Barcelona (AFP) – A wonder-goal from Pedri proved the difference for Barcelona on Sunday as a 1-0 win over Sevilla sent Xavi Hernandez's side up to second in La Liga for the first time this season. Barca missed a string of chances against a dogged Sevilla at Camp Nou before the 19-year-old Pedri settled the […]

Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan kept their title defence alive with a 1-0 win at Juventus thanks to a controversial retaken penalty which moved them three points behind leaders AC Milan and Napoli, 3-1 winners at Atalanta. The champions came away from the Allianz Stadium in Turin with a narrow win in a bad-tempered match […]

Paris (AFP) – Kylian Mbappe struck twice and created goals for Neymar and Lionel Messi as Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Lorient 5-1 at home on Sunday to edge closer to the Ligue 1 title. After three defeats in four games before the international break and a traumatic Champions League exit, PSG began the end-of-season run-in with […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham powered into fourth place in the Premier League with a 5-1 rout of Newcastle, while West Ham's 2-1 victory pushed Everton deeper into relegation trouble on Sunday. Antonio Conte's side staged a stirring comeback to make it five wins from their last six league games. Newcastle struck first through Fabian Schar, […]

Paris (AFP) – Marseille reclaimed second place in Ligue 1 on Sunday with a 4-2 win at Saint-Etienne in a game that was rescheduled following heavy snowfall in parts of France. Dimitri Payet and Bamba Dieng scored penalties either side of a comical own goal from Saint-Etienne defender Timothee Kolodziejczak before Amine Harit added a […]

Berlin (AFP) – Augsburg pulled away from the Bundesliga's bottom three Sunday with a 3-0 home win over Wolfsburg thanks to a lightning start by the hosts. Brazil defender Iago fired the hosts into the lead after just 51 seconds before second-half goals by Florian Niederlechner and Mads Pedersen sealed the win. The home victory lifts Augsburg […]

Berlin (AFP) – Eintracht Frankfurt could have sold out their ground five times over as the hosts target a historic win over Barcelona in Thursday's Europa League home quarter-final against Barcelona. This is the first time Eintracht have faced Barcelona in European competition with an electric atmosphere expected for the first leg. The German club […]

Bergamo (Italy) (AFP) – Napoli moved level with Serie A leaders AC Milan on Sunday thanks to a 3-1 win at Atalanta which put distance between them and champions Inter Milan ahead of their showdown at Juventus. Hunting a first league title since 1990 when Diego Maradona was still strutting his stuff in Naples, Napoli […]

London (AFP) – West Ham climbed back into the race for a top four finish in the Premier League as Jarrod Bowen sealed a 2-1 win against Everton that kept the visitors deep in relegation trouble on Sunday. David Moyes' side moved up to fifth place thanks to Bowen's second half winner at the London […]

Paris (AFP) – Ludovic Ajorque scored the only goal from the penalty spot as Strasbourg moved fourth in Ligue 1 on Sunday with a 1-0 win over European rivals Lens. The Alsatians extended their unbeaten run to eight matches to move ahead of Nice on goal difference after the Riviera side were held 1-1 at […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic inflicted Rangers' first home league defeat for two years to close in on regaining the Scottish Premiership title with a 2-1 win at Ibrox on Sunday. Ange Postecoglou's men extended their lead at the top of the table to six points and a much superior goal difference with just six games […]

Madrid (AFP) – Karim Benzema and Joao Felix ensured Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid claimed morale-boosting victories in La Liga on Saturday before facing the Premier League's heavyweights next week in the Champions League quarter-finals. Benzema missed one penalty but scored two as Real Madrid defeated Celta Vigo 2-1 to get back to winning ways […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick bemoaned his lack of attacking options after a 1-1 draw against Leicester on Saturday badly damaged their hopes of securing Champions League football for next season. Kelechi Iheanacho put the visitors in front in the second half but although Fred equalised just three minutes later, […]

Madrid (AFP) – Karim Benzema missed one penalty but scored two as Real Madrid scraped past Celta Vigo on Saturday to get back to winning ways ahead of Wednesday’s crunch Champions League meeting with Chelsea. A 2-1 win at Balaidos will calm any nerves in La Liga’s title race, allowing Madrid to draw a line […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United dropped more valuable points as they drew 1-1 at home to Leicester on Saturday, slipping further off the pace in the battle to secure Champions League football for next season. The draw at Old Trafford leaves Ralf Rangnik's misfiring side three points behind the fourth-placed Gunners, who have […]