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Arsenal beat Barcelona 2-1 at Camp Nou while AC Milan lost to Spurs 1-0 in the first leg.

Tottenham drew level on points with fourth-place Chelsea, who have a game in hand.

Malaga ended a seven-game winless run to move two points above Almeria.

The rescheduled game at Stamford Bridge takes place on 1 March.

The win allowed Valencia to open up a four-point advantage in third place over Villarreal.

The federation had expressed its disappointment at the performance of the Indian football team in the Asian Cup.

India striker Sunil Chettri is looking for a foothold in Spain's La Liga.

Arsenal take on Wolves while Chelsea visit Fulham.

Messi scored in Argentina's 2-1 win over Portugal but Brazil lost 1-0 to France.

Napoli beat Cesena 2-0 to close the gap on leader AC Milan to three points.

Wayne Rooney scored a brace as Manchester United overcome Aston Villa 3-1.

Arsneal survived a scare to beat Huddersfield 2-1 while Man City managed a 1-1 draw against Notts County.

Man United required a second-half rally to edge past third-tier side Southampton 2-1.

Inter are now fourth in the league standings with six points behind leader AS Milan.

He has bagged an 18-million-pound deal, breaking Villa's previous record of 12 million pounds.

Babel joined Liverpool for around $16 million from Ajax Amsterdam in 2007.