Barcelona blitzed Osasuna with four goals in 10 second-half minutes to temporarily move three points clear at the top of LaLiga with a 7-1 victory at the Nou Camp.

Barcelona saw off Athletic Bilbao 3-0 at the Nou Camp to move to within a point of LaLiga leaders Real Madrid.

A stoppage-time Lionel Messi penalty snatched all three points for Barcelona as they climbed to the top of LaLiga with a dramatic 3-2 win over Valencia.

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.”

Leicester winger Jeff Schlupp insists boss Claudio Ranieri has managed to keep the table toppers grounded, despite the Premier League winning post looming nearer.

Gary Neville’s position as Valencia manager looks increasingly insecure after his struggling side slumped to yet another defeat.

Valencia 0 Lyon 2: Gary Neville’s first game in charge of Valencia ended in an embarrassing defeat — with his team humbled 2-0 at home by Lyon to crash out of the Champions League.

England coach Gary Neville will make his first foray into management at Valencia — a surprise appointment that Roy Hodgson believes will help rather than hinder the national team.

Manchester United captain turned Sky Sports star pundit Gary Neville has taken on a fiendishly difficult challenge in his first job in management in charge of troubled Valencia.

The locals are very restless at Valencia, as fans and pundits now realise what it’s like supporting a club controlled by Singapore businessman Peter Lim and Portuguese super-agent Jorge Mendes.

Lionel Messi’s goal was enough for Barcelona to beat Atletico Madrid 1-0 and clinch the La Liga title for the Catalan club.

Euro round-up: Valencia ended Real Madrid’s winning streak two shy of the world record as they came from behind to win 2-1.

David Moyes’ Real Sociedad held on to record a narrow 1-0 victory over Barca as they returned to winning ways at a damp Anoeta.

Spanish football is proposing a stadium ban on all radical supporter groups, known as ultras, after violent clashes on Sunday led to the death of a Deportivo La Coruna fan.

Valencia 3 Sevilla 1 (Agg 3-3, Sevilla win on away goals)

Barcelona 1 Real Madrid 2

Barcelona 1 Real Madrid 2

Tonight’s Copa del Rey decider between Barcelona and Real Madrid in Valencia will be very different from their last final meeting.

Miroslav Djukic looked a dead coach walking after his Valencia side’s 1-2 home defeat to La Liga’s bottom club Almeria on Wednesday.

Swansea 1 St Gallen 0

Crystal Palace 0 Swansea City 2

Crystal Palace 0 Swansea 2

Valencia 0 Swansea 3

Swansea’s Spanish stars face a daunting trip to Valencia in their first-ever Europa League group stage campaign as long-haul journeys to Russia, Moldova and northern Norway beckon for Tottenham.

Tottenham are closing in on the signing of Valencia striker Roberto Soldado, it is understood.

Spanish soccer continues to reach new heights.

David Beckham could make his return to the Champions League when Paris St Germain host Valencia with a place in the quarter-finals at stake tonight.

Barcelona were indebted to goalkeeper Victor Valdes for producing two super saves to secure a 1-1 draw from a tough assignment against Valencia at the Mestalla last night.

There were wins for both Madrid teams in La Liga last night, but Atletico’s was marred by an injury worry for star striker Radamel Falcao.

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has been hailed as the greatest player of all-time by team-mate and fellow Argentinian Javier Mascherano.

Mauricio Pellegrino has been sacked as coach of Valencia, the club have confirmed on their Twitter feed.

Valencia and Bayern Munich both progressed to the knockout stages of the Champions League with a 1-1 draw at the Mestalla last night.

Bayern Munich surged to the top of Champions League Group F with a 6-1 hammering of pointless Lille.

Barcelona kept their perfect start to the season going with a 2-0 win at Benfica thanks to goals either side of half-time by Alexis Sanchez and Cesc Fabregas.

Alex Ferguson has revealed Manchester United have hit a brick wall in their attempts to sign Robin van Persie from Arsenal.

Newcastle playmaker Hatem Ben Arfa is the eye-catching name among the initial list of 12 overseas-based players selected for France’s Euro 2012 training squad.

Atletico Madrid 4 Valencia 2

Rory Delap has assured the thousands of Stoke fans who have travelled out to Valencia that the side will give everything in a bid to reach the last 16 of the Europa League.

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola claimed his side deserved to be closer to Real Madrid than the current 10-point gap to the Primera Division leaders but vowed his team would not give up their title without a fight after last night’s 5-1 thrashing of Valencia.