Barcelona head coach Luis Enrique remained upbeat after his side threw away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at Villarreal and said: “We’re one point closer to our objective.”

Jose Mourinho has warned clubs wanting to buy Petr Cech this summer that they may have to give up one of their own players to land the Chelsea goalkeeper.

Juventus have reached an agreement to sign German midfielder Sami Khedira on a free transfer, the Italian champions have announced.

Atletico Madrid were in dreamland as they destroyed rivals Real Madrid with a thumping 4-0 win which blew the Primera Division title race wide open.

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Germany picked up their obligatory group win over Gibraltar but the expected flurry of goals failed to arrive as they only managed to score four without reply in Nuremberg.

Arsene Wenger admits Manchester United are one of the clubs trying to sign Thomas Vermaelen but the Arsenal boss would prefer to see the defender move abroad.

Germany 7 Brazil 1

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Barcelona 2 Real Madrid 1

As Germany reached Brazil, it should not be forgotten that someone else reached a career high. Noel King can now always say that he managed his country. That it came against the three-time world champions only deepened the distinction.

Not too long ago, Anthony Stokes was seen to be a rebel without a cause, determined to flush his talent away. Last night, a new man emerged and showed he is ready to fulfil his potential.

Germany 3 Republic of Ireland 0

Skipper Robbie Keane was missing as the Republic of Ireland attempted to upset the odds by denying Germany World Cup qualification in Cologne.

For Sami Khedira, it is a question of quantity, not even qualification.

Mesut Ozil has dismissed stories in the Spanish press about his perceived lack of professionalism, while also appearing to criticise Real Madrid himself for not affording him full trust — in contrast to Arsenal, where he says he is loving life.

Germany 3 Austria 0

Real Madrid 2 Borussia Dortmund 0

Not even Jose Mourinho could deny the scale of the task, the amount on the line.

Borussia Dortmund 4 Real Madrid 1

Galatasaray 3 Real Madrid 2 (Real Madrid win 3-5 on aggregate)

Real Madrid 3 Galatasaray 0

Germany 4 Kazakhstan 1

Ireland’s Group C rivals Germany eased past lowly Kazakhstan 3-0 last night without deploying any strikers for the first time in a competitive match under coach Joachim Loew as they stayed top of the group.

Barcelona 1 Real Madrid 3

Real Madrid 1 Manchester United 1

Real Madrid 1 Manchester United 1

Alex Ferguson has included Shinji Kagawa and Danny Welbeck but not Nemanja Vidic in Manchester United’s starting line-up to face Real Madrid at the Bernabeu Stadium tonight.

Manchester City 1 Real Madrid 1

Seamus Coleman has been handed his first competitive start as a much-changed Republic of Ireland attempt to halt Germany's charge towards World Cup qualification tonight.

Barcelona 2 Real Madrid 2

The Republic of Ireland have suffered a significant injury worry ahead of next Friday’s World Cup qualifier against Germany with the news that Kevin Doyle is considered a major doubt after incurring a thigh injury in training at Wolves.

Four wonderful goals and all the debates about Spain’s style suddenly seemed rather academic.

Germany 1 Italy 2

Euro 2012 has been waiting for a team to really stamp its authority on this tournament; and last night Germany grabbed that opportunity in hugely convincing style with a display so powerful and confident they could rightly overtake Spain as favourites to win the trophy.

Germany 4 Greece 2

At the World Cup, Germany scored 13 goals in six games and were widely hailed as a great attacking side – or rather they were a great counter-attacking side.

Germany 1 Portugal 0

It was meant to be Barcelona against Real Madrid in a dream Champions League final on May 19 but instead 2012 has become the year of the brave as Bayern Munich, just 24 hours after Chelsea had recorded a remarkable victory in the Nou Camp, went to Real and beat them on penalties.

Mario Gomez struck a 90th-minute winner to move Bayern Munich a step closer to appearing in the Champions League final in their own stadium with a narrow victory over Real Madrid in the Allianz Arena last night.