Real Madrid have had their lead over Barcelona at the top of Spain's La Liga cut from 10 points to eight, after a stunning last-gasp Santi Carzola free-kick earned Malaga a 1-1 draw at the Bernabeu on Sunday.
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CNNGo takes a look inside the home of Spanish and European football champions Barcelona FC.
Juventus retained their unbeaten record and went back to the top of Italy's Serie A table with a 2-0 victory over 10-man Cesena on Sunday.
Former Serb international midfielder Sinisa Mihajlovic has been sacked as coach of Serie A side Fiorentina following a 1-0 defeat by Chievo on Sunday.
Xavi Hernandez scored the only goal of the game with a thunderous free kick as Barcelona beat nine-man Granada Tuesday to return to the top of La Liga.
English champions Manchester United agreed a deal to sign highly-rated young goalkeeper David de Gea from Atletico Madrid on Wednesday.
AC Milan need only one more point to clinch an 18th Italian league title after a 1-0 win over Bologna Sunday.
AC Milan maintained their three-point lead in Serie A after a vital 2-1 win at Fiorentina Sunday night.
Inter Milan capitalized on AC Milan's slip-up to move within two points of their city rivals after a controversial 1-0 win at home to lowly Lecce on Sunday.
Inter Milan's defense of their Serie A title may have taken a fatal blow with a 1-0 defeat at arch-rivals Juventus Sunday night.
Napoli missed a great chance to cut the gap on Italian league leaders AC Milan after crashing 2-0 at Chievo Verona as favored teams struggled to impress in Wednesday's games.
Inter Milan's faultless record under new coach Leonardo came to an abrupt halt on Sunday as the reigning Serie A champions lost 3-1 to Udinese.
AC Milan's Italian league lead was trimmed to four points after Sunday's 4-4 draw with Udinese, as Napoli took advantage with a 3-0 trouncing of Juventus to climb up to second.
Former world player of the year Ronaldinho will return home to Brazil, according to his Italian club AC Milan.
AC Milan moved four points clear in Italy's Serie A with a 1-0 win at home to Fiorentina on Saturday night, as Zlatan Ibrahimovic was again the hero.
Filippo Inzaghi rescued a point for AC Milan as they drew 1-1 against Catania at the San Siro, Saturday.
Romanian striker Adrian Mutu has been ordered to pay English Premier League champions Chelsea a record $20.7 million after losing his final appeal in a five-year case relating to his positive cocaine test.
Chelsea moved a step closer to breaking Manchester United's stranglehold on the English Premier League title with a controversial 1-0 victory at home to Bolton Wanderers on Tuesday night.
Barcelona took a giant stride towards retaining their Spanish league title with a 2-0 win over arch-rivals Real Madrid in Saturday's 'El Clasico' at the Santiago Bernabeu to go three points clear at the top of La Liga.
First, a disclaimer. Yes, after three consecutive seasons of having three English league clubs in the Champions League semifinals, this year there aren't any. Not since 2003-04 has Europe's Final Four included no Premiership teams.
AC Milan and Roma played out a goalless draw in Italy's Serie A in a result which does little to enhance the title ambitions of neither side.
It's no secret that without the top South American players, European soccer's biggest club competition -- the UEFA Champions League -- wouldn't be nearly as entertaining. With the amount of South American talent integrated into the competition in recent years, the quality of play has reached a level never imagined before.
AC Milan have moved up to second place in the Italian Serie A table, just four points behind city rivals Inter, after Brazilian international Alexandre Pato scored a last-gasp winner to give them a 2-1 victory at Fiorentina.
Polish goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski made two sorry blunders as Arsenal crashed to a 2-1 defeat in their Champions League last 16 clash against Porto at Estadio do Dragao.
Cristiano Ronaldo netted twice on his return from a ban as Real Madrid cut the gap on Spanish leaders Barcelona to two points with a 3-0 victory at bottom club Xerez on Saturday night.
Inter Milan took a stranglehold on the Serie A title with a 3-0 win over Cagliari on Sunday which saw them open a 10-point lead over city rivals AC Mlan, who could only manage a goalless draw at Bologna.
Inter Milan stayed firmly on course for a league and cup double in Italy with a 1-0 victory over Fiorentina in the first leg of their cup semifinal on Wednesday night.
Fiorentina striker Adrian Mutu has tested positive for a banned substance, the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) have announced on Thursday.
Italian champions Inter Milan had to come from two goals down to earn a point at Bari on Saturday night in a match featuring three penalties.
AC Milan kept up the pressure on Serie A table-toppers and city rivals Inter Milan with a 3-0 win at Juventus on Sunday night -- a result which turns the heat firmly on home coach Ciro Ferrara.
Christian Gross enjoyed the perfect start as Stuttgart coach as his side scored three goals in the first 11 minutes to defeat Romania's Unirea Urziceni 3-1 to book their Champions League last 16 berth.
Inter Milan lead Italy's Serie A by seven points as a late Diego Milito penalty gave them a 1-0 win over Fiorentina in the San Siro.
Liverpool have crashed out of the Champions League despite a narrow 1-0 Group E win over Debrecen in Hungary.
Dutch international Ryan Babel has threatened to leave English Premier League side Liverpool unless he is picked to play in more games by his manager Rafa Benitez.
Lyon scored a last-minute equalizer to secure a 1-1 draw at home to Liverpool, sealing the French side's place in the Champions League last 16 and leaving the 2005 champions on the brink of elimination.
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CNN's U.S.-based Arsenal fan iReporter laments AZ Alkmaar's defensive tactics during their draw with Arsenal.
Lyon snatched a dramatic last-gasp 2-1 victory at Anfield as Liverpool lost four games in succession for the first time since 1987 to leave the English giants' Champions League qualification hopes hanging by a thread.
Defending champions Inter Milan moved three points clear at the top in Italy after crushing fifth-placed Genoa 5-0 on Saturday.
Liverpool's Champions League hopes took a blow as teenage Montenegro international Stevan Jovetic scored both goals to give Italian side Fiorentina a deserved 2-0 Group E victory.
Sampdoria moved to the top of Italy's Serie A with a 4-1 trouncing of Siena as city rivals Genoa dropped their first points after losing 3-1 at Chievo.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Samuel Eto'o were both kept under wraps by their former team-mates as Inter Milan held Champions League holders Barcelona to a dour Group F goalless draw at the San Siro.
Manchester United's signing of teenage defender Michele Fornasier could be investigated after the player's former club Fiorentina contacted football's world governing body FIFA about the move.
Holders Barcelona will face Inter Milan, pitting Samuel Eto'o and Zlatan Ibrahimovic against their former clubs, after the draw for the Champions League group stage was made in Monaco on Thursday.
Bologna and Fiorentina shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw in the first Serie A match of the new season at the Stadio Dal Ara.
Arsenal will face Celtic in a mouthwatering all-British tie later this month to decide who reaches the Champions League group stages.
Welcome to rock bottom. It couldn't possibly get worse, could it?
It seemed the 2008-09 season was barely seconds over before AC Milan turned just about everything on its head. Bad enough Captain Courageous, Paolo Maldini, has finally (at the age of almost 41) opted to retire, but next season, the Rossoneri will also be without two key figures of recent seasons: coach Carlo Ancelotti and Brazilian ace Kaká, who have left for Chelsea and Real Madrid, respectively.
Paolo Maldini and Luis Figo brought down the curtain on their remarkable careers as their Milan clubs both scored victories on the final day of the Serie A season.
Inter Milan claimed their fourth successive Scudetto on Saturday night without kicking a ball, after AC Milan were beaten 2-1 by Udinese.
Inter Milan were held up in their Serie A title charge after being held to a 2-2 draw at lowly Chievo on Sunday.
AC Milan's slim Serie A title hopes remain alive, after Sunday's 2-0 victory at Catania closed the gap on city rivals Inter to seven points, with four matches and a possible 12 points still remaining.
Former Italian international star Filippo Inzaghi scored a hat-trick as AC Milan went second in Serie A with a 5-1 win over Torino in the San Siro on Sunday.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice as Inter Milan eased to a 3-0 victory over bottom side Reggina at the San Siro on Sunday to re-open their seven-point lead at the top of Serie A.
Inter Milan kept their seven-point lead at the top of Serie A with a 2-0 win over Fiorentina in the San Siro in Sunday's late match in Italy.
Juventus came from behind to defeat Bologna 4-1 on Saturday to put pressure on Inter Milan at the top of the Serie A table.
David Beckham's AC Milan capped a disappointing week with a 2-1 defeat at Sampdoria which leaves them 12 points adrift of arch-rivals Inter in the Serie A title race and looking over their shoulders as they bid to seal a Champions League spot.
CSKA Moscow produced a professional performance to get past Aston Villa's 'reserves' in the second leg of their UEFA Cup last-32 tie on Thursday, winning 2-0 on the night for a 3-1 aggregate victory.
Tottenham face an uphill battle to qualify for the last 16 of the UEFA Cup after a makeshift side conceded two late goals in sub-zero temperatures in Ukraine to lose 2-0 to Shakhtar Donetsk.
The January transfer window is the mid-season bazaar that provides Europe's football teams a chance to boost their squad for the second half of the season.
A seventh minute goal from Brazilian teenager Alexander Pato proved enough to give AC Milan a 1-0 home victory over Fiorentina in a match totally dominated by Manchester City's $150 million bid for playmaker Kaka this week.
Brazilian football star Kaka appears to be edging closer towards a world record transfer from AC Milan to Manchester City after the Italian club's coach admitted he was powerless to prevent the player's proposed move to England.
AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti made a tacit admission on Friday that his Brazilian star Kaka may move to Manchester City in a world record transfer deal.
Alessandro Del Piero pointed the way as Juventus won 3-1 at Atalanta on Sunday to move within six points of Serie A leaders Inter Milan.
Roma and Torino are through to the quarterfinals of the Italian Cup after both winning their last 16 matches on Wednesday.
Miroslav Klose scored two goals as Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich beat Lyon 3-2 in France and finished top of Group F of the Champions League.
Striker Goran Pandev scored early in extra time to give Lazio a 2-1 win at 10-man AC Milan to secure a place in the Italian Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday.
Miroslav Klose scored twice and set up Luca Toni for another Tuesday to give Bayern Munich a 3-0 win over Steaua Bucharest and a place in the knockout stage of the Champions League.
Jose Mourinho's Inter Milan have gone four points clear at the top of Serie A after a second-half goal from Sulley Muntari gave them a 1-0 victory over fellow-title challengers Juventus.
Midfielder Juninho and defender Anthony Reveillere scored to give Lyon a 2-0 win over Steaua Bucharest to take them to the top of Champions League Group F on Wednesday.
Jose Mourinho's reign at Inter Milan suffered another setback on Wednesday night as the defending Italian champions were held 0-0 away to Fiorentina.
Bayern Munich ignored their poor Bundesliga form to secure a convincing 3-0 win over Fiorentina in Tuesday's Champions League match in Munich to take control of Group F.
Ze Roberto's second half goal earned Bayern Munich a 1-1 draw against French giants Lyon to keep Juergen Klinsmann's side top of Group F in the Champions League.
AC Milan stumbled to their second successive defeat at the start of the Serie A season as they went down 2-0 at Genoa on Sunday.
Adrian Mutu has confirmed that he will appeal against FIFA's ruling that he must pay his former club Chelsea $25.5 million in compensation after he was banned from playing for using cocaine.
FIFA have ordered Adrian Mutu to pay Chelsea $25.5 million in compensation after he was banned from playing for using cocaine.
Goals from strikers Adrian Mutu and Alberto Gilardino gave Fiorentina a great chance of reaching the group stage of the Champions League with a 2-0 first leg home win over Slavia Prague on Tuesday.
Serie A champions Inter Milan will open the defense of their title with a trip to Sampdoria on August 31 but the match of the opening weekend will take place in Florence where last season's third-placed Juventus will face Fiorentina, who were fourth.
Fiorentina president Andrea Della Valle has insisted that star striker Adrian Mutu will be staying at the club despite interest from Serie A rivals Roma.
Pablo Osvaldo's spectacular winning goal for Fiorentina gave his side plenty to celebrate and at the same time left AC Milan contemplating the prospect of UEFA Cup football next season.
Inter Milan clinched a third successive Italian Serie A title in the final match of the season on Sunday, as Zlatan Ibrahimovic came off the bench to net both goals in a 2-0 win at Parma that condemned the home side to relegation.
Juventus captain Alessandro Del Piero scored twice as they ended the Serie A season with a 3-3 draw at Sampdoria on Saturday.
AC Milan have confirmed that coach Carlo Ancelotti will remain at the club next season -- but Brazilian defenders Cafu and Serginho have confirmed their departures.
Gallant Rangers reached the UEFA Cup final after a dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over Fiorentina in their semi-final second leg, after 240 minutes of football over two matches failed to produce a single goal.
Roma kept the Serie A title race alive for another week at least with a 4-1 thrashing of Torino.
Rangers kept their European and quadruple dreams alive after another 0-0 home draw, this time against Fiorentina, put them within sight of the UEFA Cup final.
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