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Lionel Messi missed a penalty in the second half as FC Barcelona suffered a 1-0 loss to Espanyol in the first leg of their Copa del Rey quarterfinal tie. Luis Suarez was left out of the Barca line up, as Lionel Messi led the attack with Denis Suarez and Aleix Vidal. The visitors looked threatening in the early stages as Sergio Busquets forced Diego Lopez into a fine save inside the opening 10 minutes. Espanyol were content on sitting back with the hope of catching Barca on the break, although they struggled to get out of their own half. That proved to be the trend for the rest of the first half as the sides went into the break scoreless. Messi went close to breaking the deadlock 10 minutes into the second half, but his long range strike was saved by Lopez. Shortly after the hour mark, Barca were awarded a penalty when Sergi Roberto was brought down. Messi stepped up but saw his spot-kick saved by Lopez. With 10 minutes remaining, Ernesto Valverde introduced Rafinha

Neymar was jeered by Paris St-Germain fans after he denied Edinson Cavani the chance to become the club's all-time top scorer during the Ligue 1 side's rout of mid-table Dijon. Cavani's first-half strike saw him draw level with Zlatan Ibrahimovic with 156 goals in all competitions for PSG. The hosts led by 4-0 at half-time and Neymar had already completed a hat-trick before PSG were awarded a penalty. However, the Brazilian's decision to take the spot-kick instead of allowing Cavani to take it resulted in whistles from the home crowd, but coach Unai Emery defended him after the match. "I think Neymar took the penalty because it was also a good day for him," Emery said. "We're happy with it. But there will be lots more chances for Cavani to score more goals." PSG defender Thomas Meunier described it as "a bit of a shame and a bit ungrateful" but acknowledged that Neymar was his side's penalty taker. "He co

Tottenham striker Harry Kane is expected to return to the starting line-up in place of Fernando Llorente. Manager Mauricio Pochettino awaits news on the fitness of Mousa Dembele and Danny Rose, while Toby Alderweireld remains out until February. West Ham boss David Moyes has a lengthy injury list to contend with and could be without left-back Aaron Cresswell. Andre Ayew has been troubled by a hamstring injury and Michail Antonio is again expected to miss out. WHAT THE MANAGERS SAY Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino on the win over Swansea:  "The conditions were difficult and for the players, horrible. We tried to play our football and the effort was fantastic. "We played well and deserved the victory overall. I'm pleased because the victory and three points was so important for us. "Now we need to recover quickly and be ready to play against West Ham (on Thursday night)." Predict the score for this match and the rest of this round'

Hector Bellerin's stunning injury-time strike earned Arsenal a point against Chelsea in one of the most entertaining matches of the Premier League season so far. The two sides shared an incredible 33 chances, with the heroic keeping of Gunners' Petr Cech and Blues' Thibaut Courtois ensuring only four goals were conceded. Courtois had made exceptional stops to deny Alexis Sanchez and Alexandre Lacazette before he was finally beaten when Jack Wilshere fired high past him in the 63rd minute. The lead only lasted four minutes, Eden Hazard converting from the spot to level after his foot had been caught by Bellerin. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger labelled Anthony Taylor's decision "farcical", adding "you could give 10 penalties like that a game". Chelsea must have thought they had secured all three points when Marcos Alonso flicked home substitute Davide Zappacosta's low cross after 84 minutes. But in the second minute of stoppage time

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said it is "difficult to play" against ultra-defensive teams after his side moved 15 points clear at the top of the Premier League with a win at Newcastle. Raheem Sterling scored the only goal in a dominant display by the visitors to St James' Park in which they clocked up 78% of possession and 21 shots to Newcastle's six. "We did absolutely everything but it is difficult to play when the other team doesn't want to play," said Guardiola. "In the last minutes we played in their rhythm and then it was not easy because it is not over at 1-0 - we created enough chances to win 2-0, 3-0, 4-0. "As a manager I have to adapt. We have played teams who high press, low press, attack us. Any manager and team can play how they want. And you have to find a way to beat them." England winger Sterling poked home from Kevin de Bruyne's lobbed pass after Sergio Aguero had twice hit the woodwork in the o

Manchester City will be looking to win their 18th Premier League game in a row when they face Newcastle on Wednesday. Manchester City's seemingly unstoppable march towards the Premier League title continued after beating Bournemouth 4-0 on Saturday. Pep Guardiola's men still have dropped points just once this season, at home to Everton in the second round of matches on August 21. But Newcastle will want to build on the momentum from beating West Ham 3-2 on Saturday which put an end to their nine-match winless run. A shock victory for Rafa Benitez's side would lift them further away from the relegation zone. Team news City defender John Stones is back in training after a hamstring injury but the game is likely to come too soon for a comeback. Left-back Benjamin Mendy (knee) and midfielder Phil Foden (ankle) are long-term absentees. Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey will be available after suspension, having missed the 1-0 defeat at Arsenal and Saturday's 3-2 v