Manchester City 0 Wigan Athletic 1

Sevilla 2 Atletico Madrid 2 (Atletico win 4-3 on aggregate)

BARCELONA defender Gerard Pique has hailed team-mate Lionel Messi as the finest player in the world as the Argentinian waits to discover if he has won the FIFA Ballon d’Or award for 2011 today.

JUVENTUS and Udinese moved back into a share of top spot in Serie A after posting impressive wins yesterday.

Atletico Madrid 2 Celtic 0

REAL MADRID overcame the second-minute dismissal of Iker Casillas to beat Espanyol 1-0 last night and move to within five points of fierce rivals Barcelona at the top of the Primera Division.

Barcelona’s record 16-match winning run in the Primera Division came to an end tonight as they were held to a 1-1 draw by lowly Sporting Gijon.

Atletico Madrid forward Jose Antonio Reyes has been ruled out for two weeks with a left ankle sprain suffered in last night’s Copa del Rey defeat to city rivals Real.

Inter Milan 0 Atletico Madrid 2

Republic of Ireland winger Damien Duff has recovered from a knock to start for Fulham in tonight’s Europa League final against Atletico Madrid.

FORMER Manchester United striker Diego Forlan returned to haunt Liverpool as his extra-time strike sent Atletico Madrid into the Europa League final despite losing 2-1 at Anfield last night.

ATLETICO MADRID are known as ‘Los Colchoneros’ — mattress makers — because of their red-and-white striped shirts, but there have been times when their supporters believed it was because they provided a comfortable rest for the opposition.

HOPEFULLY, by the time you read this, I will be in the Plaza Mayor enjoying a celebratory glass of Rioja or two having watched Chelsea secure their place in the next round of the Champions League. Fingers crossed – and more of that next week.

Atletico Madrid 2 Chelsea 2

Atletico Madrid 0 Chelsea 0

Zenit St Petersburg will have to lower their inflated demands for wantaway star midfielder Andrei Arshavin if they are to strike a deal with Arsenal during the transfer window.

Zenit St Petersburg are determined to inflate the price tag Arsenal must meet for wantaway star midfielder Andrei Arshavin, according to his agent.

Atletico Madrid 0 Bolton 0 (Bolton win 1-0 on aggregate)

Bolton manager Gary Megson left first leg hero El-Hadji Diouf on the bench for tonight’s UEFA Cup last-32 second leg against Atletico Madrid at the Vicente Calderon.

EL-HADJI DIOUF made up for his disappointment in the African Nations Cup by giving Bolton the edge in the UEFA Cup last night.

Bolton 1 Atletico Madrid 0

Arsene Wenger may well be keen to further strengthen his squad before the start of the new season, but the Arsenal boss maintains he already has plenty of talent available.

Arsenal have confirmed striker Jose Antonio Reyes has joined Atletico Madrid for an undisclosed fee.

Arsenal forward Jose Antonio Reyes is hoping the long-running saga over where he will be playing his football next season will be brought to an end in the near future.

Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal’s pre-season form has shown they can become a force to be reckoned with again.

Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas admits he is unlikely to secure the signature of Arsenal forward Jose Antonio Reyes.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger remains hopeful of bringing in a couple more fresh faces before the new campaign kicks off.

Arsene Wenger tonight vowed to speak about his Arsenal future “at the right moment”.

Los Angeles Galaxy general manager Alexi Lalas will be paying close attention to any updates from Spain on David Beckham’s condition after the player’s final game for Real Madrid was cut short by injury.

David Beckham was all smiles last night after helping Real Madrid clinch their first Primera Liga title since 2003.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insists Spain international Cesc Fabregas will be at the Emirates Stadium next season.

Julio Baptista is set to return to Spain following his season with Arsenal.

Harry Redknapp put referee Graham Poll’s latest – and probably last - controversial decision behind him and admitted next season will be an even tougher challenge for Portsmouth after just missing out on Europe.

ARSENE WENGER is not expecting to receive a bottle of red wine from Sir Alex Ferguson as thanks for handing Manchester United the Premiership title – but the Arsenal boss believes the Red Devils have deserved their triumph just the same.

Arsene Wenger is not expecting to receive a bottle of red wine from Alex Ferguson as thanks for handing Manchester United the Premiership title – but the Arsenal boss believes the Red Devils have deserved their triumph just the same.

ARSENAL loanee Julio Baptista finds life in England so miserable he admits he is prepared to give his Real Madrid career another try.

Arsenal’s Jose Antonio Reyes is hoping he will have done enough by the end of the Spanish season to earn himself a permanent switch to Real Madrid.

ARSENE WENGER admits he would have a dilemma over just where a big-name signing would fit into his current Arsenal side.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger accepts that sooner or later he will have to give Cesc Fabregas a break.

ARSENE WENGER may feel he has no need to strengthen the Arsenal squad this month, but there looks set to be some movement away from the Emirates Stadium.

ARSENE WENGER believes Patrick Vieira is back to his best and determined to prove that his love affair with Arsenal is still flourishing. Vieira’s commitment to Arsenal was questioned last summer when the Frenchman came close to moving to Real Madrid.

ARSENAL will be without striker Emmanuel Adebayor for the trip to Sheffield United on Saturday. The in-form Togo striker picked up a thigh strain during the final stages of the 2-1 win at Watford.

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.

Real Madrid 3 Racing Santander 1