Football

Coach Jens Keller and his relatively inexperienced players admitted that they had no answer to Real Madrid's ruthlessness on the counter-attack in the Round of 16 first leg encounter.

Matias Fernandez's stunning free kick saw Champions League-chasing Fiorentina snatch a 2-2 draw at Parma in a thrilling Serie A match.

Goals from Curtis Davies and Robert Koren earned Hull City a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 2-1 replay win at home to Brighton and Hove Albion.

Samir Nasri has warned his Manchester City team-mates that failure to beat Sunderland in Sunday's Capital One Cup final could derail this season.

Atletico Madrid slumped to a stunning 3-0 loss at Osasuna on Sunday, leaving Real Madrid as the sole leader of the Spanish league.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti is confident Ronaldo's three-match ban will be reduced to two so he can play in Saturday's La Liga game at home to Elche.

Everton have been handed a double boost with Steven Naismith expected to be fit for Saturday's Premier League match at leaders Chelsea and fellow striker Romelu Lukaku available.

Toure was in the Barcelona team who beat Manchester United in the 2009 Champions League final but left the Nou Camp at the end of the following season.

Owen played alongside Zidane at Real Madrid as well as lining up with Gerrard from Liverpool's youth sides all the way through to the national team.

Victor Anichebe grabbed a late equaliser for relegation-threatened West Bromwich Albion to stun Chelsea.

Moyes was left scratching his head after watching his team concede a stoppage-time goal to draw 2-2 with the EPL's bottom club Fulham.

Real Madrid forwards Gareth Bale and Jese Rodriguez each scored and set up goals for Karim Benzema in a 4-2 win over Villarreal.

Mourinho hailed a pep talk given to the players by masseur Billy McCulloch after Chelsea wrecked Man City's 100 per cent home record in the EPL this season.

Kinnear did not buy any new players in the January transfer window and lost playmaker Yohan Cabaye to Paris St Germain.

Arsene Wenger and other managers may hate it but English Premier League clubs still spent more than ever in a generally sluggish January transfer window.

Chelsea signed Kurt Zouma on a 5 1/2-year contract but he will remain on loan at the French club until the end of the season.