Barcelona will go into next weekend's Clasico against Real Madrid with an eight-point advantage at the top of the table after a 3-1 comeback defeat of Almeria. Miguel Angel Corona put the visitors in front but a brace from Lionel Messi, one from the spot, and a Thiago goal secured the points...
Chelsea kept their very faint title hopes alive with a slender 1-0 victory over Wigan Athletic. Fernando Torres once again failed to find the target for his new employers, and it was up to Florent Malouda to bag the winner for Carlo Ancelotti's side in a tight contest at Stamford Bridge...
Real Madrid bounced back from last weekend's shock home loss as they overcame Athletic Bilbao 3-0 at San Mames to keep their dim title hopes alive. Despite fielding a much-changed starting XI, the Blancos still pocketed the points thanks to a double Kaka penalty and Cristiano Ronaldo's strike...
Manchester United took care of business on Saturday by brushing Fulham aside 2-0 at Old Trafford. Dimitar Berbatov and Antonio Valencia gave the hosts a first half lead they were never in danger of relinquishing, as the Red Devils continue their march towards a 19th league title...
Inter bounced back from two heavy defeats in the last seven days to pick up a win over Chievo at San Siro on Saturday. Second half goals from Esteban Cambiasso and Maicon lifted the Nerazzurri to within two points of city rivals Milan in the race for the Serie A title...
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is set to miss the remainder of the season manager Kenny Dalglish has revealed.
The 30-year-old midfielder underwent surgery on a groin injury last month, and was set to return to action last weekend against West Brom before suffering a further set back in training.
Barcelona staked their claim for a semi-final berth in the Champions League by ruthlessly despatching Shakhtar Donetsk 5-1 at the Camp Nou this evening.
Goals from Andres Iniesta, Dani Alves and Gerard Pique handed the Blaugrana a position of dominance, and although the visitors pulled a goal back through Rakitskiy, Seydou Keita's piledriver and Xavi's late fifth swung the pendulum back in favour of the 2009 champions, with Real Madrid potentially lying in wait in the last four.
Wayne Rooney put his disciplinary problems behind him to give Manchester United a 1-0 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Rooney ensured his side will be in pole position when the Blues visit Old Trafford next week for the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final.
The striker will discover on Thursday whether his challenge to the two-match ban for swearing into a television camera was successful, but he ensured he would be in the headlines on Thursday morning for all the right reasons.
An Emmanuel Adebayor brace helped take Real Madrid within touching distance of their first semi-final appearance in the Champions League for eight years with a 4-0 first leg victory over 10-man Tottenham Hotspur at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Madrid took the lead in the second minute through Emmanuel Adebayor’s headed effort, inflicting the worst possible start for the English side which had already seen the withdrawal of Aaron Lennon from the starting eleven before kick-off.
Tottenham’s evening deteriorated further when Peter Crouch was sent off for two bookable offences inside the opening 20 minutes.
