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Valencia stay on track for top-three spot

Madrid Valencia, Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao all collected wins in La Liga on Sunday, providing crucial boosts ahead of their Europa League semi-finals involvement on Thursday.

Emery staying on as Valencia coach

Valencia's new sporting director Xabier Azkargorta says Unai Emery will remain as the Spanish club's coach.

Chelsea snatches last-gasp Europa win

Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic sits on a goalpost after they defeated Benfica in their Europa League final.

Amsterdam A stoppage-time goal by Branislav Ivanovic gave Chelsea a 2-1 victory over Benfica on Wednesday in the final of the Europa League in Amsterdam.

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United held at West Ham as City closes gap

Carlos Tevez of Manchester City celebrates after scoring the opening goal.

Manchester Manchester United celebrations on hold as rival Manchester City's 1-0 win against Wigan keeps its title hopes alive.

Soccer

RVP hat-trick seals Man U title

Robin van Persie

Henry Winter, Manchester Manchester United wins its 20th title race at a canter, even able to ease up in second half.

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Nine-man Atletico held to La Liga draw

Madrid Atletico Madrid lost more ground on Real Madrid in the race for second place in La Liga, holding on for a 0-0 draw at Getafe on Sunday after being reduced to nine men.

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Argentina share points with Bolivia

La Paz Argentina suffered a scare before coming from behind to secure a 1-1 draw with Bolivia in their 2014 World Cup qualifying match on Tuesday.

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Juventus, PSG go through

UEFA Champions League results today Last 16

It's a replay, and a feud

Hold it: Chelsea's Frank Lampard grabs United's Nani, who hurt a hamstring in the first half and was substituted.

Paul Kelso and Henry Winter, Manchester United, Chelsea managers fail to acknowledge each other or shake hands before or after game.

Soccer

Messi winner sees Barca extend league lead

Kieran Canning Barcelona stretches its advantage at the top of La Liga to 15 points as Lionel Messi extends his league-record scoring run to 15 straight games during 2-1 win over Sevilla.

Fans to see red as Benitez returns a blue

Path to fitness: North Melbourne's Jack Ziebell, Brent Harvey and Drew Petrie.

Oliver Brown, London Rafael Benitez admits that his connection with the city of Liverpool remains ''very strong''.

Totti reaches milestone

Francesco Totti controls the ball during Serie A match against Genoa.

Roma captain ties Swedish great Gunnar Nordahl for second place on Serie A scoring list.

Bullish Benitez believes Blues can claim title

Chelsea manager Rafa Benitez.

Henry Winter, Yokohama. Chelsea coach is on a charm offensive to win friends for the club.

Soccer

Crisis time for United in derby

Alex Ferguson

Chris Bascombe Reds face a midfield crisis heading into the derby against EPL champions Manchester City.

Champions League

Chelsea brushed aside by Juventus

Juventus versus Chelsea

Chelsea's hopes of successfully defending their Champions League title were left hanging by a thread after they went down 3-0 to Juventus.

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Real Madrid's title hopes take fresh blow

Cristiano Ronaldo.

Dermot Ledwith Real Madrid suffered a major setback to its Spanish title hopes when it slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Real Betis on Saturday, handing Barcelona the opportunity to open an 11-point gap.

Celtic stuns Barca, United advances

Celtic

Scottish club Celtic stunned Barcelona 2-1 in a Champions League group stage match on Wednesday, while Manchester United avoided an upset of its own to advance to the knock-out stages.

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Barca, Man United pull off great escapes

Paris Barcelona and fellow former Champions League winners Manchester United had to draw on all their class on Tuesday to come from behind and claim home wins against Celtic and Braga respectively.

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Man United beats nine-man Chelsea to close gap at top

Hernandez

Manchester United closed to within a point of leaders Chelsea with a dramatic 3-2 victory at Stamford Bridge on Sunday at the end of a day packed with controversy in the Premier League.

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Referee race row: Chelsea accuses Clattenberg

Clattenberg

Chelsea accused referee Mark Clattenburg of directing inappropriate language towards two of their players during Sunday's acrimonious 3-2 defeat against Manchester United, with one complaint...