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In the final reckoning, January is likely to prove a pivotal period in the destination of the Primera Division title, and the form of Messi and Barcelona away from Camp Nou could prove to be the deciding factor. A disappointing 1-1 draw in the Catalan derby versus Espanyol at the turn of the year has left Pep Guardiola's side playing catch-up for the full month, and the role of pursuer is proving difficult for them. Messi netted twice to see off a stubborn Betis side at home, then produced his most scintillating display of the month, netting a hat-trick to defeat Malaga 4-1 at La Rosaleda. But the 0-0 stalemate against a Villarreal side much removed from the formidable force of recent years has left Messi and his team-mates seven points behind. The Argentine squandered three clear opportunities to clinch the points for his side, and uncharacteristically came up short when it really mattered. Just as versus Espanyol, he could not provide the spark that his team despera...

Sudan won their first match at the African Nations Cup for 42 years on Monday with a 2-1 victory over Burkina Faso which took them to the quarter-finals helped by Angola's blundering defence.  Needing a draw to qualify on a dramatic evening, Angola lost 2-0 to Ivory Coast who had already booked their place in the last eight and who had made nine changes to their starting lineup.  Sudan and Angola both finished Group B on four points but the Sudanese qualified with a level goal difference compared to Angola's minus one. Ivory Coast, favourites to win the title alongside Ghana, finished the group with maximum points without conceding a goal.  Sudan, whose entire squad consists of home-based players and who had not won in their 11 previous outings at the tournament, will face Zambia on Saturday.  Angola's frustration boiled when around 20 riot police from the country entered the interview area outside the dressing-rooms to stop repo...

Real Madrid jumped seven points clear at the top of La Liga with a comeback victory as their title rivals dropped points, while Juventus maintained a one-point lead in Serie A at the weekend.  Ligue 1 leaders Paris St Germain kept up their 100 percent record since the arrival of new coach Carlo Ancelotti and Bayern Munich stayed just out in front with three teams level on points at the top of the Bundesliga.  In England the spotlight fell on the FA Cup with Manchester United knocked out by arch-rivals Liverpool.  SPAIN  Real Madrid recovered from their midweek King's Cup exit to Barcelona as they beat Real Zaragoza 3-1 to move seven points clear at the top of La Liga.  Jose Mourinho's team had to recover from a goal down at home to the league's bottom club with goals from Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo, who netted his 24th of the campaign, and Mesut Ozil.  Champions Barca failed to respond as they were held 0-0 at struggling Villar...

Real Madrid opened up a seven-point lead at the top of La Liga with a comfortable 3-1 win over bottom side Real Zaragoza as Barcelona could only draw 0-0 at lowly Villarreal on Saturday.  The league leaders recovered quickly from their midweek King's Cup quarter-final exit to arch-rivals Barca and it was Pep Guardiola's victors who seemed to suffer a hangover.  The European and Spanish champions are facing a mini-injury crisis and looked stale and short on ideas at the Madrigal when Lionel Messi and Cesc Fabregas missed gilt-edged chances.  Their pursuit of a fourth consecutive league title is now an even steeper uphill struggle as they seek to catch Jose Mourinho's men after yet another poor showing on the road.  Real's 17th win from 20 league games left them top on 52 points, with Barca second on 45. Valencia in third with 35 visit Racing Santander on Sunday.  Angel Lafita gave Zaragoza a surprise early lead at the Bernabeu aft...

Brief news from La Liga ahead of this weekend's matches (All times GMT):  * Barcelona have promoted youth team winger Isaac Cuenca to the first team with an improved contract which will tie him until 2015, the European champions said on Friday.  Cuenca, 21, made his debut in the Champions League last October and has made 15 first-team appearances since.  He is likely to get further opportunities starting at Villarreal on Saturday (2100) as Pep Guardiola has David Villa, Ibrahim Afellay, Andreu Fontas, Andres Iniesta and Alexis Sanchez out injured.  * Villarreal, who started the season playing in the Champions League, secured their first win under new coach Jose Molina last weekend but are only kept out of the bottom three by goal difference.  "We have had a tough season so far," defender Gonzalo Rodriguez said. "We need a special performance to help us to believe in ourselves again."  Villarreal have a d...

Real Madrid defender Pepe will play in Wednesday's King's Cup quarter-final second leg at Barcelona if he is fit despite the controversy over his alleged stamp on Lionel Messi's hand in last week's first game, coach Jose Mourinho said on Tuesday.  Pepe denied intentionally treading on Messi in the 2-1 defeat and the incident, caught on television cameras, was apparently missed by the referee who had earlier booked the Portuguese for a late tackle on Sergio Busquets.  The 28-year-old, who was left out of Sunday's La Liga win at home to Athletic Bilbao, is available for the game at the Nou Camp after the Spanish soccer federation (RFEF) decided on Monday to take no action against him.  At a news conference where his often difficult relationship with the media hit a new low, a tetchy Mourinho said Pepe and midfielders Lassana Diarra and Esteban Granero had minor injury problems and a decision on their availability would be taken on Wednesday.  ...

Zambia's coach Herve Renard Zambia threw out the form book on the opening day of the African Nations Cup by handing Group A favourites Senegal a surprise 2-1 defeat.  Goals from Emmanuel Mayuka and Rainford Kalaba ensured a sensational start to the finals after success earlier on Saturday for co-hosts Equatorial Guinea on their tournament debut.  Swift counter attacks combined with sloppy defending allowed Zambia to burst into an early lead and they weathered a second half fight back to upset the odds. Mayuka headed the opener after 12 minutes followed by a breakaway goal for Kalaba nine minutes later.  Mayuka's goal showed up vulnerabilities in Senegal's imposing backline with the diminutive Zambia players outjumping and outmuscling their bigger opponents for the ball.  Senegal were also caught for pace. Zambia captain Chris Katongo threaded the ball through for Kalaba to beat the offside trap for the second goal as Senegal's defence looke...