Europa League: Bruges barges into knockout stage

Bruges scored four times in the last 17 minutes to beat Maribor 4-3 in the Europa League on Wednesday while Atletico Madrid and PAOK Salonika were among six teams to qualify for the knockout stage.......

Benfica take slim lead over Braga

A thunderous free-kick by Paraguay striker Oscar Cardozo gave Benfica a 2-1 first-leg home win over Braga in their all-Portuguese Europa League semi-final on Thursday. Benfica had a goal......

Barca go clear at the top

Leaders Barcelona edged closer to their third consecutive league title with a 2-0 away win over struggling Real Sociedad in the Primera Liga on Saturday. Frank Rijkaard's side had only managed one......

Espanyol crush Barcelona 3-1

Barcelona wasted a chance to go top of the Spanish Primera Liga by slumping to a 3-1 defeat at city rivals Espanyol on Saturday. Luis Garcia put Espanyol ahead in the 31st minute and, although......

Portugal find killer instinct

Portugal have displayed a new-found determination and killer instinct to reach the World Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1966 despite needing a penalty shootout to overcome England on......