LaLiga leaders Barcelona twice had to battle from behind as Fermin Lopez’s first goal for the club earned a hard-fought draw at Real Mallorca.

Xavi’s side have been the early pace-setters as they look to defend their league title but the visitors had to settle for a 2-2 draw at the Iberostar Stadium.

Vedat Muriqi and Abdon Prats goals had twice had the hosts in front but Raphinha cancelled out the opener before substitute Lopez struck to earn Barca a share of the spoils.

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Two early goals set Sevilla on their way to an emphatic 5-1 home win over Almeria.

Youssef En-Nesyri headed home with seven minutes on the clock after Loic Bade had hit the woodwork and just a minute later the lead was doub…

Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti insists that he has no interest in succeeding David Moyes at Manchester United.

The Italian is currently among the favourites to fill the vacancy after Moyes last week paid the price for a disappointing season that has seen United fail to qualify for the UEFA Champions League and meekly surrender the Premier League title.

Ryan Giggs has taken on the role of interim manager at Old Trafford, but Ancelotti preparing for Tuesday s second leg of a Champions League semi-final tie in which his side lead reigning champions Bayern Munich 1-0 stressed that his long-term future is with Real.

I respect everyone, he said. I haven t had contact with Manchester United.

I want to stay at Real Madrid for a long time.

It s strange to di…

Roberto Mancini s first game back in charge of Inter ended in a 1-1 draw as Joel Obi s goal rescued a point against city rivals Milan.

Mancini returned to the club he left in 2008 last week, replacing the departed Walter Mazzarri, who paid the price for an inconsistent start to the season.

Inter claimed three successive Serie A crowns in Mancini s first reign, but they were unable to get the former Manchester City boss second reign off to a winning start at San Siro on Sunday.

Milan hit the front midway through the first half thanks to Jeremy Menez s superb volley from 12 yards.

Inter toiled in their quest for an equaliser, but they levelled just after the hour mark as Obi drove in his first Serie A goal.

Both sides had chances to win it in the fi…

Given their recent history against Spanish clubs in the Champions League, a sense of doom may have descended upon the Allianz Arena when Bayern Munich drew Real Madrid in this year s semi-finals.

Although Jupp Heynckes men progressed past Sevilla in the quarters, few would suggest defeating a side now eighth in LaLiga can constitute the end of a hoodoo.

Since crushing Barcelona 7-0 on aggregate en route to claiming the crown in 2012-13, Bayern have been eliminated from the Champions League by Spanish opposition in each of the last four seasons, with Madrid responsible on two of those occasions.

While Zinedine Zidane s side have won each of the last two finals, their lucky escape against Juventus in the previous round proved there are gaps in their armour and …

Yaya Toure is grateful for Pep Guardiola s tough love and wants to sign a new contract at Manchester City.

Toure was exiled from the City first team during the opening months of Guardiola s tenure at the Etihad Stadium, having reported back for pre-season training overweight before being left out of the squad for the Champions League group stages – prompting a public spat between his agent Dimitri Seluk and the ex-Barcelona boss.

A thaw in relations in November saw Toure mark his return to the fold with both goals in a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace and he has since been one of City s most consistent performers, reprising the deep-lying midfield role he starred in under Guardiola at Camp Nou.

There has still been no let-up for the 33-year-old, who is one of six se…

Marouane Fellaini s future has been clarified with Manchester United announcing he has signed a new two-year contract.

Belgium international Fellaini s previous deal at Old Trafford was due to expire at the end of June, but United have handed him fresh terms that tie him to the club until 2020.

The agreement also includes an option to extend for a further year.

Fellaini had been linked to Arsenal, AC Milan and Ajax, but the 30-year-old is elated to continue playing for Jose Mourinho.

I am pleased to be continuing my journey as a Manchester United player, said Fellaini in a statement after his renewal was confirmed on Friday.

I made this decision because I am very happy here. Also, I feel like this team, under Jose, still has a lot we want to ach…

Chelsea have made defender Fankaty Dabo the latest player loaned out to partner club Vitesse Arnhem.

The 21-year-old made 15 appearances for Swindon Town in League One in the second half of last season and will now spend all of the 2017-18 campaign in the Eredivisie.

Dabo, a product of Chelsea s youth system, is yet to make a first-team appearance for the Blues.

Chelsea have loaned players to Vitesse on a regular basis since 2010, with Nemanja Matic and Betrand Traore among the players to have had stints in the Dutch top flight.

Last season, Nathan, Lewis Baker, Matt Miazga and Mukhtar Ali were all loaned to Vitesse as they finished fifth in the Dutch top flight.

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Portugal and Chile have been two of the top teams in the 2017 Confederations Cup so far, and both sides will collide in Kazan this Wednesday with a Final berth on the line. The reigning European champions defeated New Zealand to win Group A, while Chile drew against Australia and finished second in Group B.

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Portugal responded to the expectations and won the Group B with relative ease. They drew against Mexico after conceding a goal on stoppage time, but won against Russia and New Zealand with little to no problems. There were a few doubts on their defence following their debut against El Tri, but they have been playing better as the tournament advances. And while Chile will be their to…

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is taking nothing for granted in the Premier League title race, despite boasting a seven-point cushion over nearest rivals Arsenal and having a game in hand.

Mourinho s men are well on course to be crowned champions of England for the fifth time in the club s history and first since 2009-10. 

But Mourinho is wary of getting carried away as Chelsea prepare to travel to relegation-threatened QPR on Sunday for the first of their remaining eight league matches. 

When asked who are his side s biggest threat in the title run-in, he replied: All of them. 

Mathematically it is open. Every team with less than 21 points distance to us mathematically is in the race. 

Being objective, a team with seven, eight, nine points diff…

West Ham United have been linked with a surprise move for former Fulham flop Kostas Mitroglou, according to Talksport.

The thirty-year-old, who now is plying his trade with Ligue 1 side Marseille had an ill-fated spell in the capital of England during the 2013-14 campaign when he played just three times for the Cottagers, failing to score.

Since then he had a prolific two years in Portugal scoring fifty-two goals in eighty-six games for Benfica while he has fifteen in forty-two for his current cub.

He was also far from goal-shy in his home country, netting regularly for Olympiacos, Panionios and Atromitos while internationally he has scored seventeen goals in sixty-two outings for Greece.

West Ham won for the first time in four league games at the …