Football

Mourinho clearly saw Kane and Eriksen as Tottenham's two chief League Cup final weapons and the way the pair were subdued played a key role in Chelsea's 2-0 Wembley triumph.

Luis Suarez struck again before setting up Lionel Messi as Barcelona won 3-1 at Granada to keep the pressure on Real Madrid at the top of the Spanish league.

Arsenal hopes of reaching the Champions League quarter-finals were shattered as Monaco romped to a 3-1 victory at the Emirates Stadium.

Napoli had spent just over one hour banging away at the Sassuolo rearguard when Zapata collected Hamsik's pass and ran towards the centre of the retreating defence.

The 52-year-old was promoted from coach to caretaker manager following Harry Redknapp's surprise resignation at the beginning of February.

Danilo's late goal from the penalty spot secured a 1-1 draw for Porto as the two clubs fought for a berth in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

The Bavarians allowed only one shot on goal from their opponents but did not make their dominance count, lacking the final pass in front of goal.

Ronaldo made a blistering start to the season and looked well on the way to breaking the record for La Liga goals in one campaign of 50 set by Messi in 2011-12.

Balotelli came off the bench for just his second appearance in a month, and pounced for an 83rd-minute strike to secure Liverpool a 3-2.

Lionel Messi scored one goal and played a part in four more to lead Barcelona to victory at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday as they reduced Real Madrid's lead to one point.

The title race may not have been as exciting it was the last year, but the race for the top four is just getting started. If things continue the way they are, it's going to be fun to watch.

Deportivo rise to provisional 11th place on 24 points while Eibar stays eighth on 27.

United manager Van Gaal will contest his Football Association charge for comments he made about the referee following the FA Cup match at Cambridge United.

Sanchez, who has struck 18 in all competitions since his arrival is continuing his recovery from a hamstring problem.

AC Milan's rookie coach Inzaghi and his future at the club is likely to depend on his ability to steer them into a European qualifying spot.

Javier Tebas, president of the Spanish Football League, defended FC Barcelona chief Josep Maria Bartomeu after the latter was indicted for tax fraud.