Mane struck the only goal of a cagey contest with 12 minutes remaining in Tangier, firing a low right-footed shot inside the left-hand upright after the ball broke to him outside the box. It marks the third occasion that the Senegal forward has got the better of his former Liverpool team-mate in a high-stakes international match. Both of those previous wins came four years ago, as the West Africans beat the Pharaohs on penalties in both the final of the 2021 Afcon and a play-off for the 2022 Fifa World Cup. Salah had scored four goals in Egypt's run to the semi-finals, his best haul at an Afcon, but was largely anonymous as the North Africans failed to test Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy until Omar Marmoush had a long-range effort saved in the fourth minute of stoppage time. Pape Thiaw's side will face Morocco in the final on Sunday (19:00 GMT) after the host nation beat Nigeria 4-2 on penalties in Wednesday's second semi-final. Senegal will be without captain Kalidou Koulibaly and midfielder Habib Diarra for the final after both players picked up a second caution in the knockout stage - although Koulibaly may not be fit anyway after being forced off midway through the first half.

The former Liverpool and Real Madrid defender rested Kylian Mbappe, Rodrygo, Thibaut Courtois and Jude Bellingham before Saturday's La Liga game against Levante. However, Arbeloa defended his decision to rest the quartet and select academy players Jorge Cestero and David Jimenez, as he insisted he "brought a team capable of winning". "If anyone is responsible and to blame for this outcome, it's clearly me - the one who made the decisions regarding the line-up, how we wanted to play, the substitutions," said Arbeloa. "I'm not afraid of failure. I understand anyone who wants to describe this defeat as a failure. Failure is part of the road to success. "It will make me better, and it will make us all better. I've endured defeats harder than this one. We'll prepare for the next match with maximum dedication." Albacete took the lead in the 42nd minute when defender Javi Villar headed Jose Lazo's corner past Andriy Lunin. Madrid responded promptly in first-half stoppage time through Franco Mastantuono. But substitute Jefte Betancor scored twice - either side of Gonzalo Garcia's equaliser - in the final eight minutes of the game to seal the Segunda side's place in the quarter-finals of the competition with a first victory over the 15-time Champions League winners.

Arsenal's semi-final record under manager Mikel Arteta has not made for pretty reading. But, after failing to win even one leg in their previous four two-legged semis, Arsenal's 3-2 win at Chelsea in the Carabao Cup has moved them one game away from a first major final since their FA Cup triumph in 2020. The Gunners had lost their past four semi-finals over two legs, scoring just two goals in total, but will now be heavy favourites to end their semi-final nightmares at Emirates Stadium on 3 February. Arteta's side have been excellent this season - top of both the Premier League and Champions League, and through to the FA Cup fourth round. This game was Arsenal's 32nd of the season and they have only lost twice, both away from home to Liverpool and Aston Villa in the Premier League. But Arteta and his players have the feeling that the margin of their win could have been even bigger before the second leg as they look to book themselves an early chance to lift a trophy in the EFL Cup final on 22 March. "First of all, I have to praise the players for the performance, for the game that we just played against a really good opponent," said Arteta. "With so much quality on that pitch, we had the feeling at the end after the 1-3 and the very dominant period that we had in that time, that we had two massive chances to score the fourth one and the result would have been very different. "But in that moment they had an action, they created a corner, they scored a goal and it's game on. So that feeling is not perfect but as well we have to value what the team has done again."

Youssef En-Nesyri stroked the winning spot-kick into the bottom-left corner after Yassine Bounou saved from Samuel Chukwueze and Bruno Onyemaechi. In a game of few chances a shootout looked a likely outcome from early in proceedings. Tournament top scorer Brahim Diaz squandered Morocco's best opening just before the half hour, misjudging a header from Achraf Hakimi's right-wing cross, with the Real Madrid forward's effort coming more off his shoulder. Nigeria's star forwards Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman were left to feed off scraps all evening, with Lookman's first-half drive from just outside the penalty area easily saved. The result means Walid Regragui's side have reached their first Afcon final since 2004, as they bid to lift the trophy for the first time since 1976. The Atlas Lions will remain in the capital for Sunday's final (19:00 GMT) - where they will face Senegal, who beat Egypt 1-0 in Wednesday's first semi-final.

Bayern Munich's win against Cologne on Wednesday meant the Bavarian giants equalled the record points tally at the halfway stage of a Bundesliga season - while scoring far more goals than any German top-flight side has ever managed after 17 matches. BBC Sport takes a closer look at some of the stunning numbers behind Bayern's barnstorming start to the season. It is not unusual for Bayern Munich to top the Bundesliga table at the halfway stage of the season but things are a little different after 17 matches in 2025-26. The 3-1 victory against Cologne at the RheineEnergieStadion extended their unbeaten league start to 15 wins and two draws from 17 matches - tying the Bundesliga points record of 47 at this stage, set by Pep Guardiola in his first season with Bayern in 2013-14. However, Vincent Kompany's team have achieved the feat in finer style, scoring a record 66 goals at the halfway stage - 22 more than Guardiola's team managed 12 years ago.