Bayern Munich continue to break Bundesliga records and are now just two more wins from the title while Eintracht Frankfurt's slump continued on Sunday with a 2-1 defeat to VfB Stuttgart.

Edinson Cavani ended his recent goal drought with a brace in a hard-fought 3-2 win over Atalanta which moved title challengers Napoli to within nine points of Serie A leaders Juventus on Sunday.

Norwich City lost goalkeeper Mark Bunn to a first-half red card but still emerged from their trip to Sunderland with a 1-1 draw in the Premier League on Sunday.

A goal from former player Dimitar Berbatov saw Tottenham Hotspur sink to a third straight defeat on Sunday, as they lost 1-0 to a Fulham side who earned a rare away win in the Premier League.

Frank Lampard scored the 200th goal of his illustrious Chelsea career on Sunday as the England midfielder once again tormented his former club West Ham.

Sunderland failed to capitalise on the dismissal of Norwich City goalkeeper Mark Bunn as they were held to a 1-1 draw at the Stadium of Light on Sunday.

England manager Roy Hodgson says that Wayne Rooney will be ready to cope with whatever provocation is thrown at him when he returns to play in Montenegro for a crucial World Cup qualifier.

Eden Hazard admits Chelsea have no margin for error as the Blues try to remain in control of the race to qualify for the Champions League.

Rayo Vallecano midfielder Roberto Trashorras has said that Barcelona's 4-0 demolition of AC Milan on Tuesday won't have any impact on how his low-profile side try to play when they travel to the Camp Nou on Sunday.

Fulham manager Martin Jol has urged Gareth Bale to remain at Tottenham and become a White Hart Lane legend.

Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal have been transformed by their gallant Champions League exit to Bayern Munich, but warned they can't afford any slips in their challenge for a top-four finish.

Dozens of cassock-clad supporters cheered new Pope Francis's side to a holy 1-0 win, saying they were proud the Argentine pontiff was a San Lorenzo fan.

Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes has said his side redeemed themselves for their Champions League defeat to Arsenal as they closed in on the Bundesliga title with a 2-1 win at Bayer Leverkusen.

Celtic striker Georgios Samaras described his stoppage time winner that sealed a dramatic 4-3 victory over Aberdeen as the most exciting of his career.

Manchester City never really stood a chance of catching Manchester United in the title race even before they were beaten at Everton, according to first-team coach David Platt.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has warned his team not to get carried away by believing they can romp to a record English Premier League triumph.

Real Madrid assistant manager Aitor Karanka said they must stop conceding poor goals from set-pieces as the Spanish champions twice had to come from a goal down to beat Mallorca 5-2 at the Bernabeu on Saturday.

Juventus coach Antonio Conte hit back at critics after second-half goals from Mirko Vucinic and Claudio Marchisio secured a 2-0 win at Bologna which allowed the Turin giants to move 12 points clear at the top of Serie A.

Real Madrid assistant manager Aitor Karanka said they must stop conceding poor goals from set-pieces as the Spanish champions twice had to come from a goal down to beat Mallorca 5-2 at the Bernabeu on Saturday.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has confirmed that centre-back Rio Ferdinand will link up with the England squad on Monday.