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Real Madrid secured the Spanish title Wednesday with a 3-0 victory at Athletico Bilbao, bringing a close to Barcelona's domestic dominance. Gonzalo Higuain scored the goal that clinched the title - just as the Argentina forward did four years ago.
Real Madrid followed fellow hot favourites Barcelona out of the Champions League on Wednesday after losing their penalty shoot-out against Bayern Munich, who will host Chelsea in a surprise final fixture on May 19.
Real Madrid inched closer to their first La Liga title in four years on Saturday after Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winning goal for a 2-1 victory over Barcelona. The win gave Madrid a seven point lead over their rivals with only four games to go.
Bayern Munich beat Real Madrid with a last-minute goal from striker Mario Gomez on Tuesday, in the first part of their Champions League semi-final, with the second to be played next week.
Striker Karim Benzema helped secure a 3-0 victory for Real Madrid against Cypriot side APOEL in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final, while Chelsea scored a 1-0 win against Benfica.
Real Madrid sailed past CSKA Moscow 4-1 at the Bernabéu in Spain Wednesday, taking Real through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League with an aggregate score of 5-2. Striker Cristiano Ronaldo scored two to secure a win for the Spanish giants.
FC Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 3-1 in Spain on Saturday night, moving ahead of them in the Spanish league title and ending their arch rival's 15-match winning streak.
Arsenal snatched a late 1-0 win at the Vélodrome on Wednesday to overtake Marseille at the top of Group F. In other results, Chelsea thumped Belgian side Genk 5-0 while title holders Barcelona beat Czech minnows Viktoria Plzen 1-0.
Real Madrid crushed Olympique Lyon 4-0 on Tuesday to clinch a third consecutive victory in the Champions League. The Spaniards are now placed at the top of group D.
