Football

Chelsea won the FA Cup last season and finished sixth in the top flight. They qualified for the Champions League at the expense of Tottenham Hotspur by winning the trophy.

Granada ended a run of three successive defeats to grab a 0-0 draw at fellow strugglers Real Zaragoza in La Liga on Monday.

Barcelona have endured a rough ride over the last couple of weeks, losing their first leg in Milan, and then suffering back-to-back defeats to Real Madrid.

If the pre-tournament favourites are to get past the Serie A side into the quarter-finals, Messi will surely have to be on song.

Emanuele Giaccherini scored the winner for Juventus in the first minute of added time, finding the target from the edge of the box following a cross from Paul Pogba.

If the examples of Beckham and Van Nistelrooy in the past are an indication, signs are that the Red Devils' superstar is on the way out from Old Trafford.

PSG have not reached the Champions League quarter-finals since 1995 and will be favoured to progress.

Prayag United with talented players, successfully held strong contender Pune FC goalless till the half time.

Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova may have finished his cancer treatment in and be back with the squad by the end of March, said president Sandro Rosell.

India began on a cautious note, not willing to let open much, they were content to play the waiting game, and then slowly, they took control.

Barcelona star Messi has been below par in the last two high-profile encounters against Real Madrid and AC Milan.

Maharashtra peaked at the right time after somehow staying afloat in the qualifying round with just one win from three matches.

Benitez told the players on Monday their attitude had cost a series of managers the sack and also criticised them for a lack of effort and for failing to grasp tactics.

The Barca defender says Neymar will join Barcelona after his contract expires with Santos in July 2014.

Barcelona are still reeling after going down 2-0 to Milan at the San Siro, though they fought back from a goal down for a 2-1 La Liga win at home to Sevilla.

CONCACAF has backed a proposal to limit the FIFA presidency to two four-year terms and to impose an age limit of 72 for the president.