Football

Barcelona have confirmed that Messi will miss the rest of the season as a result of the muscle injury which forced him out of his side's over Atletico Madrid.

Frank Lampard became Chelsea's all-time leading goalscorer with two trademark strikes against Aston Villa.

Moyes said he had not expected to be leaving Everton after 11 years in charge and had already begin planning for next season when the Old Trafford giants came calling this week.

East Bengal (49) are now two points behind second-placed Pune FC as the Kolkata giants, with a better goal difference.

Norway's most capped footballer, John Arne Riise, says he's giving up playing for the national team to concentrate on Premier League side Fulham.

Barcelona's 4-2 against Real Betis on Sunday left the Catalans 11 points clear of second-placed Real Madrid.

The German giants won 3-0 in the second leg to make it 7-0 on aggregate at Camp Nou on Wednesday night.

Arsenal will keep with tradition and form a guard of honour for new Premier League champions Manchester United when the sides meet at The Emirates on Sunday.

Andres Iniesta has dismissed the idea Barcelona are at the end of an era following their 4-0 Champions League mauling by Bayern Munich.

The nine-times European champions have a huge task on their hands in Tuesday's home second leg after Mourinho acknowledged they had been outplayed in the semi-final first leg in Germany.

Falcao scored his 25th goal of the Spanish league season to give Atletico Madrid a hard-fought 1-0 win at Sevilla.

The Uruguayan bit the arm of Chelsea defender during Liverpool's 2-2 draw in the Premier League on Sunday.

If Manchester City lose to Tottenham and United beat Aston Villa, the race for the title this year will be finish.

Churchill Brothers' tally now stands at 48 points from 23 matches. Dempo, who are on fifth place, took their tally to 36 points from 24 matches.

Also in the mid-week fixtures, Man City host relegation-threatened Wigan and Chelsea play at neighbours Fulham.

Ronaldo scored his 49th and 50th goals in all competitions this season as Real Madrid won 3-0 at Athletic Bilbao.