Real Madrid continued their march towards a 35th LaLiga title
IMAGES from soccer matches played on Monday.
Bayern edge closer to Bundesliga title after win at Arminia
Karim Benzema's hat-trick earned Real Madrid a 3-1 win at reigning European champions Chelsea in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday. In another quarter-final match, Villarreal stunned six times European Cup winners Bayern Munich 1-0.
Inter Milan got a crucial 1-0 win at Juventus on Sunday
Barcelona have lost only once in the league since Xavi took charge in November
Real Madrid are comfortably perched on top of the La Liga standings with 66 points while Barca are now third on 54 points with a game in hand, three points behind second-placed Sevilla.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice as a rejuvenated Barcelona gave a football masterclass to inflict a humiliating 4-0 defeat on rivals Real Madrid on Sunday.
The three Premier League and three La Liga clubs in the last eight avoided each other, with Manchester City up against Atletico Madrid and Liverpool to face Portuguese side Benfica.
Another win would confirm that Barca are heading in the right direction after pushing the reset button following the loss of Lionel Messi in the close season due to their financial problems.
Rangers joined Barca in the last eight despite losing 2-1 at Red Star Belgrade, progressing 3-2 on aggregate.
Ferran Torres scored a brace and Ousmane Dembele made two assists as a red-hot Barcelona rolled over Osasuna 4-0 on Sunday to earn their fourth consecutive LaLiga win.
Barcelona were held to a 0-0 home draw by Galatasaray in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie
A round-up of Saturday's action in La Liga and the Bundesliga.
Barcelona will face a struggling Galatasaray team who are 13th in the Turkish top-flight.
IMAGES from Europa League matches played on Thursday.
Goals in each half from Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisic earned defending champions Chelsea a solid 2-0 first-leg victory over Lille in the Champions League last 16 on Tuesday.
Real Madrid dug deep in a 3-0 home win against lowly Alaves in the La Liga, but Ligue 1 leaders Paris St Germain their second Ligue 1 loss of the season.
Barcelona were held 1-1 at home by Napoli in the first leg of their Europa League knockout stage playoff
Images from matches played across European leagues on Saturday
Images from the matches played across football leagues in Europe on Sunday.
News of all that transpired on and off the football field.
Bayern Munich's Polish striker Robert Lewandowski won the FIFA Best Men's Player award for 2021 with Barcelona's Spanish midfielder Alexia Putellas winning the FIFA Best Women's Player prize at Monday's ceremony.
Karim Benzema and Vinicius Jr both scored a brace to give the LaLiga leaders a 4-1 home win over Valencia
Luuk de Jong's first-half header gave Barcelona a 1-0 win at Mallorca
Atletico Madrid have recorded five COVID-19 positives, including manager Diego Simeone
Real Madrid's Thibaut Courtois, Federico Valverde, Eduardo Camavinga and Vinicius Jr have tested positive for COVID-19.
Second-placed Sevilla were held to a 1-1 draw by Barcelona, while Juventus registered a routine 2-0 win over struggling Cagliari.
Bengaluru now have two draws in a row and their first clean sheet but languish at second-last with just six points.
In the third-tier Europa Conference League, English Premier League club Leicester City will face Danish side Randers and Scottish club Celtic will take on Norwegian champions Bodo/Glimt in the knockout playoff round.
Barcelona crashed out of the Champions League following a 3-0 defeat at Bayern Munich on Wednesday, failing to make it past the group stage of the competition for the first time since the 2000-01 season.
A summary of Saturday's action in the Bundesliga and La Liga.
Images from soccer matches played across different leagues in Europe on Sunday
Alves joined Barcelona from Sevilla in 2008 and made 391 appearances, becoming a regular under ex-managers Pep Guardiola, Tito Vilanova, Tata Martino and Luis Enrique before leaving for Juventus in 2016.
Real Madrid moved back to the top of La Liga as Vinicius Junior scored both goals in a 2-1 victory at Elche on Saturday.
Alaba strike on Clasico debut gives Real Madrid 2-1 win at Barcelona.
Villarreal's struggles in the Spanish league continued with a 2-1 loss at Athletic Bilbao, with striker Gerard Moreno not finishing the game because of an injury.
Images from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday.
A summary of Wednesday night's action in the UEFA Champions League.
A summary of all things football.
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