Barcelona's Neymar struck twice to put the Spanish side in the Champions League final despite a 3-2 loss at Bayern Munich on Tuesday as they progressed 5-3 on aggregate and will face Real Madrid or Juventus next month.
Paris St Germain and Real Madrid took big steps towards the Champions League semifinals on Wednesday as the French club beat Chelsea 3-1 and the Spaniards dismantled Borussia Dortmund 3-0 in the quarterfinal first legs.
Atletico Madrid's chances of domestic and European success suffered a blow when their top scorer Diego Costa picked up a hamstring injury in Tuesday's Champions League quarterfinal, first leg at Barcelona.
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique will rest for four weeks after picking up a hairline fracture of his right hip, said the Spanish top flight club on Tuesday.
Jose Mourinho has ruled his Chelsea side out of the Premier League title race, but he believes it will bounce back from domestic disappointment against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Coaches: Paris Saint-Germain: Laurent Blanc (FRA) 48 yrs Chelsea: Jose Mourinho (POR) 51 yrs Leading scorers in all competitions: Paris Saint-Germain: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (40 goals) Chelsea: Eden Hazard (15 goals) Domestic league performance:
Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale believes his side has recovered from back-to-back league losses as it looks to exact revenge on Borussia Dortmund for a Champions League semifinal defeat last season.
Uruguayan soccer has lost its leadership with little more than two months before its national team is to compete in the World Cup.
Inter Milan wasted a two-goal lead when a glaring error from Fredy Guarin led to a late equalizer by relegation-threatened Livorno in a 2-2 draw Monday.
Manchester United manager David Moyes says that his side must exploit the smallest weaknesses in Bayern Munich's game if it is to eliminate the Champions League holder in the quarterfinals.
Manager Manuel Pellegrini was content with Manchester City's 1-1 draw at Arsenal on Saturday, saying he expected the four title contenders to continue to drop points until the end of the season.