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Everton manager Roberto Martinez believes his team have a realistic chance of finishing in the top four after they beat a spirited Fulham 3-1 at Craven Cottage on Sunday.

A win for Manchester City would take them closer to the Premier League title and inflict a potentially fatal blow to Arsenal's chances.

Real Sociedad beat Valladolid 1-0 while Villarreal held on for a 1-0 win at Getafe in the Spanish league.

UEFA president Michel Platini said on Thursday that he was the only person capable of beating Sepp Blatter in an election battle for the FIFA presidency.

Diego Costa's header gave Atletico Madrid a 1-0 win that lifted them a point clear of Barcelona at the top as Real Madrid slipped to third.

Leaders Real host their arch rivals at the Bernabeu on Sunday in one of soccer's most emotive occasions, featuring a clash of the world's two richest clubs.

Wenger, 64, takes charge of Arsenal for the 1,000th time on Saturday when they travel to leaders Chelsea.

The quarter-final pairings are determined by an open draw in which no teams are seeded and clubs from the same national association can be drawn against each other.

United have endured a miserable first season under the Scot who was hand-picked by his predecessor Alex Ferguson to succeed him.

Luiz Felipe Scolari could remain Brazil coach beyond this year's World Cup.

High-scoring Liverpool are second in the Premier League, four points adrift of Chelsea but with a game in hand.

Mourinho says referee Foy should not be allowed to take charge of any more Chelsea matches after he dismissed Willian and Ramires in Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa.

AC Milan's crisis deepened when they lost 4-2 at home to Parma after playing for almost the entire match with 10 men.

In other games of the day, Tottenham Hotspur lost to Benfica 3-1 and Betis enjoyed an away 2-0 win over Sevilla.

The teams occupy four of the top six positions in the table and none can afford to lose in their pursuit of either the title or a top-four finish.

Ozil's unhappy spell continued when he suffered an injury against Bayern that manager Wenger said is likely to keep him out for several weeks.