After spending 15 years trying to escape the quagmire of the National League, Wrexham have earned back-to-back promotions and can now plan for League One, the third tier of the English football pyramid.

Chelsea delivered a hammer blow to Tottenham's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League with a 2-0 win against their spluttering London rivals on Thursday.

Ange Postecoglou admitted his Tottenham flops have "lost belief" after a dismal 2-0 defeat against Chelsea left their hopes of Champions League qualification in tatters.

There were incredible scenes on Thursday morning (AEST) as Socceroos gun Alessandro Circati sealed promotion to Italy's top flight with his Parma side.

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou joked Wednesday he was packing his bags for Sweden because the country has rejected VAR, which has again been in the spotlight in the Premier League.

Niclas Fuellkrug gave Borussia Dortmund a 1-0 home win over Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League semi-final first leg on Thursday (AEST).

Tottenham have been forced to draw up two separate transfer plans, such is the close nature of the race for Champions League qualification.

Central Coast Mariners claimed its third Premier's Plate and remains on track to earn a historic treble since becoming a foundation club of the A-League in 2005.

Ipswich took a huge step towards a return to the Premier League for the first time since 2002 after a 2-1 win at Coventry on Wednesday (AEST).

Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior scored a double, including an 83rd-minute equalising penalty, to snatch a 2-2 draw at Bayern Munich in Wednesday's (AEST) Champions League semi-final first leg.