Football

Barcelona will not make the mistake of underestimating Paris St Germain in their Champions League quarter-final after securing a 3-1 win according to Enrique.

Arsenal CEO Gazidis says the Premier League is "going to become more competitive which is going to be more challenging for clubs like us."

Pellegrini struggled to explain how his dominant City side were beaten by Pardew's Palace, a defeat that kept last season's champions in fourth place.

Barcelona had to work much harder at Celta Vigo, but Mathieu scored in the 73rd minute to eke out a 1-0 victory that maintained their 4-point advantage with nine rounds to go.

Mourinho insisted Costa would be selected for their English Premier League home match against Stoke City on Saturday.

Ferguson says Messi and Ronaldo are still untouchable at the top and challenged Neymar to reach the heights scaled by the Argentine and Portuguese aces.

Georgia and Poland are facing disciplinary action after problems at recent Euro 2016 qualifiers, UEFA said on Wednesday.

Zinedine Zidane has said he would be willing to become Real Madrid head coach although he was not in a hurry.

Arsenal striker Welbeck limped off during England's 4-0 win over Lithuania at Wembley on Friday with a knee problem after scoring his sixth goal.

Hull City have been fined 30,000 pounds ($44,700) for failing to control their players during a 1-1 draw against Leicester City this month, the English FA said on Friday.

Germany coach Joachim Loew will delay injecting fresh talent into his World Cup-winning squad until next season as they eye the next big international title, Euro 2016.

Long-serving goalkeeper Peter Cech says he will leave Chelsea rather than spend another season as understudy to Thibaut Courtois.

Costa will miss the holders' Euro 2016 qualifier at home to Ukraine on Friday and a friendly away to Netherlands four days later due to a hamstring injury.

Players including Bale and Jese were targeted along with coach Ancelotti after they arrived back in Madrid following their 2-1 defeat at Barcelona.

Mourinho believes he owes a debt to Loic Remy after the striker came off the bench to score the winner in the 3-2 victory over Hull City.

Last weekend's 3-0 win over Newcastle was only their second success in 13 league games, although it kept them six points above the relegation places.