Spanish Formula One test driver Maria de Villota, one of the few women to come near to competing at the top of the sport, has been found dead in a hotel in the southern Spanish city of Seville, a police spokeswoman said on Friday.
Juande Ramos is set to take charge of Tottenham Hotspur after resigning as coach of Sevilla.
Joining them in the last four were Getafe and Deportivo Coruna.
Here are some of the other events -- in pictures -- that made news last week.
Paris St Germain reached the Champions League semi-finals despite a 1-0 home defeat by holders Bayern Munich as they progressed on away goals
Sevilla missed a chance to get their La Liga campaign up and running when the Europa League holders surrendered the lead and were held to a 1-1 draw at Levante on Friday.
The English champions will go through to the last 16 of the Champions League if they overcome Real Betis in Seville.
The American sprinter tested positive for a metabolite of cannabis at a meeting in Seville in June.
After an even first 45 minutes, strikes from Pablo Sarabia and Wissam Ben Yedder stunned the Catalans and left them needing a second-leg comeback at the Nou Camp for the second consecutive round in the competition.
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.
News of all that transpired on and off the football field.
The Spaniards, who won the 2004 final on an agonisingly-slow Seville clay court specially prepared to suit their style, were treated to a dose of their own medicine by Slovakia.
World number two Andy Roddick will lead the U.S. against Spain in the Davis Cup final next month.
British media reported the transfer fee to be around 20 million pounds ($36.26 million).
Spanish teenager Rafael Nadal upset Russian 15th seed Mikhail Youzhny in a dramatic second-round battle.
Belgium and France meet in the World Cup semi-final at the Saint Petersburg Stadium on Tuesday.
The Former European champions will meet in the UEFA Cup final in Seville on May 21 after contrasting semi-final victories.
Two goals by Brazilian striker Derlei Silva helped Porto come from behind to crush Lazio 4-1 in their UEFA Cup semi-final, first-leg clash
The Indonesian was beaten by Yohan Wiratama of Hong Kong in the qualifying round of the All-England badminton.
La Liga champions Barcelona slumped to a shock 2-1 defeat at struggling Leganes and Real Madrid were resoundingly beaten 3-0 by Sevilla on Wednesday as Spain's two biggest clubs lost on the same day for the first time since January, 2015.
The win increased Zinedine Zidane's side's advantage at the top of the standings to six points
Images from football matches played across Europe.
Sevilla's devastating display to dispatch Malaga 4-1 on Saturday put them in their highest league position after 16 games for a decade and left little doubt that hiring coach Jorge Sampaoli to succeed serial winner Unai Emery was the right choice.
Argentina have reached three major finals in three years but the team who came so close to winning the 2014 World Cup face crunch games against Peru and Ecuador that will determine if they miss out on the global showpiece event for the first time since 1970.
Barca's second-half stamina key to their massive lead in the standings this season
Paris Saint Germain's Neymar, Laywin Kurzawa and Leandro Paredes as well as Marseille's duo of Dario Benedetto and Jordan Amavi were given their marching orders after rival players threw punches and kicks at each other.
Forgot the major events that shaped the news last week? Here's a quick recap of the incidents of the previous week.
Images from the football matches played across Europe on Sunday
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Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane shrugged off his first setback since taking over from the sacked Rafa Benitez after his new team could only manage a 1-1 draw at Real Betis in La Liga.
The 30-year-old joins Luke Shaw in the treatment room after the left back pulled out of the England squad with an injury on Monday.
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Rafa Nadal has returned to the Spain team as they seek to maintain their Davis Cup World Group status with a playoff tie against Ukraine in Madrid later this month, captain Alex Corretja said on Monday.
Jose Callejon took advantage of Napoli's numerical advantage in the 48th minute of the playoff round second leg tie, handing them an away goal which, added to their 2-0 win from the first leg, effectively ended Nice's challenge as it left the French side needing to score four goals.
Barcelona's fourth defeat of the season left them seventh in the standings on 14 points after 10 games, 12 points behind leaders Atletico.
Messi, who has struggled for form in recent weeks due to a niggling injury, looked on a mission to grab the winner and after twice coming close he completed his treble to put Barca ahead in the 85th minute, reacting quickly to a poor Sevilla clearance to dink the ball over goalkeeper Tomas Vaclik.
