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Messi came off the bench and scored twice on his return from injury and Cesc Fabregas also netted a double as Barcelona beat Getafe 4-0.

Atletico Madrid drew 1-1 at Valencia to claim an away-goal advantage in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey.

Ronaldo says he will attend FIFA's Ballon d'Or gala next week, when the Real Madrid forward has a chance to win the world player of the year award for a second time.

The message boards on the club's own website (www.manutd.com) were ringing with criticism for a man who did not win a trophy in his 11 years at Everton.

The Wales winger injured the calf last month and missed Real's final match before the Christmas break, a 3-2 victory at Valencia.

The Scot was incensed about an 87th minute challenge from French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris on substitute Ashley Young.

Substitute Welbeck scored in the second-half as Manchester United beat Norwich 1-0 to move within two points of the top four in the Premier League.

The most expensive of the 12 stadiums built or revamped for the 2014 World Cup has a leaking roof less than eight months after it was finished.

The England forward was again the central figure as United brushed aside relegation-threatened West Ham United.

The youngster found the back of the net with a low strike with just eight minutes to go to help Real Madrid earn a 3-2 win.

Diego Costa scored his Spanish league-leading 18th and 19th goals to help Atletico Madrid come back to beat a feisty Levante 3-2.

Already missing Lionel Messi and Neymar, Barcelona has also ruled Xavi Hernandez out of Sunday's match at Getafe.

The player will begin next Monday with the third stage of his recovery process - physical preparation.

Barcelona are looking to extend their record run at the top of La Liga with a win when they play at eighth-placed Getafe on Sunday.

Bayern Munich cruised past the Chinese side 3-0 in their club World Cup semi-final.

AIFF president Praful Patel has put the AIFF on a "high alert" and told the officials down the line to get cracking.