Barcelona's Neymar struck twice to put the Spanish side in the Champions League final despite a 3-2 loss at Bayern Munich on Tuesday as they progressed 5-3 on aggregate and will face Real Madrid or Juventus next month.
Manchester City will not rest on its laurels after finishing on top of the Premier League table for the second time in three years, manager Manuel Pellegrini said.
Barcelona boss Gerardo Martino believes playing at home could give his side the edge as it looks to snatch the Spanish title away from Atletico Madrid by beating its rival on Saturday.
Manchester City wins the English Premier League for the second time in three seasons.
At just 22 years of age, Barcelona forward Neymar will carry the hopes of 200 million Brazilians on his shoulders when the country attempts to win a sixth World Cup.
French second division club Clermont on Wednesday named Portugal's Helena Costa as coach, making her the highest-level woman running a men's team in a major European championship.
Manchester United's past and future collided as debutant James Wilson scored twice in a 3-1 win over Hull City on Tuesday that marked the end of stalwart Nemanja Vidic's Old Trafford career and set tongues wagging about Ryan Giggs.
Defending champion Guangzhou Evergrande thrashed Cerezo Osaka 5-1 in a show of force to kick off the knockout rounds of the Asian Champions League on Tuesday night.
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti believes his side struggled physically as its La Liga title hopes were dented by a 2-2 draw at home to Valencia on Sunday.
Arsene Wenger celebrated Arsenal's Champions League qualification by making it clear there is no chance he will quit the touchlines at Emirates Stadium.
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis denied claims a hardline "ultra" fan effectively decided a violence-marred Italian Cup final against Fiorentina at Rome's Olympic Stadium should be played on Saturday.
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