the 2 1 victory gives xavi s side a 12 point lead at the top of the table with 12 games to go. manchester united are through to the semi finals of the english fa cup, after coming from behind to beat fulham in an ill tempered match at old trafford. aleksandr mitrovic had put the visitors ahead in the second half, before willian was sent off for this handball on the line. mitrovic protested the decision and saw red himself for this altercation with referee chris kavanagh. fulham boss marco silva wasn t happy and he too as sent off for something he said to the officials. bruno fernandes penalty levelled the tie, marcel sabitzer put the hosts ahead, before fernades sealed the 3 1 win in stoppage time. evenif even if i have not done something special, i have to control it better myself, of course. it should be in my
clasico with a nine point lead over real madrid. they re into the second half at camp nou. it is currently i i. and on an own goal gave real madrid a lead. it s the first time xavi has taken charge of a clasico at home. it s also the second of three meetings injust over a month, as they re also playing in the semi finals of the copa del rey. there were four other games in spain today. real sociedad stay fourth, keeping two other winners, real betis and villarreal at bay. sergio perez has won the saudi arabian grand prix, suggesting once again that red bull will be the dominant team in formula one this season. the mexican started from pole and briefly slipped behind aston martin s fernando alonso, although the spainard was later given a five second penalty for an incorrect starting position and eventually finished fourth. drive of the day came from max verstappen. the dutchman started from 15th on the grid after his red bull broke down during qualifying, but by the half way point
Barcelona boss Xavi has given his backing to Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani’s bid to buy Manchester United ahead of Thursday night's Europa League showdown between the clubs.