World Soccer News

Madrid's attacking firepower was on display in the lopsided win in Gelsenkirchen, with Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema leading the way.

Ajax could only manage a goalless draw at 11th-placed NAC Breda on Sunday, but the three-time defending champion still holds a seven-point lead in the Dutch title race.

Marco Fabian scored twice as Cruz Azul defeated Tijuana 2-1 to maintain its three-point lead at the top of Mexico's first division.

BARCELONA: Lionel Messi hit a hat-trick as Barcelona warmed up for the El Clasico with Real Madrid next weekend with a 7-0 victory over Osasuna that put them four points off the top of La Liga.

Aberdeen ended a 19-year wait for silverware by defeating Inverness 4-2 on penalties in the Scottish League Cup final at Celtic Park.

Derek McInnes savoured his first trophy as a manager after Aberdeen picked up the Scottish League Cup with a penalty shootout win over Inverness, before targeting a cup double before the end of the season.

Liverpool routed soon-to-be-deposed champion Manchester United in a 3-0 victory at Old Trafford, with Steven Gerrard converting two penalty kicks and Luis Suarez also scoring in a one-sided match that highlighted the gulf that has emerged between the two opponents.

On the ground where they last won the title, the Gunners took full advantage of leader Chelsea's loss to Aston Villa on Saturday to close the gap to the leader.

Montpellier secured a precious point in the battle for safety by salvaging a 1-1 draw with Bordeaux in the French league on Sunday.

Both teams were on 34 points heading into the game and the hosts broke the deadlock in the 36th minute when Carlos Carmona volleyed German Denis' flick on into the bottom corner.

Jose Mourinho hit out at referee Chris Foy's decision to send him off during Chelsea's ill-tempered defeat to Aston Villa .

Manager Brendan Rodgers is keen to focus on the future and avoid comparisons with the teams of Liverpool's past as they head to Manchester United looking to maintain a title challenge.

Ex-Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe scored twice in the first half of his Major League Soccer debut on Saturday, helping new-look Toronto FC hold off the Seattle Sounders 2-1.

Celta Vigo earned an entertaining 1-0 win at Levante on Saturday to end a two-game losing run in the Spanish league.

Fulham's bid for Premier League survival received a timely boost with a 1-0 victory over Newcastle, whose banned manager Alan Pardew watched on helplessly from a west London hotel.

West Brom pushed themselves clear of the relegation zone by coming from behind to steal a 2-1 win at Swansea City.

The Cottagers last victory came in a 2-1 home win over West Ham when Rene Meulensteen was still in charge.

Norwich fans focused their anger on manager Chris Hughton as they fell to a fifth successive away defeat, despite staging an improbable late comeback at Southampton.

Raffael put 'Gladbach ahead in the 31st minute and Max Kruse broke his goal drought in 2014 to make it 2-0 in the 40th.

Manchester City survived the 10th-minute dismissal of captain Vincent Kompany to win 2-0 at Hull City on Saturday and reduce Chelsea's lead in the Premier League to six points.