AC Milan could end a tumultuous week which saw two of their star turns end up under the surgeon's knife by sitting atop Serie A for the first time this season. On Sunday AC Milan are at the San Siro to play Napoli with the Serie A summit in sight - an unlikely scenario given they were ten points adrift ...

Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda, who helped steer CSKA Moscow into the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time, said Thursday he had always dreamed of scoring in Europe's elite competition. The 23-year-old grabbed the winning goal in the last 16 win at Sevilla on Tuesday, and believes that the Russian side should fear nobody in the last eight. "Of ...

A ten-man Atletico Madrid side beat Osasuna 1-0 at home on Monday thanks to a late goal by Spanish midfielder Jose Manuel Jurado which helps keep their dreams of securing a place in the Champions League alive. With 11 minutes remaining, the 23-year-old cut inside after a pass from Sergio "Kun" Aguero and curled the the ball into the top ...

Argentine Gonzalo Higuain scored a 20-minute hat-trick as he and Real Madrid buried their painful Champions League last 16 exit with a resounding 4-1 win at Valladolid on Sunday to nudge Barcelona off the summit on goal difference. It was the day of Argentine hat-tricks with Lionel Messi scoring a sublime treble earlier on Sunday as Barcelona beat 10-man Valencia ...