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Barca have a better goal difference than Atletico, who need to subdue a resurgent Messi to vanquish the champions.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made his first signing as Cardiff manager, bringing in Norway midfielder Magnus Wolff Eikrem from Dutch club Heerenveen.

Borussia Moenchengladbach sporting director has hinted Marc-Andre ter Stegen will replace Victor Valdes at Barcelona at the end of the season.

Tottenham fans pelted Arsenal forward Theo Walcott with coins as their team was overpowered 2-0 in a hotly-contested London derby in the FA Cup.

In Europe, top teams seem to be largely happy with their squads after spending nearly $1 billion in the offseason.

Atletico Madrid have signed Argentinean midfielder, Jose Sosa, from Ukrainian club Metalist Kharkov, it was confirmed.

It was Tottenham's first clean sheet in the league since November 3 and the win puts Spurs level on points with Manchester 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.

Barcelona coach Tata Martino has insisted that the club has no intention of selling star striker Lionel Messi.

Sporting Clube de Goa avenged their first leg defeat as they edged past United Sports Club by a solitary goal in the I-League match at the Duler Stadium.

Suarez, 26, joined Liverpool in January 2011 and has scored 17 goals in 11 Premier League starts this season.

A three-pronged investigation will take place into alleged state aid for several La Liga clubs, including Real Madrid and Barcelona, said the European Commission.

The result kept Almeria near the bottom of the Spanish league while Espanyol stayed in the middle of the table.

4 teams each from England and Germany, 3 from Spain and a team each from France, Italy, Turkey, Russia and Greece are in last 16.

"The planning includes the final. We have to send that message," the Brazil coach said.

Porto had to settle for a place in Europe's second-tier after failing to qualify for the CL Round of 16.