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Juventus head coach Antonio Conte has admitted he was wary of AS Roma, whose good form has put pressure on the Turin side in the race for the Italian Serie A title.

Barcelona were hit with more bad news on Sunday when centre back Gerard Pique was ruled out for about two weeks with a calf problem.

Four days after affirming their European credentials by toppling Manchester City, Barcelona slumped to a stinging 3-1 loss at Real Sociedad.

John Terry will return for the Premier League leaders at home to Everton but fellow defender David Luiz is unfit, said manager Jose Mourinho.

Szczesny was red-carded for taking out Bayern's Arjen Robben in the penalty area, and the Poland goalie made the gesture before walking down the tunnel.

A three-member FIFA team has met officials of the Sports Ministry before leaving to inspect probable venues for the showpiece event.

Barcelona outclassed Manchester City in the Champions League round of 16, with Lionel Messi netting from the penalty spot in a 2-0 first-leg victory.

City and Barcelona could easily have met in this season's Champions League final, said Gerardo Martino as he described City as one of the 'best teams in the world'.

Juventus eased to a 3-1 win over relegation-threatened Chievo Verona in Serie A as their remarkable home record continued on Sunday.

Lionel Messi scored two goals and set up another to help Barcelona brush aside Rayo Vallecano 6-0.

The club also announced a new five-year kit deal with Puma that will come into effect in the next financial year.

Atletico Madrid's Spanish league title aspirations will be under further scrutiny after a week when they lost three matches and saw their slim lead atop the standings erased by Barcelona and Real Madrid.

The sharpest mover were Armenia, who jumped eight places to 30th, while Denmark climbed four spots to the 20th spot.

Brazil continued their slow climb back to respectability when they rose to ninth in the latest list published on Thursday.

Chelsea will be Premier League champions if they can keep producing performances like last week's 1-0 victory at City, according to Hazard.

Carroll helped set up both of Nolan's goals in the 2-0 win over Swansea City on Saturday.