An entertaining quarter-final first leg match between PSG and Barcelona ended in a 2-2 draw, giving the Catalans an edge for the second leg.
Ferrer loses to Murray in Miami final
Britain’s Andy Murray saved a match point on the way to beating Spain’s David Ferrer in the final of the Miami Open on Sunday, the score 2-6 6-4 7-6 (7-1).
Atlético Madrid 1-1 Valencia
Atlético Madrid could have regained second place in La Liga with a win while their opponents Valencia could have moved back above fifth placed Málaga, but their match on Sunday ended in a 1-1 draw. Both goals came in the first six minutes, Jonas scoring for Valencia, Falcao equalising for Atlético.
Back to business in La Liga
Málaga are back up to fifth in La Liga following a 1-3 win at Rayo Vallecano, although they could slip down again if Valencia beat Atlético Madrid on Sunday. Weligton, Baptista and Pedro Morales were on target for the Blue and Whites, Piti converting a penalty for Rayo.
Nadal wins in Indian Wells
Rafael Nadal continued his return to action with victory over Juan Martin del Potro in the final of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, winning 4-6 6-3 6-4. Nadal was playing his first hard-court tournament in a year following a knee injury. He recently won clay-court titles in Brazil and Mexico.
CD Nerja 3-0 El Palo B
In their 26th game of the season, CD Nerja have scored their first points with a 3-0 victory over El Palo B in the Regional Preferente Málaga. After conceding 103 goals in their previous twenty-five matches, Nerja kept their first clean sheet.
Barcelona 3-1 Rayo Vallecano
Barcelona remain 13 points clear at the top of La Liga after a 3-1 victory over Rayo Vallecano on Sunday. David Villa opened the scoring and Lionel Messi added two more before Tamudo grabbed a consolation goal for the visitors.
Málaga CF 0-2 RCD Espanyol
Málaga CF drop to sixth place in La Liga after a 0-2 loss to RCD Espanyol at La Rosaleda. The Blue and Whites enjoyed most of the possession but, unlike Espanyol, failed to find the net and were punished with second half goals by Colotto and Sergio Garcia.
Valencia 3-0 Betis
Valencia are up to fourth place in La Liga pending Sunday’s matches after beating Betis 3-0. The visitors were down to ten men after just fifteen minutes when Amaya was dismissed for bringing down Soldado on the edge of the area.
Real Madrid 5-2 Mallorca
Real Madrid came back from 0-1 and 1-2 to finally overcome the Islanders 5-2, Higuaín grabbing two and Ronaldo, Modric and Benzema getting one each. Nsue and Alfaro were on target for Mallorca.