Football

Neymar struck twice as Barcelona came from behind to seal a 3-2 victory over nine-man Atletico Madrid and reach the King's Cup semi-finals 4-2 on aggregate.

Pirlo said on Tuesday that Manchester United coach Louis van Gaal can forget about landing the Frenchman (Pogba) anytime soon.

"He must be punished because of the aggression," said Neymar on Ronaldo's act of punching and kicking defender Edimar during a Spanish league clash.

Dempo and Sporting will be looking to post their first win in the Hero I-League match when the two clash with each other at the Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, on Tuesday.

Ronaldo is the latest concern for coach Ancelotti whose Real Madrid side are looking far from the slick machine that strung together 22 straight victories before Christmas.

The match was completely dominated by Pune FC, who played brilliant football by creating fine build-ups and scripting good moves to score at crucial points of the match.

Vicente del Bosque has expressed his delight at the return of Fernando Torres to Atletico and has predicted that it will be good "for him" and also for the national football team.

Royal Wahingdoh defeated hosts Salgaocar FC 1-0 in an I-League match at the Fatorda Stadium on Friday.

Napoli fans sensed it was going to be a long night when Dries Martens blasted a penalty against the crossbar after only four minutes of the round-of-sixteen tie.

Raheem Sterling found a way past Thibaut Courtois with an exquisite solo goal to earn Liverpool a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their English League Cup semi-final.

Meghalaya's I-League debutant Royal Wahingdoh came from behind to beat long-time local rival and host Shillong Lajong FC 2-1.

Real Madrid started slowly three days after their defense of the Copa del Rey title was ended by Atletico Madrid, but their talented attack eventually came through.

AIFF general secretary Kushal Das has not ruled out the merger of the franchise-based Indian Super League (ISL) and the club-centric I-League.

The 21-year-old moves to Italy for an undisclosed fee with British media reports claiming he has signed a four-year-deal with the Serie A club.

Granada have sacked coach Caparros, two days after being knocked out of the Spanish Cup by Sevilla.

When Arsenal cannot beat the English Premier League's leading teams, the prospects of an imminent title triumph seem slim.