Kick Off: Injured Messi won't miss Clasico; Courtois wants Hazard>Neymar at Real

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MATCH REPORTS

Chelsea 5-0 Huddersfield: Higuain & Hazard net double to reignite Sarri-ball

Chelsea relieved some of the pressure on manager Maurizio Sarri with a thumping 5-0 win over bottom-placed Huddersfield Town at Stamford Bridge. Higuain celebrates his first Blues double as Hazard nets twice.

Juventus 3-3 Parma: Bianconeri held to 93' draw despite Ronaldo brace

Cristiano Ronaldo bagged, but so did Gervinho as Parma fought back from 3-1 down to snatch a stoppage-time 3-3 thriller at the Juventus Stadium.

Barcelona 2-2 Valencia: Messi scores double to rescue draw but is later injured

A gripping contest at Camp Nou saw Barcelona recover from an early two-goal deficit to claim a point against visitors Valencia.

WHAT THEY SAY

Valverde hopeful injured Messi can make El Clasico clash

The Barca star suffered a knock in the second half against Valencia, and his manager has been left waiting further tests

Courtois encourages Real Madrid to sign Hazard over Neymar

The duo have been linked with with moves to Real Madrid this summer, yet give their cost, it is unlikely they could both sign for the club

No one at Madrid talks about Ronaldo - Courtois

While the Belgium No.1 concedes that the Blancos have failed to fully replace the Portuguese forward, the players are not reflecting on his absence

'Sarri will be happy now' - Hazard hails Chelsea response

The Belgian attacker expects his coach to be in a lighter mood as his side responded to their recent loss at Bournemouth with a big win of their own

'Being coached by Zidane wasn't good for self-confidence!'

The Norwegian attacker, currently on loan at Vitesse, still believes he made the right choice in joining Los Blancos back in 2015

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

Real Madrid players wanted Barcelona in Copa semi-finals (AS)

According to AS sources, Solari’s squad felt they had more chances of beating their eternal rivals over two legs.

Pressure eased on Barca as Messi injury is 'nothing serious'

Lionel Messi had the Barcelona fans on their feet during Saturday night's 2-2 draw with Valencia as he scored both goals in the comeback draw, but he then silenced the supporters as he needed the club doctors to take a look at his right thigh.

Messi joins Ronaldo in reaching 50 La Liga penalties with Valencia strike

The Argentine superstar was back among the goals from the spot against Los Che on Saturday and has now found the target in his last nine outings

Benzema beats 4 teammates in training as he keeps up his good form

Defenders across Spain know that Karim Benzema is in great form right now, including those at Real Madrid.

ALL FOR FOOTBALL

Man Utd interim boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer named All Football Coach of January

Manchester United interim boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been named All Football Coach of the Month for January.

From Fabregas & Henry → Marcelo & Coutinho, here are January Flops of the Month

Welcome to All Football’s January Flops of the Month. Here, we pick a 11-man squad in which the players fail to deliver last month.

IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS

OPINION: Higuain occasionally woeful despite scoring a brace for Chelsea

For the briefest of moments, Maurizio Sarri allowed himself a smile. And then, just as quickly, he was back on his seat and adding to his opus of notes.

The January transfers that should have happened but didn't - and why

The January transfer window is now firmly shut, with Premier League clubs spending a total of £138million over the month.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

Destination Juve? Aubameyang drops cheeky hint over Ramsey's future

FIXTURE OF THE DAY (CET)

Premier League

15:05   Leicester City vs Man Utd

17:30   Man City vs Arsenal

La Liga

16:15   Real Betis vs Atletico Madrid

20:30   Real Madrid vs Alaves

Serie A

18:00   Inter vs Bologna

20:30   Roma vs Milan

Ligue 1

21:00   Lyon vs PSG