Roma kept up pressure on Juventus on Saturday as they beat Atalanta 3-1 to move within five points of the Serie A leaders.
In a seven-goal thriller on Friday night, Gao Lin helped Guangzhou Evergrande with two goals to hammer Tianjin Teda 5-2 at Tianjin Olympic Sports Center in Tianjin.
Titleholders Bayern Munich will face nine-time winners Real Madrid in a dramatic Champions League semifinal, which was drawn Friday.
Every senior match in England will kick off seven minutes later than normal this weekend as soccer marks the 25th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, when 96 Liverpool fans died at an FA Cup semifinal against Nottingham Forest.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard and striker Luis Suarez have been jointly named Player of the Month for March.
Juventus advanced to the semifinals of UEFA Europa League as they beat Lyon 2-1 at home on Thursday.
Spanish sides Sevilla and Valencia booked their places in the last four of the Europa League with impressive fightbacks from first leg defeats on Thursday night.
Portugal climbed up to third place in the FIFA ranking, the best record in the history, behind Spain and Germany, the world's football body announced on Thursday.
Cristiano Ronaldo has sustained a muscle injury in his left thigh, Real Madrid announced Thursday, making the Portuguese striker a doubt for next week’s King’s Cup final against Barcelona.
Portugal, without even playing, moved into third spot of the FIFA rankings released Thursday, as Argentina slipped to sixth.