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Real overcame Ramos' early sending off and Ronaldo's absence to seal their spot in the last 16 with a 4-1 hammering of Galatasaray.

The chartered 185-seater Monarch Airlines Airbus 321 jet circled before landing safely at the second attempt, 10 minutes late at Cologne's Konrad Adenauer Airport on Tuesday.

Chelsea qualified for the Champions League's last 16 despite being tripped up again by Basel, while AC Milan and Arsenal claimed easy wins.

With Ronaldo out, the spotlight will be on Casillas' future as Real Madrid face Galatasaray at home in Champions League football match.

The 62-year-old looked on with frustration when England this month lost two home games in a row - to Germany and Chile.

Mohun Bagan host arch-rivals East Bengal in a mouth-watering round 10 clash of the I-League on Sunday.

Oribe Peralta bagged a first-half hat-trick to help Mexico book their passage to the 2014 World Cup finals with a 4-2 victory over NZ.

Hart will be back in goal to face Germany at Wembley as England manager Roy Hodgson has named his side more than 24 hours in advance.

France lost to Ukraine in the first leg by a two-goal margin and now eye an unprecedented comeback on Tuesday.

Nigeria qualified for the World Cup, continuing an outstanding year for the team after it won the African title for the first time in nearly a decade.

Spain have what it takes to defend their title at next year's World Cup in Brazil, four of the team's key players said on Wednesday.

Angry Hull City fans are hoping the FA will block any attempt by chairman Assem Allam to change the name of the 109-year-old club to Hull Tigers.

Atletico Madrid stumbled to a 1-1 draw at Villarreal in the Spanish league on Sunday after both sides conceded own goals.

Mourinho planted an almost apologetic kiss on the cheek of former sidekick Clarke after a controversial penalty saved Chelsea from defeat against West Brom.

Real Madrid have spent several hundred million euros assembling one of soccer's most lethal attacking units but their defence has looked shaky so far this season.

Barcelona say midfielder Jonathan dos Santos will be sidelined for six months because of right knee surgery.