European Football

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French Ligue 1

Matchday 21 of 38

Friday 18 January

Lyon 0-0 Evian

Saturday 19 January

Sochaux 1-0 Reims
Marseille 3-2 Montpellier
Ajaccio 1-1 Valenciennes
Lorient 3-2 Troyes
Brest 0-1 St Etienne
Toulouse 2-1 Nancy

Sunday 20 January

Bastia 1-2 Rennes
Lille 0-2 Nice
Bordeaux 0-1 Paris St Germain

Matchday 21 Roundup

PSG (42) & Lyon (42) are joint top of Ligue 1 after the former's victory over Bordeaux and the latter's draw with Evian. Marseille (41) remain 3rd after beating Montpellier. Nice (35) have moved upto 4th after defeating Lille.

At the bottom, Nancy (12) are 8 points away from safety after losing to Toulouse. Troyes (13) are also in the bottom 3 with Reims (19) slipping into the bottom 3 after Evian's point at Lyon and with Sochuux defeating Reims. Reims are a point away from safety.

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Copa del Rey Quarter Finals - 2nd legs

Sevilla 4-0 Zaragoza (Agg: 4-0)
Valencia 1-1 Real Madrid (Agg: 1-3)
Betis 1-1 Atletico Madrid (Agg: 1-3)
Malaga 2-4 Barcelona (Agg: 4-6)

Copa del Rey Semi Finals

Real Madrid v Barcelona
Atletico Madrid v Sevilla

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Coppa Italia Semi Finals - 1st legs

Juventus 1-1 Lazio
Roma 2-1 Inter

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Italian Serie A

Matchday 22 of 38

Saturday 26 January

Lazio 0-1 Chievo
Juventus 1-1 Genoa

Sunday 27 January

Bologna 3-3 Roma
Catania 2-1 Fiorentina
Atalanta 0-1 Milan
Parma 1-2 Napoli
Cagliari 1-1 Palermo
Sampdoria 6-0 Pescara
Udinese 1-0 Siena
Inter 2-2 Torino

Matchday 22 Roundup

Juventus (49) have had their 5 point gap at the top reduced to 3 after they could only draw with Genoa and 2nd placed Napoli (46) beat Parma. Lazio (43) remain 3rd after a shock home defeat to Chievo. Inter (40) remain 4th after a 2-2 draw with Torino & Milan (37) have climbed upto 5th after victory at Atalanta.

Siena (14) remain rooted to the bottom. Palermo (17) remain 19th despite claiming a point at Cagliari. Genoa (18) remain 18th despite claiming an impressive point at Juve and are 2 points from safety.

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Spanish Primera Division

Matchday 21 of 38

Saturday 26 January

Celta Vigo 1-1 Real Sociedad
Levante 2-1 Valladolid
Zaragoza 0-0 Espanyol
Deportivo 2-3 Valencia

Sunday 27 January

Real Madrid 4-0 Getafe
Rayo Vallecano 3-0 Betis
Barcelona 5-1 Osasuna
Athletic Bilbao 3-0 Atletico Madrid
Mallorca 2-3 Malaga

Monday 28 January

Sevilla 3-0 Granada

Matchday 21 Roundup

Barcelona's (55) lead at the top has been increased to 11 points after beating Osasuna and 2nd placed Atletico Madrid (47) lost to Athletic Bilbao. Real Madrid (44) remain 3rd. Malaga (35) have moved upto 4th on GD after beating Mallorca and Betis (35) lost to Rayo. Rayo Vallecano (34) and Valencia (33) make up the top 7.

The bottom 3 remains the same with all the three teams suffering defeats. Deportivo (16) remain bottom. Mallorca (17) & Osasuna (18) occupy the other relegation spots and are 2 points from safety.

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German Bundesliga

Matchday 19 of 34

Friday 25 January

Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Nuremberg

Saturday 26 January

Greuther Furth 0-3 Mainz
Borussia Monchengladbach 2-1 Fortuna Dusseldorf
Augsburg 0-0 Schalke
Hannover 2-1 Wolfsburg
Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 Hoffenheim
Freiburg 0-0 Bayer Leverkusen

Sunday 27 January

Hamburg 3-2 Werder Bremen
Stuttgart 0-2 Bayern Munich

Matchday 19 Roundup

The top four remains the same with Bayern Munich (48) opening up an 11 point gap to Bayer Leverkusen (37). Borussia Dortmund (36) & Eintracht Frankfurt (33) make up the top 4 after posting respective victories. Mainz (30) have moved upto 5th defeating Greuther Furth with Schalke (29) slipping down to 6th after only claiming a point at Augsburg.

At the bottom, Hoffenheim (13) have slipped into the relegation zone after defeat at Frankfurt. Greuther Furth (9) remain bottom. Augsburg (13) occupy the relegation playoff position and are 8 points from safety.

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French Ligue 1

Matchday 22 of 38

Friday 25 January

Valenciennes 0-2 Lyon

Saturday 26 January

Rennes 2-2 Marseille
Nancy 2-1 Lorient
Troyes 2-1 Brest
Evian 1-1 Ajaccio
Montpellier 2-0 Sochaux
Reims 1-1 Toulouse

Sunday 27 January

St Etienne 3-0 Bastia
Nice 0-1 Bordeaux
Paris St Germain 1-0 Lille

Matchday 22 Roundup

PSG (45) & Lyon (45) remain joint top of Ligue 1 after posting respective victories. Marseille (42) remain 3rd after drawing with 4th placed Rennes (36).

At the bottom, Nancy (15) remain bottom despite beating Lorient. Troyes (16) are also in the bottom 3 despite posting a victory over Brest. Reims (20) occupy the other relegation slot and Reims are a point away from safety.

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Italian Serie A

Matchday 23 of 38

Friday 1 February

Roma 2-4 Cagliari

Saturday 2 February

Torino 0-0 Sampdoria
Napoli 2-0 Catania

Sunday 3 February

Chievo 1-2 Juventus
Palermo 1-2 Atalanta
Pescara 2-3 Bologna
Siena 3-1 Inter
Genoa 3-2 Lazio
Fiorentina 2-0 Parma
Milan 2-1 Udinese

Matchday 23 Roundup

Juventus (52) & Napoli (49) remain 1st and 2nd respectively after posting respective victories. Lazio (43) remain 3rd despite suffering defeat at Genoa. Milan (40) have moved upto 4th after defeating Udinese & Inter (40) have slipped to 5th after suffering a shock defeat at Siena.

Siena (17) have moved upto 19th after their victory over Inter & Palermo (17) have slipped to the foot of the table after defeat to Atalanta. Pescara (20) have slipped into the relegation zone after defeat to Bologna & Genoa (21) claimed a crucial three points with victory over Lazio.

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Spanish Primera Division

Matchday 22 of 38

Friday 1 February

Valladolid 2-2 Athletic Bilbao

Saturday 2 February

Osasuna 1-0 Celta Vigo
Getafe 3-1 Deportivo
Espanyol 3-2 Levante
Granada 1-0 Real Madrid

Sunday 3 February

Malaga 1-1 Zaragoza
Sevilla 2-1 Rayo Vallecano
Valencia 1-1 Barcelona
Atletico Madrid 1-0 Betis
Real Sociedad 3-0 Mallorca

Matchday 22 Roundup

Barcelona's (59) lead at the top has been cut to 9 points after drawing with Valencia and 2nd placed Atletico Madrid (50) beat Betis. Real Madrid (43) remain 3rd. Malaga (36), Betis (35), Valencia & Rayo Vallecano (both 34) make up the top 7.

Deportivo (16) remain bottom. Mallorca (17) also suffered another defeat & Celta Vigo (20) have slipped into the relegation after losing to Osasuna (21).

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German Bundesliga

Matchday 20 of 34

Friday 1 February

Werder Bremen 2-0 Hannover

Saturday 2 February

Wolfsburg 1-1 Augsburg
Schalke 1-2 Greuther Furth
Mainz 0-3 Bayern Munich
Fortuna Dusseldorf 3-1 Stuttgart
Hoffenheim 2-1 Freiburg
Hamburg 0-2 Eintracht Frankfurt

Sunday 3 February

Nuremberg 2-1 Borussia Monchengladbach
Bayer Leverkusen 2-3 Borussia Dortmund

Matchday 20 Roundup

The top four remains the same with Bayern Munich (51) opening up an 12 point gap to Borussia Dortmund (39) who beat Bayer Leverkusen (37) to leapfrog them into 2nd. Eintracht Frankfurt (36) remain 4th after winning away at Hamburg. Mainz (30) & Schalke (29) remain 5th and 6th respectively.

At the bottom, Hoffenheim (16) have moved up into the relegation playoff position after defeating Freiburg. Greuther Furth (12) remain bottom despite claiming an impressive win at Schalke. Augsburg (14) occupy the other relegation position and are 9 points from safety.

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French Ligue 1

Matchday 24 of 38

Friday 1 February

Toulouse 0-4 Paris St Germain

Saturday 2 February

Lorient 2-2 Rennes
Sochaux 1-2 St Etienne
Bordeaux 2-0 Valenciennes
Lille 1-1 Troyes
Bastia 0-0 Evian
Brest 0-2 Nice

Sunday 3 February

Ajaccio 3-1 Lyon
Montpellier 3-1 Reims
Marseille 0-1 Nancy

Matchday 24 Roundup

PSG (48) have opened up a 3 point gap to Lyon (45) after beating Toulouse and Lyon lost to Ajaccio. Marseille (42) remain 3rd after defeat to Nancy and Bordeaux (38) have moved upto 4th after beating Valenciennes.

At the bottom, Troyes (17), Nancy (18) & Reims (22) remain in the drop zone and Reims are 2 points away from safety.

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Copa del Rey Semi Finals - 1st leg

Real Madrid 1-1 Barcelona
Atletico Madrid 2-1 Sevilla

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A study commissioned by the European Commission has recommended reform of the transfer system to correct what it describes as abuses. The recommendations include limiting "inflated" transfer fees and a fair play levy on fees rising above a certain amount to ensure football remains competitive and to stop the rocketing cost of buying players.

Its findings claim valuations of "superstar" players are leading European football towards a "de facto system of closed leagues at elite level" and "an increasing competitive imbalance in both national and European competitions", with less than 2% of the money from transfer fees filtering down to smaller clubs or the amateur game. There are also concerns over criminality in the transfer market.

Proposals include

• Capping transfer fees after contract extension "at 70% of the gross salary owed to the player for the entire period of his contract" to ensure a fairer price.

• The regulation of buy-out clauses "to prevent abusive practices".

• The establishment of a "fair play levy" on transfer fees beyond a certain amount to fund redistribution from rich to less wealthy clubs to restore some competitive balance.

• Better publicising of the movement of players to ensure that solidarity compensations are paid to clubs and that the latter are aware of their rights.

• The establishment of a limit on the number of players per club.

• The regulation of the loan transfer system.

• Addressing of third-party ownership.

• Support for the implementation of financial fair play.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013 ... commission

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Italian Serie A

Matchday 24 of 38

Saturday 9 February

Juventus 2-0 Fiorentina
Lazio 1-1 Napoli

Sunday 10 February

Parma 0-0 Genoa
Atalanta 0-0 Catania
Cagliari 1-1 Milan
Palermo 1-1 Pescara
Sampdoria 3-1 Roma
Bologna 1-1 Siena
Udinese 1-0 Torino
Inter 3-1 Chievo

Matchday 24 Roundup

Juventus (55) have opened up a 5 point gap to Napoli (50). Lazio (44) remain 3rd. Inter (43) & Milan (41) are 4th and 5th respectively.

Palermo (18), Siena (18) & Pescara (21) occupy the relegation slots with Pescara a point behind Genoa.

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Spanish Primera Division

Matchday 23 of 38

Saturday 9 February

Mallorca 1-1 Osasuna
Celta Vigo 0-1 Valencia
Levante 1-2 Malaga
Deportivo 0-3 Granada
Real Madrid 4-1 Sevilla

Sunday 10 February

Barcelona 6-1 Getafe
Zaragoza 1-2 Real Sociedad
Athletic Bilbao 0-4 Espanyol
Rayo Vallecano 2-1 Atletico Madrid

Monday 11 February

Betis 0-0 Valladolid

Matchday 23 Roundup

Barcelona (62) have opened up a 12 point gap to Atletico Madrid (50). Real Madrid (46) remain 3rd. Malaga (39), Valencia (37), Rayo Vallecano (37) & Real Sociedad (36) make up the top 7.

Deportivo (16), Mallorca (18) & Celta Vigo (20) occupy the relegation slots with Celta Vigo 2 points behind Osasuna.

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German Bundesliga

Matchday 21 of 34

Saturday 9 February

Hannover 1-0 Hoffenheim
Borussia Dortmund 1-4 Hamburg
Borussia Monchengladbach 3-3 Bayer Leverkusen
Greuther Furth 0-1 Wolfsburg
Stuttgart 1-4 Werder Bremen
Eintracht Frankfurt 0-0 Nuremberg
Bayern Munich 4-0 Schalke

Sunday 10 February

Augsburg 1-1 Mainz
Freiburg 1-0 Fortuna Dusseldorf

Matchday 21 Roundup

Bayern Munich (54) have opened up a 15 point gap to Borussia Dortmund (39). Bayer Leverkusen (37) & Eintracht Frankfurt (36) make up the top 4. Freiburg & Mainz (both 36) occupy the Europa League slots.

At the bottom, Hoffenheim (16) remain in the relegation playoff position 8 points behind Fortuna Dusseldorf. Augsburg (15) & Greuther Furth (12) occupy the relegation slots.

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French Ligue 1

Matchday 24 of 38

Friday 8 February

Paris St Germain 3-1 Bastia

Saturday 9 February

St Etienne 4-1 Montpellier
Ajaccio 1-0 Bordeaux
Nancy 1-2 Reims
Troyes 0-0 Sochaux
Nice 1-1 Lorient
Valenciennes 2-1 Brest

Sunday 10 February

Evian 1-1 Marseille
Rennes 2-0 Toulouse
Lyon 1-3 Lille

Matchday 24 Roundup

PSG (51) have opened up a 6 point gap to Lyon (45). Marseille (43) remain 3rd and St Etienne (40) have moved upto 4th.

At the bottom, Nancy (18), Troyes (18) & Sochaux (23) occupy the relegation slots.

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Italian Serie A

Matchday 25 of 38

Friday 15 February

Milan 2-1 Parma

Saturday 16 February

Chievo 1-1 Palermo
Roma 1-0 Juventus

Sunday 17 February

Torino 2-1 Atalanta
Catania 1-0 Bologna
Pescara 0-2 Cagliari
Napoli 0-0 Sampdoria
Genoa 1-0 Udinese
Fiorentina 4-1 Inter

Monday 18 February

Siena 3-0 Lazio

Matchday 25 Roundup

Juventus (55) & Napoli (51) remain 1st and 2nd respectively. Milan (44), Lazio (44) & Inter (43) make up the top 5.

Palermo (19), Pescara (21) & Siena (21) occupy the relegation slots with Genoa 4 points behind Genoa.

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Spanish Primera Division

Matchday 24 of 38

Friday 15 February

Sevilla 3-1 Deportivo

Saturday 16 February

Getafe 3-1 Celta Vigo
Malaga 1-0 Athletic Bilbao
Granada 1-2 Barcelona
Osasuna 1-0 Zaragoza

Sunday 17 February

Real Sociedad 1-1 Levante
Valencia 2-0 Mallorca
Valladolid 0-3 Atletico Madrid
Espanyol 1-0 Betis
Real Madrid 2-0 Rayo Vallecano

Matchday 24 Roundup

Barcelona (65), Atletico Madrid (53) & Real Madrid (49) remain 1st, 2nd & 3rd respectively. Malaga (42), Valencia (40), Real Sociedad (37) & Rayo Vallecano (37) make up the top 7.

Deportivo (16), Mallorca (18) & Celta Vigo (20) occupy the relegation slots with Celta Vigo 4 points behind Zaragoza.

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German Bundesliga

Matchday 22 of 34

Friday 15 February

Wolfsburg 0-2 Bayern Munich

Saturday 16 February

Werder Bremen 2-3 Freiburg
Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Augsburg
Fortuna Dusseldorf 1-0 Greuther Furth
Mainz 2-2 Schalke
Hamburg 1-0 Borussia Monchengladbach
Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Eintracht Frankfurt

Sunday 17 February

Nuremberg 2-2 Hannover
Hoffenheim 0-1 Stuttgart

Matchday 22 Roundup

Bayern Munich (57), Borussia Dortmund (42), Bayer Leverkusen (40) & Eintracht Frankfurt (37) make up the top 4. Freiburg & Hamburg (both 34) occupy the Europa League slots.

At the bottom, Hoffenheim (16) remain in the relegation playoff position 10 points behind Wolfsburg. Augsburg (15) & Greuther Furth (12) occupy the relegation slots.