The stakes could not be higher as double champions Real Madrid host leaders Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday in a duel that could determine the fate of this season?s Spanish championship.

Just one point separates Celtic and Rangers at the top of the Scottish Premier League as they head into their first games following the league split.

Spanish title race leaders Barcelona are interested in signing Atletico Madrid´s Uruguayan international striker Diego Forlan as a replacement for the possible departures of Cameroon international Samuel Eto´o and Frenchman Thierry Henry according to Saturday´s edition of Marca.

Bayern Munich manager Uli Hoeness on Saturday said that Louis van Gaal, who won this season´s Dutch championship with AZ Alkmaar, is one of Bayern Munich´s targets to replace Jurgen Klinsmann.

South Korea winger Park Ji-sung has agreed a new deal with Manchester United, reports said on Saturday.

Manchester United extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to a commanding six points as goals from Ryan Giggs and Park Ji-Sung sealed a comfortable 2-0 win away to Middlesbrough.

A Scott McDonald double helped Celtic inflict Aberdeen´s first defeat at Pittodrie in six months here on Saturday with a hard-fought 3-1 win to move four points clear in the race for the Scottish Premier League.

A Scott McDonald double helped Celtic inflict Aberdeen´s first defeat at Pittodrie in six months here on Saturday with a hard-fought 3-1 win to move four points clear in the race for the Scottish Premier League.

Bolton grabbed a valuable point in a scoreless draw at Wigan Saturday, giving manager Gary Megson almost the perfect 50th birthday present as they continue to stave off the threat of relegation.

Chelsea fired a warning shot at Barcelona ahead of their Champions League clash this week by crushing Fulham 3-1 in Saturday´s west London derby here at Stamford Bridge.

West Ham remain on course for a European place next season after Diego Tristan´s stunning strike clinched a 1-0 win at Stoke on Saturday.

Felipe Caicedo, Robinho and Elano were on the scoresheet as Manchester City boosted their challenge for European football next season with a 3-1 victory over Blackburn on Saturday.

Jermaine Jenas´s 25-yard goal was good enough to give Tottenham Hotspur a 1-0 win over Premier League basement club West Bromwich Albion at White Hart Lane here on Saturday.

Danish international Nicklas Bendtner scored twice as Arsenal prepared for next week´s Champions League semi-final with champions Manchester United by beating Portsmouth 3-0 at Fratton Park here on Saturday.

Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko hit a second-half hat-trick to seal a 4-0 win at home to Hoffenheim on Saturday which kept the Bundesliga leaders three points clear at the top with four games remaining.

Marseille´s hopes of a first French league title since 1992 suffered a setback Saturday when they had to settle for a share of the points in a tense and sometimes thrilling 2-2 home draw with Toulouse.

Barcelona opened up a seven-point lead at the top of the Spanish league table after humbling arch rivals Real Madrid 6-2 in a one-sided ´Clasico´ at Real´s Santiago Bernabeu stadium on Saturday.

Inter Milan quashed almost any hope their city rivals AC Milan had of winning the Serie A title by jumping 10 points clear at the top following Saturday´s 2-0 win over Lazio at the San Siro.

Sir Alex Ferguson has warned Manchester United´s title rivals they are running out of time to catch the Premier League leaders.

Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal´s Champions League fate will be determined by their ability to shut out Manchester United´s galaxy of attacking stars.