Football

Atletico hold a narrow advantage after scoring an away goal in the 1-1 first leg result at the Camp Nou.

Holders Bayern have a slight edge after a 1-1 draw in Manchester last week but Guardiola warned of the English team's defensive tactics and their appetite for quick breaks.

Sherwood came out fighting as his side ended a day full of speculation about his future with a 5-1 crushing of Sunderland.

I-League division 2 club DSK Shivajians of Pune have tied up with EPL club Liverpool to start a residential international football academy near Pune.

Mata inspired United to a 4-0 victory at Newcastle, securing a 10th away win in the Premier League that belies the champions' poor home form.

Injured striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be out of action for at least four weeks and will miss Champions League quarter-final return leg against at Chelsea.

National football chief coach Koevermans insisted that the team is not relying heavily on skipper Chhetri but said there has to be a "follow-up" of players.

Arsenal prevented City from going top of the Premier League while keeping up their own pursuit of the title with a spirited fightback to draw 1-1.

Even the great Alex Ferguson would have struggled as manager of Manchester United this season, his under-fire successor David Moyes said on Saturday.

Brendan Rodgers rejected Sherwood's claims that Liverpool may struggle with the pressure of being in the title race when Tottenham visit Anfield in EPL.

Real Sociedad beat Valladolid 1-0 while Villarreal held on for a 1-0 win at Getafe in the Spanish league.

"It was an extremely important win for us," Messi, who missed two months of the season with a thigh injury told reporters.

Messi scored a hat-trick to give Barcelona a 4-3 win at 10-man Real Madrid in an entertaining and contentious "clasico" match that kept the title race wide open.

Malaga improved their chance of avoiding the drop while dragging Celta Vigo into the relegation race with a 2-0 victory.

Barcelona will need an almost perfect performance to win at La Liga leaders Real Madrid in Sunday's 'Clasico' and reignite their title bid.

Dortmund, last year's runners-up who won 4-2 in Russia in the first leg, lost to Zenit 2-1 in the second leg.