Bayern Munich plan on making home advantage count in Tuesday's Champions League semi-final, second-leg, against Real Madrid having never lost at home to the Spanish giants.

Madrid arrive in the Bavarian capital holding a 1-0 lead thanks to Karim Benzema's 19th-minute goal in last Wednesday's first leg in Madrid and are looking to avenge their defeat at the same stage to Bayern two years ago.

Real Madrid maintained their bid for an historic treble as two stunning strikes from Cristiano Ronaldo helped them to a comfortable 4-0 win over Osasuna at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday.

The World Player of the Year opened the scoring early on with a dipping effort from the edge of the area and repeated the trick just after half-time with another rasping drive that found the top corner.

Inter Milan spurned the chance to claim a third consecutive win for the first time this season after a pulsating scoreless draw at home to Napoli as both sides cemented their respective qualifying places for Europe next season.

With Walter Mazzarri's side facing his old club and Napoli coach Rafael Benitez returning to the San Siro for the first time since leaving Inter in December 2010, the stage was set for an explosive encounter.

Ryan Giggs is adamant he has given no further thought to the position of full-time Manchester United manager despite starting his caretaker reign with an emphatic 4-0 win over Norwich City.

At an emotional Old Trafford, Wayne Rooney and substitute Juan Mata scored two goals each on Saturday as Giggs inspired United to their largest home league victory of a disastrous Premier League title defense.

Bayern Munich's Thomas Mueller has called for the German media to support -- rather than knock -- the European champions ahead of Tuesday's Champions League semifinal second leg against Real Madrid.

The Spanish giants come to Munich's Allianz Arena on Tuesday holding a 1-0 lead from the first leg, when Bayern failed to score in Madrid despite dominating possession.

The newly-built Maracana stadium was full to bursting with 200,000 people on July 16, 1950 -- but an eerie silence reigned after Brazil lost their World Cup decider to Uruguay.

The surprise 2-1 loss, dubbed the "Maracanazo," was a huge shock and a veritable tragedy.

Arsenal can take a significant step towards qualifying for next season's Champions League by beating Newcastle United at the Emirates Stadium on Monday.

Gunners fans have taken participation in Europe's premier competition as a given in recent years but the challenge of Everton has put a top-four finish in jeopardy this term.

Ryan Giggs takes charge of his first Manchester United match Saturday, with Alex Ferguson suggesting his temporary role as manager should be made long-term.

Giggs will take charge of United’s remaining four games of the season as the club begins their search for a permanent successor to manager David Moyes, whose dismissal was confirmed on Tuesday.

Manchester United have dismissed press reports in the Netherlands that the club had agreed a three-year deal with Louis van Gaal for him to replace the sacked David Moyes as coach.

Popular broadsheet De Telegraaf said Saturday that "the national coach (Van Gaal) late last (Friday) night reached a deal with the top British club," to take over as manager after the World Cup.

Spanish newspapers bid an emotional farewell Saturday to former Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova, hailing him as a footballing great and lamenting his death from cancer at 45.

Vilanova's smiling face made the front pages of all the major sporting and general newspapers, even those of the partisan Madrid press.