Fallen giants Leeds United suffered a setback in their bid to climb out of English football´s third tier after losing 1-0 at Millwall in Saturday´s play-off semi-final first leg.

Rangers put themselves in the driving seat to clinch the Scottish Premier League championship after a 1-0 win over Celtic at Ibrox moved them two points clear of their Old Firm rivals.

Wilson Palacios was left out of Tottenham´s side for their match at Everton on Saturday following reports that the remains of his abducted brother had been discovered in Honduras.

Germany striker Mario Gomez scored all four goals in Stuttgart´s 4-1 win over Bundesliga leaders Wolfsburg Saturday to blow the title race wide open.

Sunderland took a small step towards Premier League safety but were left to rue a series of missed chances after drawing 0-0 at mid-table Bolton on Saturday.

Fulham remain firmly in the hunt for a Europa League place after a double strike from Senegal forward Diomansy Kamara clinched a 3-1 win over Aston Villa on Saturday.

Blackburn can turn their attentions to another season in the Premier League after goals from Morten Gamst Pedersen and Benni McCarthy secured a comfortable 2-0 victory against fellow strugglers Portsmouth at Ewood Park on Saturday.

West Brom retained hope that they could yet survive in the Premier League after on-loan striker Marc-Antoine Fortune inspired the bottom side to a 3-1 win over Wigan.

A wonder strike from Liam Lawrence ensured Stoke will be playing Premier League football next season while fellow newcomers Hull look increasingly like prime candidates for relegation after a 2-1 defeat at the KC Stadium.

Everton blew a great chance to move ahead of Aston Villa into fifth place in the Premier League when they were held to a 0-0 draw by Tottenham at Goodison Park on Saturday.

Barcelona can win the Spanish league for the 19th time on Sunday after double champions Real Madrid waved the white flag in the title race with a 3-0 loss at Valencia on Saturday.

Rafael Benitez has vowed that Liverpool will not give up hope of prising the Premier League trophy out of the grasp of reigning champions Manchester United as the season draws to a close.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard still believes his side can win the Premier League this season as the Reds go into Saturday´s clash at West Ham hoping to close the three-point gap on leaders Manchester United.

Leighton Baines has hailed Steven Pienaar as one of the keys to Everton´s success this season as David Moyes´ side look to continue their push for fifth place against Tottenham on Saturday.

Blackburn face Portsmouth at Ewood Park on Saturday in what is effectively a winner-takes-all match with Premier League survival the prize.

Second-division Guingamp produced one of the shocks of the season by coming from behind to beat top-flight Rennes 2-1 in the all-Breton final of the French Cup at the Stade de France here on Saturday.

Lazio and Sampdoria warmed up for Wednesday´s Coppa Italia final in vastly differing fashion on Saturday.

Sevilla homed in on Champions League qualification with a 3-1 comeback win over Real Mallorca on Saturday to pull seven points clear of fourth-placed Valencia.

Louis Van Gaal, the coach of newly crowned Dutch champions AZ Alkmaar, is set to take over at Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich, according to reports on Saturday.

Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink, still reeling from his team´s stormy Champions League exit, wants video technology introduced to help referees make the right call in contentious decisions.