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A shock 2-2 draw at home to Valencia leaves Real five points behind league leaders Atletico and two points behind Barcelona with a game in hand.

A club of Aston Villa's size should not be battling against relegation and their position in the Premier League table is "unacceptable", said Lambert.

England winger Townsend will miss the World Cup after being ruled out for 10 weeks with an ankle injury, Tottenham Hotspur announced on Wednesday.

Real Madrid take a 1-0 lead into the second leg of the semifinals on Tuesday and will seek to use Bayern's recent weakness in defending against counterattacks to their advantage.

Juventus overcame an early setback to win 3-1 at relegation-threatened Sassuolo on Monday and stand on the brink of a third successive Serie A title.

Second-half goals by Abhishek Das, Edeh Chidi and Seminlen Doungel helped East Bengal blank United SC 3-0 to secure runners-up place for a third time in four seasons.

Netherlands will be presented with an immediate reminder of the heartbreak they suffered four years ago when they start the World Cup against Spain.

Hernandez is Mexico's joint third highest scorer after Jared Borgetti (46) and Cuauhtemoc Blanco (39) with 35 goals.

Everton self-destructed in their attempt to earn a Champions League spot, scoring two own goals in a 2-0 loss to Southampton.

Carlo Ancelotti says Cristiano Ronaldo is healthy and will start against Osasuna on Saturday, but there are several players who could miss the match.

"Milan is not for sale, not for 500 million euros and not for 510 million, it's worth a lot more than that," said Berlusconi.

David Moyes was on Tuesday sacked as the manager of Manchester United as a price for the club's spectacular and sudden decline.

The defeat against Everton ended Manchester United's slim hopes of Champions League football next season.

Everton secured a Premier League double over Manchester United and former boss David Moyes with a 2-0 victory at Goodison Park.

Lukas Podolski scored two goals for the second straight match as Arsenal beat Hull 3-0 on Sunday.

Atletico playmaker Arda has been declared fit to face Chelsea in Tuesday's Champions League semi-final, first leg, the La Liga leaders said.