cemented their spot in the decider when striker Mikel Oyarzabal scored a 41st-minute penalty after a handball in the area by a Mirandes player. The April 18 final in Seville could be an all-Basque affair with Athletic Bilbao defending a 1-0 lead against fellow La Liga mid-table side Granada in their semi-final second leg on Thursday.
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Steven Gerrard's Rangers suffered a dreadful 1-0 defeat at home to relegation-threatened Hamilton as Celtic snatched a late 2-2 draw at Livingston to move 13 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership. Already reeling from Saturday's Scottish Cup defeat to Hearts that forced Gerrard to consider his future, Rangers slipped up for the third time in four league games as David Moyo's winner moved the Accies off the bottom of the table.
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Kylian Mbappe's hat trick and Neymar's assured penalty helped Paris St-Germain win 5-1 at Lyon on Wednesday to reach a sixth straight French Cup final.
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Winger Pablo Sarabia added the other goal for PSG, which lost last year's final to Rennes on penalty kicks. Rennes is at struggling St-Etienne in Thursday's second semifinal.
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Bayer Leverkusen came from behind to beat 10-man Union Berlin 3-1 on Wednesday at the BayArena to reach the German Cup semi-finals. Andre Silva and Daichi Kamada scored as Eintracht Frankfurt made the semi-finals with a 2-0 home win over Werder Bremen.
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