In Matchweek 28 of the Premier League, Chelsea and Spurs both slipped up in matches where they needed all three points, Chelsea drew 2-2 to Everton and Spurs drew 3-3 to bottom-placed Southampton.
Xavi Hernandez and his Barcelona side can take a decisive step towards winning La Liga on Sunday — where a Clasico victory over Real Madrid would send them 12 points clear of the champions.
Antoine Griezmann pulled the strings for Atletico Madrid as they shredded Ruben Baraja’s helpless Valencia 3-0 in La Liga on Saturday.
Burnley manager Vincent Kompany endured a nightmare return to Manchester City on Saturday as Erling Haaland scored his sixth hat-trick of the season in a 6-0 rout that sent Pep Guardiola’s men into the FA Cup semi-finals.
Ellis Simms grabbed a last-gasp equaliser as struggling Everton boosted their fight for Premier League survival with a dramatic 2-2 draw against Chelsea on Saturday.
Tottenham Hotspur boss Antonio Conte tore into his “selfish” players, saying they “didn’t want to play under pressure” after they squandered a chance to go third in the Premier League with a 3-3 draw Saturday away to bottom-of-the-table Southampton.
Arsenal have a golden chance to stretch their lead at the top of the Premier League this weekend with Manchester City distracted by the FA Cup as the scramble to avoid the drop intensifies.
Sheikh Jassim is closing in on a potential takeover of Manchester United.
Arsenal were eliminated from the Europa League after losing their Round of 16 second leg tie to Sporting 5-3 on penalties, while Manchester United advanced to the quarter-finals by beating Real Betis 1-0, to win 5-1 on aggregate.
Sporting Lisbon sent Arsenal crashing out of the Europa League with a penalty shoot-out triumph after Pedro Goncalves’s stunning equaliser, while Manchester United and Juventus eased into the quarter-finals on Thursday.