Arsenal sailed through the Europa League group stages, winning five of their six group matches and take on Sporting next, who overcame Denmark's FC Midtjylland in their playoff.
Images from UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday.
Juventus climb to top of Serie A with win over Lecce
Images from the Europa League matches played on Thursday
The three-judge panel denied a request by Alves's lawyer Ines Guardiola for the trial to be suspended on the basis that he was not given enough time to prepare for his first police interview after his arrest and had suffered a parallel trial by media.
A stoppage time header by fullback Lucas Vazquez earned 10-man Real Madrid a 1-0 victory at lowly Alaves.
Barcelona will begin their Spanish league title defence away to Getafe on Aug. 13 while Real Madrid visit Athletic Bilbao the same weekend.
The first legs of the ties will take place on February 16, with the return match a week later on February 23.
Holders Manchester City will take on RB Leipzig, Red Star Belgrade and Young Boys in Group G.
Real Sociedad will join Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, and LaLiga champions Barcelona in Europe's elite club competition next season.
Barcelona were held to a 0-0 home draw by Galatasaray in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie
Mbappe becomes PSG's all-time highest goal-scorer as French champions extend lead
Summary of the Europa League semi-final matches played on Thursday.
AS Roma head coach Jose Mourinho has been suspended for their next four matches in the Europa League.
Bengaluru now have two draws in a row and their first clean sheet but languish at second-last with just six points.
At the stadium to congratulate her son was Sofiane Boufal's mother. Head Coach Walid Regragui's mother Fatima was there too, raining kisses on her son after the game.
Bayern edge closer to Bundesliga title after win at Arminia
Athletic Bilbao beat Barcelona 4-2 at home to knock them out of the Copa del Rey
Moroccan Yassine Bono denied Marcus Rashford, Bruno Fernandes, Mason Greenwood and Anthony Martial in either half of the match to keep the match alive
Liverpool overcame an early scare and came from a goal down to claim a 3-1 win at Austria's LASK Linz.
A round-up of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
A round-up of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
Barcelona have lost only once in the league since Xavi took charge in November
Atletico Madrid have recorded five COVID-19 positives, including manager Diego Simeone
Real Madrid's Thibaut Courtois, Federico Valverde, Eduardo Camavinga and Vinicius Jr have tested positive for COVID-19.
Rangers joined Barca in the last eight despite losing 2-1 at Red Star Belgrade, progressing 3-2 on aggregate.
Alves joined Barcelona from Sevilla in 2008 and made 391 appearances, becoming a regular under ex-managers Pep Guardiola, Tito Vilanova, Tata Martino and Luis Enrique before leaving for Juventus in 2016.
The squad and Tite will gather on Nov. 14 at Juventus' training facilities in Turin, where Brazil will hold a five-day training camp before flying to Doha on Nov. 19.
Everton's Abdoulaye Doucoure scored an extra-time winner as they edged Rotherham United 2-1 in an absorbing FA Cup
Alvaro Morata scored a brace to help Atletico Madrid deliver a statement performance as they outclassed city rivals Real Madrid.
Nacho left his team mates stunned as he tried to clear a cross in the 13th minute and headed the ball into the net.
The teams finished level at 3-3 on aggregate in the tie but the Lisbon club advanced to the quarter-finals after Adan kept out Martinelli's weak effort.
A round-up of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
Real Madrid are comfortably perched on top of the La Liga standings with 66 points while Barca are now third on 54 points with a game in hand, three points behind second-placed Sevilla.
Ferran Torres scored a brace and Ousmane Dembele made two assists as a red-hot Barcelona rolled over Osasuna 4-0 on Sunday to earn their fourth consecutive LaLiga win.
A round-up of Saturday's action in LaLiga, Ligue 1 and Serie A.
The FIFA 2022 World Cup will kick-off in Qatar on Sunday, November 20. Here is a list of the 26-man squads playing in the quadrennial global football extravaganza.
Philippe Coutinho scored his first league goal since returning to Barcelona to help his side draw 1-1 at home to an excellent Sevilla side in La Liga on Sunday.
A round-up of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
Manchester United bounced back from their defeat with a 4-1 win over Real Betis in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie.
