Blackburn Rovers earned a deserved draw with Liverpool at Anfield as the Championship side forced an FA Cup quarter-final replay.
Liverpool had 21 shots but only four were on target while Blackburn had only one shot on target. Jozi Sport can confirm that Martin Skrtel should be fit for Liverpool’s Premier League match at Swansea on the 16th of March despite fears he had lost consciousness in that match.
In another FA Cup clash, Bradford and Reading must meet again for a place in the FA Cup semi-finals after playing out a tense and scrappy goalless draw at Valley Parade.
Elsewhere, Aston Villa sealed a place in the FA Cup semi-final and a first trip to Wembley in five years with a second victory inside a week over fierce west Midlands rivals West Brom. Goals by Delph and Sinclair gave Villa a 2-1 win.
In Spain-Spanish league leader Real Madrid lost 1-0 at Athletic Bilbao on Saturday, stumbling for a second straight week.
Aritz Aduriz rose to head in the only goal in the 26th minute. Elsewhere, Lionel Messi scored the 24th hat-trick of his La Liga career as rampant Barcelona went to the top of the table.Barca took full advantage of Real Madrid’s defeat as they smashed Rayo Vallecano 6-1.
In other results, Athletico Madrid drew 1-1 with Valencia, Villareal beat Celta Vigo 4-1 and Real Sociedad won 1-0 against Espanyol. In the Italian Serie A:.Draw specialist’s Roma suffered further Serie A frustration as it was held to a 0-0 stalemate at lowly Chievo in a match that was overshadowed Federico Mattiello’s horrific leg break.
Torino’s hopes of playing European football next season suffered a blow in a 3-2 defeat at Udinese…Atalanta moved four points clear of the drop zone after being held to a frustrating 0-0 draw at rock-bottom Parma.Cesena also played out a 0-0 draw at home to Palermo, while Empoli and Genoa finished 1-1.
In Germany: Thomas Müller scored twice as Bayern Munich came from a goal down to beat Hannover 3-1 on Saturday and stretch their advantage at the top of the Bundesliga to 11 points after Wolfsburg slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Augsburg.There were also wins for Schalke and Werder Bremen.