Football

World and European champions Spain lead an unchanged top three, from Germany and Argentina.

Lucas Moura and Andres Iniesta were the key men for their respective sides, but failed to force any real chances.

Atletico have only one win in their last five games and failed to match Real's victory from Saturday to fall four points behind the defending champions.

Cristiano Ronaldo went on as a substitute to seal Real Madrid's 5-1 win over Levante.

With 35 points in their kitty from 22 matches, Dempo find themself in the fourth position in the league standings.

Messi scored his eighth goal in the Champions League this year to give Barcelona the lead in the first half.

Malaga are brimming with confidence ahead of the first leg with Dortmund - who won the Champions League in 1997.

Fulham withstood a fierce fightback from Queens Park Rangers to beat their London rivals 3-2 and push Harry Redknapp's side closer towards Premier League relegation.

It is the biggest win in Bundesliga in 13 years and Bayern's biggest since 8-1 against Schalke in the 1987-88 season.

Roberto Di Matteo, Mark Hughes and Steve McClaren are being widely touted in the British media as potential replacements for O'Neill.

The 30-year-old has been in impressive form since joining the Brazilian top-flight football outfit last month on a 12-month deal.

Former Barca player and coach Johan Cruyff is widely credited with laying the foundations for the academy's success in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Philippines defeated Turkmenistan 1-0 to earn a spot in next year's Asian Football Confederation Challenge Cup in the Maldives.

Portugal failed to shine but claimed their first win in six games by beating 10-man Azerbaijan.

Around a dozen poisonous snakes roamed freely on the pitch as well as near the dressing rooms in Kalyani.

United States battled to a 1-0 win over Costa Rica with Clint Dempsey's 16th minute goal in a heavy snow storm.