Messi or Suarez should win World Cup if not Spain, says Luis Enrique
Ciro Immobile scored a 69th-minute penalty to earn hosts Lazio a 1-0 victory over 10-man Bayern Munich.
Alvaro Morata scored a brace to help Atletico Madrid deliver a statement performance as they outclassed city rivals Real Madrid.
IMAGRS from the soccer matches played across European leagues on Friday
Bayer Leverkusen crushed hosts VfL Bochum 5-0 to stretch their remarkable unbeaten run across all competitions this season to 50 consecutive matches.
"Will Germany be more dangerous because they need the win more? You never know in football," Luis Enrique said.
'We know how to differentiate between when it's family and when we are manager and player'
A summary of Wednesday's action in the Champions League quarter-finals first leg.
I told my players to take 1,000 penalties, says Spain's Luis Enrique
Spain and Costa Rica are playing in Group E along with Germany and Japan.
Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric came off the bench to net a stunning strike from the edge of the box late in the second half to secure a 1-0 home win over Sevilla on Sunday and stretch their lead at the top of La Liga to eight points.
Gavi, 18, and Pedri, who turned 20 during the tournament, showed maturity beyond their years at the heart of the team's midfield, while strikers Ansu Fati and Nico Williams, both 20, looked full of potential when they came off the bench.
Bayer Leverkusen beat Freiburg 3-2 to edge closer to a first ever Bundesliga title.
But just over half an hour into the game at the Al Thumama Stadium, the Costa Ricans had already been blown away and were 3-0 down after goals from Dani Olmo, Marco Asensio and a Ferran Torres penalty.
PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has said they will not let Mbappe go on a free transfer after the club spent 180 million euros ($196.99 million) to sign him.
Kylian Mbappe sent a letter to PSG last month stating that he had no intention of extending his contract, which expires in 2024.
Al Hilal, managed by Portuguese coach Jorge Jesus, play Al Fayha on Saturday with Neymar expected to wear the number 10 shirt.
Morocco are happy to sit back and look to punish opponents on the counter-attack using the speed and skill of Hakim Ziyech
Germany's players, however, must not only process their first ever loss to Japan, they are also under fire back home for their handling of a diversity armband affair
In the 97kg event, Vicky lost his qualification round bout to Samuel Scherrer of Switzerland 2-2. He was out of medal contention along with Pankaj (61kg), who also made an opening round exit after going down to Assyl Aitakyn of Kazakhstan.
IMAGES from the Champions League matches played on Tuesday.
'We tried to keep him, but there is nothing we can do'
A summary of the opening day's action in the UEFA Champions league on Tuesday.
'They're young, but they're first-team players, important and with a lot of responsibility'
IMAGES from the football matches played across Europe on Sunday.
'We created so many chances and simply weren't effective with them. In fact we created a rainbow of different chances and there are just some days when the ball refuses to go in.'
Inaki and Nico Williams encounter contrasting fortunes at the World Cup.
A round-up of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League
Luis Rubiales' kiss of Jenni Hermoso triggered a torrent of allegations from other women in sport of predatory behaviour by men.
Roundup of Champions League matches played on Wednesday night
The Union Government on Thursday said that 5.9 million tonnes of lithium reserves have been found for the first time in the country in Jammu and Kashmir. Lithium is a non-ferrous metal and is one of the key components in EV batteries. "Geological Survey of India for the first time established Lithium inferred resources (G3) of 5.9 million tonnes in the Salal-Haimana area of the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir," the ministry of mines said on Thursday.
Morocco have been willed on by some of the most impassioned fans at the tournament who arrived at the Education City stadium with their ear-splitting volume turned up high even before kickoff.
Spain are still favourites to finish top of Group E above Sweden, Poland and Slovakia but, after struggling to break down conservative sides such as Georgia and Greece in March, they know coming first will not be a procession.
The VAR system took several minutes to confirm the ball had not gone out before Mitoma's touch
'Those of us who are older, who went through difficult times in Brazil and Russia, help the younger ones, with new energy.'
Morata became the first ever Spanish player to score for club and country at Wembley Stadium.
Spain cannot repeat mistakes from Japan collapse, says Rodri
In the women's doubles, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand won 21-18, 21-19 against the Dutch duo of Debora Jille and Cheryl Seinen. Treesa and Gayatri face Chinese Taipei's Hsu Ya Ching and Lin Wan Ching in the quarter-finals.
Japan's high-pressing style which undid Germany had briefly unsettled Spain on a few occasions in the first half.
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