Manchester City’s 1-1 draw with Real Madrid at the Bernabeu was intriguing, but never exciting. First legs rarely are. Like the opening round of a boxing match, there are jabs and feints and the odd stiff right to raise a cheer.
Assistant manager Danny Webb wants Chesterfield to show why they finished 13 points above Bromley when the two meet in the National League play-off semi-final.
Eastleigh’s National League promotion play-off prospects, seemingly so bright immediately before Easter, finally petered out with a goal-less draw against Solihull Moors at the Silverlake Stadium.