Football/Soccer 24-Hour Briefing

League Action

Wigan skysports.com delivered a ruthless 54-0 derby demolition of Leigh, cementing their winning start to the Betfred Super League season. Meanwhile, Forest skysports.com survived a Fenerbahce scare to secure their Europa League last-16 spot with a 4-2 aggregate win. Forest players also faced fireworks thrown by Fenerbahce fans during their playoff second leg, as reported by ESPN Soccer espn.com.

European Progress

Glasner's Palace skysports.com earned a last-16 spot with a 2-0 win over Zrinjski Mostar, thanks to Evann Guessand's late goal. Celtic secured a historic win in Germany but face a critical season-defining fortnight after exiting the Europa League, as noted by BBC Sport Football bbc.com. Bayern Munich could deliver the final blow to Borussia Dortmund's season with a win in the Bundesliga's Klassiker, per ESPN Soccer espn.com.

Other Notes

Josh Rock's nine-darter in Belfast earned him a quarter-final win in the Premier League, per Sky Sports Champions League skysports.com.