RONALDINHO shrugged off claims about his weight as he helped Barcelona shrug off their mini-crisis and go two points clear in La Liga with a 3-0 win over Athletic Bilbao last night. An own goal by Amorebieta, a fine volley by Xavi and a cool finish from the recalled Eto’o in a brilliant first half display saw Barca home.

ROBERTO MANCINI etched his name into Inter Milan’s history books yesterday with a record-breaking ninth successive league victory, beating Messina 2-0.

RONALDINHO grabbed his 11th league goal of the season as Barcelona extended their lead at the top of La Liga to two points after a 1-0 win over Real Sociedad at the Nou Camp on Saturday, while Sevilla moved into second spot after a 2-1 comeback win at home to Real Madrid.

A TWO-GOAL blast from Icelandic striker Eidur Gudjohnsen drove title holders Barcelona back to the top of the Spanish league yesterday, with a 4-1 win at Real Mallorca.

DUTCH striker Ruud van Nistelrooy scored four times as Real Madrid beat Osasuna 4-1 yesterday to move third in La Liga.

SEVILLA’S dream season continued yesterday as they took command of the Spanish Primera Liga at Barcelona’s expense with a 2-0 win over Osasuna.

CHAMPIONS Barcelona came unstuck last night as Real Madrid triumphed 2-0 in El Classico at the Bernabeu.

SPANISH champions Barcelona sent out a warning shot to Champions League opponents Chelsea last night as they opened up a three-point lead at the top of the Spanish Primera Liga after their nearest rivals all faltered.

BARCELONA’S Cameroonian international Samuel Eto’o was targeted by racist taunts after scoring at Racing Santander in the Primera Liga last night.

Lyon went top of Ligue 1 for 24 hours at least with a convincing 2-0 win over Troyes.

Portsmouth have swooped to land Zimbabwe international Benjani Mwaruwari for £4.1m (€5.9m), according to BBC Radio Solent.

WIGAN striker Henri Camara believes he has finally found a home after listening to the Latics fans singing his praises.

Birmingham are confident they have won the race to sign Liverpool midfielder Salif Diao on loan for the remainder of the season despite an 11th-hour bid from Aston Villa.

Wolves chief executive Jez Moxey has insisted the club will not be bullied into selling Henri Camara to Bolton – even though the striker has defied them by flying back to Senegal.

Wolves have warned they will take disciplinary action against want-away striker Henri Camara if the Senegalese international does not return to training.

Wolves today confirmed want-away striker Henri Camara has refused to join pre-season training and left the country against their wishes.

Wolves boss Dave Jones is on the verge of making Senegal World Cup star Henri Camara his most expensive signing of the summer.

A 2-0 victory for Real Sociedad away to Malaga put them back on top of the Primera Liga last night after Real Madrid had briefly reclaimed the top spot on Saturday night.

BAYERN MUNICH’S German international goalkeeper Oliver Kahn has insisted he is ready for a move abroad despite the Bundesliga giants’ determination to hold on to him.

BAYERN MUNICH, reeling after their Champions League elimination in midweek, suffered a further setback when they were beaten 2-0 at Werder Bremen in the German first division yesterday.

BAYERN MUNICH destroyed Hamburg SV 3-0 on Saturday to pick up their second easy win in two weeks and move into third place in the Bundesliga while promoted VfL Bochum extended their unbeaten run to stay top.

Salif Diao believes mental strength will prove decisive in Senegal’s showdown with Turkey today as a mouth-watering semi-final clash with Brazil looms on the horizon.

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Sweden 1 Senegal 2 (Senegal win on golden goal)

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Liverpool have agreed a deal with French club Sedan for Senegal midfielder Salif Diao.