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Dutch manager Louis van Gaal, however, reportedly is very keen on taking up the job at Old Trafford but only after the World Cup.
By overlooking Mourinho and choosing Moyes to be the successor to Ferguson, the club gambled on a manager without a winning mentality or experience of European soccer.
Bale was unable to train due to a bout of flu, the club added without specifying whether he was expected to recover for the match at the Bernabeu.
Sylvain Azougoui of AC Bongoville soccer club had just stopped a shot, but the striker lost his balance on the wet grass and stepped on the goalkeeper's head.
Lionel Messi ended Barcelona's run of three straight losses and kept them in the Spanish league title chase by scoring a late free kick.
Bengaluru Football Club can script history on Monday and clinch the I-League title if they get past Dempo SC at Margao in their penultimate fixture of the season.
Liverpool's Premier League title hopes have been boosted by a positive injury prognosis on striker Sturridge.
Athletic Bilbao striker Aritz Aduriz scored goals at the start of each half to help the Basque club beat Malaga 3-0 on Monday.
The win sent them eight points clear of AS Roma at the top on 87 points with five games remaining.
Everton won 1-0 at bottom club Sunderland to leapfrog Arsenal into fourth place in the Premier League on Saturday.
"If Liverpool get the result, it will be a great day for the club and the city and also the 96 and their families," former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher said.
Seven-times European champions Milan host bottom club Catania on Sunday and are in the strange position of being in with a shout of a Europa League spot despite languishing in 11th place.
From top scorer Diego Costa, to playmaker Koke, through centre backs Miranda and Diego Godin to goalkeeper Courtois, Simeone has got the very best out of players.
Moyes said his focus was on building a team to get Manchester United back in the Champions League.
The victory for fifth-placed Sevilla at a festive Sanchez Pizjuan trimmed the gap to Bilbao to three points ahead of the Basque club's game at Levante.
Gerrard scored two penalties as Liverpool went back to the top of the Premier League with a 2-1 win at West Ham United.