International midfielder Arnold Peralta was killed in a drive-by shooting in a car park of a shopping mall in his native Honduras on Thursday, police said.

The 26-year-old, who previously played for Scottish giants Rangers and was in the Honduras squad for the London Olympics in 2012, was assassinated in his home city of La Ceiba, police spokesman Commissioner Leonel Sauceda told AFP.

Unfancied Normandy club Caen can go second in Ligue 1 on Friday when they visit Rennes while runaway leaders Paris Saint-Germain put their undefeated record on the line at home to Lyon on Sunday.

Few would have expected Caen, whose best top-flight finish was fifth in 1992, to be challenging for Champions League places but while PSG have been, as expected, the dominant force, the battle for European spots is now the main point of interest in France.

Bayern Munich host Ingolstadt in the first Bundesliga derby between the clubs on Saturday full of respect for their Bavarian neighbors, but determined to bounce back from their shock defeat at Moenchengladbach.

Pep Guardiola's Bayern crashed to their first German league defeat of the season last Saturday when they were humbled 3-1 by third-placed Gladbach.

European champions Barcelona will have to do without the injured Neymar for their final La Liga game before Christmas at home to Deportivo La Coruna before jetting off to the Club World Cup in Japan.

The Brazilian star's absence due to a groin problem is a huge miss as he has been Barca's player of the season given Lionel Messi's recent two-month layoff due to a knee ligament injury, scoring 14 goals in just 13 league appearances.

In desperate need of a lift following their Champions League elimination in mid-week, Manchester United visit Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday in the grip of a selection crisis.

Midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has been hit with a three-game ban and United manager Louis van Gaal could also be without up to six senior defenders for the trip to the south coast.

Japan's Olympic figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu scored to new heights, posting another world record score in the short program at the ISU Grand Prix Final on Thursday.

Fresh from his record scores at the NHK Trophy, Hanyu achieved 110.95 points in the short program to better his 106.33 from Nagano two weeks ago which had eclipsed his own previous high of 101.45 set at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur both advanced to the knockout stages of the Europa League as winners of their groups on Thursday as the likes of Fiorentina, Marseille and Anderlecht also progressed to the last 32.

However, the two English representatives -- who will be joined in the draw for the next round by Manchester United after their Champions League exit -- concluded their group stage campaigns in contrasting fashion.

The French Football Federation (FFF) on Thursday indefinitely suspended star striker Karim Benzema because of criminal charges of involvement in a sex-tape blackmail attempt against teammate Mathieu Valbuena.

Federation president Noel Le Graet said the suspension would include the 2016 European Championship to be held in France -- which get underway in exactly six months -- unless the case was settled.

Rafael Nadal cast doubt Thursday on whether he could win another Grand Slam after his long reign as French Open champion ended in 2015 and his rankings slid during the worst year of his career.

The 29-year-old Spaniard said he was working hard to return to form and was happy with the way the year ended after a resurgence at the World Tour finals in London in November.

French international striker Andre-Pierre Gignac shocked many in the football world when he snubbed some major European teams to sign for a Mexican club six months ago, but his gamble is paying off.

His Tigres of Monterrey are in a domestic final, he's among the top scorers and fans love the former Marseille star, waving French flags at games -- while one couple named their baby after him.