Football

Real Madrid have a tough decision to make in the next few days as the club decide whether or not to take up the option to buy Javier Hernandez.

Neymar scored the opener to continue his rich vein of form as 10-man Barcelona won against Espanyol while Antoine Griezmann's double helped Atletico Madrid beat Elche 3-0.

Fernandinho volleyed in an 89th-minute winner as City defeated Aston Villa 3-2 to cement a place in the English Premier League's top four for the soon-to-be-deposed champions.

Cordoba's 15th straight game without a win left them eight points from safety before the rest of the teams play this round.

"He has been able to adapt to another country and learn a new language, a very difficult language as well, and transmit what he wants," Enrique said.

Sherwood has warned Grealish about his future behaviour after the teenage midfielder was pictured in a national newspaper allegedly taking nitrous oxide.

On Monaco's sun-kissed shores, Juventus can prove Italian football isn't on their deathbed.

Robert Lewandowski scored two goals as the five-time champion overcame a 3-1 deficit from the first leg last week and advanced 7-4 on aggregate.

Fabregas has saluted the strategy employed by Chelsea Manager Jose Mourinho for Saturday's 1-0 win over Manchester United.

Zidane and Ronaldo will lead a star-studded team in a friendly match aimed at raising money to help Ebola-hit Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.

Modric went off injured during the second half of Real's 3-1 victory over Malaga on Saturday.

The former Brazilian star said on Saturday he regretted selling the "precious medal".

Aston Villa, who have not won the FA Cup for nearly 60 years, face Liverpool in the semi-final on Sunday.

Ibrahimovic's four-match Ligue 1 ban for insulting match officials has been reduced by one game, the French League (LFP) announced.

Two goals from Ricardo Quaresma in the first 10 minutes helped FC Porto to a surprise 3-1 win over Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal on Wednesday.

UEFA are not taking any action against Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal over allegations that he bit Atletico forward Mario Mandzukic.