A round-up of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
After an almighty push by all parties concerned, Spain's La Liga roars back into action next week after a three-month pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with matches taking place every day and with everything to play for. The season resumes on Wednesday in bizarre circumstances with the second half of a Segunda Division match between Rayo Vallecano and Albacete that was abandoned in December due to offensive chanting.
With Samuel Eto'o on duty at the African Nations Cup, the youngster's electric pace and eye for goal will be crucial to the Catalan side's success.
A round-up of weekend action in the main European leagues.
Lionel Messi celebrated his sixth Ballon D'Or award with a brilliant hat-trick as Barcelona moved back top of La Liga with an emphatic 5-2 victory over Real Mallorca.
The Kolkata giants will leave on July 28 to participate in Leicester City's 120th anniversary celebrations.
Samuel Eto'o did the star turn as Real Mallorca beat Real Madrid 3-2 in the Primera Liga.
African Player of the Year Samuel Eto'o completed a 24-million euro ($29.41 million) move to Barcelona.
The Liverpool striker's contract runs out at the end of this coming season, when he will be able to leave the club on a free transfer.
'It has been a terrible end to the season,' said the Brazilian ace.
Victory for Barcelona took them to within a point of third-placed Deportivo Coruna and kept second-placed Valencia in their sights.
The Spanish League leaders slipped to a 2-0 defeat at home to Real Mallorca.
In his absence, the league champions have made a lacklustre start to the season, losing their opening game to Athletic Bilbao before taking just four points from fixtures against Real Betis and Osasuna.
David Beckham stayed sober and was first to bed as his Real Madrid teammates enjoyed a booze-filled night in Hong Kong.
Real Sociedad moved above Real Madrid into second place behind leaders Deportivo after a 3-1 win over an in-form Real Mallorca in the Spanish League.
Real have frittered away a four-point cushion at the top of the Spanish League in the space of just two games.
Real Mallorca rallied from a goal down at half-time to beat the European champs 5-1 in the Spanish League.
The result keeps Real Madrid in third spot in the Spanish first division standings, a point behind Valencia and five adrift of leaders Real Sociedad.
Images from the football matches played across Europe on Wednesday.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field.
Barca finished the season second in the standings on 82 points, four behind champions Real Madrid who visit Leganes later on Sunday. Alaves are 16th on 39.
IMAGES from soccer matches played in the English Premier League and the La Liga on Monday.
AC midfielder Franck Kessie scored from a penalty to give AC Milan a 2-2 draw away to Napoli in Serie A on Sunday, sparing the blushes of his goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma whose mistakes provided the hosts with both their goals. Sevilla closed in on Champions League qualification by beating struggling Real Mallorca 2-0 at home to open up a nine-point gap in the race for fourth spot in La Liga.
Real Madrid's unbeaten start to the La Liga season came to an abrupt and surprising end as Real Mallorca claimed a stunning 1-0 victory at a rocking Son Moix on Saturday to climb out of the relegation zone.
Images from La Liga matches played on Sunday
News of all that transpired on and off the football field.
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