Real Madrid fought back from two goals down as Vinicius Jr grabbed a hat-trick in a thrilling 5-2 win over visitors Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League.
Barcelona, reduced to 10-man in the last half-an-hour, clinched a narrow win over Valencia in their La Liga match on Sunday.
The Italian coach considers that having healthy players, such as striker Karim Benzema, will be the key to face the schedule that awaits the Madrid side, who will be looking to defend their LaLiga, Spanish Super Cup and Champions League titles.
The following is the draw for the Champions League last 16 which was held in Nyon on Monday:
Barcelona made a disappointing start to their Champions League campaign by losing 2-1 to AS Monaco on Thursday.
'I expect a brave Napoli that plays from the back and presses high, that doesn't speculate, has a lot of individual talent, it's a big game and it's a great team, current champions of Italy.'
Mallorca fans were filmed racially abusing Real Madrid's Brazilian forward Vinicius Jr. in their Son Moix stadium during their 1-0 upset win against the LaLiga holders on Sunday.
Busquets, who retired from international duty last year, has made more than 700 appearances for Barcelona and holds the record for playing in more El Clasicos than any other player with 48 appearances against Barcelona's rivals Real Madrid.
'An act of racism is a criminal act... From now on, FIFA will take legal actions with local authorities too, we will join complaints filed in local justice.'
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 agreement follows the racist insults 22-year-old Vinicius suffered in a LaLiga match at Valencia
Real Madrid fans and players showed their support for Vinicius Jr who was subjected to racial abuse over the weekend.
Crashing out at the group stage again would be a huge blow to Barcelona's finances, whose perilous state led the club's board to sell a stake in their TV rights and agree to the sale of their audio-visual division.
The 64-year-old has been at Real Madrid since 2021, having previously managed the club from 2013 to 2015.
Karim Benzema will leave Real Madrid as a free agent in the close season after 14 trophy-laden years
The Copa del Rey semi-final draw will be made on Friday.
Dada present at event bringing La Liga to India.
IMAGES from the soccer matches played across leagues on Friday
IMAGES from football matches played across Europe on Wednesday.
City completed the treble of Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup titles, matching Manchester United's feat in 1999 and drawing comparisons with Guardiola's 2008-09 Barcelona team.
Gundogan was Pep Guardiola's first recruit when he took over the reins at City in 2016 despite the German being sidelined with a knee injury when he was signed from Borussia Dortmund.
Former Barcelona defender Alba to sign for Inter Miami
Hazard joined Chelsea from Lille in 2012 and won the Europa League in 2013 and 2019 with the London club. He also won the Premier League title in 2015 and in 2017 as well as the League Cup and the FA Cup.
Arsenal took the race to the final day last season and are strongly tipped to end Manchester City's dominance this time.
Real Madrid's Rodrygo struck twice and Jude Bellingham was also on target as the visitors enjoyed a 3-0 win at lowly Cadiz.
Marco Asensio and Vinicius Jr. scored second-half goals to earn Real Madrid a solid 2-0 win over struggling Valencia.
Barcelona have reached the semis only once since winning the Champions League in 2014-15.
Atletico Madrid secured a hard-fought 2-1 home victory over Real Betis in La Liga on Sunday thanks to an own-goal by Rui Silva and a header by Alvaro Morata as Diego Simeone's side ended a three-game winless run in all competitions.
Re-signed by Atletico, the Frenchman to stay at the club till 2026.
Barcelona to sign Gundogan on free transfer from Man City
'Yesterday, he trained normally, and today he's taken this decision. We have accepted it. I spoke to him this morning, and he said he was leaving, and I understood.'
FIFA also announced a newly structured international calendar which its president Gianni Infantino said had been endorsed by the ECA.
Spanish prosecutors last month filed a complaint against Barcelona over payments of 7.3 million euros ($7.95 million) from 2001 to 2018 to firms owned by Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira.
Paris St Germain closed out the year on a high as they maintained their five-point advantage at the top of the table.
Athletic Bilbao beat Barcelona 4-2 at home to knock them out of the Copa del Rey
Dembele was dropped by manager Xavi Hernandez amid his contract standoff with Barcelona before he returned to the team in February and finished the campaign with 32 appearances in all competitions.
The agreement, dubbed "LaLiga Boost", buys CVC an 8.2% stake in a new company that will get broadcasting revenues and sponsorship rights for 50 years.
Sevilla maintained their incredible record in the competition after an otherwise difficult season.
Barca had been trying to sign the 21-year-old right back for $6.5 million in a deal
Luka Modric has signed a one-year contract extension with Real Madrid
