Juventus stretch lead, Chelsea and City suffer woe

Juventus took another step towards a fourth consecutive Serie A title by building a seven-point lead this weekend, but elsewhere there was misery for English giants Chelsea FC and Manchester City FC as both lost FA Cup ties to lower-league opposition. Spain's trio of UEFA Champions League hopefuls all triumphed, in contrast, while Paris Saint-Germain continued their recovery in Ligue 1.

• Paris moved level with second-placed Olympique de Marseille in France as a Zlatan Ibrahimović penalty sealed a 1-0 success at AS Saint-Étienne.
• Chelsea were the victims of a huge FA Cup upset, losing a two-goal cushion to fall 4-2 at home to third-division Bradford City FC. 
Paris v Chelsea: 17 February & 11 March 

• FC Shakhtar Donestsk brought their tour of Brazil to a climax with a 1-1 draw against Cruzeiro EC after taking the lead via Alex Teixeira.
• A 5-1 friendly win against VfL Bochum 1848 ended FC Bayern München's Bundesliga break ahead of their resumption on 30 January.
Shakhtar v Bayern: 17 February & 11 March

• FC Schalke 04 lost the final friendly of their winter break 2-1 against SK Rapid Wien before their Bundesliga campaign picks up again on 31 January.
• Liga leaders Real Madrid CF needed an 89th-minute Gareth Bale penalty to win 2-1 at Córdoba CF after Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off. 
Schalke v Real Madrid: 18 February & 10 March

• FC Basel 1893 continued their winter break with a 2-0 warm-up victory against SC Freiburg on Saturday.
• FC Porto slumped to a 1-0 reverse at CS Marítimo and lie six points behind Portuguese pacesetters SL Benfica, who have a game in hand.
Basel v Porto: 18 February & 10 March

• Like Chelsea, Manchester City also suffered a shock in the FA Cup, losing 2-0 at home to second-tier opponents Middlesbrough FC.
• Neymar and Lionel Messi both scored a pair as FC Barcelona cruised to a 6-0 win at Elche CF. 
Manchester City v Barcelona: 24 February & 18 March

• Juventus kept up their ominous form at the top of Serie A with a 2-0 home success against AC Chievo Verona, building a seven-point lead after rivals AS Roma later drew.
• Borussia Dortmund played out a 1-1 stalemate with Fortuna Düsseldorf in the final game of their winter friendly programme on Saturday.  
Juventus v Dortmund: 24 February & 18 March

Antoine Griezmann struck twice for Atlético©AFP/Getty Images

• Bayer 04 Leverkusen beat 1. FSV Mainz 05 4-1 in a behind-closed-doors friendly on Saturday to conclude their winter break.
• Antoine Griezmann's double set Club Atlético de Madrid on the way to a 3-1 home win against Rayo Vallecano de Madrid.
Leverkusen v Atlético: 25 February & 17 March

• Holders Arsenal FC advanced to the fifth round of the FA Cup with a 3-2 win at Brighton & Hove Albion, Theo Walcott, Mesut Özil and Tomáš Rosický finding the target for the visitors.
• Dimitar Berbatov got the only goal of the game as AS Monaco FC came out on top at LOSC Lille to strengthen their hold on fifth place in France.
Arsenal v Monaco: 25 February & 17 March