The chances of Arsene Wenger’s side ending their nine-year wait for a trophy will be clearer by the end of a gruelling month.
Atletico had beaten Real at the Santiago Bernabeu in last year’s final.
IOC President Thomas Bach has launched a wide review of the organisation as a way to revamp it.
Swansea’s 2-0 defeat at West Ham United on Saturday was their sixth in eight league games.
Chelsea end City’s home run to go level with hosts and just two behind Arsenal.
Simeone’s side go top for the first time in 17 years; Madrid held at Bilbao.
Bayern stretched its record league unbeaten run to 44 games and the win was its 17th from 19 games this season.
The win sets up Arsenal for a challenging period, with Liverpool, United and Bayern coming up in next 4 fixtures.
United, who fielded Van Persie, Rooney and Mata in a mouth-watering forward line, were again undone at the back.
The result left the Catalans with one win from their last four league matches.
Bigger clashes of the weekend are reserved for Sunday and Monday.
Neymar is on track to return to action in between one and two weeks.
City scorched to the top as Chelsea's title ambitions were hit by a 0-0 home draw.
Beat Everton 4-0 in derby; Arsenal drop points in Southampton draw.
The victory over Everton moved Liverpool onto 46 points, six behind leaders Arsenal.
There was no sluggishness about Liverpool, whose 15-year home hoodoo over rivals Everton continued.
The club’s key players, Lionel Messi and Neymar, have become vulnerable to injury and susceptible to legal investigations over their money.
The proposals, set to be ratified at next meeting of the executive committee, include the Asian Cup, which will have 24 teams instead of 16 after the 2015 edition.
Mourinho will take his team to the Etihad, where City have won all 11 home Premier League games this season.
Real Madrid had claimed the overnight lead thanks to Saturday's 2-0 home success against Granada.
Chelsea were far too strong for the visitors and deservedly went ahead after 28 minutes.
According to media reports, Mata will cost league champions United 37 million pounds ($61.06 million).
Podolski forward rifled home from inside the area after a pass from midfielder Ozil in the 15th minute.
Rosell said that his resignation was “irrevocable” and followed what he called a period of unspecified “threats” against him and his family.
Mata, Chelsea's player of the year for the last two seasons, did not train with the first team on Wednesday.



