Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha both scored twice to help Barcelona thrash hosts Villarreal 5-1.
Greece beat England for the first time as striker Vangelis Pavlidis's double earned the visitors a richly-deserved 2-1 victory.
Second-half strikes by Federico Valverde, Brahim Diaz and Endrick gave feeble Real Madrid an unconvincing 3-0 win over lowly Real Valladolid.
The Copa del Rey semi-final draw will be made on Friday.
Barcelona made a disappointing start to their Champions League campaign by losing 2-1 to AS Monaco on Thursday.
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Saturday.
A summary of Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
Barcelona can no longer afford to shell out huge sums in transfer fees for top players like Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe, coach Xavi Hernandez said.
Phil Foden kept Manchester City's Premier League title challenge on track with a superb second-half double as his side hit back to clinch a 3-1 home victory over Manchester United on Sunday.
Atletico Madrid needed a penalty shootout to edge past Inter Milan and reach the Champions league quarter-finals after a dramatic last-16 clash ended 2-2 on aggregate on Wednesday.
IMAGES from football matches played across Europe on Wednesday.
Ernesto Valverde's Bilbao team punished the visitors with clinical counter-attacks, playing with the advantage of having won the first leg 1-0 in Madrid.
The quarter-final draw was the last in the current format with UEFA adopting an all-new format from the 2024-25 season onwards.
Images from English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
A summary of Wednesday's action in the Champions League quarter-finals first leg.
The FFF did not specify whether the complaint was over the goal itself or the fact it was ruled out after the final whistle.
Tottenham Hotspur missed the chance to move into the top four when they were held to a 1-1 draw at West Ham United
Griezmann played mainly deep, but also often close to lone striker Giroud or even on the flanks.
Inter Milan captain Lautaro Martinez struck a last-gasp goal to snatch a dramatic 1-0 win over 10-man Napoli as they claimed their third successive Italian Super Cup title on Monday.
Antoine Griezmann and Samuel Lino scored in each half to give Atletico Madrid a 2-0 win over Lazio on Wednesday that secured them top spot in Champions League Group E, the first time since 2016 that they had reached the knockouts as group winners.
Messi mania highlights 'epic' year for MLS, Garber says
Images from the Premier League matches played on Thursday
Chelsea outplay Villa in FA Cup
Photos from soccer matches played across top European Leagues on Saturday.
Girona reclaimed top spot in LaLiga after beating champions Barcelona 4-2
At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most likely have been hanging out with Dua Lipa.
Real Sociedad will join Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, and LaLiga champions Barcelona in Europe's elite club competition next season.
Images from Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Bukayo Saka scored either side of halftime as Arsenal crushed second-bottom Burnley 5-0.
IMAGES from the Euro 2024 qualifiers played on Tuesday.
Re-signed by Atletico, the Frenchman to stay at the club till 2026.
Koopmeiners leads Atalanta past Milan into Coppa semis
A summary of Saturday's action in the 2024 UEFA European Football Championship qualifiers.
It was Griezmann's combination of graft and guile at both ends of the pitch that caught the eye.
Griezmann thankful for thankless role in France side
If this sporting clash was, as English essayist, novelist and journalist George Orwell said, "war minus the shooting" both sets of players were more than ready, and set about each other with little restraint.
Shubhankar Sharma is on track to post the best ever finish by an Indian at the British Open after competing his third round in a tie for ninth place at drizzly Royal Liverpool on Saturday.
Alvaro Morata scored a brace to help Atletico Madrid deliver a statement performance as they outclassed city rivals Real Madrid.
The 2024 European Championship will be held in Germany from June 14-July 14. Following are the teams who have qualified for the tournament:
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