WEDNESDAYBarcelona 3-1 Athletic Club, agg: 4-3 (Suárez 35, Neymar 48p, Messi 78; Saborit 51)Lionel Messi's free-kick 12 minutes from time took Barcelona into the Copa del Rey quarter-finals over the next two midweeks after the holders overturned their first-leg deficit. Luis Suárez's 100th goal for Barcelona, in only his 120th appearance, put them ahead on away goals and Neymar converted a penalty which he won himself to edge his team in front on aggregate. Enric Saborit replied and extra time loomed before Messi joined his attacking colleagues on the scoresheet.
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Awesome Bayern beat Leipzig as Sevilla hit nine
WEDNESDAY Bayern München 3-0 RB Leipzig (Thiago 17, Alonso 25, Lewandowski 45p)Bayern produced an awesome first-half performance against their main title challengers to open up a three-point lead over Leipzig at the month-long winter break. Thiago Alcántara scored the first and made the second brilliantly before Leipzig had star man Emil Forsberg sent off on the half-hour for a foul on Philipp Lahm. Robert Lewandowski, who hit the woodwork to set up Thiago's opener, got the third from the penalty spot after Douglas Costa was brought down.
Zabaleta ensures City win as Monaco, Paris cruise through
WEDNESDAY Manchester City 2-0 Watford (Zabaleta 33, Silva 86) City are up to fourth in the English Premier League and still within seven points of leaders Chelsea after ending their three-game competitive winless run. Pablo Zabaleta turned in a Kevin De Bruyne cross for his first goal in more than two years and Silva got the second on his 200th Premier League appearance. However, midfielder İlkay Gündoğan suffered suspected knee ligament damage which could rule him out for "a long time" according to City manager Pep Guardiola.Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 Li... UEFA.com - News