A typically feisty meeting of Real and Atletico featured yet more officiating decisions to debate, but ultimately, the result served to benefit both teams' title rivals, Barcelona.
Two cup exits have left Tottenham staring at the prospect of another trophyless season and Ange Postecoglou facing perhaps his biggest crisis at the club.
Plymouth Argyle's player of the match Nikola Katic praised his goalkeeper Conor Hazard's heroics as they dumped Liverpool out of the English FA Cup, revealing he "used to hate" his teammate owing to Old Firm rivalries before the shock.
Spain women's coach Montse Tomé told a judge Monday she was not trying to punish Jenni Hermoso by omitting her from the national team in the fallout of the kiss by former football federation president Luis Rubiales.
Sevilla president José María del Nido Carrasco hit out at Real Madrid on Sunday, accusing them of "trying to destroy Spanish football" with their complaints over refereeing decisions.
Fiorentina striker Moise Kean has emerged as a transfer target for north London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur. Transfer Talk has the latest news, gossip and rumors.
Adana Demirspor chairman Bedirhan Durak announced his resignation on Monday morning, a day after the Turkish side walked off the pitch in protest during their Super Lig clash against Galatasaray.
Savinho says Manchester City will have no fear when they line up against Real Madrid and revealed there was "calm" in the dressing room when they found out they were facing a blockbuster tie against the Spanish giants.
Ferran Torres scored a hat trick in the first half hour to lead Barcelona to a 5-0 victory over Valencia and a spot in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey.
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has insisted that new loan signing Marcus Rashford has trained "fantastically" despite Manchester United's willingness to part ways.