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Malaga dispossessed Valencia of third place for the first time in 21 rounds.

With seven matches remaining, Juventus have hit top gear, while Milan have been on the wane.

Mario Balotelli will not be picked again this season by Manchester City, declared manager Roberto Mancini.

In Sergio Aguero, Carlos Tevez, Mario Balotelli and Edin Dzeko, Mancini has a wealth of options up front, but the expensive quartet has not fired in recent games.

The Manchester United winger had a plate inserted into his ankle early last season following a serious injury.

The Blues are in the midst of a run of eight games in 26 days, including a two-legged Champions League semi-final against Barcelona.

United have moved five points clear of local rivals Manchester City with seven rounds to go largely on the back of Rooney's eight goals in his past seven matches.

Athletic Bilbao are best-placed of the three Spanish clubs aiming to reach the Europa League semi-finals.

The Manchester United manager has denied that his side gets preferential treatment from referees at home.

The Red Devils failed to make it out of the group stages of the Champions League this season.

Pep Guardiola's reign notched its 600th goal as Barcelona beat Mallorca 2-0.

With the win, the Gunners gain the upper hand over fellow Champions League contenders Spurs and Chelsea.

The Champions League contenders did their best but the deadlock could not be broken.

Cristiano Ronaldo is the third richest footballer whereas Wayne Rooney is fifth on the list.

Roman Abramovich is prepared to offer Pep Guardiola a staggering 40 million pounds over four years.

Manchester City will also be without their star defender Vincent Kompany.