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The Spanish champions prevailed on a tough night thanks to Koke’s neat flick on the half hour and Raul Garcia’s emphatic finish 12 minutes from time. But before the second

Gutierrez shocked the football world in September when he announced he was undergoing treatment for testicular cancer in his native Argentina. The 31-year-old had his left testicle removed as a

Cristian Zapata inadvertently opened the scoring for the visitors by heading into his own net from a corner after 23 minutes, before Paulo Dybala doubled the advantage three minutes later.

The Portuguese was less than impressed with his players’ performance despite their victory in the Premier League, which came courtesy of a strike from Oscar and a late Eden Hazard penalty. But he

Brazilian youngster Talisca has been a revelation for Jorge Jesus’ side since his close-season move from Bahia, and his eighth goal in just nine Primeira Liga appearances was enough to

Stefano Pioli’s side were on course for a sixth consecutive league triumph after Senad Lulic’s first-half strike put them in front. But Verona, who had seen a Toni effort disallowed for offside

Fernandez was harshly shown a straight red by referee Keith Stroud for a 92nd-minute challenge on Philippe Coutinho, before Dejan Lovren netted the winner three minutes later as Liverpool won 2-1

After going down by the same scoreline to Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League, Galatasaray welcomed newly elected club president Duygun Yarsuvat with a shambolic display. Marcio Mossoro gave

Daniel Farias’ Tachira are suddenly on a four-match winless run in all competitions after a 1-0 loss at home to Metropolitanos. Jorge Rojas’ 17th-minute goal was all the visitors to

Luis Enrique made the entry to Barcelona’s team sheet that the eyes of the football world were waiting for as Luis Suarez started, having served his four-month ban for biting