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Nightmare Season for Lyon On and Off the Field

This season is turning into a nightmare for French club Lyon.

On and off the field.

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Arsenal Hosts Sunderland in Cup; Barca at Sevilla

A look at what's happening in European soccer on Tuesday:

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Virus-Hit Madrid Held by Cádiz; Record Hat Trick for Molina

Depleted by coronavirus infections, Real Madrid was held 0-0 at home by Cádiz in the Spanish league on Sunday to end its 10-game winning streak across all competitions.

Jorge Molina struck three times in Granada's 4-1 win over Mallorca to become the oldest player — at 39 years and 241 days — to score a hat trick in the top five European leagues.

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Tottenham Out of Europa Conference Because of Virus Ruling

Tottenham has been forced to forfeit a Europa Conference League game that can't be rescheduled following a bout of COVID-19 cases at the club, eliminating the team from the competition.

The UEFA disciplinary committee decided Monday to award Rennes a 3-0 victory, confirming the French team and Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem will advance from Group G.

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Barcelona to Play Real Madrid in Women's Champions League

European champion Barcelona was drawn Monday to play Real Madrid in the quarterfinals of the Women's Champions League.

Barcelona advanced from the competition's first-ever group stage with a perfect six wins and will play at Madrid in the first leg. The Madrid women's team, playing in the Champions League for the first time, was formally launched last year.

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Former England Defender Cleared to Play for Sierra Leone

Former England defender Steven Caulker has switched eligibility to represent Sierra Leone, FIFA said Friday.

Caulker, who has a grandparent from Sierra Leone, can now be selected for the African Cup of Nations.

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Mercedes Withdraws Appeal of Formula 1 Season Finale

Mercedes ended the dispute over the Formula One season finale on Thursday when it withdrew its appeal of the controversial finish that cost Lewis Hamilton a record eighth championship.

Mercedes had filed a pair of protests following Sunday's race, in which a late crash at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix helped Max Verstappen beat Hamilton for the title. Both protests were dismissed and Mercedes then asked for reconsideration at the International Court of Appeal, a process that could have dragged into next year.

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Newcastle Can Now Sign Saudi Sponsors with EPL Approval

Newcastle's Saudi ownership can start signing up sponsors from the kingdom after new English Premier League rules were introduced to end the brief ban on clubs bringing in such deals to potentially inflate income.

After the Saudi state's sovereign wealth fund took control of Newcastle, a freeze on any clubs signing commercial deals with companies linked to their investors was rushed through temporarily by rivals in October to prevent them being used unfairly to comply with financial regulations.

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Madrid Shreds Atlético's Title Defense with 2-0 Derby Win

Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio inflicted the latest blow on Atlético Madrid's title defense after leading Real Madrid to a 2-0 win Sunday to keep their team comfortably at the top of the Spanish league.

Vinícius Júnior again proved to be the difference for Madrid, setting up Benzema and Asensio in each half of the Spanish capital derby.

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Inter Gives Sign of Intent with 4-0 Win to Go Top of Serie A

Inter Milan gave an emphatic sign of intent as the defending Serie A champion moved to the top of Serie A with a crushing 4-0 victory over relegation-threatened Cagliari on Sunday.

Lautaro Martínez scored and missed a penalty in the first half, and Inter ran riot after the break with goals from Alexis Sánchez, Hakan Çalhanoğlu and another from Martínez.

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